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The group IVE also appeared on the first Billboard chart in 2023.
According to the latest ranking (January 7) released by US music media Billboard on January 4 (local time), IVE ranked 156th on the Billboard Global Excl. US (non-US) charts with their third title track “After like” released in August of last year.
As a result, IVE also appeared on the Billboard chart, which will be released for the first time in the new year, and managed to chart for 19 consecutive weeks. Last year, IVE entered the Billboard Global (non-US) chart for 29 consecutive weeks with its second title track “Love dive“, setting a record as “the longest chart presence among songs by K-pop girl groups released in 2022.”
Additionally, IVE has entered a number of charts continuously for 55 weeks since charting with his debut song “Eleven” on the US Billboard chart on December 18, 2021. Attention is focused on success at IVE’s long term in the Billboard and will continue with “After like“.
Additionally, the group is still active on Korea’s “HITS OF THE WORLD” chart. “After like” remained on the charts for 19 weeks, moving up one notch from the previous week to sixth place, while “Love dive” also remained at number 11 and entered the charts for 36 weeks.
IVE, which showed consistent global popularity thanks to Billboard last year, ranked on a total of four charts on the 2022 year-end charts, and “Love dive” ranked second and “After like” ranked 21st in the “2022 Best K-Pop Songs of 2022” selected by Billboard officials.
There were also favorable reviews for IVE, which showed its presence on the international charts. Jeff Benjamin, a K-pop columnist, praised in an article on the Billboard site, speaking of a confident message based on the group’s confidence and “self-love”.
IVE won three awards for Best Song of the Year at MMA2022 (Melon Music Awards) with “Love dive“, Song of the Year at MAMA AWARDS 2022 and Song of the Year at Asia Artist Awards 2022 in Japan .
IVE, which is celebrating a strong new year with an ever-global rise in 2023, will hold its first fan concert “The Prom Queens” at the Olympic Hall in Seoul’s Olympic Park on February 11 (Sat) and 12 (Sun).
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Starship Entertainment
