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IU Drops Mysterious Teaser For New Project The Golden Hour: What Fans Think Of It?


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IU surprises fans with a mysterious teaser for a new project called “The Golden Hour,” on Twitter on Monday, July 26. Is it a new album, concert or song?

South Korea’s celebrity sweetheart dropped the teaser at exactly 9:18 KST and some saw the time as an easter egg for her fandom, Uaenas. So, what’s the connection of this time to IU?

IU Teases a New Project

The teaser in question shows IU leaping while dancing and wearing a pastel skirt. The image comes with the phrase “The Golden Hour.”

She also uses her name and the words “Under the Orange Sun” as hashtags.

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So, what does this mean? The time, 9:18, the singer-songwriter dropped the teaser seemed to allude to the date of her debut anniversary, which was 9/18 or September 19.

As the image’s caption reads, “Coming Soon,” will this project be unveiled in September?

The Hints for IU’s Mysterious Project

Ggibo noted fans are looking forward to seeing a new track or concert from IU after she used the hashtag, under the orange sun.

The phrase is said to be from the song “Eight,” which was released on May 20. Its lyrics go, “We dance together without shadows under the orange sun.”

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She also posted a video of a fan chant guide for her new song, “Lilac,” on her official YouTube channel on July 13, fueling the assumption that she has an upcoming concert.

She even wrote an intriguing caption, asking, “Do you wonder why this is uploaded?”

IU’s Broker to Hold an Exhibit

In other news, the Korean Federation of Film Archives holds an exhibit for IU’s latest film, Broker. The film also features Song Kang Ho and Kang Dong Won.

“You can see realistic costumes and props of The Broker in the Korean Movies Now corner of the Korean Film Museum,” the film archive said in a statement, via AllKpop. “From the costumes of each actor to the props such as memos that the actors wrote down. Fans can enjoy the movie in a different way.”

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The exhibit features the costumes of the said Broker stars, along with Lee Joo Young and Bae Doo Na. It also includes soccer balls, memos and family photos that were used in the movie.

Broker tells the extraordinary story of So Yeong (IU), a single mom who’s forced to leave her child in a baby box, knowing she can’t raise the child alone. But when she decides to return for her baby, she meets Sang Hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong Soo (Kang Dong Won), the baby brokers who will find new parents for her child.

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