First Time Reaction to - IU Killing Voice ( Metal Vocalist )

[@MBella123]

Your daughter has great taste in music 💜

[@geraldmarco]

truly

[@blueguitarbob]

I agree! I had IU on my request list, and there's some live performances that I'll include later this spring.

[@Raymondli0406]

No doubt.

[@aprxamr]

Definitely great taste of music ❤

[@최민태-d5c]

I actually remember how she gained so much popularity It was in like 2008 or something, and there was a controversy of all these idols lip syncing, saying that everyone did that. And people were starting to question what it meant to be a 'singer'. Then come IU with her 'Good Day' at the time which was just a banger on its own, but also had that high note at the end. Everyone thought she wouldnt be able to sing it live, or at least wouldn't choose to do so. But alas, her first live with that song, she just went for it, hit that high note, and it was engraved in everyone's mind that she's a singer, not just an idol. She never lost her popularity since.

[@darcelburkhalter9617]

IU been performing for 14 years.

[@philipwong9557]

IU is kpop royalty. The most popular and critically lauded solo artist in Korea (ever) She's on top of nearly any list of award wins and most song chart #1 in Korea. (BTS is world topping right now but IU has like 18 #1 songs compared to BTS' 8 in Billboards KPOP hot 100) Her every release is a near guaranteed #1 for the last 8 years. She's performed since her late teens for about 14 years.

[@kc1fan2012]

IU is one the most respected singer/songwriters in the KPop industry

[@SDavid3388]

16:44 If someone knows the backstory of this song, they probably know why she looks so sad. You can see it in her eyes, even tho she tries to hide it. Her whole mood totally changed when she started singing 'Eight'. RIP, Goo Hara, Sulli and Jonghyun.

[@InfinityX00]

One thing IU is known for is her concerts going over 5 hours or more. Actual concert is usually 2 hours with 2 to 3+ hours of encores. (edit fixed typo)

[@mcmowgli07]

IU is royalty in kpop and I’ll be Uaena forever 💪

[@lepooploser]

Everyone in the world should be

[@Albireo20]

This year actually is her 15th anniversary since her debut. I was at both her Golden Hour concerts last year in Seoul and it was absolutely mindblowing her show as amazing and her voice live is stunning, seeing her live perform in front of 45k people at the Jamsil olympic stadium was a sight I will never forget and an absolute highlight of my Korea vacation. She is definitely the Queen of Kpop for those 2 days of her concerts in Seoul 500k people were in the waitline once General Sale opened up for only like 20k tickets left (after the fanclub presale of the 90k over all tickets)

[@user-yj7mz7mt6z]

Your daughter has a good taste. 👍🏻

[@Serasavanh]

IU was actually sick during this recording so she wasn't even in top shape during this video which is absolutely insane because she sounds practically perfect.

[@melodyarena8438]

She's one of the best singers on Rolling stone list of best singers of all time~ the only female Kpop singer on the list

[@sigitmargiadi9390]

IU is considered "legend" in kpop industry.Starting her carrer at 15, she is very succesfull Solois singer and actress in korea.Many celebrities admire her, including jungkook BTS. Every time she made a concert, always full seated and many celebrities attended her concert. You should check out songs like "good day" which made her famous because her 3 oktaf range that not many female singer can made it at that time.

[@raenter]

Oh I love IU! She's also an amazing actress.

[@mayzaiz]

Your daughter has an amazing taste in music 👏👏 IU debuted in 2008 ,so she's been doing music for about 14 years. She's also an actor aswell which I just wanted to mention 😭

[@dianaunger6782]

I just watched IU's Palette with J Hope and it was delightful. Their energies worked well together and she is a good interviewer. I enjoyed it very much.

[@theajane6444]

IU! Love this girl--she's a fine actress, as well.

[@randomman4938]

IU is a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice and a beautiful personality. She is just the best.

[@oek6qergoyf3bw]

IU had rhinitis at the time. is a singer and actor . . She was born in 1993 and her live is the best!! He is the most successful soloist with his skills at a small agency in K-pop, where it is difficult to succeed as a solo artist.

