[On the set of THE 8's '海城 (Hai Cheng)' MV shoot!]
I'm shooting a solo MV today
The first scene is me walking the street alone
[Acting lonely]
[Scene walking with the actress]
[Deep in character]
[Next is the train scene]
[A bit nervous]
That's great
Good!
Good, good, I like this a lot [THE 8 loves the scenes]
It feels like an indie movie
It has that vibe
[Busy drawing something]
Right now
I found the female character
and I'm sitting here
to draw her beautiful face
I'm actually drawing her right now
But I'm drawing like...
I'm not that good at drawing
I was drawing her like this
I drew this too
I'm having fun
There's also a drawing like this
but I didn't draw this one
I drew this one
Keep following me [THE 8 plans out the next scene]
Run out like this
and turn around
And do something like this
Yeah, like that
[Planning thoroughly]
[Outtake because of the awkward start]
We'll go again!
Wait
[This time the shoot goes smoothly]
This one's good
This is good! This is good!
I like this one!
It's great [THE 8 is pleased with the shoot]
[A dance scene with the actress]
[Practicing thoroughly]
Let me check
It's so good
[Shooting the next dance scene in another location]
This MV was actually made with
mostly my ideas
So I keep adjusting details
and thinking of new ideas while we shoot
We planned the plot
and the theme of the MV
then consulted a professional
to fix the details that I've missed
I'm taking part in this MV from start to end
so it kind of feels comfortable
because I know everything about it
It's so fun
but the sun goes down early these days
so I'm feeling a bit impatient
[The shoot goes on until the sunset]
[Successfully finishing the dance even with the music turned off]
[Filming something]
[JUN got a coffee truck for THE 8]
Cafe 8
[JUN came to support THE 8]
Is it hard?
It's so hard
It's so hard [THE 8 is cheered up with JUN's visit]
JUN came to see me today
And he got me a coffee truck too
Cafe 8!
Do you like it?
How do you feel visiting today?
I visited before too, actually
It still feels new to me
Yeah
JUN actually knows all the work
I've been doing for this shoot
I've been thinking of ideas for the MV
and working on it since we were in China
I talked to JUN about everything
I told THE 8 the fun things that happened on set
when I was shooting my drama
and about my MV
And THE 8 told me things about his MV
It was fun to share those stories
Anyway, please look forward to this MV
When JUN shoots his MV next time
-I want to take part in it too -Yeah! Come on!
-Let's go! -Go back to shooting [Resuming the MV shoot!]
[The scene where he gives a balloon to the female character]
Now take it
[The wind isn't helping]
This isn't working, hold on
We have to do this fast
or else the wind will get even stronger
One more time
And take it [Getting impatient]
THE 8 watches with a vague expression
Actor Xu
Okay! Cut! [Fortunately, this take passes]
[The shoot continues indoors]
This place is my home or somewhere remote
It's somewhere I could relax
It could be my home
or it could be a studio
In this MV
My character is an art major
He's kind of artistic
so I brought some of my art here
This one
and this one
and this one!
These three are the most recent ones I painted
And this is the one that took me the longest to finish
It took me almost 6 months to finish it
I haven't shown this one yet
I think it goes with the message that I want to express
so I brought it here with me
[Already on the last scene of the first day of shooting]
[THE 8 arranging the scene on set]
It's like watching my own work
The feeling itself is new to me
This part could go more naturally
[The first day of shooting went smoothly]
Thank you so much for your work today [JUN waited until the end of the shoot]
What?
Thank you for your great work [Starting a skit]
I look forward to our next shoot [Understanding the skit]
Sure, sure
Thank you!
What kind of skit is this?
I had fun watching
It was fun to watch
There's other scenes like this
Like this? You should be the one spinning [THE 8 is excited to be with JUN]
Why would I spin?
I'm so thankful
that JUN stayed here till the end
What is that? [Having fun teasing]
You did this earlier
[Time to say goodbye]
[Bye Minghao]
[Second day of shooting The shoot continues on the beach]
[Full of passion since early morning]
I express my deep feelings to the person I love
on this beach
And this is the hidden story of the MV
but the sea could be
a beautiful illusion I have
It could be somewhere that doesn't exist in reality
Or it could just be where the characters meet
and share their deepest love
There will also be a dance scene
[The waves come up to their feet]
[Acting with his eyes]
Run! Run! Run! Run! Run!
Okay! Cut!
[Their shoes got wet from the waves]
I'm soaked!
-We only have the dance left, right? -Yeah [THE 8 warms his frozen feet]
The dance scene and the one where...
The one where I run around by myself? Okay
It's not cold
It feels like a hot spring right now
[Sniffle sniffle]
Let's go! [Going back to shoot]
Okay!
[The dance scene continues on the beach]
Okay, cut!
This is so hard
It drains you
Dancing in the sand
is the hardest dance I've ever done
I keep sinking and trudging
from the sand
And it's okay when we start dancing
but the longer we dance, the sand keeps scattering
I'm so exhausted
I think this one went well
Okay! [Satisfied with the take]
Let's take a break!
Bring them down
Okay, now stand still for a bit
[A short break]
I keep this in mind these days
Rather than trying to choose a better option
Try your best every moment that you're given
That's my goal!
Living with a goal and
enjoying and doing my best in every moment!
[The last scene where he drives off in a car]
[Outtake because it took too long to get in]
This is great
It's like a movie
Okay
Thank you
It's nothing
You're a great driver [Thumbs up]
Let's go again! [His bag got caught]
-Okay, cut! -All right! [Successfully wrapping up the MV shoot]
I've been working on this MV for about 3 months
This is the first time that I worked on something this long
I wrote the song with WOOZI a year ago
and I worked on the MV since I was in China
I took part in the arrangements, the ideas
and even the story
So I care about it a lot
and I feel really proud about it
I hope CARATs and other viewers
enjoy the song and watch the MV
while thinking about their own love or their feelings on their past
or the love they expect in the future
or the emotions they're feeling now
and immerse themselves in them
Finally, when this song is released
please show lots of love for the MV
and the song as well
I'll continue to do my best and grow
and try new things and show you
great performances and projects
Fighting!