IU and Lee Jong-suk Split After Four-Year Relationship

IU and Lee Jong-suk break up after four years; agency confirms breakup, old IU and Lee Jong-suk video resurfaces again.

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IU and Lee Jong-suk Split After Four-Year Relationship
© IU and Lee Jong-suk courtesy of X

IU, and her 4-year partner Lee Jong-suk have broken up. This was confirmed by both their respective talent agencies today. IU and Lee Jong-suk will continue to have a lot of respect for each other as fellow actors.

IU and Lee Jong-suk broke up after four years of relationship. Lee Jong-suk and IU announced the break up through their respective agencies on Friday. Both of them have intention to maintain their good relationship as colleagues in the Korean entertainment industry.

What the Agencies Confirmed

IU and Lee Jong-suk have broken up. Their respective agencies have confirmed that the couple have amicably parted ways and will continue to respect each other as colleagues in the Korean entertainment industry.


IU’s management team haven’t commented on the reasons behind their split whilst Lee Jong Suk’s team stated that he will respect IU as a colleague going forward.

Old Video Resurfaces Amid the News

The actress IU was recently found in an old video featuring herself and actor Byun Woo-seok. In the video IU and the actor were guests on Yoo In-na’s YouTube channel, “Yuin Radio,” in order to promote their latest MBC drama The Grand Prince’s Wife. In the old video, The actress IU and Byun Woo-seok participated in a funny game while they were being hosted by the actress Yoo In-na on her YouTube channel “Yuin Radio.”


It is known that IU and actor Byun Woo-seok guested on Yoo In-na’s YouTube channel, “Yuin Radio,” when promoting MBC’s drama, The Grand Prince’s Wife recently. Fans saw a funny game that they played where they chose between 2 types of partners. IU and actor Byun Woo-seok picked between those who are very laid-back and would let their partner do as they please, and those who would structure their partner’s life, giving them instructions on what to do and when to do it. This video was posted by Yoo In-na a few months ago when IU and actor Byun Woo-seok were promoting their recent MBC drama. Fans recently looked back at the video of IU again when news of her break-up with Lee Jong-suk surfaced.


He confessed that he was a very relaxed person and never would tell his girl what to do but would let her do as she pleases all the time but admitted that there are times when he is more like this but he couldn’t be good at this at the end. He said that he is a very relaxed person and could take charge in some situations if needed but when it comes to giving his girl instructions as to what she should do all the time he couldn’t be good at it.

IU said that she finds people who give clear instructions on what to do very endearing and said that she would be more at ease if her partner gave her clear instructions on what to do.

Yoo In-na continued and said, “People who follow instructions too much and do exactly what their partner wants, without knowing when to stop and relax, can get physically and mentally exhausted. I think we should be looking for people who are low maintenance.”

Why the Old Clip Is Getting New Attention

In light of the break-up of Korean celebrities IU and Lee Jong-suk this week, fans have taken to the internet and are once again re-watching old video footage of the actress, in particular one where she appeared on Yoo In-na’s YouTube channel, “Yuin Radio” whilst promoting MBC drama The Grand Prince’s Wife with co-star Byun Woo-seok. An old video that has surfaced has been interpreted by viewers as a subtle reference to the couple’s relationship dynamics prior to their recent split. Although Yoo In-na has yet to comment on the matter, whether or not it was in fact a reference to IU remains to be confirmed.


There is still no word from Yoo In-na whether or not she was actually referring to IU in her interview with Byun Woo-seok when she said that a man who followed his woman’s instructions too much could end up physically or mentally worn out.

Background on the Relationship

IU and Lee Jong-suk are both super established in their respective careers in the Korean entertainment industry – as a musician and actress, and as an actor respectively. They both have long lists of experience with film and television as well as music, which makes it surprising that no one had any idea that they were dating prior to their announcement in January 2012 of their romantic relationship.

Although both IU and Lee Jong-suk have busy schedules for work, the actress and the actor showed their utmost dedication to their respective dramas while they were dating as a couple. Fans were definitely pleased and happy when they could see the actress and the actor on big screens while they were in a relationship together.

Why This Story Matters

Many reports about celebrities within South Korea and Asia focus upon news regarding to their romantic relationships, as well as news pertaining to the projects of their favorite celebrities and stars, for example IU and actor Lee Jong-suk, who are two celebrities in South Korea recognized by fans across the globe. For fans of famous Korean actresses and actors, finding out about the personal lives of favorite Korean celebrities, in addition to information about upcoming projects by famous Koreans to appear in soon, is also a topic of huge interest for many fans from around the world that share their thoughts via the internet in real time. As a result, many of the news reports by Korea entertainment media as well as articles and news reports created by reporters that specialize in reporting about the topics that pertain to news and reports regarding to the relationships of Korean celebrities, such as news about new Korean dramas and films by Korean actresses and actors, for example IU and Lee Jong-suk, can end up being reported by other forms of media, distributed and shared to millions of people from all across the globe. As a result, reports by Korean reporters about news created by local Korean media regarding famous Koreans can be extremely influential in regards to the way in which many famous celebrities are perceived by fans globally, as well as in the ways in which the reputation of famous Korean celebrities is affected as well by fans.

Reporting on entertainment news has in many occasions consisted of analyzing previous interviews of celebrities, their social media posts or public appearances at events following news regarding a celebrity.

Closing Thoughts

As we can now put the chapter of one of the entertainment industry’s most-watched celebrity relationships behind us, we can now wonder whether or not IU and her ex-boyfriend Lee Jong-suk’s break-up was due to the comments Yoo In-na had made in the video posted by the actress months ago. We can continue to comment on Yoo In-na’s words until IU issues a statement in regards to her ex-boyfriend and the video. However, we will have to wait and see whether or not more is revealed about the couple’s break-up.

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