Masquerade

HYBE IM繼遊戲事業之後，在業界首次展開了融合音樂和技術的技術娛樂事業 ^[1]  。MIDNATT是HYBE IM與BIGHIT MUSIC的音樂合作項目“Project L”的第一個藝人 ^[8-9]  。BIGHIT MUSIC與HYBE IM製作的藝人MIDNATT是李賢的“另一個自我（Alter ego）”，像瑞典語中意為“午夜”的MIDNATT一樣，他在新的一天開始的那一剎那的黑暗中反轉地表現出了自己。不是李賢的MIDNATT更大膽、更直率，在迫切地懷念華麗的過去的同時，為了未來想要改變的心也真實地描繪了懇切的自我。《Masquerade》以韓語、英語、日語、中文、西班牙語、越南語共6種語言發行，多語言音源利用了AI音頻公司Supertone的技術，MIDNATT用6種語言直接演唱，結合母語者的發音數據加強了發音。此外，在MIDNATT的聲音中採用了Supertone的聲音設計技術，女性的聲音被插入到《Masquerade》音源中。為了直觀地表現這首講述自我矛盾感情的歌曲，BIGHIT MUSIC和HYBE IM利用率Supertone的技術，在保留藝人MIDNATT的演唱風格的情況下，開發出了帶有新音色的聲音，展現了彷彿多名演唱者參與的效果。《Masquerade》由韓國大眾音樂獎最佳舞蹈&電子部門獲獎、電影音樂導演等多方面活躍的製作人兼DJ Hitchhiker製作，提高了完成度，將MIDNATT的深度敍事融入音樂 ^[1]  。

So go on and leave me

Cause I don’t think I need ya

Everything’s an illusion

Won’t look back and I mean it

Yeah We can keep up the role play

I don’t care what the rules say

Making up things that push me away

Yeah Fire burned up and twisted

Love that never existed

I don’t got any reason to stay

Masquerade

Danger in what we’re doin

It’s all over and done

I don’t know who we’re foolin’

So turn around and hate me

I’m bending ’til I’m breaking

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Please look at me and tell me

Just tell me you don’t want me

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

Imma give you a warning

Don’t come any closer

We’re doin’ a bad thing

We’re gonna hurt ‘til it’s over

Yeah pushing all of the limits

Crave you like it’s forbidden

Touching you feels like

playing with flames

Yeah pushing all of the limits

Go against what’s permitted

Touching you feels like

playing with flames

Masquerade

Danger in what we’re doin

It’s all over and done

I don’t know who we’re foolin’

So turn around and hate me

I’m bending ’til I’m breaking

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Please look at me and tell me

Just tell me you don’t want me

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

When there’s nothing to begin with

You’ll never find the ending

I love it love it love it too much ^[2] 

널 원하지 않아

나를 버리고 떠나

모든 건 일루전

뒤돌아보지 말아

Yeah 화려한 밤의 Role play

제멋대로 정해진

룰 따위 이제 상관없어

Yeah 뜨겁게 일그러진

애초부터 없었던

사랑 따위도 필요 없어

Masquerade

위험해 이제 우린

모두 끝이라고

첨부터 틀렸다고

차갑게 돌아서 줘

미워해 증오해 줘

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

똑바로 나를 보고

원하지 않는다고

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

거기서 멈춰

더는 다가오지 마

이대론 우리

정말 다칠지 몰라

Yeah 점점 더 너를 원해

오직 너 만을 바라

금지된 모든 것을 원해

Yeah 점점 더 너를 원해

오직 너만을 바라

허락된 모든 것에 반해

Masquerade

위험해 이제 우린

모두 끝이라고

첨부터 틀렸다고

차갑게 돌아서 줘

미워해 증오해 줘

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

똑바로 나를 보고

원하지 않는다고

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

시작도 없었으니

마지막도 없다고

I love it love it love it too much ^[3] 

もういらないよ

僕を捨て去って

すべて Illusion

振り向かないで

Yeah 絢爛な夜に Role play

誰かが決めた

ルールなんて関係ない

Yeah 熱く歪んだ

存在もしない

愛なんてもういらない

Masquerade

危険な僕らは

もう終わりだと

會わなければと

冷たく背いて

憎んで欲しいよ

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

まっすぐ見つめて

いらないと言って

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

それ以上

近づかないで

このままじゃ

壊してしまう

Yeah もっと欲しくなる

ただ君を願う

禁じられた全部欲しい

Yeah もっと欲しくなる

ただ君を願う

すべて敵にしても

Masquerade

危険な僕らは

もう終わりだと

會わなければと

冷たく背いて

憎んで欲しいよ

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

まっすぐ見つめて

いらないと言って

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

始まってもないから

終わりもない

I love it love it love it too much ^[4] 

你離開我身旁

掠奪逝去的目光

我深陷 Illusion

不要回頭看的謊

Yeah 閃爍黑夜的 Role play

拋下過去再前進

放開所有規矩的解脱

Yeah 熱夜沸騰的呼吸

不曾存在的美夢

不需要愛留下的寂寞

Masquerade

徘徊在危險關係

結束在這盡頭

錯誤開始的結果

別留情的離開我

愛恨全部都帶走

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

要你眼神看着我

説你不再需要我

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

到這裏為止

抽離命運的瘋狂

愈深不見底

成為黑暗裏的傷

Yeah 無法抗拒的濃烈

想擁有你的世界

愈是渴望迷人的危險

Yeah 無法抽離你的夜

所有忍耐到極限

停止為你輪迴的一切

Masquerade

徘徊在危險關係

結束在這盡頭

錯誤開始的結果

別留情的離開我

愛恨全部都帶走

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

要你眼神看着我

説你不再需要我

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

如果從來沒交錯

未來不會有盡頭

I love it love it love it too much ^[5] 

