Welcome to the world of IU. It is and incredible world of this incredible generational talent. I 1st discovered her as an actress in the kdrama My Mister. IU debuted at 15 in 2008, 10 months after signing with a small company. She started auditioning at the age of 13 and she was rejected 20 times before signing. She always remained positive with a smile on her face. At one audition she was asked how she would feel if she was rejected again. To which she replied that it would be OK, b/c she knew she would become a singer. She became a national star in 2010 after she had 2 songs go to number 1. Since then she has had 34 number 1 hits, more than twice as many as the next closest artist or group. Her MV's have had over 1 billion views on TH-cam. Last January Rolling Stone Magazine added her to their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, becoming the first Korean to make that list. Coin is a good example of IU's creative talent. Her MV's are story driven and she uses then to add depth and meaning to the story line. And her MV's tend to be about something different than what they appear to be about at 1st glance. This video uses some of the metaphors she used in her most viewed MV BBIBBI. The animal head mask were used there to represent the anonymity of hate commenters on social media. Here they are used for the same reason except it is the anonymity of critics and others who have questioned her musical directions. Which is what the MV is really all about. We can see her success and even some of the doubters offering her butt loads of cash, which she refuses. She even bowls down an entire group of doubters with a bowling ball. But the then the big guy comes a calling. He represents the music industry, no matter how big or successful you are NO ONE is bigger than the industry. The scene where they are tied together represents the tie that bonds the artist to the industry and vice-versa. They need eachother. IU loses. But Mr Big flips her a coin to start again and she immediately invest it back into music. Some of her MV's span several videos and have covered a decade to story conclusions. You & I was a song & MV released in 2011 (before she took over control of her music). It is about a romantic relationship where the boy is in a coma or suspended animation. IU finishes building a time machine started by her grandfather. She set the date to Dec. 31st 2019. In 2019 IU releases her album Love Poem, which contains 2 tracks. The first one is Above the Time, where the 2 are now in 2019 but they are in different dimensions. The 2nd track is Bluemin, where they are now in the same time and dimension but separated by a wall. In 2021, 10 years after You & I she released the single Strawberry Moon, whichbis the final chapter. IU just had a comeback. She released a mini album on Feb 20th. It has 5 songs 4 of which have MV's. The first one Love Wins All was trending on social media for weeks. It had 10 million views in the first 2 days. V of BTS Co starred in the video before he went into the military. The next 2 MV's are connected Holssi and Shopper. IU announced her World Tour which for the first time includes 2 cities in Europe and 6 in the US. She is coming to London and Berlin, and Newark, Atlanta, DC, Chicago, Oakland and LA in the States. She is doing something that no Korean born soloist, who hasn't been apart of a group who had successful tours of the US, has ever done. HOLSSI and Shopper are about her decision to take on the challenge of successful breaking into the US concert and music market. The 4th song/MV is about mother daughter relationships but told in a unique way. There are clues all over the place which you must pick up on in order to fully understand the video. Below I have included some links to some of her most Iconic live performances. IU sounds good recorded but you haven't heard her until you hear her live. Love Poem Live Clip Eng sub her most covered song. But no one can do it like IU. th-cam.com/video/zltl4Eksm1M/w-d-xo.html Eight - 2022 Golden Hour concert th-cam.com/video/Cxzzg7L3Xgc/w-d-xo.html My Sea - 2022 Golden Hour Concert th-cam.com/video/nn1pbxe8bAI/w-d-xo.html Blueming 2019 Love Poem Concert Live th-cam.com/video/o_nxIQTM_B0/w-d-xo.html Hold My Hand 2019 Love Poem concert Live Eng sub th-cam.com/video/WwOv89aFOtc/w-d-xo.html Dear Name Special Clip Eng sub th-cam.com/video/8zsYZFvKniw/w-d-xo.html IU Documentary Background - There are several unofficial IU documentaries on TH-cam. This is one. th-cam.com/video/fAJUNjzrcO4/w-d-xo.html
Few things to highlight:- 1. IU compose & write "Coin". In fact, most of her songs are her own songs (be it in its lyrics or both melody & lyrics) 2. IU has her own team (dancers, musicians etc.) and usually use them in her performances, MVs etc. IU treated them like family, and vice versa. I heard during IU early days, when her label negotiated her contract renewal, her demand is that all her teams members are being rehired with higher package, and since IU is the label main (and perhaps only) star, the label agreed to it. 3. IU is also a good (if not great) actress and she is one of the few (if any) korean celebrity that has won awards for singing, acting & songwriting.
