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| IU leaves Gimje Girls' High School in North Jeolla Province, Thursday, after giving a surprise mini-concert at the graduation ceremony. Screen capture from YouTube |
By Ko Dong-hwan
K-pop solo act and actress IU reduced students at a Gimje high school to a frenzy on Thursday with a surprise visit and mini-concert.
The star visited Gimje Girls' High School in North Jeolla Province for the graduation ceremony.
As she stepped up on to the stage in the auditorium, the students screamed in excitement. In a video clip posted on YouTube, a stunned student can be heard saying, "I cannot believe she is actually here!"
The Kakao M star's visit came after a promise she made to one of the graduates at a fan meeting last year. The fan had asked her to come to the ceremony.
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| IU at a fan meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of her debut. The meeting was held at Universal Arts Center in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, in September last year. Courtesy of Kakao M |
Wearing a long khaki coat, IU, 26, sang two tracks. She forgot a snippet of lyrics when singing "BBI BBI" but smiled about it, saying "I forgot this part of lyrics."
Security guards held back the crowd when it pushed closer to the stage. A female school instructor with a microphone advised the crowd to calm down. The instructor also reminded the graduating third graders that the star had provided the bouquets of freesias presented to each graduate, causing another joyous outcry.
IU told the students she had asked the faculty to keep her arrival secret from the students.
IU invited the fan, whom she called "Jiho," on to the stage and introduced her to the students. The star gave the fan perfume and body lotions.
The students held on to IU until the last minute, escorting her to her minivan as she left.
