IU Profile

IU (Lee Ji-Eun)

Name: Lee Ji-eun (이지은)
Date of Birth: May 16, 1993 (age 17)
Debut date: September 24, 2008

Mini Albums:

• Lost and found (released September 24, 2008)
• IU...IM (released November 12,2009)
• REAL (released December 9, 2010)
• REAL + (released February 17, 2011)

Albums:

• Growing up (released April 16, 2009)

Singles:

• IU & Na Yoon Kwon (single) – It’s My First Love (Released: January 12, 2010)
• IU (single) – Telecinema Project Vol. 6 (Released: February 24, 2010)
• IU & 2AM's Im Seulong (single) – Nagging (Released: June 3, 2010)
• IU (single) – Road No. 1 OST Part.3 여자라서 (Released: July 13, 2010)
• IU (single) – Dream High OST Part.1 Someday (Released: January 3, 2011)
• IU (single) – The story of My Horse and I, Alicia OST (Composed by ESTi)(Released: February 1, 2011)
• IU (single) – Samsung Galaxy S hoppin CF (Released: February 23, 2011)

Other activities

• 2011
• Endorsed for Honeybee Flower Shop
• Endorsed for Mychew sweets
• Endorsed SK Telecom's T shop with Cho Yong Nam
• Featured in K Will's "My Heart is Beating" MV
• Chosen to be MC for Inkigayo 
• Opened for Corinne Bailey Rae's Concert in South Korea
• Starred in the drama "Dream High" as 'Pil Suk'. 
• Endorsed the game "The story of the Horse and me, Alicia"  and sang the single "Alicia"
• Featured in Samsung Galaxy S hoppin CF and sang the single "I Hoppin U"
• Featured in Homeplus CF with Kang Ho Dong and Yoo Seung Min
• Endorsed Fast food Chain Mexicana Chicken
• Endorsed Le Coq Sportif with Song Joong Ki
• Endorsed Clothing Brand YS'B
• Chosen to endorse for the brand UNIONBAY along with Seo In Kook
• Chosen as the endorsement model for action-riding game “The Story of My Horse and I, Alicia”.
• VJ for MBC Game’s “Star for You“, as well as for GomTV’s “Sony Ericcson Starcraft 2 Open Season 2“
• 2010
• Sang the main OST song for the new MBC drama Road No.1 titled "여자라서" (Because I'm A Woman)
• One of 12 female celebrities chosen to be in SBS's new variety show "Heroes"
• Endorsed a candy brand Mayijju (My Chew)
• 2009
• Sang Araro for MBC drama, Queen Seon Duk
• Featured in Might Mouth's 희망사항 
• Sang Love Letter For You featuring Shinee's Key
• Became a host for the new program Gom Music Chart on GomTV
• Fixed guest on Super Junior's Kiss the Radio, Maybee's Raise the Volume, Chin Chin Radio(hosted by Taeyeon) and Starry Night hosted by Park Kyung-lim and Shin Young on MBC

Awards:

• 2011
• 20th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang Award 
• 20th Seoul Music Awards: Best Digital Album (Good Day, REAL)
• 2010
• 17th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Ceremony : New Generation Singer Award
• 11th Korea Visual Arts Festival: Photogenic Award
• Cworld Digital Music Awards : Song Of The Month (June) (Nagging)
• 25th Golden Disk Awards: Digital Music Bonsang
• 2nd Melon Music Awards: 2010 TOP 10
• Cyworld Digital Music Awards : Song Of The Month (December) (Good Day)
• 2010 SBS Entertainment Awards : Variety New Star Award
• 2008
• Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Power Rookie Award