IVE's comeback has clashed with BLACKPINK, TWICE and SNSD: Will it be "smells"?

The Kpop race in August will definitely be hotter than ever when a series of popular g.irl groups like BLACKPINK, TWICE, SNSD... simultaneously confirm their return. In particular, will rookie IVE be able to compete with veteran idols when having a comeback this August.

Not long ago, Starship Entertainment confirmed, "IVE is working hard to prepare with the goal of returning in August". IVE's previous song "Love Dive" released in April brought the group a total of 10 wins on music shows.

According to Allkpop, IVE and aespa are the most popular g.irl groups of the 4th generation Kpop today. In July, IVE ranked 2nd on the g.irl group brand reputation rankings announced by the Korean Business Research Institute, just behind BLACKPINK.

It can be said that IVE is probably the most hardworking rookie g.irl group at the moment when continuously releasing music products even though it has only been 8 months since their debut. Specifically, on August 22, the g.irl group Starship Entertainment will officially return with the 3rd single album titled After Like.

In the list of 4 g.irl groups that come back in August, IVE is the name with the shortest active career when debuting less than 1 year. However, Kpop fans are still looking forward to the clash between IVE and veteran seniors because the group was dubbed the "dinosaur rookie", when it first debuted, but had already possessed a series of remarkable achievements to make many fans happy. The old music group must be careful.

Despite coming back, the song released 4 months ago by IVE's LOVE DIVE is still "storming" on music charts in Korea. In terms of album sales, IVE also achieved an impressive number of 1,059,087 copies on the Gaon/Circle Chart, ranking 8th in the Top 9 g.irl groups selling over 1 million albums. Operating for less than 8 months, this achievement shows the strong growth potential of IVE in the future.

However, this August, IVE's comeback made many fans worried because they had to clash with a series of famous names. Including such as:

BLACKPINK

After nearly 2 years of absence, BLACKPINK is confirmed to officially return to the Kpop race in August with the second full album in their career. Although the specific comeback date has not been determined, according to some sources, the group has started recording for the new MV and YG also revealed that this is the product with the highest production cost ever of the group.

Just with the news of BLACKPINK's comeback in August, YG's stock skyrocketed to 10%, proving that the audience is looking forward to BLACKPINK's comeback after the successful debut album The Album. It is known that the group's upcoming album will include BLACKPINK's powerful songs. After releasing the album, the group plans to hold the world tour with the biggest scale ever.

TWICE

Not long after the news that all 9 TWICE members had renewed their contracts with JYP, at midnight on July 13, the company continued to announce TWICE's first comeback in 2022, making the fans double. fun.

TWICE's upcoming 11th mini-album, BETWEEN 1 & 2, is the group's 9-month comeback since their 3rd full album Formula of Love.

SNSD

On the 15th anniversary of their debut, SM Entertainment officially confirmed that SNSD will come back with a full lineup of 8 members even though they are no longer in the same company. Immediately after the information was posted, many fans were extremely surprised and excited because this was the first comeback of 8 girls as SNSD after 5 years, since the 6th album "Holiday Night" came out. eyes in August 2017.

Specifically, SNSD will return on August 5 with the 7th full digital album titled FOREVER 1, the physical album will be officially on shelves on August 8. The teaser series with the concept of MR.TAXI of 8 members has just been posted, making Kpop fans admire by the visual "the older the ginger, the more spicy it gets". In particular, SNSD members will also promote this album together by participating in TV shows and variety shows.

It can be said that this August, Kpop will be extremely exciting and h.ot as a "pan of fire" by the return of a series of expected names, which are SNSD, BLACKPINK, TWICE and IVE. These are all outstanding representatives of generations of Kpop g.irl groups.

Although IVE is less than 1 year old, it is praised by the media and the public as a "dinosaur rookie" with a series of outstanding achievements. The group is also expected to have an explosive comeback like the seniors.

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