On July 10, representatives of Lee Jong Suk and IU confirmed to the media that: "The two broke up not long ago. Both decided to continue to maintain a close senior-junior relationship".
Lee Jong Suk and IU first met when they co-hosted the music program "Inkigayo" of SBS station in 2012. After 10 years as colleagues, they developed into lovers at the end of 2022.
In his acceptance speech at the "2022 MBC Drama Awards" in December 2022, Lee Jong Suk thanked a special person, hinting at his love affair with IU.
On December 31, 2022, Dispatch media caused a shock when announcing that the special person mentioned by Lee Jong Suk in the speech was singer and actress IU.
At that time, there was also evidence that the two had enjoyed a quiet Christmas vacation for 2 nights and 3 days at a luxury resort in Nagoya, Japan.
An acquaintance of both said: "The family has recognized their relationship, IU sang a congratulatory song for Lee Jong Suk's younger sister's wedding, and Lee Jong Suk invited IU's younger brother to travel together".
An acquaintance of IU shared: "They have a positive influence on each other. It took about 4 months for them to develop into lovers".
After that, the management company also spoke out to confirm the romantic relationship between Lee Jong Suk and IU.
After admitting dating, except for the first public post, Lee Jong Suk and IU did not actively share any more sweet moments on social networks; nor were they caught dating privately.
Regarding the reason for the breakup, according to the media, a too busy schedule made it difficult for both of them to maintain their relationship.
A close associate of the two artists revealed: "Due to a tight schedule, meeting times are getting shorter, so they decided to close the relationship.
Meanwhile, Lee Jong Suk is preparing to appear in the original Disney+ movie "The remarried empress". He has also confirmed his participation in the movie adapted from Naver's famous online novel "Lee Seop's romance".
On IU's side, she has just completed the filming process of the MBC drama "Perfect crown" and is currently focusing on preparing for her new album. She will also hold a concert at the Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium (Korea) next September.