In the behind the scenes for the video she is asked if it is a girl-crush concept and she said it's "Young and rich, pretty, handsome, Girl and boy, man and woman" crush crush concept 😂😂 Also the actor is Kim Yoon Seok an actor that played in a movie about gambling and I think the scene with them tied up is from that And finally as others probably already said, I recommend watching the MVs for her latest comeback, like 2 weeks old rn, cause she really has gone all out and made some movies this time And actually finally loved your reactions
Yeah, the follow up to the killing voice rigth away ! Nice. Wait till you see live content like Blueming or Hold my Hand from the Lovepoem concert tour or My Sea from the Golden Hour tour.
Loved the reaction! Can't wait for you to dive more into IU. You'll not regret it! She is so so sooooo amazinggg!! Maybe start with checking out her newly released mini album ''The Winning'' . There're 5 songs and 4 of them have music videos. The videos are all masterpieces. Literal movies. - Love Wins All (with V from BTS in the MV) th-cam.com/video/JleoAppaxi0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zF2BvxmRfGy5jJ6Q - Holssi th-cam.com/video/mFbILexYSQg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GBXKhwOQ5jCke4uU - Shopper th-cam.com/video/kHW-UVXOcLU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4X6-ofxxJvyUi0U5 - SHH.. th-cam.com/video/VIDQTyNmkN4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Z-2JxLtGKVe3pl7W - I Stan U th-cam.com/video/H9a-JiPsTZ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K7Ixtg4hA6LJEgIf (lyrics video)
IU is far from aloof, she is humble and renowned for being very kind and generous and obliging to her fans. Her after concert encores where she entertains her fans' requests are quite legendary, here she makes efforts to respond to her fans th-cam.com/video/3CuvEZudLZ4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QF1B1synT-mIuxsG
I'm not really sure who the backup dancer you meant was, but if you watch IU's concert clips, IU has really enthusiastic backup dancers!! 1infamous dancer of hers is the one in her Good Day MV, another famous one is the one who does the special push-and-pull section everytime they perform Every End of The Day in her concerts! IU is very friendly with her crew and that's why her crew (dancers, band players) seems to enjoy their jobs a lot of the time...
The iconic, world renowned Girl Crush concept is both a style and aesthetic that showcases a strong, confident, and charismatic image of female idols. It emphasizes fierceness, abrasiveness, female empowerment, motivation, independence, and a certain level of high intensity.
You May be mistaking Kim Sejeong (IU fan girl)... and has done a number of covers of IU songs. Sejeong was in the groups IOI and Gugudan, before going solo Sejeong is such a IU fan girl, that once when she was in an interview talking about her own new release... IU came up in conversation and she ended up talking about IU instead of her Own music. She was just on IU's Palette. It's a must see... IU gets a little flustered with how much of a FAN GIRL Sejeong is. [IU's Palette🎨] SEJEONG's heart is on a 'Voyage' to IU (With KIM SEJEONG) Ep.23 th-cam.com/video/DFvKDNgbPrc/w-d-xo.html MUST SEE...Sejeong's Cover of IU's "MY SEA" [CLEAN_ver.] 김세정(KIM SEJEONG) - 아이와 나의 바다 (IU) th-cam.com/video/nstKzbzRwY0/w-d-xo.html
I consider girl crush to be like the cool older sister you wish you had often times its used more with in your face concepts but it can also be used in more subtle situations. Id also consider a girl who watches out for & protects her friend from a bully a girl crush. The cameo is an actor from a famous gambling movie so him showing up as the "final boss" was pretty iconic
When you do eventually react to her 'Love Poem', please make sure to watch the live clip of it. Don't listen to a lyrics video or something else. Her 'Love Poem' Live Clip is absurdly good. As for whether 'Coin' would be considered 'girl crush', IU herself claimed that it was a song in which she was going to crush men, women, boys, and girls. So... if we go by her declaration? Quite possibly.
