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Lee Ji Eun was born on May 16, 1993, in Songjeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

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Ji Eun and her younger brother had to move to her grandmother’s house because the difficult financial situation that her family faced after her father’s business project failed.Since she was little, she was interested in being part of the entertainment world.

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She made many different auditions agencies seeking to be recruited as a trainee, probably the most famous was JYP Entertainment, but after 20 auditions IU continued to be rejected and she was also scammed by entertainment companies that turned out be false.

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She was accepted into LOEN Entertainment.After 10 months, September 18, 2008, IU debuted on Mnet with her debut single "Lost Child".Her stage name is derived from the phrase "I and You", symbolizing that people can become one through music.

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IU launched her first studio album, "Growing Up".It drew a favorable response from the public.The song was nominated as a number-one contender on the popular music program.Towards the end of 2009, IU released her second extended play, "IU...IM".The performances were well-received and she were labelled cute.

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She worked with some of South Korea's most famous musicians and producers for her third mini-album, "Real".

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IU starred in drama, Dream High.And her song, "Good Day" as the number one song of the first quarter-showing that she took 3 of the top 10 digital spots for the first quarter.On November, IU's second full-length album, "Last Fantasy" was released and achieved an ‘all-kill’ as all 13 songs immediately swept most of Korea's charts.

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She released a single album, Spring of a Twenty Year Old.This film contained footage of IU's vist to Venice, Italy.

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She starred drama, You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin.And her 3rd full album, "Modern Times" was released and quickly topped several Korean music charts.Her self-composed title track, "Friday" achieved a perfect all-kill on the South Korean music charts.This was IU's second perfect all-kill of the year, following her success with "The Red Shoes".

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She collaborated High4 for their debut song, "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms".IU became Billboard's official K-pop all time chart leader.She is also the holder for most weeks at No.1 in the chart.On May, she released A Flower Bookmark, a remake album of seven old Korean songs.On August, IU performed for the first time in the U.S. at the KCON 2014 event held in Los Angeles, U.S.A.

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She starred drama, The Producers.On May, she released her self composed song "Heart" as a gift to her fans, which achieved an all-kill the next day.Her seventh Korean extended play, "Chat-Shire", was released digitally on October, She asserted greater creative control on the album, writing the lyrics for all seven tracks.

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On September 2016, IU starred as the lead role, Hae Soo, in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

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IU published her fourth studio album, "Palette".It's spending a total of two weeks at number 1.And her first pre-release track, "Through the Night" that became the best-selling track from the album and also her best-selling single of 2017.On September,she released her second cover album, "A Flower Bookmark 2".

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She starred in drama, My mister, playing the character Lee Ji-an.To commemorate her tenth debut anniversary, IU released a single titled "Bbibbi" in October.

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IU made her film debut in the Netflix anthology series Persona.During the summer, she starred in the fantasy mystery drama Hotel del Luna.The drama was a commercial success, recording the highest ratings in its timeslot throughout its run.IU was set to release her ninth extended play, "Love Poem", on November and quickly achieved a certified all-kill.

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IU released the single "Eight" featuring and produced by BTS's Suga.

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She won the "Digital Daesang Song of the Year" award at the 35th Golden Disc Awards.On March, IU announced her fifth studio album, "Lilac".The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and all tracks had simultaneously charted in the top 30 of the Gaon Digital Chart.