Love Dive (song)

"Love Dive" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Ive for their second single album of the same name.

It is a dark pop and electropop song that incorporates percussion sounds, rhythmic bass, synth and trap mix, with lyrics that "reinterpret cupid of the new era planning to shine on the stage."

It reached the top ten in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as on the Billboard Global Excl.

On March 15, 2022, Starship Entertainment announced Ive would be releasing their second single album titled Love Dive on April 5.

[5] On April 5, the song was released as the lead single of Love Dive, alongside the music video.

[7] "Love Dive" was written by Seo Ji-eum, composed by Sophia Brennan, Elle Campbell, and Nick Hahn who also handled the arrangement.

Kat Moon of Time described the song as "dreamy and ethereal" with decadent vocals "you can't help but be submerged in.

"[14] "Love Dive" won 10 first place awards on South Korean music programs, including a triple crown on Inkigayo.

With "Love Dive", Ive became only the 4th group in K-pop history to have won both a rookie award and a daesang prize in the same year, after 2NE1, Miss A, and Aespa.

[80] In Canada, the song debuted at number 92 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in the chart issue dated April 23, 2022.

[85] The music video, directed by Haus of Team, was released alongside the song by Starship Entertainment on April 5, 2022.

[86] The music video portrays the girls "playing the roles of chic, modern cupids" performing in a "luxurious, ever-changing", and "mystical castle" positioned amongst clouds" with scenes that switches between "various locations within the castle" before transitioning to "breathtaking dance break performance".