IVE’s “Looks Can Kill” has secured a double number one on South Korea’s Circle Chart, giving the group’s latest mini-album a strong showing across two different measures of the physical music market. The album led both the weekly Album Chart and the Retail Album Chart for October 25–31, according to the Korea Music Content Association, which operates Circle Chart. The results, announced on November 5, cover the week that included the album’s October 26 release. The operator’s weekly announcement lists 588,958 units for “Looks Can Kill” on the Album Chart and 107,959 on the Retail Album Chart. The two charts use different methodologies — the Album Chart measures wholesale shipments adjusted for returns, while the Retail Album Chart tracks purchases through participating retailers — so the figures should be read separately.
A title track climbing fast
The song “Looks Can Kill” also strengthened its position during the reporting week. According to Sports Kyunghyang’s November 6 report, it reached number 4 on the Digital Chart and number 5 on the Streaming Chart, rising six and 29 places respectively from the previous week. The report also places the track on the Global K-pop, Download, BGM, V Coloring, Bell and Ring charts, bringing its presence to eight song-chart categories overall. All five B-sides entered the Download Chart alongside the title song, and there was also a download-chart appearance for “Looks Can Kill (Alawn Remix)”, featuring Tiger JK.
Six tracks, one strong week
Melon’s official album listing identifies six tracks on the October 26 release: “Looks Can Kill”, “Mirror Mirror”, “SNAKESKIN”, “CRUMBS”, “Girls Girls Girls” and “Glow Motion”. The mini-album is IVE’s latest release in a year that has kept the group at the centre of the K-pop conversation, and the double chart-topper confirms their commercial strength at home — with the streaming numbers suggesting the title track is still climbing.
Sources: WikiPickyMedia (Nov 6, double No. 1, 588,958 album chart units, 107,959 retail); Sports Kyunghyang via WikiPicky (title track No. 4 digital, No. 5 streaming, 6 tracks listed on Melon).
