IU’s Mom Showed Kindness Runs In Their Family By Surprising Uaenas With Thousands Of Seat Cushions
IU‘s 2022 concert, The Golden Hour, drew tens of thousands of her fans, called by the idol as Uaenas, to the Seoul Olympic Stadium, certifying her superstar status in South Korea. Many other celebrities also went, which is why some say IU is an “idol among idols.”
IU is also known as an incredibly generous soul since she’s donated over ₩4.50 billion KRW (about $3.25 million USD) to various causes throughout her career. Her mother also recently made an unprecedented kind gesture to all her fans who attended The Golden Hour by providing them all with seat cushions!
IU's mom has provided 90k+ seat cushions for uaenas to sit comfortably on during both days of IU's The Golden Hour concert alone (held at the biggest stadium in South Korea). 🥺🤍 pic.twitter.com/yt0mMwlxF6
— daph 💌 (@babiejieun) September 18, 2022
This was incredibly considerate of her since IU’s concerts usually extend for long periods due to many encore songs. The seats at the venue are mostly made of hard plastic, so sitting on them can be very uncomfortable.
IU’s mom giving out thousands of seat cushions for uaenas using her own money because IU’s concerts usually go overtime (3-5 hours).. This will always be the sweetest thing ever 🥹🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/telBLh0LOX
— daph 💌 (@babiejieun) September 17, 2022
when that kpop girl’s mom prepared thousands of seat cushions for fans to sit on comfortably because her daughter’s concerts usually go overtime and everyone can take them home for free
— BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN KPOP (@kpophappenings_) September 17, 2022
On top of that, even if one set of cushions could easily have been used for both days, fans had the option of taking them home as a souvenir! This effectively meant that the cushions for day 2 had to be replaced, doubling the total cost.
Jeongyeon and Jihyo went to IU's concert and Jihyo took the seat cushion that IU's mom made 😭 pic.twitter.com/KvUK2x8N6L
— minaron #TalkThatTalk (@godmitzu) September 18, 2022
iu mom preparing cushions for fans to sit on is such a beautiful & thoughtful gesture. this concert is legendary in many ways pic.twitter.com/7d2dVV3ciZ
— 🎬 (@serene1219) September 17, 2022
IU herself went above and beyond to entertain her fans in person for the first time in almost 3 years by preparing a special stage wherein she sang to Uaenas from a hot air balloon! Fans who couldn’t attend could even see the light show and fireworks outside the arena.
3-5hrs concert + firework show + hot air balloon + drone light show + free cushion seat + multiple small free gifts for ≤ ₩165,000 only?!!!!!
IU is insane for this 🥹🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/yZbYRmtzOg
— 수 🧚🏻♀️💫 Hiatus (@4seasonswithIU) September 17, 2022
THE STRAWBERRY MOON OMG pic.twitter.com/FHv9ID6qyn
— 🎬 (@serene1219) September 17, 2022
드론 띄우고 시간의 바깥 불러 제낀다 나 미친다 pic.twitter.com/BbJz3gUEPX
— 깡 (@1day1kkkang) September 17, 2022
It’s easy to see now that IU learned much about kindness and hard work from her mother. Uaenas will look forward to many more unique performances and stages from IU in the future!