– She was born in Seoul, South Korea

– She has a younger brother.

– She attended Dongduk Women’s High School.

– IU worked hard to overcome a poor background

– When she was a child, IU’s family lived in a small one-bedroom place for a year, where cockroaches roamed around.

– She was in the 7th grade when she officially decided to become a singer.

– She failed an audition at JYP but got into Loen Entertainment.

– Later, mr. JYP said that he was going to fire whoever let IU go.

– She started as a trainee for Loen Entertainment in 2007.

– She released her first album ‘Lost and Found’ on 24 September 2008.

– She’s known for being very nice to her fans. A student fan who spotted IU at a restaurant said she gladly welcomed her and gave her an autograph telling her to stay healthy and study hard.

– IU is best friends with Suzy and with Jiyeon of T-ara.

– Suzy’s younger brother in an interview said he’s a fan of IU.

– IU is also best friends with actress Yoo In Na.

– IU and Yoo In Na have a special nickname “IU In Na”. Yoo In Na is her muse and she gets inspired by her, also they take many trips together. (IU’s Palette concert)

– IU is also close to APink’s Eunji.

– She said she was inspired by f(x)‘s Sulli when she wrote the song “Peach”. “I wrote the lyrics to “Peach” while thinking of f(x)’s Sulli from a male perspective.” (me2day mobile chat session)

– She’s been rumored to date Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk. On Nov. 10, 2012, a mysterious picture was uploaded on IU’s Twitter. In the picture were IU in pajamas and shirtless Eunhyuk. She deleted the photo shortly after.

– In August 2013, she was rumored to date actor Lee Hyun Woo after a picture went viral of the two in a movie theater. Her agency explained that they’re just friends.

– IU has been appointed as the honorary ambassador for EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea.

– She loves reading books, listening to music, and browsing internet.

– She says she wants to get a surgery for her nose, but the doctor prohibits her to do that because her nose is very low.