Love Dive (song)

* Music Video
* Album Cover

**"Love Dive"** (stylized in all-caps) is the opening song and title track of IVE's second single album of the same name. The song, along with the album, was released on April 5, 2022.

## Lyrics

* HANGUL
* ROMANIZATION
* ENGLISH

## Hangul

****니가 참 궁금해 그건 너도 마찬가지**이거면 충분해 쫓고 쫓는 이런 놀이**참을 수 없는 이끌림과 호기심**묘한 너와 나 두고 보면 알겠지
Woo **눈동자 아래로**
Woo **감추고 있는 거**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**난 그 맘을 좀 봐야겠어
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**서로를 비춘 밤**아름다운 까만 눈빛 더 빠져 깊이**
(**넌 내게로 난 네게로**)
**숨 참고 Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **어서 와서 Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**숨 참고 Love dive
**마음은 이렇게 알다가도 모르지**사랑이라는 건 한순간에 필 테니**직접 들어와 두 눈으로 확인해**내 맘 가장 깊은 데로 오면 돼
Woo **망설일 시간은**
Woo **3초면 되는 걸**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**원하면 감히 뛰어들어
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**서로를 비춘 밤**아름다운 까만 눈빛 더 빠져 깊이**(넌 내게로 난 네게로)
숨 참고 Love dive
Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **어서 와서 Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**숨 참고 Love dive
**숨 참고 Love dive**숨 참고 Love dive
숨 참고 Love dive**숨 참고 Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **어서 와서 Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**숨 참고 Love dive**

## Romanization

****niga cham gunggeumhae geugeon neodo machangaji**igeomyeon chungbunhae jjotgo jjonneun ireon nori**chameul su eomneun ikkeullimgwa hogishim**myohan neowa na dugo bomyeon algetji
Woo **nunttongja araero**
Woo **gamchugo inneun geo**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**nan geu mameul jom bwayagesseo
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**seororeul bichun bam**areumdaun kkaman nunppit deo ppajeo gipi**
(**neon naegero nan negero**)
**sum chamkko Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **eoseo waseo Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**sum chamkko Love dive
**maeumeun ireoke aldagado moreuji**sarangiraneun geon hansungane pil teni**jikjeop deureowa du nuneuro hwaginhae**nae mam gajang gipeun dero omyeon dwae
Woo **mangseoril shiganeun**
Woo **samchomyeon dweneun geol**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**weonhamyeon gamhi ttwieodeureo
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**seororeul bichun bam**areumdaun kkaman nunppit deo ppajeo gipi**(neon naegero nan negero)
sum chamkko Love dive
Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **eoseo waseo Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**sum chamkko Love dive
**sum chamkko Love dive**sum chamkko Love dive
sum chamkko Love dive**sum chamkko Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **eoseo waseo Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**sum chamkko Love dive**

## English

****I am really curious about you, the same goes for you**This is enough, a chasing game**Can’t stand this attraction and curiosity**Strange you and I, we’ll see about that
Woo **Below the eyes**
Woo **Something that’s hidden**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**I need to see that heart
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**The night shone upon the two**The beautiful black eyes, diving deeper in**
(**You into me, me into you**)
**Hold the breath, Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **Come on in, Love dive**
Woo **Oh perfect sacrifice yeah**Hold your breath, Love dive
**Why is a heart so mysterious**A love blooms in an instant**Come inside and see it for yourself**You can come into the deepest part of my heart
Woo **Time to hesitate**
Woo **3 seconds is enough**
Woo **yeah it’s so bad it’s good**If you want, dare to dive in
**Narcissistic, my god I love it**The night shone upon the two**The beautiful black eyes, diving deeper in**(You into me, me into you)
Hold the breath, Love dive
Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **Come on in, Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**Hold the breath, Love dive
**Hold the breath, Love dive**Hold the breath, Love dive
Hold the breath, Love dive**Hold the breath, Love dive**

Woo **lalalalalalala**
Woo **Come on in, Love dive**
Woo **oh perfect sacrifice yeah**Hold the breath, Love dive**

## Fan theories

**The content below are all theories made by fans, they have not been confirmed by IVE or Starship Entertainment.**

Love Dive’s lyrics and MV are based around the legend of Echo and Narcissus from old Greek Mythology. By looking at the lyrics, most of them seem to have the intention of pulling us, the audience to them, the “narrator”. The line “*you into me, me into you”/“ 넌 내게로, 난 네게로”,* which was used in the chorus, displays this. The song in general is very upbeat and exciting, with the prechorus and the bridges. But this all breaks down and strips away during the chorus, the instrumental gets darker and more mysterious showing us the “evil” side of IVE. The post chorus then suddenly goes all upbeat again, trying to trick us into thinking we heard nothing. The MV of Love Dive also displays the theory, the beautiful mansion filled with LED lights and white wings hanging on the wall. We would all think this utopia is innocent but the sudden dark scenes like Rei’s chorus would differ our opinion. The scenes come fast and disappear quickly making us think they weren’t actually there at all. This shows that IVE is hiding something.

