The mere fact that this was a title track self-composed and produced by Dohee.
[Debonair's 2025 Watermelon shortest-time (6 hours) Top 100 'No. 1'... The fastest song to reach No. 1 in 2025]
[Debonair achieves 2025 shortest-time PAK (Perfect All-Kill on music charts)]
Even though a thick fandom base hadn't been firmly established yet, it was enough to draw explosive attention to the point of achieving 2025's fastest No. 1 and a PAK.
And to top it off, the song was unprecedentedly good.
[Sweet Demon was written by Lee Dohee!!?]
[Debonair 'Sweet Demon' M/V Reaction | The demons who make me open my wallet are backㅠㅠ]
Not just domestic YouTubers' reaction videos,
[THIS IS SOOO FUNKY!!! (DEBONAIR 'Sweet demon' M/V Reaction)]
[SWEEEEET DEMON LADIES!! | Reaction]
but a chain of reactions rapidly rising from overseas as well.
There was no longer any room for negative public opinion to creep in.
At most, the public opinion malicious users had been fomenting behind the scenes amounted to:
[It's a shame it's short... lowers the sense of completeness]
[It felt like I was left hanging while listening, and I wondered why; it's just too short]
Nothing more than the song being too short at around two minutes and forty seconds.
Of course, even that was merely because the song was so good.
[Lee Dohee, please release 3-minute, 4-minute, 5-minute songs next time...]
─Our baby is such a genius, I love her so muchㅠㅠ
It had become a meme of fans venting that they wanted to hear more.
[Upvote if Dohee needs to release more compositions]
─Starting with me
[Dohee-ya, do you want to get scolded? This won't do, you have to marry oppa...]
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And such public opinion focused people's attention on one place.
[I'm really curious about the real composition process, how did she make it?]
─I thought she was talented during Seven too, but from a piano piece to this, the quality is just absurdly high... Just amazed
[Upvote if you want to see Dohee scolding while recording]
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[What's this, Dohee in a V-neck giving a thorough scolding.jpg]
─(contemptuous green frog meme) Tsk...
[During Seven, she couldn't direct at all, so Chaerin did almost everything]
─(link) lol it's so freakin' cute, it's on Seven's YouTube
It was a behind-the-scenes capturing the processes of composition, recording, producing, and more.
And as if they had planned for this.
[DEB: OFF AIR | 'Sweet Demon' Recording Behind]
Topist released the video at a perfect timing.
The beginning was Topist's recording studio, with lyric sheets placed on a board and Sweet Demon playing.
And a figure appeared with subtitles!
[Dohee: *slurp slurp*...]
─lolol is she cute from the start?
─Is that the famous Topist choco latte Dohee was talking about? lolol
─OMG, she recorded the entire guide version? I'm so curious
Thanks to Dohee's unique atmosphere, the recording studio quickly turned cute and cozy.
But when Dohee herself loudly set her cup down with gusto.
[─Clack!!]
The atmosphere changed in an instant.
[Dohee: Hey, No. 165 Kim Seoyoon, get in there.]
In a comedic direction, that is.
[Kim Seoyoon: Kim Seoyoon? Are you crazy?]
─What kind of behind-the-scenes is this, is it a self-cam with their usual selves? lololol
─Are the subtitles insane? lololol
─Wow, but it's amazing that she's the shortest among the members at 165cm
Thanks to that, viewers burst into laughter, saying they couldn't tell if this was a self-cam or a behind-the-scenes.
But that was only for a moment.
To control the runtime, and for the sake of image, the editing direction had been set toward a serious tone.
That is why what quickly filled the screen was Seoyoon entering the recording booth.
[Dohee: I've thought about it a lot, but I'm not going to give you a special guide.]
And Dohee, fiddling with the board.
[Dohee: Vocals are all about bringing out your own feel, and since unnie's the main vocal, you might be able to sing more like yourself. Okay?]
Dohee gave Seoyoon a pretty smile, showing her trust.
─Why is it so moving when Dohee says that...
─They know and trust each other so wellㅠㅠ DoSeoz the OGs
But Seoyoon's response didn't come back at all.
[Dohee: Sulking, are we? Speak up, I can't hear you.]
[...]
[Speak up. I said I can't hear you.]
[...]
[Sigh, sulking again...]
All that was captured beyond the glass was Seoyoon's gestures pointing at something with her finger.
[Naeun: Dohee-ya, didn't Seoyoon turn off her mic button?]
[Dohee: ...Oops!]
─What do you mean, 'oops' lololololol
─These girls really never have a boring moment lolol
[Dohee: (justifying) Heheh, it's my first time directing like this.]
[Naeun: Will we be able to record well today...]
─Come to think of it, where's the engineer? Is Dohee doing it herself?
─She'll bring the engineer over soon lolol
* * *
Beyond the camera's frame, the silhouette of someone who appeared to be an engineer was captured very briefly.
