IVE Achieves First No. 1 on Billboard Emerging Artists Chart with Six Simultaneous Rankings
K-pop girl group IVE has secured their breakthrough moment on U.S. charts, claiming the top position on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart while entering six different Billboard rankings simultaneously for the week ending October 4, 2025.
Billboard Breakthrough: Six Charts at Once
IVE topped the Emerging Artists chart-a ranking that tracks developing artists using the same formula as the Billboard Artist 100 but excludes acts with top 25 entries on major charts. The group also landed on the Billboard Artist 100 itself, demonstrating their expanding U.S. presence.
Their fourth mini-album IVE SECRET, released on August 25, 2025, performed strongly across multiple metrics. The album ranked No. 4 on World Albums, No. 14 on Top Current Album Sales, and No. 16 on Top Album Sales. The title track "XOXZ"-IVE's coined phrase meaning "I love you, good night, see you in my dreams"-charted at No. 175 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Korean Music Show Dominance
IVE earned three music show wins for "XOXZ" in early September 2025, taking first place on KBS2's Music Bank (September 5), MBC's Show! Music Core (September 6), and SBS's Inkigayo (September 7). These victories brought the group's total career music show wins to 71.
2025 Award Success
The six-member group claimed two major awards in 2025: the K-World Dream Best Artist Award (female group category) at the 2025 K-WORLD DREAM AWARDS and the Sound of the Year trophy at the 2025 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS.
Earlier in the year, IVE's third mini-album IVE EMPATHY (released February 2025) generated significant chart success. The pre-release single "REBEL HEART" achieved a Perfect All-Kill on Korean music charts-their fifth PAK after "After LIKE" (2022), "Kitsch," "I AM," and "Baddie" (all 2023). "REBEL HEART" secured 11 music show wins, while the title track "ATTITUDE" added four more wins, bringing the album's total to 15 music show victories.
International Festival Presence
IVE performed at Japan's Rock in Japan Festival 2025 on September 15, one of the country's four major rock festivals. The group also topped the September 2025 girl group brand reputation rankings in Korea.
Second World Tour Announced
IVE will launch their second world tour, SHOW WHAT I AM, with three concerts at Seoul's KSPO DOME on October 31, November 1, and November 2, 2025. The November 2 show will stream live via Beyond LIVE. Additional dates for North America, Europe, and the UK are expected to be announced.
The upcoming tour follows their first world tour, SHOW WHAT I HAVE, which ran from October 2023 to September 2024 and included 37 concerts across five continents.
About IVE
Formed by Starship Entertainment in 2021, IVE consists of An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo. Since their December 2021 debut with "Eleven," the group has delivered consecutive hits including "Love Dive," "After LIKE," "Kitsch," "I AM," and "Baddie," establishing themselves as a leading force in fourth-generation K-pop.
