The MC disappeared from the screen, and Baekya’s face filled the frame.
♬♪♩♬♪♬♪♩♪
With grand orchestration, Baekya’s clear falsetto echoed.
Perhaps because his eyes were quietly closed, his voice sounded even purer.
The camera still focused on Baekya. As his closed eyes opened and locked with the camera’s gaze, the cut immediately switched.
The accompaniment changed in an instant. Starting with Minsung’s singing, the choreography began.
Our play has begun.
A firm gaze. Hand movements like shuffling cards. The choreography started in an A-formation; Minsung moved and changed the formation.
Finally, a perfect circle surrounds us
Yunyeon maintained center from the start of the song. As the main dancer, he continuously held the core of the early complex formation.
His broad, confident movements and relaxed facial expressions were a bonus. His polished skill, unlike a rookie, immediately caught the director’s eye.
Yunyeon’s face was captured in a close-up. The camera moved smoothly following his hand gestures.
Hide me, to you
The turn was passed naturally to Cheong, who stepped forward, handling his part smoothly. The formation’s axis shifted, greatly changing the pattern.
At that moment, the two locked eyes. Their mischievous smiles filled the big screen.
“Kyaaaa!!!”
Suddenly, cheers poured out.
The crowd’s excitement heated up in an instant. Such a roar was unprecedented for a rookie group.
The play that will be the first and last
Yulmu’s part followed. Standing at the back of the formation, he stepped forward confidently and was shown in close-up.
The group shots and individual shots of members performing their parts were well balanced as the song approached the chorus.
Bright lights shone on Days.
If you want to win, kill me
The chorus exploded.
After the intro, Baekya, who had stayed at the edge of the formation, moved for the first time. The members stepped back a pace relative to him.
Baekya, naturally at center, performed the choreography well, leading the song. But it was brief; he quickly stepped back and was thoroughly tucked in again.
Then kill me
I’m ready to let you go
How Naughty
With Baekya’s movement, the formation split. Through that gap, Jihan stepped out, unleashing fast-paced rapping.
The ring on the hand holding the mic was flashy. But unlike his glamorous outfit, Jihan maintained a consistently heavy charisma.
The cold expression gave off a strange and captivating atmosphere.
Perhaps for that reason, Jihan’s face was excessively close-up on the last line. Thanks to this, a scene from a music video was reenacted here at Imjingak.
One eyebrow slightly raised.
A short but intense shot.
Fans didn’t miss the fleeting moment. SNS reactions exploded wildly, though it was unknown at the time.
If you want to win, kill me
The chorus returned. The second chorus was Minsung’s part. His soft voice led the song with a different feel from Baekya.
The wide formation spread around him. Baekya was not visible again. He now stood behind Yulmu, who was the tallest member and no longer at the edge.
The melody of the chorus flowed differently than in the first verse.
The beat split, and a dance break began. The infamous section that had driven Baekya crazy while preparing the debut song was approaching.
‘Just don’t mess up the formation.’
Baekya, clutching the handheld mic, glanced at the two at the front of the formation — Yunyeon and Cheong. Their spectacular synchronized dance continued, centered on the two in dance positions.
Baekya tried his best to follow the moves with relatively shorter limbs than others. Though the camera didn’t catch it, he was giving it all.
And at the moment the sharp choreography finished, the members disappeared from view, leaving only Baekya standing tall.
Baekya’s explosive ad-lib hit powerfully at the peak of Days’ ‘Play,’ striking eardrums.
Cheong’s low part overlapped and followed, and the song headed toward its end.
Days naturally lined up. Standing side by side, they tilted their heads in a pose to end.
“Tore it up. Crazy. Amaaaazing!”
Yugyeong repeated exclamations, her face full of emotion. Her roommate with her looked a little dazed.
“Crazy. That soft sweet voice is your friend? No way. It can’t be true, right?”
The roommate, defenseless, was in denial, heart shattered.
“That good singer is our Jaehyun’s friend? Looks cute~”
“Dad says your friend barely shows up except when singing.”
“……”
Dazed, Jaehyun just stared at the TV with his mouth open. Days were shown holding the ending pose on the screen.
The stage lasted just under four minutes, but Days, having poured everything into it, looked like they might die at any moment.
White breath puffed out between panting lips. The heated body temperature meeting below-zero weather made the color even clearer.
