”Sealed with Love wins all’..Artist IU’s courage, and growing pains [Oh! Strong Focus]

[OSEN=Reporter Kim Soo-hyung] Singer and actress IU (real name Lee Ji-eun) has released a new song, ‘Love wins’ The title was quickly changed to ‘Love wins all’, becoming a hot topic. What attracts attention is the fact that she quickly accepted this, leaving behind her artist’s stance.

Previously, IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment announced IU’s ‘2024 IU H.E.R. through official SNS on the 17th. World Tour Concert’ In addition to the news, the promotion for the pre-released song ‘Love Wins’ attracted attention. This song is IU’s first new song in 2 years and 1 month, and it was highly anticipated as BTS member V and director Eom Tae-hwa of the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’ collaborated. The agency also said, “IU, who has communicated closely with her fans and shared love and respect with them, please look forward to the new performance she will present.”

However, after IU’s new song title ‘Love wins’ was released, negative opinions were raised online. ‘Love Wins’ is a phrase that was used as a slogan among sexual minorities in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional, and has since been used in events related to homosexuality and gender equality around the world. reason. After the release of the ‘Love wins’ poster featuring IU and V facing each other, some netizens expressed concern that a slogan meaningful to sexual minorities could be altered in a different way.

Accordingly, IU made a big decision to change the song name. On the 19th, IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment said, “IU’s pre-released song ‘Love wins’ is scheduled to be released at 6pm on the 24th as of today. It was announced that the title will be changed to ‘Love wins all’.

In particular, the agency explained, “We accept concerns that the important message will be obscured by the title of this song, and we want to further respect and support everyone who lives and loves in various ways.”He also added, “I sincerely hope that all love will win in a world without hate, and that the meaning of this song will be conveyed without hurting anyone.”

As soon as the controversy arose, opinions were quickly accepted. Some say that this is somewhat unprecedented. Some say that this is because there is a precedent for the song ‘Jeje’ included in IU’s album ‘Chatshire’ from about six years ago. Regarding the controversy at the time, IU said, “There were parts of the album I was producing for the first time that I wasn’t able to do perfectly,”and added, “As I spent a lot of time preparing the album, I did everything I could to ensure that nothing was missed or overlooked.”prepared well. “I think she can show a better side of herself,” she said. Even at that time, IU spoke honestly about the controversies and issues surrounding her and expressed her desire to show more advanced music.

Is that why? Using precedent as a stepping stone, IU set out to settle the controversy by making the unconventional decision to change the title of her new song about four days after announcing it. It is noteworthy that he left his stance as an artist behind and made a bold decision to not obscure the song’s point. This is a part that showed his courage and growing pains at the time of his comeback.

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