On November 26th, IVE was announced as the winner of the coveted 'Song of the Year' grand prize at the 2022 Melon Music Awards for their hit song 'LOVE DIVE."
As IVE accepted their win, leader Ahn Yujin spoke in tears, "First of all, we received so many awards today. Among them, it is a great honor to be able to receive both the 'Rookie of the Year' award and the 'Song of the Year' award together."
"Many people worked hard until this year's song 'LOVE DIVE' was born," she added, expressing how grateful she is towards her co-members and entire agency, Starship Entertainment.
🏆 Congratulations "LOVE DIVE" is Winning Song of The Year (𝗗𝗔𝗘𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗚) at 2022 MelOn Music Awards 🎉#IVE is the FIRST GIRL GROUPS to win this category since TWICE in 2016 🔥
— IVE UPDATES 🏅 (@IVEUpdates_) November 26, 2022
IVE FIRST DAESANG#IVEonMMA #IVE1stDAESANG pic.twitter.com/9TUtT1kVHy
Yujin at Love Dive SOTY Award Speech
— starship girls 💚 (@starshipgirlz) November 26, 2022
"And I have something I want to say. I think we were able to get this award because all 6 of our members. Each and every members is so precious, thank you so much and I love you. -pic.twitter.com/FbvPebu1ou
Congratulations to IVE and DIVEs!