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Real+
Single album by IU
Released	February 17, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011 LOEN Studio, Seoul, South Korea T Studio, Seoul, South Korea Booming Studio, Seoul, South Korea Sonic Edge Studio, Seoul, South Korea W Sound Studio, Seoul, South Korea Sonic Korea Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre	K-pop, ballad, electronic
Length	10:29
Label	LOEN Entertainment
Producer	Shin Won-soo (Executive), Jo Yeong-cheol
IU chronology
Real (2010) Real+ (2011) Last Fantasy (2011)
Music video
"Only I Didn't Know" on YouTube "Only I Didn't Know (IU ver.)" on YouTube

"Real+" is mini plus album by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released as a single album, titled Real+ and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on February 17, 2011. The single, a follow-up to Real (2010), consists of three tracks in total. One song in the album, "Only I Didn't Know", appears twice – the second time as a collaboration piece with pianist Kim Gwang-min.

Background and release

The music video for the lead track, "Only I Didn't Know" (Korean: 나만 몰랐던 이야기; RR: Naman Mollatdeon Iyagi), features actress Park Bo-young as she is caught in a dramatic break-up story. Her ex-lover is played by singer-songwriter Yoon Sang, who also composed this piece as a gift for IU. The music video was released on the same day as the album.

The song itself is a departure from the pop-like sounds of her previously promoted song, "Good Day" (Korean: 좋은 날; RR: Joeun Nal). It features a mature combination of IU's striking high notes, vocals and orchestral instrumentation.

IU made her promotional comeback with "Only I Didn't Know" in the television show Music Bank (KBS) on February 18, 2011, two days after the album's release.

As of 2011, the album sold over 23,500 copies in South Korea.

Track listing

Notes

• The titles of both tracks 1 and 3 literally mean "Only I Didn't Know".
• Track 3 is a piano version of "Only I Didn't Know".

Charts

Awards and nominations

Annual music awards

Cover versions

• South Korean singer Lee Eun-mi covered "Only I Didn't Know" on the singing competition program I Am a Singer.
• South Korean singer K.Will covered "Only I Didn't Know" on Mnet's singing competition show Singer Game.

Release history

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2011 (South Korea)

References

1. "Official IU discography on FAVE Entertainment website". FAVE Entertainment. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
2. IU releases REAL+ mini plus album. Allkpop. (February 17, 2011). Retrieved on July 7, 2012.
3. 윤상 박보영, 아이유 '나만 몰랐던 이야기' 뮤비서 호흡 [Yoon Sang Park Bo-young, IU 'did not know my own story' MV standing breathing]. My daily (in Korean). February 15, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Naver.
4. Issa, Sylvia (January 15, 2020). "Before BTS, EXO and Blackpink: top 10 K-pop songs turning 10 this year". South China Morning Post. SCMP Publishers. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
5. Lim, Chang-Soo (February 18, 2011). 아이유, '뮤뱅' 후속곡 무대..윤상 지원사격 [IU 'myubaeng' husokgok stage .. annular support fire]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Naver.
6. Sales references for Real+:
   • "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – The Year of 2011". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. January 9, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
7. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 9". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
8. "Gaon monthly album chart – February 2011". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
9. "Gaon Album Chart – Year-end 2011". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
10. MBCkpop (January 12, 2013). "#10, Lee Eun-mi – Only I didn't know, 이은미 – 나만 몰랐던 이야기, I Am a Singer2 201212" (YouTube). YouTube.
11. "iTunes – Music – Real+ by IU". iTunes Store. February 17, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

External links

• Only I Didn't Know (Music video) on YouTube
• Only I Didn't Know (IU version music video) on YouTube
• Only I Didn't Know (Music video teaser) on YouTube
• IU's official website

• 2011 songs
• IU (singer) songs
• Songs in Korean
• Songs with lyrics by Kim Eana