Getting into Dragon Pony before 'Calling back': from 15 seconds of drums in 'Not Out' to the keys in 'Oh Perfect!', where instruments come in and drop out

The band Dragon Pony releases the single 'Calling back' at 6 p.m. (KST) on November 5. With the title track of the same name and 'Back when we were young', it has two songs, and once again the members took part in writing, composing and arranging every song. It comes eight months after the March EP 'RUN RUN RUN', and it is the first release since bassist Pyun Sung-hyun left the band in August, leaving An Tae-gyu, Kwon Se-hyuk and Ko Gang-hun as a trio. On December 5–6, the band also holds a solo concert of the same name at Blue Square in Seoul, "2026 Dragon Pony Concert 'Calling back'".
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Dragon Pony is a band under Antenna that debuted on September 26, 2024 with the EP 'POP UP'. In six official videos, from the debut song to a song from this March, we picked the spots where an instrument comes in or drops out. When you first listen to band music, following these spots lets you hear the sounds one by one. Times follow the official videos.

1. 'POP UP' (2024)

The title track of the debut EP. For the first 3.6 seconds there are no drums, no bass and no voice, only the guitar-side sound, and the first lyric, 'I know it's true that I'm weirdo', arrives at 0:17. From 1:16.5, the drums and bass drop out for 1.7 seconds and only the voice and guitar remain. The song ends on '나만의 춤을 춰' ("dance my own dance"). Apple Music

2. 'Morse Code' (2024)

A song on the same EP, called '모스부호' in Korean. Six months before the debut, in March 2024, a live clip of this song was posted on the official channel first. It carries the sound of the four of them playing together, starting from the first line at 0:30, '얼어붙은 하늘에' ("in the frozen sky"), and the last line is 'It's our code'. Apple Music

3. 'Not Out' (2025)

The title track of the second EP. The music video begins with the drums alone for 15.7 seconds. During that time no other instrument or voice is heard, and on screen there is only one drum set and one person playing it in an empty teal-colored space. The photo at the top of this page is this scene. The audio version starts straight on the first lyric, but in the music video 'Baby, please don't cry tonight' only comes in at 0:17, and the next line is '우린 이제 시작이야' ("we're just getting started"). Apple Music

4. 'NEVER' (2025)

A song on the same EP. This music video also starts about 13 seconds before the song. At 0:10, a cassette tape labeled 'NEVER' is held in a hand. From 0:19.4, for 7 seconds only the guitar-side sound plays at first, and from 0:26.6, 'I know' and the next line '끝인 거야 참았던 숨을 쉬어' ("it's the end, breathe out the breath you held in"), the song carries on for nearly 20 seconds with only guitar and voice, without drums or bass. Apple Music

5. 'Radio Silence' (2025)

A digital single, called '지구소년' in Korean ('Radio Silence' on Apple Music). At 4 minutes 5 seconds, it is the longest of the six songs. It begins at 0:23 with the first line '다 보이지 않아' ("I can't see it all"), and from 1:16.1, for 1.2 seconds, every instrument pulls back and only the voice remains. At 4:00, one person plays drums in a forest. Apple Music

6. 'Oh Perfect!' (2026)

The title track of the March EP 'RUN RUN RUN', called '아 마음대로 다 된다!' in Korean. At 0:20, '겨우 눈을 떠 자꾸 시끄럽게 우는' ("barely opening my eyes, the one that keeps crying so loudly"), followed by '열 번째 알람을 끄고서' ("after turning off the tenth alarm"), opens a morning scene. At 2:05.9, 2:12.5 and 2:30.4, the drums and bass drop out and only keys and voice remain, and around 2:12.5 the screen holds a close-up of two hands pressing the keys. Apple Music

'Calling back' is the first record the three of them put out together. Its second song is 'Back when we were young'. You can hear which instrument comes in first this time at 6 p.m. (KST) on November 5.