{
  "id": 5459879,
  "title": "IU to release new digital single next week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/iu-to-release-new-digital-single-next-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260904/iu-to-release-new-digital-single-next-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean singer-songwriter IU is set to release a new digital single next Thursday, according to her agency EDAM Entertainment. This marks the first new music from the 33-year-old artist in a year, as health issues, including a flare-up of patulous Eustachian tube, forced her to cancel concerts and delay her sixth studio album. EDAM Entertainment confirmed the news in a statement on Friday, along with a teaser video shared on IU's social media. The agency has not disclosed any details about the title of the new single. IU's last release was the digital single \"Bye, Summer\" in September 2025. The artist had initially planned to perform standalone concerts in Goyang, near Seoul, earlier this month, but the shows were canceled due to her health condition. No new release date has been announced yet.",
  "summary": "Singer-songwriter IU will release a new digital single next Thursday, her agency said, marking her first new music in a year after health issues forced concert cancellations and delayed her sixth studio album. EDAM Entertainment announced the return in a statement Friday, alongside a teaser video uploaded to the artist's social media channels. The agency did not provide further details about the…",
  "key_points": [
    "IU's agency EDAM Entertainment announced a new digital single release next Thursday.",
    "The 33-year-old artist's first new music in a year due to health issues.",
    "No title disclosed for the upcoming single, following \"Bye, Summer\" in September 2025."
  ],
  "editors_take": "IU's imminent single release signals a return to music for the artist after a year-long hiatus due to health issues, marking a shift back to her creative output.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "IU to release new digital single next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/iu-to-release-new-digital-single-next-week-5461849",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:11:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "IU to release new digital single next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/iu-to-release-new-digital-single-next-week-5461692",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}