Christian Yu 

(born September 6, 1990), also known as DPR Ian,[3] is an Australian singer, rapper,
and director[4][5] based in South Korea. He is a former member of Yedang Entertainment boy group C-
Clown, which was active between 2012 and 2015. Yu made his solo debut under his co-founded
label Dream Perfect Regime (DPR) with the digital single "So Beautiful" on October 26, 2020. His
first studio album Moodswings In To Order was released on July 29, 2022.[6] He was the 10th most
streamed Kpop Male Solo Artist Globally on Spotify in 2022.[7][8]

Early life[edit]
DPR Ian was born in Sydney, Australia on September 6, 1990, and was raised by his mother after
his parents separated when he was young. Yu attended Wollongong High School of the Performing
Arts and played in a heavy metal band, where he was influenced by the musicals and circuses he
attended as a child.[9][10] In 2008, when he was 18, he started uploading videos to his YouTube
channel, going by the name of B Boy B.yu. After graduating from high school, Yu studied science
and art at the University of Sydney for one year before dropping out. He then moved to South Korea
to pursue dancing, initially having no intention of becoming a K-pop idol. However, this changed
when he was street cast by an entertainment agency; when he auditioned, he couldn’t sing but he
was able to impress with his dancing abilities.[3]

Career[edit]
Yu debuted as the leader of K-pop group C-Clown under the stage name Rome, which was derived
from his Korean name "Ba-rom". The 6-member boy group debuted in 2012 and was the first idol
group created by entertainment agency Yedang Entertainment, which would later be renamed
Banana Culture Entertainment.[3] After C-Clown disbanded in October 2015, Yu along with Live,
Cream, and REM established the label Dream Perfect Regime, all of whom attach the label's
acronym—DPR—to their names.[11][12] In 2021, he released his debut extended play Moodswings in
This Order.[13] He released his first studio album Moodswings In To Order in 2022.[14]
Yu is behind the visual arts for the DPR crew and directs all DPR music videos such
as Live's "Jasmine", "Legacy", and "Yellow Cab" along with his own songs, like "So Beautiful", "No
Blueberries", and "Ballroom Extravaganza". He has also directed and edited music videos for artists
outside of DPR including Bobby's "HOLUP", Mino's "Body", and Taeyang's "Wake Me Up".[15]
In 2021, DPR Ian and Live released the track "Diamonds + and Pearls" as part of the soundtrack to
the Marvel Film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This marked the duo—along with
fellow artists on the album—becoming two of the first Korean artists to participate in a Marvel
soundtrack album.[16]

Artistry[edit]
DPR Ian was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was a teenager.[10] He later created an alter
ego, Mito, to reflect his own mental disorder. In an interview with Billboard, he said that “I wanted to
portray a character dealing with various mental disorders which may be deemed negative or dark in
a realistic sense but at the same time can also be seen as superpowers in a different light.”[17]