IU surprise releases new song ‘Bye, Summer’

IU has surprise-released a new single, ‘Bye, Summer’ – check it out below.

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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.

Listen to IU’s new song ‘Bye, Summer’ below.

The track marks IU’s first single since release the mini-album ‘A Flower Bookmark 3’ in Late May. That EP served as IU’s first release in over a year. During her time away from music, IU has earned praised for her starring role in the Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines 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.

In March, IU covered G-Dragon‘s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘That XX’ during an episode of her YouTube talk show, IU’s Palette. Later in the episode, G-Dragon returned the favour by sharing his own rendition of IU’s ‘Bonamana’.

Prior to the EP in May, IU’s most recent release was her ninth EP ‘The Winning’, which she dropped in February 2024 alongside the singles ‘Love Wins All’, ‘Shopper’ and ‘Holssi’. Its lead single ‘Love Wins All’ has since been named one of NME’s 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2024.

In a four-star review of the EP, NME‘s Rhian Daly wrote: “Minor stylistic faults aside – and with a gigantic year ahead for one of Korea’s foremost talents – on her first document of a new decade, IU soars high and free and stays winning.”

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