IU to release new digital single after health-related hiatus
Quick Look
- Singer-songwriter IU will release a new digital single on Thursday, her agency EDAM Entertainment announced, marking her first new music in a year following health issues that caused concert cancellations and delayed her sixth studio album.
- The 33-year-old artist suffers from patulous Eustachian tube, which led to the cancellation of planned concerts in Goyang and postponement of her album release.
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Why It Matters
IU, a prominent South Korean singer-songwriter, had planned concerts in Goyang earlier this month and was preparing to release her sixth studio album, but both were delayed due to a health condition involving her Eustachian tube.
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer-songwriter IU will release a new digital single Thursday, her agency said, marking her first new music in a year after health issues forced concert cancellations and delayed her sixth studio album.
EDAM Entertainment announced the return in a statement Friday, alongside a teaser video uploaded to the artist's social media channels. The agency did not provide further details about the single, including its title.
IU's most recent release was the digital single "Bye, Summer" in September 2025.
The 33-year-old artist, one of South Korea's best-selling solo acts, had planned to hold standalone concerts in Goyang near Seoul earlier this month. The shows were canceled after she suffered a flare-up of patulous Eustachian tube, a condition in which the tube inside the eardrum remains abnormally open.
She also postponed the release of her sixth studio album due to the same health issue and has not announced a new date.
What to Watch
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IU will release a new digital single on Thursday as announced by her agency
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Open Questions
- What is the title and release time of the new digital single?
- What is the musical style or theme of the upcoming single?
- When will IU's sixth studio album be released?
- Has IU fully recovered from her health condition?
