IU and IVE finally met for the first time after a failed attempt last year.
On January 20, the "Nation's Sweetheart" aired Episode 31 of her web series, IU's Palette, on her YouTube channel, IU Official. In this delightful segment, she welcomed IVE—whose hairstylist is also IU's—marking their first official meet-and-greet.
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In this episode, the "Love Wins All" hitmaker acknowledged that their long-overdue meeting was thwarted by unforeseen circumstances.
"I want to take this opportunity to apologize once again," she said, bowing deeply by 90 degrees to the six members.
"No, not at all," the flustered IVE members replied, shaking their heads to assure her it was fine.
As they continued chatting, IU revealed that the filming had been postponed from its originally scheduled date last year due to her poor health condition.
"Since I started Palette, that was the first time the incident happened. It was the recording day. When I woke up, I felt something was wrong," IU explained.
"I had a high fever. I had to go to see a doctor that day, so I canceled the recording."
Not long after, IU coincidentally bumped into Liz in an elevator, where she asked the junior artist to relay her apology to the IVE members.
"That still lingers in my mind. The worst thing I did in 2024," IU confessed.
But the girls immediately rallied around their senior, insisting she didn't have to feel sorry for that. They added that their only thought at the time was for IU to feel better soon.
In response, the "LILAC" singer promised to make up to the girl group by making them shine even brighter during the program.
IVE released their new single, "REBEL HEART," on January 13 on various music-streaming platforms.
Their EP, IVE EMPATHY, is slated for release on February 3.
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