NaraBara - Gobi Dance (Music Video)

Описание: Sports are better with a partner — even golf.
Dancing is better with a partner — especially in the Gobi.
But how good it gets all comes down to who you choose.
－Director Teom Chen

Tablet Video Filming
DP：Yong Qiu
Gaffer：ZhenBiao Zhou
Stylist：CherryGun
Hair Artist：Nate-Peng
Hair Artist Assistant：Bai
Makeup Artist：Tingting
Makeup Artist Assistant：Jingjing
Stylist Assistant：Meganslow

Virtual Production
Animator：Teom Chen
Choreography：Teom Chen
Editor：Teom Chen
Post Production Producer：Touko Jyo
Compositing Artist：Teom Chen
Sound Design：Teom Chen, HYPERLUNG Studio

In the Gobi Desert, nomads often hold a kind of two-player golf tournament called the “Gobi Show Down.” In this game, not only must two players compete as a pair, but they’re also required to dance throughout the entire match to boost morale and entertain the audience—this is what’s known as the “Gobi Dance.” At the end, the style points awarded by the audience are subtracted by the total number of golf strokes taken, and whoever has the higher score becomes the winner. The prize money isn’t much—everyone plays for the glory.

The Gobi Show Down doesn’t always require a human teammate; players can also choose to team up with an AI partner—just like our protagonist, Rong. Rong hasn’t always competed with an intelligent partner; in fact, he doesn’t really like these technological creations. When he was younger, Rong had a teammate named Xiong Yao. Together they fought many battles and won great honors. One day, at a victory banquet, Xiong Yao told Rong that he wasn’t suited to compete as a player anymore. What he truly wanted was to become a golf hole.

From that day on, they went their separate ways. This music video takes place during Rong’s first match since competing alone, where he encounters Xiong Yao—now serving as a golf hole—in a “Gobi Show Down” Throughout the match, Rong keeps getting distracted by memories of their past. After taking one shot, he starts complaining that the hole is unfair, refuses to play any further, and simply dances. To bystanders, Rong might seem unprofessional, but if you’ve been following the Gobi Show Down, you can see that his dance is filled with helplessness and sorrow.