[@imma_potato5380]

The best part was she was sick when they made her sing here but she can still sing so sweetly 🥺❤️❤️

[@jewel_elizabeth]

Yeesss 🙏🏻 Please react to eight by IU and Suga. I love that song so much and it has a really deep meaning for her.

[@kunzine]

iu the queen!! her voice is so enchanting

[@theark7728]

IU writes her own lyrics so they are very relevant to her life

[@raenter]

Double posting, I know... BUT you should see the episode of her little interview show with Jhope. They sang Equal Sign together. she did the singing and he did the rapping. It was beautiful.

[@frankcheng2979]

IU is singing really good 👍🏼

[@peculiarrandom685]

Queen IU 🥰🥰🥰 She tries different genre everytime. She is also an actress, host, producer, lyricist, charity angel and many more!! Any IU reaction is welcome 🥰🥰

[@suyeon-m3g]

There are so many of her famous songs In Korea, when the album "IU" comes out, it is a song from 1st to 10th place. She is also a great actor (Hotel Del Luna. My Mister.) So fans call her the queen of k pop when she calls.👍

[@VladimirMizich]

Many jokingly also call her the best rapper in Korea. In a cute way if you know what a mean. Multiple Korean rappers call her that. Of course it's meant ironically, but they still mean it well, to express that they find IU cute (when she attempts to rap). :D

[@Ronnie_C]

IU is a singer, songwriter, lyricist, actor and philanthropist. She is great solo artist of the Korean. Last song call “hold my hand” IU wrote this song when she is 18 years old.

[@McKavian]

Have you seen Hotel del Luna? I spent at least 4 or 5 of the episodes yelling at the screen that this was NOT IU. She played a mean, nasty, and hateful character and did it well.

[@Ronnie_C]

@@McKavian I watched this 3 times. Of course this is her. Hotel del Luna exists because the director specified IU to act.

[@McKavian]

@@Ronnie_C I knew it was her. My comment was more that the character that she was playing (and playing a bit too well, I might add) was so against her normal 'type' that I wsnted her to go back to being thr kind, sweet, loving IU that ee all know and love. I guess that she just wanted to try playing a villain.

[@eclair75]

My Sea is probably her most beautiful song. No MV sadly but you don’t wanna miss this ! Thank you for this honest and down to earth réaction.

[@misslouie6742]

Yes. It's hard to sing and so pretty. Through the Night is one of her songs that i like too

[@snipecrossgg4397]

Above the Time, Bad Day, Knees are also all beautiful in my opinion. My Sea though shakes me. Her voice is so lovely and powerful at the same time.

[@AJMuma]

Yooo the new My Sea live clip is so amazing

[@LilYJordane]

❤I love my sea

[@bandi138138]

8:40 IU has mentioned many times that she loves the songs from the 70-80s in Korea, and it’s reflected in a lot of the songs that she writes, so it’s got a lot more gentle vibe to them than the songs in her teens, when she was mostly singing songs others had wrote for her

[@schafferable]

Jhope was on her show and she sang and recorded Spring Day

[@hyesu02]

IU is one of the greatest solo artist in korea. she's not only super talented, shes also such a nice down to earth human being, ive been a huge fan of her for long. i love IU 💖

[@moonlight_Jun]

she’s my fav since 2012 from her drama dream high

[@paolapaola6945]

Hi she have the must beautiful voice. she star her carreer at 15. she is our golden maknae ideal woman. imagine these two sing together. epic.

[@Luna_Lui]

Legend and Queen IU. A great and talented artist with an amazing discography. IU has made herself. She is absolutely deservedly at the top of the music industry.

[@marjorietaaca780]

Thanks for reacting to IU🥰

[@clokem2002]

IU has a very wide vocal range and she became famous for her 3 step high notes in Good Day which she sang in one long breath.

[@VAngel876]

between 25 and 28 she lost 3 friends to self harm so she was about to release Cat-Shire she lost her first friend and it was hard to release that song that you said sounds classy since she dedicated it to that friend but it was her first single so sing it she did. From that point on you will notice in her later 20 songs are softer and more meaningful less sunny. I love her voice and have been listening to her for over 10 years.

