IVE's debut song "ELEVEN" has scored an incredible milestone that only BTS' "Butter" has achieved before. Through this feat, the rookies also made history as a fourth-generation idol group.
Continue reading to know what the girls have attained.
IVE's 'ELEVEN' Matches One of the Impressive Milestones of BTS' 'Butter' + Reaches 2 Historic Feats
On Feb. 18, it was announced that IVE's "ELEVEN" has taken first place on KBS's "Music Bank" for the third week of this month. This is the third time that the song has won on the music show, meaning it has achieved a triple crown.
"ELEVEN" now has obtained three triple crowns as they previously ranked first on SBS's "Inkigayo" and MBC's "Show! Music Core" three times each. The song event went on to take its fourth win on "Show! Music Core."
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IVE is the first fourth-generation K-pop group to achieve a triple crown on all public broadcast Korean music shows (KBS's "Music Bank," MBC's "Show! Music Core" and SBS's "Inkigayo").
Aside from achieving its triple crown on "Music Bank," IVE's debut song has also marked its 13th total win on a music show. The track has previously earned first-place trophies on the two aforementioned public programs, as well as on MBC M's "Show Champion" and SBS MTV's "The Show."
With this, IVE's "ELEVEN" has tied with BTS' "Butter" as the only 2021 song to attain 13 total music show wins. "Butter" received its 13th trophy on July 16 of last year on "Music Bank" as well.
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The pop dance song also now joins TWICE's "TT," T-ara's "Lovey Dovey," BLACKPINK's "How You Like That" and Girls' Generation's "Lion Heart" as the only girl group songs with the fourth-most music show wins (13).
On top of that, "ELEVEN" has achieved two historic milestones. First, the song now holds the record for the most win on Korean music shows for a track by a fourth-generation K-pop group.
Second, IVE's "ELEVEN" has become the debut song by a K-pop girl group with the most music show wins in history. It is also now the third most-awarded debut track by a K-pop group, following Seo Taiji and Boys' "I Know" (26 wins) and WANNA ONE's "Energetic" (15 wins).
Watch IVE's "ELEVEN" music video here to celebrate the rookie girl group's outstanding feats!
IVE's 'ELEVEN' Enters Various Gaon Charts for 2nd Week of February 2022
In other news, IVE's first single album "ELEVEN" and its title track of the same name consistently secure spots on different Gaon Weekly Charts.
For the week of Feb. 6 to 12, the "ELEVEN" album re-entered the Gaon Album Chart at No. 13, marking its eighth non-consecutive week on the tally. Its highest peak on the chart is No. 1.
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On the Gaon Digital Chart, the title song "ELEVEN" climbed up three spots to get to No. 2. It accumulated more than 15.5 million digital points in the past week. The track's latest ranking is its highest peak on the list.
"ELEVEN" also entered the latest Gaon Weekly Download Chart and Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart at No. 24 and No. 2, respectively. Its newest position on the streaming chart is its highest peak so far.
Finally, IVE has soared to No. 29 on the Gaon Weekly Social Chart after being at No. 45 in the previous week.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
