ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'Given-Taken' Official MV - ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'Given-Taken' Official MV

What this video is

Released November 30, 2020, 'Given-Taken' is the debut title track of ENHYPEN, a seven-member group formed through Mnet's survival competition I-Land and produced by Belift Lab — a joint venture between CJ ENM and Big Hit Entertainment. The MV launched simultaneously with the debut EP 'Border: Day One,' representing one of the most commercially successful K-pop rookie debuts of 2020, with first-week Hanteo sales of…

Why it matters

As ENHYPEN's debut MV, 'Given-Taken' is a landmark document of 4th-generation K-pop idol grammar: rapid-cut editing matched to choreography, densely layered lore-universe symbolism, high-budget VFX integration, and a gothic-fantasy concept that distinguishes the group from the bright, bubblegum…

The director

Yong-Seok Choi, known professionally as 'Lumpens', is a South Korean director and CEO of Seoul-based video production company Lumpens. The company began directing K-pop music videos in 2011 and established a landmark partnership with Big Hit Entertainment…