IVE has achieved a total of 3 Perfect All-Kill songs in 2023
Perfect all-kill is a music chart achievement in South Korea where a song simultaneously reaches number one on the real-time, daily, and weekly components of iChart. As of November 2023, Kpop has only had 6 songs achieve Perfect All-Kill this year.
It can be seen that the advantage in the digital music realm still belongs to female idol groups, as no male groups made it to the top. The 6 songs released this year that achieved PAK are Kitsch (IVE), I AM (IVE), Spicy (aespa), Queencard ((G)I-DLE), Super Shy (NewJeans), Love Lee (AKMU), and Baddie (IVE).
IVE achieved an outstanding record, with 3 songs achieving PAK within one year. However, IVE’s international performance is not the most impressive, especially when compared to NewJeans.
The unexpected success of their latest song, “Baddie,” which achieved a PAK, has received mixed reactions. Initially, “Baddie” didn’t stand out much because it was released after two other songs, “Either Way” and “Off The Record.” The song took longer to gain traction and eventually topped the music charts with a “slow but steady” effect. However, it received criticism for lacking a strong impact. Therefore, South Korean netizens expressed doubt about IVE’s achievement.
Reactions from netizens:
- Is it just luck?
- Looking at IVE’s rankings, I’m skeptical. Can PAK even be trusted anymore?
- The first female group to achieve 3 PAKs in one year.
- “Baddie” did what “Love Dive” couldn’t.
- I’m not a fan of IVE, but why are there so many sarcastic comments under a congratulatory article like this? It’s annoying. I have to admit that IVE’s performance this time was very impressive.
- The female groups that achieved #1 on daily charts this year (aespa – Spicy) + (NewJeans – Super Shy, Ditto) + (IVE – Kitsch, I AM, Baddie) + ((G)I-DLE – Queencard). Fans of AE-New-I, cheer for each other!
- If you want to talk about international markets, go promote your idol’s international achievements. Every time IVE releases a song, it gets mentioned.
- I’ve lost faith in “Baddie” … All-kills nowadays are mainly based on luck.
- These days, everyone is getting a PAK.
- “Luck” is what some are saying about IVE having 3 out of 6 songs. Let’s accept that the group is very impressive.
However, these are subjective speculations. IVE has been outstanding since their debut, especially in terms of their digital music achievements. The group’s comebacks have all been well-received by the public due to their catchy music, trend-setting abilities, and alignment with the concepts IVE pursues. Despite the various opinions surrounding IVE’s success, it’s undeniable that the group has achieved their current strong position with their hard work.
Source: K14
