Debut or Die

Episode 526

News of Testa’s new album has already spread on the Internet, but the pre-timetable for promotion has not been released.

So people greeted the day the intro trailer was released without any notice.

midnight. Fans lying in bed and flipping through their smartphone screens received a sudden alarm from Testa’s official WeTube channel.

‘… !?’

‘what?’

It was the first video that came out with the name ‘Trailer’ like this since the collaboration with Section 127!

Fans who fell asleep clicked the pop-up and a thumbnail immediately appeared in front of their eyes.

Image of a small glowing old, broken yellow light bulb in a dark space.

Fans clicked on it right away, not holding their breath and nervous to the top of their heads.

[…] … .]

The beginning was a desolate street in a gloomy modern city.

thuduk thuduk thump thuduk… .

The rain fell in torrent, making a melancholy, low noise. I catch the same almost gray sky over the back alleys of a dull and dark city.

Back alleys are empty and dirty, littered with weeds and manhole wires.

Then, a distinct shadow appeared through the back alley.

slap.

It was Inyoung who did not use an umbrella.

Kim Rae-bin, wearing an old aviation jumper, was looking into the camera through a back alley in the backlight.

‘… !!’

Kim Rae-bin, who looks tired and exhausted and has a decadent eye shape, seemed to be looking at the viewer through the lens of the camera.

The moment the feeling became clear, the focus of the screen changed.

thud… .

Suddenly, something popped up right in front of the camera.

It was a white hand.

The camera, spookily lowered, caught the source of the hand.

manhole.

A white hand protruded from the half-open manhole, frozen like a mannequin.

[…] … .]

Tension flowed from the video.

Kim Rae-bin came forward with heavy steps.

And took the white hand.

widely.

In that moment everything changes.

[Calling]

A splendid signature sound of trumpets and trombones exploded, and an extremely modern refitted swing house exploded rhythmically.

Pleasant and addictive sound.

According to the sound, Kim Rae-bin was caught by a white hand and fell down the manhole.

sewer.

[Oooo-!]

Surprisingly, it was a different world.

Colorful lights, shining water and emergency lights, contrasting with the faded city above the manhole, flashed in time to the beat.

It burst out overflowing with tones and colors. CG like a cartoon effect and real color firecrackers mixed and overflowed as if they were about to explode.

But the structure is still down the drain.

Kim Rae-bin, who was looking around, confirmed that he was caught in a protruding concrete water pipe structure.

black rabbit mask.

It was a fur doll mask that completely covered the head and looked realistic as if the head had been removed from a real rabbit.

Kim Rae-bin’s hand picked it up without hesitation.

He donned a black rabbit mask and began to dance happily through the sewers.

Hip-hop beats filled the place where brass disappeared. [

I lost my way because of

the brilliant starlight,

the dark deep sea

, the hopeful esoteric sea]

Light flashed all around him, and the silhouettes of people who looked like they were having a party were visible beyond the iron cage in the distance and then disappeared.

Sometimes wearing animal masks, they wore a variety of clothes, from summer school uniforms to harness uniforms and hanbok-style coats.

These were the stage outfits that Testa wore in music videos from < Azusa > until now.

Cheers and pollen flew.

[There is no right answer

, just keep running.

New track is rough

Your trigger is born]

Despite the lyrics implying that the new path will be rough and traumatic, Kim Rae-bin, wearing a rabbit mask, looked happy.

The moment he took a big step forward excitedly and took a step forward energetically, the cut changed and illuminated the narrow alcove.

[Pang!]

Kim Rae-bin, dressed in a fitted black stage costume, sits on a chair in the middle of a small room and raps.

It was a very cool look, but perhaps because of the background, it felt somehow gloomy.

Old lights flickered in the dark room, where the faded city could be seen through the bars.

In the blink of an eye, the cut crossed into the sewer again.

[I

pull the trigger and a hole that looks like

a shot exploded

beyond your slender caliber

]

The music rang lightly as if it were pleasant.

However, the color of the sewer where Kim Rae-bin, wearing a rabbit mask, runs becomes bizarre and distorted.

Every time the lights were turned off, the sewer’s true appearance was revealed shady and disappeared in an instant.

On the other hand, Kim Rae-bin performing in a small room became more and more exquisite and intense.

[

The future seen through the narrow gap of the carved gunshot wound

]

As the accompaniment faded, the trumpet’s skillful solo sounded.

Grabbing the camera, he exclaimed expressionlessly.

[“The exit has collapsed.”

Run]

Bang.

The music returned ran amok.

Lights exploded around the sewers. The colors of the primary colors trembled as if knocking on the mind.

The doll in the rabbit mask, which looked happy as if dancing, was running forward as if it were burdensome.

[The starlight is brilliant

, I’m lost at the end of the cliff in

the dark deep

sea]

As in a thriller movie, tense editing techniques crossed several times to tighten the video and music.

[The place to step is gradually minimized and

the focus is on the clock (minutes 55).

It arrives soon, but it is not on time because the

stride is narrow.

]

Kim Rae-bin, wearing a rabbit mask and running hurriedly, as if about to fall, and Kim Rae-bin, performing vigorously in a small room, quickly crossed.

[I can’t get there,

I don’t know which way to go]

And

finally the rabbit mask reached the end of the sewer.

[Whoa!]

The green crackling and flickering emergency lights.

Underneath it is written in bold letters.

-GET OUT

static.

There is no color, no cheer, no pollen.

Amid the quiet white noise, the rabbit breathed heavily and reached out to grab the handle of the emergency exit and open the door.

