IU Named Korea’s Representative in Billboard’s “Global No. 1 Artist Series”
Dec 18, 2024
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Billboard says "IU can't be replaced. There are many people who stand out in each field, including popular idols, artists who are good at music, actors who are good at acting, and hosts who seamlessly host broadcasts and entertainment shows, but IU is the only one who can do all this at the same time." He praised her.
In addition, the K-pop fandom, especially for musician IU, and the love of Korean music fans is absolute. IU's popularity, from the younger to the older generation, is more evident in her musical achievements and performances.," and acknowledged IU's unrivaled position as Korea's leading musician.
Analysis of this year's charts and world tour performance also continued. Billboard says "IU showed off its overwhelming presence on the 2024 chart. 'Love wins all' topped the Melon TOP100 chart within an hour of its release, and has achieved amazing results since then, including the top spot on the weekly chart for four consecutive weeks, the top spot on the monthly chart in February, and 339 perfect all-killings on iChart." he analyzed.
In addition, regarding the world tour "IU has set a record for the largest world tour ever by a Korean female solo artist, attracting about 500,000 audiences with 31 performances in 12 countries.""The first female singer to enter the Seoul World Cup Stadium and the first female singer to perform in all of the nation's large stadiums, she won the unprecedented title."," he added.
In the Billboard interview, IU said, `Global, Billboard, Number One. These descriptions make me feel awkward, honored, and happy.'
Meanwhile, IU is set to release the Netflix series 'I was completely deceived' in 2025, and is anticipating a variety of activities such as filming and working on music for MBC's new drama '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife(Gaje).
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