IU Finally Meets 'Grandpa Uaena' In Oakland Concert + Elderly Fan Shares Interaction With Soloist
Grandpa Uaena, also known as Zev, has taken the internet by storm with his experience at IU's concert in Oakland. Uaenas were overjoyed by the elderly fan's interaction with the soloist backstage, causing a slew of heartwarming posts on social media!
Earlier on February 20, YouTuber Zev Does KDrama made headlines for his reaction to IU's "Shopper" MV. The elderly fan made buzz in online communities after complimenting the soloist's ability to tell a story through her music, alongside her singing and acting skills.
His video eventually caught the attention of IU, who posted on her Instagram Stories. According to the singer's post, IU invited Zev to one of her concerts in America.
"Hi, grandpa! Your videos made me happy. I want to make you happy for a long time. I really appreciate your smile and I would like to invite you to my concert in America.
My office will contact you, so please come. That outfit really suits you. Please enjoy my new album 'The Winning.' Thank you so much."
On July 30, IU held her HEREH world tour in Oakland, much to the excitement of eager Uaenas.
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— ์์ด์ (IU) (@_IUofficial) July 31, 2024
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2024 IU HEREH WORLD TOUR
CONCERT IN OAKLAND
๊ธ์ฒ๋ผ ๋น๋๋ ์ ์ ๋์๊ฒ
I'm stanning you๐#์์ด์ #IU#HEREH #IU_WORLD_TOUR pic.twitter.com/bGy7pSZNNp
Apart from the concert highlights, netizens were happy to see Zev's new video content on July 31, which recalled his unforgettable experience at the concert and seeing IU in real life!
During the video, Zev shared that IU had given him a letter, a signed album, a keychain, and a bow tie made from traditional Korean fabric. Zev also revealed that IU had also given his wife a Korean hairpin, hanbok accessory, written card, and an autographed copy of "The Winning."
At the video's 5:12 mark, the Uaena shared that he and his wife had taken a photo together with the singer!
iu met her uaena grandpa last might in oakland concert, she gave him a letter, signed album, a pouch w/ keychain and most specially the red bow tie he is wearing.. iu put in her letter that the bow tie is made of korean traditional fabric ๐ฅนhttps://t.co/WlAIUPlESj pic.twitter.com/vBDXzOHMbS
— .โฆm (@ofcourseitsiu) July 31, 2024
์ ์ ๋ ํ ์๋ฒ์ง์ ์์ด์ ์ธ๋ โฅ๏ธ#Love_wins_all #IU #์์ด์ pic.twitter.com/bwiTfsxZ2i
— ๋๋๋ฃจ๐ (@rallarooyo) July 31, 2024
Grandpa finally managed to meet IU in backstage at Oakland concert ๐ฅน.
— IU x Uaenas International Discord ๐ (@IUcord_) July 31, 2024
That is so cute, and she prepared a whole handwritten letter and thoughtful gifts.
Adorable, Grandpa is his Winning era indeed ๐ซ https://t.co/A0x2Ih8uP2
Uaenas reacted warmly to the reveal, as many declared their happiness for Zev since he finally met IU in person and attended one of her concerts.
- "Wow, no words. You talked with IU for 15 minutes. Wow, congrats grandpa. Daebak!"
- "I can't believe it. So lucky. A picture with IU. It's so amazing. I shed tears the moment I saw the picture."
- "So very happy you were able to meet IU! What a once in a lifetime experience. Once again, another story that proves just how humble, thoughtful and kind she is."
"She was absolutely exactly everything I thought she was and as you know I think she's just one of the most wonderful people on this planet. She's humble.. she's just a very sweet person" - Zev ๐
— Annyeong Oppa (@TheAnnyeongOppa) August 1, 2024
Grandpa UAENA, Zev finally meets IU ๐๐ he shared on his latest vlog that he metโฆ pic.twitter.com/8FThoTDSueAwww๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ https://t.co/QUu1AtI4lI
— Lilly__๐์์ด์ (@justhide1234) July 31, 2024omggg ๐ฅน๐๐ https://t.co/XAwkMgAqfZ
— แจณแญฌ ๐ฑanni ๐จ (@jieunsbeen) July 31, 2024AHHHHH IM SO HAPPY FOR GRANDPA UAENA ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน https://t.co/TtfRCwN5Ea
— S//TheWinning๐ชฝ (@iucamz) July 31, 2024That's too cute, IU tends to see herself as someone who hasnt enough love to give but she always proves the opposite.
She's so thoughtful and the sweetest ๐ซ https://t.co/meBoXurXUt— Noctis ๐ (@NoctisID) July 31, 2024
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Written by Israel Monte