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Bae Sejin's last name change drew moderate attention and was broadcast in a safe manner.

There was no sense of incongruity since only the surname had been changed and it had been used before as a nickname to distinguish him from Keun SeJin.

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[Hul, TeSTAR's Bae Sejin is officially named Bae Sejin]

Her mother's last name is Bae hahahaha she said that her mother raised her alone, so out of respect she decided to use her last name hahaha her (Link to the official article)

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─ Ya, really? LOL

─ It's great lol

─ Filial piety that we didn't expect ㄴㅇㄱ

L Hahahahahahahahaha

─ I know that this last name change is due to his family history, but the fact that there are two SeJin in TeSTAR does not mean that we have to add more last names with other letters of the alphabet haha

─ Hahahaha I hope fans don't get confused

NT: ㄴㅇㄱ is a Korean meme emoji made by a female comedian that connotes surprise (image in comments).

Still, fans did not accept it easily.

This is because “Bae” was not a nickname that fans called Sejin. When he was in Icorpo, there were malicious viewers and haters who called him that with sarcastic intentions.

With the passage of time, the negative nuances of that nickname were eliminated, but the viewers who still remember the origin of that nickname could not help but feel strange at the new change.

However, after fully reading the article, the ideal atmosphere was created for fans to positively accept the name change.

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According to agency T1 Stars Entertainment, Bae Sejin said, "I know there is a nickname that matches the surname I'm currently changing to. It's strange, but I want to take this as a new opportunity. Unlike the nickname, I hope to share the feelings that this surname causes me and so I can get closer to our fans".

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In Sejin's words, the will to move forward and change in a good way could be felt.

─ Bae Sejin's name is like a gift he received from his mother

─ He had never used that nickname before for fear that Sejin would feel hurt, but there will be no problem now because he wants to use it himself…

─ I know there are people who are getting mad about this but Sejin did it because he's a good boy to his fans and also a good son to his motherㅠㅠ muah muah muah (kisses)

─ Hmm, between the two of us, it seemed very strange to me that the smaller Sejin wanted to change his name and call himself his nickname, but after reading the entire article, I understood. Sejin appears to be a much stronger and braver person than I thought.

He had mentioned that he would appreciate it if the viewers, the general TeSTAR fandom and not just his personal fandom, weren't confused. He received no objections as it created an atmosphere in the fandom of “not referring to any of the Lee SeJin by their real names in order to tell them apart.”

However, there were malicious fans of Keun SeJin who made noise for a while.

─ Oh, so my Lee SeJin will get his name back? He took too long to find a decent nickname to go by and that pissed me off, but I'm relieved he's already made up his mind

─ When my baby realized that his names were the same and wanted to give him the actor nickname, he got angry hahaha wow, and now he wants to adopt it as his new name to keep his good image ^^

─ It would be good if he put a sign on his head so they don't get confused and call him by his new name

But these reactions fluctuated briefly underwater and disappeared.

Just as TeSTAR and the agency wanted, the new name settled into the minds of the general public without any major disturbances.

And when Sejin's name change was no longer in the news, the date of his comeback arrived.

* * *

─ Finally.

After spending two nights studying in the lab, the grad student ran to her house, through the front door, and hurried inside. Her dog was enjoying a nap in the living room.

But she couldn't go to sleep.

“I have to watch the TeSTAR MV first.”

Although she went out the day before, at midnight, she still hadn't seen it.

She was only aware of what had been shown in the teaser, but it was not very important since they were small hints similar to the concept photos shown under the same tune.

Her curiosity was so great that she had an immense desire to see the music video as soon as it was released, but...

Even though it was late, she rushed to her house with the idea of ​​seeing it comfortably on the big screen.

As soon as she arrived at his home, she first washed her face with cold water, then sat in front of her computer and, with her heart pounding, opened WeTube.

As soon as she entered, at the top of the screen, where the popular videos section was displayed, the video she expected appeared.

