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Well, this pairing was unlikely!

Local news media Dispatch is reporting that singers IU and Jang Ki Ha (of the band Jang Ki Ha and the Faces) have been dating since March this year. They have been making the time to see each other despite their busy schedules; for example, IU would immediately go see Jang Ki Ha after returning from her trip to Shanghai on August 30 before going to practice for her shabiki meeting. The same goes for September 7, when IU would go straight to Mapo after returning from Hong Kong. Their usual dating location was at nyumbani at each other’s houses (Jang Ki Ha’s located...
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Composer Yoo Jae Hwan was a guest on MBC FM4U’s “Kim Shin Young’s Hope Song at Noon” which aired on October 6.

On the radio show, Yoo Jae Hwan described his experience being a guest on variety onyesha “Radio Star.” He explained that he was extremely nervous and felt like his moyo was going to burst.

“I felt like I was having a panic attack,” described Yoo Jae Hwan, “Park Na Rae spoke very well on the onyesha and that made me even zaidi nervous. I had no idea how I would be able to answer any questions.”

He further stated, “Recently, I was a guest on Sunny’s radio onyesha and she...
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It was revealed that maarufu singer IU is working towards a new album in the fall.

According to a number of industry insiders on September 21, IU is working on a new album towards a fall comeback. While the exact tarehe for the release is not yet confirmed, it was reported that she is currently in the final stages of preparation.

This will be the first comeback for IU since her last comeback with her collaboration album “Flower Bookmark” in May of 2014.

It was also revealed that IU will have not only composed and written the lyrics to every song on the new album, she also participated in producing...
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With IU’s 7th anniversary fast approaching, an editorial kwa TV ripoti revealed several reasons why the LOEN Entertainment solo singer is currently a juu nyota in the Korean entertainment industry.

IU is both endearing and cute. The nation’s sister can even tunga her own songs! I’m not even ashamed to admit that I’m a shabiki of her as a vocalist.

She has secured a large male shabiki base, and has also picked up a lot of support from female fans. IU has managed to come out unscathed from a scandal, and is now one of the juu stars when it comes to marketing and advertisements.

Even though a...
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IU talked about a diva moment she had with her manager on the August 7th episode of Chinese program Sohu TV's 'Hot nyota Close-Up'.

The singer was asked if she's in any way like her character Cindy in the drama 'Producer', and she responded, "It's half and half." IU continued, "I'm a person too, so when we're together for 10-20 hours at a time, he sees the good parts of me as well as the harsher side."

IU revealed honestly, "I have a temper sometimes. I fought a lot with my former manager. I even threw the car keys and told him I'd never see him again."

Does this come to a surprise to you?

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IU showed her loyalty to her close Marafiki once again, imba at the wedding of her manager of seven years. On July 11, IU attended the wedding of her manager Bae Jong Hwan and the bride, Lee Bo Ra.

There, she sang Lee So Ra‘s “Proposal” as the congratulatory song. Bae Jong Hwan has supported IU’s activities since her debut, and his gentle personality and his adventurous drive is part of the reason for IU’s huge success as a singer. IU is known for her loyalty.

Recently, she renewed her contract with Loen Entertainment for another three years without demanding additional contract...
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In the latest episode of KBS2 drama Producer, IU and Kim Soo Hyun made viewers’ hearts flutter with their skinship scene.

Despite having just aired six episodes so far, Producer has already proven to be incredibly popular, hitting impressive viewer ratings with every broadcast. With shocking scenes and exciting cameos as well as a star-studded cast, the drama is quickly becoming a shabiki favorite.

In addition to all of this, however, mashabiki became even zaidi excited as they were rewarded with an incredibly intimate scene between lead characters played kwa IU and Kim Soo Hyun.

In the scene, rookie...
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On KBS‘s latest hit drama “Producer,” IU plays a cold and jaded young singer named Cindy who bosses around her meek manager and keeps herself closed off from everyone.

As the onyesha is being praised for its realistic portrayal of what goes on behind the scenes on variety shows, there has been some speculation about just how true to life the onyesha is.

Despite IU’s reputation as a cheerful and altruistic star, some netizens have been speculating that the characters of Cindy and her manager are based on IU and her colleagues.

IU’s real-life manager, Loen Entertainment‘s Park Jung Hyun,...
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IU‬'s soju CF's could possibly be banned

(NOTE: Despite what allkpop says, this is just a bill and not a law yet. The bill ALSO states that anyone advertising before the age restriction, if this becomes law, will be able to continue to do so. This is known as a 'grandfather' clause.)

A revised bill of the 'National Health Promotion Act' has been passed in South Korea kwa the Health and Welfare Committee. The new law states that no person, watu mashuhuri and sports stars included, who are at the international age of 24 au younger can partake in promotions for alcohol.

If the law is passed,...
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Soju advertisements featuring IU will no longer be on display following a law change that restricts liquor ads that feature people under 24 years old.

Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced that liquor advertisements that display entertainers au athletes have officially been banned following the National Assembly’s passage of a revision to the Health Promotion Law.

According to the revised bill, any alcohol related advertisements featuring spokespeople under the age of 24 are banned from appearing in any form. While a ban on “spokespeople who are significant to and can have...
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A KBS official alisema on March 2 that “Although it is true that IU is a candidate for the cast of Producers, but her appearance is not confirmed yet” he revealed.

Earlier, Kim Soo Hyun’s agency Keyeast admitted the fact that they received a proposal for his appearance in the drama but alisema that the “work is under review”.

