IU - Inspiration to Us: A Review of Her Biography
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I’m not a fan of IU, but my friend is an avid fan. I created this review because of her. The story behind the reason is on the previous blog post.
Timeline
May 16, 1993 - Lee Ji-eun, famously known as IU was born.
Middle School Years - IU found her passion for singing and decided to become a singer.
2007 - she moved to Bangbae, Seoul after signing with LOEN Entertainment.
Before her debut - LOEN coined her stage name "IU", deriving it from the phrase "I and You" to symbolize the unifying force of music between people.
2008 - she made her solo debut after ten months of training. IU released "Lost Child" (Korean: 미아) as her first single.
September 18, 2008 - She performed “Lost Child" (Korean: 미아) live for the first time on the music program M! Countdown, making it her debut performance as a professional singer.
November 2008 - IU was awarded the "Rookie of the Month" by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for her first album.
April 23, 2009 - IU launched her first studio album, Growing Up, with the lead promotional single, "Boo".
April 24, 2009 - She began her album promotion, performing "Boo" on KBS2's Music Bank. Note: She was 15 years old during this moment.
2012 - graduated from Dongduk Girls' High School and decided not to pursue post-secondary education to pursue her singing career.
2012 - graduated from Dongduk Girls' High School and decided not to pursue post-secondary education to pursue her singing career.
8 years later
IU “conquered the world”.
Her social media accounts and the number of her fans worldwide who will do everything to see her perform are proofs to that claim.
Reading her biography on Wikipedia, it cannot be denied that she’s an inspiration to all. The story on how she started and how she rose to power proves that miracle is real. If an individual has that “burning desire” to fulfill what he/she wants that he/she is willing to “stake his/her entire future” (quoted from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich) to succeed, then it is 99. 9% it can be achieved.
IU sacrificed her post-secondary education to pursue her career even if the probability that she’ll become who she is right now is very thin. She even failed on her debut album (although she was awarded the "Rookie of the Month" by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) because it did not sell well in the market. She was even criticized as she performed her song, “Lost Child” live for the first time. She felt a little discouraged, but she did not let that feeling ruin her career. In her statement on an interview in 2011, she said, "My first album failed, but I'm grateful for that. If I had become successful as soon as I made my debut, I wouldn't appreciate my staff members and the popularity that I'm enjoying now." (quoted from Wikipedia)
IU saw that failure as a blessing because she was able to know the people who truly believed in her. That made her more determined to succeed and the rest is history.
Her story is such an Inspiration to Us
(her fans) and all who aspires to be great in the career they chose.
