# IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser a year after 'Bye Summer,' MV arrives Sept. 16

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/09/iu-i-byeol-robuto-teaser-mv-september-16-2026
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/iu-i-byeol-robuto-teaser-mv-september-16-2026
Artist: Lee Jong-suk — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/lee-jong-suk
Category: mv
Published: 2026-09-09

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 17
- Total AI reads: 36
- Distinct vendors: 8
- Window: 39 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 17 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 16×/15d; ChatGPT-User 1×/1d |
| Meta | 7 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 7×/5d |
| Perplexity | 6 | training | PerplexityBot 6×/6d |
| Yandex | 2 | training | YandexBot 2×/2d |
| Apple | 1 | training | Applebot 1×/1d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Amazon | 1 | training | Amazonbot 1×/1d |
| Common Crawl | 1 | training | CCBot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 30
- Social posts tracked: 5

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OSEN | KO | 09-14 | IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser with mysterious foreign man a year after breakup | https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112872311 |
| JTBC News | KO | 09-14 | IU releases '이 별로부터' MV teaser | https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/NB12317442 |
| Ilgan Sports | KO | 09-15 | IU makes comeback after a year today (10th)...MV features Shim Dal-gi and Kim Young-ok | https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202609100035 |
| Maeil Business Newspaper | KO | 09-15 | IU returns to music after a year with new song '이 별로부터' today (10th) | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/entertain/12149362 |
| Etoday | KO | 09-15 | Return of the digital music powerhouse...IU releases '이 별로부터' today (10th) | https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/2623948?trc=right_categori_news |
| Star News | KO | 09-15 | 'Acting goddess' IU makes 'music goddess' comeback with new digital single '이 별로부터' today (10th) | https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2026/09/10/2026091008160432300 |
| 전자신문 (ETNews) | KO | 09-15 | Special connection with IU...'이 별로부터' teaser gift | https://www.etnews.com/20260909000018 |
| Velleity Note | JA | 09-15 | IU releases new song for first time in a year on September 10 at 6 PM | https://velleity-note.blog/news-music-culture/korea-iu-unknown-planet-september-10/ |
| Daum News | KO | 09-15 | IU breaks up with Lee Jong-suk, says 'This wasn't my intention'...releases new song teaser | https://v.daum.net/v/20260910093304874 |
| eToday | KO | 09-15 | Return of streaming powerhouse...IU releases '이 별로부터' today (10th) | https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/2623948 |
| SPOTV News | KO | 09-16 | IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser a year after 'Bye Summer,' MV arrives Sept. 16 | https://www.spotvnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1006661 |
| Maeil Business Newspaper (MK) | KO | 09-16 | IU's '이 별로부터' MV teaser: 'Remember the moment love began...' | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/musics/12147863 |
| The Korea Times | EN | 09-17 | IU to drop self-penned digital single | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260910/iu-to-drop-self-penned-digital-single |
| Maeil Business Newspaper (MK) | KO | 09-17 | 아이유, 1년 만에 본업 컴백…오늘(10일) 신곡 '이 별로부터' ... | https://m.mk.co.kr/amp/12149362 |
| Sports Kyunghyang (via Daum) | KO | 09-17 | 아이유가 기억하는 '사랑이 시작된 순간'…'이 별로부터' MV 티저 공개 | https://v.daum.net/v/20260909090611008 |
| Sina Hong Kong | ZH | 09-17 | IU數碼單曲【影片】 | https://portal.sina.com.hk/entertainment/ent-japan-korea/weibokoera/2026/09/09/1916578/iu%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E5%96%AE%E6%9B%B2%E3%80%90%E5%BD%B1%E7%89%87%E3%80%91-3/ |
| Breaknews | KO | 09-17 | [브레이크뉴스] 아이유(IU), 신곡 ‘이 별로부터' MV 공개..칠레 배우 호르헤 로페스와 호흡 | https://www.breaknews.com/1236924 |
| GMA Network | EN | 09-17 | IU kicks off new musical era with 'Unknown Planet' | https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/photos/iu-kicks-off-new-musical-era-with-unknown-planet/27934/ |
| Star News | KO | 09-17 | IU releases '이 별로부터' MV featuring different time and space, 'special connection' | https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2026/09/16/2026091608095419261 |
| Maeil Business Newspaper (MK) | KO | 09-18 | IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser a year after 'Bye Summer,' MV arrives Sept. 16 | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/musics/12153910 |
| The Korea Daily (미주중앙일보) | KO | 09-18 | IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser a year after 'Bye Summer,' MV arrives Sept. 16 | https://www.koreadaily.com/section/eventmalldetail?page=306 |
| 스포츠동아 (Sports Donga) | KO | 09-19 | IU shares special connection with Chilean actor Jorge López in '이 별로부터' MV | https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20260916/134677573/1 |
| 한국경제 (Hankyung) | KO | 09-19 | IU releases new single '이 별로부터' today; Kim Young-ok appears in MV | https://www.hankyung.com/article/202609105839H |
| 이데일리 (Edaily) | KO | 09-19 | IU returns with new song after a year; Kim Young-ok appears in MV | https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=02856886645578808&mediaCodeNo=257 |
| Synortex | EN | 09-20 | IU From This Star MV: what’s confirmed (charts, cast, 16 Sep drop) · Synortex | https://synortex.com/blog/iu-from-this-star-mv-what-is-confirmed-2026/ |
| NewsPim | KO | 09-20 | IU releases '이 별로부터' music video - Newspim | https://www.newspim.com/news/view/20260916000083 |
| KSW News | EN | 09-23 | IU Releases Music Video Teaser for New Song 'From This Star' | https://world.ksw-news.com/news/iu-from-this-star-music-video-teaser |
| 전자신문 | KO | 09-25 | Special connection with IU... '이 별로부터' teaser gift | https://www.etnews.com/20260909000018?mc=cp_002_00005 |
| The Korea Daily | KO | 09-27 | 아이유, 결별 후 신곡 '이 별로부터'라니..의문의 외국男과 ... | https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260908143034438 |
| WhatListen | EN | 09-27 | IU drops surprise double single “Unknown Planet,” with both ... | https://www.whatlisten.com/en/kpop/16421-iu-drops-surprise-double-single-unknown-planet-with-both-tracks-self-written |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | 웅키 | 09-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUy0NtkBZw |
| YouTube | 이지금 [IU Official] | 09-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEk1LonlG7A |
| YouTube | KINOGYUL 키노결 (Official YouTube Channel) | 09-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrzFTFDe-64 |
| YouTube | 고구바 | 09-12 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5XBVx-NBqc |
| YouTube | 이지금 [IU Official] | 09-17 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezRoEK2ttw0 |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, IU drops '이 별로부터' teaser a year after 'Bye Summer,' MV arrives Sept. 16".