Junji Ito Draws IVE

Junji Ito illustrates KPOP girl group IVE for their upcoming Japanese album release "Lucid Dream" (this'll be their 4th Japan EP - releasing May 27).



And this is not a "rando"-situation, as IVE's track "JIGSAW" had been chosen as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama 24 "Strange - Junji Ito's Strange Stories That Keep You Up at Night" (Source)

🎉情報解禁🎉
日常が、恐怖に侵食される—👁️

2026年7月3日(金) 深夜24：12スタート！
ドラマ24「ストレンジ -伊藤潤二の夜も眠れぬ奇妙な話-」
伊藤潤二の傑作13 作品を厳選して実写ドラマ化！

OPは
IVE「JIGSAW」に決定🎧

伊藤潤二先生IVE描き下ろしビジュアルも公開！@tx_strange#ストレンジ pic.twitter.com/yhwRe36igY

— テレ東 (@TVTOKYO_PR) April 17, 2026

"Starting at 12:12 AM on Friday, July 3rd, the drama "Strange - Junji Ito's Strange Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night -" is a live-action drama adaptation of a collection of masterpieces by horror manga artist Junji Ito, presented in an anthology format...

Furthermore, the limited-edition JAPAN 4th EP "LUCID DREAM" features a jacket specially drawn by Junji Ito himself, depicting the band members and IVE's official character "MINIVE," and the included photo card also features an original illustration by Junji Ito, so please look forward to it."

And while I don't necessarily stan IVE, I am a fan of Junji Ito, and really wouldn't mind owning this album cover, and now a "photo card" too?

私の原作がテレ東さんでドラマ化されることになり、IVEさんの「JIGSAW」が主題歌に決定しました！とてもかっこいい歌です！
JAPAN 4th EP「LUCID DREAM」の期間生産限定版にIVEのメンバーの皆さんとミニブを描かせていただきました。
EPもドラマもどうぞお楽しみに！ https://t.co/Fuu6s72FHp

— 伊藤潤二 (@junjiitofficial) April 17, 2026

🐰: i’ve always really, really loved the character tomie, and i’ve been a big fan of junji ito’s art style and of him as an artist, so i’m really, really happy to be able to do a collaboration like this

HELLO WTF I’M SO HAPPY FOR WONYOUNG pic.twitter.com/nXUUjYGdvI

— ^ྀི (@wonyaura) April 17, 2026