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IU

1993 - Today

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Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (Korean: 아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer 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 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 181,505 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). IU is the 759th most popular singer (up from 990th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, IU ranks 759 out of 3,528. Before her are Naná Vasconcelos, Eva Cassidy, George Baker, Hande Yener, Riccardo Fogli, and Alfred Deller. After her are Blaze Bayley, E-Type, Emmy Destinn, Mikel Laboa, Indila, and Polad Bülbüloğlu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, IU ranks 9. Before her are Paul Pogba, Mia Khalifa, Paulo Dybala, Liam Payne, Mauro Icardi, and Hande Erçel. After her are Raphaël Varane, Hakim Ziyech, Marc Márquez, Jan Oblak, Julian Draxler, and Samuel Umtiti.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, IU ranks 154 out of 944. Before her are Park Won-soon (1956), Son Heung-min (1992), Ha Ji-won (1978), Choi Min-sik (1962), Kim Ung-yong (1963), and Lee Beom-seok (1900). After her are Kim Boo-kyum (1958), Hong Song-nam (1929), Lee Dong-wook (1981), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Jo Jung-suk (1980), and Chung Hong-won (1944).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, IU ranks 9. Before her are Jimin (1995), RM (1994), Kim Seok-jin (1992), J-Hope (1994), Jisoo (1995), and Kim Jung-sook (1954). After her are BoA (1986), G-Dragon (1988), Sumi Jo (1962), Jennie (1996), V (1995), and Seo In-guk (1987).

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    Jimin

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 54.98

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of RM

    RM

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 54.59

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Kim Seok-jin

    Kim Seok-jin

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 54.13

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of J-Hope

    J-Hope

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 53.48

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Jisoo

    Jisoo

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 53.13

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Kim Jung-sook

    Kim Jung-sook

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 51.99

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of IU

    IU

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 50.85

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of BoA

    BoA

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 50.06

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.81

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Sumi Jo

    Sumi Jo

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 48.64

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Jennie

    Jennie

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 48.34

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of V

    V

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 47.71

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Seo In-guk

    Seo In-guk

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 46.07

    Rank: 15

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