If you can’t debut, you’ll die from an illness Episode 156
Since you have the ‘picking ear’ feature that amplifies your ability to recognize good songs, it seems that you’ve rarely failed in song selection.
In that sense, the chorus of this song sent by Gold 1 as their title for this time… It was really good.
I wasn’t talking about perfection or artistic aspects. It means that it is a song that stays in your head even if you just pretend to listen to it once.
It was extremely popular.
‘Damn it.’
Of course, there is still no possibility that Testa will be pushed back in grades.
The only problem is that there are going to be people who talk nonsense.
‘I’m not in a situation where I can tolerate that right now.’
first…This is the current atmosphere of Testa’s latest album, ‘Cheonghogapsa’.
First of all, the critic’s rating on the most famous music review site in Korea is 4 stars.
It was the first 4 stars among idol new releases released this year.
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The aesthetics of balance.
To be harmonious, we must be different. From Moombahton’s < Jangdan > to synth-pop’s < Breath >, various dishes were woven with the ingredients of traditional Korean musical instruments, and the title < Goingcha > was emphasized and sublimated into a formal dinner.
In the recent trend of singles and minis, the boldness of attempting to release a continuous regular album in less than half a year has a well-organized basis.
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All of the criticism was that ‘the build quality is obsessive and the structure of the title is typical’ added in the second half.
It was praised by critics more than expected. Naturally, it helps the group phase.
In addition, the overseas reaction was also clear.
Music video views, album sales, and clear results on global music sites, etc., led to overseas love calls.
Right now, we have schedules for performances on semi-major English-speaking talk shows and Japanese morning broadcasts.
Even though it is far from easy listening because it is an extreme performance song, the domestic music score was good.
‘I was fourth now.’
According to what the company has heard, the influx of official fandom subscribers is accelerating faster than the last album, and you must be benefiting from that.
So, to sum up all these indicators, this activity was a great opportunity to fly to the top tier stability by capturing both commerciality and artistic value.
In a word, it means that they are about to open the door to the beginning of their crazy heyday.
But here, think that the Gold 1 group, or Golden Age, came out with a filthy good song while holding on to the testa.
‘Obviously, it sounds like ‘Golden Age’s song is better, but Testa won with fans’.’
In a word, it means that mulberry is missing from the perception of fans and the public.
The risk that Testa’s reputation as a ‘popular group that is popular in all fields’ that they were just trying to acquire could be reduced to ‘a male idol group with a big fandom’ was already visible.
The top tier entry is just around the corner, but I want to refrain from getting caught here.
‘The tour needs to be done on a large scale.’
In order to avoid sudden death due to abnormal condition, Testa’s momentum should not be lost until the next comeback.
‘I have to make public opinion continue to rate Testa’s album highly.’
I thought about it and quickly came to a conclusion.
‘The answer is gukppong.’
I need to make Testa proud of the common denominator with the domestic public.
Just to the extent that it was so artificial and excessive that I didn’t feel objectionable.
I sighed briefly and belatedly replied to Gold 1’s message. This was after several people had already replied.
[This is an easy-to-listen and good song. Congratulations hyung.]
I sent it neatly without any superfluity so that the company wouldn’t use it strangely.
Gold 1 was just grateful.
[Ha Il-jun (Hyung): Thank you guys!]
[Ha Il-Jun (Hyung): Ha, the reaction should be good… I have to work hard]
Gold 1 seemed a bit uneasy, so after a few words of conversation, the conversation ended with a joke.
[Ha Il-jun (Hyung): If we meet at a music room next week, will you sign the CD… ? My younger brother is trying to kill me]
But an hour or two later, the group message room rang again.
[Ha Il-joon (Hyung): Guys, I really don’t have any face. Can I say that you guys praised the song in an interview or a place like this this week?] [Ha Il-Jun (Hyung): No, I’m scared because I keep asking questions to get into a fight
]
[Ha Il-Jun (Hyung): Ah There’s a big difference in our weight class from Godstar, but I keep getting nervous because of that… Help me.]
Ugh.
‘That doesn’t work.’
I don’t know if I’m sincere, but I don’t know how that company will use it.
Wouldn’t it be perfect to unfollow with a sound like ‘this new song by Golden Age that even Testa, a competitor, acknowledged’?
I quickly hit the message before the other blokes could reply.
[Would it be okay? Hyung, I’m worried that it might go as if the title was leaked to another group through Azusa’s connections.]
Right after that, a private message arrived.
[Big Sejin: hahahahahaha]
Did you deliberately not reply?
And without the need to set the mood with the big Sejin arguing, the frightened Gold 1 reply came right back.
[Ha Il-jun (Hyung): Huh, that could be; Thank you Moondae, this company almost sold me out of its mind]
‘The company advised me.’
They weren’t normal babies either.
Gold 1 doesn’t seem to have any restraint against Testa since the difference in weight is so great in the first place, but it seemed clear that they trusted the company.
‘I’m envious.’
It really compares to this town.
I sighed and called the company.
‘I have to ask for the exact date.’
just…Checking everything one by one was not the right way for the company.
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The week after Moondae Park confirmed the title track of Golden Age.
A reaction video was uploaded on a large YouTube channel.
It’s a channel famous for producing interesting reactions by directing unique situations, so there have been a lot of celebrity appearances recently.
But it was also the first time that people in this field appeared.
[Gugak musicians watching the latest KPOP (feat. Testa) | NAYA]
It was the appearance of people who do Korean traditional music.
The video was filmed one by one for each cast member and edited by connecting the cuts.