I recommend "Eight" live clip in the Golden hour concert and acoustic version which she cover the beautiful rap along with Suga's rap. (It's amazing). all you can find from her channel. I guess Kerry like uplifting song I recommend 1. Blueming live clip (love poem concert) 2. Twenty three MV 3. BbiBbi MV 4.Holssi MV 5.. Shopper MV 2 last songs are from her newest album .
For girl crush, I think of it more as badass cool girls you look up to and want to be like. This mv I would say falls more into attractive but made for the female gaze like WJSN Easy or Sunmi Tail! .....................rib🐢bit
Please react to IU new MVs just release this year! IU 'Love wins all' MV: th-cam.com/video/JleoAppaxi0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3B9MRGZvXqOn_gQH IU '홀씨(Holssi)' MV: th-cam.com/video/mFbILexYSQg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=klwciftI9QFp0qyc IU 'Shopper' MV: th-cam.com/video/kHW-UVXOcLU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=m2Oy44c5AYSTKS-K IU 'Shh.. (Feat. HYEIN, 조원선 & Special Narr. 패티김)' MV: th-cam.com/video/VIDQTyNmkN4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W4rCEKXOYRi06spf
I don't think it is accurate to say that IU is aloof. She is a bit awkward, which may make her seem aloof. She's a music and theater nerd. A lot of K-music idols are very pretty, high performing, nerds.
Welcome to the world of IU. It is and incredible world of this incredible generational talent. I 1st discovered her as an actress in the kdrama My Mister.
IU debuted at 15 in 2008, 10 months after signing with a small company. She started auditioning at the age of 13 and she was rejected 20 times before signing. She always remained positive with a smile on her face. At one audition she was asked how she would feel if she was rejected again. To which she replied that it would be OK, b/c she knew she would become a singer.
She became a national star in 2010 after she had 2 songs go to number 1. Since then she has had 34 number 1 hits, more than twice as many as the next closest artist or group. Her MV's have had over 1 billion views on TH-cam.
Last January Rolling Stone Magazine added her to their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, becoming the first Korean to make that list.
Coin is a good example of IU's creative talent. Her MV's are story driven and she uses then to add depth and meaning to the story line. And her MV's tend to be about something different than what they appear to be about at 1st glance. This video uses some of the metaphors she used in her most viewed MV BBIBBI. The animal head mask were used there to represent the anonymity of hate commenters on social media. Here they are used for the same reason except it is the anonymity of critics and others who have questioned her musical directions. Which is what the MV is really all about. We can see her success and even some of the doubters offering her butt loads of cash, which she refuses. She even bowls down an entire group of doubters with a bowling ball.
But the then the big guy comes a calling. He represents the music industry, no matter how big or successful you are NO ONE is bigger than the industry. The scene where they are tied together represents the tie that bonds the artist to the industry and vice-versa. They need eachother. IU loses. But Mr Big flips her a coin to start again and she immediately invest it back into music.
Some of her MV's span several videos and have covered a decade to story conclusions. You & I was a song & MV released in 2011 (before she took over control of her music). It is about a romantic relationship where the boy is in a coma or suspended animation. IU finishes building a time machine started by her grandfather. She set the date to Dec. 31st 2019. In 2019 IU releases her album Love Poem, which contains 2 tracks. The first one is Above the Time, where the 2 are now in 2019 but they are in different dimensions. The 2nd track is Bluemin, where they are now in the same time and dimension but separated by a wall. In 2021, 10 years after You & I she released the single Strawberry Moon, whichbis the final chapter.
