IVE Teases August Comeback with Surprise Performance at 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer

By Yoona, Lee

Jul 27, 2025

IVE Teases August Comeback with Surprise Performance at 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer



'MZ wannabe icon'IV (IVE: Ahn Yu-jin, Autumn, Ray, Jang Won-young, Liz, and Lee Seo) predicted the return of the 'K-pop music queen' ahead of their comeback in late August.

On the 26th, Ive appeared in the "2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer" (hereinafter referred to as 'Gayo Daejeon') which was broadcast live on SBS Play and Zizik, and released some of the new songs in a surprise manner, attracting explosive attention.

On this day, IVE opened the stage with 'REBEL HEART', which was pre-released in January. Those who recently returned from sweeping the global festival stages, such as 'Lollapalooza Berlin' and 'Lollapalooza Paris', overwhelmed the on-site atmosphere at once with energy and relaxed stage manners that stood out even among dancers.




Immediately after the stage of 'Rebel Heart', the phrase 'Secret' appeared on the LED screen, and soon after, IVE released some of the new song's sound source and performance scheduled for release in August. Fans responded to the surprise spoiler without prior notice with enthusiastic cheers, and the dreamy sound and addictive performance quickly spread around SNS immediately after its release, drawing a hot response.

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Since then, I brought a surprise gift this time because you liked it so much when I gave spoilers for 'reble heart' at the '2024 Music Awards Festival' last year" he said. Including this day, Ahn Yu-jin, the leader who served as the MC for the 'Song Contest' until today (27th), added another point choreography section by revealing "Since I'm an MC, I'll show you one more time with special authority." The members are preparing hard for their comeback with the determination to blow off your heat." Please show a lot of love for IVE's new album," he said.




IVE Teases August Comeback with Surprise Performance at 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer
IVE left a strong lingering impression by finishing the finale with the title song of his third mini album 'ATTITUDE'. In addition, Liz won favorable reviews by showing deep sensitivity and vocal skills with her collaboration stage with Jannabi 'Our Night is Beautiful Than Your Day', and Ahn Yu-jin once again proved her stable hosting skills and unrivaled presence by leading 'Song Daejeon' for four consecutive years.

IVE recently made its comeback official at the end of August, signaling a full-fledged resumption of its activities. Global music fans' expectations for this comeback are hotter than ever, as they have achieved 15 wins in music broadcasts (11 wins in 'Rebel Heart' and 4 wins in 'Attitude') with the pre-released song of their third mini-album 'VE EMPATHY' and the title song 'attitude'.

IVE Teases August Comeback with Surprise Performance at 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer
Meanwhile, ;2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer featuring Ahn Yu-jin as an MC and Ive will be available again on the show later. Ahn Yu-jin is expected to continue her activities as another MC today (27th) in 'Songdaejeon', which will be broadcast live on SBS Play and Jijik.






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