IVE's EP 'I've IVE' sells over one million copies in week after release

Girl group IVE's newest EP "I've IVE" sold over one million copies within just one week of its release. According to local music sales tracker Hanteo Chart on Sunday, IVE sold a total of 1,102,107 copies of its first full-length album “I’ve IVE”...

Girl group IVE during the press conference for its new album "I've IVE" on April 10, at Conrad Seoul in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul [STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT]

Girl group IVE's newest EP "I've IVE" sold over one million copies within just one week of its release.

According to local music sales tracker Hanteo Chart on Sunday, IVE sold a total of 1,102,107 copies of its first full-length album “I’ve IVE” in the first week of the EP's release on April 10.

This makes IVE the girl group with the third-best-selling album in the first week of the music's release, according to a press release by the group's agency Starship Entertainment on Monday.

"I've IVE" sold over 600,000 copies on the first day of release and surpassed one million copies within just six days.

IVE's previous album, an EP titled "After LIKE" (2022), sold over a million copies within its first week of release as well.

IVE is seeing success on various local music charts. Its lead tracks "I AM" and "Kitsch" are topping daily, weekly and top 100 charts of platforms such as Melon, Genie, Bugs and Flo as of Monday afternoon.

Consisting of six members — An Yu-jin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Won-young, Liz and Leeseo — IVE debuted in December 2021 with the single “Eleven.” It is best known for hit songs “Eleven,” “Love Dive” (2022) and “After LIKE."

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]