Girl group IVE set for return to the music scene in August

Girl group IVE [STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT]

Girl group IVE is planning to return to the K-pop scene this summer, according to Starship Entertainment on Monday.

"The group is aiming to make a comeback in August," a staff member from the group's agency told the Korea JoongAng Daily.

Its previous EP "Love Dive" was released on April 5. Selling over 300,000 copies, "Love Dive" set the record for most albums sold during the second week of April, according to Hanteo Chart.

"Love Dive" also made it onto Spotify's Global Top 200 chart, the Billboard Global 200, Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.

IVE debuted in December 2021 with "Eleven," a single that sold 152,229 copies in the first week of its release, according to Hanteo Chart. It was the most copies sold by a debuting artist in Korea in 2021. The music video for "Eleven" also garnered more than 35 million views on YouTube within four days of its upload.

The group's members are Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo. Its refers to the abbreviated form of the English words "I have."

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]