Solo Leveling’smajorsuccess lately is no secret, as the manhwa series was justawarded Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll’s 2025 Anime Awardsand has reached impressive records on streaming platforms and with manhwa sales. Since its initial release in 2018, the manhwa has steadily grown in popularity and the anime’s 2024 release has only increased its favor.
The series has been the subject of many interesting collaborations as a result of its achievement, and its most recent partnership is with another major Korean industry: K-pop.Sung Jinwoo is teaming up with the girl group i-dle for theSolo Leveling:ARISEvideo game.
Solo Leveling:ARISE Will Collaborate With K-Pop Girl Group i-dle
The Team-up With i-dle Will be the Mobile Game’s First Partnership
Solo Leveling:ARISEis a mobile RPG fighting gamethat was released on June 06, 2025, allowing fans to immerse themselves in Sung Jinwoo’s world from the series and fight Magic Beasts themselves. The game has not featured any pop-culture collaborations yet, but that is set to change with the game’s team-up with i-dle.
It was announced on X, on@SLANewsEN, aSolo Levelingfan news account, thatSolo Leveling:ARISEwould officially be partnering with i-dle, a well-known girl group. The news came withan image featuring Sung Jinwoo alongside animated depictions of members of i-dle, representing how they might look in the game.
i-dle Are Writing a Brand-New Song Just for Solo Leveling:Arise
The Song Will Be Featured in the Mobile Game, Alongside the i-dle Characters as Hunters
YUQI, Minnie, Cho Mi-yeon, Jeon So-yeon, and Yeh Shu Hua are the five members of i-dle, and each of these women is featured in the teaser image for the game. Avideo was posted on the Solo Leveling:ARISE YouTube channel, featuring i-dle recording a song in anticipation of the collaboration’s release.
In the YouTube video, the members of i-dle express their excitement at being a part ofSolo Leveling:ARISE’sfirst official collaboration as Hunter characters within the game. They also explain thatthey are creating a brand-new song exclusively for the mobile game.
TheSolo Leveling:ARISE x i-dleteam up will be the mobile game’s first collaboration ever.
The collaboration will be an exciting blend of music and stellar gameplay, combining one of the world’s most beloved manhwa series with a popular K-pop girl group. This i-dle teamup will likely not beSolo Leveling:ARISE’slast, but it will always have a special status as its very first collaboration.
