Wikipedia
IU may refer to:
Medicine- International unit, a unit for biological activity used in pharmacology
- Islamabad United a Pakistan Super League franchise
- Islamabad United a Geo Super Football League Team
- The IU, a Georgist political organization in London
- Intermediate Unit, a regional educational service agency in Pennsylvania
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Izquierda Unida ("United Left" in Spanish, political party):
- Izquierda Unida (Argentina)
- Izquierda Unida (Spain)
- Indiana University, a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States
- a misnomer for IUP, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Ho Chi Minh City International University, a member institution of Vietnam Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh city
- International University, Cambodia, a private higher education institution in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Istanbul University
- Ittihad University (United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah)
- IU (singer), a Korean singer
- Instruction unit, the part of a computer CPU that manages instruction fetch and instruction issue
- Saturn V Instrument Unit, a guidance system for the Saturn V rocket
- Intonational unit, a segment of speech
- Inuktitut language (ISO 639 alpha-2)
- Inter-universal Teichmüller theory, a mathematical theory by Shinichi Mochizuki
Iu may refer to:
- Iu interface, in the RANAP protocol
Lee Ji-eun (; born May 16, 1993), better known by her stage name IU , is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. While still in middle school, IU auditioned for various talent agencies with ambitions of becoming a singer. She signed with LOEN Entertainment in 2007 as a trainee and began her music career at the age of 15 with her debut album, Lost and Found. Her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought her mainstream success, but it was through "Good Day" , the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" spent five consecutive weeks at the top position of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and holds the record for spending the most number of weeks at No. 1 along with Psy's " Gangnam Style".Gaon Digital Chart references for "Good Day":
With the success of her 2011 albums, Real+ and Last Fantasy, IU established herself as a formidable force on the music charts of her native country and further cemented her girl next door image as Korea's "little sister". 2011 also saw her first foray into song-writing with "Hold My Hand", which was written for the television series The Greatest Love. IU's third full-length album release, Modern Times (2013) showcased a more mature style that was a departure from her established girlish image, with several tracks reaching the top 10 positions on Gaon Digital Chart. While her subsequent releases, including albums A Flower Bookmark and Chat-Shire, continued to deviate from the mainstream K-pop style, IU retained her dominance on music charts. Chat-Shire marked the first time she is credited as the sole lyricist and producer of her own album.
IU has released three studio albums and nine extended plays, scoring two number-one albums and fourteen number-one singles on the Gaon Music Charts. As one of the best-selling solo artists in the K-pop industry, which is dominated by boy and girl groups, she has been included on Forbes magazine's annual Korea Power Celebrity 40 list since 2012, reaching a peak ranking of number three in 2012.References for Forbes magazine's Korea Power Celebrity 40:
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Billboard recognized IU as the all-time leader of its Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart with the most number-one songs and the artist who has held the number-one position for the most number of weeks.
Aside from her music career, IU has also ventured into hosting radio and television shows, as well as acting. Following her supporting role in teen drama Dream High and minor appearances in several television series, IU starred in You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin, Pretty Man, and The Producers.