IU's Vulnerable Confession Led To Heightened Emotions At Her Concert

IU‘s live performances are always incredible, but one in particular struck a chord with fans. Before her concert, the idol revealed a personal detail about herself, and how it has affected her on stage.

IU’s The Golden Hour at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium was attended by so many celebrities that if there was ever any doubt about IU’s icon status in the industry, there certainly isn’t any now. The long list of her celebrity stans included BTS‘s Jungkook (who attended twice) and J-Hope, TXT‘s Soobin and Beomgyu, TWICE‘s Nayeon, Jihyo and Jeongyeon, and members of THE BOYZ, just to name a few. And, of course, one can’t forget her former co-star, Lee Joon Gi, with whom she had the most heartwarming reunion!

IU delivered a truly memorable show…

iu is truly the queen of kpop this concert was spectacular in every way pic.twitter.com/4i2CaGhhKU

— 🎬 (@serenefiIms) September 17, 2022

…and her vocals were easily the highlight.

Her vocals are such a masterpiece 😭🧡

1U4ENA UNDER THE ORANGE SUN#The_Golden_Hour_Day2

https://t.co/7YfVs9q0FG

— kyleee 🐣 (@Weeekly_IU) September 18, 2022

“i’ll be there, behind you who walks alone, singing till the end, this song will be endless.” — IU https://t.co/kh1hKxoHNX

— ؘ (@jieunfeeds) September 17, 2022

220917 #아이유

하루끝 고음 미쳤다 …. pic.twitter.com/x59EL3s6Ui

— 💬 (@balloo_n0) September 17, 2022

During the concert, IU admitted to fans that she was nervous about performing because she had a problem with her ear.

iu said there’s a problem with her ear since yesterday, it was fine at first when she prepared for the concert but last night & today felt like hell, she can’t hear well…she thanked us for doing everything today (the singing/fanchants)

— 🎬 (@serenefiIms) September 18, 2022

According to a documentary for The Golden Hour, IU was diagnosed with Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, which she had, at the time, been struggling with for about a year.

On her documentary, IU was diagnosed with Patulous Eustachian Tube last year, in which the auditory tubes in the ear remains open. It causes for her to hear her own voice, breathing, ringing & other discomfort in the ear.

She is currently going through treatment. pic.twitter.com/0BNUI9HisS

— Words by IU (@wordsbyIU) April 2, 2022

Despite this, IU’s singing shone, leaving all Uaenas emotional.

this is the hardest she sang at this concert & she can’t hear well, when she hit the high note everyone gasped. she’s so strong she gave her all despite her ear condition 😭😭
pic.twitter.com/nXRhWAIs9c

— 🎬 (@serenefiIms) September 18, 2022