Modern Times (IU album)

Musically, the pop and jazz album incorporates a wide range of genres including bossa nova, folk and Latin pop.{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/the-best-k-pop-of-2015-2495465522.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3|title=The Best K-Pop of 2015| last=Scott|first=Interrante | work=PopMatters | date=December 17, 2015 | access-date=April 29, 2020}}{{cite magazine|last=Oak|first=Jessica|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5748234/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times|title=IU Exudes Maturity on New LP 'Modern Times'|magazine=Billboard|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120133440/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5748234/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times|url-status=live}} Sonically, the album recreates sounds similar to Christina Aguilera's Back to Basic (2006).

The album's title and artwork were revealed on September 17. According to LOEN Entertainment, IU's agency, the singer's third full-length album would be titled Modern Times. It was also announced that her agency would provide an illustrated guide for Modern Times which gives audiences clues about the tracks of the album.{{cite news| last=Lee| first=Jeong-hyeok| title=컴백 아이유, 이름 빼고 다 바꿨다? 낯설지만 과감한 파격 변신에 '깜놀' ("IU Returns, Changing Everything Except Her Name!")| url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201309180100151020011266&servicedate=20130917| access-date=October 13, 2013| publisher=Sports Chosun| date=September 17, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 22, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022135729/http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201309180100151020011266&servicedate=20130917| url-status=live}} From September 23 to October 4, seven video teasers were released for the album through LOEN Entertainment's YouTube channel. The series of teasers introduced some of the tracks from her new album.

Modern Times was released digitally at 12:00 am KST on October 8, 2013. Upon its release, the lead single "The Red Shoes" topped a number of real-time charts in South Korea, achieving an all-kill status,{{cite news|date=October 8, 2013|title=아이유 3집, 음원차트 9개 올킬 ("IU's Third Studio Album Receives All-Kill on Digital Charts")|language=ko|publisher=Seoul Shinmun|url=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20131009020003|url-status=live|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015210142/http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20131009020003|archive-date=October 15, 2014}} while the rest of the tracks also entered the charts.{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Mi-yeong|date=October 8, 2013|title=아이유는 건재했다…음원차트 올킬+줄세우기 신공 ("IU Was Still Strong… She Made All-Kill on Digital Charts")|language=ko|publisher=Joynews24|url=http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=700300&g_serial=776376&rrf=nv|url-status=live|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005534/http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=700300&g_serial=776376&rrf=nv|archive-date=December 3, 2013}} The album topped the Gaon Albums Chart on the third week of October 2013.{{cite web|date=October 17, 2013|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – October 6, 2013 to October 12, 2013|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024094249/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|archive-date=October 24, 2013|access-date=November 23, 2013|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}} The physical album sold 40,360 copies in 2013, making it the 41st best-selling Korean album of that year.{{cite web|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – Year-End 2013|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2013&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=K|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716190457/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2013&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=K|archive-date=July 16, 2014|access-date=October 12, 2014|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}} {{As of|2014}}, Modern Times has sold 58,145 copies in South Korea, with the sales of its repackaged album combined.Sales references for Modern Times until 2014:

• {{cite web|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – Year-End 2013|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180844/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2015|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}}
• {{cite web|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – December 2013|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323065850/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K|archive-date=March 23, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2015|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}}
• {{cite web|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – April 2014|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=04&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929141214/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=04&nationGbn=K|archive-date=September 29, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2015|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}}
• {{cite web|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – December 2014|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629050136/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K|archive-date=June 29, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2015|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association}}

