IU | 아이유 | About

IU, born Lee Ji Eun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress who debuted as a singer in 2008 and became one of the country's most successful recording artists, holding more number-one singles in South Korea than any other act. On screen she first drew notice as Kim Pil Sook in Dream High (2011), then led You Are the Best! (2013) and played the diva Cindy in The Producers (2015). She went on to Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), My Mister (2018), which brought her a Baeksang nomination for Best Actress, and Hotel del Luna (2019). Her film work includes Broker (2022) and Dream (2023), and her performance in When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Series Awards.