Rolling Stone: IU is the only female Korean soloist to be crowned as the greatest singer of all time by the Rolling Stone

On January 2, 2023, IU was crowned the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone. The magazine included the South Korean singer-songwriter in their Top 200 list of “Greatest Singers of All Time.”

IU ranked no.135, becoming the highest-ranked Korean singer and the only female Korean soloist to appear on the list. Rolling Stone described her as one of the most highly regarded singers in South Korea and went on to compliment her vocals.

Besides IU, Jeon Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, was also mentioned in the list, making him the only male soloist from South Korea to be given the honor. Jungkook ranked 191st on the list.

Needless to say, UAENAs were elated at their idol’s success and upon hearing the news, took to social media to celebrate.

Rolling Stone lauds IU's "versatility" and deems her "one of the most highly regarded vocalists in South Korean music"

In the recently-released list of 200 singers, Rolling Stone described the notable contributions and achievements of each artist. Accordingly, the magazine listed some of the characteristics as well as accomplishments of the South Korean soloist.

Rolling Stone also talked about the qualities and characteristics of her vocals, describing them as being soft yet powerful.

The magazine also mentioned how in 2022, the idol sold out tickets for her concert at Seoul's Olympic Stadium in less than five minutes, thus becoming the first Korean female soloist to achieve this feat:

IU is one of the most reputed personalities in the South Korean entertainment industry. She has been regarded as the "ideal girl" by many K-pop idols, including Jungkook from BTS.

Fans flood social media with congratulatory posts

As soon as the news about their idol being in the top 200 of the greatest singers of time list came out, UAENAs didn’t hesitate to express their thoughts on social media, storming the platform with good wishes and congratulatory messages for the soloist.

Recent updates about the idol

The Dispatch recently reported that the idol is dating South Korean actor Lee Jong-suk. While the two have been friends for more than a decade, the media outlet reported that they have been dating for about four months.

The idol's agency, EDAM Entertainment, later confirmed the Dispatch report in a statement:

After the news became public, the singer also penned down a heartfelt letter to her fans.

The talented soloist is also reportedly confirmed to star as the lead in the upcoming drama Life along with Park Bo-gum. She has also finished filming for Dreams, where she will be seen alongside Park Seo-joon.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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