htmlOn June 8, the movie "Broker" was officially released in South Korea. This work that had attracted much attention during the Cannes Film Festival has once again caused heated discussion. The one that surprised everyone the most was undoubtedly IU ( Lee Ji-eun ), who played the role of a single mother for the first time.
Before this, no one could associate this girl, who has always been known as the "national sister", with the role of an unmarried mother, but director is Yukazu Koreedo , saw this possibility from IU, and after completing the filming of the scene where "Thank you for being born" in the movie, he even said that if IU had not been to this scene, he would not have been able to perform this scene.
During the media interview at the Cannes Film Festival, IU revealed that she did not have a deep understanding of single mothers, but in order to better interpret the role, she watched many related interviews and documentaries, and even directly talked to single mothers.
The newest Cannes Best Actor Song Kanghao also said that the scene in which IU talked with the detectives in the play made him particularly impressed. IU was very surprised by the way that accurately expressed his true feelings.
For most domestic audiences, their impression of IU may still be in the stage of "sweet female singer idol drama heroine", but in fact, after more than ten years of growth and polishing, she has long transformed into an all-round artist with good singing and acting.
The actress "Lee Ji-eun"
Many people first met IU, probably because of the popular inspirational campus drama "Dream High" in 2011. She played the role of Kim Bishu, a girl with amazing singing skills in this passionate and warm drama.
This drama is the first time that IU has appeared in the public eye as an actor. She personally said that when she first received this script, she was actually very nervous and was not sure whether she could play this role. Fortunately, the role has a lot in common with her - they are all girls who love music and are good at singing.
She played Kim Bishu, who was shy and unconfident in the early days, and later became a shining character on the stage, with an extremely vivid and pleasing performance. The drama's ratings exceeded 10 billion yuan in the same period, ranking first in the production "Athena: Goddess of War" and has won multiple international awards.
For IU, who is involved in the field of performance for the first time, the success of this drama undoubtedly gave her a satisfactory answer. Since then, she has been working hard on the road of actors and honing her acting skills. Even if she is a partner with some experienced first-line male artists in the circle, she is still not afraid of her at all.
013, she partnered with Cao Zhengshi and Liu Renna starred in the weekend drama " Best Li Shunxin ". She played the innocent and kind young daughter Li Shunxin in the play, and won the KBS acting award New actress award for the drama. In November of the same year, the romantic love drama " Beautiful Man " starring her partner Zhang Geshuo was broadcast. She was played and cute, sincere and kind when she appeared on the camera for a short time. It can also be seen that her acting skills have also made great progress.
If a large part of the previous performances of IU were performed in her true nature, then in 2015, she collaborated with several heavyweight actors, including Kim Soo-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun, Kang Xiaozhen, and Kong Xiaozhen , which can be said to be a watershed in her acting career.
In the play, she played the top female singer Zhao Renying (Cindy), who has been in the industry for 10 years, and she interpreted the rational iceberg princess role to the fullest, and at the same time, she also lets us see the powerful aura contained in her small body.
In 2018, the urban drama " My Uncle " starring IU partnered with Li Shanjun once again let us see another possibility in her. In the play, she plays Li Zhian, a temporary employee who is struggling at the bottom of society, and has won several nominations and awards.
"Brandman" director Yukazu Koreeda said that it was because she was finalized because she watched IU's performance in the drama "My Uncle" that she was finalized. In the drama, even as soon as IU appeared, people would feel the urge to cry.
Since then, IU's performance ability has become more ease, and she can handle it very well no matter what type of character it is. The love fantasy drama " Druna Hotel " co-starred with Lü Zhenjiu in 2019 has caused a huge amount of topic in China.
In the play, she plays the hotel president who looks as beautiful as the moon, but has a proud personality and a grumpy temper. However, in addition to the exciting plot, IU's beautiful outfits are even more eye-catching, sometimes majestic, sometimes dark, sometimes pure... It can be said that it makes people feel addicted to the eyes.
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, the more mature acting IU has also slowly turned to the big screen. In 2019, her film debut "Persona" was launched, and a series consisting of 4 short films, each showing her personal diverse charm from different angles.
This "Broker" movie is another heavyweight work in IU's career as an actor, and it also brought her to the international stage. You can wait and see what kind of surprises she will bring to us later.
