In a recent interview on MBC's "Section TV", Eric Nam asked IU,"Do you want to be described as pretty or cute?", to this she answered,"For now I want to be called pretty".
She said,"I'm 22 years old already, and I feel happy when I see comments like,"You're so feminine" or "You have matured a lot"", showed her desire to be addressed as a matured woman.
When she was asked about how she can manage her beautiful skin, she then jokingly replied,"Maybe because I went to a good beauty salon"
IU also talked about her interest in acting,"The interesting thing is that you can express more of yourself"