[@jukkapekkaylitalo]

She was born in 93 and started like 16 years old. One of koreans most respected female solo artist. She also has done acting in dramas, and is also good in it.

[@erikoenglish1651]

IU is a great actress and singer songwriter. Please check out her song Eight by producer Suga. Suga and IU were born in 1993.

[@ftomlin3270]

She is good. Jungkook has always loved listening to IU. He really admires her talent.

[@adreamer826]

Uaena (IU's fandom) is one of the mature fandoms of k-pop. Your daughter has great taste in music. I wonder what is her age. 🤔

[@rmm5265]

I adore IU! Her singing is Beautiful and her acting career is Amazing! I recommend you watch her in Hotel del Luna. She’s Brilliant!

[@nylinnej02]

I think your daughter will be a great musician. IU as one is someone that has very deep and artistic music sense. Versatile but the purity can really be felt coz she's basically one with music when singing. Love this reaction. Thank you

[@yourfavoriteanonymous_-9093]

No way!!! I really like your reactions and I really like IU, so this video it's almost like a paradise haha 🤩

[@mikeduplessis8069]

Before I knew IU as a singer I knew her as an actress. In one drama she chops the head off a bride and dresses in her blood-stained gown to murder the groom. And that wasn't even her darkest role!

[@justjennyi]

In fact, in South Korea, I think she's considered the greatest K-soloist! And Jungkook is a really big fanboy! You should watch a video about him being her biggest fanboy😂🙏very cute and he is singing her songs!

[@starises4596]

Free IU from armys

[@justjennyi]

@@beepbea I'm really sorry, I get your point and that it's probably really annoying! I just said it without thinking too deeply because I really love both artists and thought it was a really cool fact to tell him! Thanks!

[@sarahbosch9660]

​​@@beepbea i feel you. Its as if like IU gets more interesting because she worked with BTS members and is Jungkooks favourite or whatever. I dont mind Army listening to IU just because of that but its NOT one of her defining qualitys. 😭 She worked with many other amazing artists as Well and in the end is a Queen who slays by herself!

[@lmaogoshi]

IU has such a unique voice and style that I don't really hear anywhere else. The control and range she has in both pitch and music style is unreal. I really hope she does a US tour sometime, because I'd fly anywhere in the country to listen to her live. Genuinely GOAT status in my books

[@keiko73]

IU is a kpop icon. She's a wonderful singer, actor and idol. She has a wonderful personality too. Better known as Nation's Little Sister in Korea. No surprise why JK is such a huge fan, even saying she is his ideal girl.

[@Bobbias]

You definitely need to check out Good Day. It's from 2010, when she was only 17. It would give you a good idea of what her early career from before what you've heard here is like, since it predates the earliest song in this playlist. It's considered her break out single. Not only does it have a hilariously over the top video (like a number of her early releases), it's got a crazy high note near the end that showcases just how good she was already at such an early point in her career. She references it in her song Palette (which I also recommend you check out the full version of). You correctly recognized a lot of her lyrics are autobiographical in nature, and that song is a perfect example. In it she talks about how she feels, being in this weird place where she's a young adult, and she's got a better sense of who she is as a person, but there's still some sense of not quite feeling like an adult. G-Dragon's verse is really wonderful too.

[@silviamunoz6863]

She is the queen of Kpop. I met her as an actress first (Hotel del Luna). She is so loving, beautiful in and outside, she seems to be a beautiful human being too. You can see her interacting with J-Hope (she has a tv show) and a collab with Suga (Eight) Jungkook loves her, he went to her last concert... she is like BTS, full energy!!! As you see, she is like a female J-Hope hehehe

[@ThinkB4YouType]

Actually, the queen of Kpop is Lee Hyori. Every Kpop idol will say so, or they might say BoA, but even BoA still "bows down" to Lee Hyori. All the "legends" do... BoA, Rain, IU, GG, all of them.

[@KANGMinCherry]

@@ThinkB4YouType The fact that Queen Elizabeth the 1st is queen doesn’t make 2nd not queen. I think you are mistaking definitions. All soloists you mentioned are called queens to the public audience in Korea.

