IVE Confirms Its Dominance in 2025 with Over 200 Million Streams and Release of Second Full Album

The “MZ generation’s ultimate icon” IVE solidified its status as a top K-pop group in 2025 by achieving remarkable musical results throughout the year. According to data released on the 12th by Circle Chart, the title track “I AM” from their first full album “I Have IVE,” released in 2023, surpassed 200 million streams and earned a 2x Platinum certification. This marks the group’s second song to reach 200 million streams, following their single “LOVE DIVE” released in 2022. From their debut track “ELEVEN” in 2021 to “After LIKE” in 2022 and “Kitsch” in 2023, all of IVE’s major title tracks have exceeded 100 million streams, demonstrating their broad appeal across generations. IVE’s strength was also evident on the Circle Chart for the entire year of 2025. The title track “REBEL HEART” from their third mini album “IVE EMPATHY” ranked 8th on the annual digital chart and 9th on the download chart. The song remained in the TOP5 for 8 consecutive weeks starting from the week after its release, topped the digital monthly chart in February 2025, and gained significant attention as a “must-listen track for the new year” during the holiday season, sustaining its popularity for an extended period. In terms of individual artist rankings on the Circle Index, IVE placed 8 of their tracks within the annual TOP400, proving their overwhelming dominance in streaming metrics. The group also showed strong performance in the album category. Their third mini album “IVE EMPATHY” ranked 7th on the annual album chart, and they had a total of 4 albums listed within the annual album chart’s TOP400, securing them 7th place in terms of album presence. Notably, both their third mini album released last year and their fourth mini album “IVE SECRET” have sold over 1 million copies each, setting a record for 7 consecutive million-seller albums. IVE’s activities are drawing even more attention as 2026 approaches. Ahead of the official release of their second full album “REVIVE+” on the 23rd, the pre-release track “BANG BANG,” released on the 9th, ranked first on South Korea’s YouTube daily most popular music video chart on the 10th and held the top spot for 3 consecutive days as a rapidly rising song. As of 9 a.m. on the 12th, it ranked 2nd on Melon’s TOP100, first on Flo’s daily chart, and second on Bugs’ daily chart. It also entered the top ranks of the iTunes Top K-Pop Songs chart in 27 countries and regions and made it onto the top songs charts in 9 countries and regions, further boosting its global popularity. Further promotions for the full album are expected to follow up on these pre-release activities.