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IU Drops New Track ‘EIGHT’ Featuring BTS's Suga!

IU Drops New Track ‘EIGHT’ Featuring BTS's Suga!

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By Viroon on 06 May 2020
Senior Creative Editor
Passionate about fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Junk Food Junkie | When she’s not writing, you can find her at the pantry munching on snacks.

Uaena and A.R.M.Y, the wait is finally over! On May 6 at 6 p.m. KST, IU released her new single produced by and featuring BTS’s Suga. Perhaps one of the most anticipated collaborations of the year so far, IU’s track 'Eight' with BTS’s Suga is equal parts heart wrenching and comforting.

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At 7 p.m. KST, IU's track immediately took the top spot on many major real time charts -including MelonSoribadaGenieNaver and Bugs.

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The emotional single which is about growing up and turning 28. IU explained that the self-reflective song continues the legacy of her age-themed songs such as 'Twenty-three' and 'Palette'"If the previous songs used to take a form of an ‘essay’ through which I directly talked to listeners, ‘Eight’ is like a short novel that confesses my life as a 28-years-old by using a virtual figure and various metaphors,” wrote the singer in an introduction for 'Eight'.  

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Despite the freeing, upbeat tempo and catchy melody, the song’s lyrics are heart wrenching. Many fans also believed that 'Eight' could be a letter to her late friends, SHINee‘s Jonghyun and Sulli

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The music video for 'Eight' switches between animation and scenes featuring IU, where she walks into a futuristic room and travel to various phases of her life. The whimsical colour grading of the video and the animated scenes provided beautiful cinematography. This added to the song’s overall nostalgic appeal. Similar to the song itself, the music video brought fans on a dreamy journey.

Watch the 'Eight' music video here:

Click here for the lyrics!

One of the most popular singer-actors, IU has scored multiple chart-toppers throughout her over a decade-long career, carving out her niche in the small-screen as well. Most recently, she dropped 'Give You My Heart' for the soundtrack of Korean hit drama 'Crash Landing On You'.

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