“By the Start of 2027, Together”: IU Now

IU at an Estée Lauder event, February 2026.

IU has given more than $5.6 million under the name IUAENA, wrote a song for her friend of 16 years, owned the Perfect Crown controversy, and told fans: by the start of 2027 at the latest, we’ll be together.

She Stayed Three Days at Her Friend’s Mother’s Funeral: The People Who Talk About Bae Suzy

Bae Suzy portrait, September 2026

Urban Zakapa’s Jo Hyun-ah, director Jang Hang-jun, Song Eun-i and Hyeri all tell the same kind of story about Bae Suzy. Here is every one we could source, plus 15 years of donations.