Dance
捻じれた純情が
誰かの傷にしみ込み
デジャヴの
制服の森
僕の光は葉の間の隠れ
食べられもしない上に足りない
貴き身なれど傲慢に頭を垂れる
そんな春を売り払った果てに
ただ得たのは空虚な蠅だけだ
僕の哲学を広めるために
他者の根に寄生するだけ
僕の涙で染み付いたあちこちは
花も咲かない沼と悪臭
今でも愛を知らなくていい
僕にさえ与えられたことがないから
動けないままの姿
恐ろしいほどに似ている
覆われた夢の中で
咲いたのは挫折の希望
枝打ちと自己犠牲
カッコウの巣はどこに
今や忌まわしい大人たちの
漂流の中生熟れた遊び浸る
自分の違いで抱かなければ
空っぽの記憶はフラミンゴ
結局捨てた幼き日々達に
目にその光は刺さるだけ
格の違いを見なされあちこちで
花さえ枯れて笑われるのか
まだ僕を愛せないから滑稽な
自分自身を許してやりたいんだ
装い歪んだ姿不調和に
吐き気がするんだ
薔薇色の一片に
飛ばされた舞の軌跡
僕の涙で染み付いたあちこちは
花も咲かない視線の圧力で
不釣り合いな姿にも酔いしれて
目覚める決意を今飲み込んだ
光を拒んだ花でも
その弱さが
美しいのさ
- Lyricist
dro, Rui
- Composer
dro
- Producer
dro
- Recording Engineer
Josh Pettinger, Ishino Yoichiro, Masahiko Noguchi
- Mixing Engineer
Wave Yoo
- Assistant Engineer
Rui, Josh Tyrrell
- Graphic Design
Yigo, dx.studio
- Guitar
dro, Mattarist, UMA
- Bass Guitar
Hyung-cheol Kim
- Drums
Miki Ohtake
- Synthesizer
dro
- Vocals
Rui
- Background Vocals
dro, Rui
- Piano
MINKU
- Songwriter
dro
- Adapter
MINKU, Hyung-cheol Kim, UMA
- Ensemble
MINKU
- Percussion
dro
- Programming
dro, MINKU
- Choir
Rui
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Rafflesia Dance
redraw
I am someone who carries deep-seated feelings of inferiority.
I wanted to be someone else-not myself.
The popular kids. Their clothes, the way they talked, the way they lived.
I tried to mimic all of it.
Even when I liked something, I pretended not to if they disliked it.
Even if I didn't care, I longed for expensive clothes that were far out of my reach-just because they wore them.
This song is, in a way, my confession.
The more I tried to become like them, the more hollow I felt inside.
No-rather than becoming like them,
I realized I was becoming something else entirely.
Something that could never fit their mold, no matter how much I forced it.
I had few people around me I could call friends.
And even fewer reasons to believe someone might like me.
Eventually, I came to a realization:
I didn't need to become someone else.
What I truly wanted...
was to be a delicate rose that draws bees with sweet fragrance-
to show myself proudly to the world and be loved.
But I wasn't a rose.
All I could do was imitate its red hue.
Flutter oversized petals, emit a grotesque sound,
and release a stench that attracts only flies.
A Rafflesia, hiding in a damp, sunless forest,
waiting-hoping-that someone, someday, might find me.
That's the kind of self I faced while writing Rafflesia Dance.
Now, with this song,
I'm here to kill the old me.
That's all.
Artist Profile
redraw
redraw is a J-POP duo formed across opposite sides of the planet, consisting of producer dro and vocalist Rui. Working within different countries, languages, and daily rhythms, they continue their activities through a process built on sharing emotion beyond physical distance and time difference. The two met in February 2024 via SNS (X), connected by a single common ground: music. dro produces tracks from a university dorm in the United States, while Rui records vocals in a small space in Japan. The sound that emerges from these separated environments reflects a generation for whom online collaboration has become a natural creative standard. All releases are developed through a DTM-first workflow, completed from each member's own base. With a 13-hour time difference between them, they exchange ideas on Discord, repeatedly iterating between arrangement and vocal direction while trading perspectives and insights until a song is finished. This remote structure is not a workaround, but a philosophy-transforming real-world constraints into a deliberate method of making music. For final sonic precision, redraw collaborates with external engineers depending on each track's character. Their work has involved mixing contributions from Wave Yoo (IU, BLACKPINK Jennie), Ariel Chobaz (Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), and Adachi Yoshinori (Mrs. GREEN APPLE), with mastering by Idania Valencia (Charlie XCX brat) and Chris Gehringer (Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga). In July 2024, redraw launched their activities with the debut single "Futari no Mint (Mint for Two)". The track entered the iTunes J-Pop Top Songs Top 200, reaching #22 (US) and #3 (TH). Over roughly the following year, the duo continued a consistent release run, putting out eight singles: "Tuyuhana", "Black Out", "Midnight Therapy", "Rafflesia Dance", "Kasumisou", "Ameiro", and "Bed Timing." In 2025, "Midnight Therapy" charted in multiple countries' iTunes J-Pop Top Songs rankings, and "Ameiro" recorded #4 on the US iTunes J-Pop Top Songs Top 200. In 2025, their channel metrics grew steadily, surpassing 1M total YouTube views and 1.2M minutes streamed on Spotify. They currently stand at approximately 50K YouTube subscribers and 50K Instagram followers, continuing to expand while remaining primarily online-based. redraw's work often extends beyond standalone "songs," frequently built alongside narrative elements drawn from dro's writing (novels/essays) and the duo's lived experiences. In particular, "Midnight Therapy" unfolds as a series, expanding into a project where music, story, and visuals move together under a unified concept. Going forward, redraw plans to maintain their online-first production model while extending their formats into studio live videos, performance-driven content, and other forms of expression. Members: Rui & dro
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