”IVE” proves its popularity in Japan too! ... Achieves great success on Billboard & Tower Records annual charts

"IVE" has once again proven its popularity by dominating Japan's major annual music charts. On the 6th, Billboard Japan announced the 2024 annual chart (collection period: November 2023 to November 2024).
According to the Hot Albums Rankings (2020-2024), IVE's second Japanese album "ALIVE", released in August, ranked 21st on the Hot Albums list.
At the same time, "ALIVE" was ranked 19th on the "Top Album Sales" chart, and
IVE ranked 44th on the "IVE 100" chart, demonstrating its presence.
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"IVE" was also included in the "Staff Picks" chart, proving once again its global influence. "IVE"'s unrelenting popularity can also be seen in the Tower Records Japan annual chart.
According to Tower Records, "IVE" ranked 8th in the "2024 Best Selling K-POP TOP 20" with "ALIVE" ranked 8th, and "IVE
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IVE's second Japanese album, ALIVE, was released in August and immediately topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart (August 2nd).
It topped the charts from August 8 to August 30, surpassing the sales of its first Japanese album "WAVE" released last year and breaking its own record.
The album was ranked high on the "POP/World Sales" chart, and immediately after the pre-order sales, it took first place on the "Daily Pre-Order Sales" chart, and was directed at "IVE".
This shows the passionate interest of Japanese fans. In addition, IVE's first world tour "SHOW WHAT IS IT" was held on September 4th and 5th.
The Japan concert, which marked the finale of the "HAVE" tour, sold out all tickets, filling the Tokyo Dome with 95,000 spectators over two days.
Its popularity was made clear by making it to the top of local media.