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Alive
Digital cover
EP by
Ive
ReleasedAugust 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)
GenreJ-pop
Length15:27
LanguageJapanese
Label
Ive chronology
Ive Switch
(2024) 		Alive
(2024) 		Ive Empathy
(2025)
Singles from Alive
  1. "Crush"
    Released: August 7, 2024

Alive is the second Japanese extended play (EP) and fourth overall by South Korean girl group Ive. It was released on August 28, 2024, by Starship Entertainment and Ariola Japan. The EP contains 5 tracks, including the lead single "Crush", "Will" which was previously released as a soundtrack for Pokémon: Terastal Debut, and the Japanese version of "I Am", "Off the Record", and "Baddie".

Background and composition

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On April 12, 2024, Ive released the Japanese single "Will" as a soundtrack for Pokémon: Terastal Debut.[1] On July 15, Starship announced Ive's second Japanese EP Alive, along with its track listing, which includes "Will".[2] The lead single, "Crush", was released on August 7, ahead of the EP's release.[3] "Crush" was described as a soft pop song, which is unlike what Ive's music is mostly known for.[4]

Promotion

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Ive performed "Crush" on the September 2 episode of TBS' Count Down TV in Japan.[5] Advertisements to promote the EP were also placed around Shibuya, including one at an exit of Shibuya Station.[6]

Commercial performance

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Alive debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and topped the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales chart.[7] Additionally, the EP was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, with at least 250,000 copies sold.

Track listing

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Alive track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Crush"
  • Eill
  • Sunny
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Scott Stoddart
3:29
2."Will"
  • Yhel
  • Gratia
  • Sorato
  • Ryo Ito
  • Yhel
  • Gratia
  • Sorato
  • Ryo Ito
Sorato3:11
3."I Am" (Japanese version)
  • Momonady
  • Riho Okano
  • Mayumi Kaneko
  • Hiyori Nara
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Kristin Marie Skolem
  • Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen
3:03
4."Off the Record" (Japanese version)
  • Rose Blueming
  • Momonady
  • Yuko Konishi
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Sivert Hagtvet Hjeltnes
  • Bård Bonsaken
  • Hilda Stenmalm
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Sivert Hagtvet Hjeltne
3:08
5."Baddie" (Japanese version)
  • Show
  • Momonady
  • Rose Blueming
  • Haruka Mizuguchi
  • Mizui Toutosa
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Fin Dow-Smith
  • RISC
2:34
Total length:15:27

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Alive
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for Alive
Region Date Format Label
Japan August 28, 2024 CD Ariola Japan
Various
Starship

References

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  1. ^ IVE、ポケモンOPテーマ「Will」配信リリース&OP映像公開 [Ive releases Pokémon opening theme "Will" digitally and reveals opening video]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 15, 2024. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ IVE、ポケモンOPテーマなど含む日本2nd EP「ALIVE」8月リリース [Ive to release second Japanese EP Alive in August, including Pokémon OP theme]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 15, 2024. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ IVE、新曲「CRUSH」MVをYouTubeプレミア公開へ [Ive to premiere the music video for their new song "Crush" on YouTube] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 7, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Kim, Na-yul (August 8, 2024). 아이브, 日 신곡 '크러쉬' MV 선공개..도쿄돔 앵콜 앞둔 행보 [Ive, new Japanese song "Crush" MV pre-release.. release ahead of Tokyo Dome concert] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ 「CDTVライブ!ライブ!」次回出演者発表 フェス企画はBUMP BE:FIRST、IVEが新曲フル [Next performers announced for "CDTV Live! Live!" festival project features Bump, Be First and Ive performing new songs in full] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 19, 2024. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. ^ IVEの広告が渋谷エリア各所に はがして持ち帰れるピールオフ企画も [Ive advertisements will be displayed in various locations around Shibuya. There will also be a peel-off event where you can take the advertisements home.] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 26, 2024. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  7. ^ IVE「ALIVE」アルバム・セールス首位 BE:FIRST「2:BE」が続く [Ive's Alive tops album sales, followed by Be First's 2:Be]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-09-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-09-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 4, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End 2024". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Japanese EP certifications – Ive – Alive" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2024. Select 2024年10月 on the drop-down menu
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