IVE Shares Why “해야HEYA” & “Accendio" Are Favorite Songs Off Of New Album ‘IVE SWITCH’

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IVE sits down with Billboard president, Mike Van, to discuss their newest EP, ‘IVE SWITCH,’ why their favorite songs are “HEYA” & “Accendio” and more!

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00:00 Today I woke up feeling pretty good and feeling like I should go

00:06 So let me introduce us. 2, 3, Diving to IVE! Hi, we are IVE!

00:11 Hi Billboard, we're with Mike today!

00:14 Hi, nice to meet you!

00:17 Nice to meet you as well.

00:18 So this is your first time in Korea?

00:20 First time in Korea.

00:21 Oh, how was it?

00:23 A lot of fun, very busy.

00:26 Busy days.

00:28 The food is amazing here.

00:30 What was your favorite food in Korea so far?

00:32 Actually everything.

00:34 Really? Everything? Oh really?

00:36 I love Korean food.

00:38 I love Korean culture.

00:40 I love Korean spas.

00:42 Like a jjimjilbang? Is that what it's called?

00:44 Yeah, that's right. Jjimjilbang, I love it.

00:47 Love it, absolutely love it.

00:49 So good to hear.

00:50 Yeah, so looking forward to doing more.

00:52 So we got some questions for you.

00:54 Alright, let's do it.

00:55 What was the most challenging part since you arrived in Korea?

00:59 Is there some challenging part for you?

01:02 There is, first of all, the lack of sleep.

01:05 Oh yes, we do have that problem.

01:08 Yeah, jet lag.

01:10 But outside of that, a lot of the work that we've been doing before to prepare for our launch for Billboard Korea has been the hardest part.

01:18 But now, now we're here.

01:20 Congratulations!

01:21 Thank you very much.

01:22 Maybe one day you'll be on the cover, I don't know.

01:24 Yes, definitely.

01:26 We're going to try our best.

01:28 Have you ever tried a spicy food in Korea?

01:30 Of course.

01:31 Really? Are you good at spicy things?

01:32 The more spicy, the better.

01:34 Really?

01:35 Because I'm not good at spicy things.

01:37 But the girls are very good at spicy things.

01:39 So are you good at it?

01:40 Yes, for sure.

01:41 The more spicy, the better.

01:43 What did you try?

01:45 Of course kimchi, for sure.

01:47 Yeah, I love kimchi.

01:48 Of course kimchi jjigae, for sure.

01:49 Yeah, you really do.

01:51 The more spicy, the better.

01:53 But I grew up around a lot of Korean people.

01:56 Really?

01:57 Yeah, so it's very familiar to me.

01:59 It's very easy.

02:00 Good.

02:02 How about you guys? What do you do for fun usually?

02:05 Actually, I'm a homebody.

02:07 Good.

02:08 So I love home, so I just watch movies at home and just resting at home.

02:14 Are you a homebody?

02:15 I am a homebody too.

02:16 Really?

02:17 Yes, I like to go to sleep early.

02:19 Me too.

02:20 I usually go to bed at like 9am.

02:22 9am? That's fast.

02:24 I'm like around 11 and 12.

02:27 Is that right?

02:28 Yes, but you're so fast. I love your pattern.

02:31 Yeah, I wake up early though.

02:33 Early bird?

02:34 Very early, like 5am everyday.

02:36 5am?

02:37 What do you usually do when you wake up at 5?

02:40 I have a cold morning routine.

02:42 I do exercise.

02:43 And then that's why I like the gym.

02:45 I go to a sauna and then I do a cold dip.

02:49 Cold and warm.

02:50 And then I usually get to work early everyday.

02:53 But that's usually my morning routine.

02:55 Very healthy routine.

02:57 I try to be.

02:58 You're already.

03:00 I'm trying to be.

03:01 And also, do you find some interesting thing in K-pop idols or K-pop industry?

03:06 I think what you all do is very admirable.

03:10 You dedicate your life to your craft.

03:13 So my question for you as it relates to that, in terms of how dedicated you are,

03:17 how do you switch off?

03:20 How do you relax?

03:23 Or are you always switched on?

03:26 These days, actually we're almost switched on because we have very busy days.

03:32 But when we switch off on off days,

03:35 maybe we have very individual time to recharge ourselves.

