Yves (singer)

Ha Soo-young (Korean: 하수영; born May 24, 1997), known professionally as Yves (이브), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. 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.

Yves was born Ha Soo-young 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.

On November 14, 2017, Yves was revealed as the ninth member of the 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, and 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, have 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, Olivia Hye, 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 favor of Yves, HaSeul, Go Won, Olivia Hye, and YeoJin, allowing them to suspend their exclusive contracts with Blockberry Creative.

On March 14, 2024, Yves had signed an exclusive contract with Paix Per Mil. On May 14, she released "Breath" towards 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 29, 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.