IVE will join the global fandom platform UNIVERSE.
UNIVERSE said on December 13, "The 6-member girl group Ive (Yujin, Autumn, Ray, Won Young, Leeds, and Iseo) will join the Universe in a surprise move. In addition, IVE's new Planet will open on Monday, December 20, he said.
IVE plans to continue real-time communication with fans around the world through FNS (Fan Network Service) and Private Message at Planet, an artist-specific space in UNIVERSE. They will also participate in various UNIVERSE original contents as well as online and offline fan events.
IVE, a newly debuted girl group, received global attention even before debut and drew attention as a "K-pop rising star." With their first debut single "ELEVEN" released on December 1, it recorded 152,229 copies (record sales for a week as of release).
In particular, IVE's initial performance of "ELEVEN" ranks first among the initial records of girl group debut albums and boasts the highest initial sales among rookie groups that debuted in 2021.
Further, IVE scored their first music show win only after 7 days since their debut.
In addition to topping the "Champion," IVE is currently showing their presence as a "global super rookie" by ranking 12th on the U.S. Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart, 1st on the Hot Trend Song Chart, 7th on the Japanese Line Music Daily K-pop Daily, 7th on the Chinese QQ Music New Music Chart.
Currently, UNIVERSE includes Kang Daniel, GHOST9, Kwon Eunbi, THE BOYZ, DRIPPIN, LIGHTSUM, MONSTA X, Park Ji Hoon, Brave Girls, CIX, and ASTRO.
Meanwhile, detailed information on the IVE Planet can be found on the official website and SNS.
