Blackhole (song)

"Blackhole"
Single by Ive
from the album Revive+
LanguageKorean
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2026 (2026-02-23)
Length3:14
Label
Composers
  • Lee Chae-heon
  • Sophie Rose
  • Sarah Troy
  • Kristin Carpenter
  • MLite
Lyricists
Ive singles chronology
"Bang Bang"
(2026)
"Blackhole"
(2026)
Music video
"Blackhole" on YouTube

"Blackhole" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Ive for their second studio album Revive+. It was released as the album's lead single by Starship Entertainment on February 23, 2026.

Background and release

On January 16, 2026, Starship Entertainment announced that Ive would be releasing a new album in February 2026.[1] On January 25, it was confirmed that the album titled Revive+ would be release on February 23.[2] On February 11, the track listing was released with "Blackhole" announced as the lead single.[3] On February 20, a spoiler video was released,[4] followed by the music video teaser a day later.[5] The song was released alongside its music video and the album on February 23.[6]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Revive+, on February 23, 2026, Ive held a live event aimed at introducing the album and its songs, including "Blackhole".[7] They subsequently performed the song on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on February 26,[8] KBS's Music Bank on February 27,[9] MBC's Show! Music Core on February 28,[10] and SBS's Inkigayo on March 1.[11]

Accolades

Music program awards for "Blackhole"
Program Date Ref.
Show Champion March 4, 2026 [12]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Blackhole"
Region Date Format Label
Various February 23, 2026

References

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  2. ^ Park, Se-yeon (January 26, 2026). 아이브, 2월 23일 정규 2집 '리바이브 플러스' 컴백 [Ive will make a comeback with his second full-length album, "Revive+" on February 23] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Naver.
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  5. ^ Kim, Min-ji (February 22, 2026). 아이브, 신곡 '블랙홀' MV 티저 공개...메가 크루 퍼포먼스로 웅장함 더했다 [Ive releases music video teaser for new song "Blackhole," adding grandeur with mega crew performance] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved February 28, 2026 – via Naver.
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  9. ^ [뮤직뱅크] 아이브, 더블타이틀곡 '블랙홀' 강렬 무대...'뱅뱅' 1위 경사 [[Music Bank] Ive's powerful performance of the double title track "Blackhole"..."Bang Bang" takes first place] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment News. February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026 – via Naver.
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