By releasing the sextet with An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo, Starship Entertainment has struck gold. IVE keeps putting out hits and has a bright future in front of them. K-pop fans were eager to hear what sort of enchanted and current music the girl group will release following the success of "ELEVEN" and "LOVE DIVE," so they waited with bated breath.
The third single from IVE's album, "After LIKE," which was released on August 22 and quickly became one of the most talked-about songs of the month, was another captivating melody. It was also interestingly noted that they sold 460,000 copies of the album on its first day, shattering their previous record of 338,000 units sold during the first week of sales of "LOVE DIVE," and creating a new record.
For their most recent album, "After LIKE," the first-week sales record was over 920,000 copies sold, according to the music sale website Hanteo. This makes it the 22nd highest first-week sales in Hanteo history, according to the website.
The plot thickens as "After LIKE" has now sold more than a million copies as of September 2, making IVE just the second girl group in history to exceed the mark on the platform. In less than a year after making their debut, IVE established themselves as a successful K-pop act, and fans can anticipate important releases from them.
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