A Decade in the Making
South Korean pop rock band DAY6 are celebrating their 10th anniversary with The DECADE. It’s their fourth full-length album, released September 5, 2025, with ten tracks. Band members Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon wrote and composed the album alongside longtime collaborator Hong Ji Sang.
Tracklist
- Dream Bus (꿈의 버스) – Title track
- INSIDE OUT – Title track
- Sun, Stay Asleep (해야 뜨지 말아 줘)
- Disco Day
- My Way
- Before the Stars (별들 앞에서)
- Take All My Heart
- Dream Rider (날아라! 드림라이더)
- So It’s the End (드디어 끝나갑니다)
- Our Season (우리의 계절)
A Song About Longing and Fear
INSIDE OUT is an upbeat track filled with longing. The members sing about wanting to confess to their love but are held back by insecurity. It’s a push-and-pull between desire and fear, showing how hard it can be to turn hidden feelings into spoken words.
“Like a child throwing a tantrum
Won’t I seem like that, just a basket full of worries?
Wouldn’t you already know?
Do I even need to say it?
But when I try to speak
The words just get stuck in my throat
(I Should Say It)”
“Inside out
I can’t hide even a single expression
Upside down
It feels like I’m no longer myself
Get it out
I take out the words buried inside
Time is now
Let’s go for it, okay
It’s love me, love me
Lock me up inside you
Please tell me you love me
Take me as yours forever”
Mannequins, Masks, and a Marriage Proposal
The video opens with a surreal scene. A marriage proposal between two mannequins, but the male is rejected. These mannequins reappear throughout the MV, especially when Sungjin is in his laboratory. They serve as haunting stand-ins for emotional paralysis. Like a crash test dummy in an experiment, you’re “testing” the possible outcomes before taking the real plunge.
As the video unfolds, the members prepare for a proposal of their own. Bouquets, folded paper cranes… it’s as if they’re rehearsing love in every possible form.
The Moment of Truth
The climax comes when DAY6, now dressed in sharp black tuxedos, standing before the woman they love. Surrounded by flowers and dancing mannequins. They sing directly to her, their emotions no longer hidden.
Just as she turns to face them, one of the mannequins smashes the wedding cake shown at the beginning. Their masks fall to the ground. It’s ambiguous whether she says yes. That’s not the point.
The masks dropping to the ground signal something more powerful. DAY6 has conquered their anxiety and finally made their love confession. Even if rejection comes, they’ve taken off the disguise of fear and spoken with their full selves.
At its heart, INSIDE OUT isn’t about the answer to the proposal. It’s about the courage to make it in the first place. The song and its MV are metaphors for every hidden fear that comes with love. It also shows us what it looks like when you finally lay those fears to rest. Whether the proposal ends in joy or heartbreak, the victory is you had the guys to say it out loud.