"The Red Shoes" ({{korean|분홍신}}) the album's lead track,{{cite web| url=http://popgasa.com/2013/10/07/iu-the-red-shoes-분홍신| title=IU – The Red Shoes (분홍신) - pop!gasa – kpop translation lyrics| publisher=pop!gasa| access-date=April 3, 2015| archive-date=April 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415134525/http://popgasa.com/2013/10/07/iu-the-red-shoes-%eb%b6%84%ed%99%8d%ec%8b%a0/| url-status=live}} is a song with big band sounds, dramatic developments, and elaborate choruses. The song was inspired from the 1845 fairy tale under the same title written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen,{{cite news| last=Han| first=Jun-ho| title=아이유, '분홍신'으로 '퍼펙트 올킬' 달성! ("IU Achieves "Perfect All-Kill" with "The Red Shoes"!")| url=http://www.sportsworldi.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20131011023129&subctg1=10&subctg2=00| access-date=October 11, 2013| publisher=Sports World| date=October 11, 2013| language=ko| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172742/http://www.sportsworldi.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20131011023129&subctg1=10&subctg2=00| archive-date=October 14, 2013| url-status=dead}} and the movie plot for its music video was adapted from the 1948 British film of the same title. Comparing to red shoes, it tells about a woman who begins her journey for the once-brilliant and summer-like days she had with her lost love, counting on her fate.{{cite web| url=http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/391147| title=Modern Times| publisher=Neowiz Internet Corp.| access-date=May 14, 2015| language=ko| archive-date=May 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510123528/https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/391147| url-status=live}}

The single was released on October 8, 2013, along with the whole album, and its music video was officially unveiled at 11:00 am KST on the same day (although it premiered a day earlier on SBS MTV).{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0xvVgKJxfs| title=[MV] IU(아이유) _ The red shoes(분홍신)| format=YouTube| author=LOENENT| website=YouTube| date=October 8, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=May 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510123532/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0xvVgKJxfs| url-status=live}} The video, directed by Hwang Soo-ah, features cameo appearances from Yoo Hee-yeol (also known as the sole member of one-man project band Toy), electronic duo Peppertones, and models Fhi Fan and Jang Ki-yong.{{cite news| last=Yoon| first=Hyo-jin| title=아이유 '분홍신' 티저 영상 공개, '유희열-휘황-장기용-페퍼톤스 출연' ("IU Reveals "The Red Shoes" MV with Cameo Appearances")| url=http://reviewstar.hankooki.com/Article/ArticleView.php?WEB_GSNO=10141927| access-date=October 11, 2013| publisher=Seoul Economy| date=October 8, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 13, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013165633/http://reviewstar.hankooki.com/Article/ArticleView.php?WEB_GSNO=10141927| url-status=live}} A performance-centered music video for "The Red Shoes" was also released via LOEN's official YouTube channel on October 21.{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js3PTlQFakk| title=[MV] IU(아이유) _ The red shoes(분홍신) (Performance ver.)| format=YouTube| author=LOENENT| website=YouTube| date=October 21, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=October 29, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029134717/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js3PTlQFakk&app=desktop| url-status=live}}

"The Red Shoes" reached number one on both the Gaon Digital Chart and Download Charts in the third week of October 2013.{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – October 6, 2013 to October 12, 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| date=October 17, 2013| access-date=October 17, 2013| archive-date=October 17, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017112613/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – October 6, 2013 to October 12, 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| date=October 17, 2013| access-date=October 17, 2013| archive-date=October 17, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017112349/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=42¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week| url-status=live}} It also topped the K-pop Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks,{{cite magazine| title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 26 October, 2013| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-10-26/k-pop-hot-100| magazine=Billboard| access-date=October 17, 2013| archive-date=December 30, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230192958/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-10-26/k-pop-hot-100| url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 2 November, 2013| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-11-02/k-pop-hot-100| magazine=Billboard| access-date=October 24, 2013| archive-date=November 18, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118191319/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-11-02/k-pop-hot-100| url-status=live}} becoming the singer's third number-one hit on the chart. "The Red Shoes" received six music program awards throughout October and was the 42nd biggest selling digital song of 2013 in South Korea.{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&nationGbn=&f_month=3&f_year=2013&f_type=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=October 11, 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019034339/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&nationGbn=&f_month=3&f_year=2013&f_type=year| archive-date=October 19, 2014}} It sold 1,359,107 downloads by the end of 2014.Cumulative sales for "The Red Shoes":

