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
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.