IU posted a photo on her official SNS on Wednesday, heralding the release of the new album.
"Love Poem is the title of IU's fifth mini-album to be released in November," said an official from IU's agency, KakaoM. "We are going to fill it with songs that can hear colorful voices," they hinted. The release of the new album has been a year since "Bbi Bbi" released in October last year, drawing more attention from fans.
IU has not only topped various music charts for each new album but has also caught on with new fashion styles. On the cover of the album, IU showed her dreamy blue pulled-up hair which made her fans wondering about the album, the self-concept as a new form plus her intense expressions. A concept photo with a mysterious feeling catches the eye. With IU's new fashion style, fans are looking forward to a new mini-album. The netizens, upon hearing this news were excited and left expressions on IU's post with "Welcome Back" and "Hair color makes me curious more about this album."
Meanwhile, IU tour concert "Love, Poem" at Gwangju was announced in the same month as well which drew attention by recording sell-out seats at the beginning. Tickets for the IU tour concert "Love, Poem" which held the releasing of Melon pre-sale tickets on the 7th were sold out in just one minute at the same time. Thanks to the support of the fans, it increased the number of rounds this time twice but sold out again this time to prove her performance ticket power.
Expectations are growing among many fans as IU, who recently showed impressive performances in the tvN drama "Hotel Del Luna," which ended its run and now expects with a new charm that she'll show as a singer. She will visit her fans in Gwangju, Incheon, Busan, and Seoul for tour concerts following the 11th-anniversary fan meeting that she held recently. Her said tour will also expand its presence to Asia from December and she will travel abroad to Taipei, Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Jakarta to meet her fans.