03:40 And also eat well, sleep well,

03:42 because we have also let you very less sleep during the work.

03:47 So yeah, maybe chilling in home and outside is our method.

03:53 That's good.

03:54 And shopping.

03:55 Yeah, shopping.

03:57 We find the favorite food shop.

04:01 Eating yummy things.

04:03 Yeah, I like to shop too, but usually it's on my phone.

04:06 Online.

04:07 You look very cool.

04:08 Thank you.

04:09 I love your style.

04:10 Oh, thank you.

04:11 It's very chic.

04:12 Simple and classic.

04:13 Thank you.

04:14 I make sure I dress appropriately.

04:17 My wife usually proves everything.

04:19 Really?

04:20 She's your best designer.

04:22 She is my designer for sure.

04:24 So lucky to have her.

04:26 Yeah, I am lucky to have her.

04:27 We've been married for almost 20 years.

04:29 Oh, really?

04:30 Yeah.

04:31 So sweet.

04:32 How about you all, boyfriends?

04:34 Not at all.

04:35 Not at all.

04:38 Sorry.

04:39 Yeah, don't worry about that.

04:42 You have more time for that later.

04:44 So let's talk about your music.

04:46 The upcoming album you have coming out.

04:49 Yes.

04:50 Favorite song?

04:51 Any particular favorite song on the album?

04:53 Favorite song.

04:54 We all love like double title, Hey I & S&D.

04:57 It's very hip and very fantastic music.

05:03 So you should hear it one day.

05:05 I will for sure.

05:06 For sure.

05:07 And for individually, I like the song called Blue Heart.

05:11 Because I wrote the lyrics of that song.

05:15 Is that right?

05:16 Yes, so you should try that as well too.

05:18 Wow.

05:19 What are some of the things that you like about being as the leader of the group?

05:25 First of all, I'm really proud of it because I'm the leader of this amazing group.

05:32 So I think that's the best one.

05:35 What's the thing that you don't like?

05:37 I don't like.

05:38 Well, when I have to say about my feelings for our reward, like for award, I really get nervous.

05:48 And it's really hard for me to like express my feeling 100%.

05:54 Yeah.

05:55 Yeah.

05:56 You can't show it every time, you know?

05:59 Yeah, that's right.

06:00 But I love it.

06:01 But that's one of the things about being in leadership, right?

06:05 Quite often you have to do things that you don't want to do, but you have to do it anyways.

06:10 Yeah.

06:11 You have to do it with a smile, right?

06:13 Yeah, that's right.

06:14 Yeah, so.

06:15 But that's okay.

06:16 You do it over time, it gets easier.

06:19 Thank you.

06:20 Yeah, for sure.

06:21 Yeah.

06:22 For sure.

06:23 So finally, do you have something to tell us or something to tell to K-pop idols for the last time?

06:29 Well, what I would say is for you all, right?

06:32 Not so much for the idols, but for you all, continue to be yourself.

06:35 Oh, okay.

06:36 That's so cool.

06:37 Meaning, always listen to yourself.

06:39 That's a really good word.

06:40 Yeah.

06:41 Because that inner voice that you have inside you, listen to that.

06:44 Yeah, always.

06:45 We are very important and precious, right?

06:48 Yeah.

06:49 Don't doubt yourself.

06:50 Because that inner voice is telling you something that you know is the right thing,

06:55 but maybe sometimes it doesn't feel right to listen to.

06:58 Always listen.

06:59 Thank you so much.

07:00 You too.

07:01 Yes, I appreciate it.

07:02 Yeah.

07:03 And Leslie, do you like to dance?

07:06 This is a very tricky question, but do you like to dance?

07:10 Because we prepared something for you today.

07:12 Oh my gosh, yes.

07:13 Let's do it.

07:14 Okay.

07:15 Yes, are you ready?

07:16 I think so.

07:17 Okay, let's do it.

07:18 Yeah.

07:19 So today we are iFLIPPED with Mike.

07:21 Thank you for having us.

07:22 Bye.

07:23 Bye.

07:24 Bye.

07:25 Bye.

07:26 Bye.

07:27 Bye.

07:27 (upbeat music)

IVE Shares Why “해야HEYA” & “Accendio" Are Favorite Songs Off Of New Album ‘IVE SWITCH’ | Billboard

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