• {{cite web |script-title=ko:2013년 Download Chart |trans-title=2013 Download Chart |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625031849/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year |archive-date=June 25, 2019 |access-date=July 9, 2019 |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko}}
• {{cite web |script-title=ko:2014년 Download Chart |trans-title=2014 Download Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=3&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008150225/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=3&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2019 |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |page=3 |language=ko}}

"Friday" ({{korean|금요일에 만나요||Geumyoil-e Mannayo}}), is the lead single for the repackaged album Modern Times - Epilogue.{{cite web| url=http://popgasa.com/2013/12/19/iu-feat-jang-yi-jeong-of-history-see-you-on-friday-%EA%B8%88%EC%9A%94%EC%9D%BC%EC%97%90-%EB%A7%8C%EB%82%98%EC%9A%94| title=IU (Feat. Jang Yi Jeong of History) – See You On Friday (금요일에 만나요) - pop!gasa – kpop translation lyrics| publisher=pop!gasa| access-date=April 3, 2015| archive-date=April 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415153004/http://popgasa.com/2013/12/19/iu-feat-jang-yi-jeong-of-history-see-you-on-friday-%ea%b8%88%ec%9a%94%ec%9d%bc%ec%97%90-%eb%a7%8c%eb%82%98%ec%9a%94/| url-status=live}} The self-composed song is a bossa nova tune with a catchy medium-tempo melody, and sings about delirious excitement of a couple who just had a crush on each other.{{cite web| url=http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/403619| title=Modern Times - Epilogue| publisher=Neowiz Internet Corp.| access-date=May 14, 2015| language=ko| archive-date=May 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510123528/https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/403619| url-status=live}} The singer's labelmate Jang Yi-jeong, a member of boy group History participated as a featured artist (He also starred on its music video, as a guy who has a one-sided love for IU). The single was released on December 20, 2013, and its music video was officially uploaded at 12:00 pm KST on the same day.{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiVmQZwJhsA| title=[MV] IU(아이유) _ Friday(금요일에 만나요) (Feat. Jang Yi-jeong(장이정) of HISTORY(히스토리))| format=YouTube| author=1theK (원더케이)| website=YouTube| date=December 20, 2013| access-date=October 11, 2014| archive-date=May 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510123533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiVmQZwJhsA| url-status=live}} The one shot music video also reunites IU and model Jang Ki-yong, who she previously starred with for the video "The Red Shoes".{{cite news| title=아이유 '금요일에 만나요' 뮤비서 장기용과 '아찔 키스' ("IU Kisses Jang Ki-yong on "Friday" Music Video")| url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201312210100189200011601&servicedate=20131220| access-date=October 11, 2014| publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo| date=December 20, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=December 19, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219071708/http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201312210100189200011601&servicedate=20131220| url-status=live}}

Just like the previous single, "Friday" peaked at number one on both the Gaon Singles and Download Charts.{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=01&f_year=2014&f_type=week| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – The 1st Week of 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=October 11, 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217200957/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=01&f_year=2014&f_type=week| archive-date=December 17, 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=01&f_year=2014&f_type=week| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – The 1st Week of 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=October 11, 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016050827/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=01&f_year=2014&f_type=week| archive-date=October 16, 2014}} The song also topped the K-pop Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks,{{cite magazine| title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of January 4, 2014| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-04/k-pop-hot-100| magazine=Billboard| access-date=October 11, 2014| archive-date=January 10, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110074108/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-04/k-pop-hot-100| url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of January 11, 2014| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-11/k-pop-hot-100| magazine=Billboard| access-date=October 11, 2014| archive-date=January 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111095502/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-11/k-pop-hot-100| url-status=live}} becoming the singer's fourth number-one single there.{{efn|group=upper-alpha|IU currently has a total of six chart-toppers, with "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" and "My Old Story" (2014) added hereafter (see IU discography).}} Without any televised promotions, "Friday" received four music show wins. Although released in 2013, "Friday" was the sixth biggest selling digital song of 2014 in South Korea.{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_type=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – The Year of 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| date=January 9, 2015| access-date=January 10, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008033021/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_type=year| archive-date=October 8, 2014}} {{As of|2020}}, it has sold more than 5,000,000 digital downloads in the country, making it one of the best-selling singles in South Korea.{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2020|title=Gaon's 관찰노트|trans-title=Gaon's Observation Notes|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/article/view.gaon?idx=17731|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022071217/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/article/view.gaon?idx=17731|archive-date=October 22, 2020|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=October 22, 2020}}

