Singer and actress IU revealed the backstory of the 100-item holiday gift list on 'Salon Drip 2'.
On the afternoon of the 11th, IU appeared as a guest on the web entertainment show 'Salon Drip 2' released via YouTube. He talked about recent events and the new Netflix series 'Dramatically Deceived' during the discussion led by comedian Jang Do-yeon.
That day, IU laughed and said about the 100 holiday gifts, "I started when I was young, and I just couldn't stop doing it." He noted, "Especially in the case of teacher Park Myung-soo, he reaches out in various ways to express his gratitude. Sometimes it’s through phone calls, texts, or DMs. Even though he knows my number. He thinks that's the way it is nowadays. He expresses 'I received it well' in many different ways."
He continued, "There is a list of 100 people. If there are new connections, I jot them down in my notes and update them." He mentioned, "I've been doing this for over 10 years. There are cases where seniors tell me to stop it for real, saying they’ll get angry if I send more. In those cases, I sometimes say, 'I will send my heart instead.'"
IU even remarked, "I don’t standardize the gifts. Among my seniors, there are those who love meat, vegetarians, and those who drink and those who don’t. Most of them are food items. Since there are Seollal and Chuseok, I can’t send what I sent for Seollal again for Chuseok. Some people ask, 'Aren't you just doing it out of obligation?' but I genuinely enjoy doing it."
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