Siblings Working in Business (179)
Music Video
A clean piano melody layered with a bass drum kicked off the jazzy pop song.
As the bass drum entered, the bright sky dramatically shifted to a black, starless one.
A black cat, ‘Ho-nyang,’ reached out a paw towards the screen.
A paw, presumably belonging to a tabby cat, ‘Ji-nyang,’ reached out to grasp Ho-nyang’s.
But the moment their paws touched…
From Ho-nyang’s perspective, Ji-nyang shattered.
Literally shattered, turning into dust and disappearing.
The dark night descends
That hand that told me to hold on
That hand I regretted
Would it have been different if I hadn’t let go?
Ho-nyang covered its eyes with its small paws.
When the screen darkened and then brightened again, it was Eun-ho, not the cat Ho-nyang, covering his face.
The camera slowly panned up, revealing Eun-ho’s face.
A red glint flickered in his eyes, visible through the shadows cast on his face.
Eun-ho slowly opened his mouth and sang,
So that the memories, not even nightmares,
Won’t make you shiver anymore
He wore a black jacket over bare skin, black slacks that revealed his ankles, and black shoes.
Dressed in black from head to toe, the only color was the slightly disheveled bouquet of flowers in his hand.
Holding the flowers, Eun-ho stepped out of the shadows and into a pure white background.
I won’t let go twice
I won’t lose you again
As Eun-ho looked straight ahead, a single black bed stood in the center of the white background.
A red canopy surrounding the bed swayed gently in the breeze.
Eun-ho approached the bed and continued singing, looking past the red, curtain-like canopy,
So as not to disturb your slumber
Let’s go together
The scene changed.
An arm, Ji-nyang’s, reached towards the moon.
The hand in the frame naturally transformed into a human arm reaching towards a streetlight.
Same day Same time
Same day other crime
Eun-ji’s bright yellow eyes glittered like topaz in the streetlight.
Eun-ji was barefoot, wearing a black dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves and black trousers.
A dried bloodstain, like a scab, marked the corner of her mouth, as if she had been in a fight.
Her black shirt, as if she had been through a rough time, had buttons missing, revealing glimpses of her skin.
On the dawn road I had to take
The dawn road I had to walk
Eun-ji, sprawled on a pile of trash, brushed herself off as if nothing had happened and started walking.
The city streets, despite the dark night, were brightly lit as if it were daytime.
Eun-ji took in the scenery with a bitter gaze and sang,
On a day not allowed
That hand that fell away
That hand I lost
A bitter smile touched Eun-ji’s lips, which had been impassive.
She continued singing, her eyes welling up with tears,
Little one, all grown up
Do you remember that day?
I would do the same again
Eun-ji, strolling through the city, looked at a display window.
A white off-the-shoulder blouse and a short white miniskirt were displayed on a mannequin.
The mannequin wore black high heels.
A stagnant body, a stagnant heart
Because I can’t let go
Eun-ji reached out to the window, took off her tattered black shirt, and changed into the white off-the-shoulder blouse.
She put on the black high heels.
I would do the same again
That foolish us back then
With our rough, young breaths
And the values that are now just traces
She threw the white miniskirt from the mannequin onto a pile of seemingly sleeping people and walked out.
The scene changed, and Eun-ho was lying amidst scattered bottles in the same setting as the “This Road” and “Hae-ga” music videos.
Same day Same time
Same day other Crime
Under a deep purple light with a strong red tint…
Eun-ho, lying languidly, watched the black door with drowsy eyes.
On the dawn road I had to take
The dawn road I had to walk
As Eun-ho whispered the lyrics like a mantra, the black door opened, and Eun-ji entered.
Same day Same time
The Prime we only dreamed of
The Cash we lacked
The Wish we couldn’t let go of
The moment their eyes met…
Eun-ho reached out his hand, and Eun-ji, wary, took it.
Mirroring the scene from the beginning, their hands hesitated for a moment.
But then, Eun-ho’s hand grasped Eun-ji’s firmly.
