Debut or Die

Chapter 289

In the waiting room before the live broadcast of MusicBOMB, Tnet’s music program

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“Would you like something to drink too?”

“Water, please.”

I voluntarily took over water from Sejin, who was distributing drinks, and continued monitoring.

Because I still had some free time.

‘First record.’

The album trend is as expected… No, inflation is more severe than expected.

Both VTIC and Testa.

‘Is it competitive psychology?’

[TeSTAR] “The Ocean of Wonder – 1 317 215]

It has already sold 1.3 million copies.

I looked at the album sales that exceeded the expected number in four days, and then thought of VTIC’s first week sales and stopped thinking for a moment.

Are there crazy guys who sell over 2 million copies in the first week of repackage albums?

‘It’s been a while.’

I had to check the numbers more carefully in order to look equal to these guys in this situation.

I checked the music charts.

[7th place VTIC HELP]

[9th place Testa – Promise]

They are chasing after the daily rankings. 24Hit is already in the middle of the day, and there is a high probability that it will be overturned after a while.

This is because the response to this song was as good as expected.

It’s easy listening and has a good sense of the season, so it seemed that people who had previously listened to Testa’s songs immediately added them to their playlist.

‘It’s nice to hear while driving.’

And the topicality to attract new listeners was good. There is also interest gained from simultaneous release with VTIC… .

“Certainly, I think Ahyeon looks the best here.”

“Yes? Ahyeon would look good even with a real mermaid tail~”

“A tail is enough! We’re not doing that!”

“Hey, Eugene’s four tails didn’t even appear in the music video~”

“Haha.”

hmm. That virtue is definitely there.

The mermaid concept aggro exploded.

‘I’m a bit shocked to hear that… .’

Existing fans are so used to how we make videos, but when you just listened to it, you could roughly guess how it would sound like ‘Come out dressed as a mermaid in a music video!’

‘It’s either a children’s animation or a B-grade movie.’

Once that… Doesn’t the angle come out roughly when you think of normal CG?

-Testa mermaid concept is coming out

? Mermaid? The mermaid who lives in the sea? Did I

hear wrong?

That’s to the extent that the actual animatronic tails, not CG, were inserted in the middle of the cutscenes with only the tips separately to make it look like the members.

Just enough to understand that the guys in short sleeves playing in the water on the beach at sunset are mermaids.

‘If I had to ask… It’s a sensibility closer to an art film.’

Those who clicked hoping that a real naked testa would come out in full body with glitter and a CG tail on it were as good as they were hooked.

-?? What is it? It’s so much better than I thought

– It’s just a well-made gambit music video, but it’s a huge amount of capital

– Does that tail fin mean that it’s a mermaid? Ah, I understand ?

-Sangtal is… It was only fair rain, yes, I get it.. You can be satisfied with the silhouette

. Thanks to that, the number of views of the music video went up.

And word of mouth spread that the song is good, and it is a big help to the sound source.

‘of course… Still, it’s hard to avoid likes and dislikes.’

– I love mermaids ?? The best concept

? That’s

not it – Take it out and

give it back

to me. ? Then watch the stage

. Although various reactions were swirling, from those who expected it to regret it, anyway, if the majority is good, it is a success. Rather, it becomes noise marketing.

‘I took this arrangement into account.’

Looking back a few years later, the music video wasn’t so bad that it would become a dark history, so there’s nothing to regret.

Actually, I thought about giving mermaids only by hint, but… Then it seemed that aggro would be lacking.

‘I needed an impact.’

If I went only with the travel concept, I would never have been able to make a composition with VTIC and Yanggang.

The amount of mention will vary.

‘Image is a battle of momentum after all.’

To catch the VTIC composition of the popular testa fandom, it was ambiguous because our side did not have the level of popularity as young rin.

Besides, the concept that VTIC came up with this time was working even better abroad.

I just remembered the time I ran into them in the hallway.

-Hello Testa juniors!

-It’s been a while since I’ve seen you in real life~

VTIC guys are fooling around. Anyway, they smiled and asked how they were doing, and we had a moderately harmonious conversation.

‘There were a lot of staff and singers who came and went, so we had no choice but to be harmonious.’

And among the blessings from our side was this.

-Congratulations to the number 2 on the Billboard album chart. Seniors~! I respect you!

– Ahaha thank you!

These guys entered the Billboard charts while renewing their rankings.

It turns out that the bizarre cosmic horror concept is a well-known worldview with a fairly large tradition and scale in foreign countries.

Thanks to that, the fandom is hooked there as well, and it seems that the US schedule is tight. must have been aiming

‘If this is covered in the media, it may be pushed back due to the issue of enhancing national prestige… .’

It’s just fortunate that they secured at least a trendy hotness with mermaid aggro before that.

