The girl group April officially announced their disbandment after not exceeding '7 Years of Evil'.

On January 28, April's agency DSP Media announced through an official press release, "After a long discussion and deliberation, we and the members have decided to disband the team and go their separate ways."

"We ask for your support and interest in the 6 members who will walk a new path other than April.", The agency added

Next, the agency thanked the fans for supporting and cheering for April over the past six years.

April debuted in the music industry in 2015 with their first mini-album 'Dreaming'.

Last year, Lee Hyun Joo's family, claimed through an online community that during Lee Hyun Joo's training days, she was bullied right before her debut and had a conflict with the April members.

When the bullying controversy broke out, the members of April and their agency denied it was true, revealing injustice.

As a result, the April members temporarily suspended their activities.

In the meantime, April member Kim Chae Won made an effort to communicate steadily by sharing the current status of herself and the members through YouTube.

Hello. It's DSP Media.

We would like to inform you about the disbandment of our artist, April.
After a long discussion and deliberation, we and the members have decided to disband the team and go their separate ways.
We ask for your support and interest in the 6 members who will walk a new path other than April.
In addition, thank you once again to the fans who have supported and cheered for April over the past 6 years.

IVE is on fire, winning big even when the odds are against them!

On January 30, IVE (Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo) made waves by taking home their fifth music show win with their pre-release song “Rebel Heart.” Despite M Countdown being off the air and replaced with a highlight show, IVE still claimed the top spot for the final week of January.

The show revealed the winner at the end, and to everyone’s surprise, IVE secured their second consecutive #1 victory!

This major achievement marks a historic milestone for the group, reaching five music show wins with just their pre-release track.

Fans, known as DIVE, couldn’t be more excited, and IVE couldn’t be more grateful. In a statement from Starship Entertainment, the group expressed, "It feels like a surprise gift right before our official comeback. We've only had happy moments promoting 'Rebel Heart,' and we're so thankful for this 1st place win."

They went on to add, "Starting from February 3, we will bring even more happiness to DIVE. The title track 'Attitude' we will release then is a song that we all really love, and we hope DIVE will look forward to it."

“Rebel Heart,” released on January 13, is the pre-release track for IVE’s third mini-album IVE EMPATHY, which will drop on February 3. The song has already been making waves on both domestic and international music charts. It continues to perform well on Billboard, landing at 51st on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and 97th on Billboard Global 200 as of February 1.

But it’s not just chart success that’s getting attention! The “Rebel Heart” dance challenge on TikTok has taken the internet by storm, with the members’ dance challenge videos collectively surpassing 24.96 million views with just two posts.

Additionally, viral challenges like the emoji challenge and the band challenge—where popular Korean bands perform the chorus of “Rebel Heart” in their own style—have sparked enthusiastic responses from fans all over the world.

With their official comeback just around the corner, IVE is poised for even greater success. Get ready for IVE EMPATHY and the double title tracks, including “Attitude,” coming on February 3.

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