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IVE 2 months into their debut: Rose to the top of Kpop 4th gen, broke BLACKPINK’s longtime record

Having debuted for not long, IVE has already achieved many records, will IVE become the next queen of Kpop 4th generation? 

Despite coming under many controversies and drawing negative comments from a part of netizens over Starship’s “dirty media play”, IVE’s debut is undeniably successful and they are one of the most popular girl groups at the moment. With the single ELEVEN, IVE has showcased their charm and gained many impressive achievements after nearly 2 months since their official debut.

1. The fastest girl group to get a music show win in Kpop history

Coming from a small agency, IVE achieved success beyond expectations with ELEVEN. Solid digital performance and high physical album sales have helped the group become one of the strongest candidates to compete for first place on weekly music shows during their promotion.

Debuting on December 1, it took IVE only 7 days to get their first win on Show Champion. With this win, IVE broke the record previously held by ITZY (9 days), surpassing even BLACKPINK (13 days) to become the fastest girl group to earn a music show win in the history of Kpop. 

IVE 2 months into their debut
IVE is the fastest girl group to win on music show after only 7 days since debut

2. The girl group with the most music show wins for a debut song in Kpop history 

IVE gets labeled “the most controversial rookie” not long after debut due to the “dramas” they get involved in. However, that does not mean fans’ support for IVE is downgraded, as evidenced by the fact that the group continuously wins No. 1 on weekly music shows. 

IVE has won against prominent artists and groups such as IU, ENHYPEN, DAVICHI, aespa,… to take home many music show wins. On January 23, IVE won the 11th trophy for ELEVEN, setting another record as the girl group with the most wins for a debut song in the history of domestic music shows

IVE 2 months into their debut
IVE set the record as the girl group with the most wins for a debut track when promoting on music shows

3. The fastest group to reach 5.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify

No matter what others say, ELEVEN is still a trendy song that brought IVE a huge fan base in the first phase of the group. Not only fans are stuck with the addictive melody of ELEVEN, nonfans or even anti-fans, despite having prejudice against the 6 girls, still cannot deny the charm of this debut song.

IVE 2 months into their debut

On the Spotify platform, one of the popularity measures of K-pop groups, IVE once again did something unprecedented when they set the record for the fastest milestone of 5.1 million monthly streams. ELEVEN successfully created a trend among music listeners with its catchy, easy-to-listen and -remember melody, even though it was criticized for being boring and lacking both high notes and rapping lines.

4. Owning the fastest song to reach 40 million streams in the 4th generation of Kpop

Besides achievements in monthly streams, IVE also set a record for the fastest song to reach 40 million streams among new generation groups. No need for the origin from BIG 3, Starship and the female idols still know how to attract attention and raise the awareness of both ELEVEN and the group among fans. This group will definitely be a strong competitor for emerging groups like aespa, ITZY, TXT, ENHYPEN, etc.

IVE 2 months into their debut
IVE set the record for the fastest 4th Gen group to reach 40 million streams

5. The fastest girlgroup that sells 100k copies of album on the Hanteo system

Not only strong in music streaming, IVE’s album sales are also not inferior. According to statistics from Hanteo, this is the fastest girl group to sell 100,000 album copies. After only 1 week of opening for sale, 152,229 copies were sold. At the same time, ELEVEN is also the best-selling album on the Daily Hanteo chart system and sales continue to skyrocket.

As a rookie of the company with a small scale, this is a remarkable achievement for the group. Even Knetizens are surprised because IVE does better than expected.

IVE 2 months into their debut
IVE is the fastest girlgroup that sells 100k copies of album on the Hanteo system

6. First girl group to achieve Quadruple crown after BLACKPINK

IVE has racked up a slew of impressive accomplishments in less than two months since its debut, the most notable of which is 11 wins on music shows. As a result, the group’s achievement of the Quadruple Crown (4 consecutive victories) is understandable. However, the audience is still astounded by this since the rookie group’s impact is so tremendous.

With this achievement, IVE also reached the record that BLACKPINK held for many years with the super hit DDU-DU DDU-DU in 2018. Will IVE become Kpop’s new queen in the future?

IVE 2 months into their debut
Will IVE become Kpop’s new queen in the future?
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