IVE Achieves Perfect All-Kill with “BANG BANG,” Dominating K-pop’s IFPI Sales Charts

Less than 24 hours after releasing their second full-length album *REVIVE+* on February 23, IVE accomplished a Perfect All-Kill (PAK) with their pre-release single “BANG BANG.” This marked the first PAK of 2026 and IVE’s sixth overall achievement, setting a new milestone in K-pop history.

At 1:30 p.m. KST on February 24, “BANG BANG” simultaneously topped the top 5 major domestic music streaming platforms—Melon, Bugs, Genie, FLO, and VIBE—achieving PAK. Notably, IVE became the first girl group to achieve PAK with six different tracks. Only IU and BIGBANG have reached six PAKs in total, and IVE did so at the fastest pace.

*REVIVE+* consists of 12 tracks in total. The pre-release track “BANG BANG” features a sound that combines Western swing with EDM, conveying a message of staying firm despite rumors and external distractions. The lead single “BLACKHOLE” visualizes the concept of simultaneous destruction and creation, offering grand sounds paired with synchronized choreography. Along with these two tracks, four group songs—“Hush,” “Stuck In Your Head,” “Fireworks,” and “HOT COFFEE”—comprise the first half of the album, while the second half is filled with solo tracks by all six members. The six solo tracks—Wonyoung’s “8,” Gaeul’s “Odd,” Leeseo’s “Super ICY,” Liz’s “Unreal,” Rei’s “In Your Heart,” and Yujin’s “Force”—were first unveiled during the group’s second world tour, “Show What I Am,” in October 2025 before being officially released.

Since their Debut in December 2021, IVE has built their identity over the past four years around an “I” concept that emphasizes confidence and self-love. With Leeseo turning 20 this year, meaning all members are now adults, *REVIVE+* expands on this message. Liz stated, “While previous songs focused on confidence in oneself and self-love, we wanted this album to expand that message to ‘us,’ including listeners who have grown alongside us over the past four years.”

IVE’s success is not just a domestic news story, as clearly shown in IFPI’s 2025 Global Album Sales Chart. Seven of the top 10 albums by sales volume were by K-pop artists, rising to nine when Japanese artists are included. Looking at the broader top 20, 12 are from South Korea, 6 from Japan (including mixed-Korean-Japanese groups like NCT Wish and &Team), and 1 from China, with Taylor Swift being the only Western artist. This demonstrates how Korean and Japanese labels possess strong competitiveness in the global music market thanks to their excellent fan engagement strategies and ability to sell physical formats.