Yves (singer)

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Ha Soo-young (Korean: 하수영; born May 24, 1997), known professionally as Yves (이브), is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit Loona yyxy. She made her debut as a solo artist on May 29, 2024, with the release of the extended play (EP) Loop.

Born
Ha Soo-young

(1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 (age 29)
Busan, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
Yearsactive2017–present
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Yves
A young Asian woman with long brown hair and a fringe wearing a red off the shoulder cardigan and black sleeveless top carrying a small black leather handbag on her shoulder.
Yves in 2024
Born
Ha Soo-young

(1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 (age 29)
Busan, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
하수영
RRHa Suyeong
MRHa Suyŏng
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Early life

Ha Soo-young was born on May 24, 1997, in Busan, South Korea. She lived in Busan until elementary school before moving to Yangsan.[2]

From a young age, Yves expressed an interest in becoming a singer.[3] She became more inspired to pursue a career in music after watching the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls perform their debut song "Irony" in 2007.[4] She later attended the Dance Up Academy in Busan[2] and the Dream Vocal & Dance Academy in Seoul.

Career

2017–2023: Debut with Loona and lawsuits against Blockberry Creative

Yves in 2018

On November 14, 2017, Yves was revealed as the ninth member of the Korean idol girl group Loona.[5] As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, on November 28, she released her self-titled single album containing two tracks, the single "New" and "D-1".[6] In December 2017, Yves participated on the song "The Carol 2.0" with Loona members ViVi and Choerry.[7] She also featured on the second track "Girl's Talk" on other Loona member Chuu's self-titled single album.[8]

Yves was introduced as part of Loona's third sub-unit Loona yyxy.[9] The sub-unit includes members Chuu, Go Won and HyeJu. Their EP, Beauty & the Beat, was released on May 30 2018 and reached number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart.[10][11] She officially debuted with the whole group on August 20 with the EP [+ +], which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.[12][13]

In May 2020, Yves became the new MC of the variety show Fact iN Star alongside Yoo Jae-hwan.[14]

On November 28, 2022, it was reported that Yves and all Loona members, except for HyunJin and ViVi, had filed a lawsuit to suspend their contracts with Blockberry Creative, citing a loss of trust in the company. Blockberry Creative has denied these allegations.[15] On January 13, 2023, it was revealed that Yves, along with HaSeul, Go Won, HyeJu, and YeoJin, lost the trial against Blockberry Creative regarding the termination of their exclusive contracts.[16] However, on June 16, The Seoul High Court's 5th Civil Cases Division ruled in favor of Yves, HaSeul, Go Won, HyeJu, and YeoJin, allowing them to suspend their exclusive contracts with Blockberry Creative.[17]

2024–present: Solo debut with Loop

On March 14, 2024, Yves had signed an exclusive contract with Paix Per Mil.[18] On May 14, she released "Breath" towards the original soundtrack of Missing Crown Prince.[19] On May 29, she made her solo debut with the release of her debut EP Loop.[20] On August 30 she released the single "Tik Tok".[21] On October 31, it was announced that Yves would be releasing her second EP I Did on November 14.[22] A deluxe version of her second EP titled I Did: Bloom (Deluxe) was released on January 17, 2025.[23] On April 1, Yves released DIM ∞, an EP containing previously released "Dim" along with four new versions of the song after it topped TikTok's US 'Viral 50' chart.[24]

On July 21, 2025, Paix Per Mil announced Yves's third EP Soft Error to be released on August 7.[25] The EP was preceded by the pre-release single "White Cat" on July 24.[26] On August 7, she released the EP with title track "Soap" featuring PinkPantheress, topping multiple iTunes Album country charts.[27] On October 10, she joined PinkPantheress to remix the latter's song "Stars" for the mixtape Fancy Some More?.[28] On October 15, Yves released Soft Error: X, a deluxe version of her third EP with the new track "Ex Machina".[29] On December 19, labelmate Blah released the song "Falling for You" featuring Yves along with a music video starring the two of them.[30] Yves was featured on Underscores' "Do It" remix on January 23, 2026.[31]

Yves performing on The Americas tour in Seattle

On April 17, Yves released her fourth extended play Nail, with the title track featuring singer Lolo Zouaï.[32] To promote the EP, Yves embarked on her sold out Yves Europe Tour, beginning on April 16 in Manchester.[33][34] Immediately following the Europe tour, Yves embarked on the Yves Tour: The Americas beginning on May 5 in Vancouver, Canada and ending on June 7 in Bogotá, Colombia.[34]

Discography

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[35]
UK Indie
[36]
Loop 13
I Did
  • Released: November 14, 2024
  • Label: Paix Per Mil, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
16 35
Soft Error
  • Released: August 7, 2025
  • Label: Paix Per Mil, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
7 47
Nail
  • Released: April 17, 2026
  • Label: Paix Per Mil, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
14
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Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[41]
Apple Cinnamon Crunch
Track listing
  1. "Loop"
  2. "Tik Tok"
  3. "Gone Girl"
  4. "Diorama"
  5. "Goldfish" (금붕어)
  6. See You In Hell (Studio Live)
  7. Hashtag
  8. Viola
  9. Bird
  10. See You In Hell
  11. Afterglow
  12. Dim
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Singles