[hello. I am Baek Joo-bin, a Korean traditional music singer.]
[Last year, I gave a gayageum recital at the National Gugak Center.]
[The most recent performance was…Cheoyongmu?]
The video introduces the artists’ journeys with short materials, and then begins with a simple question and answer session.
[NAYA: Do you listen to KPOP?]
[I know roughly what is famous.]
[No.]
[Yes. I like it.]
There were various reactions, but this was the evaluation emphasized in the video.
[Anyway, isn’t it very different from the music I usually do?]
Then, the channel producers opened their laptops and had Korean musicians watch a music video.
It was actually a teaser.
[NAYA: I’m going to introduce you to a KPOP music video that’s currently on the real-time popular video rankings.]
[Um… Can I just watch it?]
[One hundred thousand…Wow, this unit is 10 million.]
[3 2 1 Press that.]
Click.
Soon, the video was broadcast together on a small screen.
It was the teaser for Testa’s new song.
[Uh, this?]
And Korean traditional musicians… I started laughing when Seon Ah-hyun’s solo song came out.
[This is why you showed it!]
[It’s gayageum.]
Of course, the elements except for the main instrument were very close to KPOP, but the Korean traditional musicians enjoyed it quite a bit.
[It was written very cleverly.]
[A little…I mixed that into the action as well. There are arm movements used in Taepyeongmu.]
[Wow, you’re really handsome! A person like that should have come to us (?).]
However, as Cha Yoo-jin’s solo song immediately followed, the reaction got a little stronger.
[Isn’t that the end??]
[Oh, this guy is really cool too! The gong goes really well with it!]
[…] Wait a minute, the length of this video… Wait a minute.]
[NAYA: Please keep watching. (Laughter)]
Korean traditional musicians came to appreciate the first verse of each member of Testa’s solo song.
With visual beauty overflowing with capital.
[oh….]
At first, the reaction that started just to be moderately polite became stronger as I became more and more immersed in the video.
In particular, the most intense reaction erupted at the moment when the Korean traditional instruments of each solo song were piled up and the title was made.
[Wow!!]
[Ah, that’s all part of it!]
[How did you come up with this idea??]
[These instruments are originally used in different places, so there’s probably no case where they’re all used together… Oh, it’s very fresh.]
[NAYA: These are the opinions that these friends gave while making the song themselves.]
[It’s amazing!]
And the moment Ryu Chung-woo appeared, I became immersed in the story.
[Are you a monster? The monster in the book earlier… ….]
[Um~ I get it. look. First of all, this friend is a gumiho.]
[Really? …Oh then, isn’t that friend in front of you Cheoyong? I think it’s right.]
Then, the channel’s producers declared a bombshell.
[NAYA: Why don’t you ask yourself?]
[Yes??]
Then the Testa members appeared off the screen.
[Park Moon-dae: Hello. This is Testa’s Moondae Park.]
[Cha Yujin: Hello! I am Yoojin Cha. It’s Testa!]
[Mom!]
The Testa members appeared one or two each in each video and sat across from the Korean musician.
And he directed a funny and warm appearance with the astonished Korean musicians.
[Ah, I really enjoyed watching the video!]
[Totally…It was like a genius. Awesome.]
[He looks better in real life.]
[Maybe… It’s really hard on your eyes… ….]
[Bae Sejin: ??? Oh no… I’m from that child actor… ….]
[Aaaa! I’m sorry! Blindfolded acting is so real!]
The familiarity and laughter of the raw reactions that came out of each other’s embarrassment flowed for a long time.
And at the end, it leans slightly towards a slightly touching and serious story.
[In fact, as we continue to do this, we also feel that we are getting farther away from the public. Thank you for showing such a wonderful fusion.]
[Park Moon-dae: Thanks to us, we were able to know that Korean musical instruments make such wonderful sounds. Thank you so much.]
[Let’s cheer up each other!]
[Cha Yoo-jin: Okay! let’s hug!]
And the situation was finished with a little gag so that the afterglow wasn’t too heavy.
[Cha Yoo-jin: But I’m actually an American! I like it!]
[????]
The Korean traditional musician became confused.
[Joe is good…. Foreigners also like it (?)]
The video ended like that.
And as a matter of course, as soon as the video was uploaded, it quickly gained tens of millions of views and became a popular domestic video.
And it wasn’t just this video.
Testa performed in full-scale wearing hanbok on the WeTube channel specializing in choreography videos, and appeared playing traditional Korean musical instruments in public TV entertainment previews.
It was to emphasize the appeal elements of this album at a level that suits the content moderately and is not excessive.
After diligently laying the groundwork for the nuance of ‘Testa teaches Korean traditional music’.
The agency started posting articles about Testa’s overseas schedule on the main portal.
It was a bomb that was dropped just as the Gold 1 group’s first week of activity was barely starting.
The operation was successful.
And anyway, to this extent, they couldn’t even sit in a terrifying seat like ‘a symbolic group representing Korea’.
Because VTIC is there.
However, not everything went as expected.
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Testa’s first overseas schedule shooting.
Originally, the backstage, which would have been busy with various inspections, was a mess with urgency and worry.
“Kim Raebin!”
“are you okay??”
“I don’t know….”
Kim Rae-bin, whose face was white, reached for his right foot and hurriedly removed it. It was clear that the pain was severe.
“Rabin, don’t touch your feet.”
“Do you have a kit??”
“Let me see!”
The staff hurriedly took off their shoes and carefully checked their condition.
The instep of the foot where the blood was flowing was visibly swollen.
‘Damn it.’
I was about to bite my tongue.
