^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
This is a list of awards and nominations received by South Korean singer-songwriter and actress Lee Ji-eun, best known by her stage name
IU.
IU won Song of the Year at both the 3rd
Melon Music Awards and the 9th
Korean Music Awards for her single "
Good Day". That same year, she won Record of the Year (Digital) at the 20th
Seoul Music Awards and Best Solo Vocal Performance at the 13th
Mnet Asian Music Awards. The single gathered a total of seven trophies on three music programs including Music Bank, Inkigayo and M Countdown. Her second Korean album Last Fantasy yielded one single, "You and I". Upon its release, Last Fantasy was a commercial success, selling almost seven million copies of digital tracks in its first week of release.[1] The total number of its digital sales surpassed the 10 million mark the following week.[2] The album sold over 117,000 copies, making it the 15th best-selling Korean album in 2011. The following year, she won Record of the Year (Album) and Best Female Artist at the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards. She additionally earned ten trophies on music programs for her lead single "You & I".
In 2017, IU was one of the most nominated and awarded acts at the 9th Melon Music Awards, winning three out of six nominations, including Album of the Year, Top 10 Artists, and the Best Songwriter Award. At the 7th
Gaon Chart Music Awards, she was nominated in seven categories winning five, including Lyricist of the Year and Producer of the Year for her third Korean album Palette. The singer also won Best Pop Album for Palette respectively at the 15th Korean Music Awards. At the 2018
Golden Disc Awards, she won two categories including Song of the Year for "
Through the Night".[3]
She has been honored the Prime Minister's Commendation in 2015 by the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for her work as a musician and was recognized as a style icon by the
Style Icon Awards in 2008 and 2011, respectively.[4][5] In 2012, IU was identified as one of the most influential people in South Korea by the
Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, and has since been mentioned five times. IU has also won several awards for her work as an actress, earning the title of "Best New Actress" at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in You're the Best.[6]
^Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.[18]
^Visionary Awards, which started in 2020, selects and awards people who lead roles in the Korean entertainment industry. It highlights the meaning and achievements of a person whose chosen trend keywords penetrated the entertainment industry, including broadcasting, movies, music, and performances, and presents the next vision of the cultural sector with outstanding achievements and influence.[166]
^The Sisa Journal is one of the major weekly news magazines in Korea.[188] Established in 1989,[189] its annually conducted 'Who Moves Korea' survey determines the most influential figures in the country and highlights next-generation leaders of Korea.[190][191] The survey is conducted on a total of 1000 experts across 10 fields, including professors, journalists, politicians, businessmen, and cultural artists.[192]
^Lee Da-gyeom (December 2, 2021).
"[2021 AAA] 방탄소년단·임영웅·아이유·정호연·김선호, U+아이돌Live 인기상" [[2021 AAA] BTS, Young-woong Lim, IU, Ho-yeon Jeong, Seon-ho Kim, U+Idol Live Popularity Award] (in Korean). Maeil Economic Daily.
Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Naver.
^"AAA 인기상 후보100 사전투표 - 가수" [AAA Popularity Award Candidate 100 Advance Voting - Singer]. Star News (in Korean). September 5, 2023.
Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^"【APMA 2022】亚洲流行音乐大奖2022年度获奖名单" [【APMA 2022】 Asian Pop Music Awards 2022 Winners List] (in Chinese). December 28, 2022.
Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^Cho, Yeon-kyung (April 7, 2023).
"제59회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 최종 후보 공개" [59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TV/Film/Play Finalists Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC.
Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim Jeong-yeon (April 27, 2023).
"아이유-갓세븐 박진영, 백상예술대상 인기상 1위" [IU-GOT7 Park Jin-young, Baeksang Arts Awards Popularity Award 1st Place] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang.
Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Hyun-rok (November 7, 2022).
"헤어질 결심, 43회 청룡영화상 13개 부문 최다 후보…한산 헌트 10개 후보[공식]" [Decision to break up, the most nominations in 13 categories at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards... 10 candidates for Hansan and Hunt [Official]. SporTV News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Mi-hwa (November 25, 2022).
"고경표·이지은·임윤아·다니엘 헤니, 인기스타상 수상 [청룡영화상]" [Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Ji-eun, Lim Yoon-a, and Daniel Henney won the Popular Star Award [Blue Dragon Film Awards]] (in Korean). MT Star News.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022 – via Naver.
