[DASE Days ‘No Games’ MV]
The group thumbnail showed them checking cards.
Pressing play, the screen turned black.
♬♪♩♬♪♬♪♩
The song began with grand orchestration. Baekya, sitting on the windowsill with eyes closed, his hair fluttering in the breeze.
“Woah! Hyung! Hyung! Hyung!”
Excited, Cheong pounded Baekya’s thigh.
“Ouch, Cheong…”
Feeling awkward as his full self appeared on the tablet screen, Baekya blocked Cheong’s hand and smiled sheepishly.
The camera slowly pulled back, capturing the sunset-lit castle.
Brass instruments blended with the crimson and blue sky as Baekya’s clear voice embroidered the intro.
A quick note:
The captivating vibrato that hits right at the start wasn’t there before Baekya joined. It was newly added during Days’ main vocal change and rework.
Baekya’s face appears again.
His closed eyes in the tablet open; as he looks at the camera, the mood instantly darkens.
Our game has begun.
Minseong’s intro.
Days perform choreography in an A-formation. Wearing loose shirts with frills on sleeves and chest, Days.
Their thickly curled hair emphasized youthful charm, while brooches and jeweled accessories added glamor.
Members sit around a garden table sharing cards.
Minseong, checking his cards, looks around seriously, eyes searching.
His gaze settles on Yuyeon.
Baekya glanced at Yuyeon casually. Everyone’s focus was total; the earlier excitement was gone.
Having waited until 6 o’clock to commemorate this moment despite previewing it earlier, Baekya refocused on the music video.
Scene shifts to a luxurious room.
A grand chandelier hangs over an ornate chair with a crown atop it.
Members check cards, then dash into the castle; the scene shifts again.
It’s time to explore, Babe
Hide me, come to you
Centered on Yuyeon, the group performs sharp synchronized choreography for quite some time.
The scene returns to the room. Yuyeon finds the crown, picks it up, and holds it up to the chandelier light.
Meanwhile, members scatter inside the castle searching for something. Yulmu is absent.
Cheong stops before a dead-end door. Opening it, he finds dazzling jewels stacked like a tower.
A play that will be first and last
At the garden table,
Yulmu is seen stacking cards into a tower.
Raising the last card and standing, the sharp choreography resumes. The beat quickens and soon becomes the chorus.
If you want to win, kill me
Baekya appears with a powerful clear voice as ‘No Games’ speeds up.
In the treasure room discovered by Cheong, Baekya picks up a sword.
The chorus ends and the song moves into the second verse bridge.
Jihan, wearing a luxurious necklace, steps forward with fast-paced rapping, raising the tension.
Then kill me
I’m ready to let you go
How Naughty
Jihan tosses scissors behind him. Close-up on one eyebrow slightly raised.
At that moment, cheers burst out everywhere.
“Oh~ Han Jihan~”
“Khmm.”
Jihan, who rarely gets flustered, blushes and clears his throat shyly.
The song passes the second chorus into a dance break.
Powerful group choreography centered on Yuyeon and Cheong unfolds flawlessly.
‘They cleverly hid me.’
Beyond formation, maybe at the company’s request, camera angles block Baekya.
As the last member rushed in and the dance break is the hardest part, Baekya’s dizzying movements were a nightmare for the choreographer.
‘Hmm. They tore up the entire formation to hide me.’
Thanks to this, members had to relearn the changed choreography.
However, after the dance break, Baekya’s appearance at the song’s climax, unseen until then, had even more dramatic impact.
“Wow… amazing.”
“Baekya… you’re crazy, seriously.”
Close-up on Baekya hitting a high note. Manager and Yuyeon rubbed their arms simultaneously.
Cheong’s low voice harmonized above, sending chills down their spines.
“Baekya, want some water?”
“Suddenly?”
“Hey, I’m the one who guards our treasure. Is your throat okay?”
Yulmu suddenly offered water; Baekya lightly tapped his back to say no.
“Don’t.”
“Yep.”
In a brief distraction, the song reached its end.
Minseong finally claims the crown with a meaningful smile and shuts the door.
[DASE]
The logo appeared and the music video ended.
“……….”
Silence fell.
But soon, the practice room erupted in cheers from Cheong and Yuyeon.
“Waaah!”
“We finally debuted!”
The youngest members started hugging and running around while the leader’s eyes welled up.
Yulmu hugged Minseong and pulled Jihan and Baekya in, quickly joined by Cheong and Yuyeon.
“Congrats, guys! Let’s do well!”
The manager, also moved, sniffled with weight in his voice.
“Namkyung hyung, why are you crying……”
Baekya’s nose tingled with emotion, but suddenly a knock on the window appeared.
The damned system window.
[New Quest Arrived!]
[Q. I Will Rise! (1): Successfully Complete Debut Stage
※ Failure will strengthen Passive]
“Damn.”
A sudden ominous premonition settled in.
Ulsan Metropolitan City.
The college student who had returned home after a long time (aka Bokssoong) was learning a lot from meeting Siyoonbun and heading back to Seoul.
[Bokssoong · 98 following · 1 follower]
The must-have apps for any idol fan: Blue Twitter and U Live. The friend lectured that no reporter’s info is faster than Blue Twitter and no broadcast is better than U Live.
「There are already a few homemas? You said Baekya is your bias. I’ll follow a few Baekya homes and official accounts for you.」
Siyoonbun, the local veteran, carefully set up everything for the friend who didn’t know SNS, finishing with personalized tutoring and laughing that the rest would come in time.
“But why did you say to use Lizack again…?”
Bokssoong got on the train and sat in the reserved seat, opening SNS immediately.
But maybe because it was too much input, or lack of Q&A, Bokssoong’s understanding was still slight. As a beginner, she decided to dive in headfirst.
The loading finished, but the screen was full. No, it was overflowing.
[56 new tweets]
“?????”
Not knowing the meaning, Bokssoong instinctively flicked the screen up and down. She guessed it would be similar to Inheart.
And she was right.
“……The music video came out?”
Apparently the song was also released on streaming sites. The rookie fan still had a long way to go.
“When exactly?!”
At 6 p.m.
Though having few followers, because she followed the ‘Baekya’ topic, many tweets containing his name were showing up in her timeline.
Understanding priorities roughly, Bokssoong quickly decided.
“Mu-mu-music video…! Let’s go watch the music video first!”
She hurriedly switched apps.
Like a ghost, after watching the teasers a few times, the algorithm guessed her taste and placed Days’ music video at the top.
└ I can’t even pull off that frilled blouse, how do they do itㅠㅠ
└ The rapper looks like AIM’s younger member;
└ That’s Jihan :) 19 years old
└ 222 Same person who screams high notes later?
└ What’s their number?
└ Ah, I clicked to ask but it’s too late
└ Knew someone would ask lol
└ So meanㅠ Someone please tell me
└ That’s Yuyeon♡
└ That’s Nayulmu~
The reactions were explosive.
Later, Bokssoong learned from her friend that from the moment each member was revealed, the buzz was the highest. Suddenly, this level of response felt natural and the chest swelled with pride.
Bokssoong quickly wanted to see their stage.