IU Celebrates Birthday By Raising Funds And Presenting An Acoustic Version Of Eight

JAKARTA - IU celebrates her birthday this year in a special way! What is that?

IU's agency, EDAM Entertainment, took to her Instagram account on May 16 to share two donation certificates with the caption, "May 16, to celebrate IU's birthday, IU and UAENA (IU's official fan club name) have shared warmth with the world."

"They said that because of the current situation in society, the amount of assistance given to those in need is still insufficient. IU and UAENA represent two entities who have the same heart, even when apart. Let us continue to do good things together. May today be a happy day. "

According to Soompi, Sunday, a total of 51.6 million won (approximately US $ 41,840) was donated to ChildFund Korea and the Walking With Us Children Foundation under the name "IUAENA," a combination of IU and UAENA.

Not only that, IU also shared an acoustic version of the song Eight, which in the original version featured BTS Suga.

Through his official Twitter, the singer announced the reason he brought an acoustic version of the song to celebrate his birthday as well as the achievement of 3 million subscribers on YouTube.

In the clip, IU is accompanied by three guitarists in a cool white room filled with greenery. Check out the video below:

이지 금 채널 300 만 구독자 달성 ✨ 또, 아이유 생일 을 기념 해 살랑살랑 한 '에잇' 어쿠스틱 라이브 공개 🍃🎥 https://t.co/1MvMzfjfs2# 아이유 #IU # 에잇 # eight # dlwlrma pic.twitter.com/ czEDKE09eB

- 아이유 (IU) 공식 트위터 (_IUofficial) May 16, 2020

IU also celebrated her birthday on the set of her new film Dream. Happy birthday IU.