‘IU Who Surpassed IU’, Remake Album Ranks 1st

MUSIC May 28, 2025

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IU.Photo courtesy of Idam Entertainment
IU.Photo courtesy of Idam Entertainment

Singer IU has once again proven her remake prowess with her third remake album, ‘Flower Bookmark Set.’

‘Flower Bookmark Set’, released at 6 PM on the 27th, is receiving a hot response, sweeping the major music charts within an hour of its release.

All the songs on the album charted on major music platforms such as Melon, Genie, and Bugs, and the title song ‘Never Ending Story’ ranked #1 on Melon, Bugs, and Genie.

‘Flower Bookmark 3’ is the third album in the remake series that reinterprets famous songs with IU’s sensibility and lyrical vocals.It is IU’s return after about 8 years since ‘Flower Bookmark 2’ released in 2017, and a new album presented about 1 year and 3 months since her 6th mini-album ‘The Winning’ released in February 2024.
Photo courtesy of Idam Entertainment
Photo courtesy of Idam Entertainment
The title song ‘Never Ending Story’ is a song that reinterprets the band Boohwal’s famous song with IU’s own sensibility.Composer Seo Dong-hwan was in charge of the arrangement, giving it a delicate and beautiful sound.

In addition, it includes diverse tracks such as ‘Red Sneakers’, ‘October 4th’, ‘Last Scene(Feat.Wonstein)’, ‘Beauty(Feat.Balming Tiger)’, and ‘Nemo’s Dream ‘.

The music video for the title song’ Never Ending Story ‘, which was released through YouTube, is also gathering attention.

It surpassed 1 million views in about 7 hours since its release, and is proving its high popularity by rising to the top of the’ Music Rising Fast ‘.This music video was produced as an official homage to the movie’ Christmas in August’, and IU appears in it together with popular actor Heo Nam-joon, drawing attention.




Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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