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IU Opens Up About Being a Solo Artist & the Charm of K-Pop | Billboard Global No. 1s


IU is Billboard Korea's No. 1 artist of the year for the Global No. 1s series. IU shares the pros of being a solo artist and more! Watch her interview.

Billboard has partnered with its 10-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. There’s a lot of glorious words attached to this selection, so I’m just grateful that they’re giving me another chance and it’s a little bit awkward and I’m honored, but I think it’s a very good feeling. In fact, there were many good and grateful suggestions, but I think I wrote it because I felt a little vague about collaborating with artists with different languages, so I used to refuse many times, but now I don’t.

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