[Dalgem's] Do You Know That Famous Work Song from Nexon?

Sharing with team members the 'Nodongyo' they created themselves
"Feeling proud to see them enjoying with Nodongyo"
DJ club 'Jingjing', boosting the atmosphere at every workshop

Dalgames is an abbreviation for 'Sweet Stories of Game Developers.' It offers a glimpse into the everyday lives of game developers.

Song Ji-hoon Nexon Senior Designer

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] "If you don't know labor songs at Nexon, you're basically a spy."

Song Ji-hoon, a 32-year-old senior designer working at Nexon, is a skilled DJ. He uploads labor songs he DJs on the company's internal online bulletin board, which receives positive responses. He said, "No matter how free a game company is, it's still a workplace, so why wouldn't there be stress?" and added, "I share upbeat labor songs to help relieve stress."

Designer Song is in charge of planning at the Baram Planning Unit, the development team for Nexon's flagship PC game, Baram-ui Nara (The Kingdom of the Winds). Baram-ui Nara is a PC massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that started service in 1996 and has been running for 25 years since its launch. It has grown into a representative long-running domestic game with over 23 million cumulative registered users. Accordingly, the development team's sense of responsibility inevitably becomes a source of stress. Designer Song confessed, "All team members pour energy into game updates every day, and whenever we share labor songs, seeing the team enjoy them makes me proud."

His interest in DJing began after joining Nexon. Born and raised in Busan, he moved to Seoul in 2012 when he joined Nexon and was introduced to the electronic dance music (EDM) culture at clubs, which awakened his enthusiasm. Designer Song explained, "I wanted to experience the hot clubs in Seoul like Itaewon, Gangnam, and Hongdae, so I went alone, and that was the start of my fascination with EDM culture." Although overseas travel is difficult these days due to COVID-19, he once prioritized visiting places where he could experience EDM culture whenever he went on vacation. He added, "Experiencing the unique EDM culture of each country helps clear my complicated mind and inspires game ideas."

Nexon uniquely has a DJ club called 'Jingjing' in the game industry, whose members perform at company workshops to liven up the atmosphere. He said, "At the last workshop, considering the age range of team members, I mixed old popular songs for the performance, and the response was very good," adding, "I plan to continue fun and exciting experimental performances."

Designer Song expressed his ambition to discover content that remains memorable to users for a long time rather than provocative game content. This aligns with his DJing philosophy, which is "to share memories with many people for a long time through DJ performances." He smiled brightly and said, "Whether it's games or DJing, providing good 'memories' is the most rewarding thing."

Meanwhile, Nexon is expected to release the mobile version of Baram-ui Nara, titled 'Baram-ui Nara: Yeon,' as early as next month.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.