IU discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
EPs | 10 |
Singles | 47 |
Single albums | 5 |
South Korean singer-songwriter IU has released five studio albums, ten extended plays (EPs), 47 singles (including 19 as featured artist), five single albums, two remake albums and two compilation albums. In addition, the singer has collaborations and soundtracks for television series, films, and online games (including unreleased soundtracks).
The singer debuted with "Lost Child" in September 2008, which was released as the lead single for her debut EP Lost and Found (2008). The single and the EP failed to enter the charts until 2012 and were considered a failure by the singer herself.[1] The singers first studio album Growing Up was released in April 2009 and supported through three singles—"Boo", "You Know" and "Marshmallow". Between late-2008 and January 2010, there were no official South Korean charts. With the foundation of the Gaon Music Chart in February 2010,[2] the album debuted on no. 85 on its first issued week and later peaked at no. 6 in January 2012. In 2010, the singer released two singles; "Nagging" alongside Lim Seul-ong and "Good Day", which both peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and became two of the best-selling singles in South Korea, accumulating more than 4 million total sales.
Her second studio album Last Fantasy was released in November 2011 and was supported through the single "You & I". The album and the single debuted atop the South Korean charts with the album selling around 125,000 units and the single more than 6 million paid digital downloads, making it the second best-selling song in South Korea. IU's debut Japanese extended play I□U was released in December, debuting at no. 15 of the Oricon Albums Chart, selling about 12,000 copies. IU's fourth studio album Palette was released in April 2017 and supported through three singles; "Through the Night", "Can't Love You Anymore" and "Palette". The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, selling a total of 97,000 copies. It became her first album to top the Billboard World Albums and peaked at no. 25 of the Top Heatseekers. Her ninth extended play Love Poem was released in November 2019. It debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and became her best-selling album within two weeks, moving more than 160,000 physical copies. Love Poem was supported by two singles: "Love Poem" and "Blueming", both combined topping the charts for five weeks.
Over the course of her career, IU has sold over one million albums and more than 120 million paid digital downloads (with the sales of collaborative singles, soundtracks, album tracks, and other appearances included), making her the best selling female and solo artist of South Korea.[citation needed] IU has scored the most number one songs in Korea with a record-breaking 31 number-one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart and 18 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications [I] | |||
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KOR [3][II] |
JPN [6] |
US World [7] |
US Heat [8] | ||||
Growing Up | 6 | — | — | — | Not eligible | ||
Last Fantasy |
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1 | — | — | — |
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Modern Times |
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1 | 69 | 4 | — | ||
Modern Times – Epilogue |
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4 |
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Palette |
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1 | 96 | 1 | 25 | ||
Lilac |
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1 | 23 | 9 | 18 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Album details |
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Smash Hits |
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Smash Hits 2 – The Stories Between U & I |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
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KOR [3] |
JPN [6] |
US Heat [7] |
US World [8] | ||||
Korean | |||||||
Lost and Found |
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22 | — | — | — |
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— |
IU...IM |
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7 | — | — | — |
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Real |
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2 | — | — | — |
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A Flower Bookmark |
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2 | 144 | — | 14 | ||
Chat-Shire |
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2 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
A Flower Bookmark 2 |
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3 | — | — | 5 | ||
Love Poem |
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1 | — | 9 | 10 |
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Pieces |
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— | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
The Winning |
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To be released | |||||
Japanese | |||||||
I□U |
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— | 15 | — | — |
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— |
Can You Hear Me? |
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— | 23 | — | — |
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Title | Album details | Peak | Sales | |
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KOR [3] |
JPN [6] | |||
Korean | ||||
Real+ |
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2 | — |
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Spring of a Twenty Year Old |
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3 | — |
