[THE OFFICIAL] IU 아이유 Thread

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20131014 OFFICAL Inkigayo Photos of IU’s comeback stage - Between The Lips

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[xHanaParkx]

i really amaze the song the red shoes has story behind it i forgot @.@

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class="entry-title"I found some article about IU :X
class="entry-title"Review Time: IU – The Red Shoes  by Errin

To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of IU,but her new album “Modern Times” is truly awesome! There isn’t one single track that I don’t like! Her voice is so soft and pleasant, that it melts my heart when I hear the songs! Before I talk about her title track “The red shoes”, I want to talk a little about her album!Her album has that ’20s-’30s jazzy vibe that I totally adore! Every single track is beautiful, and if I were to choose, “Between the lips” is definitely my favourite! <3

The concept for her title track “The red shoes” is based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen which has the same name! The fairy tale follows the life of Karen , a peasant girl who becomes spoiled once she is adopted by rich parents. She had an  old  pair of red shoes,but later tricks her adoptive mother into buying her new, shiny red shoes. I believe,that’s why in the music video, sometimes the image of her shoes is in black and white (old shoes vs new shoes). A mysterious man makes strange remarks about her shoes, and soon, they take control over her,making her unable to stop dancing. The fairy tale, in comparison to the bright,happy music video, serves as a lesson to vain children everywhere. As cruel as it may sound, in the real story, the girl dances even when her legs are amputated…
Ok….now let’s get over the sad moment! Her music video is very cheerful, with her dancing, laughing, trying on clothes.. The dancing is so energetic but challenging,I can’t wait to see her live comeback on music programs..

In her MV, there are several artist that make an appearance, like Peppertones and  Yoo Hee Yeol (he’s the CEO of  Antenna Music and he is going to be the new judge on “K-pop Star”), but the cutest one out there is definitely the model Jang Ki Yong. OMG…hotness overloaded! Well, this autumn brings a lot of good comebacks and IU just started the season. If you have time, listen to her entire album, I’ll guarantee you won’t regret it! Also, convince yourselves of the awesomeness  of this song and music video by checking it out below! (In case you didn’t see it yet )

source : http://chrissmile.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/reviewtime-iu-the-red-shoes/

[Guest lucypeachy]

omg.. iu brought me to kpop.. been loving kpop and iu ever since~she's damn gorgeous!! red shoes song didnt get to me but now i'm addicted to it.. dammn!

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another article about IU :X

class="entry-title"IU Releases “The Red Shoes” and It Has Zero FlawsBy Phillip – October 8, 2013

I’m ready to call this her best release yet. Anyone else agree?

Where to begin? The Red Shoes is beautiful, featuring an instrumental performed by extraordinary Japanese musicians and a concept that’s to die for. So much art and love and passion in this project- IU‘s music never disappoints. For those familiar with the age old Anderson tale The Red Shoes, IU’s new video takes its concept and breathes new life into it. I’m going to post a rundown of what I and some others believe the MV means below, so watch it first and then check back to see what we think!

Tying into the name of her new album Modern Times IU is from the past and is transported to the modern world through a pair of red shoes, summoned by her future lover. The two fall in love and start enjoying each other’s company, hanging out with friends, and opening up IU’s eyes to a brand new life. But because she’s from the past she has to eventually return, and IU’s boyfriend knows this so he returns the red shoes he had taken off her feet to her. IU doesn’t want to go back since she’s loving her new life, but the red shoes give chase and eventually catch her. For such a fun video the story kind of ends on a sad note, because IU is transported back to her time and she and her lover are separated. Speaking of sadness, if you read the lyrics she mentions how she actually isn’t sad because she was dancing, which is what the shoes made her do. I’m glad IU is okay, but I’m still pretty upset! Another thing to note is how previously her life was colorless, but it was only after coming into the new age and meeting her love that her life became filled with color. Of course, these are just our thoughts and the video is up to your own interpretation- I’d love to hear what you all think! But isn’t all of this fantastic?! Thank you to every commenter that brainstormed and helped bring all of these concepts to light! The Red Shoes is truly a special release!

