IVE Enter the Billboard 200 for the First Time as 'Looks Can Kill' Debuts at No. 126
IVE's new mini album 'Looks Can Kill' debuted at No. 126 on the Billboard 200 chart dated November 14, 2026, the group's first-ever appearance on Billboard's main U.S. album chart.
IVE have landed on the Billboard 200 for the first time. Billboard's chart dated November 14, 2026, published on November 10 U.S. time, shows the group's new mini album 'Looks Can Kill' debuting at No. 126 on the main U.S. album chart.
The album also performed strongly on Billboard's other charts this week. Soompi reported that it opened at No. 2 on World Albums and No. 6 on Top Album Sales, the sixth best-selling album in the U.S. for the week, and that IVE took No. 1 on the Emerging Artists chart while re-entering the Artist 100 at No. 66.
The pre-released title track 'Looks Can Kill' also spent a second week on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, at No. 98, Soompi reported.
Confirmed
- Billboard's Billboard 200 chart dated November 14, 2026 lists 'Looks Can Kill (EP)' by IVE as a new entry at No. 126, with a peak of No. 126 (Billboard chart page).
Reported by other outlets
- Soompi reported that it is IVE's first-ever appearance on the Billboard 200, and that the group also topped Billboard's Emerging Artists chart and re-entered the Artist 100 at No. 66 this week.
- According to Soompi, 'Looks Can Kill' debuted at No. 2 on World Albums and No. 6 on Top Album Sales, while the pre-released title track 'Looks Can Kill' ranked No. 98 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart in its second week.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: The Billboard 200 debut is a new milestone for IVE in the U.S. market, where the group had built a strong sales base without a main-chart entry until now.