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Japanese | ||||
Good Day |
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— | 6 |
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You & I |
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— | 5 |
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Monday Afternoon |
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— | 15 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [III] |
Certifications [I] |
Album | ||||||||
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KOR [36][IV] |
KOR Billb. [37][V] |
JPN [6] |
JPN Hot [40] |
MLY [41] |
NZ Hot [42] |
SGP [43] |
US World [44] |
WW [45] | |||||
"Lost Child"[46] (미아) | 2008 | —[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Not eligible | Lost and Found |
"Boo"[49] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Growing Up | |
"You Know"[b][50] (있잖아) (Rock version) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Marshmallow"[51] (마쉬멜로우) (featuring Zico)[T] |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | IU...IM | |||
"Nagging" (featuring Lim Seul-ong) |
2010 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Good Day"[c] (좋은 날) | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Real | |||
"The Story Only I Didn't Know" | 2011 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Real+ | |
"Ice Flower"[59] (얼음꽃) (featuring Yuna Kim) |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||
"You & I"[d] (너랑 나) | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | Last Fantasy | |||
"Peach" | 2012 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | — |
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Spring of a Twenty Year Old | |
"Every End of the Day"[65] (하루 끝) |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Beautiful Dancer"[66] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | Can You Hear Me? | |
"Monday Afternoon"[67] | — | — | — | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||
"The Red Shoes"[68] (분홍신) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
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Modern Times | ||
"Friday"[70] (금요일에 만나요) (featuring Jang Yi-jeong) |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Modern Times – Epilogue | ||
"My Old Story"[72] (나의 옛날 이야기)[e] |
2014 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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A Flower Bookmark | |
"Twenty-Three" | 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
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Chat-Shire | |
"Through the Night" | 2017 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
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Palette | |
"Can't Love You Anymore" (with Oh Hyuk) |
1 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Palette" (featuring G-Dragon) |
1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||||
"Autumn Morning"[f] | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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A Flower Bookmark 2 | ||
"Sleepless Rainy Night"[76] (잠 못 드는 밤 비는 내리고)[g] |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Bbibbi" | 2018 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | — |
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Non-album single |
"Love Poem" | 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
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Love Poem |
"Blueming"[81] | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — |
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"Eight" (featuring Suga) |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — |
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Non-album single |
"Celebrity" | 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 78 | — |
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Lilac |
"Lilac" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | 6 | 11 | —[m] |
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"Coin"[89] | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 18 | — | ||||
"Strawberry Moon" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
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Non-album single | ||
"Winter Sleep"[91] (겨울잠) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pieces | |||
"Love Wins All" | 2024 | 1 | 1 | — | 80 | — | 29 | — | 3 | 25 | The Winning | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [III] |
Certifications [I] |
Album | ||
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KOR Circle [92][IV] |
KOR Hot [37][V] |
US World [44] | |||||
"Suga Love"[93] (Bizniz featuring IU) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | Not eligible | Suga Love |
"Monday thru Sunday"[94] (월화수목 금토일) (Suho featuring IU) |
— | — | — | DayZ | |||
"It's First Love"[95] (첫사랑이죠) (Na Yoon-Kwon featuring IU) |
2010 | 3 | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
"I Believe in Love"[97] (사랑을 믿어요) (Yoo Seung-ho featuring IU) |
11 | — | — |
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Road for Hope | ||
"It's You"[98] (그대네요) (Sung Si-kyung featuring IU) |
1 | — | — |
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The First | ||
"I Know"[100] (Seungri featuring IU) |
2011 | 42 | — | — | — | V.V.I.P | |
"Like You"[101] (Wanted featuring IU) |
2012 | 9 | 14 | — |
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Vintage | |
"Sea of Moonlight"[102] (달빛바다) (Fiestar featuring IU) |
12 | 10 | — |
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Loen Tree Summer Story | ||
"Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms"[103] (봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고) (High4 featuring IU) |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