[TeSTAR - “Airplane” - Official MV]

─ ...Woah!!

She could finally see it. Finally! She clicked on the video thumbnail without paying much attention to it.

The first thing she saw was the white hallway of a school and the blue sky through the windows.

The image looked so bright and fantastic, as if influenced by an abstract painting, that she was reminded of the magical concept of “Magical Boy”.

But before she could pay attention to every detail, the cut suddenly changed and the same composition of the corridor was shown, but this time it was black.

"Eh?"

Water dripped everywhere in the dark corridor. Graffiti drawn in fluorescent paint and emergency lights flashed strangely intermittently and reflected in the flowing water.

And at that moment, someone appeared at the end of the hall.

─ ...!

A person, dressed in dark clothes, staggered and leaned against the wall to continue walking hurriedly.

And the moment the shot came closer and the student thought she might find out who that man was, the man reached out his hand toward the camera, suddenly covering the lens with his palm.

[...]

The screen went black...

And the melody of an acoustic guitar was heard.

─ ...?!

To her surprise, it was a faint, clear melody that she hadn't expected at all.

The palm moved away from the camera lens and this time a vast blue sky filled with white clouds was displayed. Beneath it was an old school.

But this did not look like a ghastly building. The little school looked surrounded by trees and mountains, like something out of a young adult fantasy novel.

And the next moment, a boy stood in front of the school gate.

[...]

It was seen his back hesitating for a while, but soon he grabbed the doorknob.

And when it slowly opened, a clear and fresh voice began to sing.

My excited heart

I want to send it to a place

leaving nothing behind

Open your window right now

So it will fly through the sky

on the paper plane i made today

The boy ran into the hallway and the camera panned to his side, showing his face in profile.

It was Park MoonDae.

Suddenly, he sounded a cool drumbeat.

Tang, tang! Drrdrdrdr!

Little by little, other band instruments were added, even a violin was heard.

They were classic instrumentals that were popular to use in the early 2000s, but thanks to the modernity of the rhythm arrangement and synth, the song got a retro feel, but without actually being considered...rustic.

Meanwhile, the young man ran along the corridor and when he returned to open another door...

Tang!

A bedroom was seen.

Each of the boys, who had been playing with each other, widened their eyes in surprise and looked at the camera.

[...?]

And the video completely changed, focusing on the experiences of the boys as if it were a youth drama.

TeSTAR enjoyed his daily life taking classes at the small rural school.

Every time cuts occurred for the boys to move to another area, a short cut of the choreography would appear.

As if the students themselves were in charge of cleaning the school, worn and clumsily cleaned elements such as the desk in the corner were shown, which made the rural atmosphere of the video more believable.

"Oh my God."

The video blended the boys' nostalgia and joviality so well that it managed to touch the graduate student's heart, but it wasn't over yet.

When the second half of the song was reached, new elements were added.

TeSTAR began to experience minor anomalies, facing certain situations in the school and the forest.

For example, when Seon AhHyun turned on the faucet in the playground, bubbles came out instead of water.

─ Wow...

She was amazed.

It was really cool to see the sparkling bubbles swirl around AhHyun thanks to the wind.

After that, most of the members first learned about the abilities they displayed in “Magical Boy” without being too explicit.

"What about MoonDae?"

She was worried that they would skip his appearance since he had all the focus in the intro of the video, until his ability appeared on the screen.

After his music class, his friends came out and he wanted to follow them, but the moment he grabbed the doorknob, the illusion of a seal pattern flickered before his eyes.

And the door closed.

"Aaah."

As the student held back her scream from him, the music video reached its climax.

The seven boys planned to use their abilities to sneak out of school during curfew and play.

So when night came, under the light of the stars...

They began their mischievous escape.

When Keun Sejin closed his eyes and checked that nothing was happening in the outer corridor of the dormitory, Cha YooJin turned the spring of the red bear doll in his hands so that it enlarged to the size of a human, then covered it with a blanket.