IU just had a comeback. She released a mini album on Feb 20th. It has 5 songs 4 of which have MV's. The first one Love Wins All was trending on social media for weeks. It had 10 million views in the first 2 days. V of BTS Co starred in the video before he went into the military. The next 2 MV's are connected Holssi and Shopper. IU announced her World Tour which for the first time includes 2 cities in Europe and 6 in the US. She is coming to London and Berlin, and Newark, Atlanta, DC, Chicago, Oakland and LA in the States.
She is doing something that no Korean born soloist, who hasn't been apart of a group who had successful tours of the US, has ever done. HOLSSI and Shopper are about her decision to take on the challenge of successful breaking into the US concert and music market.
The 4th song/MV is about mother daughter relationships but told in a unique way. There are clues all over the place which you must pick up on in order to fully understand the video.
Below I have included some links to some of her most Iconic live performances. IU sounds good recorded but you haven't heard her until you hear her live.
Love Poem Live Clip Eng sub her most covered song. But no one can do it like IU.
th-cam.com/video/zltl4Eksm1M/w-d-xo.html
Eight - 2022 Golden Hour concert
th-cam.com/video/Cxzzg7L3Xgc/w-d-xo.html
My Sea - 2022 Golden Hour Concert
th-cam.com/video/nn1pbxe8bAI/w-d-xo.html
Blueming
2019 Love Poem Concert Live
th-cam.com/video/o_nxIQTM_B0/w-d-xo.html
Hold My Hand
2019 Love Poem concert Live Eng sub
th-cam.com/video/WwOv89aFOtc/w-d-xo.html
Dear Name Special Clip Eng sub
th-cam.com/video/8zsYZFvKniw/w-d-xo.html
IU Documentary
Background - There are several unofficial IU documentaries on TH-cam. This is one.
th-cam.com/video/fAJUNjzrcO4/w-d-xo.html
Few things to highlight:-
1. IU compose & write "Coin". In fact, most of her songs are her own songs (be it in its lyrics or both melody & lyrics)
2. IU has her own team (dancers, musicians etc.) and usually use them in her performances, MVs etc. IU treated them like family, and vice versa. I heard during IU early days, when her label negotiated her contract renewal, her demand is that all her teams members are being rehired with higher package, and since IU is the label main (and perhaps only) star, the label agreed to it.
3. IU is also a good (if not great) actress and she is one of the few (if any) korean celebrity that has won awards for singing, acting & songwriting.
In the behind the scenes for the video she is asked if it is a girl-crush concept and she said it's "Young and rich, pretty, handsome, Girl and boy, man and woman" crush crush concept 😂😂
Also the actor is Kim Yoon Seok an actor that played in a movie about gambling and I think the scene with them tied up is from that
And finally as others probably already said, I recommend watching the MVs for her latest comeback, like 2 weeks old rn, cause she really has gone all out and made some movies this time
And actually finally loved your reactions
Yeah, the follow up to the killing voice rigth away ! Nice.
Wait till you see live content like Blueming or Hold my Hand from the Lovepoem concert tour or
My Sea from the Golden Hour tour.
Loved the reaction! Can't wait for you to dive more into IU. You'll not regret it! She is so so sooooo amazinggg!!
Maybe start with checking out her newly released mini album ''The Winning'' . There're 5 songs and 4 of them have music videos. The videos are all masterpieces. Literal movies.
- Love Wins All (with V from BTS in the MV) th-cam.com/video/JleoAppaxi0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zF2BvxmRfGy5jJ6Q
- Holssi th-cam.com/video/mFbILexYSQg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GBXKhwOQ5jCke4uU
- Shopper th-cam.com/video/kHW-UVXOcLU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4X6-ofxxJvyUi0U5
- SHH.. th-cam.com/video/VIDQTyNmkN4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Z-2JxLtGKVe3pl7W
- I Stan U th-cam.com/video/H9a-JiPsTZ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K7Ixtg4hA6LJEgIf (lyrics video)
IU is far from aloof, she is humble and renowned for being very kind and generous and obliging to her fans. Her after concert encores where she entertains her fans' requests are quite legendary, here she makes efforts to respond to her fans
th-cam.com/video/3CuvEZudLZ4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QF1B1synT-mIuxsG
I'm not really sure who the backup dancer you meant was, but if you watch IU's concert clips, IU has really enthusiastic backup dancers!! 1infamous dancer of hers is the one in her Good Day MV, another famous one is the one who does the special push-and-pull section everytime they perform Every End of The Day in her concerts! IU is very friendly with her crew and that's why her crew (dancers, band players) seems to enjoy their jobs a lot of the time...