### A quick explanation of the Echo and Narcissus myth.

Echo, a woman met Narcissus in the woods when he was away from the rest of the pack. Echo immediately fell in love was Narcissus for his handsomeness. While Echo fell in love with Narcissus, Narcissus fell in love with himself. Love turned into obsession and obsession into existential despair. Narcissus could then not stop doing anything other then look at his reflection that he was so obsessed over so when he came across a pond that showed his reflection in the water, he couldn’t move and walk away from the pond.

There are many scenes in Love Dive that match up with the myth, such as LeeSeo’s scene in the pond. And with the lyrics about making us love “them”, the lyrics also repetitively tell us to dive in, referring to the pond. The mirror move in the chorus also lines up with the myth, the mirror being the reflection and the lyrics to the move “my god l love it”. The line “3 seconds is enough” sung by Gaeul tells us how easy it is to get caught in the reflection and stay there forever. It’s easy to see how the song is based on the Echo and Narcissus myth. This shows the song’s real meaning, being so in love with yourself that you’re not able to escape. This curse is IVE’s “perfect sacrifice”.

## Video gallery

* Official
* Teasers
* Performances
* Misc.

IVE 아이브 'LOVE DIVE' MVOfficial Music VideoIVE 아이브 'LOVE DIVE' DANCE PRACTICEDance Practice

IVE 아이브 'LOVE DIVE' TeaserMusic Video Teaser

-IVE - LOVE DIVE- Comeback Stage - -엠카운트다운 EP.747 - Mnet 220407 방송*M! Countdown* - Apr. 7, 2022IVE(아이브 アイヴ) - LOVE DIVE (Music Bank) - KBS WORLD TV 220408*Music Bank* - Apr. 8, 2022-쇼! 음악중심- 아이브 - 러브 다이브 (IVE - LOVE DIVE), MBC 220409 방송*Music Core* - Apr. 9, 2022IVE(아이브) - LOVE DIVE @인기가요 inkigayo 20220410*Inkigayo* - Apr. 10, 2022IVE, LOVE DIVE (아이브, LOVE DIVE) -THE SHOW 220412-*The Show* - Apr. 12, 2022-COMEBACK- IVE - LOVE DIVE (아이브 - 러브 다이브) - Show Champion - EP.430*Show Champion* - Apr. 13, 2022-IVE - LOVE DIVE- -엠카운트다운 EP.748 - Mnet 220414 방송*M! Countdown* - Apr. 14, 2022LOVE DIVE - IVE -뮤직뱅크-Music Bank- - KBS 220415 방송*Music Bank* - Apr. 15, 2022IVE(아이브) - LOVE DIVE @인기가요 inkigayo 20220417*Inkigayo* - Apr. 17, 2022IVE, LOVE DIVE (아이브, LOVE DIVE) -THE SHOW 220419-*The Show* - Apr. 19, 20226色 큐피드 ‘아이브’의 ‘LOVE DIVE’ 무대 -엠카운트다운 EP.749 - Mnet 220421 방송*M! Countdown* - Apr. 21, 2022IVE(아이브) - LOVE DIVE (Music Bank) - KBS WORLD TV 220422*Music Bank* - Apr. 22, 2022-쇼! 음악중심- 아이브 - 러브 다이브 (IVE - LOVE DIVE), MBC 220423 방송*Music Core* - Apr. 23, 2022IVE(아이브) - LOVE DIVE @인기가요 inkigayo 20220424*Inkigayo* - Apr. 24, 2022-쇼! 음악중심- 아이브 - 러브 다이브 (IVE - LOVE DIVE), MBC 220430 방송*Music Core* - Apr. 30, 2022IVE(아이브) - LOVE DIVE @인기가요 inkigayo 20220501*Inkigayo* - May 1, 2022IVE(아이브), 몰입하게 만드는 무대 ＜Love Dive♬＞ -SBS가요대전 -SBSenter*SBS Gayo Daejeon* - Dec. 24, 2022-IVE - LOVE DIVE- 2022 GIRL POWER Stage - -엠카운트다운 EP.778 - Mnet 221229 방송*M! Countdown* - Dec. 29, 2022-2022 MBC 가요대제전- 아이브 - 러브 다이브 (IVE - LOVE DIVE (Rock ver.)), MBC 221231 방송*MBC Music Festival* - Dec. 31, 2022

IVE 아이브 ‘LOVE DIVE’ 응원법 Cheering GuideCheering GuideIVE 아이브 'LOVE DIVE' MV ReactionMusic Video Reaction

## Trivia

* "Love Dive" was meant to be sung by Sunmi, but she revealed that she rejected upon hearing the demo version, citing that the song would had been better suited to be sung by a group.

## References

1. ↑ Naver News (KOR): 아이브, 오늘 '러브 다이브' 발매…큐피드 화살로 가요계 정조준
2. ↑ Kpopstarz: Sunmi Reveals She Received Demo of IVE's 'LOVE DIVE' — Here's Why She Gave it Up