[Dohee: It's okay if you're a little flat, too, so let's go confidently with what you feel, unnie.]
Recording finally began with a close-up of Seoyoon inside the booth.
[♪Like I couldn't even sleep, Daze face♪]
[♪You will never be the same, Cause i'm♪]
[Dohee: It's so good, can we use this take right away?]
[Seoyoon: Let me try just one more time.]
[Dohee: Should we switch to this one? It's so good though, unnie?]
[Seoyoon: Hmm, hmm... I see what you mean.]
And as if reflecting the short behind-the-scenes video length of 15 minutes total.
─Seoyoon really swallowed a CD, dang
─Why is the puppy main vocalist so good?
[Dohee: Okay, let's try a few ad-libs now]
Their recording proceeded in a flash.
[Dohee: Unnie, ♪some thi↗ng↘ o⤻oh- like this, please.]
[Seoyoon: Hup~!]
─Seoyoon takes direction so well too
─But isn't that Chiyo's way of talking? lolol
Dohee, who precisely pointed out the desired parts and pitch, and
[Seoyoon: ♪Whispering some thing♪]
main vocalist Seoyoon, who carried them out perfectly, had amazing synergy.
[Unnie, I love how you slur the pronunciation.]
[The groove is so good, unnie. The composer is very satisfied.]
[Have you finally swallowed a CD? ...Did you turn into a pig?]
─I don't think one of those was a compliment?
─Your true feelings came out at the end there, Dohee-ya lololol
Their recording was perfect and clean even up to the high notes in their real voices.
[Huff, huff]
And accordingly, even the post-recording interview with Seoyoon, who had left the booth, was heartwarming.
[Seoyoon: First, when I heard this song, I wanted it to be a bit exciting, so I think I recorded with as much excitement as possible.]
[Personally, things like slurring the pronunciation... I think I recorded as groovy as possible.]
[Also, I thought the ad-lib lines came out so prettily in this song ever since the blind test. Dohee really wrote the song well. I'm a bit proud today. (laughs)]
[Since I have a lot of parts, I'll be a bit busy on stage, but? Anyway, it was a fun session!]
Uncharacteristically so.
* * *
And next was Naeun's turn.
[Naeun: ♪♫]
[Dohee: What am I going to do. I already think it's going to be good, unnie.]
─Dohee really encourages the unnies so much during recording lolol
└It's cute how she gives them strength while recording lolol
A warm breeze blew through the recording studio even before it started.
[Dohee: Let's start from the first verse pre-chorus.]
[Naeun: Yes~]
Just as with Seoyoon, Naeun's recording proceeded quickly as well.
[♪Make you gonna strange♪ You could try...]
[─Unnie, put a bit more energy into 'strange' here.]
[Naeun: Yes, PD-nim~]
[♪..Make you, ah, let me try that again?]
[─Okay, that's so good. Let's move on.]
[Naeun: Yes~]
Rather, that was something they hadn't seen from Debonair members until now.
─What?? She was only funny in the healing self-cam, so why does the actual behind-the-scenes feel healing?
A harmonious healing where they're serious about recording yet speak kindly to each other.
It was a rare sight for Debonair, yet it continued until Naeun finished recording.
[Naeun: This Sweet Demon was an addictive song when I first heard it, and the more I listened carefully, the newer it felt.]
[Overall, the songs on this album are all good, but I especially love both title tracks. Ah, of course! Sweet Demon is the best! Composer Dohee-nim is the best!]
[All the songs on our album are good, so please give us lots of love~]
But the fans had to know.
[Dohee: From now on, I'm the producer, so please speak formally.]
[Ua: Hmm... For some reason, Dohee's concept today seems like she doesn't want to play...]
─You were playing with her? lololol
─Sluggish Ua, dozing off... Ua's endless composure flows ever on gracefully
[Dohee: This isn't playing, today I'm really a produc—]
That it was before Debonair's storm, the demon of the recording studio, arrived.
[Dohee: ...What are you doing?]
That's right.
At the edge of the camera's frame.
[Chiyo: Producah?]
An alluring figure was revealed.
Though it was quite a wholesome appearance with only one shoulder exposed, too wholesome to be called alluring.
Instead, the pitifulness radiating from her expression maximized that strange atmosphere to the fullest.
To the point that such a subtitle appeared.
From that point on, all subsequent scenes were muted.
─What lolol
Sound returned to the video only around the time Ua entered the recording booth.
[Ua: Shall we do it, Dohee-ya?]
Before that, like a silent film.
[....! ....!! .....]
Dohee, her pupils shaking widely left and right, sighing and covering her face with both hands.
Ua grabbing Chiyo by the nape and dragging her out of the recording booth.
And Chiyo, seemingly shouting something with her nonstop mouth.
Though the three of them evoked slapstick comedy in the video.
─lololol ah, I'm so curious about the conversation
─First time seeing Dohee so deflated
─Ah, why is Chiyo so lovely lolol
─Why is Ua the same as ever? lololol