The iconic, world renowned Girl Crush concept is both a style and aesthetic that showcases a strong, confident, and charismatic image of female idols. It emphasizes fierceness, abrasiveness, female empowerment, motivation, independence, and a certain level of high intensity.
You May be mistaking Kim Sejeong (IU fan girl)... and has done a number of covers of IU songs. Sejeong was in the groups IOI and Gugudan, before going solo
Sejeong is such a IU fan girl, that once when she was in an interview talking about her own new release... IU came up in conversation and she ended up talking about IU instead of her Own music. She was just on IU's Palette. It's a must see... IU gets a little flustered with how much of a FAN GIRL Sejeong is.
[IU's Palette🎨] SEJEONG's heart is on a 'Voyage' to IU (With KIM SEJEONG) Ep.23 th-cam.com/video/DFvKDNgbPrc/w-d-xo.html
MUST SEE...Sejeong's Cover of IU's "MY SEA" [CLEAN_ver.] 김세정(KIM SEJEONG) - 아이와 나의 바다 (IU) th-cam.com/video/nstKzbzRwY0/w-d-xo.html
I consider girl crush to be like the cool older sister you wish you had often times its used more with in your face concepts but it can also be used in more subtle situations. Id also consider a girl who watches out for & protects her friend from a bully a girl crush.
The cameo is an actor from a famous gambling movie so him showing up as the "final boss" was pretty iconic
Thanks for reacting to IU nice reaction as always ❤
IU is a fxxking queen!!! That’s it, that’s the comment!
Coin is definitely a banger!
NEED MORE IU ON THIS CHANNEL
When you do eventually react to her 'Love Poem', please make sure to watch the live clip of it. Don't listen to a lyrics video or something else. Her 'Love Poem' Live Clip is absurdly good.
As for whether 'Coin' would be considered 'girl crush', IU herself claimed that it was a song in which she was going to crush men, women, boys, and girls.
So... if we go by her declaration? Quite possibly.
I recommend "Eight" live clip in the Golden hour concert and acoustic version which she cover the beautiful rap along with Suga's rap. (It's amazing). all you can find from her channel.
I guess Kerry like uplifting song I recommend
1. Blueming live clip (love poem concert)
2. Twenty three MV
3. BbiBbi MV
4.Holssi MV
5.. Shopper MV
2 last songs are from her newest album .
For girl crush, I think of it more as badass cool girls you look up to and want to be like. This mv I would say falls more into attractive but made for the female gaze like WJSN Easy or Sunmi Tail! .....................rib🐢bit
你們要注意了,IU的歌曲和她演的戲會讓你們越來越沉迷的🥰
Malaysia New Song Before Trending。 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤
Steady gang - ( 周星翅Chou xing chi )mv
Please react to IU new MVs just release this year!
IU 'Love wins all' MV: th-cam.com/video/JleoAppaxi0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3B9MRGZvXqOn_gQH
IU '홀씨(Holssi)' MV: th-cam.com/video/mFbILexYSQg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=klwciftI9QFp0qyc
IU 'Shopper' MV: th-cam.com/video/kHW-UVXOcLU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=m2Oy44c5AYSTKS-K
IU 'Shh.. (Feat. HYEIN, 조원선 & Special Narr. 패티김)' MV: th-cam.com/video/VIDQTyNmkN4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W4rCEKXOYRi06spf
'Ribbit'... Thank you
So, Simon you might have a boy crush on that backup dancer. 😀 Maybe this helps finding out what "girl crush" is.
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I don't think it is accurate to say that IU is aloof. She is a bit awkward, which may make her seem aloof. She's a music and theater nerd. A lot of K-music idols are very pretty, high performing, nerds.
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