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Debut or Die - 287VTIC's teaser opened with an ominous siren sound and an ancient four-legged bathtub.Weiiiing–"Hmm?"For a moment, the office worker watching the teaser was puzzled, thinking that this was not a suitable combination.The sound of the siren slowly faded away and was replaced by the sound of water droplets falling into the bathtub.Tok–Tok–On the dark screen, only the bathtub and the white marble tiles were visible.And when the siren disappeared completely and only the sound of water droplets remained.DalkakImages passed by.A red candle, a sign of silence with the index finger in the mouth, an old book, the molecular structure of a virus, drops of blood, sinister signs.Tok–And finally... the feet of a man entering the bathtub.Everything happened at an incredible speed and were loaded with great symbolism.When the flashback-like video cuts ended, there was a brief moment of silence and the screen went dark as if to give a chance to breathe.Then, the sound of an elegant and soft stringed instrument filled the void.Uu– Uuuu– Uuuuuuu–And an a cappella humming was heard.At the same time, the screen lit up.It was a cut of the bathtub they had seen earlier, but....- ...!Before he knew it, the bathtub was half-broken and rose into the air. A solid figure, grasping and squeezing the tub, lifted it up.It was eight tentacles of a cephalopod heavily impregnated with dark green.The camera focused on the precarious bathtub.There was a young man lying there, submerged in water up to his neck.It was CheongRyu, who this time had silver hair. Perhaps because of the light from the screen, the light reflected off his hair made it look slightly greenish."Did he dye it?"But before the viewer could think any further....CheongRyu opened his eyes.What I can't understand isif it's okay to forgetthis moment that needs to be understoodOn the screen, a melody softly enveloped the scene and light streamed from the broken ceiling into the bathtub.The light was also spilling over CheongRyu's languid face."Look at that face."The clerk was impressed by that cut that even moved her a little.The cuts of the other three members appeared on the screen as if they were slowly flowing.Uu– Uuuu– Uuuuuuu–ChaeYul was holding his index finger to his lips in front of a huge stained glass window, ShinOh was holding a candle in a dark hallway and JooDan was wearing a black robe covering his head in the middle of the forest.And the scene where CheongRyu was submerged in water in the bathtub came back.The cut ends as he dips his head further into the water and a last verse is heard in an elegant, low whisper.Blow out the candle rightPASAn empty bathtub fell out of the air by itself.- ...!There was no trace of the cephalopod legs that once held and squeezed it. Just before it hit the ground and shattered into pieces....The screen froze.And ominous black letters appeared etched on it.[He got a Permission to Explore my Land]The sentence was rearranged with only the initials capitalized and converted to a title.[H. E. L. P.]And the moment the last letter blinked and changed....[H. E. L. L.]The sound of the bathtub being destroyed echoed on the dark screen.- ...This is how the video ended.- Ah.The clerk tried to say something, but consciously stopped herself.Because her mind already knew. It was inevitable to know as she watched the real-time responses constantly updating.- OMG is it real?- ARE THEY CRAZY?!- No, what?- This year VTIC will also eat wellVTIC would come back with an amazing theme song whose concept drove all their fans crazy.It even had a cool horror feel which is perfect for summer.- ... I will win well.The clerk was hit by reality while doing an estimation.TN: In the previous chapter, she had already decided to sell VTIC data as well, so she is quoting the profit she will get from her sale taking into account that it is definitely going to be a super successful comeback.And she wanted to ask the idol group that had caught her.While she was thinking that she might release an album that would disrupt the trend of being on top of the group she supported, and hoped that wouldn't happen."Why the hell did they have to release this seasonal song?* * *- ...I surfed the social networks.- I'm almost out of breath- I'm going crazy because I'm so happy. Please, let's go with the concept of the song.- VTIC has to protect the fact that the teaser is not a scam.- Aren't they doing negligent mannerisms to ensure good results at the end of the year? No way haha VTIC is a professional idol group~These are the reactions to VTIC's teaser.It's not that fans give them unconditionally good responses for the sake of public opinion, but they were really excited.- Hmm.The song is definitely good.Just by looking at it, I can tell that it has been refined to the limit so that the horror concept is not poor."I think even to people who listened to the previous album this will seem like high drama."The advantages of repackaging were also maximized.Thanks to this song, the concept of the previous album was completely overturned, resulting in a new interpretation.It is said to be a 20th century cosmic horror concept, but it seems to have worked well because it is not a one-dimensional horror special.TN: "Cosmic horror" or "Lovecraftian horror" is a subgenre of horror in which other powerful, unknown entities are indifferent to the needs and desires of humanity, driving the characters in the stories to the brink of madness.