
Reportedly, the Decibel star headed straight to the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul after arriving from Japan that day, to support his friend. In 2017, fans captured Lee in IU’s Palette concert. Now, she’s one of my few close friends,” he said.Īlso, during the course of their friendship, the duo made sure to show their adoration and support for each other. “We talked about everything we have been holding back.

However, once they completed their six-month term as Inkigayo MCs, he kept in touch with her and even cleared out the misunderstandings. In an episode of the Korean variety show Hawsin, Lee mentioned that during the music show, the duo even had a few disagreements because of their costumes. However, the duo became the closest of friends after the end of their hosting stint in December 2012.
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Initially, IU and Lee kept their interactions strictly professional during MCing for the SBS music show. I think you would all understand it if I put it this way She was like Kang Dan-I to me.” However, there was always a part of my heart that belonged to her. “At the time, I was moving on with my life. In the fan cafe letter, Lee further shared that even though it all started as a friendship, a part of his heart always belonged to IU. While the shift from co-stars to friends didn’t take much time for IU and Lee, romance came in like a ‘bonus book’ exactly like the K-drama that Lee stars in. But what he felt for the K-pop singer even then, was more than just “a fleeting love.” ‘Romance is a bonus book’ for Lee Image: Courtesy IU/Lee Jong-Suk/Instagram

In his 1 January 2023 fan cafe letter, Lee mentioned that he first met IU when was in his mid-20s.

It was SBS’ weekly music show, Inkigayo, that featured both Korean stars as MCs, and they hosted the show together from August to September of that year. By Trinetra Paul, Jan 03 Here’s a close look at IU and Lee Jong-Suk’s love story The music show where it all started Image: Courtesy IU/Lee Jong-Suk/InstagramĪlthough the two were announced as Dispatch‘s 2023 New Year’s Couple, IU and Lee met over a decade back in August 2012.
