IU, Jang Kiha Song BGM Controversy...Netizens "Lack of Consideration" VS "Simple Song Choice"

IU recently attracted attention by sharing several recent photos on their personal SNS. They posted unreleased selfies and daily life photos with captions such as ″Hello, long time no see,″ ″Living diligently,″ and ″A very late birthday table.″ In this post, IU shared various moments with fans, including their appearance after exercising, scenes from their schedule, and a comfortable outfit after showering. In particular, the background music of this post, ″Living Without Incident″ by Jang Kiha and the Faces, became a hot topic. The song was released in February 2009 and was personally selected and uploaded by IU. Regarding this, various reactions continued on online communities. Some netizens commented, ″Jang Kiha is currently publicly dating someone else, so is it really necessary for his ex-girlfriend to use this song?″ ″It’s a reckless act with no consideration for his current girlfriend, Yoon Ga-i,″ ″The timing is really strange, using Jang Kiha’s song after breaking up with Lee Jong-suk,″ and ″No matter how cool she claims to be, choosing this BGM was careless.″ On the other hand, there were supportive opinions such as, ″She simply chose a song that fits the phrase ’living diligently.’″ IU and Jang Kiha first met through SBS PowerFM’s ″Jang Kiha’s Great Radio″ in 2013 and developed into a couple. They publicly acknowledged their relationship in 2015 and were regarded as a representative celebrity couple for about two years. They announced their breakup in 2017 and decided to remain good senior and junior colleagues. Jang Kiha is currently publicly dating actress Yoon Ga-i, and IU had been publicly dating actor Lee Jong-suk since 2022 but recently broke up. Meanwhile, IU met viewers this year through MBC’s ″21st Century Great Lady″ and had plans for a new album release and concert, but all schedules were canceled due to the worsening of thoracic outlet syndrome.