Chapter 396
As soon as Seleste's cinematic trailer was released, there was a huge response.
-Song Hyung-bin took the picture, right? Song Hyung-bin pressed the shutter, so who is this and what is this now?
└I was just thinking, "Hehe, it came out well, okay?" due to my attention deficit issue, but I screamed when I saw this....
└No, the melody and the atmosphere are really like a youth campus, but what is this sudden atmosphere ghost?
└I really acknowledge Sigma's planning ability. Promote the person who suggested this.
Many Seleves were surprised by the horror material that appeared in a completely unexpected place.
They thought it was a typical youth story that takes place on a university campus, but who would have thought there would be such a plot twist.
People watched the generous trailer several times and wrote various interpretations and reviews.
-(Photo) Where can I find a guy like this in an art school? What the f*ck, I went to school for 5 years and even transferring, but Karis was the only one
└If I could go to the same school as Karis, I could sell my Twitter friends!!!
└No, I don't like it. It'd be really hard to get credits if I were in the same year as himㅜㅜㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Now that I think about it, Karis is exactly the same age as a freshman right now.... Class of 2X, Karisvonwalden? Oh my
└But out of the blue, when you go to the hospital, does Karis's name appear like Ka**** Den?
└Found Ka*****den nim! Tell him to turn on Toz!
└Ah ㅅㅂヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲ
-(Photo) Shot trailer rice cake speculation.... Just my personal opinion, so ignore it....
└The photo Song Hyung-bin took only showed the shadows of 7 people, and the members' faces are not visible. But these shadows are only visible to us. If you listen to the dialogue of the kids, they say, "Did I come out well? I can't see it well", "I can't see it because of the shadows." The members don't know that another person other than themselves was in this photo.
└Then, what we need to think about here is the identity of the shadow/ghost, but there weren't that many clues in the trailer. So let's just make a guess.
1) Song Hyung-bin, who asked to take the photo, is a ghost, so the members' faces are not visible. If he's a ghost, he might be able to appear in the photo even if he took it.
└2) The scene at the beginning of the trailer where the members are struggling and having a hard time -> The members are already dead, so maybe this is a scene showing why they died? That's why the photos themselves are all blurry.
└3) Or maybe this campus itself is all fictitious and fake. If you look at the Polaroid, not only the kids but even the background doesn't come out well. Then it means that the space itself could be fake... All of Seleste survived, but they were all possessed by a ghost.
-(Quote) Is this person a genius? How can you guess so many different things
└Seleste's death is really real, it'd be Legend if it's true, isn't this the first ghost in idol world? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ But the material is too negativeㅠㅠ
└No, it's just a horror movie that pretends to be a youth movie << This is my life itself.... I think I'm going to fall behind with ghosts and homework. Tomorrow's schedule is also morning class + space class. This is the real cosmic horror.
Heo Yu-bin's trick, and Sigma Entertainment's financial power that 100% realized his intentions, successfully achieved their goal.
No one expected such a high-quality trailer to come out, and on top of that, when the subject of ghosts appeared in an atmosphere full of the beauty of youth, it caught everyone's attention.
The hook that made people curious about the exact context of the story in this music video was properly put in place, so the Seleves talked a lot with each other.
The cinematic trailer, which reeked of money, caught the attention of the general public.
There were many reactions that it was amazing that such a quality close to a movie could be seen in the idol industry, and even in a trailer video.
The concept photos and highlight medley released after the trailer also drew favorable reviews.
The 'Lights' version, which contained the freshness and youthfulness of college students, and the 'Action' version, which was filmed in luxurious suits, each exuded different charms.
The
Everything was going smoothly.
It seemed like the members were being rewarded for their hard work.
A week before the long-awaited music video and album release, the second cinematic trailer was released, and just like the first one, it felt like a desolate youth drama.
Although the scene of the ghost in the photo was no longer shown, something like a glitch following the members around them in their daily lives aroused the curiosity of fans even more.
Then, at 6 PM on June 2nd.
All the tracks of Seleste's fourth mini album
'I've really been waiting for this.'
Homma reverently pressed the music video she had been waiting and waiting for.
How will the rice cakes that had been thrown out for the past few weeks be resolved?
The music video started with the scene we saw in the first trailer.
Song Hyung-bin freely walking around a university campus in the sunny weather.
He ran with his arms outstretched, enjoying the sunlight, and stopped every so often to take pictures with the Polaroid camera he had.
「Hmm, hmm, yeah」
As the screen changed to match Song Hyung-bin's camera flash, the bright yet powerful melody of New Jack Swing began.
「No matter how much I thought about it
I think I finally found the answer to a problem that had no answer」
Heo Yu-bin in the library that we saw in the trailer.
He wrestled with books all day, and wrote countless notes in his notebook, but he seemed to have no way out, so his head ruffled his head hard.
Then came Karis, who was blankly staring at the canvas, and Kang Si-yoon, who sighed heavily after finishing a phone call with his parents.
Discontent, frustration, stress,
Things that disturb the peace of mind keep coming up.
