How tall is IU?

IU's listed height is 162 cm (5'4"). She is taller than about 49% of women in South Korea.

Where 162 cm sits among women in South Korea

Taller than about 49% of women in South Korea born in 1993 (average 162.1 cm).

IU next to her bandmates and co-stars

Kim Soo-hyun is 18 cm taller than IU (180 cm), Producer co-star.

Byun Baek-hyun is 12 cm taller than IU (174 cm), Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo co-star.

About IU

IU, whose real name is Lee Ji-eun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress, born on 16 May 1993 in Songjeong-dong. She signed with LOEN Entertainment, now Kakao Entertainment, in 2007 as a trainee. She debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with the EP Lost and Found in 2008.

National stardom came with Good Day, the lead single from her 2010 EP Real, which spent five consecutive weeks at the top of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Her 2011 albums Real+ and Last Fantasy established her on the music charts, and she later took more creative control as lyricist and producer. Her 2020 single Eight, produced by Suga, became her first to reach number one on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. She also acts, from a supporting role in Dream High (2011) to My Mister (2018) and When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025).

At a listed 162 cm (5'4"), IU is 18 cm shorter than Kim Soo-hyun, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), with whom she shared the title Producer. She is also 12 cm shorter than Byun Baek-hyun, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), her co-star in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

Frequently asked

How tall is IU in feet and inches? IU is 5'4" tall, which is 162 cm, 63.8 inches or 1.62 m.

How tall is IU compared to Kim Soo-hyun? Kim Soo-hyun is 18 cm taller than IU: 180 cm (5'11") vs 162 cm (5'4").

How tall is IU compared to Byun Baek-hyun? Byun Baek-hyun is 12 cm taller than IU: 174 cm (5'9") vs 162 cm (5'4").

Is IU tall for women in South Korea? At 162 cm she is taller than about 49% of women in South Korea born in 1993, whose average height is 162.1 cm.

Sources

• IU on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• IU on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• IU on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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