IU dances to her own beat and makes music that moves her rather than chasing what popular in the moment. I love that IU doesn’t box herself in a box to a certain genre. I don’t like listening to same type of music by many artists when they feel like they can money that way. You can fully appreciate once you know who IU is, then you can appreciate her talent. Good listening!

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

She definitely does, she is such a fun quirky person

IU is unique because of that... Because it brings rhythms that no one would dare to do again so as not to lose popularity. He likes everything old. Their sounds are unique. She also teaches the youngest about rhythms that they would never hear without her. This is his darkest song. Best regards

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

This is her darkest song? Wow!

Famous lyricist Kim Eana says this is her favorite IU-written song. Because the love expressed isn't 'intellectual' but visceral.

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

I could agree with that

She is music noir defined in Korea, with jazz stylings, broadway musical sounds and lounge music that comes from an era past. And she obviously doesn’t care that it isn’t all hit material. Epilogue” from Lilac Album is a relatively short song, and shorter in MV, but her background vocals (which she did do) are a trip… you figure the decade- 20s,30s ???

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

I feel like 30s is probably spot on, I feel like that is more or less when the Noir style seemed to have been at peak

IU just like to make any kind of genre of music that she likes as she can do any.

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Apparently! But she makes it sound good though

Yess, when I listened to this I imagined an era very long ago, a song sung in a dark smoky lounge. Another song by IU that gives a similar feeling is Epilogue.

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Yes! That is exactly where I was

Amazing as always ❤

Probably my second favorite song of hers. But my current most played of hers.

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Oh is that right? This one was pretty good

I recommend you to check IU - Blackout live concert version.😁

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Alright!

It seems that IU likes old styles that are not that popular anymore and puts them in the spotlight once again.

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely she does!

Oh no I was feeling under the weather last night and had to go to bed early, now I have so much reactions to catch up on haha well here we go

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Haha! Oh no! Not on the Grand Finale part too, there is so much that came out lol

@FloraNB

5 ай бұрын

@@Killdeer25 I finally caught up! And now it's time for bed 😊😴

It's funny, I was about to say "the sound is so different, I wouldn't even really call this pop music, and also it sounds kinda.... French?" And then the first thing you said was calling it "noir" 😂 Which I know isn't the same as French, but yeah no that is also a good description. For some reason I never had that exact association but I feel like that was also because when I first heard the song I was listening to the album with spring or summer in mind like some of the photos in the album, like IU in a garden of flowers. But maybe it was because of that context that I also felt something uncanny about the song, so I think the visuals I get when listening to it are more of a summer day but one where the sun is uncomfortably bright and kind of pale, maybe in a sad or tragic movie or something. I don't know if any of that makes sense haha 😅 But when you see it performed in the dark like this I totally hear the noir film lounge sound you’re talking about!

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

haha! ohh my poor brain, it goes a million miles per hour sometimes, I think a lot of times the visual is how I will see some songs for the rest of time.

❤😊

definitely has a noir feel

@Killdeer25

5 ай бұрын

Agreed!