[@ThinkB4YouType]

@@KANGMinCherry You are silly. Queen Elizabeth 1 cannot be alive for Queen Elizabeth 2 to exist. By definition, royalty standards only acknowledges one living queen, every other possibility for a living future queen has a different title such as crown princess or royal consort. Of course, you have the freedom to believe in your own desired illogical definition based on your personal feelings because this sort of thinking and behavior is encouraged in the nonsensical world we live in today. Just admit you decided to change the definition to your liking. Also, a Queen doesn't bow down to anyone and does whatever she wants to regardless if it creates a "scandal" and still remains at the top. Only Lee Hyori has been able to do this.

[@rythrinx9998]

@@ThinkB4YouType I find it annoying when people compare different generation of artists, there should be leaders in every generation.. And Queen/King/Legends these are all titles give to the people who reached a higher peak than everyone else who were in the same generation.. IU is definitely amongst these, unbelievable that she is still as relevant as ever despite being in the industry for 14+ years.

[@ThinkB4YouType]

@@rythrinx9998 As said in a previous reply, you are free to form your own "definition" regardless of how illogical or nonsensical it may be. Nobody is comparing "talent" amongst different generations. This isn't a Michael Jordan vs. Lebron James who's the GOAT comparison. This is based on the fact that the entire Korean entertainment industry bows down to Lee Hyori. So, it only makes sense that she is THE Queen. Every other Kpop "Queen/King/Legends" that you want to give a title to is starstruck by Lee Hyori... IU included. Even though IU is objectively a far better singer, there is still a definite hierarchy when it comes to Korean celebrities and it is very obvious and visible. I suggest you watch the show Lee Hyori's Homestay. There were two seasons. The first season had IU working for Lee Hyori, and the second season had Yoona from GG working for Lee Hyori. You can see the admiration and humbleness IU and Yoona have when they are around Lee Hyori. They act like Lee Hyori is their master. You can also watch another Lee Hyori show called Seoul Check-in where "legends" like Kim Wan Sun, Uhm Jung Hwa, BOA, and Hwasa literally follow Lee Hyori's every word like they are her minions. These are "queens" by your definition that literally seem to be intimidated by Lee Hyori's sheer presence. When your favorite idols and celebrities act shy, reserved, and are on their best behavior around another celebrity... it means there are levels to the game, and Lee Hyori is on a different level.

[@Oh-wq3ts]

IU is recognized as the best artist in Korea. IU has a very good voice and good singing ability. Also, IU's song lyrics are famous for beautiful lyrics like a poem. Please react to more various IU songs (with English lyrics ^^)

[@StarlightBeloved]

Eight always makes me sob, just the way the lyrics are written it really feels like it's dedicated to Jonghyun, Sulli and Go Hara (3 of IU's friends who all took their own lives)

[@heyvkj2412]

IU's lyrics are top-notch, I wish international fans realize that everytime! Just check out her entire discography, it's worth the time HAHA

[@LeInspirations]

I like how you noticed how her songs are more classical! I totally agree. She debuted when she was just 16 years old and she sang with a lot of classical songs with other artists at that time!! I love IU and her songs and she is my QUEEEEN

[@vanessaalexandra2033]

The kpop princess 😊

[@MrStevenMosher]

shes been in the business 15 years!!

[@rodrw1igO-uew6h]

Wow ❤️🔥💗 thanks for the great reaction. IU's amazing live vocals

[@jiminsexposedshoulder6126]

You gotta watch Mamamoo's killing voice 😌 They are 4 insanely talented women!

[@monochromedout]

She's so adorable it physically hurts through a phone screen. She's such a talented singer-songwriter, and I think we'll discover she's an even better actress for years to come... That said, and for all her talent, she must be the most adorable person on the planet. Find me someone more adorable so I can stop rewatching IU videos just to see her smile and throw up cute hand gestures.

[@thaisrosenbaum6650]

IU is an artist and has had a beautiful career. If you can, listen to 'My Sea' and 'Love Poem', they're beautiful! Thanks for reacting.

[@marshamason-sowell4568]

John, what a nice reaction to a great performance. I'm just discovering IU through BTS. J-Hope appeared on her show "Palette" when he was promoting his Jack in the Box album. You should check it out. Their interaction was so sweet and they also sang together beautifully. Btw... Jungkook is the biggest IU fanboy, haha! And the song "Eight" she did with Suga has an MV!

