Who is IVE? Starship Entertainment reveals all members of its K-pop girl group
With K-pop becoming a global phenomenon by the day as older acts like BTS, Monsta X, GOT7, Blackpink, and more dominate the international scene unlike ever before it is remarkably the best time to make more groups of K-pop to ensure the genre of music does not die down in popularity. With every new day, we hear of new K-pop groups making a debut in the K-pop industry. The year 2021 remarkably welcomed many groups like NIK, bugAboo, Ciipher, Hot Issue, Kingdom, Mirae, Omega X, Purple Kiss, and more.
Rookie groups like Enypen and aespa that were welcomed in the last year are doing so much more for the industry than expected from a new group making it certain that now is the time for younger groups to make a lasting impact on fans. With their rivals JYPE and Mystic Story coming with new girl groups in the weeks to follow, Starship is looking forward to making a lasting impact in the girl group scene with their new girl group called IVE (meaning, I have).
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The six-member girl group under Starship Entertainment revealed all the members of the group and is one of the most talked-about girl groups in preset time all thanks to the inclusion of two former members of IZ*ONE in the group. IVE will be the new group under Starship Entertainment that will promise the same popularity as Sistar, one of the veteran groups under the label.
With all six members of the group revealed the members will soon greet fans with their debut slated for the end of 2021. On November 1, Starship Entertainment began introducing the members of the group with a teaser that dropped on their official Instagram and Twitter handles. With not more said about the group, the label introduced the name of the group with a moving teaser. The group was to be called IVE which is derived from the phrase, “I have…” hinting at an incomplete sentence left for the members of the group to complete with their debut.
About IVE members
The six-member group will have the most insane lineup in history with two out of six members of the group being former idols from the now disbanded group, IZ*ONE. On November 2, Starship revealed An Yujin (Yujin) as the leader and the lead vocalist of the group. Born in 2003, Yujin is the second oldest member of the group and also a former member of IZ*ONE. Yujin is currently working as the MC of SBS’ Inkigayo with NCT’s Sungchan and Treasure’s Jihoon. Starship made a smart move having an already known face as the leader of the group making their interactions with former as well as new fans more interesting.
Kim Gaeul (Gaeul) was the second member who was revealed by the label. She is the oldest member of the group being born in 2002. Gaeil has been a trainee since 2017 and was cast by JYP Entertainment and will be the rapper of IVE. Jang Wonyoung (Wonyoung) was the third member to be revealed and is IVE’s vocalist. Born in 2004, she is the fourth oldest member of the group and also was a former member of the group, IZ*ONE. Wonyoung too is a well-known face as the current MC of KBS’ Music Bank alongside Enhypen’s Sunghoon.
Kim Jiwon (Liz) was the fourth member to be revealed and is the second-youngest member of the group born in 2004. Liz will be the main vocalist of the group and was last seen in Girls Generation Taeyeon’s ‘This Christmas’ music video. Naoi Rei (Rei) is the only foreign member of the group. Coming from Japan, she is the third oldest member of the group born in 2004 and the penultimate member to be revealed. Rei is the rapper as well as the vocalist of IVE. Lee Hyun Seo (Leeseo) was the final member to be revealed by the label and is the maknae (youngest) member of the group IVE. She is the vocalist of the group and was born in 2007. She was a model for SM Kids formerly.