“But they only wore shirts in this freezing weather… Oh, poor kids. Should’ve dressed them warmer.”
Jaehyun’s mom’s voice sounded pitiful.
Looking closely, Days’ outfit on screen looked very sparse. Not shabby, but the frilled shirts and jewel accessories were flashy yet too thin.
The movements were smooth, and none showed signs of cold, so it wasn’t obvious, but the next team’s costumes, just starting, contrasted sharply. Though they also didn’t look particularly warm.
Especially Yunyeon’s costume was tied in the middle with strings, which came undone during choreography, exposing red, frozen bare skin at the end.
└ Determination to rise for sure...
└ You guys can do anything, really
└ They’re 얼죽아 (ice-cold death lovers) lol
└ That’s basically shirtless on top;
Muggles admired Days’ rookie spirit despite the cold, but their family and acquaintances had different opinions.
Especially their fandom.
└ That’s a music video outfit
└ Who’s the stylist? It’s so cold I’m losing my mind???
Of course, the agency and stylist felt wronged. Behind the staff watching their stage in the waiting room, six coats were hanging in a row.
Going back a few minutes.
“Refusing coats? Why?”
“We played roughly earlier, so I’m not that cold… Also, wearing coats would make choreography uncomfortable.”
That was Days’ argument. Namkyung couldn’t understand at all.
This isn’t just one day; it’s the start. What if something happens from overdoing it? The members were stubborn.
“Just once. I really want to do well. Noona, can’t I?”
Cheong’s selective polite speech and aegyo when desperate easily broke the stylist.
“There’s no problem with that… But won’t it be too cold, guys?”
When even the quiet Baekya agreed, the staff lost willpower.
Six to one. Outnumbered, Namkyung finally gave up.
“Fine, do as you want.”
As a result, the stage was very successful. Told to not overdo it and just perform as practiced, they seemed to perform better and came off the stage well.
“You guys were flying. Totally cool!”
Namkyung welcomed Days with a proud smile. The staff patted their shoulders, congratulating their hard work. Yet, the members’ expressions were all tense.
“But… why do your faces look like that?”
Namkyung looked seriously at the members.
‘Did I miss a stage mistake? Are they blaming themselves?!’
But then Cheong’s voice followed, fueling Namkyung’s frustration.
“Co-cold. I’m really cold now……”
The bravado from the snowball fight, when he threw off his padding, was long gone.
Of course. They were human too, so minus 30 degrees couldn’t not be cold.
“Get in the car right now!”
It was frustrating that they only now felt the cold. Just like that, the rookie buff ended as soon as the stage ended.
[Issue] Yesterday’s Legendary Imjingak feat. Days
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There’s a sad legend that comes down every December 31 on the idol scene…
★The so-called Imjingak Legend★
A tradition with 60 years of history at company M. For about 10 years, they exile rookie idols to Imjingak every year, like a cruel military drill instructor teaching them the stubbornness and fighting spirit to “rise for sure.”
This year, four sacrificial teams appeared again, including one rookie whose debut stage was Imjingak…
Called DASE.
A six-member boy group from ID, released after 8 years.
Their average age was 18.666, now 19.666 since the new year.
Apparently, ID polished them hard because, in the freezing cold, wearing just shirts, they perfectly completed their live debut stage.
I was eating chicken while watching live and stood up to applaud.
(Days Imjingak stage video)
Truly rookie spirit lol
And their flashy history before going on stage.
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Luckily, they wore coats for the New Year countdown, so fans didn’t collapse.
I just wrote because I was amazed that these guys actually enjoyed exile until now.
Also, I wanted to brag about the frosted baby peach I froze yesterday hehe.
(Closed eyes Baekya.gif)
(Chorus center Baekya.gif)
(Baekya blowing breath with hands.jpg)
└ Baekya drinking iced Americano in the record-breaking cold, you’re really something b
└ I hear breathing so clearly why isn’t it live
└ (Don’t feed the trolls meme)
└ Dance line is insaneㅜㅜ (Yunyeon and Cheong smiling while eye contact.gif)
└ No one can beat ID’s vocal line for real
└ Days’ rap diction is so tasty
└ Surviving minus 30 degrees is monster-level already
Days’ debut stage became a big topic from the New Year under the name ‘Rookie Spirit.’