I’m not one to listen to 1930′s swing music on the regular, but I’m downloading The Red Shoes and potentially the rest of Modern Times. I WILL be listening to this as I carry out my day, entering it’s world and completely immersing myself in it’s atmosphere. For IU to have gotten me interested in such an old style of music through her modernization really shows how great she and her team are. I mean look at the credits- she had an epic support system for this! I’m so happy IU found a niche in Kpop, one that she can truly call her own. The Red Shoes is magical!!!

After her 2nd regular album [Last Fantasy] and the mini album [Every end of the Day], IU is coming back after 1 year and 5months with the new theme of ‘Maturity through musical development’.

The title song is a new work done by Lee min-soo and Kim eana togtheter, and they got their inspiration from the Anderson fairy tale [ The Red Shoes], which is about a red shoe that if you wear it, you will dance no matter of your own will.

The song has 1930s big band swing mixed with classical and vintage parts in it. The session work is also done in a 1930s classical swing style. In order to do this, the master of drama/animation/musical music,Toyama Kazuhiko, and under his direction, the best big band of Japan worked together. It was done in a improvisation manner, and here Lee min-soo’s dramatic song line and the chorus worked well with to make a ‘big’ music.

[xHanaParkx]

ohh thank you to those info now i understand :3

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kimsoyeon18 said: ohh thank you to those info now i understand :3

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lucypeachy said: omg.. iu brought me to kpop.. been loving kpop and iu ever since~she's damn gorgeous!! red shoes song didnt get to me but now i'm addicted to it.. dammn!

[Guest lucypeachy]

airbening said: lucypeachy said: omg.. iu brought me to kpop.. been loving kpop and iu ever since~she's damn gorgeous!! red shoes song didnt get to me but now i'm addicted to it.. dammn!

[KatKat09]

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IU's songs in Modern Times are so awesome, but since i'm not familiar on how songs are judged in inkigayo, what would have been the basis that her song did not win ?

:-/

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NEWS ALLERT!!!
IU took down the offer for "Pretty Man" Drama
and focused on music instead for now..
She gonna having CONCERT!!!!
I'm hoping shes gonna Concert in South Asia too like my country (Indonesia)..
Yippie..

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@KatKat09 “Digital sales will count for 50%, SNS points 30%, and mobile votes for 20% [of the total score].”
I Think IU loose in SNS and mobile votes since The SNS points will be calculated based on artists’ popularity on social media sites such as YouTube and Twitter. For Twitter, many fangirl tweet for boyband even became trending topic at that time so their point higher than IU and for mobile votes ..and I think many fangirl can vote for their boyband too..
But congrats for the winner, I'm hoping IU will win next week..

[KatKat09]

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thanks for that info, if it was based on artistry, grand production, performance level, and music genre IU would have defeated them all!

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[KatKat09]

Red Shoes is really something special.

Personally, i never liked anything that is red, not that i hate the color but its just not a favorite of mine. Most of my clothes, accessories are earth-tones.

But eversince i saw the video and saw how IU is gorgeous in red shoes, im really gonna look for a pair like that and buy it.

I'll wear it just about everywhere Lol.

And it may even make me dance too! wow.

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 KatKat09 said: @airbening thanks for that info, if it was based on artistry, grand production, performance level, and music genre IU would have defeated them all! :-bd

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KatKat09 said: Red Shoes is really something special. Personally, i never liked anything that is red, not that i hate the color but its just not a favorite of mine. Most of my clothes, accessories are earth-tones. But eversince i saw the video and saw how IU is gorgeous in red shoes, im really gonna look for a pair like that and buy it. I'll wear it just about everywhere Lol. And it may even make me dance too! wow.

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My Top 5 songs from IU's Modern TImes Album change almost every couple days..
Now my top five:
1. Voice Mail
2. Red Shoes
3. Bad Day
4. Everybody has secrets
5. Between The Lips


*listening now..

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me too, IU brought me to Kpop.

welcome to IU thread @lucypeachy

may I ask you something??

What your fav song in "Modern TImes" album??

Me tooooo. IU is the only kpop singer Iknow besides Nichkhun. I'm not 2PM's fan but I have to know him since I'm from Thailand. Keke. I've never understood kpop fanclub before until now. Sometimes I wonder how have become this crazy. Lol

[xHanaParkx]

lol she dont wanna acting atm she is focusing singing go IU

[akinahana89]

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