NOVEL NEXT Chapter 336
[DEBONAIR ‘Take what’s mine back’ Official M/V]
“Here we go.”
The long-awaited music video for Debonaire’s pre-release track.
Lira reminisced about a recent moment.
─ What about the other song? That one’s done too, right?
When she wanted to listen to the pre-release track.
─ It doesn’t need a hip-hop license, so I’m not gonna show you.
What a sight, Do-hee’s response.
Of course, it was said in a playful tone.
With a smirk on her face, it wasn’t too annoying.
The way she subtly mocked that the inspiration camp was fun, so this music video should definitely be something to watch.
She wondered if it was silly to reply that self-content was fun, but she had no regrets.
Being honest about her emotions was what Lira was all about.
She genuinely felt that Debonaire’s self-content was enjoyable.
“Thumbnail looks pretty similar to the teaser that came out last time.”
Lira quickly clicked on the music video while glancing over the thumbnail.
─ If we liked our self-content, you’ll really love this music video.
Lira was most affected by what Do-hee added as an afterthought just before heading home.
Do-hee had vaguely mentioned before,
─ I’m worried that this time the music video might be more satisfying than the song itself.
Honestly, it was confusing whether it was bragging or worrying.
─ Oh, and of course, I planned this music video too. Maybe I put in a bit more effort than last time? Maybe I should be called the genius director Do-hee?
Well, there was no need to give meaning to Do-hee’s light comment.
Lira simply kept quiet, watching the screen as music flowed through her earphones from the start.
It felt just like the teaser.
The camera kindly showcased the faces of the members, bored in a small room, one by one.
“Just like I thought, Do-hee really has a knack for this sound…”
The captivating sound introduced in the teaser immediately drew her focus.
A punk genre leaning towards dance-pop.
“Nice job.”
That was the sound that Lira felt Do-hee was currently using the best.
With this track, it was now the third consecutive main title from Debonaire’s album.
“Well… this kind of thing is trending nowadays.”
Of course, Do-hee’s ability to turn that into an addictive melody was a sensory talent worth noting.
However, detailed evaluations of the song could wait.
‘When you first hear it, you’re just judging based on instinct if it’s good or bad.’
And as expected.
As the music video began in earnest, the members of Debonaire on screen suddenly turned their heads this way.
It seemed like we were about to get started as the members of Debonaire on the screen turned their heads toward us for a moment.
Suddenly, perhaps out of interest, they had gazes that looked like they were staring down at something.
And there was something that looked like it was drawn in CG.
“Is this the content of the music video?”
There was a cat.
No, it disappeared in an instant.
That thought crossed my mind for a moment.
Schrödinger’s cat.
But of course, given the nature of the music video…
[Yeah]
There was no time to entertain such random thoughts.
Do-hee, seemingly irritated, threw her headset at the screen, and the logo of the flying headset was about to collide.
[I take what’s mine back!]
Now that they switched to their feet,
they started the choreography with a kick.
And the center was Debonaire’s main vocalist, Kim Seo-yoon.
Unsurprisingly, her voice controlled the strength and intensity perfectly, true to her role as the main vocalist.
The members’ poses stopping at precise timings, just like the dynamics of her voice.
[내 안에 deeper deeper
번진 illness 갈수록 Crazier Crazier]
The members, after starting with a kick, loosened up into poses and then walked elegantly as if they were pondering something.
Then they posed strongly with arms behind their backs.
Lira smiled for a brief moment.
The performance was one that certainly understood where people felt the wow factor in an idol’s choreography and emotion.
It was a style of choreography that repeated when to exert strength and when to ease it, matched with the rhythmic punk that Do-hee created.
Most importantly, instead of excessive zooming in and out, the camera work revolved around the center of their bodies to show it clearly.
Everything was sensory.
Of course, the synchronization of the members’ dance moves was precise to the angle of each joint, which intensified the impact.
“Nice.”
Starting off by firmly establishing K-pop as a performance-driven genre,
the music video returned to the initial location from the deep red backdrop and continued the story.
[I can’t take it anymore, anymore
anymore 너 땜에 이래]
The headset was still flying in the air.
But the quickly thrown headset appeared to be moving incredibly slowly for a moment.
No, it felt like time had stopped.
“This…”
In a moment where everyone was frozen,
if Chiyo weren’t walking leisurely alone,
Lira surely wouldn’t have missed it.
That thing that was all the rage as a challenge.
Chiyo in the music video was Quicksilver.