So that the memories, not even nightmares,
Won’t make you shiver anymore
Although the lyrics were the same, the high notes soared, seemingly without a ceiling.
The emotion was intense, completely different from the previous calm atmosphere.
The moment Eun-ji’s hand was grasped by Eun-ho…
Her bright yellow eyes turned red, like spreading ink.
I won’t let go twice
I won’t lose you again
…
On the dawn road I had to take
The dawn road I had to walk
Although the lyrics were the same as before, was it the different mood, or the changed chords?
That foolish us back then
With our rough, young breaths
And the values that are now just traces
Same day Same time
The Prime we only dreamed of
The Cash we lacked
The Wish we couldn’t let go of
Before, the atmosphere had been one of bitter longing.
But now, the song Eun-ho and Eun-ji sang together was filled with a desire to seize it.
Red rose petals exploded, covering the screen.
The rose petals quickly withered and turned black, and Eun-ji whispered,
same again
One more time.
As if to prove it wasn’t just a feeling…
Eun-ji’s bright smile slowly turned mischievous.
Same day Same time
Same day Same dream
Eun-ji, holding the hand of a man wearing a black lace veil, stepped onto a stage.
On the dawn road I had to take
The dawn road I had to walk
Eun-ho escorted a woman wearing the same black lace veil and followed Eun-ji onto the stage.
Two couples continued dancing on stage.
Good Night
The moment Eun-ho and Eun-ji smiled and bowed…
The moment their red eyes glowed, the man and woman in black lace veils crumbled into dust without a trace.
Eun-ho and Eun-ji, looking at the dust, stopped dancing as if they had expected this and stood in the center of the stage, a bitter expression on their faces.
So that we can meet again tomorrow
With smiles on our faces
They bowed, each turning in a different direction.
The moment they finished their identical, polite bows…
The screen split, focusing on Eun-ho and Eun-ji’s lips.
Good Night
As their lips mouthed the same greeting, the screen faded to black, signaling the end of the song.
Static—
Just then…
The screen flickered with static, showing the man and woman in black lace veils, who had disappeared earlier.
They removed the veils covering their eyes.
The faces revealed were those of the ordinary, brown-eyed Eun-ho and Eun-ji.
[Amazing, I thought E-UNG’s faces were the only amazing thing, but their acting skills are insane ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
└ Ji-ji’s eyes changing gave me chills ㅠ
[Am I the only one who found Rangi grabbing Ji-ji’s hand heart-fluttering?]
└ Reality > Probably scrubbed his hand clean as soon as filming ended lol
└ Ah lol I wonder if the Deluxe BeeBook has this footage?
└ Holy crap, I didn’t think of that
└ OMG should have bought the Deluxe version OMG
[I think Ji-ji and Rangi would have been celebrities even if they were born in the Stone Age…]
└ Ji-ji, take all my berries ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ I’ll give you all my leather lol
└ Do you accept mammoth tusks too? lol
└ E-UNG concert tickets, 120 seashells!
└ Fresh water or salt water, doesn’t matter?
└ Lol
[Rangi’s shoulders are as wide as the Pacific, his face is tiny, but his body is sturdy]
└ Fact: Ji-ji is sturdier
└ This is so true lol
[Isn’t this MV concept crazy? How did they know I like red eyes and black hair ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
└ Aren’t E-UNG’s hair naturally black?
└ That’s why I love them
└ Lol
[I tried to interpret the MV in my own way. Ho-nyang became a devil and searched for Ji-nyang in the human world, and Ji-nyang was struggling and became corrupted… I give up.]
└ Tell me more!!! Tell me more!!!
[I understand the E-Per below who gave up on interpreting lol I’ve been rewatching it several times trying to interpret it, but it’s just awesome. Before I know it, I’m completely immersed, forgetting about the interpretation lol]
└ I relate lol
└ Seriously lol
└ I keep rewatching it trying to interpret the MV, but the visuals are crazy, Ji and Rangi’s faces are crazy, the atmosphere is crazy, and I just keep rewatching it in awe lol
[E-Pers!!! Watch this, “This Road,” and “Hae-ga” MVs and pay attention to Rangi’s eye color! You have to see it!!!!]
