IU may have angered some young fans back in the spring with elusive answers about whether or not she is dating Super Junior's Eunhyuk (for the last time, she isn't), but she has earned the respect of at least two veterans of the South Korean entertainment scene.
And according to these longstanding show biz pros, singer Choi Baek Ho and actress Go Doo Shim, IU is one talent that is worth a second look.
Choi, a singer whose career spans for several decades, is a featured artist on IU's new album "Modern Times," which was released on Monday.
"This is only the start [of her career]," Choi said Friday on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) program "Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook."
"She is a talented person."
IU revealed on the broadcast that her father often sang Choi's hit "Against Romance" at karaoke.
"I thought the song was the most charismatic song in the world," she said. "I also sang it often in concerts."
IU first met Choi back in 2011, backstage at the 100th episode special for the program "Sketchbook."
Go played IU's foster mother in the television drama series "You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin," which aired from March to August of this year.
The experienced actress said she was impressed by IU's work ethic.
"IU did really well," Go told the website allpop at he press conference for her new series "The Future Choice." "She went at it really ambitiously."
"I saw her on the very first day and I initially gave her a hand," she added.
"However, she did really well after one or two tries, enough so that I could remove my hand. IU did her part perfectly. To tell the truth, I cannot let go of my script. I am always holding it. I do have the habit of letting it go once I enter the shoot, but IU did not hold her script even during rehearsals. She had memorized it. There are no words for how well she did."
"The Future Choice" premieres on KBS on Monday.
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