^Noh, Yi-seul (May 2, 2022).
"2PM 이준호·유재석·태연·아이유·강다니엘 등, 2022 브랜드 고객충성도 1위" [2PM's Lee Jun-ho·Yoo Jae-suk·Taeyeon·IU·Kang Daniel etc. Ranked No. 1 in Customer Loyalty in 2022]. Sports W (in Korean).
Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^"2021 올해의 브랜드 대상 수상 기업" [2021 Brand of the Year Grand Prize Winner]. kcforum (in Korean). August 19, 2021.
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^"20주년 어워즈 – 가장 사랑받은 음악 20" [20th Anniversary Awards – 20 Most Loved Music]. Bugs! (in Korean).
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^"20주년 어워즈 – 가장 사랑받은 아티스트 20" [20th Anniversary Awards – 20 Most Loved Artists]. Bugs! (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^Nam, Yoo-jung (August 28, 2022).
"헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo.
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^Lee Woo-young (October 6, 2022).
"[2022 부일영화상] 여자 올해의 스타상 이지은" [[2022 Buil Film Awards] Female Star of the Year Award Lee Ji-eun]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean).
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^Kim, Jeong-jin (September 30, 2022).
"'헤어질 결심', 춘사국제영화제서 감독상 등 3관" ['Decision to Leave' wins 3 awards including Best Director at Chunsa International Film Festival] (in Korean). k-odyssey.
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^Park Hyun-taek (January 24, 2019).
"방탄소년단·아이콘 3관왕…'가온차트 뮤직어워드' 정상". E-Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^Yoon, Ki-baek (January 27, 2022).
"BTS 8관왕·아이유 5관왕… 가온차트 최고의 별 [종합]" [BTS 8 wins, IU 5 wins...Gaon Chart's Best Star [Overall]] (in Korean). E Daily.
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^"2022 GMA, 부문별 후보 공개…김호중·임영웅→세븐틴·NCT드림·아이브 등 대상후보" [2022 GMA reveals nominations by category... Kim Ho-jung, Lim Young-woong → Seventeen, NCT Dream, IVE, etc. grand prize candidates]. ETNEWS (in Korean). October 7, 2022.
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^"아이유, 3년만 음원부문 대상 "1월 중 응원 담은 곡 공개할 것"(종합)[2021 골든디스크]" [IU 3 years sound Prize "will support 1 containing songs released in May" (General) [2021 Golden Disk]. NATE News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^Kim, Ji-hye (January 8, 2022).
"[골든디스크]방탄소년단·아이유, 음반·음원 부문 대상 영예..NCT 127→세븐틴 본상(종합)" [[Golden Disc] BTS, IU, the grand prize in the album and music category...NCT 127 → Seventeen Bonsang (comprehensive)] (in Korean). Herald Pop.
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^Park, Jae-hwan (October 12, 2022).
"제 58회 대종상 영화제 내달 9일 개최... '헌트' 12개, '헤어질 결심' - '한산' 11개 부분 노미네이트" [The 58th Daejong Film Festival to be held on the 9th of next month... 12 nominations for 'Hunt', 'Decision to break up' - 11 parts for 'Hansan] (in Korean). KBS Media.
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^Jo Jae-young (October 18, 2021).
"조정석·아이유, '광고주가 뽑은 좋은 모델상' 선정" [Jo Jung-seok and IU selected as 'Advertisers' Choice Good Model Award]. yna (in Korean).
Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^Park, Mi-ae (October 24, 2022).
"헤어질 결심', 영평상 최우수작품상 선정…공로상 안성기" ['Decision to break up' selected for Best Picture at the Youngpyeong Awards... Achievement Award Ahn Sung-ki] (in Korean). E-Daily.
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^아이유·방탄소년단·레드벨벳, 한국대중음악상 후보 노미네이트(종합) [IU, BTS, Red Velvet, Korean Music Awards Nominations]. The Korea Herald (in Korean). February 6, 2018.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^Seo, Jeong-min (March 1, 2022).
"에스파, 한대음 3관왕...이랑 '올해의 음반' 등 2관왕" [Aespa, Han Dae-eum 3 crowns...Lee Rang's two trophies including 'Album of the Year'] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh.
Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Naver.
^"2013 Melon Music Awards". www.melon.com (in Korean). November 14, 2013.
Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^Lee Ji-hyun (November 13, 2014).
"아이유, 2014 MMA 올해의 아티스트상 수상.."놀라운 해"" [IU won the 2014 MMA Artist of the Year award..."Amazing year"] (in Korean). MT Star News.
Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee Hye-rin (November 13, 2014).
"'2014 MMA' 아이유, TOP10 수상 "정말 놀라운 한해"" ['2014 MMA' IU, TOP10 Award "It's a really amazing year"] (in Korean). Osen.
Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^"2015 Melon Music Awards". www.melon.com (in Korean). November 9, 2015.
Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^Oh Bo-ram (December 5, 2020).
"방탄소년단, '멜론뮤직어워드' 2년 연속 대상 부문 싹쓸이" [BTS sweeps away the Grand Prize at the 'Melon Music Awards' for 2 consecutive years] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency.
Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee Min-ji (December 5, 2020).
"'MMA 2020' 방탄소년단, 3개 대상 싹쓸이...6관왕 등극(종합)" ['MMA 2020' BTS sweeps 3 grand prizes...6 gold medals (overall)] (in Korean). Newsen.
Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^Baek Yoon-gi (December 4, 2021).
"아이유·BTS·에스파, 'MMA 2021' 대상 [종합]" [IU, BTS, Espa, 'MMA 2021' Grand Prize [General]] (in Korean). E-Daily.
Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^[SBS 연기대상]한석규, 5년만 대상..'낭만닥터' 7관왕 쾌거(종합) [[SBS Drama Awards] Han Suk-gyu, Daesang... "Doctor Crush" takes seven awards] (in Korean). Star News. January 1, 2017.
Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
^Choi, Joon-yong (December 30, 2010).
아이유-조권-민호 등 10명, 첫 신설된 SBS 예능 뉴스타상 수상 [10 people, including IU, Jo Kwon, and Minho, received the first newly established SBS Entertainment New Star Award]. Asiae (in Korean).
Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Naver.
^SBS연예대상 '영웅호걸', 베스트 팀워크상 수상. asiae.co.kr (in Korean). December 30, 2010.
Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^Jang Chang-hwan (December 28, 2011).
SBS, '연예대상' 17개 수상 부문 발표 [SBS announces 17 award categories for 'Entertainment Awards']. Naver (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^Choi, Eun-mi (January 23, 2022).
"[제31회 서울가요대상]NCT 127, 첫 대상 "오래 꿈꿔 왔다"..임영웅 '4관왕'→트롯 대세 증명(종합)" [[31st Seoul Music Awards] NCT 127, first grand prize "I've been dreaming for a long time"..Lim Young-woong '4 crowns' → Trot trend proof (comprehensive)] (in Korean). Herald Pop.
Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Naver.
^"31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – 모바일 투표 현황" [31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – Mobile Voting Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^"U+아이돌Live 베스트아티스트상 1차 투표" [U+Idol Best Artist Award 1st Voting]. Idol Live TV (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^Kim, Yu-ri (February 24, 2016).
"'2015 숨피어워즈' 수상자 발표…김수현-엑소-빅뱅-송지효 등 '넘버원 한류스타' 등극" [The winners of the '2015 Soompi Awards' announced ... Kim Soo-hyun, Exo, Big Bang, Song Ji-hyo, etc. became 'number 1 hallyu stars]. NewsInside (in Korean).
Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^Lee, Min-ji (November 24, 2021).
윤여정-황동혁-유재석-BTS-에스파-최정남, 2021 비저너리 선정 [Youn Yuh-jung-Hwang Dong-hyuk-Yoo Jae-suk-BTS-Aespa-Choi Jung-nam, 2021 Visionary Selection]. Newsen (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^Jang Su-jeong (January 3, 2023).
"아이유·이정재·나영석 등 10명, CJ ENM '2023 비저너리' 선정" [10 people including IU, Lee Jung-jae, Na Young-seok, selected as CJ ENM '2023 Visionary] (in Korean). Dailyian.
Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^Yang, Mi-sun (March 23, 2018).
한국 연예계의 세대교체 [Generational change in Korean entertainment industry]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean).
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2020 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [40 Power Celebrities selected by Forbes Korea 2020]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean).
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2021 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [2021 Power Celebrity Selected by Forbes Korea 40]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean).
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