IVE has surpassed over a million sales with their newest album "IVE SWITCH." Meanwhile, their title track "HEYA" is taking over iTunes charts worldwide.
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IVE's 'IVE SWITCH' Surpasses 1 Million Sales In Hanteo, 'HEYA' Tops iTunes Charts
Before April finished its course, IVE ended the month with a bang by releasing their much-awaited second extended play "IVE SWITCH" on April 29.
The music video for "HEYA" also trended in the K-pop community, as the MV currently garners a total of 20,975,814 views on YouTube. Three days since its release, "IVE SWITCH" eventually became IVE's fastest album to sell over 1 million copies, according to Hanteo on May 1.
"IVE SWITCH" also led the girl group to break their previous record of four days, which was set by their first extended play "I've Mine." This achievement also earned the girl group to have three albums go above 1 million sales alongside "I've IVE" and "I've Mine."
On its first day of release, "IVE SWITCH" broke IVE's personal record when it came to first-day sales. The album sold 746,118 copies on its first day, surpassing the previous record of "I've Mine," which sold 726,455 copies.
Moreover, outside of Hanteo, "I'VE SWITCH' also ranked No. 1 on the Top Albums Chart on iTunes. According to sources, the album had reportedly charted across 16 various regions including Vietnam, Malaysia, Norway, Turkey, and Costa Rica.
"HEYA" also charted at No. 1 on the Top Songs charts in iTunes across at least three regions. Meanwhile, on YouTube's Trending Worldwide, the music video for "HEYA" also collected buzz by claiming the No. 1 spot.
Watch the full MV for "HEYA" here:
Here's how DIVEs reacted to the music video:
- "Leeseo's rap, Wonyoung's pre-chorus, Yujin's high note, Rei eating up her rapping part, Liz's impressive vocals, and Gaeul's last part! Those were all perfect."
- "Heya is an extreme bop."
- "Not even talking about the song because it's so good, but the MV? The concept is so beautiful!"
- "I want to see the MV over and over again because of how creative and pretty the concept is, I wish it was a movie, to be honest."
- "I feel like everyone shined in this mv and it's not just Wonyoung taking up the screen! I love Leeseo as a rapper and Liz's beautiful voice. Rei is so pretty."
- "I love how Starship starts to give Liz more lines, 'coz gurl she literally deserves it! This song really suits her!"
- "The thing about being a DIVE is that you're never disappointed in any comeback."
- "It's so refreshing to see a song over three minutes long with an actual chorus. The reputation within the song fits perfectly and is not overplayed."
- "This is the quality I want out of K-pop."
Congratulations to IVE for their amazing accomplishments!
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Written by Israel Monte
