Billboard Named IU ‘Korea’s No. 1 Artist’

Billboard named IU ‘Korea’s No. 1 Artist’.

IU has been selected as Korea’s representative for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1 Artist Series’ due to her global influence that extends beyond music. Billboard analyzed IU’s success throughout the year, and ultimately chose her as ‘Korea’s No. 1 Artist’.

IU’s Success Is Unprecedented For A Female K-Pop Soloisthttps://t.co/05m5UBTS0x

— billboard (@billboard) December 18, 2024

IU dominated the charts in 2024 with her single ‘Love Wins All’, which climbed to the No. 1 spot on Melon’s TOP100 chart within an hour of its release. The track maintained the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks, claimed the No. 1 spot on the February monthly chart, and achieved 339 perfect all-kills on iChart. She also completed a record-breaking world tour as Korea’s largest solo female artist, performing in 12 countries and attracting 500,000 fans across 31 shows.

Billboard praised IU’s ability to connect with fans, not just in just in Korea, but worldwide. Expressing her gratitude, IU shared that being recognized this way feels both unfamiliar and honorable.

Global. Billboard. No. 1. There’s a lot of glorious words attached to this selection, so I’m just grateful that they’re giving me another chance and it’s a little bit awkward and I’m honored, but I think it’s a very good feeling.

If I had to say one thing, I don’t have any members to share the synergy on stage. In a group, each member has a role and I think the synergy that they have is amazing. It’s a little bit difficult to create any synergy because I have to do it by myself. And to talk about the advantages, on the contrary, I enjoy all the good things, whether it’s interest or love, by myself I think that’s the advantage of solo artists.

In fact, there were many good and grateful suggestions, but I think I wrote it because I felt a little vague about collaborating with artists with different languages, so I used to refuse many times, but now I don’t. I am more open to collaborating with global artists than before, please feel free to reach out to me. Especially in South Korea, those groups are very popular on Billboard and loved by many fans, and I think as a listener who loves K-pop, even if I’m just standing there, there is a worldview in K-pop culture.

– IU on Billboard choosing her Korea’s No. 1 Artist

Fans can look forward to IU’s upcoming projects, including the Netflix drama ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’, set to release in 2025, and MBC’s drama ‘Wife of a 21st Century Grand Prince’ (tentative title) with Byeon Woo Seok.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Written by – Ranjana Singh

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