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CRUSH by IVE

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CRUSH

Release date: 27th August 2024

From ALIVE - EP
Track 1
3:29
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About This Track

'CRUSH' by IVE is a 2024 K-Pop track from the album 'ALIVE - EP'. The lyrics turn on a flirtatious, high-energy late-night reverie, mixing Japanese imagery with clockwork urgency, a sense of shared anticipation, and a self-assertive line about stepping up using one’s own voice. At one point the vocal playfully drops into nonsense syllables, before returning to talk of dreaming against the odds and refusing to wait around. The mood balances sweetness and momentum, as if the song cannot decide whether it is teasing romance or trying to sprint into it.

"CRUSH" is a single by IVE, from the album ALIVE - EP, released 27th August 2024. The track is 3:29 long. It's filed under K-Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about IVE.

About the Artist

IVE

IVE

Lyrics

CRUSH

La, la, la-la-la-la
Hitomi no oku kasanaru eyes
Koyoi futari wo terasu moon
Nine to five dreaming, kore ja marude koi ne
But the odds were high, yumemitai kibun?
Matteru dake ja nanimo hajiman’nai
I am precious, ooh, but, jibun no koe de step up, boom
Tokei no hari ga futari made tick-tock
Mahou no you ni love in blooming (la-la-la-la)
Kidzukeba nukedasenai yo, I'm good to go
(Go) yeah (yeah), tomedonaku muchuu
You're my crush, hajikeru bubble
We can't stop, hikareau hodo (oh)
Crush, takanaru kodou
We can't stop, kimi to nara fallin' in love
Whoa-whoa, oh-oh, woah-whoa, oh-oh
Yume no naka odoritai sugar spot
Whoa-whoa, oh-oh, oh-woah-whoa
Kowareru hodo crush on you, kimi to nara fallin' in
Aseru kimochi kotae wa mada, baby? Love is danger
Shinchou ni naru hodo ni every piece of me, my pleasure
Honey (honey) like roses (roses) mau you ni sasou
Yureru omoi like a butterfly (butterfly), tokete’ku moonlight
Matteru nante mou iwasenaide
Hey, you're my precious one, jibun no koe de step up, boom
Tokei no hari ga futari made tick-tock
Mahou no you ni love in blooming (la-la-la-la)
Kidzukeba nukedasenai yo, I'm good to go
(Go) yeah (yeah), tomedonaku muchuu
You're my crush, hajikeru bubble
We can't stop, hikareau hodo (oh)
Crush, takanaru kodou
We can't stop, kimi to nara fallin' in love
Whoa-whoa, oh-oh, woah-whoa, oh-oh
Yume no naka odoritai sugar spot
Whoa-whoa, oh-oh, oh-woah-whoa
Kowareru hodo crush on you, kimi to nara fallin' in
Oh, hey, DIVE, kore kara doko iku?
I think I'm finally done with you
Kowareru hodo love crush
Tomedonaku muchuu
You're my crush, hajikeru bubble
We can't stop, hikareau hodo (oh)
Crush, takanaru kodou
We can't stop, kimi to nara fallin' in love
Crush on you, mou matenai blue moon (ah, yeah)
I'm finally feeling like I got my freedom
Crush on you, kimi mo muchuu, yeah, yeah
Love crush, you're my crush

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Track details

From ALIVE - EP

3:292024Single
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Album
ALIVE - EP
ALIVE - EP
IVE
28th August 2024
Track number
1
Release year
2024
  1. 1CRUSH
    3:29
  2. 2Will
    3:11
  3. 3I AM -Japanese version-
    3:04
  4. 4Off The Record -Japanese version-
    3:09

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Alexej Viktorovitch, Anna Timgren, eill (JPN), Ryan S. Jhun, Scott Stoddart, SUNNY (HoriPro)
Lyricist
eill (JPN), SUNNY (HoriPro)
Composer
Alexej Viktorovitch, Anna Timgren, Ryan S. Jhun, Scott Stoddart
Vocals
ANYUJIN (안유진), GAEUL (IVE), JANGWONYOUNG (장원영), LEESEO (이서), LIZ (IVE), REI (IVE)
Arranger
Ryan S. Jhun, Scott Stoddart
Background Vocals
Perrie (KOR)
Mixing Engineer
Alawn
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