{"id":2013740,"date":"2025-09-11T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2013740"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:04:02","slug":"iu-surprise-releases-new-song-bye-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iu-surprise-releases-new-song-bye-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"IU surprise releases new song &#8216;Bye, Summer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/iu\">IU<\/a> has surprise-released a new single, \u2018Bye, Summer\u2019 \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/iu-h-e-r-2024-tour-live-in-seoul-pop-perfection-privilege-to-watch-3599539\">IU live in Seoul: pop perfection that\u2019s a privilege to watch<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Released yesterday (September 10) without any prior marketing or teases, the track is accompanied by an animated video. The track is a breezy, melodic tune with soft-rock instrumentals such as shimmering keys and electric guitars.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to IU\u2019s new song \u2018Bye, Summer\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IU &#039;\ubc14\uc774, \uc378\uba38&#039; Lyric Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hsuy_xzPyWQ?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><\/div>\n<p>The track marks IU\u2019s first single since release the mini-album \u2018A Flower Bookmark 3\u2019 in Late May. That EP served as IU\u2019s first release in over a year. During her time away from music, IU has earned praised\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/when-life-gives-you-tangerines-netflix-k-drama-teaser-cast-plot-more-iu-park-bo-gum-3831305\">for her starring role in the Netflix<\/a>\u00a0K-drama\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/when-life-gives-you-tangerines\">When Life Gives You Tangerines<\/a> <\/em>alongside Park Bo-gum. Set in 1960s Jeju, the series follows a couple as they weather the trials and tribulations throughout all four seasons on the South Korean island.<\/p>\n<p>In March, IU covered\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/g-dragon\">G-Dragon<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-iu-cover-g-dragons-butterfly-and-that-xx-3849979\">\u2018Butterfly\u2019 and \u2018That XX\u2019 during an episode of her YouTube talk show,\u00a0<em>IU\u2019s Palette<\/em><\/a>. Later in the episode, G-Dragon returned the favour by sharing his own rendition of IU\u2019s \u2018Bonamana\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iu-more-open-working-collaborating-artists-outside-korea-3823584\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Prior to the EP in May, IU\u2019s most recent release was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/iu-the-winning-review-3591247\">her ninth EP \u2018The Winning\u2019<\/a>, which she dropped in February 2024 alongside the singles \u2018Love Wins All\u2019, \u2018Shopper\u2019 and \u2018Holssi\u2019. Its lead single \u2018Love Wins All\u2019 has since been named one of\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/end-of-year\/best-kpop-songs-2024-3820590\">25 Best K-pop Songs of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/iu-the-winning-review-3591247\">four-star review of the EP<\/a>,\u00a0<em style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">NME<\/em>\u2018s Rhian Daly wrote: \u201cMinor stylistic faults aside \u2013 and with a gigantic year ahead for one of Korea\u2019s foremost talents \u2013 on her first document of a new decade, IU soars high and free and stays winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IU has surprise-released a new single, \u2018Bye, Summer\u2019 \u2013 check it out below. READ MORE:\u00a0IU live in Seoul: pop perfection that\u2019s a privilege to watch Released yesterday (September 10) without any prior marketing or teases, the track is accompanied by an animated video. 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