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* The six members found out they would debut together through an announcement by the agency's CEO - which the members say was very low-key and understated.
* The first song the members practiced together after formation was That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony.
* Under Starship Entertainment's trainee curriculum, all of the members recieved lessons in how to take selfies.
	+ All of the members besides Annyeongz also recieved lessons in recording TikToks.

## Post-Debut

### Starship Entertainment

* IVE is the third girl group to debut under Starship Entertainment.
	+ Their debut happened five years after that of Starship's second girl group WJSN.
	+ Their debut happened two years after Starship's previous group CRAVITY.
	+ They are the only group under Starship to have their debut in the second half of the year.
* They are the first Starship Entertainment group to have a Japanese member (Rei).
	+ They are also the first Starship group to debut in the second-half of the year.
* LeeSeo, the group's maknae, is currently the youngest idol under Starship.

### Staff Members

* IVE's main manager is named Kim Do-jin.
	+ He previously served in Republic of Korea's Marine Corps as a member of the 1223rd Class.

### Dorm Life

* IVE's dorm arrangement (as of April 2022) is:
	+ Master Bedroom: Gaeul, Rei, and LeeSeo.
	+ Separate Rooms: Yujin, Wonyoung, and Liz.
* None of the members use bunk beds due to their long limbs and because most are still growing.
* During the group's debut promotions, the members were split into two separate cars. However, as of April 2022, they use one big van to go to schedules.

### Other

* At the time of their debut in December 2021, the group's average age was 17 years old.
* Following IZ\*ONE's disbandment, IVE is the first group to debut featuring former IZ\*ONE members (Yujin and Wonyoung).
* IVE's hand sign had to be altered quickly after debut as it clashed with that of EVERGLOW.
* With an average height of 169.8 cm, they are the third-tallest girl group in K-pop history.
* The group's representative number is 4201 - the sum when all of the members' birthdays (excluding year) are added up.
	+ Said number was the password for the house they stayed in for *1,2,3 IVE*.
* The slogan for each other is "You're weird, but Don't Change". This was revealed during their 3rd appearance on Idol Human Theater when commenting on Wonyoung's childish handwriting.

## Members

* Yujin and Wonyoung are both former members the project girl group IZ\*ONE and contestants of *Produce 48*.
* The age gap between the eldest member (Gaeul) and maknae (LeeSeo) is 4 years, 5 months, and 3 days.
* All of the members were born in the 21st-century.
	+ All of the members have birth marks on their faces and/or necks.
	+ Every member has at least one sibling.
	+ As of April 2022, all of the members use iPhones.

## Achievements and Records

* IVE achieved their first music show win only a week after debut on December 7, 2021 at MBC's *Show Champion* with "Eleven".
	+ They share the record for fastest first win by a girl group after debut with VIVIZ (7 days).
* With 13 music show wins, the group's debut song "Eleven" is the most decorated debut song on music shows ever.
* IVE is the second fastest 4th-generation K-pop girl group to win a Rookie of the Year Award, winning it at the Hanteo Music Awards just 33 days after debut.
* In May 2022, IVE became the third-ever K-pop girl group to top the Gaon Monthly Chart.
* In June 2022, IVE became members of the 'million-seller club' after recording over 1 million accumulative album sales on Circle Chart.
* IVE is the fastest K-pop group to record 2 million cumulative album sales on Circle Chart, doing so in just 274 days.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Studio Moonlight*: IVE (December 31, 2021)
2. ↑ Soompi: IVE Reveals The Surprising Classes Offered To Starship Trainees
3. ↑ The first was Sistar in 2010, the second was WJSN in 2016.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Omniscient Point of Interference*: Episode 194 (April 9, 2022)
5. ↑ First is 9MUSES (average height: 172 cm), second is H1-KEY (average height: 171.5 cm)
6. ↑ Gaeul was born on Sept. 24, 2002; LeeSeo was born on Feb. 27, 2007.
7. ↑ @IVEUpdates\_ on Twitter (February 18, 2022)
8. ↑ The fastest fourth-generation rookie girl group to do so is Aespa.
9. ↑ @chartsive (IVE Charts) on Twitter: May 11, 2022
10. ↑ \*Preceeded by Girls' Generation and 2NE1
11. ↑ Allkpop: IVE officially join 'million seller' club on Gaon just 6 months after debut!
12. ↑ Allkpop: IVE surpass 2 million cumulative album sales on Circle Chart in just 9 months