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An Yu-jin and Jang Wonyoung open 'AN-YOUNG', an exhibition named after them

An Yu-jin and Jang Wonyoung of IVE are holding 'AN-YOUNG', an exhibition named after them both. STARSHIP Entertainment announced it on 26 August 2026 and gave the dates and the venue on 2 September. It runs from 5 to 27 September at THE SEOULITEUM in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

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What happened

An Yu-jin and Jang Wonyoung are holding an exhibition of their own. According to Newsis, STARSHIP Entertainment said on 26 August 2026 that the two were preparing the exhibition ‘AN-YOUNG IN SEOUL’. Bridge Economy reported that a teaser poster had gone up on IVE’s official social media the day before, on 25 August. The dates and the venue followed a week later: The Korea Economic Daily, citing the agency, reported on 2 September that the exhibition runs from 5 to 27 September at THE SEOULITEUM in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and that its full name is ‘AN-YOUNG: ANYUJIN x JANGWONYOUNG Media Exhibition’.

The name comes from the two members’ own names. Bridge Economy reported that fans call the pair ‘안녕즈’, a nickname made from those names, and Newsis wrote that the exhibition records that shared time. The two worked together in the project group IZ*ONE before IVE. According to The Korea Economic Daily the exhibition is built as a media-art space around the moments the two have met and the greetings they exchange, and a personal photobook each of them helped shape from the planning stage is shown there for the first time.

What you need to know

  • ‘AN-YOUNG’ runs from 5 to 27 September 2026 at THE SEOULITEUM in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.
  • STARSHIP Entertainment announced the exhibition on 26 August and gave the dates and the venue on 2 September.
  • Unreleased photographs, media art and participatory content for the fan club DIVE are planned.
  • A personal photobook each member helped shape from the planning stage is shown for the first time.
  • Details are announced through the ‘IVE Exhibition’ official social media account.

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IVE아이브

IVE are a six-member girl group under Starship Entertainment — An Yu-jin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo — who debuted on 1 December 2021 with the single ELEVEN. Their second full-length album REVIVE+ followed on 23 February 2026, and the official fan club is called DIVE.

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Starship Entertainment
Debut
1 December 2021
Fandom
DIVE
Members
An Yu-jin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, Leeseo

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IVE

Starship Entertainment

IVE are a six-member girl group under Starship Entertainment — An Yu-jin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo — who debuted on 1 December 2021 with the single ELEVEN. Their second full-length album REVIVE+ followed on 23 February 2026, and the official fan club is called DIVE.

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