Wonyoung Ballet Photo Shows IVE Member Recreating Childhood Pose for Children’s Day

IVE’s official social channels released childhood photos of the group’s members on May 5, 2026, as part of a Children’s Day post series, with Jang Wonyoung’s ballet outfit photo drawing attention across Korean entertainment outlets. The Wonyoung Ballet Photo showed her as a child in a pink ballet costume, hands gathered in front of her, alongside a present-day image in which she recreated the same pose and expression. ¹

The post was reported by multiple Korean media outlets on the same date, including OSEN, Star News, Sports Kyunghyang, Ilgan Sports, bntnews, and Insight. Their reports consistently identified the source as IVE’s official social channels or official account, and focused on the contrast between Wonyoung’s childhood image and the newly staged current version. ²

Wonyoung Ballet Photo Released for Children’s Day

The central image in the coverage features young Jang Wonyoung wearing a pink ballet outfit. Reports described her pose as both hands brought together while smiling, with the current photo mirroring the childhood pose. OSEN reported that the childhood photos of IVE members were released sequentially through the group’s official channel for Children’s Day. ¹

Sports Kyunghyang also reported that IVE’s official SNS account posted Wonyoung’s childhood photo on May 5, describing the image as one in which the young Wonyoung wore a pink ballet costume and posed with both hands together. The outlet further noted that the present-day Wonyoung followed the same expression and pose from the childhood photo. ³

The same core details appeared in bntnews, which stated that Wonyoung’s childhood photo was uploaded to IVE’s official account on May 5 and identified IVE’s official Instagram as the photo source. Its report also described the childhood image as showing Wonyoung in a pink ballet outfit with both hands gathered in front of her. ⁴

The post’s caption was also cited in several reports. IVE’s official channel used the phrase “It grows when you pour water on it,” a short line attached to the transformation-style presentation of the childhood and current photos. ¹

IVE Members Also Featured in Childhood Photo Series

The Wonyoung ballet image was part of a wider Children’s Day release involving IVE members, not a standalone solo project. Star News reported that IVE’s official account released childhood photos of Jang Wonyoung, An Yujin, Gaeul, Leeseo, Liz, and Rei on Children’s Day. The outlet said the members recreated poses from their past photos and identified Wonyoung’s photo source as IVE’s SNS. ²

Ilgan Sports also reported that IVE’s official account shared the Children’s Day commemorative photos and that the members reenacted their childhood appearances. In its account of Wonyoung’s photo, the outlet said she followed the childhood image in which she wore a pink ballet outfit and held both hands together. The report also mentioned childhood photos of An Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Liz, and Leeseo. ⁵

Insight’s report matched the same timeline and presentation. It stated that IVE’s official SNS account posted Wonyoung’s childhood photo on May 5, with the young Wonyoung wearing a pink ballet outfit and bringing both hands together. It also reported that the present-day image released with it recreated the childhood pose and facial expression. ⁶

The repeated reporting across outlets establishes the key facts: the photos were tied to Children’s Day, the images came from IVE’s official social channels, Wonyoung’s childhood photo showed her in a pink ballet costume, and the current photo was staged to echo the earlier pose. The reports do not provide additional production details, such as when the current image was photographed or who directed the recreation.

Current Context Around IVE

The Children’s Day photo series arrived as IVE continued public group activities. Star News noted at the end of its report that IVE was continuing the world tour titled ‘SHOW WHAT I AM’. ²

That detail places the social media release within IVE’s ongoing public schedule, but the available source material does not connect the ballet photo post to a new music release, performance announcement, or promotional campaign beyond the Children’s Day context. The coverage centered on the visual comparison between the members’ childhood photos and their present-day recreations.

IVE Wonyoung ballet photo Children’s Day recreation concept

For Wonyoung specifically, the available reports remained focused on the ballet outfit image and the matched pose. The pink costume, the gathered-hands posture, and the present-day reenactment were the common details repeated across the reports. The wording used by individual outlets varied, but the factual description was consistent.

The release therefore stands as a Children’s Day social media feature from IVE’s official channels, with Jang Wonyoung’s pink ballet outfit childhood image becoming the most widely highlighted element. Based on the available reports, the Wonyoung Ballet Photo drew coverage because it paired a childhood picture with a current recreation while remaining part of a broader IVE member photo series.