SHINYU, YOUNGJAE, and KYUNGMIN perform G-DRAGON featuring song on KBS

SHINYU, YOUNGJAE, and KYUNGMIN performed 'Complex' featuring G-DRAGON on KBS 'The Seasons - Sung Si-kyung, Your Eardrum Boyfriend', using lyrics about physical deficiencies and everyday worries to explore the conflict between personal insecurities and the gaze of others.

Singers SHINYU, YOUNGJAE, and KYUNGMIN took the stage to perform 'Complex', a song featuring G-DRAGON. This performance, showcased on KBS 'The Seasons - Sung Si-kyung, Your Eardrum Boyfriend', delivered the song's message through a blend of its honest lyrics and the performers' voices.

Lyrics containing realistic worries and onstage dialogue

According to a video released by KBS Kpop, SHINYU, YOUNGJAE, and KYUNGMIN used the 'Complex' stage to express everyday worries and insecurities through song. The lyrics contain feelings toward a partner alongside physical attributes or subtle deficiencies felt in daily life. During the performance, the cast engaged in dialogue connected to the song's content to maintain the mood.

Regarding the theme of "complexes," the performers exchanged dialogue based on lyrics such as "I wish you would gain some weight" and "I wish I were a little taller for your throat health." The lyrics include specific wishes, such as wanting to be taller than the tall people a partner used to meet, or wishing one's hands were a little larger. Additionally, the song incorporates emotions felt in everyday relationships, such as mentioning a situation while passing Gangnam Bridge with the line "I wish you would stop calling so much."

G-DRAGON's presence and the song's message

The core of this performance was highlighting the characteristics of 'Complex', a song featuring G-DRAGON. The track uses the word 'Complex' to express the conflict between one's own perceived deficiencies and the gaze of others. On stage, the performers showed themselves facing their own insecurities through lyrics such as "I hate me more than you hate me."

Midway through the stage, G-DRAGON's presence was mentioned, with conversation regarding him flowing between the performers to maintain the atmosphere. As the song progressed toward the end, the lyrics moved toward memories of going to the practice room after school and pulling oneself together by thinking of dreams, no matter how difficult things became. This completed the song's narrative by moving beyond a simple confession of insecurities to reveal the realistic side of those chasing dreams.

Source: KBS Kpop (YouTube)