[This is the end.]

A full crimson light floods in through the door.

It was a circus tent.

The vermilion tent and the round light bulbs filled the camera with an eerie, ecstatic atmosphere.

the music is back

[

Dead end of the path]

Kim Rae-bin, wearing a rabbit mask, lowered his trembling hands and stepped over the emergency exit.

The emergency exit turns off.

[There is no way out]

At that moment, the screen that reflected Kim Rae-bin had turned into a cartoon.

In-young, wearing a rabbit mask in a cartoon style that could be seen by children, cautiously approached the circus tent.

There was an ornate signboard there.

-MAN only

And the eyes that seemed to stare at me from all directions began to appear suffocating.

[Jump into the hole and into the manhole

to Wonderland

]

Kim Rae-bin, who looked around in fear, hesitantly removed his rabbit mask as if tearing it off.

There was no head beneath it.

[There’s no rabbit.

MAN only

[So I call it a man-hole.]

The headless In-young, holding the rabbit mask in both hands as if anxious, began to stumble into the red tent slowly burning.

The light bulb flickered.

[Manhole]

Kim Rae-bin, who was performing in the cut of the small room crossed again, disappeared before he knew it.

Only the chair and the old light bulb above it remain.

And the scene of the circus returned.

Rabin Kim swallowed the circus tent and came down the road as if nothing had happened.

Like a curtain call on the stage.

Only the subtitles remained there.

[Overture – Rabbit hole]

[TeSTAR]

* * *

Late autumn morning.

Park Moon-dae took up his smartphone and naturally scanned the screen all the way.

Kim Rae-bin’s solo trailer, which was released last midnight, was already at the top of the WeTube popular video rankings.

‘I expected it, but it’s surprising.’

Neither collaborating with a game nor ambitiously planning a masterpiece after preparing a concept for several months.

It was an unbelievable reaction that it was made by a short 2 minute and 30 second trailer with a single member appearing.

It was so intense and somehow evoked emotion.

-Have you seen the trailer for Testa’s comeback?

-When will this sound source come out

? -I felt so creepy and sad while watching the trailer.

-Shambyeol seemed to have sharpened his teeth this time, and

the topics that did not end with simply compliments such as ‘good song’, ‘good video’ and ‘handsome’ continued to be reproduced.

That there is something to talk about.

– The rabbit hole. Clearly inspired by Alice in Wonderland, the trailer shows a lot of symbolism. Wonderland represented by the sewer The stage represented by the alcove… … (More)

-Referring to the last cut of the trailer (spoiler included)

-I think Raebin Kim made the slump theme for Testa’s latest album -I

wonder if the term “Wonderland” refers to a stone plate?

.

-Is it national rule for producing members to be bluffed

? -To be honest, we are a group that has been on a winning streak since our debut as Serba, so far, but we are at a dead end saying what’s difficult ㅇㅋㅋ └ I don’t

know, so I guess you’re going through the pain of creation~

But a detour that says ‘Only I think this way’ The opinion, which came to the surface through the , did not receive much attention.

Because people instinctively felt it.

This is an opinion that I don’t even need to come up with a logic to answer.

‘hmm… .’

‘Antinga?’

It is said that everyone listened to the intuition that there would not be many people who could sympathize with such a statement anyway.

‘That’s why it became public opinion that this trailer was well made.’

Park Moon-dae analyzed quickly.

Kim Rae-bin seemed to be pouring out all his very personal stories, but exquisitely adjusted the video and lyrics to end the new album as a metaphor.

And it hit the public with visual beauty and melody.

‘Actually, no matter what the lyrics are, as long as the song is good, you’re bound to listen to it.’

The popularity was in the melody.

So Rabin Kim’s lyrics were not difficult enough to affect popularity. Rather, it gave a suitable story.

To sum up, it was good to talk about.

It was charming.

-Testa overture lyrics interpretation

-Rabbit hole lyrics analysis

The related search terms that have already popped up supported that fact. Park Moon-dae laughed.

‘Interpretation.’

However, among the testers, only Kim Rae-bin, who wrote the song, is the only one who properly knows the meaning of these lyrics.

‘We’ve only guessed until now.’

He recalled the memory of seeing Kim Rae-bin sitting at the desk out of nowhere while quietly returning to his room one morning after talking with Ryu Cheong-woo.

-Rabin.

– My brother’s memory has returned.

The guy, who was staring at his laptop with bloodshot eyes, said that and fell into the composition program again.

At that time, the world’s Bakmundae was also a little embarrassed.

He watched the scene, somewhat puzzled, but did not disturb.

[Maestro (S)]

All you need is a small trigger.

Creation speed +150% when receiving inspiration

.

‘He must have heard our story.’

Park Mun-dae was worried that this might have been the trigger and that he was not able to recover his memory, but he didn’t ask about that either.

‘Wait until it stabilizes.’

Just a few days later, when Kim Rae-bin brought a tentatively completed song, he and the other members sincerely gave proper feedback.

-thank you.

Kim Rae-bin calmly acquired all the feedback as if sucking it in without making a fuss.

After that, he focused all his time on requesting songs and trailer videos as if pouring his soul, and he finished the trailer faster than the time expected by Park Moon-dae.

And today the trailer was finally released.

“Ravina, the reaction is really good… !”

“Rabin, you worked so hard~ Congratulations!”

“I have something to tell you.”

“… ?? Oh, okay.”

Kim Rae-bin stood in front of the members with wide eyes as if he had finally made up his mind.