IU's Dance Path Begins With Park Jin-young's Advice

The Chosun Ilbo · OSEN · 2026-11-06 15:04 UTC

IUs Dance Path Begins With Park Jin-youngs Advice IU discusses dance discovery on Gomyeok Namchin after Park Jin-youngs career-changing advice

[OSEN=Kim Soo-hyung Reporter] Singer and musical actor IU revealed the behind-the-scenes story of how a single comment from Park Jin-young led her to switch her career path from a ballad singer to a dance singer.

Broadcast on the 6th on KBS2TV's 'Sung Si-kyung's Gomyeok Namchin,' singer IU appeared and reminisced about her debut days.

During the broadcast, Sung Si-kyung mentioned the time when IU was once called the "female Bi." In response, IU said, "I originally dreamed of being a ballad singer," and revealed she spent four years as a trainee.

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