IVE THE 2ND ALBUM
-Ive’s next story, starting with ‘I’ and continuing with ‘We’
Ive's 2nd full-length album
Expand your horizons one step further with . In the meantime, focus on ‘me’ and
Ive, who has proven himself, expands his gaze to ‘us’ this time. This album is neither a declaration to become stronger nor a choice to repeat familiar images. Ive is where he is now.
This is the result of thinking about what more can be connected.
is for re-ignition, not reset.
Close. Rather than making a fire that was once lit bigger again,
Let's see how far it can spread. ‘REVIVE’ creates a sense of
If it is a movement that brings back, ‘+’ stays the feeling.
It is a direction that continues without any direction. In this album, Ive puts himself at the center,
It shows that the center can attract more emotions and gazes.
- A way to reconnect with the message of empathy
If the previous work presented the keyword ‘empathy’, expands that emotion into the structure of relationships. empathy
The question is whether it can be a connection that connects each other rather than staying with one theme. In this album, Ive expands the narrative of ‘Ive = me’ to the relationship ‘Ive + the public = us’. Here, ‘we’ is not one face. On and off the stage, present and past, Ive and even the way we look at them. Different positions and emotions are loosely connected.
does not define this relationship. Instead, we leave it open and make room for music and images to come into it.
- Two beginnings opening in different directions
At the starting point of this album are two doors with different personalities. These are the pre-released song ‘BANG BANG’ and the title song ‘BLACKHOLE’. The two songs do not share a single narrative, but ask the same question from different angles.
throw it Where is Ive now and how is he moving again?
‘BANG BANG’ announces the beginning with immediate energy. The fast tempo, straight rhythm, and clear refrain create momentum without hesitation.
Deliver. This song is more of a signal than a show off. It's still enough
It is a confirmation that you are able to move and are ready to start again. As a pre-released song
‘BANG BANG’ serves to awaken the rhythm of the entire album.
On the other hand, the title song ‘BLACKHOLE’ slows down the pace and creates a focus. A ‘black hole’ is a space of nothingness where extinction and birth exist simultaneously, and symbolizes the end and the beginning. The ‘flame’ repeated in the song is not destruction, but opening a new world.
It functions as a spark of life. The sound becomes more condensed, the emotions go inward.
I am pulled in. Ive in ‘BLACKHOLE’ rather than moving ahead
Forming the center, you stand at a point where you can redefine your existence.
These two songs contrast but do not conflict. Speed and density, diffusion and concentration. combines these conflicting sensations at the same time.
It shows the present of the team that can be embraced.
- The texture of music that cannot be explained by a single face
is one image
does not converge Instead, songs of different genres and moods are arranged organically, naturally expanding the range of expression that Ive can handle. strong beat
From songs that push the energy from above to songs that organize emotions at a low temperature. In this album, Ive asks ‘how much can be expressed’ rather than ‘what should it look like’.
Although each song exists independently, the keyword that runs through the entire album is clear. Expand, connect, and
Balance. Rather than reinforcing a specific image, this album reflects the current Ive
Focus on showing the range of possibilities that can be attempted.
- Image of rebirth expanded into video
The music video for the title song ‘BLACKHOLE’ visually depicts a space where extinction and birth coexist.
Implement. In nothingness
In a nearby space, we create a narrative of a cycle where the end becomes the beginning. This is the message of rebirth contained in the song.
It expands intuitively and symbolizes the moment when Ive redefines his own existence.
The music video for the pre-released song ‘BANG BANG’ is presented in a more linear and energetic way.
Capturing Ive. Urban space, fast editing, and aggressive performance
The movements and rhythm that Ive possesses today are brought to the fore. This video declares its departure with speed rather than explanation, and attitude rather than message.
The two music videos with different resolutions are what wants to say.
Complete the direction three-dimensionally. From the end to the beginning, from me to us. Ive unfolds this connection simultaneously through music and video.
- The 2nd regular album that you chose to link to
meaning
is about attitude rather than declaration.
Close. Don't stop where you are now, move in more directions
Confidence that it can continue. Rather than fixing the finished image,
The choice to expand the image in multiple directions. While maintaining the center of expression,
A way to expand the outskirts. This 2nd full-length album is Ive's message to himself.
This is a present tense answer to the question posed.
does not refer to grandiose changes. Instead, the current Ive
It calmly shows how far one can go. A story that starts from ‘I’ and continues with ‘we’. This album is the starting point of that journey and a present that makes us look forward to the next scene.
It's a record.
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