If IU and Kim Soo Hyun would hakikisha their appearance, then this would be the first time that they would be reunited after working together in KBS2 TV’s “Dream High” four years ago.

IU was challenged to act for the first time through...
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1. Lee Seung Gi's "Because You're My Woman" (2004)

The #1 karaoke song for older woman/younger man couples. This song shot Lee Seung Gi to juu nyota fame in just his debut.

2. Jang Yoon Jung's "Omona" (2004)

The song took off thanks to Jang Yoon Jung's unique vocal characteristics. It was also the first time in 12 years that a trot song won #1 on a public broadcast muziki onyesha since Kim Soo Hee in 1993.

3. SG Wannabe's "To Live" (2005)

The group is known for having the most hit tracks in the digital muziki market. The album sold 400,000 copies and went on to win Daesang at the 'Golden Disk' that year....
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IU’s agency revealed that nothing has been decided in regards to the singer’s April comeback.

An affiliate of Loen mti told Newsen on February 3, “The reports claiming that IU’s album will be released in April are not true. It’s too early to discuss the comeback date.”

The affiliate added, “The usual sequence of making a comeback involves deciding on the artist’s concept and collecting the songs. But IU’s songs au concept have not been decided on.”

IU released the remake album A maua, ua Bookmark in May of 2014 and has been carrying out her schedules of filming commercials.

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Singer IU and actor Lee Hyun Woo joked around and thoroughly enjoyed themselves during their Unionbay picha shoot. Their chemistry was electric on the set.

Recently, Unionbay released a set of picha of the pair getting close and comfortable with each other while they modeled apparel from the casual clothing brand. The stars wore jeans of every shade and even a few bright colored shirts and jackets. The well known celebrity Marafiki recommended each other for the modeling gig, and now they are both reaping the rewards.

IU and Hyun Woo even admitted that they would like to work together if a good project comes their way.

I don't know about you, but I'm wholeheartedly rooting for these two to date. They are adorable together! The young stars, who are both 21 years old, are already good friends, so upendo should naturally come next.

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Best Marafiki are there for one another, even when separated kwa long distances au simply being a part of different K-Pop groups. Here are 8 famous friendships to celebrate.

Check out these best Marafiki of K-Pop in this orodha of 8 Famous Friendships Between K-Pop Idols

SHINee’s Taemin & Exo-K’s Kai

BTOB’s Minhyuk & Vixx’s N

Infinite’s Woohyun & SHINee’s Key

EXO's Luhan & Lay

Miss A’s Suzy & IU

BEAST’s Doojoon & MBLAQ’s Lee Joon

f(x)’s Amber & Miss A’s Min

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Singer IU recently revealed herself to be a big shabiki of actor Song Il Gook’s triplet sons—Dae Han, Min Gook, and Man Se—awarding them with the title of ‘Nation’s Younger Brothers.’

On the December 20 broadcast of KBS’ “Entertainment Weekly,” cameras followed IU to the set of her advertisement shoot for a maarufu soju brand, where she also took part in an interview for the entertainment news program.

During the interview, IU was asked to name a ‘Nation’s Younger Brother,’ for which she chose the “Superman Returns’ triplets.

The singer explained her upendo for the adorable...
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IU will represent South Korea's poplar alcoholic drink!

The nation's little sister is all grown up and ready to promote a liquor brand nationwide. The company behind the soju Chamisul brand, HITE-Jinro, announced that the Dream High actress is their new advertising model.

Her official activities for the company begins on November 25, while a televisheni commercial starts airing inayofuata month.

“IU, who is beloved for her pure voice, was selected as our model. She has an image that fits well with the clean and fresh image of Chamisul. It is also loved kwa the public." a HITE-Jinro rep stated.

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[OSEN=Lee Hye Rin] It was expected that it would be unique, but it was zaidi than expected.

IU’s version of Seo Taiji’s new song ‘Seogyeokdong’ which was released on 2nd, 12 am was not an easy song to understand at once. Even though it was the first time for him to release a pre-release song and notice his comeback with a song which a junior singer sang alone, the song itself was unique than anything else.

The most ear-catching thing is the slow unique muziki with the electronic chanzo at the main. It is yet an uncommon combination in domestic muziki charts. Although electronic muziki has...
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The lovely IU has stepped up to aid Korea's youth with her very own 'IU Scholarship'!

A netizen who recently graduated from IU's alma mater, Dong Duk Women's High School, recently uploaded picha of the singer in the high school newspaper for her generosity!

The 'IU Scholarship' will be an annual scholarship funded kwa the singer each mwaka beginning in 2016, and will consist of 5,000,000 KR₩ (approximately $4300) awarded to 4 students from underprivileged families. In addition to the newly established 'IU Scholarship', the singer also donated an amount of 10,000,000 KR₩ (approximately $8600) to go toward school improvement funds.

What an incredibly kind deed!

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Gallup Korea has unveiled their ranking for the songs of the year! Their survey took place three times over the mwaka (July, September, and November), targeting 4,200 people from ages 13 to 59.

In the end, Big Bang's anthem track "Bang Bang Bang" came out as the song of the mwaka with 7.2% of votes! In sekunde place was Oh Seung Geun's "What's Wrong With My Age," which was released back in 2012 but is still as maarufu as ever! It got 4.6% of kura while Lim Chang Jung's "Love Again" garnered 4.3% for third place.

Following was IU's "Heart" in fourth (3.9%), EXID's "Up & Down" in fifth (3.6%),...
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