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Hi High | |
"Summer Love"[105] (애타는 마음) (Ulala Session featuring IU) |
4 | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||
"Sogyeokdong"[107] (Seo Taiji featuring IU) |
4 | — | 21 |
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Quiet Night | ||
"When Would It Be" (언제쯤이면) (Yoon Hyun-sang featuring IU) |
9 | — | — |
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Pianoforte | ||
"Leon"[109] (레옹) (Park Myung-soo featuring IU as Eu God-G isn't EU) |
2015 | 1 | — | 18 |
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Infinite Challenge: Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival | |
"Choice"[111] (결정) (Hyungdon and Daejun featuring IU) |
2016 | 22 | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
"Secret Everyone Knows"[113] (누구나 아는 비밀) (Sister's Barbershop featuring IU) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | People Who Stay Alone | |
"Love Story"[114] (연애소설) (Epik High featuring IU) |
1 | 1 | — |
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We've Done Something Wonderful | ||
"Cat"[116](고양이) (Sunwoo Jung-a featuring IU) |
64 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"SoulMate"[117] (Zico featuring IU) |
2018 | 1 | 1 | — | — | SoulMate | |
"Fairytale"[118] (동화) (Kim Dong-ryul featuring IU) |
4 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"First Winter" (Sung Si-kyung featuring IU) |
2019 | 3 | 11 | — | |||
"Small Room"[119] (Sweet Sorrow featuring IU) |
2020 | — | — | — | |||
"Nakka"[120] (낙하) (AKMU featuring IU) |
2021 | 1 | 1 | — |
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Next Episode | |
"Mother Nature (H₂O)" (Kang Seung-won featuring IU) |
2022 | 130 | 81 | — | — | Moving House Part.3 | |
"Ganadara" (Jay Park featuring IU) |
1 | 1 | 10 | Non-album single | |||
"People Pt. 2" (Agust D featuring IU) |
2023 | 14 | 25 | 1 | D-Day | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak | Sales [III] |
Certifications [I] |
Album | |||||
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KOR Circle [122][IV] |
KOR Hot [37][V] |
US World [44] | ||||||||
"You Are Always Like That"[123] (그러는 그대는) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Not eligible | Strike Love O.S.T | |||
"To the Sea"[124] (아라로) | — | — | — | Queen Seondeok O.S.T | ||||||
"Wind Flower"[124] (바람꽃) | — | — | — | |||||||
"Danny Boy"[125] | — | — | — | Paradise O.S.T | ||||||
"Fifth Finger"[126] (다섯째 손가락) | 2010 | 11 | — | — | 19-Nineteen O.S.T | |||||
"Because I'm a Woman"[127] (여자라서) | 6 | — | — |
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Road No. 1 O.S.T | |||||
"Someday"[128] | 2011 | 1 | — | — |
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Dream High O.S.T | ||||
"Hold My Hand"[129] (내 손을 잡아) | 2 | 9 | — |
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The Greatest Love O.S.T | |||||
"Heart"[q] (마음) | 2015 | 1 | — | — |
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The Producers O.S.T | ||||
"Give You My Heart" | 2020 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — |
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Crash Landing on You O.S.T | |||
"Into the I-LAND"[135] | 3 | 3 | 24 | I-LAND Part.1 Signal Song | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak | Album |
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JPN Hot [40] | |||
"Friend"[136] (Anzen Chitai cover) |
2012 | — | Non-album singles |
"Aishiteru"[137] (Kourin cover) |
— | ||
"The Age of the Cathedrals"[138] | 2013 | — | Can You Hear Me? |
"New World"[139] | 76 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [III] |
Album | |
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KOR Circle [140] |
KOR Hot [37] | ||||
"Rain Drop" (Wheesung cover) |
2010 | 74 | — |
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I□U |
"Merry Christmas in Advance" (미리 메리 크리스마스) (featuring Thunder) |
7 | 17 |
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Real | |
"This Is Not What I Thought" (이게 아닌데) | 9 | — |
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"The Night of the First Breakup" (첫 이별 그날 밤) | 20 | — | Not announced | ||
"The Thing I Do Slowly" (느리게 하는 일) | 21 | — | |||
"Alone in the Room" (혼자 있는 방) | 27 | — | |||
"Good Day" (Instrumental) | 193 | — | |||
"Cruel Fairytale" (잔혹동화) | 2011 | 8 | — |
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Real+ |
"Secret" (비밀) | 2 | 5 |
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Last Fantasy | |
"Sleeping Prince of the Woods" (잠자는 숲 속의 왕자) (featuring Yoon Sang; Halo cover) |
3 | 9 |
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"Uncle" (삼촌) (featuring Lee Juck) |
4 | 8 |
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"A Child Searching for Stars" (별을 찾는 아이) (featuring Kim Kwang-jin) |
6 | 12 |
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"Wallpaper Patterns" (벽지무늬) | 7 | 15 |
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"Wisdom Tooth" (사랑니) | 8 | 19 |
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"Teacher" (featuring Ra.D) |
9 | 25 |
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"Everything's Alright" (featuring Kim Hyeon-cheol) |
11 | 24 |
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"Last Fantasy" | 12 | 27 |
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"4AM" | 13 | 32 |
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"A Stray Puppy" (길 잃은 강아지) | 17 | 40 |
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"L'amant" (라망) | 19 | 49 |
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"I Really Don't Like Her" (그 애 참 싫다) | 2012 | 15 | 12 |
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Spring of a Twenty Year Old |
"Everybody Has Secrets" (누구나 비밀은 있다) (featuring Gain of Brown Eyed Girls) |
2013 | 2 | 3 |
