Nearly five years after debuting with “ELEVEN” in December 2021, K-pop girl group IVE has finally cracked America’s main albums chart. The group’s mini album “Looks Can Kill” debuts at No. 126 on the Billboard 200 chart dated November 14 — IVE’s first-ever appearance on the chart — while also topping Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and re-entering the Artist 100 at No. 66. allkpop

The numbers underneath are even stronger than the headline rank: “Looks Can Kill” hit No. 2 on World Albums, No. 6 on Top Album Sales and No. 19 on Independent Albums — better on all three than the group’s previous full-length album “REVIVE+.” Starship Entertainment announced the chart results on November 11. Top Star News

IVE — Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo — have spent the last two years leveling up their North American footprint, playing arena-level shows across eight U.S. cities on their second world tour. A first Billboard 200 entry is the kind of milestone that tends to come right before the next big leap — and their Gen-Z fanbase is already treating it like a coronation.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — IVE in 2023.