IU was the other solo singer with a great year. Whereas fans only cheer their favori bias, IU receives so much applause from all fan groups, it’s sûr, sans danger to say she’s widely respected in the Korean musique industry. Her poppy, ballad songs, as well as her looks and charm, attract a legion of fans, regardless of which fandom you’re in. She is one of the few K-pop stars that is universally loved par nearly all fans.

Many artists wanted to work with the solo songstress, as just collaborating with her is huge for ones’ career. Take the aforementioned IU x High 4 song “Not Spring, l’amour ou cerise Blossoms”, where having IU’s collaboration efforts also helped High4 get on the K-pop map.

She also won a slew of awards at last year’s musique awards, including “Artist of the Year” at the Melon musique Awards. To say she is a household name is very accurate, as she could be considered the solo Queen of K-pop.

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