What is ive love dive about?

The move embodied the chorus’ opening line.

Fans quickly deduced that the concept was based on the origin of “narcissism,” the Greek God Narcissus. There are many versions of the tale of Narcissus. The ending of his story, however, is agreed upon unanimously. Narcissus dies by drowning. He fell into a pond after being so entranced by his reflection.

Fans quickly drew the links between the Greek legend of Narcissus and “LOVE DIVE.” The album cover art for the single spells out the word “LOVE DIVE.” If you look at the colors, the words can be read as “LOVED IVE” instead. It can be inferred that the song meant to convey the meaning that IVE was “diving into love” with themselves.

Even the album’s photobook was mirrored between the two halves.

The reason for IVE’s concept teasers being based on Cupid? Legend has it that Narcissus fell in love with his reflection because Cupid had struck Narcissus with his arrow.

A clever fan even came up with a theory about the adlibs in the song. “LOVE DIVE” features a pre-chorus with the catchy adlib of “ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.” The fan thought this to refer to the legend of Echo and Narcissus.

Little did fans know that the concept seemed to have been planned right from the start. IVE’s debut song, “ELEVEN,” subtly makes references to Narcissus’s legend.

The last line of “ELEVEN” can be interpreted using the legend.

Even the verse sung by Yujin after the first chorus seems to allude to Narcissus looking into the pond.

Lastly, IVE’s greeting, “Dive into IVE,” was the cherry atop the cake. It wrapped up the theory nicely with the allusion that both IVE and fans would fall into the water where IVE was reflected. IVE is also based on the English contraction for “I have” (I’ve), indicating a strong affinity with the theme of self-love.

Don’t take it from us; watch the music video to see if you can spot the theory coming to life!