- It fits perfectly with the previous album, Broadway hahahahahahahahaha.- A 10 year old idol group with a cosmic horror concept? I thought that was only possible in 2D- I can already hear the foreign fans screaming wildly, they like this stuff more than us hahahahahaha.- This is good for the otakus. Great, your original intentions dazzleOn top of that, as soon as the second choreography-oriented teaser was released, public opinion rose again."It's sophisticated."It meets the demand that the public expects from popular idols in almost all points.Camera work in the right place, intense training with dancers, group dancing and not too experimental costumes.He neutralized the popularity of the first teaser that pushed his concept to the limit."I thought his vocal singing would be weak."This sounded good too, they adjusted the vocal range well to a level that was easy to hear. It's not like they had already eaten everything.TN: In this case, it might be "they haven't eaten all the blackberries yet," meaning "they haven't yet enjoyed everything they've prepared."Long story short... it's an activity that their fans will applaud and cheer."They're saying we'll be out of luck."I smiled bitterly. It was something I had guessed from the moment I saw CheongRyu with dyed hair anyway.I thought that song would lose its touch after I left, but it became more interesting when I paid less attention to it."Hmm."- MoonDae-ya, stop looking at that~ We're too busy to watch it~.- Okey.I turned the screen of my phone and answered the call.- Good!It's not like I can change anything even though I see what they're doing, rather, it'll just make my mind full of complicated thoughts.But actually, I don't feel that nervous."It doesn't match."This is because the doubt that was weighing me down the most and that I was wary of was resolved.The conceptual genre these guys are aiming for is completely different from ours.However, it seems that there were some people who thought deeply about this.This is because Bae Sejin mentioned this after the schedule that day.- Hey, is it going to be okay?- What?- I'm talking about our teaser. It feels a little...- Aaah.As for the teaser... I know what he's trying to say. I nodded.- I think it'll be fine- ... Are you sure?- Yes, rather, it will be more beneficial. Whatever the reaction is, it's going to become a hot topic.For it's going to be the beginning of the process to reverse what the public is currently thinking.And a few days later, the VTIC music video was released two days before our first teaser.* * *VTIC's music video was a masterpiece that maximized the sense of forward motion and then mixed in a slightly more languid and sexy feel.An ominous occult element paid homage to the splendid, laid-back Broadway scene from the previous album, creating an eerie cut that heightened the tension.Overall, it was wonderful without being childish or breaking the mood.- This should be passed on as cultural heritage.- It's sad that I have more words to express it perfectly and I can only say that VTIC is like a God- They are too old to do this tsk, tsk.└ You call them old when they haven't even enlisted in the military? Are you even a fan of those kids? haha.└ Hahahahahahaha I see an enemy!- It's amazing that they are already monitoring the end of year results. how big are they going to grow? HahahaReaction videos appeared, there were rave reviews, and fans were completely satisfied.At first, the reactions of "the song is too fancy that it tires" and "it's complicated" were also reversed as time went by. This was because the musical quality was good.- Even the Muggles were delighted. Popularity will no longer work for the other group ㅠ- Being in the music rankings with a song like this is something only VTIC can do└ Beep, beep! This comment will be deleted when TeSTAR comes out└ What, that group that makes easy listening songs because they want to be popular somehow?└ HAHAHAHAHAHAThe good performance had the power to draw attention to the negative public opinion.VTIC's title song, which did not betray expectations and caused great satisfaction, made their fans feel more repulsed at the news of TeSTAR's comeback.If they had not announced their activities almost at the same time as VTIC, they would have announced VTIC's promotions without worries.- The rude + stupid combo gets on my nerves.- x x I'm worried they'll make them disappear after winning first place for a week.- ㅇㅇ Their strategy is so obvious it's disgusting.TN: "x" is "No" and "ㅇ" is "Yes.But the general public enjoyed it.It was a battle between the 1st level male idol groups!Whoever won, wouldn't it be fun to make a VS. to compare and evaluate their results?Even some agencies accelerated the comeback of idol groups that lacked recognition. They probably did it because at that time the music programs would have the highest ratings this year.