I shrugged and stopped reminiscing.

Because the conclusion was obvious.

‘In the end, I’ll have to do well on stage.’

We need to raise our current interest to the stage once more. Only then can this tight composition be maintained.

I put down my smartphone. Ryu Cheong-wu, who had been accepting Kim Rae-bin’s criticism of Cha Yu-jin, turned his head and asked.

“To stretch?”

“yes.”

Soon it was time for the live broadcast stage.

Testa’s order is third from the back.

Next to us is a group of girls who have been around for quite some time… The last is, of course, VTIC.

Wow!!

It seems that the intention of arranging them this way is to avoid direct comparison between the two sides, but since they share the venue anyway, it doesn’t mean much.

‘That’s a lot.’

I got into formation watching the nearly divided VTIC and Testa fans standing under the stage.

There are many cases where the pre-recorded part of the live broadcast stage is not performed or the assortment is appropriately matched, but in the end, it is because the audience is focused, so they work hard.

‘This is also filmed on a direct cam and goes around.’

On stage, we waved our hands and got into formation.

The first is a performance-type sub song using a chair close to Latin pop.

[Como tu dulce y amargo café

My Love]

Cha Yoo-jin takes on the Spanish language of the chorus and brilliantly removes the choreography and vocals.

‘It has increased.’

That song grew more.

The thought of checking the status window flashed briefly, but disappeared the moment I realized that I was on stage.

[Your heart blooms like charm smoke in the hot air]

I sang the melody part at the beginning of the second verse. After performing the choreography of jumping and turning steps, they slide to the side and grab a chair to change formation.

And Kim Rae-bin sat on a chair alone and sing-lapped.

After that, clear the chorus of the second verse and the final climax safely.

Adrenaline soars.

“Whoa.”

Aaaaaaaa!!

The reaction is also good.

‘Anyway, the difficulty level of the performance gave strength to this side as well.’

I looked down at my feet before the interim as I prepared for the title that was to follow.

And without knowing it, I laughed.

There are some interesting parts.

The point is that the current outfit was unbalanced even though it was a rather sticky sub-song.

It’s because I’m wearing clothes that match the titles that will be broadcast live.

[Take your STAR,

the day the stars are pouring]

Everyone is wearing jeans and a white tee.

* * *

‘Okay!’

Park Moon-dae’s first host saw Testa’s first broadcast outfit and unknowingly clenched her fist in victory.

I couldn’t help it because the outfit I liked the most in the music video was the first one.

‘If you hate that, you don’t have eyes.’

Jeans and a white T-shirt. If you have a good body, you can’t be bad!

This time, everyone decided to exercise, and even with the light fabric, the fit was clear. Almost instinctively, she prepared to pick up the clip.

At the same time, the future candidates’ outfits automatically passed through my head.

Maybe the first week is going to wear music video outfits. Occupational clothes and summer clothes, beach clothes with robes… .

‘… And a mermaid-like outfit at least once?’

However, it is a costume that has never appeared in a music video, and since the mermaid is only a story concept, she quickly abandoned expectations.

‘Looking at the first episode’s choice, I’m guessing it’s going to be pretty all the time without anything experimental, but please let’s go with that stance until the end.’

The stage begins!

She immediately cleared her mind and focused her attention on the stage in front of her.

A refreshing background with blue sky and white sandy beach.

And the unfolding stage… .

It was like a distillation of the fun of seeing and hearing in an extremely pure way. [

We are

an island in the sky that sails, Fly so far]

There was no walking line in the choreography.

In every step, whether it is slipping, jumping, or bouncing, elements that must catch the eye and rhythm are added.

Moreover, the genre of the choreography changes depending on the part, drawing attention with the impressive movements that fit perfectly.

For example, Lee Se-jin’s bridge has a tango-like kicking motion, and Cha Yu-jin’s chorus has a locking sound.

In the meantime, the blank space was created only by the difference in speed. There is no time for anyone to take a break.

It means that it makes people watch without getting bored.

[Make you fly!]

“Park Moondae!!”

There was a pleasant feeling like drinking a soda with ice when it was accompanied by a refreshing live performance.

In the meantime, the point choreography of ‘Take your STAR’, in which gestures and eyes are used subtly, adhered to the song like a sticker.

Extremely catchy.

‘I think the song sounds better thanks to the choreography?’

I thought I would have been impressed if I heard Lee Se-jin and Cha Yu-jin, who almost fought because they were only doing choreography that they wanted to follow.

However, on the screen, they are flying around the stage looking for the camera like ghosts, making use of their expressions and atmosphere.

The stage eats up time in an instant, just as the formation changes.

If you wake up, it’s the ending. [

Today will shine even

to the island at the end of the horizon ]

A close-up of Sun Ah-hyun between the large formations that look like waves using camera work to the limit.

