IVE to Bring 'SHOW WHAT I AM' Tour to North America
the tour hits canada and the US from late july before wrapping the leg in vancouver, then swings to hong kong and taipei in september. six members, six solo stages — start budgeting now, bestie.
the detail that should honestly be illegal: every single member of IVE has built her own solo stage into this setlist. six women, six individual moments, one arena full of people each sobbing at a different point in the night. "each member has also prepared a special solo stage," the group told Billboard. ma'am. the fancam situation is about to be catastrophic.
the routing: after finishing the asia, australia and new zealand run, anyujin, gaeul, rei, jang wonyoung, liz and leeseo pick it back up in late july with toronto and montreal, then newark, austin, los angeles, oakland and seattle, before circling north to close the leg at rogers arena in vancouver on august 9. arenas the whole way down.
and it doesn't stop there — september brings two nights in hong kong and two more at taipei arena. rest was, apparently, not among the options presented to them.
the whole thing is built on 'REVIVE+,' the 12-track album from february that hit No. 3 on Billboard's World Albums chart and landed roughly three years after 'I've IVE.' the group says there's a stack of new material they've been itching to play live, which is both a threat and a promise.
for context on the demand: their 2024 run was the seventh-highest-grossing k-pop tour of that year at $10.8 million across just ten shows, per Billboard Boxscore. TEN shows. now imagine what a full north american leg does to that math.
DIVEs, set the alarm and check your bank app first. this one's going to move.
Reported by Billboard. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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IVE's 'I AM' Becomes Group's First MV to Hit 400 Million Views
the 2023 monster hit crossed 400M on youtube on august 30 — three years, four months and change to get there. iconic behavior only.
not IVE casually adding another trophy to the cabinet like it's nothing.
shortly before 1 p.m. KST on august 30, the music video for IVE's 2023 hit "I AM" crossed 400 million views on youtube — the group's FIRST mv ever to hit that milestone. the girlies did that.
for context: "I AM" dropped on april 10, 2023, which means it took about three years, four months and 19 days to get here. slow burn? maybe. but 400 million is 400 million and i'm not hearing any slander.
"I AM" being the one to break the record is honestly so fitting — it's THE main-character anthem. the manifestation queens ate and left zero crumbs. 💎
Reported by Soompi. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
Read the original on Soompi →IVE's Ahn Yujin Shares Tour Sightseeing Across North America
IVE's leader is out here doing North America — Montreal, Newark, Austin — and posting oversized-pizza content in a pink cowboy hat. the group's on tour and Yujin is winning the sightseeing.
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