But Kim RaeBin walked over to a window and, with the punch of his compass, punched a circular hole in it for them to climb out of, and then looked at his companions with an ambiguous expression.

Anyway, after a few twists and turns, the boys manage to sneak out of the school.

The choir was heard.

Will you let me go without stopping?

When all the joy

and the painful sadness

fill my heart again

I will send it again

in an Airplane towards you

Airplane

A drop with modern electronic music was produced and a cut of the group choreography appeared on the field, accompanied by the starry sky.

NT: “Drop” is a moment in the song where a sudden change in rhythm occurs, which is usually preceded by a section in which different melodies are accumulated that represent the maximum sound point of the song, and then break them and go in another direction. In K-POP it is used to make an intense choreographic segment.

And the moment the beautiful choreography stopped, the boys started running across the field. The cut flowed in one take, without stopping.

[Hahaha!]

When the boys' laughter was inserted into the musical accompaniment, the dreamlike atmosphere vanished.

The bridge changed and the song subtly advanced to its end.

Go far, fly high

I hope my heart will fly

beyond the milky way

and become a shining star

Ryu CheongWoo laughed and shot his toy gun into the sky. With a joyous explosion, the bullets turned into firecrackers and lit up the night sky.

Put your hands together, pray again

I hope I can reach you

I want to go beyond the limit

to intertwine our hands

The boys laughed and ran across the field, the camera capturing them from behind for a long time until they were out of sight.

"Oh... he was very good."

Relaxed, she gently touched the buttons on her keyboard. She felt great, but she didn't have enough strength to react otherwise.

But the video was not finished yet.

When the music stopped playing, the screen went black.

─ ...?

That dark screen… actually, it was the view of the night scenery from the classroom window. However, the outside scene was completely dark, not a single star could be seen, which gave a feeling of incongruity.

Suddenly, something flashed in the curtains.

—...!

The bright graffiti, which she had seen at the beginning of the mv, was appearing on the curtains. Thanks to the lights that spread, the silhouette of a boy could be seen next to the windowsill.

That was a familiar composition for all TeSTAR fans.

"...It's like the Magical Boy teaser!"

It was the same composition.

...Only this time, nothing magical happened.

[...]

The video ended.

"...Huuuh!"

The graduate student let out a long sigh.

“The last thing that appeared was a clue…? No, before I thought about it… It was so good!”

Both the song, as well as the choreography and costumes, were very cool.

But due to her physical and mental exhaustion, she couldn't get a detailed impression about what she had seen, only the emotions she had felt floated in her mind.

“Since I'm like this, it would be nice to read other people's comments…!”

Then, she would be able to understand the story well without needing to explode her head by reasoning out every detail. Encouraged, she headed to the comment box.

—...

When she saw the box full of English comments, she stiffened.

This happened due to WeTube's policy of prioritizing comments in English and displaying them at the top of the box.

There was only one Korean comment exposed in the top comments.

— I'm looking for Koreans. I love TeSTAR! (emoticon crying with laughter)

— ...

The student decided to create an account on social networks.

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Possible references for "Airplane"

1. ONEUS - Airplane

This song has the same intention of flying away and reaching a loved one, according to the lyrics. Unfortunately he has no MV, but if you like, you can search for his performance. The link that I share is of an English translation of the lyrics because perhaps that has inspired the lyrics of "Airplane" by TeSTAR.

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2. SEVENTEEN - Oh my

This song has no similarity in lyrics (it's a love song), but its musical style is refreshing and its visual concept is cute and dreamy, but without being too cute or too energetic, it provides the vibes of Side A of the album. .

It also has some similarities in the video, such as the bedroom settings, outdoor settings with decorations reminiscent of nature, and the SEVENTEEN member pointing to the sky and fireworks going off just like CheongWoo does.

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