The solo singer who is more than the "three high notes" is
IU is undoubtedly a special existence for Korean music circle. Her voice is very recognizable, has a natural storyline, with a wide range of voice, and a slightly hoarse tone highlights the singing texture.
She has loved listening to music since kindergarten. When she was in the first grade of middle school, she stood on the stage of school performances under the recommendation of her teacher. It was also from that moment that she had the idea of becoming a singer. After that, he participated in 20 trainee selections, but were all rejected.
Until October 2007, she passed the audition for LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment), and since then she began her 10-month trainee life. And one year later, she performed her first single "Lost Child" on the music program "M! Countdown", and made her official debut.
Subsequently, IU released its first mini album "Lost And Found", but it did not arouse too much splash. After that, she mentioned this experience in an interview, and she generously expressed her gratitude, which also gave her motivation to work harder and move forward.
It was not until December 9, 2010 that her third solo mini album "Real" released, which allowed her personal singing skills to be fully displayed. Her three consecutive high-pitched singing skills in the title song "Good Day" also attracted widespread attention.
IU won the first three consecutive championships after its debut with this song on the SBS music program "Popular Songs" and the KBS music program "Music Bank" respectively. Billboard even listed this song as the first among the "100 Greatest K-pop Songs in 2010".
At the same time, she ranked among the most popular solo female singers in Korea. Her story-like voice is also popular among OST creators of various dramas, and many popular golden songs have been born. For example, in the romance drama " Crash Landing of Love " starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin , the interlude "I Give You My Heart" was sung by her.
IU's good popularity in the circle is also reflected in music. A group of well-known musicians are competing to cooperate with her, such as Cheng Shih-chan, G-Dragon , Park Jae-bang , Zico, Letong Musician, etc. Especially the song "Palette", which was collaborated with G-Dragon, has become a highly popular chorus.
She is also keen on covering classic Chinese songs in various languages, such as Xie Anqi 's Cantonese song " Wedding invitation street ", Song Dongye 's "Zebra, Zebra", Karen Mok 's "Love" and Tian Fuzhen 's " Little Lucky "... and these cover songs are very popular.
She also published two cover albums "A Flower Bookmark" series, and all the songs included were selected by her, including various classic songs such as folk , dance and rock , full of nostalgic and romantic atmosphere.
Of course, what she is good at is not only singing, but also good at arrangers and lyrics. As early as 2015, she took over all the lyrics creations in her fourth mini album "CHAT-SHIRE" and participated in the arrangement of four of them.
"National Sister"'s beautiful girl
IU actually does not belong to the first-time beauty type in the eyes of the public. Since its debut, most of them have shown their fresh and natural image, and have won the title of "National Sister".
Whether in terms of clothing or makeup, she usually adheres to keywords such as sweetness, simplicity and elegance. For her childhood appearance, this kind of "cute girl" style is undoubtedly the most suitable for her.
She never used too much force in her styling. Even if she occasionally tried some unconventional makeup, it was basically designed based on some of her own characteristics. For example, the blue hair style she had previously in her personal album "Love poem" was particularly outstanding with her fair skin color as snow.
is also very suitable for cute girls to learn from in terms of hairstyles, especially the princess head hairstyle she most often chooses, which is very practical, and it is very suitable to go out with some small skirts in summer.
In addition, she has also set a good example for everyone in terms of headwear selection. Berets with high skull tops are her favorite, and she is very tolerant of clothing.
In addition, she often wears small accessories that can add a sense of exquisiteness to the overall look, such as headbands, bow headdresses, etc.
In terms of outfit, she is only in her early 160s and has also given all the small girls a good example. First of all, you need to pay special attention to the high waistline in your styling.
When choosing a single item, try to choose a simple color scheme. In addition, if it is a daily dress, you need to avoid some complicated design techniques, otherwise it is easy for a small person to appear to be sluggish.
In the Korean entertainment industry, IU has always been a "clear stream". She has no strong family background and never makes some decisions to attract attention and attract traffic. Last month, IU celebrated her 30th birthday (South Korea) and at the same time, she donated 210 million won to children, teenagers and single-parent families in need. And this is something she has been insisting on doing. Every year on special anniversary she will make charitable donations under her name and the names of her fans.
Whether it is from her singing, performance or dealing with people, you can feel the girl's 100% sincerity. Seeing this, are you also fascinated by this hardworking, kind, sincere and beautiful girl?
