{
  "id": 5461692,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260904/iu-to-release-new-digital-single-next-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IU, the renowned singer-songwriter, is set to unveil a fresh digital single next Thursday, according to her agency. This marks her first new music in a year, as health concerns have led to concert postponements and delayed the release of her sixth studio album. EDAM Entertainment confirmed the news on Friday, accompanied by a teaser video shared on IU's social media platforms. However, the agency has yet to disclose further details about the single, such as its title. The most recent release from IU was a digital single titled \"Bye, Summer\" in September 2025. The 33-year-old artist, one of Korea's top-selling solo acts, had initially planned to perform standalone concerts in Goyang, near Seoul, earlier this month. Unfortunately, the shows had to be canceled due to a recurrence of patulous Eustachian tube, a condition characterized by an abnormally open tube inside the eardrum. Similarly, the postponement of her sixth studio album's release was also attributed to the same health issue, with no new date 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…",
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        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:32:03.000Z"
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