{"id":175441,"date":"2026-09-11T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=175441"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:31:26","slug":"iu-returns-with-chart-topping-songs-ahead-of-her-upcoming-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/iu-returns-with-chart-topping-songs-ahead-of-her-upcoming-album\/","title":{"rendered":"IU returns with chart-topping songs ahead of her upcoming album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IU<\/strong> is back with new music, and her latest songs have quickly taken over the biggest charts in South Korea. Released on September 10, 2026, the digital single featuring \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d and \u201cDear my crazy soulmate\u201d reached the summit of several real-time rankings shortly after its release. \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d debuted at\u00a0 #1 on Melon HOT100, Genie TOP200, and Bugs, while the second track, \u201cDear my crazy soulmate,\u201d peaked at #2 on Melon and Bugs and #3 on Genie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_IUofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_IUofficial<\/a> now occupies the Top 2 on MelOn HOT100 Chart.<\/p>\n<p>#1. \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d (=)<br \/>#2. \u201cDear my crazy soulmate\u201d (+1) *New Peak* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vK4imPt3VS\">pic.twitter.com\/vK4imPt3VS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IU Charts (@jieunchart) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jieunchart\/status\/2098006397598224600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The freshly released tracks have also captured the attention of international audiences. For instance, \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d entered music charts in 16 regions and reached #1 on the iTunes Top Songs charts in Singapore and Taiwan. \u201cDear my crazy soulmate\u201d appeared in nine regions, including Sri Lanka, where it also topped the chart. Both tracks serve as pre-release songs for IU\u2019s upcoming sixth full-length album, with the artist writing the lyrics herself. The music video for \u201cDear my crazy soulmate\u201d features veteran actresses Kim Young Ok and Na Moon Hee alongside Shim Dal Gi and Esom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IU &amp;apos;Dear my crazy soulmate&amp;apos; MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RdUV9Ms5GM4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the music video for \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d is scheduled to arrive at midnight on September 16. IU had previously postponed her September concert and album release after her chronic patulous Eustachian tube condition worsened. Her recent breakup with actor Lee Jong Suk has also drawn attention and is believed to be another reason for the schedule changes in her musical promotions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IU is back with new music, and her latest songs have quickly taken over the biggest charts in South Korea. Released on September 10, 2026, the digital single featuring \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d and \u201cDear my crazy soulmate\u201d reached the summit of several real-time rankings shortly after its release. \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d debuted at\u00a0 #1 on Melon HOT100, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":175451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,7],"tags":[1466],"class_list":["post-175441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-kpop","category-news","tag-iu"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175441"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175454,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175441\/revisions\/175454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}