- TeSTAR teaser to be released soon- Oh, it's funny haha- What if they don't know about VTIC's comeback? Haha└ I don't think that will happen, every day news about them come out.└ hahahahahahaha shtAnd when the TeSTAR teaser finally came out, even people who would have skipped the teaser clicked on it.They did so because they wanted to compare it to the VTIC teaser!But in fact, people clicked on the video with some pity because they had already given VTIC the win by decision.Click![TeSTAR(테스타) - "Promise" (약속) Official Concept Teaser]And ambiguous answers began to flow.- ???- HmmThe video was a brief first-person exploration of swimming from the depths of the sea to the surface.A musical accompaniment of stringed instruments played, but it did not have the base rhythm or the original melody of the main song.The video was dark and had a quiet, deep background sound.... Oddly enough, it even resembled the VTIC teaser.- Looks like an experimental VR game- Hmmm- Interesting.- Am I the only one it reminds me of VTIC? HahaAnd after a while, social networks and different communities were covered with harsh criticism.It looked like a song similar to VTIC, but it was not so impressive.That made people give harsher evaluations and ridicule them.- It's like what we heard before, something for an otaku, but simpler.- Yeah, just by looking at the teaser I can see it's too similar to the VTIC song.- They've made something too standard. Just do the usual and go on tour.- I think the song will be good~ but the concept is the same ㅠ.- Hmm, that's why I didn't like that he had a song producing member, but come to this point, it seems like he's lost the touch... it's just too badThe criticism was so vicious that the fans froze. Among the critics must have been many VTIC fans, but public opinion was clear anyway.- I approve, so don't worry and release the album ㅇㅇ.- If they release it, I may experience a lot of problems, but we have already experienced that. We just have to do what we must to support them.- Don't worry about buying it ㅠㅠ Worry about stream it when the time is right.Anonymous accounts excitedly saying "TeSTAR is already ruined" were also active, but most fans were silently waiting for the next rice cake.It was because of the trust that had been built over the years.At least, the quality of TeSTAR's albums have never been so bad!And a week later...TeSTAR's actual music video was released.- The music video- Horror again? HaHowever, people's expectations were unexpectedly wrong.The thumbnail of TeSTAR's music video was a beautiful white sand beach with blue waves. Generally, it felt like a bright summer song.- ???- Shit, is it shiny? HahahahahahaThe teaser had been a scam!No, at that moment everyone thought the teaser had scammed them.Puzzled, people clicked on the video.
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Final note:
The music and music video reference of "H.E.L.P." could be ONEUS' "TO BE OR NOT TO BE".VTIC's teaser said "What I can't understand is whether it's okay to forget this moment that needs to be understood," while ONEUS' song says "Why can't I face the truth? I want to go back the time before I met you and be someone who doesn't know you."In addition, VTIC's teaser changes "H.E.L.P." to "H.E.L.L.", as well as in the lyrics of ONEUS' song in the pre-chorus, "You in my LIFE (DEATH) is what I regret the most" is clearly heard, emphasizing precisely "DEATH". You can also appreciate the change in "TO BE", in which instead of changing lyrics, the "<NOT> TO BE" is added.
On the other hand, in the MV, Leedo is seen in a bathtub with dark water, which is surrounded by the fingers of hands (obviously they are sculptures). This scene is reminiscent of CheongRyu in the bathtub with tentacles. At the end of the MV you can also see the idols wearing black capes, as mentioned in the teaser what one of the VTIC members wore.
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Final note:
The music and music video reference of "H.E.L.P." could be ONEUS' "TO BE OR NOT TO BE".VTIC's teaser said "What I can't understand is whether it's okay to forget this moment that needs to be understood," while ONEUS' song says "Why can't I face the truth? I want to go back the time before I met you and be someone who doesn't know you."In addition, VTIC's teaser changes "H.E.L.P." to "H.E.L.L.", as well as in the lyrics of ONEUS' song in the pre-chorus, "You in my LIFE (DEATH) is what I regret the most" is clearly heard, emphasizing precisely "DEATH". You can also appreciate the change in "TO BE", in which instead of changing lyrics, the "<NOT> TO BE" is added.
On the other hand, in the MV, Leedo is seen in a bathtub with dark water, which is surrounded by the fingers of hands (obviously they are sculptures). This scene is reminiscent of CheongRyu in the bathtub with tentacles. At the end of the MV you can also see the idols wearing black capes, as mentioned in the teaser what one of the VTIC members wore.
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