IVE recently shared that Starship trainees have several classes during their trainee period.
Keep on reading to know what they do during those classes.
IVE Says Starship Trainees Are Given a Curriculum - But It's Unlike What Students Have
On April 14, MMTG released a new episode where the IVE members talked about their trainee periods with the show host Jaejae.
IVE and Jaejae first watched a video displaying IVE's splendid stage presence. Afterward, Leeseo shared, "When you visit Starship, there's a curriculum."
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When asked to elaborate what Leeseo said, Gaeul surprised Jaejae as she revealed, "In the first period, we receive selfie lessons." An Yujin added, "I was so bad at taking selfies that I would take two everyday and get them checked. It was my daily mission."
Apart from the selfie lesson, Starship trainees also receive a lesson on how to do short-form content, such as TikTok videos. This fact shocked not only the "MMTG" production crew but also An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung.
IVE Rei said, "I would film TikToks and get them checked. When I sent them by myself from my home, I would receive feedback like, 'At this part, let's try a facial expression like this.'"
She continued that she would have to add in the effects herself and would edit and add in the sparkling hearts herself and practice like that.
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While TikTok was launched in 2016, it only rose to popularity in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began. It was also until recently that other social media apps like YouTube and Facebook added a feature where users can create short-form content.
An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung had already debuted back in 2018 as IZ*ONE members and have been training at Starship Entertainment before that. Hence, it is no surprise that they are unaware of the class focused on making short-form videos.
What do you think of Starship trainees learning how to take selfies and make short-form content? Share your opinions in the comments section below.
IVE Achieves Second Win for "LOVE DIVE" + Enters Various Gaon Charts
In other news, IVE has successfully won their second music show trophy for "LOVE DIVE," the title track of their new single album of the same name.
On the April 13 broadcast of "Show Champion," IVE's "LOVE DIVE" was one of the candidates for first place, along with BIGBANG's "Still Life," Red Velvet's "Feel My Rhythm," NCT DREAM's "Glitch Mode," and Oh My Girl's "Real Love."
This marks their 15th win on a music show overall. Previously, the new girl group took home a total of 13 trophies for their debut song "ELEVEN." They also recently won a trophy on "The Show" for "LOVE DIVE."
IVE's "LOVE DIVE" is also showing great performance on the Gaon Chart. For the week of April 3 to 9, the title song ranked second on the Gaon Download Chart.
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"LOVE DIVE" debuted at No. 9 on the Gaon Digital Chart with more than 16.33 million points and No. 13 on the Gaon Streaming Chart.
Meanwhile, the single album "LOVE DIVE" came in at No. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart. The album recorded the highest sales in South Korea in the past week.
Finally, on the Gaon Social Chart, IVE entered at No. 15, becoming the only rookie group that debuted in 2021-22 to enter this week's list.
Check out IVE's "LOVE DIVE" music video, which has almost 53 million views on YouTube to date, here!
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Written by Maria Scott