There, the emotional vocals and drums come and go, and the acrobatics that appear for the first time are also impressive.

[Umm~ UmmUmm]

Even the members bowing their heads to the last melody and sitting cross-legged were saved as point choreography.

The song ends with the smiling members making gestures such as putting their arms around their shoulders or resting their chins on each other.

Well-maintained handsome faces were captured on the screen one after another.

[TeSTAR – Promise]

“Huh.”

Homma took a deep breath again after the title appeared on the screen and the closing close-up of Park Mun-dae disappeared.

‘Dogs are fun.’

So, to conclude…

‘This works.’

It seemed like it would start with a choreography challenge. Word of mouth had already been written, so with this stage release, all sorts of videos were already uploaded.

I had a clue from the music video. The choreography isn’t insanely difficult, but it’s just impressive and addictive.

Just looking at real-time social media right now, similar reactions poured out.

-Is it over already?

-You’re really good at it. You’re a mermaid and a nabal, and you have to be good at the stage hahahahahaha

– After watching the performance, the song sounds better. Is this hallucination?

-The stage restaurant is uniquely delicious

-Sabi and the waist and hands are hip

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What VTIC fans are saying is that the trend in Korea is Testa!

She predicted the future satisfactorily. And that prediction was going to flow very much like reality.

However, Testa was not the only one who digested the attracted attention through consumption.

* * *

“The joy of exploding music! MusicBOMB~”

“This week’s #1 is… Congratulations! VTIC!”

Music show MCs politely hand over bouquets and trophies to VTIC.

It was natural. Today, due to the counting period, last week’s grades are included, so if VTIC is not ranked first, it’s manipulation.

“First of all, to Tika who cheered me on until I won this award today… … … .”

I laughed hard and clapped my palms at the guys who were talking about their first place impressions. Everyone is doing it.

There must be no idiot here who can’t manage his facial expression.

Still, I will think of various things in my heart, but in my case… Yes, I can say that it is being evaluated.

‘These bastards are definitely doing well.’

It was the first time for me to hold each of these guys on their title stage and properly watch them.

And quite… It was impressive.

‘You’re digging a well.’

They said that the music video was also a compilation of contents that their fans would like, and the stage was the same.

‘Intense and stimulating high quality.’

It wasn’t that they lost their popularity, but the intro’s performance like fighting a snake is a composition for the fan base.

‘And his stage skills are so outstanding.’

It’s not for nothing that new fans are attached to that annual car.

“MusicBOMB! See you again next week!”

I came down from the stage after bowing my head to the waving top performers.

Although these activities are different from each other, it seems that there is no way that either of them will fail on stage.

And in fact, the response came out similarly.

The following week, Testa continued to climb up the music charts through word of mouth and social platform users’ picks.

And in the end what was to happen happened.

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[Testa just reversed V-tick sound source]

: Climbed to 5th place Real male idol sound source It seems that the silver testa is one top (capture)

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-Crazy

-Hahahahahahahaha Testa ? ?

-Honestly, the song was chosen so well, I think

it’s a song ?That was composed by Kim Rae-bin

?Haha I’ve seen producing members take care of their names once or twice, but at this point, they just put their name on the end

?It’s the first one (captured)

?Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Ha ha

ha ha – It’s rewarding to come in a week late. Album sales are tricked

ha ha – I knew

it

would

go well

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In fact, there was a mess for a while, wondering if there was a conclusion, but it quickly subsided. VTIC was so gorgeous that even global records were speechless.

Starting with ‘No. 1 in 76 countries’, interviews and award ceremony invitations, as well as the number of comments and music video views in the English-speaking world.

It was amazing.

Thanks to its sparkling status, people who listened to it continued to come out, and the VTIC title song continued to stay at the top of the domestic charts.

It’s the same not only in terms of sound sources, but also in terms of overall topicality.

‘It’s going on and on.’

As planned, we swept all the way to No. 1 this week, but it was still unknown how the perception would change when it was around August.

‘Still, what is satisfactory is that the Yanggang system has been solidified.’

Now, ‘how dare you put a testa in VTIC’ is almost unheard of.

This tension must be maintained until the end of the year.

I decided to keep that in mind and wait for the decisive end to come.

And like that, the days of the music broadcast come back again.

Music broadcast in the 3rd week of Testa’s comeback.

And VTIC’s last domestic music broadcast for this album.

Actually, they should have stopped appearing last week, but since it’s a special feature, Tnet seems to be holding on to their pants.

And I realized that this is the first critical timing.

‘I have to catch public opinion.’

I had to stir up the topic once again.

However, I did not know that I would encounter an unexpected and not very welcome situation in this special feature.

A prospective junior appeared as a guest on a special stage.

?Azusa? This season’s debut group.