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Sometimes, when you suddenly hear a familiar voice while you're gaming,

it's such a welcome surprise!

Mabinogi Mobile featured some special music created with K-POP artists,

and these collaborations went beyond appearances in game ads or new collaboration items:

you could hear the songs on the game's OST and during gameplay itself, which really stayed with me!

🎤 CHUU's Music, Part of the Game Since Launch



When it comes to Mabinogi Mobile's connection with K-POP,

there's one person you simply can't leave out: CHUU!

Alongside Mabinogi Mobile's GRAND LAUNCHING,

the launch OST performed by Kim Chang-wan and CHUU, 「An Old Story from Grandma」, was released.

Hearing Kim Chang-wan and CHUU bring a fresh take to Mabinogi's signature music was special in itself,

but the collaboration with CHUU didn't end with the launch OST!

In the 에이렐 raid, you could hear CHUU sing 「Lullaby of the Wind」.

What made it especially fun was the way the song kicked in!

You build up stacks by handling the raid mechanics,

and once you reach 15 stacks, your character starts playing music—that's when CHUU's song comes on!

I was focused on taking down the boss when I suddenly heard that familiar voice.

'Wait, isn't that CHUU's voice?'

I still remember how surprised I was!

These days, though, players' characters have grown much stronger,

so 에이렐 goes down too quickly to reach 15 stacks very often, which is a bit of a shame.

Still, I've heard that a Very Hard difficulty for 에이렐 is planned for a future update,

so I'm hoping the new difficulty will give us another chance to build up 15 stacks and hear CHUU's song!

🎶Ailee, Connecting with Fellow Fans of the Game

Another K-POP collaboration that stood out to me was with Ailee!

It felt even more special because Ailee is actually a Mabinogi Mobile player herself.

This wasn't just a famous artist teaming up with a game;

it was a player collaborating with a game she already enjoyed, and that gave it a different feel!

It was especially fun to see an artist who actually plays a game she loves

connect with it through K-POP, and I think the collaboration

could feel even more relatable to fellow fans of the game.

She's already a familiar name to regular Mabinogi Mobile players,

and for K-POP fans, this offered another way to discover the game,

which made the collaboration all the more memorable!

💜K-POP Collaborations That Stay with You Through Music

Looking back, the collaborations with CHUU and Ailee each showed

a different way for Mabinogi Mobile and K-POP to come together.

CHUU was there from launch, bringing a new voice to Mabinogi's signature music,

with contributions ranging from that OST to the dedicated OST for the 에이렐 raid,

while Ailee's collaboration stood out as something even more special because she genuinely enjoys playing Mabinogi Mobile!

These collaborations did more than attach a famous artist's name to a game:

they connected the game's music with the artists' stories in a way that felt natural, and that really impressed me.

I'd love to see more collaborations that go beyond new outfits and items,

giving games and K-POP artists all sorts of ways to bring out the best in each other.

Finding an artist you love in a game you already enjoy,

and seeing that game in a new light through your favorite artist—

isn't that kind of unexpected connection the most fun part of K-POP and gaming collaborations~?🎤