Iconic Australian children’s group The Wiggles have announced an unlikely collaboration with K-Pop group IVE.
The Hot Potato hitmakers took to Instagram to share a photo and short clip featuring the girl group during IVE’s recent Australian tour.
The photo shows three of The Wiggles members, Teshay Hawkins, John Pearce and Lucia Field, posing with the band.
IVE members – Yujin, Gaeul, Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo – stood behind the trio, proudly holding their official Wiggles underwear gifted to them by the group.
The short clip showed the Korean pop stars happily accepting the colorful underwear with a heartfelt “thank you so much.”
Captioning the clip, The Wiggles teased a future collaboration with the creators of the hit After Like.
“Our next single is going to blow your mind,” they wrote.
The comment sparked a huge reaction from fans, with one person asking: “When is the IVE X Wiggles collab?”
Iconic Australian children’s group The Wiggles have announced an unlikely collaboration with K-Pop girl group IVE
Others were quick to point out the unlikely pairing: “This is the wildest crossover I’ve ever seen.”
Another fan chimed in: “This is the most random crossover I could have ever imagined.”
IVE made their debut in 2021, with their single Eleven, followed by 2022’s Love Dive, which gave the group their first number one on South Korea’s Circle Digital Chart.
Her 2023 debut album, I’ve, sold over 1.6 million copies.
The Wiggles have collaborated with a number of artists throughout their long career, including Kylie Minogue, The Australian Ballet, NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Leo Sayer.
A short clip showed the Korean pop stars happily accepting the colorful underwear from Wiggles with a heartfelt, “Thank you so much.”
The Wiggles teased an upcoming collaboration with the hitmakers After Like, captioning the clip: ‘Our next single will blow minds’
Tsehay Hawkins, the youngest cast member of The Wiggles, recently revealed that she was proud to defy gender stereotypes with her wardrobe choice.
The current Yellow Wiggle, 18, is the first female cast member to wear trousers instead of a skirt on stage.
Talking with Yahoo LifestyleShe said the opportunity to challenge stereotypes with her wardrobe choice was “great.”
“I think wearing pants means that both boys and girls can relate to them. Boys can also wear skirts if they want. We definitely have boys who come to shows in skirts, which is also beautiful,” she told the publication.
“But I think it’s great to see little girls wearing flared trousers. It breaks the stereotype that girls always have to wear dresses or skirts.”
Tsehay added that breaking stereotypes was not her priority when choosing what to wear, admitting that she was more of a “pants girl” type.
“I don’t think that really influenced when I decided to use it, but once I did, I realized the impact it had,” she said.
IVE made their debut in 2021, with the single Eleven, followed by 2022’s Love Dive, which gave the group their first number one on South Korea’s Circle Digital Chart.
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