[talk] Ive, taking over the island again… Appearing on NHK’s music show ‘Venue 101’

The group IVE (An Yu-jin, Ga-eul, Lay, Jang Won-young, Liz, Lee Seo) will appear on Japan's NHK's representative music program.

According to Japan's local public broadcaster NHK, Ive will appear on the popular Japanese music program "Venue 101" airing at 11 p.m. on the 26th. He will perform the title song "CRUSH" from his second Japanese EP album "ALIVE," and also greet local viewers through an interview segment.

"ALIVE" received a lot of attention from local fans immediately after its release. It topped the "Daily Album Chart" on Japan's Oricon for days on end, and was ranked high on the "K POP / World Sales" chart of Japan's major record shop Tower Records. It also topped the "Daily Pre-Order Sales" chart after pre-orders began, proving its overwhelming popularity with Ive. In addition, it ranked on the "Top Albums" charts on Apple Music Japan and iTunes Japan, and the "Daily Top Song Albums" chart on Spotify Japan, proving its explosive global popularity and power.