Looks Can Kill

Looks Can Kill
Digital cover
EP by
Ive
ReleasedOctober 26, 2026 (2026-10-26)
Length18:47
Languages
  • Korean
  • English
Labels
Ive chronology
Lucid Dream
(2026)		 Looks Can Kill
(2026)
Singles from Looks Can Kill
  1. "Looks Can Kill"
    Released: October 19, 2026

Looks Can Kill is the fifth Korean-language extended play and ninth overall by South Korean girl group Ive. It was released by Starship Entertainment on October 26, 2026, and contains six tracks, including the lead single of the same name.

Background and release

On September 27, 2026, upon the release of promotional teasers, Starship Entertainment announced that Ive would be releasing their fifth extended play titled Looks Can Kill on October 26, with a single to be pre-released on October 19. Upon the release of the promotion schedule poster on September 29, the pre-release single was confirmed to be the lead single "Looks Can Kill". A movie poster-styler teaser was released on September 30, and "Cast" concept photos were released on October 2, with the members dressed as their super hero personas. The EP's track listing and credits was released on October 4, revealing various collaborators who worked on the lyrics and composition, including members Rei, Gaeul and Liz, the South Korean artists Gaeko, Seo Ji-eum, Lil Cherry and Omega Sapien, and Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson.

On October 6, a concept video titled Post Credits Scene: Girl Hero was released, followed by "Girl Hero" concept photos released over the following three days. Another concept video titled Hero Training Center: Hero Comics was released on October 11, followed by "Hero Comics" concept photos released daily until October 14. On October 16 and 17, music video teasers for "Looks Can Kill" were released. "Hero on Set" concept photos were released on the following day. The lead single was released alongside its music video on October 19. On October 21, the highlight medley video of the album's tracks was released. The extended play was released on October 26.

Track listing

Looks Can Kill track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Looks Can Kill"
  • Charles Robert Nelsen
  • Bava
  • Ashley Fulton
  • Jason Hahs
  • MLite
  • Inverness
  • Bava
3:15
2."Mirror Mirror"Seo Ji-eum
  • Joshua Linne
  • Nikolai Mohr
  • Blush Davis
  • Miranda Glory Inzunza
  • Natania Lalwani
  • MLite
FriendsFromCollege3:20
3."Snakeskin"Seo Ji-eum
The Wavys3:21
4."Crumbs"
  • Jhune
  • Evan Gartner
  • Gabriella Grombacher
  • MLite
  • Jhune
  • Evan Gartner
3:08
5."Girls Girls Girls"Seo Ji-eum
  • Zhone
  • Karma Kid
2:42
6."Glow Motion"Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Cecile Believe
  • Margo XS
3:01
Total length:18:47

Release history

Release history for Looks Can Kill
Region Date Format Label
South Korea October 26, 2026 CD
Various

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Da-gyeom (September 28, 2026). 아이브, 'Looks Can Kill'로 10월 가요대전 합류 [Ive joins October music showdown with 'Looks Can Kill']. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 28, 2026. Retrieved September 28, 2026 – via Naver.
  2. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (September 30, 2026). 아이브, 신보 스케줄 포스터로 컴백 열기 가열 [Ive heats up comeback anticipation with new album schedule Poster]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 30, 2026. Retrieved September 30, 2026 – via Naver.
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