"Bang Bang" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Ive for their second studio album Revive+. It was released as the album's pre-release single by Starship Entertainment on February 9, 2026.
Background and release On January 21, 2026, it was reported that Ive would be releasing a pre-release single titled "Bang Bang" for their upcoming album in February 2026, with member Jang Won-young taking part in writing the lyrics. From that day to January 24, "Coming Soon" films were released, which revealed that the pre-release single would be released on February 9. The song was confirmed to be titled "Bang Bang" upon the release of a concept film on January 26. On February 2, a short preview of the song was released on TikTok. The music video teaser for the song was released on February 6, followed by teaser photos over the next two days. The song was released alongside its music video on February 9.
Composition "Bang Bang" was written by Seo Ji-eum, Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX), Jang Won-young and Exy, composed by Jack Brady, Jordan Roman, Kristin Carpenter, Sarah Troy and MLite, and arranged by The Wavys. The song is described as EDM and electronic sound-centric with "an impressive Western swing-infused intro". The straight beat and energetic sound structure musically embodies Ive's unique confident attitude.
Commercial performance The single reached number one on all major South Korean music charts, becoming the group's sixth release to achieve a perfect-all-kill (PAK) and continuing their record as the girl group with the most PAKs.
Promotion Ive performed "Bang Bang" on four music programs during their first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on February 12, KBS's Music Bank on February 13, MBC's Show! Music Core on February 14, and SBS's Inkigayo on February 15. Alongside "Blackhole", they concluded their final week of promotions with performances on Show! Music Core on March 7 and Inkigayo on March 8.
Credits and personnel Credits adopted from the Revive+ liner notes.
Studio Ingrid Studio – recording 821 Sound Mastering – mastering Personnel
Ive – vocals Seo Ji-eum – lyrics Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX) – lyrics Jang Won-young – lyrics Exy – lyrics Jack Brady – composition Jordan Roman – composition Kristin Carpenter – composition, background vocals Sarah Troy – composition, background vocals MLite – composition C'Sa – background vocals, digital editing The Wavys – arrangement, programming Jeong Eun-kyeong – recording Yang Yeong-eun – recording Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Accolades On South Korean music programs, "Bang Bang" won eight first place awards. + Music program awards for "Bang Bang" Program Date Inkigayo March 1, 2026 March 8, 2026 M Countdown February 26, 2026 Music Bank February 27, 2026 March 6, 2026 March 13, 2026 Show! Music Core February 28, 2026 March 7, 2026
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Bang Bang" Chart (2026) Peakposition Global 200 (Billboard) 61 Hong Kong (Billboard) 8 Japan (Japan Hot 100) 21 Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) 23 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 17 Singapore (RIAS) 16 South Korea (Circle) 2 South Korea Hot 100 (Billboard) 3 Taiwan (Billboard) 2 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 6
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Bang Bang" Chart (2026) Position South Korea (Circle) 3
Release history + Release history for "Bang Bang" Region Date Format Label Various February 9, 2026
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