As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
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[43]
"New"[a] 2017 Yves
"Loop"
(featuring Lil Cherry)
2024 161 Loop
"Tik Tok" I Did
"Viola"
"Dim" 2025
"White Cat" Soft Error
"Soap"
(featuring PinkPantheress)
"Ex Machina" Soft Error: X
"Nail"
(featuring Lolo Zouaï)
2026 Nail
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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More information Title, Year ...
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"Falling for You"
(Blah featuring Yves)
2025 Normal Life
"Do It" (Remix)
(Underscores featuring Yves)
2026 Non-album single
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Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"Breath" (한숨) 2024 Missing Crown Prince Original Soundtrack
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Guest appearances

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List of guest appearances, showing year released, artist, and name of the album
Title Artist Year Album
"Stars + Yves" 2026 PinkPantheress Fancy Some More?
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Songwriting credits

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[44]

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Title Year Artist Album
"Playback" 2022 Loona Flip That
"Strawberry Soda" 2023 Loossemble Loossemble
"Truman Show" 2024 One Of A Kind
"Stars + Yves"[28] 2025 PinkPantheress Fancy Some More?
"Ex Machina" Yves Soft Error: X
"It" 2026 Nail
"Halo"
"Nail"
"Birth"
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Videography

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Loop"
(featuring Lil Cherry)
2024 Bang Jaeyeob [45]
"Viola" Eehosoo [46][47]
"White Cat" 2025 Jinseul [48][49]
"Soap"
(featuring PinkPantheress)
Unknown [50]
"Falling for You" [30]
"Do It (Yves Remix)"
(by Underscores featuring Yves)
2026 Underscores, Gubo [51]
"Nail"
(featuring Lolo Zouaï)
Bang Jaeyeob [52]
"Break It"
(featuring Lexie Liu)
Jeremy Z. Qin [53]
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Filmography

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 The Gashinas Cast member [54]
2020 Fact iN Star MC [55]
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Concerts and tours

Apple Cinnamon Crunch Tour (2024-2025)
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Date City Country Venue Ref.
December 4, 2024 Berlin Germany Huxleys Neue Welt [56]
December 7, 2024 Warsaw Poland Palladium
December 9, 2024 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
December 12, 2024 Paris France Bataclan
December 15, 2024 Rome Italy Orion Live Club
January 16, 2025 Montreal Canada MTELUS [57]
January 19, 2025 Toronto Danforth Music Hall
January 21, 2025 Brooklyn United States Brooklyn Paramount
January 23, 2025 Chicago Copernicus Center
January 25, 2025 Dallas House of Blues
January 27, 2025 Houston
January 30, 2025 Los Angeles Orpheum Theatre
February 1, 2025 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
February 4, 2025 Tacoma Pantages Theater
April 1, 2025 Mexico City Mexico Foro Puebla [58]
April 3, 2025 Buenos Aires Argentina C Art Media
April 6, 2025 Santiago Chile CEINA
April 8, 2025 Lima Peru Centro de Convenciones Barranco
April 11, 2025 São Paulo Brazil Vip Station
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Cosmic Crispy Tour (2025)
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Date City Country Venue Ref.
August 17, 2025 Osaka Japan Matsushita IMP Hall [59]
August 18, 2025 Tokyo Zepp Divercity
August 24, 2025 Taipei Taiwan Westar
August 27, 2025 Melbourne Australia 170 Russell
August 29, 2025 Sydney Metro Theatre
August 31, 2025 Brisbane The Triffid
September 2, 2025 Manila Philippines Samsung Hall - SM Aura
September 4, 2025 Bangkok Thailand Ultra Arena Bravo BKK
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Yves Europe Tour (2026)
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Date City Country Venue Ref.
April 16, 2026 Manchester England Manchester Academy [60]
April 19, 2026 Berlin Germany Columbia Theatre
April 20, 2026 Amsterdam Netherlands Q Factory
April 22, 2026 Paris France Bataclan
April 25, 2026 Cologne Germany Carlswerk Victoria
April 27, 2026 Munich Backstage Werk
April 28, 2026 Warsaw Poland Progresja
May 1, 2026 Barcelona Spain Sala Apolo
May 3, 2026 Madrid Sala Wagon
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Yves Tour: The Americas (2026)
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Date City Country Venue Ref.
May 5, 2026 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre [61]
May 8, 2026 Los Angeles United States Alex Theatre
May 11, 2026 Seattle Showbox
May 13, 2026 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
May 15, 2026 Dallas The Bomb Factory
May 17, 2026 Atlanta Center Stage
May 20, 2026 New York Palladium Times Square
May 23, 2026 Chicago Copernicus Center
May 26, 2026 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
May 29, 2026 São Paulo Brazil VIP Station
May 31, 2026 Montevideo Uruguay Montevideo Music Box
June 2, 2026 Buenos Aires Argentina C Art Media
June 4, 2026 Santiago Chile Teatro Coliseo
June 7, 2026 Bogotá Colombia Teatro Astor Plaza
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Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Work Result Ref.
Korean Music Awards 2025 Best K-pop Album I Did Nominated [62]
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Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Recipient Placement Ref.
Billboard 2024 The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024 (So Far): Staff Picks Loop 18th [63]
The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024: Staff Picks I Did 8th [64]
NME The 25 best K-pop songs of 2024 "Loop" 12th [65]
2025 The 25 best K-pop songs of 2025 "White Cat" 16th [66]
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Notes

  1. credited to Loona, but the track is a solo by Yves

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