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Modern Times |
"Love of B" (을의 연애) | 3 | 7 |
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"Between the Lips (50cm)" (입술 사이) | 4 | 5 |
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"A Gloomy Clock" (우울시계) (featuring Jonghyun of Shinee) |
6 | 11 |
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"Modern Times" | 7 | 10 |
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"Bad Day" (싫은 날) | 8 | 14 |
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"Obliviate" | 11 | 23 |
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"Daydream" (한낮의 꿈) (featuring Yang Hee-eun) |
12 | 15 |
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"Havana" | 13 | 29 |
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"Walk with Me, Girl" (아이야, 나랑 걷자) (featuring Choi Baek-ho) |
14 | 26 |
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"Wait" (기다려) | 17 | 41 |
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"Voice Mail (Korean version)" |
18 | 28 |
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"Pastel Crayon" (크레파스) (from Bel Ami) |
39 | 27 |
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Modern Times – Epilogue | |
"The Meaning of You" (너의 의미) (featuring Kim Chang-wan; Sanulrim cover) |
2014 | 3 | 2 |
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A Flower Bookmark |
"When Love Passes By" (사랑이 지나가면) (Lee Moon-se cover) |
4 | 3 |
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"Pierrot Smiles at Us" (삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지) (Kim Wan-sun cover) |
8 | 10 |
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"Dreams in Summer Night" (여름밤의 꿈) (Kim Hyun-sik cover) |
12 | 12 |
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"Flower" (꽃) (Kim Kwang-seok cover) |
14 | 13 |
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"Boom Ladi Dadi" (꿍따리 샤바라) (featuring Clon; Clon cover) |
16 | 14 |
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"Sing for Me" (노래 불러줘요) (g.o.d feat. IU) |
9 | — |
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Chapter 8 | |
"The Shower" (푸르던) | 2015 | 2 | — |
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Chat-Shire |
"Shoes" (새 신발) | 5 | — |
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"Knees" (무릎) | 5 | — |
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"Zezé" | 8 | — |
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"Red Queen" (featuring Zion.T) |
10 | — |
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"Glasses" (안경) | 13 | — |
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"Ending Scene" (이런 엔딩) | 2017 | 3 | — | Palette | |
"Dlwlrma" (이 지금) | 5 | — | |||
"Jam Jam" (잼잼) | 7 | — |
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"Dear Name" (이름에게) | 9 | — | |||
"Black Out" | 14 | — |
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"Full-Stop" (마침표) | 16 | — |
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"Love Alone" (그렇게 사랑은) | 19 | — |
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"Secret Garden" (비밀의 화원) (Lee Tzsche cover) |
10 | — |
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A Flower Bookmark 2 | |
"Every Day with You" (매일 그대와) (Deulgukhwa cover) |
12 | — |
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"Last Night Story" (어젯밤 이야기) (Sobangcha cover) |
15 | — |
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"By the Stream" (개여울) (Jeong Mi-jo cover) |
19 | — |
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"Road" (g.o.d song by IU, Henry Lau, Jo Hyun-ah, and Yang Da-il) |
2019 | 14 | — | Not announced | Then & Now |
"Above the Time" (시간의 바깥) | 5 | 6 | Love Poem | ||
"Unlucky" | 8 | 9 | |||
"The Visitor" (그 사람) | 10 | 15 | |||
"Lullaby" (자장가) | 14 | 17 | |||
"Flu" | 2021 | 7 | 6 | Lilac | |
"Hi Spring Bye" (봄 안녕 봄) | 8 | 5 | |||
"Troll" (돌림노래) (featuring Dean) |
10 | 9 | |||
"Empty Cup" (빈 컵) | 19 | 13 | |||
"My Sea" (아이와 나의 바다) | 11 | 9 | |||
"Ah Puh" (어푸) | 13 | 11 | |||
"Epilogue" (에필로그) | 17 | 12 | |||
"Drama" (드라마) | 8 | 7 | Pieces | ||
"Next Stop" (정거장) | 18 | 23 | |||
"You" (너) | 26 | 32 | |||
"Love Letter" (러브레터) | 23 | 31 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Song | Year | Other artists | Album |
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"All You Need Is Love"[173] (The Beatles cover) |
2009 | Zitten and Ran | MBC Music Travel LaLaLa Live Vol. 5 |
"I Don't Know About Love Yet"[173] (Lee Ji-yeon cover) |
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"I Hope"[174] | Mighty Mouth | Love Class | |
"247" | The Three Views | The Three Views: Part 3 | |
"You Are Stunning"[175] | Run | Face-Off | |
"My Dream Is to Be a Patissiere" | 2010 | Yumeiro Patissiere | |
"Why" | Supreme Team, Young-jun | Ames Room | |
"Gift" | various artists | Road for Hope | |
"Let's Go" | various artists | Non-album song | |
"Alicia" | 2011 | ||
"Dreaming" | Dream High | ||
"Suga Luv" (Valentine Mix) |
Bizniz | The Brand New | |
"I Hoppin U"[BT] | Non-album song | ||
"Let's Catch the Bus" | |||
"Melody of the Wind" | Leafie, A Hen into the Wild | ||
"Memories of the Sea" | Non-album song | ||
"Stranded" (Korean version) |
2012 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | |
"Atreia" | Non-album song | ||
"Beautiful Song" | 2013 | Jo Jung-suk | You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin |
"You Are A Miracle" | various artists | SBS Gayo Daejun 'Friendship Project' | |
"Take Care of My Dad" | 2015 | Non-album song | |
"My Dear Friend" | 2016 | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | |
"She's Different from Me" | 2017 | Lee Hyo-ri | Hyori's Homestay |
"With the Heart to Forget You"[BU] | 2018 | Non-album song | |
"Happy Ending"[180] | 2019 | Hotel del Luna | |
"One Step"[181] | 2023 | Miral School | Non-album song |