[News] IU's 'You & I' takes over the music charts the second it was released... 'All songs in a row'


IU's 2nd full album that was released at midnight has gotten an explosive response from music fans.

An hour after IU's 2nd album 'Last Fantasy' was revealed, on Melon, Bugs, Dosirak, Mnet, Naver Music and the rest of the nation's online music sites, 1~13th place was taken by all the songs from her album.

IU's album was getting a lot of interest from her fans having Kim Kwangjin, Yoon Sang, Jung Sukwon, Jung Haehyung, Lee Juk, Kim Hyungsuk, Jung Sukwon, Kim Hyuncheol, Yoon Jongshin, Lee Minsoo, Corinne Bailey Rae, G-Gorilla, Ra.D and many of the nation's top musicians and composers taking part in producing the album. Through this album, she was able to leap through the generations and receive love from many people. Not only that, she also became the center of attention for music fans for meeting their expectations.

Producer Jo Youngchul, who was in charge of IU's second full album as well as 'Good Day', stated that the album 'Last Fantasy' shows IU's fantasy, mind and imagination as she is beginning to look towards her 20s, and it was only through IU's delicateness and sensitivity that they were able to finish this album.

IU used all the skills that she had and was very devoted in making this album. It includes a song that she created herself, and she wrote the lyrics for the majority of the songs which shows how sensitive she has become as well as how much she has grown. Lastly, she tried to show the special characteristic of each of the songs by carefully looking over each of the songs and adjusting parts of it, showing her potential as a vocalist.

IU's fans that listened to her 2nd album praised it with comments such as "Well made 'music' has finally come out. There aren't any songs to leave out, it certainly is the best album.", "You & I is a big hit" and "Looks like 'You & I' is going to become a hit like 'Good Day'"

IU's company, LOEN Entertainment, revealed "The second full album is the best present that IU can give to her fans. Through 'You & I' we hope everyone will be able to see IU's 'music charms'."

IU's second full album 'Last Fantasy' is available through online music sites Melon, Dosirak, Cyworld, Mnet, Bugs, and Soribada as well as Gyobo Book store and Shinara Records and she is planning to promote 'You & I' on music programs this week.

Translation: -Hope @ WeHeartIU.com
Edited by: TheFly @ WeHeartIU.com
Source: TV Report