LOVE DIVE — IVE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “LOVE DIVE” by IVE mean?
IVE's “LOVE DIVE” is about being drawn to someone mysterious and sensing that the curiosity runs both ways. The singer feels something hidden behind the other person's gaze and wants to see their true heart, so she dares them to dive into love without overthinking it.
What the song is about
The image of holding your breath and sinking deep into someone's dark eyes gives the song a confident, breathless and slightly dangerous allure.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
네가 참 궁금해 그건 너도 마찬가지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ni·ga cham gung·geum·hae geu·geon neo·do ma·chan·ga·ji
Meaning: You intrigue me, and you feel the same way
Words in this line- 네가ni·gayou
- 참chamreally
- 궁금해gung·geum·haecurious
- 그건geu·geonthat
- 너도neo·doyou too
- 마찬가지ma·chan·ga·jisame
Word for word: you really curious that you too same
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 궁금해 describes curiosity the speaker feels toward someone, but Korean marks "you" (네가) with the subject particle even though the speaker is the curious one, something English word order can't mirror. 마찬가지 means "the same." It just means she's intrigued by you, and you feel the same pull.
이거면 충분해 쫓고 쫓는 이런 놀이Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i·geo·myeon chung·bun·hae jjot·kko jjon·neun i·reon no·ri
Meaning: This is enough for this chasing game
Words in this line- 이거면i·geo·myeonthis
- 충분해chung·bun·haeenough
- 쫓고jjot·kkochase
- 쫓는jjon·neunchasing
- 이런i·reonthis
- 놀이no·rigame
Word for word: this enough chase chasing this game
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 쫓고 쫓는 doubles the verb "chase" to show mutual chasing and being chased, which reads like a stutter in the literal version. 이거면 fuses "this" with "if," meaning "if it's just this." She's saying this push-and-pull game is enough for her.
내 맘 가장 깊은 데로 오면 돼Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae mam ga·jang gi·peun de·ro o·myeon dwae
Meaning: Just come to the deepest part of my heart
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 맘mamheart
- 가장ga·jangmost
- 깊은gi·peundeep
- 데로de·roto place
- 오면o·myeoncome
- 돼dwaeis fine
Word for word: my heart most deep to place come is fine
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean drops the subject and strings "deep place-to come-is-fine" together, which English needs reordered and filled in with "just." 깊은 데 means "the deep place/spot," and 돼 (from 되다) softly means "it's okay/that's fine" — giving permission rather than a command.
숨 참고 love diveListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sum cham·kko love dive
Meaning: Hold your breath, love dive
Words in this line- 숨sumbreath
- 참고cham·kkoholding
Word for word: breath holding love dive
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The Korean half sounds clumsy because 참고 (from 참다, hold/endure, plus the connective -고) reads as a gerund, not a command; "love dive" is already English and stays unchanged in both versions. The line means: hold your breath, then dive into love.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감추고 | gam·chu·go | hiding |
| 감히 | gam·hi | boldly |
| 내게로 | nae·ge·ro | to me |
| 너와 | neo·wa | you and |
| 네게로 | ne·ge·ro | to you |
| 눈동자 | nun·dong·ja | eyes |
| 들어와 | deu·reo·wa | come in |
| 마음은 | ma·eu·meun | heart (subject) |
| 맘을 | ma·meul | heart |
| 망설일 | mang·seo·ril | hesitate |
| 묘한 | myo·han | mysterious |
| 봐야겠어 | bwa·ya·ge·sseo | need see |
| 비춘 | bi·chun | reflect |
| 사랑이라는 | sa·rang·i·ra·neun | love (is called) |
| 서로를 | seo·ro·reul | each other |
| 시간은 | si·ga·neun | time (topic) |
| 어서 | eo·seo | hurry |
| 와서 | wa·seo | come |
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Questions about “LOVE DIVE”
What is “LOVE DIVE” by IVE about?
IVE's “LOVE DIVE” is about being drawn to someone mysterious and sensing that the curiosity runs both ways.
What does “네가 참 궁금해 그건 너도 마찬가지” mean in “LOVE DIVE”?
You intrigue me, and you feel the same way. 궁금해 describes curiosity the speaker feels toward someone, but Korean marks "you" (네가) with the subject particle even though the speaker is the curious one…
What does “이거면 충분해 쫓고 쫓는 이런 놀이” mean in “LOVE DIVE”?
This is enough for this chasing game. 쫓고 쫓는 doubles the verb "chase" to show mutual chasing and being chased, which reads like a stutter in the literal version.
How do you pronounce “내 맘 가장 깊은 데로 오면 돼”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “nae mam ga·jang gi·peun de·ro o·myeon dwae”: that's how it's actually sung by IVE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “LOVE DIVE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haein goes through all 30 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
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- IVE
- Official video
- STARSHIP · YouTube
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