Did IVE Jang Wonyoung Just Throw Shade At Sojang? Idol's Self-Written Song Garners Attention
Following their much-awaited comeback, IVE Jang Wonyoung became a hot topic for her self-written track that seems to elegantly snipe at Sojang.
IVE Jang Wonyoung Speculated to be Song to Shade at Sojang — Here's Why
On April 29, IVE comprising An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo finally returned to the music scene with its second EP, "IVE SWITCH."
On this day, six new tracks were introduced through various online music sites, including its double title tracks, "HEYA" and "Accendio."
Upon release, the album has been gaining positive responses from K-pop fans, especially DIVEs (fandom).
But what made netters show interest in it, even more, was due to the song, "Blue Heart," which was participated by Jang Wonyoung as the sole lyricist.
Listening to the song truly captured the confidence & unique sensibility of the team. The b-sidetrack especially catches the eye when the part with the lyrics, "You will be exposed, red lie// You can't escape it, red line."
Netizens speculated that Jang Wonyoung used metaphors and upon deciphering its real meaning, the aforementioned lines depict that she is drawing a "red line" against an "outright lie."
This Blue Heart lyrics are so cool...
— divintoive ☀️ IVE SWITCH 4/29 (@divintoive) April 29, 2024
You have to double translate from eng➡️kor➡️eng again to really understand the meaning
Red lie➡️새빨간 거짓말 (metaphor)
Red line➡️빨간줄 (metaphor)
So the rmeaning is:
"An absolute lie has got caught
Can't avoid, criminal record" pic.twitter.com/9GajVJiXpz
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There are guesses online that the "ELEVEN" singer may have thrown shade at Sojang, the notorious YouTuber behind "Talkdeok Camp."
Recently, Jang Wonyoung with the help of its agency Starship Entertainment, sued the YouTube channel's owner who had been spreading fake news about her and other idols.
Since it's hard to process the case in South Korea, Jang requested the overseas headquarters of Google to reveal Sojang's personal information four times. After a long fight, the U.S. court finally provided the YouTuber's info in July 2023 and created a precedent that a lawsuit could be filed against them.
"Taldeok Camp" account was deleted after posting a formal apology, but in the subsequent trial, the court ruled in favor of Jang Wonyoung in the lawsuit against them for damages and ordered Sojang to pay 100 million won (73k USD). She's currently in the process of appealing after the first trial's decision.
IVE Jang Wonyoung Explains True Meaning of 'Blue Heart'
Amid these speculations, Jang Wonyoung talked about the song during their comeback commemorative live and here, she explained:
“I wrote the lyrics very honestly because I thought these were emotions that everyone can feel after going through many experiences, so I would be grateful if you listened to them a lot."
She pointed out that it was written to portray a "strong female" image. It means living confidently by choosing a hard, cold, blue heart rather than a warm, red heart.
Meanwhile, IVE had successive hits with songs such as their debut song, "ELEVEN," "LOVE DIVE," "After LIKE," 'I AM" and "BADDIE."
This time, "HEYA" also boasts strong addictiveness, and entered the music site MelOn's Top 100 chart with great success, ranking 13th, drawing attention to its future performance.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
