Album
Release Date
April 29, 2024
Genre
Synth-pop / Dream-pop
Composers / Lyricists
Askjell Solstrand, Jo Yoon-kyung, Liz (IVE), PARTYMAN, Kristin Carpenter, MLITE
Participating Members
About the Song
“Midnight Kiss” is a dreamy and emotionally intimate track from IVE’s special release IVE SECRET, capturing the quiet intensity and vulnerability of emotions that surface in late-night moments. The song was composed by Askjell Solstrand, PARTYMAN, Kristin Carpenter, and MLITE, with lyrics written by 조윤경 and 리즈 (IVE), adding a personal and expressive dimension to the song’s narrative. Arranged by Askjell Solstrand, the track blends soft atmospheric production with delicate melodic progression, creating a mood that feels both reflective and deeply sincere. Through its nuanced vocal performance and refined composition, “Midnight Kiss” highlights IVE’s emotional depth and artistic maturity, reinforcing their evolving identity under Starship Entertainment.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
every night
du gae si-gyeot-ba-neul mat-da-eul ttae
gyeop-chyeo-jin si-seon
sum-gyeol kkeut new world
gil-ge heu-teo-ji-neun breath, meom-chun step
jeo pyeon-ui neo-reul neu-gil ttae
When the two clock hands meet
Overlapping gaze
End of breath, New world
Breath stretches long, Step stops
When I feel you over there
nun-i bu-sin bam
cheon-cheon-hi fallin’ tonight
kkae-go sip-ji an-heun kkum-sok-ui you’re mine
Dazzling night
Slowly fallin’ tonight
In a dream I don’t want to wake from, you’re mine
nol-lap-do-rok dal-meun nun-bit
geo-ul-cheo-reom bi-chun u-ri
sso-a ol-lyeo jul-ge nae mam
seon-myeong-han neo in my eyes
Amazingly similar gaze
Reflecting us like a mirror
I’ll shoot up my heart
Clear you in my eyes
o-myo-ha-ge bit-na-neun you
mi-ji-ui se-gye-ro nan dive
ne nun-bit
geu son-jit-kka-ji da
for you and i
Mysteriously shining you
I dive into the unknown world
Your gaze
Even your gestures
For you and I
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
geo-reum-ma-da bi-chwo even more
su-meul swi-neun geot-jo-cha it-go
nan neo-e-ge-ro
ju-wi-reul spin round and round again
kkeut-do eop-si follow
Shining more with every step
Even forgetting to breathe
I go to you
Spin round and round again
Endlessly follow
sin-bi-ron se-sang
seol-le-neun eve
dal-bit sok you and me
seon-myeong-hi bo-in tonight
kkae-go sip-ji an-heun kkum-sok-ui you’re mine
Mysterious world
Exciting Eve
You and me in the moonlight
Clearly seen tonight
In a dream I don’t want to wake from, you’re mine
geo-ul-cheo-reom bi-chun u-ri
sso-a ol-lyeo jul-ge nae mam
seon-myeong-han neo in my eyes
oh love ha-na-pun-in new blue
Reflecting us like a mirror
I’ll shoot up my heart
Clear you in my eyes
Oh love, the only new blue
mi-ji-ui se-gye-ro nan dive
ne nun-bit
geu son-jit-kka-ji da
for you and i
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
I dive into the unknown world
Your gaze
Even your gestures
For you and I
Midnight Kiss
I’m missing your lips
I’m missing you
I’m missing your lips
Midnight Kiss
I’m missing your lips
I’m missing you
I’m missing your lips
Midnight Kiss
I’m missing your lips
i’m missing your lips
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i-eo-jyeo u-rin same sky
nun-eul mat-chun sun-gan
pyeol-chyeo-jin mo-deun sun-gan
mul-deu-reo-ga
neo-mu da-jeong-han geu nun-gil
I’m missing your lips
Midnight Kiss
I’m missing your lips
I’m missing you
We’re connected, same sky
The moment our eyes meet
Every moment unfolds
Getting colored
That gentle gaze
chum-eul chu-deut ham-kke nu-bil
bam-ha-neu-reul tta-ra moving
ham-kke ha-neun eo-di-deun da
ban-jjak-geo-ryeo all time
nol-lap-do-rok dal-meun nun-bit
Dancing together
Following the night sky
Anywhere together
Sparkling all time
Amazingly similar gaze
sso-a ol-lyeo jul-ge nae mam
ne nun-bit
geu son-jit-kka-ji da
for you and i
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
I’ll shoot up my heart
Your gaze
Even your gestures
For you and I
Midnight Kiss
I’m missing your lips
I’m missing you
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
i’m missing your lips
midnight kiss
i’m missing your lips
i’m missing you
The song beautifully depicts a dreamlike romance that unfolds in the stillness of the night. It tells a story of two people whose hearts finally touch like clock hands meeting at midnight, creating a midnight longing and an ethereal connection that they never want to wake up from.