No ya no te quiero

No ya no me importa

Fue todo una ilusión

Y ya no vuelvo jamás

Yeah noche mágica un role play

Y ya no me importa nada

Tu regla que inventas sin razón

Yeah no necesito ese amor

Que quema todo con pasión

Mientes sabes nunca existió

Masquerade

Siento el peligro en mi

Ya todo acabó

Y no queda nada aquí

Tu mirada castiga

Y Odiarme te fascina

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Me miras a los ojos

Dices que no me amas

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

Ya no te acerques

No puedo contigo

Seguimos así

Corazones heridos

Yeah Te quiero más y más

Y eres lo que deseo

Quiero todo lo que me hace mal

Yeah Te quiero más y más

Y eres lo que deseo

Este amor prohibido hace mal

Masquerade

Siento el peligro en mi

Ya todo acabó

Y no queda nada aquí

Tu mirada castiga

Y Odiarme te fascina

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Me miras a los ojos

Dices que no me amas

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Sí, lo que mal empieza

Sé que mal siempre acaba

I love it love it love it too much ^[6] 

Hãy bước đi đừng ngoái lại

Đừng vì ảo giác kia mà trôi mãi

Đừng cuốn theo illusion

Anh không chắc đôi mình lâu dài

Yeah Trong đêm say đắm role-play

Anh bên em quên hết ngày mai

Như ta luôn tha thiết tình yêu nồng cháy

Yeah Nhưng chẳng còn gì sót lại đây

Ngoài hàng loạt quy tắc rủi may

Anh không quan tâm nữa rồi, em sẽ thấy

Masquerade

Có lẽ ta không nên gần nhau

Vì chẳng thấy có lối thoát

Khi hai ta sai ngay từ đầu

Người cứ lạnh lùng quay đi vậy

Một nỗi hận thù trên mi này

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Lần cuối này nhìn anh rất gần

Lời cuối đoạn tuyệt anh xa dần

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

The pain, the hurt, the scars,

the fear, the tears we hide

Your love is in my veins

Lost in this toxic maze

I’ll drink your love poison

Đừng bước qua vạch giới hạn

Vì đằng trước nguy hiểm vô vàn

Dẫu cho nước mắt tuôn

Dừng lại trước khi là quá muộn

Yeah Ngày từng ngày anh bỗng cần em

Trong tim anh khao khát mình em

Lý trí thách thức những điều không được phép

Yeah Ngày từng ngày anh bỗng cần em

Trong tim anh khao khát mình em

Chẳng còn điều gì cấm ngăn anh được hết

Masquerade

Có lẽ ta không nên gần nhau

Vì chẳng thấy có lối thoát

Khi hai ta sai ngay từ đầu

Người cứ lạnh lùng quay đi vậy

Một nỗi hận thù trên mi này

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Lần cuối này nhìn anh rất gần

Lời cuối đoạn tuyệt anh xa dần

I love it love it love it too much

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Masquerade

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Chẳng thể ngừng lại những u sầu

Vì vốn chẳng hề có bắt đầu

I love it love it love it too much ^[7] 

Produced by Hitchhiker

(Hitchhiker, 김부민, Dan Whittemore, Judah Michael)

English Lyrics by Dan Whittemore, Judah Michael

Japanese Lyrics by barbora

Chinese Lyrics by 潘彥廷(Pan Yan Ting)

Spanish Lyrics by REYNA

Vietnamese Lyrics by Hoàng Dũng

Synthesizer - Hitchhiker

Guitar - Hitchhiker

Background Vocal - DZ

Featuring Voice Design - Hitchhiker / Supertone

Multilingual Tech Support - 이주헌 of Supertone

Vocal Arrangement - Hitchhiker

Recording Engineer - Hitchhiker @ Studio SideChain

Digital Editing - Hitchhiker @ Studio SideChain

Mix Engineer - Hitchhiker @ Studio SideChain

Mastering Engineer - 전훈 @ SONICKOREA (Assist. 신수민)

《Masquerade》是一首MIDNATT作為藝人想要展現新面貌的野心和恐懼共存的歌曲。雖然用大眾熟悉的方式——男女愛情故事來代替講述，但其中所包含的音樂豐富多彩且新潮。MIDNATT通過由富有節奏感的電吉他和newtro元素組成的充滿魅力的Synthwave歌曲《Masquerade》，展現了新的音樂方向性。從讓人聯想到警報聲的電音開始，緊張的節奏營造出危險的氛圍，即使知道無法達到理想鄉也無法停止的痛苦的歌詞深入聽眾的心 ^[1]  。

《Masquerade》MV將MIDNATT的自我悖論從敍事上緊湊地演繹出來，給人一種看一部電視劇的樂趣。在MV中，投射過去思念的女人A和懷揣未來理想的男人H無法放開彼此，刺客L作為讓陷入不完全束縛的人們覺醒的存在登場。通過刺客L，他們放棄了錯誤的執着，抱着憧憬和希望前行。MV中三位登場人物是MIDNATT內在的多個自我的表象。將懷揣着過去的“我”，完成新“我”的MIDNATT分為三個人物進行表現，具備了完整的故事敍述和獨創性的視覺效果。此外，在《Masquerade》MV中，除了森林外景外，所有背景都使用了實時內容解決方案企業GIANTSTEP的擴展現實（XR，eXtended Reality）技術，將場所、時間、季節、天氣不受情況限制地自由設定，創造了一個具有壓倒性規模感的空間，展現了在任何地方都看不到的超現實的視覺效果，無界限地體現了自我悖論的抽象概念 ^[1]  。