Ive, after winning six crowns with the pre-released ‘Rebel Heart’, and now making a comeback! It‘s Lucky Vicky~ (Comprehensive) [DA:On-site]

Group Ive has returned with an album filled with the positive mindset of ‘Lucky Vicky’.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, a press conference to commemorate the release of Ive’s third mini-album ‘Ive Empathy’ was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Seoul Hotel in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

On that day, Ive said, “I‘m nervous and excited as it’s been a while since I‘ve released an album. I want to quickly share the song with my fans and the public”, and “Through my previous work, Ive portrayed an image full of narcissism, so I tried to capture empathy from various perspectives as a keyword. I hope it receives a lot of love as it is an album that resonates with the times and generations,” he explained, asking for anticipation and interest.

In particular, Lay, whose birthday is the comeback day, said, “I’m happy that I’m making a comeback on my birthday out of 356 days. Since it’s my birthday, I think I’ll have a lot of opportunities to meet fans. I want to make happy memories with the members and the DIVEs who love us.”


The new album ‘Ive Empathy’ is an album that adds a different charm to the team color based on ‘subjective confidence’, which is the identity that symbolizes Ive. They wanted to once again spread the positive thinking of ‘self-confidence’ to the world while at the same time throwing out a new topic of ‘empathy’. Since his debut, Ive has shown that true love begins with loving yourself, and now he is expected to show an even more expanded identity by expanding his ‘self-love’ to sing about ‘empathy’ for others.

Ahead of his comeback, Ive pre-released one of the double title tracks, ‘REBEL HEART’, on the 13th of last month. ‘REBEL HEART’ is a song that depicts the solidarity march of rebels with various stories, and won six music show crowns in just three weeks after its release.

He is expected to show contrasting charms through another title track, ‘ATTITUDE’. ‘Attitude’ is a song that samples Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom‘s Diner’, and is characterized by a gorgeous synth sound, a melody familiar to the public, and an addictive chorus. In an unchangeable situation, the only thing I can change is my ‘attitude’, so I included in the lyrics an attitude of cheerfully accepting an unchangeable situation.

Regarding sampling, Ahn Yu-jin explained, “We’ve tried and challenged various things, such as using oral tradition for ‘Have to’ and a magic story for ‘Ascendio’. Sampling is one of the challenges. Although we sampled, we told our own story in a way that was not obvious and attractive, so I hope you look forward to it.” Furthermore, Leez coquettishly said, “I never imagined a song higher than ’I Am‘ would come out,” and showed confidence by saying, “The song is good and I’ve practiced a lot, so I think I won‘t have any trouble performing on music shows.”


The new album contains a total of six tracks, including double title tracks as well as the b-side tracks ’FLU‘, ’You Wanna Cry‘, ’Thank U‘, and ’TKO‘. In particular, members Jang Wonyoung and Leez participated in writing the lyrics for the title track ’Attitude‘ and the b-side track ’Thank U‘, respectively. Jang Won-young, who has previously written lyrics for Ive’s ‘Mine’, ‘Shine With Me’, ‘OTT’, ‘Blue Heart’, participated in writing lyrics for a title song for the first time, while Leez took on her first lyric writing challenge since her debut.

Jang Won-young said, “I participated in writing the lyrics for the title song ‘Attitude’. The only thing that can be changed in an unchangeable situation is my ‘attitude’ in accepting the situation, so this song is about cheerfully accepting an unchangeable situation. The lyrics were written with that mindset as much love was given to ‘Lucky Viki’. I hope you all love them a lot,” she said. “I‘ve been writing lyrics consistently since the other tracks, and my fans and the company have liked it. I was the one who suggested, ‘Let’s write a title song next.’ Among the many songs, I liked ‘Attitude’ and wrote the lyrics for it. Please show lots of interest and anticipation,” he said, sharing a behind-the-scenes story.

Regarding ‘Thank U, Liz said, “I like how the members’ voices blend together. There are lyrics that say, ‘I hope we keep the six forever.’. It contains my sincerity, and I think many people will like the lyrics when they hear it.” Ahn Yu-jin added, “The members are consistently studying composition and regularly participate in writing lyrics. I think we will be able to participate in various ways in the future.”

Last year, Ive performed 37 times in 28 cities in 19 countries through a world tour that lasted about 11 months. Liz confessed, “It was meaningful because I think we became closer and grew more while doing a long world tour for 11 months.” Ga-eul said, “I showed a lot of the composure that I gained through this great experience through my facial expressions. While preparing for the world tour and the Lollapalooza stage, our teamwork grew a lot, both on stage and on stage. He said, ”I think we can show that kind of growth through this comeback.“


Since their debut, Ive has grown even further from being a ‘complete idol’ to a popular girl group leading the 4th generation. Jang Won-young is grateful to have been given the nickname “‘complete idol’. I think the attention is a new stimulus for us, and it gives us great strength when we take on challenges. However, rather than that attention, I think we‘re moving forward with our own stance while doing the music and performing that we’ve always done. I am grateful that people are looking at me favorably, so I am working hard with a grateful heart.”

Jang Won-young, who has become a topic of conversation for her unique positive thinking, “Lucky Viki” and “Won-young-style thinking,” said, “I have always lived like Jang Won-young, but at some point, the public seemed to like me, looked at me with a positive gaze, and gave me modifiers. I thought that I should go down the right and good path again. I also received a positive influence in return. I think this is also true Lucky Viki,” she answered confidently. Then, she said, “Since there are many fans who watch our actions and listen to our music and grow up, I think we are becoming more careful with our words and actions. I only want to have a positive and good influence,” she made up her mind once again.

Regarding I’ve been a member of I’ve for five years, leader Ahn Yu-jin said, “It has only been three years in terms of years. I want to show you more diverse albums and stand on a bigger stage. “I want to have many concerts where I can meet my fans, and I still have many goals left,” he said, revealing his bold aspirations. He continued, “I want to become a singer who can show a more relaxed performance through more stage experience, and I hope to meet more diverse fans and gain more fans.” He added, “I’ve never performed in Nagoya, member Lay’s hometown. I definitely want to do it there too. I think I’d be happier if we could do the last world tour on a larger scale.”

Ive’s third mini-album, ‘Ive Empathy’ and its double title track, ‘Attitude’, will be available on various music sites today (the 3rd) at 6 p.m. (KST).

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com
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