IU has released her latest mini album Spring
of A Twenty Year Old, which is a follow-up to her successful Last Fantasy
album.
Fondly known as the ‘nation’s little sister’,
it is no surprise that she has chosen to promote her album through appearances on
music shows such as Inkigayo, Mnet or Music Bank.
Nevertheless, all three songs from her
latest album is ranked in top 20 of Soribada’s Music Chart, with Every End of
the Day ranking 1st place, Don’t Like That Person at 8th
place and Peach at 17th place.
IU has also managed to grab the top spot on
the Billboard K-pop 100 Chart with her song Every End of the Day for two weeks
in a row.
Peach is a mellow ballad apparently written
from a perspective of someone falling in love with a really young girl. IU has mentioned
that she wrote this song while thinking about f(x)’s Sulli, but fans have ideas
otherwise, interpreting that she wrote it with Big Bang's Taeyang in mind. The lyrics
glaringly pointed out the Inkigayo moment where he hugged her while on air, and
the fans got the idea from there on.
Peach is a really delightful song, and a
really good one to relax to. Check out the short live video of Peach filmed in
Venice below if you have to listen to the song!
Every End of the Day is similar her
previous tracks Good Day and You and I in terms of tempo and arrangement,
including the feel good vibe that emanates from the song. An uplifting song for
sure, and check out the lengthy music video for Every End of the Day below. (Be
cautioned though, it is really long... so watch it only if you have time to
spare!)
Don’t Like That Person, as the title suggests,
is a hate song which is surprisingly mellow. Though not full of angst like
other songs out there, IU’s emotion and tone used is capable of conveying the
feeling of dislike.
IU will also be holding her first solo
concert titled Real Fantasy in Seoul. It is a two-day concert at Kyunghee
University on June 2nd and 3rd, and the tickets have been
sold out ever since the sale started in April.
Hopefully IU will continue to produce more
wonderful works in the future, as she is an outstanding singer in the sea of K-pop
idols.
PS: Click on the bold title of Peach for the English translations of the lyrics. Credits go to kpoplyrics.net
The author is an IU fan from the release of
her Real album, coupled with her appearance on the drama Dream High.
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