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IU

IU is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sulli, AJ, Kim Jong-hyun, AKMU and Corinne Bailey Rae. Those roots explain a lot about how IU arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Heize, Suzy, OH MY GIRL, Younha and DAVICHI, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cha Eun-woo, Fromis 9, Fiestar and Yeji, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around IU, reaching back through Sulli and forward to Cha Eun-woo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Lee Ji-eun, also known by her stage name IU (아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with the EP Lost and Found (2008). Although her follow-up albums brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 EP Real, that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019, it was ranked number one on Billboard's "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s" list.

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IUSulliAJKim Jong-hyunAKMUCorinne Bailey RaeGirls' GenerationSuper JuniorBigBangCha Eun-wooFromis 9FiestarYejiHeizeSuzyOH MY GIRLYounhaDAVICHIWendyRed VelvetSISTAR

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IU connections

IU grew out of Sulli, AJ, Kim Jong-hyun and AKMU, shares an orbit with Heize, Suzy, OH MY GIRL and Younha, went on to shape Cha Eun-woo, Fromis 9, Fiestar and Yeji. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced IU

Roots9

Sounds and acts that shaped IU.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with IU.

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