IVE recently made their debut, however, many noticed how the rookie group's hand gesture for greetings was similar to EVERGLOW's. Following reports of the similarity, Starship Entertainment has issued a statement.
Keep on reading to know more.
Starship Entertainment Issues Statement Regarding IVE's Hand Gesture Being Similar to EVERGLOW's
IVE has been one of the most talked about girl groups this past month, as not only are they Starship Entertainment's first girl group since Cosmic Girls, but because former IZ*ONE members Jang Won Young and Ahn Yu Jin are part of the group's lineup. With that, all eyes were on the group during their debut on December 1.
During IVE's debut, the group held a debut showcase at the Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul, where they performed songs from their debut album "ELEVEN."
However, following the showcase and press photos being released online by media outlets, IVE became a target for controversy when fans discovered that the group's hand gesture for their greetings were similar to Yuehua Entertainment's girl group, EVERGLOW, who debuted back in 2019.
In the photos, it can be seen that both groups use their right hand and holding up three fingers to make the letter "E," while placing them right by their face.
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IVE doing their hand gesture
One netizen had commented that they thought IVE was EVERGLOW at first glance due to both groups having the same hand gesture and number of members.
Others have also come to the group's defense, stating that having similar hand gestures are inevitable as what we can do with our hands are limited in this case.
EVERGLOW doing their hand gesture
Following the controversy, IVE's label Starship Entertainment issued a statement regarding the hand gestures.
On December 3 KST, Starship Entertainment stated, "We did not notice IVE's [greeting] hand gesture having any similarities with other groups. So we will be modifying the hand gesture in the future."
"We sincerely apologize for the issue. We will be careful so that something like this does not happen again in the future," Starship Entertainment concluded.
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IVE's Music Video for 'ELEVEN' Hit 20 Million Views on Youtube
Meanwhile, on December 3 KST, IVE's music video for their debut single "ELEVEN" had surpassed 20 million views on Youtube just less than two days after the song's release.
The song had previously hit the 10 million mark after less than a day, making it the fastest music video by a K-Pop group that debuted in 2021 to do so, showing their amazing popularity as a newly debuted group.
"ELEVEN," which is the title track of their album of the same name, is one of the two songs on the album alongside "Take It."
Congratulations to IVE!
Watch the music video here:
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Written by Robyn Joan