[@coswong3813]

IU is one of my favorite singers. I know her when I was a teenager. Her 'Good day' and 'YOU&I' are my forever songs. ❤

[@jian3579]

Based on what you enjoyed the most, I would like to recommed live clips from her concerts of Blueming, Hold My Hand and Eight. It's all up on her YT channel. And also the MV of BIBBI, Palette, Twenty Three and Through the Night, Coin... hope to see more of IUs.. 🥰

[@supernazu4546]

IU debuted in 2008 when she was 14/15 .

[@afternoonhiho]

I love this. So genuine reaction

[@naniwardhani1719]

I LOVE IU 💘 💗

[@nicolevargas3058]

IU la mejor solista de Corea 💜

[@aspiresamori9696]

She also acted in many drama too.

[@robertthomas2312]

IU (Lee Ji-Eun) comes from heartbreaking poverty and started performing at 14. She is revered in Korea's entertainment industry and known as Korea's "Little Sister". I'm still trying to figure out if she's a better actress or kpop performer, as she's been the lead actress in a handful of my favorite kdramas. I'd enjoy seeing your reaction to her mv EIGHT, which was produced and featured Suga. It a very meaningful song for both IU and Suga, as it addresses the loss of 3 mutual friends.

[@psukwanto]

IU is amazing artist that I can respect!!! I have been following her since 2010. I have randomly heard her song in cafe and trying so hard to find who is that amazing singer 😂

[@morgannavel4552]

IU is one of the person I respect the most she deserve everyone's respect for what she did even though she went through really difficult times in her life and still managing to be one of the best singer I know. Her voice is so refreshing, everytime I hear her voice I feel like I'm going to paradise, the kind of voice that you know that nobody will be able to imitate, really soft cute voice but can also become really powerful. She's also really humble.

[@pigz2pigz]

IU debuted at 15 in 2008. At 29, she's a big senior figure among younger Kpop artists~ Even BTS~ Encores are her thing~ Some of her encores are as long as the concert itself~ According to reports her longest encore was 5 hours... 🤣🤣🤣

[@KpopChick_ttv]

I just ran into this and I love this guys reaction videos. IU in particular everyone has left the glowing reviews she deserves but if you want to do a deep dive.....she had a very difficult life. Childhood, etc. She also has a bad ear problem that makes it amazing she can even sing how she can. There's a story to her life that really puts into context just how special she is....

[@yurirahma]

Lee Ji-eun or commonly known as IU is a singer-songwriter, producer, model and actress from Korea, IU and Suga BTS were both born in 93, Some of the dramas played by IU : • Dream High (2011) • Salamander Guru and the Gang (2012) • You Are The Best! (2013) • Bel Ami (2013) • The Producers (2015) • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016) • My Mister (2018) • Persona (2019) • Hotel del Luna (2019) and others Now she is in a relationship with the actor, IU and her lover are close friends, they have been good friends since they met on the Inkigayo music program 10 years ago.

[@dam.x]

You forgot her best drama! My mister

[@mayzaiz]

@@dam.x they did put ny mister 😭

[@dam.x]

@@mayzaiz oh sorry I didn’t see it 😭😭

[@TangerineChant]

😍IU's music heals my soul whenever I'm feeling frustrated, stressed or sad. She's my music therapy ahaha. THank you for sharing your reaction and I hope more friends come across her music!

[@earthmother1541]

Now you will need to react to IU’s [and Suga’s] Mv-spacey!

[@joanporras237]

Jungkook is an avid fan of IU... on the recent concert of IU, Jeykey attended 2 days showing how an avid fan he is. IU also have a collab with Suga which is really a cool song... I Like her song is really nice to listen to...