As expected, every time the dark room’s lights flickered, Chiyo’s Coordinates changed.
While everything remained constant, Chiyo was anything but.
It was a slap!
In the midst of everything, Chiyo lay down on the floor, innocently waving her legs as if she was teasing the members.
But Chiyo’s destination was, after all, the cat.
Chiyo, holding the cat close and precious, faced the members who reached out their hands toward her.
Actually, it was the members who were reaching for the cat.
With a final farewell, holding the cat’s paw and waving it left and right, Chiyo exited the room.
And just like that, time returned to its normal flow.
It was definitely the spot where the cat had been.
—BAM!
Right there, the headsets that had just struck shattered into pieces.
[Feeling lost in doubt I really don’t want this]
The performance cut transitioned smoothly once again.
[Ya-ya-ya (back)
Ya-ya-ya (back)]
Although the transitioned performance caught Lira’s heart.
“…Nice.”
The choreography seemed to beat her head, as if madness was spreading through her brain.
Every time that beat repeated, the camera angle shifted awkwardly, making the view uncomfortable.
The choreography and expression maximized the imagery of the disease mentioned in the lyrics, portraying the spread of madness in an alluring way.
“…I like it.”
Lira was genuinely smiling for the first time in a while.
Why does Debonaire’s performance feel so good?
Other producers or critics might have had to analyze the music video repeatedly to figure it out.
But for Lira,
As one of the top three most sensational artists in K-Pop history,
She could intuitively grasp those excellent points.
Above all, in Lira’s mind was the face of Do-hee, who had been jokingly parading as a genius director.
Even when always joking around, she had never failed to prove that her pride wasn’t baseless.
“…This is really fun.”
And as Lira muttered,
The story following the performance cut was pure, inherently laughable fun, just as the word suggests.
[I’m only looking at you]
The members crouched on the rooftop, peering through a telescope, focused on something.
Through Na-eun’s gaze with the telescope, there lay a comfortably lounging cat.
[Ya-ya-ya (back)]
Then it zoomed out.
[But where did I just see that?]
There was Chiyo, who had snatched the cat.
[Ya-ya-ya (back)]
And audaciously, Chiyo was steadily petting the cat.
[Don’t lead me to misunderstand]
Do-hee, looking frustrated, exaggeratedly slammed her hand against the rooftop wall, and then began racing down the stairs with the other members.
I hit the wall and started racing down the stairs with the other members.
[Yo-yo-yo (back)]
But it wasn’t as graceful as Woo-ah.
[I can’t hold on a bit longer, seems like crazy]
Woo-ah stood on the railing and jumped down without hesitation.
Woo-ah plummeted straight down.
“That girl…”
And slowly decelerated to land safely.
Next was a telekinetic after Quicksilver.
“Seriously, she drew inspiration from that self-content… giant.”
[You know, but I was holding back!]
And even the esper Woo-ah smoothly commandeered a sports car parked on the street with her telekinesis.
Just like that, the car went from zero to sixty in no time.
[Yeah, I take what’s mine back!]
The rushing scene was accompanied by a chorus bursting out once again.
The members’ dynamic dance scenes were captivating.
Woo-ah’s piercing eyes reflected in the side mirror.
Chiyo calmly walked with her precious cat.
[Inside me deeper deeper
The flooding illness gets crazier and crazier]
The repeated triangular choreography.
[I can’t take it anymore, anymore
It’s all because of you
I don’t want this, but I’m lost in suspicion]
At the end of that intense suspense.
[Yo-yo-yo (back)]
Only Woo-ah, the new owner, was there to catch Chiyo, who was sent flying by a car, and the cat soaring through the air with telekinesis.
[Yo-yo-yo (back)]
However, now the second act was officially underway.
Of course, this wasn’t the end.
Woo-ah returned home with her beloved cat.
[It’s not that I’m lacking patience]
Right in front of her, standing at the entrance, was Do-hee.
The two faced each other without a flicker of expression.
─Ding!
And as Woo-ah seemed about to run, the elevator opened behind her.
[Yo-yo-yo (back)]
Seo-yoon and Na-eun inside the elevator stared at Woo-ah expressionlessly.
And as Woo-ah silently rolled her eyes, swallowing hard.
A bizarre tension wafted between the four members, leaving the cat behind.
[I’m running out of patience]
With dynamic camera movements that felt like her whole body was tangled,
Woo-ah’s body twisted as she nearly collided with the camera.
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[This time it’s the story of Do-hee who acted even more debonair in the Tekma-bak music video (beware of the essay)]