IVE, the U.S. representative music festival 'Lollapalooza' is the only K-pop girl group invited to the 45th minute

Aug 04, 2024

Ahn Yu-jin, Autumn, Ray, Jang Won-young. IVE, a six-woman group consisting of Liz and Lee Seo, successfully completed its first debut ceremony at the largest music festival in the United States.

On the 3rd (local time), Ive appeared at the large American music festival 'Lollapalooza Chicago' held at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, and created an unforgettable moment by performing for about 45 minutes.

Ive leader Ahn Yu-jin discussed a lot with the members about the "Lollapalooza" stage through her agency Starship Entertainment, and went on stage with the goal of showing everything the band and the choreography team prepared together. Many dives (official fandom name) and audiences welcomed her with cheers, so she was able to perform safely. Thank you to Dive, who always supports me, and everyone who has been with me on the IVE stage, and it was a great experience. I will repay you with good performances at the encore concert," he said, expressing his overwhelming feelings.

'Lollapalooza' is a large-scale music festival that began in Chicago in 1991, covering popular pop music genres such as pop and rock. In particular, IVE was the only K-pop girl group invited and performed a super-special K-pop stage that resembled a mini-concert, shoulder to shoulder with a famous overseas singer.

Immediately after the release of the VCR for the introduction of I've Pyo, I've appeared with the band. Each of them wore a white and blue-toned outfit that had a refreshing feeling to their personality and gave the audience a bright smile, opening the stage with a I AM. Then, Ive performed a different charm with the stage 'ROYAL','Accendio', which was arranged in a rock version. In particular, the band's perfect chemistry and exciting performance attracted viewers' attention.

Afterwards, Ive freely greeted the audience and focused the viewers on the unexpected stage. Ive added a summer atmosphere through the stage of 'Off the Record', which was arranged as a remix version of a summer festival that will cool off the heat there, and in 'Baddie' and 'ELEVEN', the individuality became more pronounced, evoking the audience's singing. Ive made the audience even more excited by adding chants to the audience, and as if responding to the response, the members exploded their energy in and out of the stage.

Eve heightened the mood with her second EP album title songs 'HEYA' and 'After Like' and gave her her her first grand prize upon her debut, adding to the fun of continuing her performance with her unique color and expressing it in a sophisticated way. Ive, who finished the performance with his first English single 'All Night', sent fans into a frenzy until the end with a bright energy-added stage.

The festival's first challenge was successful with a setlist covering the team's discography from its debut album to its new song. Even though Ive is currently on the 37th world tour of 27 cities in 19 countries, Ive prepared by focusing on preparing 'Lollapalooza' in his spare time, so on the stage of 'Lollapalooza', Ive not only performed 11 songs perfectly for about 45 minutes with all-band performances and live performances, but also performed a variety of stages as one, attracting the audience's response.

In the recent successful tour of the U.S., despite the fact that there was no separate promotion and no official debut in the U.S., all the seats were sold out, and a variety of stages were held to enjoy Ive's unique music color and performance, drawing explosive responses from local audiences.

In addition to the U.S. 'Lollapalooza', Abe is scheduled to perform on the stage of 'SUMER SONIC 2024' in Osaka, Japan, on the 17th and Tokyo on the 18th, drawing keen attention to what special appearance he will perform in front of the audience.

Meanwhile, IVE is conducting its first world tour 'VE THE 1ST WORLD TOUR'SHOW WHAT I HAVE' and plans to continue encore performances at the KSPO Dome (formerly Gymnastics Stadium)' in Korea from the 10th to the 11th and at the Japan 'Tokyo Dome' from September 4th to 5th.

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