IVE, Who ‘Entered The US Arena’, Starts Their Full-fledged North American Tour.. LA Concert A Huge Success

‘MZ Wannabe Icon’ Ive (Ahn Yu-jin, Ga-eul, Ray, Jang Won-young, Liz, Lee Seo) proved his global popularity with his first solo performance in the United States since his debut.

According to his agency Starship Entertainment, Ive held his first world tour ‘IVE THE 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘SHOW WHAT I HAVE’ at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, USA on the 13th (local time). It was held successfully.

Kia Forum (formerly The Forum) in Los Angeles, where Ive’s American tour kicked off, is a large concert hall with approximately 20,000 seats. Despite the lack of separate promotions and an official debut in the US since the release of his first English single ‘All Night’ in January, Ive had a successful first performance, selling out all tickets from the start of his first US tour finished.

In this performance, Ive’s debut song ‘ELEVEN’, which imprinted his presence with a unique concept, ‘LOVE DIVE’, which gave Ive the honor of his first grand prize, and ‘I AM’, which took the music industry by storm last year. The fans who filled the audience welcomed Ive by singing along and surfing the waves while enjoying the performance.

In particular, Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’, Richard Sanderson’s ‘Reality’, Little Mix’s ‘Woman Like Me’, and Nikki’s ‘Every Summer Time’, Ray’s solo performance debuted on the American tour. As the unit stage of the members selected pop songs such as ‘(Every Summertime)’, an explosive response followed, and Ive further heated up the concert hall by unveiling a new set list, stage composition, and VCR, including the ‘All Night’ stage.

Ive, who left his first steps on the American tour, will later tour at the Oakland Arena in Oakland on the 16th, the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on the 20th, the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on the 24th, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on the 26th. They plan to prove their global power once again by entering American arena venues such as the Allstate Arena in Rosemont and the Prudential Center in Newark on the 29th.

Ive, who kicked off his global activities with a world tour, plans to further enrich the stages he will present through future performances.

Through his agency, Ive said, “I think I prepared the stage with half excitement and half nervousness because it was my first concert in the Americas since my debut. I am really grateful to those who came to the concert hall to see Ive. Although the languages are different, we can communicate through music. “It was a truly touching performance,” he said, adding, “I plan to work hard on the remaining US tour to repay the love given to me, and I hope you enjoy it together until the last performance.”

Upon his debut, Ive received intensive attention from leading global media outlets beyond Korea. Starting with entering the US Billboard just two weeks after its debut, ‘After Like’ ranked 4th in ‘The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022’ selected by British music magazine ‘NME’, ‘Love Dive’ was ranked 6th, and ‘Love Dive’ was ranked ‘Best K’ in ‘The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022’ selected by the American current affairs magazine ‘TIME’. Ranked in the ‘Pop Song’ category and selected as one of the ’10 K-Pop Rookie Girl Groups To Watch In 2023′ by the U.S. ‘Grammys’, they performed well on various overseas charts. It has shown its influence.

Meanwhile, Ive continues her first world tour ‘Show What I Have’ at the Auckland Arena in Auckland on the 16th.