[B2B] IVE (아이브) - 2nd Album [REVIVE+] (LOVED IVE Ver.) (Limited Edition) / [쇼핑몰]아이브 (IVE) - 2집 [REVIVE+] (LOVED IVE ver.) (한정반)

IVE THE 2ND ALBUM [REVIVE+]

**Album Specifications:**
- OUT BOX: 155x215mm / 1 type
- PHOTO BOOK: 148x210mm / 1 type
- POSTCARD SET: 100x150mm / 6 types, 1 set inserted
- PHOTOCARD: 55x85mm / Random 1 out of 6 types inserted
- CD-R: 1 type
- FOLDED POSTER: 420x297mm / 1 type inserted
- ILLUSTR STICKER PACK: 6 types, 1 set inserted

**Pre-Order Benefit:**
- MINI ACRYLIC STAND: 75x80mm / Random 1 out of 6 types inserted

**Description:**
IVE's next story, starting from 'I' and leading to 'We', is presented in their 2nd full album, [REVIVE+]. While previously proving themselves centered around 'I', IVE expands their perspective to 'We' in this album. [REVIVE+] is not a declaration of becoming stronger, nor a choice to repeat familiar imagery. It is the result of contemplating what IVE can further connect from their current position.

[REVIVE+] is closer to a rekindling than a reset. It explores how far a flame can spread, rather than merely making it burn brighter. While 'REVIVE' is a movement that reawakens senses, '+' signifies the direction in which those senses continue without stopping.

**Connecting Messages of Empathy:**
If the previous album [IVE EMPATHY] presented 'empathy' as a keyword, [REVIVE+] expands that emotion into the structure of relationships. It questions whether empathy can become a connection linking individuals, rather than remaining a mere theme. In this album, IVE broadens the narrative from 'IVE = I' to the relationship of 'IVE + Audience = We'. Here, 'We' is not a singular entity but an loosely connected state encompassing everything from on and off stage, past and present, to IVE and those who view them. [REVIVE+] does not define this relationship but leaves it open, creating space within through music and visuals.

**Two Beginnings Opening from Different Directions:**
The starting point of this album features two doors with distinct characteristics: the pre-release track 'BANG BANG' and the title track 'BLACKHOLE'. While these songs do not share a single narrative, they pose the same question from different angles: 'From where and in what way does the current IVE move again?'

'BANG BANG' announces its beginning with immediate energy. Its fast tempo, straightforward rhythm, and clear chorus convey unhesitating momentum. This track is more of a signal than a display, a confirmation of their ability to move and readiness to start again. As a pre-release, 'BANG BANG' serves to awaken the rhythm of the entire album.

Conversely, the title track 'BLACKHOLE' slows down the pace and establishes a center. 'Blackhole' is a space of nothingness where destruction and creation coexist, symbolizing both an end and a beginning. The repeated 'flame' within the song functions not as destruction, but as a spark of life opening a new world. The sound becomes more condensed, and emotions are drawn inward. In 'BLACKHOLE', IVE establishes a center rather than pushing forward, standing at the point of redefining their existence.
These two songs contrast but do not clash. Speed and density, diffusion and concentration. [REVIVE+] showcases the team's current ability to embrace these opposing senses simultaneously.

**Musical Textures Not Explained by a Single Image:**
[REVIVE+] does not converge into a single image. Instead, songs of various genres and moods are organically arranged, naturally broadening the scope of expression IVE can handle. From tracks that push energy with strong beats to those that settle emotions at a low temperature, IVE in this album asks, 'How far can I express?' rather than 'What should I look like?'
Each song exists independently, but the keywords that run through the entire album are clear: expansion, connection, and balance. This album focuses on showing the range of possibilities IVE can attempt now, rather than reinforcing a specific image.

**Rebirth Image Expanded Through Video:**
The music video for the title track 'BLACKHOLE' visually realizes a space where destruction and creation coexist. It creates a narrative of cycles where an end becomes a beginning in a near-empty space, intuitively expanding the message of rebirth contained within the song and symbolizing IVE's moment of redefining their existence.

The music video for the pre-release track 'BANG BANG' captures IVE in a more direct and energetic manner. Urban spaces and fast editing, along with aggressive performances, bring IVE's current movement and rhythm to the forefront. This video declares its start through speed and attitude rather than explanation or message.
These two music videos with different textures complete the direction [REVIVE+] aims to convey in a three-dimensional way: from end to beginning, from 'I' to 'We'. IVE unfolds this connection simultaneously through music and video.

**The Meaning of the 2nd Full Album Choosing Connection:**
[REVIVE+] is closer to an attitude than a declaration. It's the confidence that they can continue in more directions without stopping where they are. It's the choice to expand that image in various directions, rather than fixing a completed image. It's a method of broadening the periphery of expression while maintaining the center. This 2nd full album is the present-tense answer to the questions IVE has posed to themselves.

[REVIVE+] does not speak of grand changes. Instead, it calmly shows how far the current IVE can advance. A story that starts from 'I' and leads to 'We'. This album is the starting point of that journey and a record of the present that makes us anticipate the next scene.