On October 7, 2013, prior to the album's release, IU presented her first-ever comeback showcase at K-Art Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul, performing her brand-new songs including "Modern Times", "Between the Lips (50cm)", and "The Red Shoes". She also held a preview of the official music video for the title track.{{cite news| last=Yang| first=Jin-yeong| title=아이유 쇼케이스, 드라마틱한 스윙 재즈로 돌아왔다 ′분홍신′ ("IU Held Comeback Showcase, She Returned with Dramatic Swing Jazz Tune "The Red Shoes"")| url=http://www.newspim.com/view.jsp?newsId=20131007000869| access-date=October 12, 2013| publisher=NewsPim| date=October 7, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 13, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013190152/http://www.newspim.com/view.jsp?newsId=20131007000869| url-status=live}} IU began promoting her comeback album on various music programs, starting on the October 10, 2013, broadcast of M! Countdown. Along with the lead single, she promoted "Modern Times", "Between the Lips (50cm)", and "Love of B" on M! Countdown,{{cite news| last=Seong| first=Ji-yeon| title='분홍신' 아이유, '엠카'서 성공 컴백…'여동생에서 여인으로' ("IU Makes Her Successful Comeback on "M! Countdown"..."Transforming from Girl to Woman"")| url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1251112.htm| access-date=October 12, 2013| publisher=Sports Seoul| date=October 10, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 13, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013124059/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1251112.htm| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8xFLfxvV6Q| title=아이유_분홍신 (The Red Shoes by IU@Mcountdown 2013.10.10)| format=YouTube| author=Mnet| website=YouTube| date=October 10, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=December 9, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209092250/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8xFLfxvV6Q| url-status=live}} Music Bank,{{cite news| last=Kim| first=Han-na| title='뮤직뱅크' 아이유, '분홍신' 컴백 무대…뮤지컬 퍼포먼스 '굿~' ("IU Performs "The Red Shoes" on "Music Bank"...What a Great Musical Performance!")| url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1251533.htm| access-date=October 12, 2013| publisher=Sports Seoul| date=October 11, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 13, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013125426/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1251533.htm| url-status=live}} Show! Music Core,{{cite news| last=Kim| first=Ga-yeong| title='음악중심' 아이유, '분홍신-모던타임즈' 소녀에서 숙녀까지 '팔색조' ("IU Performs "The Red Shoes" and "Modern Times" on "Show! Music Core"")| url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406483| access-date=October 12, 2013| publisher=TVREPORT| date=October 12, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=October 14, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014035843/http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406483| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6hzDCcnbdM| title=[HOT] Comeback Stage, IU - Modern Times, 아이유 - 모던타임즈, Show Music core 20131012| format=YouTube| author=MBCkpop| website=YouTube| date=October 12, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=October 12, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012125824/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6hzDCcnbdM| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjEAMz3eWY| title=[HOT] Comeback Stage, IU - The red shoes, 아이유 - 분홍신, Show Music core 20131012| format=YouTube| author=MBCkpop| website=YouTube| date=October 12, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=November 25, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125160502/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjEAMz3eWY| url-status=live}} and Inkigayo,{{cite news| last=Hwang| first=Ji-yeong| title='인기가요' 아이유, '분홍신'-'입술사이'…섹시+청순 다채로운 매력 ("IU Performs "The Red Shoes" and "Between the Lips" on "The Music Trend"")| url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406819| access-date=October 13, 2013| publisher=TVREPORT| date=October 13, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001629/http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406819| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvM3_k3TFqQ| title=[아이유 IU] - 입술사이(50cm) @인기가요 inkigayo 131013| format=YouTube| author=SBSMusic1| website=YouTube| date=October 13, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=October 28, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028231533/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvM3_k3TFqQ&app=desktop| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQRaSuSd4B0| title=[아이유 IU] - 분홍신 The red shoes @인기가요 inkigayo 131013| format=YouTube| author=SBSMusic1| website=YouTube| date=October 13, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=October 28, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028231635/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQRaSuSd4B0&feature=youtu.be&list=PLzJT711y0gzLoJwCAw7yGDDdLMCO5F2ck| url-status=live}} and Show Champion.{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=strViTn-RZs| title=IU - Love Of B, 아이유 - 을의 연애, Show Champion 20131016| format=YouTube| author=MBCkpop| website=YouTube| date=October 18, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=June 26, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626235745/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=strViTn-RZs| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOW1oka9arI| title=IU - The Red Shoes, 아이유 - 분홍신, Show Champion 20131016| format=YouTube| author=MBCkpop| website=YouTube| date=October 18, 2013| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=October 18, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018061449/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOW1oka9arI| url-status=live}}

