Watch iKON Leap Headfirst into Danger in The Music Video for ‘Dive’

South Korean boy group iKON made their first comeback in over a year earlier today with the brand new EP i DECIDE led by the single “Dive.” This is the band’s first comeback without former member and leader B.I., and sees them end their year-long hiatus and return to forge a new identity as a sextet.

B.I. was ousted from the group in June 2019 after allegations of drug purchase in 2016 arose against him. While his contract with YG Entertainment was terminated, his work as a producer and writer was included on i DECIDE. Several of iKON’s members participated in the production process of the EP, with rapper Bobby co-writing three of the tracks, “Ah Yeah,” “All The World,” and “Flower” and main dancer/vocalist DK adding his production and composition skills on “Flower.”

Co-written by B.I., the lead single “Dive” is about doing anything for the person you love and leaping into any situation to help them or make them happy. There is a sense of desperation and obsession if you look deeper however, that hint at the dangers of blind love: “I’m willing to be trapped in your world/I’ll be fine with just one affectionate word.I’ll protect that beautiful smile of yours/You just stay where you are/I was blinded just because of love/I’ll dive into your world.”

In terms of sound, the track is a fascinating mix of country and EDM that’s not quite common in K-pop–acoustic guitar riffs and distinct strains of harmonica blend with dance pop to present a catchy result. In the choreography-heavy video the six members jump head-first into dangerous situations, braving encounters with deadly arrows, fire and cages in their quest to get to the one they love.

i DECIDE is iKON’s third EP since their debut in 2015 and the follow-up to the group’s award-winning January 2019 LP The New Kids.