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IU

1993 - Today

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Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born May 16, 1993), known professionally as IU (Korean: 아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. The name IU is a combination of 'I' and 'you' meaning "you and I become one through music." She signed with Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment, now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with her first mini album Lost and Found (2008). Although her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought mainstream success, it was after the release of "Good Day" (Korean: 좋은 날), 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 166,457 page views. Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). IU is the 993rd most popular singer (up from 1,233rd in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 119th in 2019) and the 10th most popular South Korean Singer.

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  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, IU ranks 993 out of 3,541. Before her are Loreen, Franca Raimondi, Marilyn Miller, Bobby Bland, Akina Nakamori, and Lou Rawls. After her are Beverly Sills, Miguel Fleta, Mark Tornillo, Kikki Danielsson, Berta Ambrož, and Wayne Newton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, IU ranks 11. Before her are Paul Pogba, Liam Payne, Mauro Icardi, Raphaël Varane, Marc Márquez, and Julian Draxler. After her are Loris Karius, Samuel Umtiti, Jan Oblak, Rafinha, Yannick Carrasco, and Barbara Palvin.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, IU ranks 183 out of 774. Before her are Lee Hae-chan (1952), Ma Dong-seok (1971), Chang Taek-sang (1893), BoA (1986), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), and Song Seung-heon (1976). After her are Lee Dong-wook (1981), Park Shin-hye (1990), Won Bin (1977), Choi Ji-woo (1975), Choi Jin-sil (1968), and Ji Chang-wook (1987).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, IU ranks 10. Before her are RM (1994), Jimin (1995), Jisoo (1995), G-Dragon (1988), Sumi Jo (1962), and BoA (1986). After her are Lee Hyori (1979), Leeteuk (1983), Yesung (1984), Kim Seok-jin (1992), V (1995), and Kim Jong-kook (1976).

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    RM

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 63.49

    Rank: 4

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    Jimin

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 62.16

    Rank: 5

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    Jisoo

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 61.13

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 60.92

    Rank: 7

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    Sumi Jo

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 60.24

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of BoA

    BoA

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 59.94

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of IU

    IU

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 59.84

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Lee Hyori

    Lee Hyori

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 58.79

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Leeteuk

    Leeteuk

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 57.98

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Yesung

    Yesung

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 57.55

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Kim Seok-jin

    Kim Seok-jin

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 57.51

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of V

    V

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 57.41

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Kim Jong-kook

    Kim Jong-kook

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 57.25

    Rank: 16

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