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.
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.
From a young age, Yves expressed an interest in becoming a singer. 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. She later attended the Dance Up Academy in Busan and the Dream Vocal & Dance Academy in Seoul.
Career
2017–2023: Debut with Loona and lawsuits against Blockberry Creative
On November 14, 2017, Yves was revealed as the ninth member of the South Korean idol girl group Loona. 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". In December 2017, Yves participated on the song "The Carol 2.0" with Loona members ViVi and Choerry. She also featured on the second track "Girl's Talk" on other Loona member Chuu's self-titled single album.
Yves was introduced as part of Loona's third sub-unit Loona yyxy. 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. She officially debuted with the whole group on August 20 with the EP [+ +], which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.
In May 2020, Yves became the new MC of the variety show Fact iN Star alongside Yoo Jae-hwan.
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. 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. However, on June 16, The Seoul High Court's 5th Civil Cases Division ruled in the five's favor, allowing them to suspend their exclusive contracts with Blockberry Creative.
2024–present: Solo debut and EPs
On March 14, 2024, Yves had signed an exclusive contract with Paix Per Mil. On May 14, she released "Breath" for the original soundtrack of Missing Crown Prince. On May 29, she made her solo debut with the release of her debut EP Loop. On August 30 she released the single "Tik Tok". On October 31, it was announced that Yves would be releasing her second EP I Did on November 14. A deluxe version of her second EP titled I Did: Bloom (Deluxe) was released on January 17, 2025. 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.
On July 21, 2025, Paix Per Mil announced Yves's third EP Soft Error to be released on August 7. The EP was preceded by the pre-release single "White Cat" on July 24. On August 7, she released the EP with title track "Soap" featuring PinkPantheress, topping multiple iTunes Album country charts. On October 10, she joined PinkPantheress to remix the latter's song "Stars" for the remix album Fancy Some More?. On October 15, Yves released Soft Error: X, a deluxe version of her third EP with the new track "Ex Machina". On December 19, labelmate Blah released the song "Falling for You" featuring Yves along with a music video starring the two. Yves was featured on Underscores's "Do It" remix on January 23, 2026.
On April 17, Yves released her fourth extended play Nail, with the title track featuring singer Lolo Zouaï. The title track was later included on the official soundtrack for the 2026 association football simulation video game EA Sports FC 27. To promote the EP, Yves embarked on her sold out Yves Europe Tour, beginning on April 16 in Manchester. 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. On July 22, 2026, Yves was featured on Lexie Liu's remix of "Pop Girl". Yves's fifth EP, Cute & Anxiety is scheduled for release on November 20 with double singles "Hysteric" and "Adam" being released on October 27.
Public image
Yves uses apple imagery as a part of her brand as an artist, which fans widely associate with the forbidden fruit concept and the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview with Hypebae, she acknowledged her "large" LGBTQ+ fan base, although she does not plan to publicly disclose her own sexuality.
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↑Kang, Ga-hee (August 29, 2024). 이브, 오늘(30일) 싱글 'Tik Tok' 깜짝 발매..세련+섬세 보컬[Yves, surprise release of single 'Tik Tok' today (30th).. Sexy + delicate vocals]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024– via Naver.
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