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“Flicker”: the power that connects everything
The idea behind “Flicker” is to focus on each individual member through the composition of the choreography, various choreographic devices, and camerawork. Other than when all the members come forward to dance as a group during the chorus, whenever one of them takes the spotlight, all the other members are essentially hidden. When HEESEUNG sings, “in a far-off place,” all focus is on him as JAKE and SUNOO dance together with the backup dancers, their faces down; when JAKE sings of “crossing countless nights,” HEESEUNG and SUNOO hide themselves behind the passing curtains. The way the camera whirls once around during the second verse to highlight the members one by one is particularly symbolic. JUNGWON dances solo, then the camera swings around to reveal SUNGHOON and NI-KI performing a duet, followed by HEESEUNG’s solo, and SUNOO gestures for the camera to turn back around to look from the front. Only after each member has been illuminated in their own scenes in turn does the camera move back to where it started to reveal the boys gathering one by one for a group dance. Considering that “Flicker” was originally performed as a mission on I-LAND, the audition show where ENHYPEN caught their break, it’s easy to see how the choreography is suited to exhibiting their individual talents. But after the “Flicker” performance highlights each member one after the other, it brings them all back together. After JUNGWON and JAY dance just the two of them in front of the curtains, the chorus kicks in, SUNGHOON sings, “connecting the world that was disconnected,” and the members form a long line as they stand together and link arms. The members were acting like they were in all different times and places—scattered in “a far-off place” for “countless nights”—but are reconnected to one another through performance. They pull off a perfectly flowing dance thanks to the cooperation of the meticulously organized members as they each hide behind curtains after their moment in the spotlight and stay out of sight as they wait for their turn with the camera. The thorough performance acts as a vehicle for ENHYPEN to convey both their team’s and their individual charms to ENGENE, their fandom whom they couldn’t see in person on I-LAND or even after their debut. ENHYPEN had to make themselves stand out on the I-LAND stage in a brief flash, or “Flicker,” of a moment. At the time, COVID-19 prevented them from even meeting their fans, but their shining, connected performance in “Flicker” reproduces the way the members connect with each other and with ENGENE while on stage. As the song says: “Even without touching, it’s like you and me are one.”

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