Profile of IVE: A Girl Group that Captivates the Public in Both Sound and Sight (2024 Updated)

IVE is a 6-member girl group under Starship Entertainment. They debuted on December 1, 2021 with their first single album “Eleven”.

Biography of IVE  

• Group name: IVE
• Debut date: 01/12/2021
• Company: Starship Entertainment 
• Total member: 6
• Members: Jang Wonyoung, Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Liz, Leeseo
• Fandom name: DIVE

Special information about IVE

The group’s name “IVE” is short for “I HAVE”. This name means that IVE members are confident to show the public their skills and appear as a “complete” group instead of a “growing” one. 

The music of IVE is characterized with electronic instrumentation, catchy melodies, and dynamic beast. The group also embraces a “rich girl” and “girl crush” image, showing an “untouchable” yet elegant charm. Their lyrics often revolve around confidence and self-assurance, even showing a sense of “narcissism” in some of their signature songs.  

On December 9, 2021, the fandom name of IVE was announced to be “DIVE”.

Official SNS:

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• Twitter: @IVE_twt 
• Instagram: @IVEstarship  
• TikTok: @IVE.official 
• YouTube: IVE 

Discography 

Korean

Studio Albums

• I’ve IVE (2023)

EPs

• I’ve Mine (2023)
• IVE SWITCH (2024)

Single Albums

• “Eleven” (2021)
• “Love Dive” (2022)
• “After Like” (2022)

Digital singles

• “Spotify Singles – Holiday” (2022)
• “Kitsch” (2023)
• “Either Way” (2023)
• “Off the Record” (2023)

Promotional singles

• “I Want” (2023)

Collaborations

• “Move Like This” (with Kang Daniel, Yuna Kim) (2022)
• “Blue & Black” (with OH MY GIRL, CRAVITY) (2022)

Japanese

Mini albums

• WAVE (2023)

Single Albums

• “Eleven (Japanese ver.)” (2022)

Digital singles

• “Love Dive (Japanese ver.)” (2023)
• “WAVE” (2023)
• “Will” (2024)

English

Digital singles

• “All Night”

IVE Achievements

Since debut, IVE has won various awards, including 4 at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), 7 at the MelOn Music Awards (MMA), 6 at the Circle Chart Music Awards (CCMA), 5 at the Golden Disc Awards (GDA), 2 at the Seoul Music Awards (SMA), with titles varying from Rookie of the Year, Best Female Group, to Song of the Year, among others. 

The group have also seized huge achievements at various foreign awards ceremonies, including the Japan Gold Disc Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. 

Additionally, the girl group was listed on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2023 and 2024.

Controversies

Despite their impressive achievements, IVE hasn’t been immune to controversy. Here’s a look at some of their most notable “scandals”:

• Attitude Controversy: In the past, IVE, especially Jang Wonyoung, faced various accusations of “poor attitude” for not properly greeting senior artists. In particular, back in 2021, IVE members came under backlash after failing to bow to NCT’s Jaemin, Stray Kids’ Lee Known, and Kim Minju (former IZ*ONE member) on the TV show “Music Core”. Additionally, IVE was said to not greet their seniors properly on Inkigayo. In 2023, when Stray Kids’ Bang Chan mentioned new artists not greeting him properly, netizens speculated him to be talking about IVE. 
• Lazy Dancing: Back in 2023, IVE’s Jang Wonyoung faced criticism for “lazy dancing” in a TikTok video promoting the group’s song, “I AM”, especially when compared to fellow member Liz. 
• Cultural Conflict with China: In 2024, IVE released the MV for their title song “Heya”, which immediately faced heavy criticisms from Chinese netizens, who accused the girl group of attempting to steal China culture by claiming elements from the MV to be Korean. In the past, Jang Wonyoung, who wore a traditional phoenix hairpin, was also accused of “cultural theft” in China. However, in both cases, most international and Korean netizens defend IVE. 
• Cringe Strawberry Eating: Perhaps the most nonsensical issue to every arise, in 2022, Jang Wonyoung was criticized for eating a strawberry with 2 hands, as many netizens found her behavior to be “cringe” and “fake”. Though many defended Jang Wonyoung, the female idol still suffered from malicious comments that described her as a “pick-me girl” with a fake attitude.