On KBS's You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, the singer performed "The Red Shoes", "Bad Day", and "Walk with Me, Girl", alongside a cover of "About Romance" originally sung by Choi Baek-ho (who was featured in "Walk with Me, Girl"). IU performed the lead single also at the 50th annual Grand Bell Awards, in celebration of the event.{{cite news| last=Kwak| first=Hyeon-soo| title=아이유 축하공연, 대종상 무대 올라 '분홍신' 열창 ("IU Performs "The Red Shoes" at Grand Bell Awards")| url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406819| access-date=November 23, 2013| publisher=TV Daily| date=November 2, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001629/http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=406819| url-status=live}} It was announced that IU would hold her second solo concert entitled "Modern Times" from November 23. Starting at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul, she also performed in Busan at KBS Hall on December 1, to promote the album.{{cite news| last=Oh| first=Se-hoon| title=아이유, 분홍신 신고 서울-부산서 두 번째 단독 콘서트 개최 ("IU to Hold Her Second Solo Concert in Seoul and Busan")| url=http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20131015/58222444/2| publisher=Sports Donga| access-date=June 24, 2015| date=October 15, 2013| language=ko| archive-date=June 24, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624041933/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20131015/58222444/2| url-status=live}}

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Modern Times received positive reviews from critics. The Korea Herald complimented the album writing: "... vintage sounds and modern effects are put together artfully, forming a fresh but familiar compilation of songs. Modern Times has a distinct carefree feel that is reminiscent of jazz during the Roaring Twenties."{{cite news|title=IU impresses on 'Modern Times'|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131018000396|newspaper=The Korea Herald|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073347/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131018000396|url-status=live}} Seoul Beats also gave a positive review, explaining "With its jazzy, big band sound, IU provided a breath of fresh air to the K-pop scene... The album’s real strength is how seamlessly the tracks flow together."{{cite web|title=Best Of 2013 Recap: Your Favorite Albums And Mini-Albums|url=http://seoulbeats.com/2013/12/best-2013-recap-favorite-albums-mini-albums/|publisher=Seoul Beats|date=December 31, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630062229/http://seoulbeats.com/2013/12/best-2013-recap-favorite-albums-mini-albums/|url-status=live}} Billboard gave the album a positive review while praising IU for proving to have "musical sensibilities well beyond a typical 20-year-old".{{cite magazine|last=Oak|first=Jessica|title=IU Exudes Maturity on New LP 'Modern Times'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5748234/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times|magazine=Billboard|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010005024/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5748234/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times|url-status=live}} Commercially, the album has sold more than 61,900 copies in South Korea {{as of|2015|10|lc=yes}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Sales for both Modern Times and Modern Times - Epilogue are combined.Sales references for Modern Times:

• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – Year-End 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=May 18, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180844/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year| archive-date=March 3, 2016}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – December 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=May 18, 2015| archive-date=March 23, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323065850/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=04&nationGbn=K| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – April 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=May 18, 2015| archive-date=September 29, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929141214/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=04&nationGbn=K| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – December 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=May 18, 2015| archive-date=June 29, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629050136/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2015&targetTime=10&nationGbn=K| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Domestic) – October 2015| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| date=November 12, 2015| access-date=November 12, 2015| archive-date=October 24, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232128/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2015&targetTime=10&nationGbn=K| url-status=live}}}} and 3,300 copies in Japan.Sales references for Modern Times:
• {{cite web|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064722/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/|archive-date=July 16, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=Oricon}} (subscription only)

{{track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 46:44

| headline = Modern Times {{nobold|– Standard and limited edition{{cite web| url=http://www.melon.com/cds/musicstory/web/musicstory_list.htm?CATEGORY_SINGLE_ID=21&MESSAGE_ID=8364688&MAIN=MAIN_TODAY_TD_2| title=멜론 뮤직스토리 :: 아이유(IU) 컴백 티저 공개 ("MelOn Music Story: IU Reveals Comeback Teasers for Her New Album")| date=September 23, 2013| language=ko| access-date=October 8, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517213739/http://www.melon.com/cds/musicstory/web/musicstory_list.htm?CATEGORY_SINGLE_ID=21&MESSAGE_ID=8364688&MAIN=MAIN_TODAY_TD_2| archive-date=May 17, 2014| url-status=dead}}}}

| title1 = Love of B

| note1 = 을의 연애; Eurui Yeonae, with Park Ju-won

| lyrics1 = IU

| music1 = Park Ju-won

| extra1 = Park Ju-won

| length1 = 3:11

| title2 = Everybody Has Secrets

| note2 = 누구나 비밀은 있다; Nuguna Bimireun Itda, featuring Gain of Brown Eyed Girls

| lyrics2 = Kim Eana

| music2 = Yoon Sang, East4A

| extra2 = Yoon Sang, East4A

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Between the Lips (50cm)

| note3 = 입술 사이; Ipsul Sai

| lyrics3 = G. Gorilla

| music3 = G. Gorilla

| extra3 = G. Gorilla

| length3 = 2:50

| title4 = The Red Shoes

| note4 = 분홍신; Bunhongsin

| lyrics4 = Kim Eana

| music4 = Lee Min-soo

| extra4 = Lee Min-soo, Toyama Kazuhiko

| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = Modern Times

| note5 =

| lyrics5 = Kim Eana

| music5 = Jeong Seok-won

| extra5 = Jeong Seok-won

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = Bad Day

| note6 = 싫은 날; Sireun Nal

| lyrics6 = IU

| music6 = IU

| extra6 = G. Gorilla

| length6 = 3:52

| title7 = Obliviate

| note7 =

| lyrics7 = G. Gorilla, Kim Eana

| music7 = G. Gorilla

| extra7 = G. Gorilla

| length7 = 3:10

| title8 = Walk with Me, Girl

| note8 = 아이야, 나랑 걷자; Aiya, Narang Geotja, featuring Choi Baek-ho

| lyrics8 = Kim Eana

| music8 = Park Ju-won

| extra8 = Park Ju-won

| length8 = 5:00

| title9 = Havana

| note9 =

| lyrics9 = Kim Eana

| music9 = Jeon Jung-hoon

| extra9 = Jeon Jung-hoon

| length9 = 4:09

| title10 = A Gloomy Clock

| note10 = 우울시계; Uulsigye, featuring Jonghyun of Shinee

| lyrics10 = Kim Jong-hyun

| music10 = Kim Jong-hyun

| extra10 = Oh Jun-hyuk

| length10 = 2:48

| title11 = Daydream

| note11 = 한낮의 꿈; Hannajui Kkum, featuring Yang Hee-eun

| lyrics11 = PJ, Choi Gap-won

| music11 = PJ, Choi Gap-won

| extra11 = PJ, Shin Seung-ik

| length11 = 3:40

| title12 = Wait

| note12 = 기다려; Gidaryeo

| lyrics12 = IU

| music12 = TEXU

| extra12 = TEXU

| length12 = 2:30

| title13 = Voice Mail (Korean version)

