SINGER

IU

1993 - Today

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Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with the EP Lost and Found (2008). Although her follow-up albums brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of IU has received more than 226,039 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). IU is the 479th most popular singer (up from 753rd in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, IU ranks 479 out of 4,381. Before her are Mariya Takeuchi, Haddaway, Neil Tennant, Emilio Pericoli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Marek Grechuta. After her are Jacques Pills, Facundo Cabral, Katy Perry, R. Kelly, Ahmad Zahir, and Mari Boine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, IU ranks 7. Before her are Ariana Grande, Mia Khalifa, Romelu Lukaku, Paulo Dybala, Harry Kane, and Paul Pogba. After her are Mauro Icardi, Antonio Rüdiger, Hakim Ziyech, Tiffany Trump, Jan Oblak, and Liam Payne.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, IU ranks 116 out of 1,128. Before her are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Son Heung-min (1992), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Kim Seong-su (1891), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), and Goh Kun (1938). After her are Lee Young-ae (1971), Pak Song-chol (1913), Choi Min-sik (1962), Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Song Kang-ho (1967), and Kim Hae-sook (1955).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, IU ranks 6. Before her are Psy (1977), Jisoo (1995), Jimin (1995), Kim Seok-jin (1992), and RM (1994). After her are J-Hope (1994), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Jungkook (1997), Sumi Jo (1962), G-Dragon (1988), and BoA (1986).

South Korean born Singers

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  • Photo of Psy

    Psy

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 64.44

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Jisoo

    Jisoo

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 63.13

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Jimin

    Jimin

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 62.21

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Kim Seok-jin

    Kim Seok-jin

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 61.95

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of RM

    RM

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 61.91

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of IU

    IU

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 61.68

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of J-Hope

    J-Hope

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 60.62

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Kim Jung-sook

    Kim Jung-sook

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 60.20

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Jungkook

    Jungkook

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 59.63

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Sumi Jo

    Sumi Jo

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 59.62

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 57.63

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of BoA

    BoA

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 57.30

    Rank: 12

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