On Tuesday, just as scheduled, it was time for Heejin and Axel to film the live version of «Don't», which would serve as a music video. The CEOs thought that was better than an actual music video because they would also set the tone for the other types of releases they would do through that project, as some of them would be in a music video style, others in a live performance style, and others in just a dance practice video style. Also, they were both very skilled when performing live and their chemistry was undeniable, so they knew it would not be boring for the public.
"Axel, Heejin, come here!" Dani told them as they finished changing into the same outfits they wore during their photoshoot together. "Meet the director."
With a nod, the couple approached Axel's manager, who was standing beside a man in his early thirties with long-ish hair and black square glasses. He was very tall and reminded them of Zhu Lin, their boss, but they did not say anything and just bowed.
"Hello, I am Jang Axel."
"And I'm Jang Heejin."
"Oh, are you two siblings?" the director asked them in English confused, letting them see that he was not Korean.
"Oh, no! We are not related," Heejin quickly told him.
"I was going to say it's a bit weird that you sing a love song together." He chuckled. "I'm Zhu Donghai, by the way."
"You are our boss' brother!" Axel exclaimed. "Nice to meet you."
"I was the director for Joontae's music video, but I only had the chance to meet him and Duyi out of all the C1K members. It's nice to meet you," he explained. "I normally work on movies and short-films, but I make exceptions when it comes to MusiQ Entertainment since my sister's one of the CEOs. In exchange, they sometimes co-produce my works or help me with the cast."
Even the way he smiled resembled his sister, and it was one of the friendliest smiles they had ever seen, so they easily relaxed. They were worried about not being able to fully show the romantic and teasing feeling of the song, but he made them relax and see that they had nothing to worry about.
"Now, let's go over your positions and actions before we do the first rehearsal with the cameras," he told them as they approached the bar counter. In the beginning you will act as a couple who has just started flirting at the bar. Minhyuk, our trusty bartender, will serve you your drinks, but you will already be singing by that point. From here you will just sing to each other while the other gives reactions. Again, it is important that you show that even though the lyrics say that you do not want to start anything, and you do not want that drink, reality is quite different. Chemistry is the most important thing."
"So, it is basically just us flirting while singing to each other, right?" Heejin asked.
"Yes, put simply. That will last until the bridge, when you finally will stand up and move to the left until you are beside the windows. In here you can freestyle everything as long as you show your chemistry. From here on there is no longer a feeling of not wanting it; on the contrary, you have already decided that you want to be together for the night and see where things go. Pretty straight forward. Questions?"
As of that moment they did not have any, so they decided to go over all of it once with the cameras to try to fix their positions and angles. They would be filming it more than once, but they would first go with the main shot and later film the point-of-view shots and other additions that they thought could complement the video.
As they got the cameras ready, Axel and Heejin warmed up their voices while sitting down behind the counter. Minhyuk, the man acting as the barman, was talking to some of the staff members at that moment, so they did not even have to worry about looking ridiculous and just minded their own business.

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OPEN YOUR EYES (BLIND I) - MUSIQ SERIES PART 2
RomanceAfter the debut of the first group created by MusiQ Entertainment and after refusing to debut as a soloist, Jang Heejin goes through the uncertainty of debuting after 5 years under the label. With her own struggles with her family and a boyfriend t...