MUSIC
Ive wins 3 awards at ‘Circle Chart Music Awards 2022’

Ive won three awards at the 'CIRCLE CHART MUSIC AWARDS 2022', which was broadcast live on STATV and SPOTV2 on the 18th. They won the 'Rookie of the Year Physical Album Category', 'Singer of the Year Digital Song Category December (2021)' and 'Singer of the Year Digital Song Category April (2022)'. Unfortunately, Ive was unable to participate in the awards ceremony that day due to schedules at the Japan Fan Concert.
'Circle Chart' is Korea's representative official music chart launched by the Korea Music Contents Association. The 'Circle Chart Music Awards' is a credible awards ceremony that determines winners based on K-POP-related data from Circle Chart's domestic and global music service platform.
Through their agency Starship Entertainment, they said, “We are so thrilled to receive the Best Music Award for our debut song ‘ELEVEN’ at the ‘Circle Chart Music Awards 2022’, and we are grateful for the love for ‘LOVE DIVE’, which was released afterward.” He said. He added, “We will repay Dive (official fan club name) and global K-pop fans who enthusiastically supported us so that we could receive the Rookie of the Year award through the album as well as the music, with better music.”
Ive has achieved remarkable results on the Circle Chart since his debut song 'ELEVEN', released on December 1, 2021. In December, the month of release, 'Eleven' immediately took first place on the 'Global K-pop Chart' and took second place on the 'Download Chart', signaling an uncharacteristic start for a rookie. . It also landed in the top 10 on the ‘Digital Chart’ and ‘Streaming Chart’.
'Eleven', which has received steady love starting in December 2021, boasts strong music power by ranking 6th in the 'Global K-pop Chart', 'Digital Chart', and 'Streaming Chart' in the 2022 Circle Chart Annual Chart. did. As a result, Ive won the 'Singer of the Year Award in the digital music category, December (2021)'.
The song that gave Ive his second trophy in the music category, ‘Artist of the Year Award, Digital Music Category, April (2022)’ was ‘Love Dive’. Like 'Eleven', 'Love Dive' also received a lot of love on the Circle Chart from the month of its release. Including first place on the 'Global K-pop Chart', 'Love Dive' ranked in the top 5 on all 'Digital Charts', 'Streaming Charts', and 'Download Charts' for the month of April.
'Love Dive', which showed unrivaled 'long-run power' in 2022, topped various charts proving the power of the music source within the Circle Chart's annual chart. 'Love Dive' ranked first on Circle Chart's annual 'Global K-pop Chart', 'Digital Chart', and 'Streaming Chart'. It also ranked 7th on the ‘Download Chart’.
Ive also showed off his powerful ability in album sales by winning the ‘Rookie of the Year Award in the Physical Album Category’. 'Eleven' ranked 3rd in the 'Album Chart' and 4th in the 'Retail Album Chart' in December 2021, the month of release, and ranked high.
Starting with 'Eleven', Ive's status in the music market gradually increased. 'Love Dive' and 'After Like' took first place on both the 'Album Chart' and 'Retail Album Chart' in April and August of last year, the months of their release, respectively. In particular, 'After Like' ranked 10th on the annual album chart and received a lot of love in 2022.
In this way, based on the fact that all three single albums Ive has released since his debut have shown strong power on various music and album charts since the month of release, he has also demonstrated his presence on various annual charts of the Circle Chart in 2022, winning the 'Circle Chart Music Awards 2022'. We were able to win three crowns.
Meanwhile, Ive left for Japan on the 17th. They will meet Japan Dive at their first fan-con 'The Prom Queens' at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan on the 18th and 19th, and at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan on the 23rd and 24th.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr