SUGA recently started promoting his first solo album D-Day. Opening the album release, SUGA released the song "People Pt.2" featuring IU.
This is the second time SUGA has collaborated with IU since 2022. The collaboration between IU and SUGA is highly anticipated by the aud̾i̾e ̾nce because of the talent and reputation of the two top Kpop artists.
Besides, SUGA also attended IU's talk show IU's Palette as part of promoting People Pt.2 and new album. During the show, SUGA didn't hesitate to tease IU because she didn't invite him to the concert, making IU shy. Here's an adorable moment between the two artists and an offer that ARMYs love:
SUGA and IU first announced their collaboration in 2022 when IU returned with the digital single "eight". At that time, the management company said that about the collaboration of artists of the same age, the two singers could easily contact each other and exchange ideas in music. They had a unique combination, revealing the two's common styles in a promising performance.
Meanwhile, IU possesses a naturally beautiful voice and an impressive ability to convey emotions. Her strength is singing soft, clear ballad songs, skíllfully handling high notes in the appropriate interval. And SUGA is known as one of the successful music producers with the ability to compose and delicately perceive.
As expected, then the success of eight confirmed that what the aud̾i̾e ̾nce expected from the two artists was not excessive. After 2 years, fans continued to witness another great work by the combination of IU and SUGA - People Pt.2, a song that brings sympathy through a meaningful song. shows complex human-to-human relationships.
And thanks to this opportunity, SUGA and IU first appeared on a talk show and talked to each other in IU's Palette, making fans extremely excited. IU and SUGA to show the chemistry of same-age friends that amused ARMYs.
One of those moments that quickly went viral was when SUGA and IU talked about the first song they collaborated on before performing it on the show. This is also the first time IU and SUGA have performed live for eight together in 2 years and it means a lot to them.
Suddenly, SUGA expressed his humorous sulk thinking that they could have shown it earlier in her concert but IU ended up not inviting him to the concert to perform together. SUGA suddenly mentioned: "I thought you would invite me to the concert but no. Why didn't you call me?"
IU also later said that SUGA mentioned this but she also had her own difficulty thinking about inviting him to attend and perform at the concert. IU confusedly explained: "He asked "Why won't you invite me?" Because eight is the opening song...I told him thank you for caring. Thank you for your kind heart..." while SUGA continued to tease: "Then you should at least invite me. I didn't even receive the invitation!".
Then, IU continued to express her feelings for SUGA's sulking: "No. I mean...But! I mean!.... Inviting someone could be the burden for them, you know. It could be burden". But SUGA didn't seem to give her a chance to explain as she continued humorously saying: "This is off the record but when you were doing your concert, I had no other schedule! I went to a wedding."
It made IU accept her mistake and she told that: "We would've love to invite you but we couldn't bring a guess out for the opening song. And your rap part in eight is really short so I couldn't ask you to come just for that..."
Well, it looks like SUGA has prepared these for the rest of history. He makes IU feel guilty and confused in order to put her in the perfect trap then that everyone loves. SUGA offers IU to correct her mistake by performing at his concert.
SUGA frankly said that: "Then this would work...When I'm doing my concert, please come to sing. Please come to my concert!"
After SUGA's offer, IU burst out laughing and there seemed to be no way to refuse...
Moreover, even after IU and SUGA performed eight, he continued to tease IU that he was able to perform so smoothly because he prepared his voice so carefully for his performance at her concert. He thought she was going to invite him to the concert to perform so he practiced but she didn't call in the end. It is really interesting!
Meanwhile, fans are excited about SUGA's offer and hope that IU will actually do it at his upcoming concert:
- the way it was so smooth when suga asked iu to guest on his concert
- suga was teasing iu about her not inviting him to her golden hour concert…then invited her to sing at his!
- So can we say we were at the concert while THE SUGA were at home, sad because he didn’t get the call from her? The first & only time we can feel grateful & luckier than a famous idol? Lmao
- THIS WAS TOO FUNNY!! JIEUN GOT CALLED OUT BY SUGA FOR NOT INVITING HIM AT HER CONCERT
- bismillah 'Eight' & 'People Pt.2' feat. IU on SUGA Tour Concert in Seoul
- Me imagining them on IU's show palette aftr this and them singing eight and people part 2 live and even IU on suga's Seoul concert'as guest... please
- Whenever YOONGI ask singer to sing in his concert their reaction
- Not yoongi pretending to be salty coz IU didn't invite him at her concert and then proceeding to invite her to perform at his concert as a compensation! he's so smooth and funny
- lmao suga complain bec he didn’t get invited to IU’s concert when he was so free lmao and even attend his friend wedding. but iu said they loved to invite suga but as eight is an opening song it’s lil bit hard invite guest for only short duration
- Yoongi smoothly takes the chance to invite his concert guests first jimin and now IU