They recently reached their tenth year as a group, Red Velvet has remained a force to be reckoned with, maintaining a loyal fan base always ready for new music.
With their age as a group, several members were able to make solo debuts.
At the end of November, Irene she became the next to branch out this way, releasing her first solo album with the title track “Like A Flower”. In the week following the release, Irene achieved 2.2 million views of the song’s music video, the first of many achievements.
Since the initial announcement, netizens have been in awe of Irene’s release, even praising her for the “not for TikTok” choreography.
Red Velvet’s Irene Gets Praise for Intense Choreography ‘Not Made For TikTok’
As far as statistics go, Irene also achieved record-breaking results with both the physical release of her album and streaming.
During the first day of sales, 250,063 were recorded, the highest figure among all SM Entertainment solo artists and the third highest among all K-Pop solo artists.
Her first week sales totaled 336,805, the highest first week sales of any female SM artist ever, 4th highest of all SM solo debuts, and 7th highest this year among all female K-Pop soloists.
As for streaming, Irene debuted at number six on Spotify USA Best album and reached the top of several iTunes charts around the world on the day the album was released.
#IRENE “Like A Flower” debuts at number six on the Spotify Top Albums USA chart. pic.twitter.com/yU8s5Gw6XK
— IRENE CHARTS (@irenecharts) December 3, 2024
Let’s get more iTunes #1 for Irene! pic.twitter.com/9J8rKgipTw
— RVElites || Like a flower 🌷 (@rvelites__) November 26, 2024
Fans were very proud of the artist’s accomplishments, praising Irene for everything she did with her solo debut, despite issues like socks!
highest FIRST WEEK sales for a SM female soloist and tracking for the first day is not over yet… oh Irene, you will always be famous and loved https://t.co/D3Ea8kWZlD
— vivian ˚୨୧⋆｡ (@universerene) November 26, 2024
I’m so proud of her🥹🥹🥹🫂🫂❤️❤️ https://t.co/xhrgas2SGT
— f | STREAM LIKE A FLOWER🌷 (@blondeljeno) December 2, 2024
red velvets are the gift that keeps on giving because they will defy all the odds stacked against them by haters and even their own company https://t.co/uZUY28X9dU
— 🍰 (@timelyslip) December 2, 2024