Here, Homma caught something that was not shown in the trailer, although it was a fleeting moment.
The glitch effect that faintly passed by over the members' shoulders.
That glitch effect that appeared in the second trailer was attached to all the members who were struggling.
「I'll leave all the anxious feelings
that I've swallowed alone in the deep darkness」
Next came Ji Yoon-chul in his basketball uniform, Yoo Min-ha rubbing his eyes while taking off his glasses, and Chae Eun-gyu who couldn't fully present because of his nervousness.
Like the other members, they also saw a glitch where the screen was on their shoulders.
'Do we see glitches whenever the kids are having a hard time?'
Homma watched the music video intently, thinking that she should pay the most attention to this glitch.
「Let tomorrow flow tomorrow,
and enjoy our moments now
(Can it be okay like this?)」
Another scene from the trailer.
Song Hyung-bin, who was the president of the union club, sent a message to the group room and called the other members.
The members who were going through difficult situations in their respective positions began to brighten up when they came out after receiving Song Hyung-bin's call.
The path to the old tree was very warm and bright, unlike inside the campus, and the members who were intoxicated by that atmosphere smiled brightly at each other's faces.
The expressions that were filled with worry and concern when they were alone were relieved when they were with the members.
The sight of them running forward while breathing in the refreshing air was truly a youth movie.
「take a look, let it go
It will be remembered for a long time」
The six members stood under the old tree, and Song Hyung-bin smiled and took pictures of them with a Polaroid camera.
The moment the flash clicked, the accompaniment of
[They're all out!]
[Did it come out well? I can't see it well.]
[Yeah, it looks like there's a little shadow.]
[Why is it so dark? Hyung-bin, is this how it's supposed to be?]
The music video screen was a close-up of the pictures Song Hyung-bin took.
There was no light at all, and the members looked like shadows.
And when the seventh shadow, whose identity was unknown, was visible, the goosebumps she felt when she first saw the trailer faintly felt.
'Huh?'
This time, too, it was a fleeting moment, but Homma's eyes saw a glitch phenomenon even on the Polaroid film.
It's the exact same glitch that was seen in the scenes where the members were struggling.
As the photo came into focus, a moment of silence flowed, and soon the accompaniment of
「Close your eyes for a moment and capture the heart clearly
The fingertips capture this moment forever
I will be alright if I shoot you smiling
I will become the person I was drawn to be」
The members, each wearing a campus look that brought out their own charms, moved their feet dazzlingly.
This choreography is not the intense choreography that Seleste has shown so far, but rather a choreography with many sensual movements that flexibly utilize the entire body.
Even though it feels like they have lost some strength, the members' sharp dance skills have not gone anywhere.
The scene changed again to show the members happily playing.
Eun-gyu and Yoo Min-ha happily eating tteokbokki and fried food at a restaurant in front of the school.
Heo Yoo-bin and Kang Si-yoon, feeling their free time for the first time in a while, stop by a bookstore and choose books together.
And Karis, Kang Si-yoon, and Ji Yoon-chul go to the PC room together and play games hard.
'They're cute even with their headsets on!'
Homma smiled involuntarily as she watched Karis in plain clothes, wearing a headset over a gray hoodie.
It was so natural that it made her wonder if the members would have played around like this if they were all ordinary college students.
Homma carefully watched to see if the glitch, which seemed to be the most important direction in this music video, would appear again, but there were no scenes where the screen was distorted or dark shadows were cast somewhere.
When they were alone, their expressions was dark and an unidentifiable glitch appeared, but from the scenes where the members were playing together, such scenes were not visible.
From this point, Homma felt like she knew the context of the music video.
And that conviction became even more certain as she watched the following scenes.
Kang Si-yoon had a good conversation with his parents, and he was shown having dinner with his family while laughing.
Heo Yu-bin and Yoo Min-ha, who were studying for the exam alone, shared notes at a cafe and helped each other study.
The two of them, who had difficulty concentrating and felt lost when they were alone, began to show happiness rather than irritation from the moment they were together. The shadows on their shoulders also disappeared.
Karis and Chae Eun-gyu went to watch Ji Yoon-chul's basketball game.
Watching Ji Yoon-chul, who was devoted to basketball, Karis and Kang Si-yoon cheered him on more than anyone else.
Now that the stadium was filled with excitement, there was no darkness when he was alone.
Ji Yoon-chul also clenched his hands tightly as he scored the final goal.
They overcame all the worries and concerns they had held inside.
If there were friends they could rely on, they could push their dark shadows far away.
「na na na na na na na
na na na na na (yeah eh)
na na na na na na na na
So that it could reach your hearts」
At the end of the music video, the seven members came back to the place where the old tree stood proudly.
And just like the first scene, Song Hyung-bin took pictures of the six members.
The screen once again showed the Polaroid film printed out from his camera.
The film, which was slowly becoming colored, contained the faces of the six members smiling brightly.
The unidentified seventh shadow has disappeared cleanly.
「na na na na na na na
na na na na na (yeah eh)
na na na na na na na na
To us who will become more brilliant」
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