└ OMG what?
└ Why, what is it? I don’t get it even after watching ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ Rangi’s eyes are the same yellow as Eun-ji’s in the sofa scene at first, but later, they flicker between red and yellow as he follows the light!!!
“You created this… in three days…?”
“Yes? Ah, yes.”
Ji Ye-chan, who visited NRY Entertainment after hearing the news, couldn’t hide his amazement as he read through the document Eun-ho brought.
“I finished writing the worldview the day before yesterday, but it took a while to organize it into a proposal for the ‘Red’ music video.”
CEO Park, also looking through the document with Eun-ho…
“Team Leader Park, what kind of monster are you raising…?”
CEO Park chuckled at Ji Ye-chan’s half-joking, half-serious remark.
“I thought I was raising kittens, but they turned out to be tiger cubs. By the way, how did you come up with this story?”
CEO Park turned to Eun-ho and asked.
“Ah, well, there was some overlap between Sunbaenims’ concept and ours.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Especially the atmosphere in how we deal with emotions…”
Ji Ye-chan tilted his head at Eun-ho’s explanation.
When Toxin was promoting under TaKa Entertainment…
To put it simply, Toxin’s worldview depicted a story of being corrupted by desire, abandoning sin, and becoming good, just as poison can sometimes be used as medicine.
But the worldview Eun-ho brought was the complete opposite.
“Becoming bad?”
“Yes.”
“Isn’t a good image better?”
“Being good isn’t always a good thing. Conversely, being bad doesn’t necessarily mean being evil…”
Eun-ho responded to Ji Ye-chan’s puzzled question with a smile, drawing out the end of his sentence.
‘…’
Ji Ye-chan observed him carefully.
He was often told he was good at reading people.
He was known as a ‘human lie detector,’ able to distinguish between ‘good people to be around’ and ‘people who seem like they’re about to cause trouble.’
Until now, to him, Eun-ho was just ‘a perceptive junior’ and ‘a talented junior,’ aside from being CEO Park’s kids.
But starting today, his perception changed slightly.
‘Eun-ho has really been suppressing a lot, and still is.’
He found it rather interesting.
The story Eun-ho brought spoke of how people harbor desires, big and small.
That included Eun-ho himself, the storyteller.
The Eun-ho Ji Ye-chan knew wasn’t lazy.
But his story said that within him, there was a desire to laze around after working so hard.
Eun-ji, on the other hand, was rough around the edges, but precisely because of that, she tried to be kind to avoid being disliked.
However, in Eun-ho’s story, Eun-ji envied those who had what she didn’t.
So, to reach a higher position…
To have more…
To create more perfect songs…
Driven by desire, she unleashed her abilities.
That’s how Eun-ho and Eun-ji were described in the worldview.
Ji Ye-chan turned to the next page of the proposal.
Just then, he tilted his head.
“Eun-ho.”
“Yes.”
“Can I ask you something?”
“Yes.”
Ji Ye-chan read the description next to his name and asked with a smile,
“Why am I on this side?”
“Ah.”
Eun-ho avoided Ji Ye-chan’s gaze, looking embarrassed.
Eun-ji, who had been quietly listening, answered for him,
“Ah, that was my recommendation!”
“Eun-ji’s?”
“Yes!”
“Why?”
“Sunbae-nim is the sexi—.”
Eun-ho’s hand quickly covered Eun-ji’s mouth.
“Please.”
“Ow…”
Eun-ji rubbed her numb mouth, glared at Eun-ho, and shouted,
“If it’s ‘sexy,’ it’s ‘sexy,’ what else am I supposed to say?!”
Eun-ho lowered his head, covering his forehead with his hand.
Ji Ye-chan, on the other hand, tilted his head further with a smile.
‘Sex…y?’