4th Generation Girl Group Exposes The Brutal Realities Of Filming A Music Video

K-Pop idols voice their excitement every time they make a comeback and get to see their fans again.

But as exciting as comebacks are, K-Pop idols also have to deal with strenuous schedules both before and after making the comeback. For instance, after making a comeback, idols regularly promote on the weekly music show broadcasts, requiring them to start getting their hair and makeup done as early as 1 A.M.

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Similarly, with all of the variety show appearances and other promotions, groups like aespa have revealed that they may get around 4-5 hours of sleep total in a week.

Aespa’s NingNing revealed how little sleep they get during promotions

And now SECRET NUMBER have shown fans how exhausting even filming a comeback music video before promotions start can be.

SECRET NUMBER had their most recent comeback, “DOXA,” on May 24, and fans loved the powerful, ominous music video and the catchy title track.

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Which highlighted each member’s excellent acting, stunning visuals, and incredible skills.

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In a recent behind-the-scenes video, SECRET NUMBER showed how much fun they had filming the music video, embracing “darker” characters.

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But even though the music video was a masterpiece and the members enjoyed the concept, SECRET NUMBER had to endure all sorts of difficulties while filming. For instance, the members had to film in the cold…

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And in unexpected rain…

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With disturbing props…

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And uncomfortable makeup.

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But perhaps most shockingly, SECRET NUMBER admitted that they’d been on the set for their music video for over 24 hours, with the sun rising as they were filming.

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Of course, the members got to take breaks while alternating filming individual scenes, but there’s no denying the passion and tenacity of SECRET NUMBER as they filmed.

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You can watch their “DOXA” music video here.