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MINIVE (stylized as MINi'VE) are animal characters used to represent each member of IVE. They were first introduced on May 4, 2023.[1]

The first merchandise line-up was released in May 2023.

Background

On May 4, 2023, IVE's official SNS accounts revealed a poster that featured each animal character along with their names.[1] Later that day, a video titled "HAVE WHAT WE WANT (MINIVE VER.)" was posted to the IVE YouTube channel.

In January 2025, an official X (Twitter) account dedicated to MINIVE was created.

IVE's MINiVEs

Merchandise

On May 8, 2023, plush dolls of the characters went on sale. The dolls can be purchased through the Starship Square and Soundwave online shops. Shipping officially began on June 8, 2023.[2]

On June 15, 2023, a Twitter account that teased an upcoming pop-up store called 'MINIVE Park', was opened. The store was opened from June 22 to July 5, 2023.[3] The items sold at the store included a "HAVE WHAT WE WANT" outfit for the previous released plush dolls.

On December 3, 2023, IVE's official Twitter account announced a Christmas-themed line of plush dolls and sticker packs of the characters. The dolls were available for purchase through the Starship Square and KakaoTalk online shops.[4]

From May 3 to May 12, 2024, a number of MINIVE-themed items were made available at the Line Friends store in Gangnam, Seoul, as part of the IVE SWITCH pop up store.[5]

On May 8, 2025, it was announced that a MINIVE pop-up store, titled 'MINIVE SCHOOL', will be open at Lotte World Mall 1F Artium at Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea from May 22 to June 1, 2025.[6] Later, on June 8, it was announced that the 'MINIVE SCHOOL' pop-up store will be open at Lotte World Busan in Busan, South Korea from June 20 to June 29.[7]

For IVE's fourth Korean EP IVE SECRET, a series of "Evil Cupid" keyrings that included designs of each of the MINIVE characters were introduced as part of the "Evil Cupid" version of the album.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 @IVEstarship on Twitter: May 4, 2023
  2. ↑ @IVEstarship on Twitter: IVE CHARACTER PLUSH DOLL (May 8, 2023)
  3. ↑ @minive_popup on Twitter: IVE x MINIIVE POP-UP STORE (June 15, 2023)
  4. ↑ @IVEstarships on Twitter: December 3, 2023
  5. ↑ LINE FRIENDS SQUARE on Twitter: April 26, 2024
  6. ↑ @MINIVEstarship on Twitter: May 8, 2025
  7. ↑ @MINIVEstarship on X (June 8, 2025)

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