Jeong Mi-jo on IU:
"I love IU's music, especially her self-composed songs. Her voice feels like a warm embrace, and her lyrics are poetic and sincere. She's one of those rare artists who conveys deep emotions so naturally. Every time I listen to her, I feel comforted."
Director Gavin Lin Hsiao-chen, whose film ‘Sunshine Women's Choir’ (2025) became the highest-grossing Taiwanese film of all time, shared that he really loved #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines
“I hope I get the chance to work with IU someday.”
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Sutradara Taiwan, Gavin Lin, memuji WLGYT dan bilang ingin kerja bareng IU 🥹
Beliau remake film Korea “Harmony” (2010) dengan judul “Sunshine Women’s Choir” (2025) dan katanya jadi salah satu film terlaris sepanjang masa di Taiwan
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[INTERVIEW] 260708 New Balance Ambassador IU for Vogue Korea (July 2026)
@VogueKorea: “A singer and actress whose name and face are known by everyone in Korea. An artist who has written and sung songs so iconic that people recognize them from just the opening notes instantly…”
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Leagues above the noise, a powerhouse who rose from the ground up and stayed at the top through pure dedication, grace, and unmatched hard work. Let her success do the talking.
Moving past online toxicity really lets you appreciate true greatness. At the end of the day, IU will always be IU. Her career is a masterclass in resilience she has consistently risen above every piece of criticism, turning doubt into record-breaking success (1)
Professor Lee Ik-joo, a Ph.D. in Korean History from SNU and former president of the Organization of Korean Historians, critiques the recent backlash against Perfect Crown. He argues that the criticism is not driven by academic rigor, but by emotional bias and selective outrage.
He points out that while The King and the Clown contained significant historical inaccuracies (e.g., the depiction of local officials and the life of King Danjong), it was showered with praise because it was a popular box-office success.
He criticizes "experts" and YouTubers who were silent on the errors of hit movies but swarmed to tear this drama apart, arguing they are merely chasing public sentiment rather than maintaining academic objectivity.
The Professor emphasizes that this drama is a work of fiction based on an alternate-history premise—a 21st-century constitutional monarchy.
He argues that because the title specifically uses "Grand Prince" (Daegun—the son of a King), the drama is intentionally set in a Kingdom hierarchy, not an Empire. Following the show's internal logic is not "historical distortion," but consistent world-building.
Professor Lee warns that viewers must stop trying to learn actual history from historical dramas or films. He states clearly: "Historical dramas are not history."
Professor Lee concludes that this entire controversy is a misdirected witch hunt. If these critics actually cared about accuracy, they would hold every project to the same standard regardless of how popular it is, rather than using "history" as a weapon to attack creative choices they personally dislike. It’s time to stop letting bandwagon opinions dictate the discourse.
Tell them, Sir! 🗣️
#PerfectCrown #IU #ByeonWooseok
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idk why people are acting like iu is traumatized with the book my sweet orange tree when the first thing she did after the controversy was sang zeze in her concert and there's an orange cat in her building rn whose name is zeze 😭