[@Nothing-in5qb]

She is so 🥰 cute

[@mariellarhynelanzarrote5448]

Your daughter has a really good taste in music ❤. She is an all rounded artist. Very talented girl, our Jieun 🤍✨

[@IU-so4uf]

IU has the highest viewership on killing voice 54M views. She is also the number one artist in Korea. It's hard to succeed if you're a soloist, and I'm not from a big, well-known agency but IU has succeeded and beat the biggest groups ,She’s tops the charts without promotions or new songs. She also won the Writer of the Year Award, I think you saw her words, as she does not write anything. She also won many major awards such as Album of the Year and others. We will not finish counting her achievements. She is also the most followed Korean female artist on Spotify, She is also the best actress, won many awards, acted with director Hirokazu Koreeda, and was nominated for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, she's called the national treasure of Korea

[@Lycinha438]

More IU reacts 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Yooh_The_Pooh]

IU's tone of voice is like cotton candy

[@misosoup8030]

IU was born in May 1993, so she will be 30 this year. She is a singer-songwriter and an actress. I first saw her as an actress and thought she was great.

[@SKyLar55]

Definitely check out more from her. Her song, “eight,” that she did with Suga has a really deep meaning behind it. You should definitely react to it, and then react to the explanation video.

[@ednac7130]

IU is the standard. No other Korean female artist come even close to her.

[@WaitingForTheHook]

Taeyeon does.

[@Zinngoz]

@@WaitingForTheHook not really :) IU is the first female artist to hold a concert at Jamsil Olympic Stadium (till now).

[@Raymondli0406]

I love Taeyoen and I love IU, so guys could we just stop comparing and appreciate the fact that we get to hear good musics from good artists, isn't that great?

[@오잉-l4d5w]

@@Zinngoz vocal is taeyeon 😂

[@NekoChan97-q4j]

@@오잉-l4d5w then what about Aliee?

[@sunshinest8150]

She was only able to start writing her own songs after her Last Fantasy album. And most of those became huge hits, even her b tracks. Most of those songs too are inspired by her friends or the people around her: - Peach, was written with Sulli in mind - Twenty-three, was for those who do nothint but judge her - BBI BBI, was for her antis and haters - Eight, was for Sulli, Hara and Jonghyun. It really took a toll on her when her three friends (two of which can be considered her bff) died. There's a lot so it really hits differently when you know the background story to each of her song.

[@jimin13love]

I love her voice💗

[@JohnReavesLive]

Same!! It’s so pure! ❤

[@jimin13love]

@@JohnReavesLive it is 🥺🤍

[@feerguillen]

IU 💙 queen 👑

[@erikoenglish1651]

IU official KZbin channel has a talk show called Pallet. Last year Jhope was a guest. Please check it out.

[@aprxamr]

Our queen ❤

[@iambarryallen]

IU is the Michael Jordan of Kpop. Literally GOAT of Kpop Industry

[@aprlynslzr2490]

Michael Jordan? 🤔

[@UrWeid]

@@aprlynslzr2490 it's a compliment analogy for sure, Jordan IS a legend one of a kind in the NBA

[@wj0067]

Lee Ji-eun, also known by her stage name IU, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with her first extended play Lost and Found. Born: May 16, 1993 (age 29 years) and she is also an AMAZING actress "Hotel del Luna" is one of my favorite.

[@behjerabrl1it]

Great reaction 🫰🫰🫰 Thanks for your support. 🧡 My Queen IU

[@brionyfakatou1620]

When Jungkook was younger he actually had a massive crush on IU. There are whole compilation videos about Jungkook’s crush on IU, but then anytime he went anywhere near her he would freeze up and wouldn’t be able to say a word to her. It was pretty adorable.

[@manuakasam]

IU is one of those stars that have reached the position they are at because of her immense hard working nature. She came from nothing. The money she earns, she treats like hard earned money and puts it to good use. She's also a phenomenal acrtress on top of it - she out "My Mister" if you want to know what I'm talking about. Her music; overall; isn't really for me, but the Dingo best of is something that's on my kpop playlist for sure.

[@hlee6689]

She’s been in the industry since her teens 😊

[@neymaruSenior]

omg your reactions are so cute thank you!

[@danielprato8396]

Hi, I'm Brazilian and I've been following IU for about 3 years and for me she's one of the most complete artists in South Korea. I really like her work. a powerful and velvety voice at the same time

[@darahope]

She has such a beautiful voice, she is so popular and loved in korea. I love her she's so cute💜. She is also a well-known actress.