Having been rejected 20 times for being ugly, and now successfully counterattacking the music queen, IU was easily shortlisted for the Korean Celebrity List - Introduction.
【The main author of this article: Ta Ta Xiao Loli】
As we all know, now the development of Korean idol groups, such as Japan, Day, Day, day, all kinds of love bean talent shows emerge in an endless stream, and the number of idol groups is even higher. From the world-wide girls' generation launched by South Korea's largest entertainment company SM, to the popular girl groups such as Red Velvet and aespa that have been changing generations, South Korea's girl groups have changed stubble after stubble, but female star IU has always been there.
【The momentum of adolescence】
In 2007, following the "Heavenly Wisdom", SM officially launched the second girl group - Girls' Generation, and IU, which had not yet debuted at this time, did not have the same luck as Girls' Generation and walked in front of the audience.
Although the 14-year-old IU did not have much savings, with her love for music and her firm belief in her heart, she traveled to major agencies in Seoul, South Korea, interviewing and selling herself.
However, fate is so merciless, because of her looks, she has been turned away again and again.
Seeing the IU that is beautiful in the sky today, it may be difficult to imagine that the IU at that time would be rejected by the brokerage company 20 times because of its ugly appearance.
After becoming popular, IU also occasionally recalled this period of his own history, embarrassedly laughing at himself to fans: "At that time, I was relatively fat, not tall, and I couldn't dress myself, it was really ugly to look at directly." ”
However, IU, who has been firm in his dreams since childhood and is willing to gamble everything, although there will be a short period of sadness, he can always adjust himself quickly and come out of sadness.
IU often encourages itself: "You have to cheer up." After all, only you can save yourself. ”
So-called, the heavens will descend upon the Scythians, and they will first suffer their hearts. Presumably, all this seeming pain is the best gift from heaven to IU.
Finally, kung fu pays off. Two months after the launch of Girls' Generation, IU miraculously passed the music audition of the distribution company LOEN and began a 10-month trainee life.
Although the entertainment company is slightly less famous than SM, YG and JYP, IU cherishes this hard-won opportunity. In less than a year, the 15-year-old IU officially debuted for everyone with a song "Fans". And that year coincided with the gap period of the release of the new album of Girls' Generation, and the competitive pressure of IU could be alleviated a lot.
Compared with the seven years and six months of training time of Zheng Xiuyan in girls' generation, IU's debut speed can be described as rapid. Not only is it fast, but the number and speed of albums released by IU is also unmatched.
After its debut, IU released an average of 2 albums per year, and many albums were sold worldwide, more famous "BBIBBI", "Celebrity" and so on. Many fans joked that a new song from IU will sweep the list of major Korean music sources.
【Melancholy after adulthood】
Being attacked by the whole network seems to be the only way for every star to become popular, and the same is true for IU.
After her debut, IU's star path was not as smooth as everyone thought, she was also ridiculed and counted down; she was also disappointed and lonely. For those who are not optimistic about her, she just silently strives to prove herself with strength.
At the end of 2012, IU was once caught in the "hand slip" incident storm, and the story began with an "accident".
At that time, when the 19-year-old IU was sorting out the photos, he accidentally uploaded a photo of himself and Lee Hyuk-jae to Twitter because of a hand error. But two minutes later, IU quickly realized his mistake and quickly deleted the photo.
As soon as the photo flowed out, it was accused by some fans of being a "bed photo". The IU, which itself has been questioned by the public, has been scolded by netizens as letter and national bus, pointing to the chaos of private life.
With just one avatar photo, netizens can associate IU with "chaos in private life"?
As a member of the famous Korean Super Junior boy band, the 26-year-old Aidou Lee Hyuk-jae had a certain popularity and fan base in the Korean society at that time, so IU became the target of public criticism at that time, and I can understand it.
Afterwards, IU deeply reflected on his mistakes and apologized for the trouble caused by the man. The head of her agency also publicly stated that the photo was taken by Lee Hyuk-jae when he visited the sick IU last summer, and IU's family was also present at the time, hoping that everyone would not misunderstand.
Although this matter was quickly put to rest, the label of "who is red and who is attached to whom" became an indelible shadow of the IU because of this incident, and the pure image of the IU was also damaged, and the "national sister" once collapsed.
In fact, at that time, IU had already won the Song Award and the Best Album Award at the beginning of the year, and also jumped to the third place in the South Korea Forbes Celebrity Chart by virtue of its position and strength in the music industry.
I would like to ask, is it necessary for such a person to paste upside down?
Who knows, not long after coming out of the haze, IU staged the bridge section of "Uncle with Lolita", and the 20-year-old IU and Zhang Jihe, a veteran musician who is 11 years older than himself, talked about love.
The two published their relationship on social media in 2015 and said the two had been in a relationship as early as 2013. At this time, with the withdrawal of team member Zheng Xiuyan, the girl's generation slowly began to exist in name only, and the remaining members of the group also withdrew one after another, choosing to fly alone.
However, this relationship does not seem to be optimistic about fans, many fans bluntly said that Zhang Jihe is not worthy of IU, and the difference between the appearance and age of the two people is too large. However, this unoptimized relationship unexpectedly lasted for about 4 years.
During the love period, IU also said that he was deeply attracted by Zhang Jihe's musical talent, and the two people had a crazy fascination with music, so they came together.
2015 is destined to be an extraordinary year for IU.
Just after the IU announced the relationship, an "embarrassing" thing came to the door. After his 23rd birthday, IU composed "23" for himself, but the song was accused of copying Britney's song, and another new song based on the children's literature book "My Dear Sweet Orange Tree", "ZEZE", was accused of misleading children and was removed from the publisher's shelves.
IU's music career this year can be described as a succession of walls, helpless but helpless.
【IU that has always been there】
In 2017, in the blink of an eye, IU is 24 years old. After experiencing the trough and the breakup, IU is no longer the childish, reckless little girl, and she has more mature and intellectual beauty.
This year, she regrouped and prepared for the momentum. IU grabbed the tail end of April to release her fourth full-length album Palette, and released her own cover song "Flower Bookmark 2" in September of the same year.
Just like her stage name, I represents herself, and U refers to all fans, implying that Li Zhien and fans will always be together.
The IU that can't be defeated can always bring surprises to everyone, from the naïve and cute Xie Shu in "Step by Step: Li" to Li Zhi'an who tasted the hardships of life in "My Uncle", and then to the full moon zhang in "Druna Hotel", each character has a shadow on IU, more like IU's mental journey in the entertainment industry for so many years.
There is heartache, there is growth, and the IU is always there.
This year, as in previous years, IU also gave back to fans with her new single "Celebrity", once again using her strength to prove her status in the music scene - South Korea's first female solo. Behind the brisk style, it is telling the anxiety of self-doubt of some maverick young people now, to the growth process of self-affirmation.
As the lyrics describe: Everyone is their own celebrity, and it's okay to slow down. One of IU's original intentions in writing this song was to bring a touch of comfort and encouragement to the outliers who seemed out of place in the world, and she was always with the public.
Watching the rise and fall of IU in the entertainment industry, I can't help but think of a fan's evaluation of IU: mixed entertainment circle, there is no silly white sweet, and those who can mix famous are some tricks and means. The personality of the star may collapse at any time, so everything still depends on the work.