IU said her September concert at Goyang Stadium will likely be canceled due to worsening patulous Eustachian tube symptoms (though they do not affect her daily life or album production). Since the tour was central to promoting her sixth full-length album, the album will also be delayed by a few months.
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EDAM Entertainment (@edam_ent) issued the following statement regarding the rescheduling of IUβs concerts and the release schedule of her sixth full-length album.
βHello, this is EDAM Entertainment.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to UAENA and everyone who has always shown IU unwavering love and support.
After careful consideration, the company and IU recently determined that her current ear condition would make it difficult for her to proceed with scheduled performances. With her health as our highest priority, we have decided to adjust her upcoming concert schedule, including the concert at Goyang Stadium originally scheduled for this September, as well as the release schedule for her sixth full-length album.
We would like to clarify that the symptoms IU is experiencing are not severe enough to significantly affect her daily life. This decision was made to ensure that she can return to the stage in the best possible condition and deliver the highest-quality performances to her fans.
We will provide IU with our full support throughout her recovery and make every effort to ensure that she can meet her fans again in good health.
Further updates regarding IUβs album release and performance schedules will be announced through official statements at a later date.
We kindly ask for your understanding and continued warm support.
Thank you.β
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Hello, Uaena, our 8LIEN! Have you all been well?
Itβs been such a long time since I last greeted you like this π₯Ή
Iβve been spending my days getting energy from reading the messages Uaena have been writing to me on Dear U through Berriz.
I did talk about this and that through a voice message in the June Behind the Scenes, but Iβve been having fun preparing the album, getting ready for the concert, filming commercials, and working out hard too!! γ γ Before I knew it, about two months had already flown by since my birthday.
Recently, I also did a jacket photoshoot with a unique tone (which I really, really love!), and this is an album where Iβve been working with new staff members more than usual. So, while discovering new sides of myself, Iβve been focusing on finishing up the album.
There are already several tracks that have gone through mixing, so Iβve been listening to the new albumβs music all day long, having a happy little battle with myself like, βIs this song better?β or βAh, today, this one is my favorite.β Anywayβ¦ I really think an album that I truly love has come out of this!
Iβll stop my little life update here.
Originally, I just wanted to come visit Berriz and talk about how Iβve been doing lately after such a long time, but there was something that had been weighing on my mind recently. I think thatβs why I kept putting it off, one day at a time.
But I feel like now is the time to talk about it, so Iβve gathered the courage to write this post.
I didnβt want to make Uaena worry, so Iβm sorry in advance that I have to share news like this.
Iβve been writing and deleting this post over and over, wondering where I should start, but I think itβs probably best to just get straight to the point.
The Goyang Stadium concert that was scheduled for this September will ultimately be difficult to proceed with.
Actually, recently, my long-standing patulous Eustachian tube symptoms have been getting worse. Iβve been doing my best to manage them and take care of myself, but the weather also seems to be having some effectβ¦ And Iβve also been wondering if, considering how Iβve been feeling over the past few years, I may have pushed myself a little too hard because I was too eager to keep working.
My ear symptoms have always been unpredictable, getting better and worse as they please, but recently, the symptoms have been continuing day and night for several days at a time. Iβve repeatedly found it difficult to get into the right condition to sing.
Thankfully, I was able to find my own way of managing things in the recording studio, and fortunately, I was able to make the album without putting myself under too much strain.
After living with this condition for several years, it doesnβt cause any major difficulties in my everyday life. However, singing is something that is directly connected to the condition of my ears. And unlike recording in a studio, holding concerts where I have to move around a lot and sweat heavily seems to be too much for me for the time being. That is also the opinion of the medical professionals Iβve consulted.
First of all, it weighs very heavily on my heart, and Iβm so sorry that it looks like I wonβt be able to keep my promise to hold a concert during the time I have together with our 8th Uaena.
I know very well that Uaena have been eagerly waiting for September.
I, too, really, really, really⦠want to perform. I want to sing with Uaena, scream together, and run around with you all. But even I can feel that, in my current condition, holding a concert in September would be too much for me.
Actually, starting with the Goyang concert this year, I had been planning a nationwide tour for the first time in a long while. I was supposed to greet our 8LIEN passionately in Goyang and then begin the nationwide tour together with our 9th Uaena.
Iβm truly sorry that, because of the condition of my ears, it feels like Iβve ruined the second half of 2026 that could have been a happy time for all of usβ¦
As I mentioned earlier, the new album Iβve been working on, the album that will become my sixth full-length album, was also planned with concerts and the tour as the main focus of its promotion. Since the album and the tour are inseparable, unfortunately, I think the albumβs release will also have to be pushed back a little.
To come back after such a long time only to bring you disappointing news like thisβ¦ Iβm sure our Uaena must be really upset, and Iβm so sorry. Iβm so sorry that the words βIβm sorryβ canβt possibly express how sorry I feelβ¦
But I promise Iβll do everything I can to make sure you donβt have to wait too long. Iβll do my absolute best to bring you the new album and the concerts as soon as possible!
Iβll get treatment, take every measure I can, and focus all my efforts on getting back into better condition during the second half of the year. Iβll do everything I can, Iβll work like crazy so that at the very least, we can definitely be together at the beginning of 2027.
First of all, I was worried that Uaena would become even more concerned if you heard this news from articles before hearing it from me, so I wanted to honestly tell you what I can say right now, even if my thoughts are a little all over the place.
EDAM Entertainment will be making an official announcement later.
Once again, Iβm so incredibly sorry to our Uaena who have been looking forward to the concert and the albumβ¦
But I also want to ask you not to worry too much.
The condition I have isnβt something that causes me pain or prevents me from living my everyday life. Itβs simply that, because my profession is being a singer, Iβve made the decision that, in my current condition, it wouldnβt be appropriate for me to give the audience a concert where I can make them happy while performing in my best possible condition.
So you donβt need to worry, thinking, βIs IU very sick?β
Itβs been such a long time since my last full-length comeback, and both the company and I had prepared so many things. So Iβm really sad that everything has to be postponed like thisβ¦ and Iβm endlessly sorry to everyone.
Still, if I try to end this post on as positive a note as possibleβ¦
The album is really good.. π₯Ή Itβs truly so diverse! New genres, new people Iβve worked with, new stories, and all kinds of activities and performances on a scale befitting a full-length albumβ¦ None of these things are disappearing. Everything is only being postponed by a few months.
And since we have more time because of the postponement, Iβll use it to refine and improve whatever can be improved. I promise Iβll come back with even better results and activities that Uaena will be satisfied with.
So I hope you wonβt be too sad.
Iβm going to ask you to wait just a little longer. Please wait just a little bit. Iβll get better quickly and show you myself happily singing again. Just a little. Pleaseβ¦ Iβm sorry, Uaena.
Letβs leave the heavy topics for today. Just like I mentioned in my voice message, Iβll come visit you more often throughout July and talk about all sorts of things. Next time I come, Iβll come with a brighter mood!
Iβm truly, truly sorry once again for making Uaena feel so unsettled with this news todayβ¦ Iβm really, really sorry for making you worryβ¦ I promise this will be the last timeβ¦!!
Iβm truly sorry, and I love you so much.
I know Iβm not really in a position to say this, but still, I hope you have a nice evening, eat something delicious, and sleep well tonight.
I really, really miss you.