I've Mine

I've Mine is the first Korean-language extended play music album and second overall by South Korean girl group Ive. It was released by Starship Entertainment on October 13, 2023, and contains six tracks, including three singles: "Either Way", "Off the Record", and "Baddie".

I've Mine
Digital cover
EP by Ive
Released	October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
Genre	K-pop
Length	17:12
Language	Korean
Label	Starship Kakao Columbia
Ive chronology
Wave (2023) I've Mine (2023) Ive Switch (2024)
Singles from I've Mine
"Either Way" Released: September 25, 2023 "Off the Record" Released: October 6, 2023 "Baddie" Released: October 13, 2023

The album debuted with over 1.7 million copies sold in its first week of release and peaked at number one on the Circle Album Chart the following week, becoming Ive's fifth number-one album on the chart. It has since been certified double million by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 2,000,000 units. For the album, Ive was awarded the Best Album Bonsang at the 38th Golden Disc Awards.

Background and release

On September 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced Ive would be releasing their second extended play I've Mine on October 13. It was also announced that I've Mine would have three singles with "Either Way" pre-released on September 25, "Off the Record" pre-released on October 6, and "Baddie" scheduled to be released together with the extended play on October 13.^[1] On September 11, the track listing was released.^[2] On September 25, "Either Way" was released alongside its music video.^[3] On October 1, a teaser video for "Off the Record" was released.^[4] Five days later, "Off the Record" was released alongside its music video.^[5] On October 8, a teaser video for "Baddie" was released.^[6] Three days later, the highlight medley teaser video was released.^[7] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Baddie" on October 13.^[8]

Composition

I've Mine consists of six tracks. The first track "Off the Record" was described a song with "rhythmic beat" characterized by "groovy and heavy bass guitar" with lyrics that "tells the story of girls who are curious about love in the middle of the night when no one is sleeping".^[9] The second track "Baddie" was described a "dark charm" song characterized by "strong trap beat" and "electric bass rhythm" with lyrics "conveying the message of self-confidence".^[10] The third track "Either Way" was described a song with "a dreamy synth and lyrical atmosphere" with lyrics about "being free from other people's gaze".^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM	[12]
NME	[13]

The album received generally positive reviews from critics. India Roby of Nylon described the album as "explosive tracks seamlessly intertwining their signature sound, punchy rhythms with flowery hints, with experimental twists".^[14] NME's Crystal Bell gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing that it was a "versatile showcase of Ive's many facets".^[13]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for I've Mine

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Circle Chart Music Awards	2024	Artist of the Year – Album	Nominated	[15]
Golden Disc Awards	2024	Best Album (Bonsang)	Won	[16]
		Album of the Year (Daesang)	Nominated

Commercial performance

Commercially, the album sold 1.6 million copies, marking Ive's highest first week sales and their third album to surpass one million sales.^[17]

Track listing

I've Mine track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Off the Record"	Seo Ji-eum	Ryan S. Jhun Sivert Hagtvet Hjeltnes Bård Bonsaken Hilda Stenmalm	Jhun Hjeltnes	3:09
2.	"Baddie"	Big Naughty Perrie Jhun	Jhun Christopher Smith Fin Dow-Smith Lauren Aquilina	Jhun Dow-Smith Risc Alawn	2:34
3.	"Either Way"	Sunwoo Jung-a	Jhun Luke Fitton Aquilina Liam O'Donnell	Jhun Fitton	2:47
4.	"Holy Moly"	Seo Ji-eum	Jhun Peter Rycroft Aquilina Clarence Coffee Jr.	Jhun Rycroft	2:57
5.	"OTT"	Jang Won-young	Jhun Gustav Nyström Von Tiger Canto	Jhun Nyström	2:37
6.	"Payback"	Big Naughty Young (MUMW) Jhun	Jhun Willie Weeks Ryan Curtis Maddie Duke	Jhun Weeks	3:08
Total length:					17:12

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for I've Mine Chart (2023–2024) Peak position Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[18] 45 Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[18] 11 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 3 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[20] 3 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] 20 South Korean Albums (Circle)[22] 1 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[23] 97 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] 16 US World Albums (Billboard)[25] 12

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for I've Mine Chart (2023–2024) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 9 South Korean Albums (Circle)[27] 3 Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for I've Mine Chart (2023) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28] 65 South Korean Albums (Circle)[29] 11 2024 year-end chart performance for I've Mine Chart (2024) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[30] 57

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for I've Mine

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	141,848[31]
South Korea (KMCA)[32]	2× Million	1,941,754[33]
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI)	—	2,200,000[34]

Release history

Release history for I've Mine

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	October 13, 2023	Digital download streaming	Starship Kakao Columbia
South Korea		CD
United States	November 17, 2023