| note13 = Bonus track

| lyrics13 = IU

| music13 = IU

| extra13 = G. Gorilla

| length13 = 4:06

}}

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{{track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 53:34

| headline = Modern Times: Epilogue {{nobold|– Repackage{{cite web| url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-times-epilogue/786862990| title=Modern Times – Epilogue (iTunes)| website=iTunes| date=May 17, 2014| access-date=May 17, 2014| archive-date=November 4, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104024722/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/modern-times-epilogue/id786862990| url-status=live}}}}

| title1 = Friday

| note1 = 금요일에 만나요; Geumyoil-e Mannayo, featuring Jang Yi-jeong of History

| lyrics1 = IU

| music1 = IU

| extra1 = Lee Jong-min

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = Pastel Crayon

| note2 = 크레파스; Keurepaseu, from Bel Ami

| lyrics2 = IU

| music2 = KZ, Junjaman

| extra2 = KZ, Junjaman

| length2 = 3:13

| title3 = Love of B

| note3 = 을의 연애; Eurui Yeonae, with Park Ju-won

| lyrics3 = IU

| music3 = Park Ju-won

| extra3 = Park Ju-won

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = Everybody Has Secrets

| note4 = 누구나 비밀은 있다; Nuguna Bimireun Itda, featuring Gain of Brown Eyed Girls

| lyrics4 = Kim Eana

| music4 = Yoon Sang, East4A

| extra4 = Yoon Sang, East4A

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Between the Lips (50cm)

| note5 = 입술 사이; Ipsul Sai

| lyrics5 = G. Gorilla

| music5 = G. Gorilla

| extra5 = G. Gorilla

| length5 = 2:50

| title6 = The Red Shoes

| note6 = 분홍신; Bunhongsin

| lyrics6 = Kim Eana

| music6 = Lee Min-soo

| extra6 = Lee Min-soo, Toyama Kazuhiko

| length6 = 4:14

| title7 = Modern Times

| note7 =

| lyrics7 = Kim Eana

| music7 = Jeong Seok-won

| extra7 = Jeong Seok-won

| length7 = 3:25

| title8 = Bad Day

| note8 = 싫은 날; Sireun Nal

| lyrics8 = IU

| music8 = IU

| extra8 = G. Gorilla

| length8 = 3:52

| title9 = Obliviate

| note9 =

| lyrics9 = G. Gorilla, Kim Eana

| music9 = G. Gorilla

| extra9 = G. Gorilla

| length9 = 3:10

| title10 = Walk with Me, Girl

| note10 = 아이야, 나랑 걷자; Aiya, Narang Geotja, featuring Choi Baek-ho

| lyrics10 = Kim Eana

| music10 = Park Ju-won

| extra10 = Park Ju-won

| length10 = 5:00

| title11 = Havana

| note11 =

| lyrics11 = Kim Eana

| music11 = Jeon Jung-hoon

| extra11 = Jeon Jung-hoon

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = A Gloomy Clock

| note12 = 우울시계; Uulsigye, featuring Jonghyun of Shinee

| lyrics12 = Kim Jong-hyun

| music12 = Kim Jong-hyun

| extra12 = Oh Jun-hyuk

| length12 = 2:48

| title13 = Daydream

| note13 = 한낮의 꿈; Hannajui Kkum, featuring Yang Hee-eun

| lyrics13 = PJ, Choi Gap-won

| music13 = PJ, Choi Gap-won

| extra13 = PJ, Shin Seung-ik

| length13 = 3:40

| title14 = Wait

| note14 = 기다려; Gidaryeo

| lyrics14 = IU

| music14 = TEXU

| extra14 = TEXU

| length14 = 2:30

| title15 = Voice Mail (Korean version)

| note15 = Bonus track

| lyrics15 = IU

| music15 = IU

| extra15 = G. Gorilla

| length15 = 4:06

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