Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take the time out of the week to share with our readers some of the most recent fashion-forward photos tied to the K-pop landscape.

With her recent comeback “The Red Shoes,” the “nation’s little sister” IU, who seemed to be ephemerally stuck in the liminal blossoming of youth, seems to have finally been given the go-head to grow up. Armed with a darker and more mature style, she graces the pages of quite a few fashion magazines this month.

Here she is in royal colors for the November 2013 issue of CeCi:

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Here she is posing for the November 2013 issue of Elle:

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Last but not least, here she is looking chic for the November 2013 issue of InStyle:

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Thoughts, readers? Has the “nation’s little sister” grown up? Any favorite photos?

(Images via CeCi, Elle Korea, InStyle Korea)