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“I like Waiting”, a song performed by the participants in Icorpo, has an oriental and sentimental atmosphere so unique that it successfully managed to have constant visits in the presentation of the Lunar Rabbit team uploaded to WeTube.

Of course, besides this song, TeSTAR had quite a few successful Team Battle performances.

Obviously, opinions about the song they would like to perform again came out in various ways while preparing for the concert.

— I think the concept of heroes would be the best for the concert!

— "A-a new world"... I-I think if I do it again, it'll be better...!

— Vampires! I want to do it too!

— Guys, would you like to do a VTIC song? I think now it would be possible...

— ...Calm down, guys.

However, most of those opinions could not be chosen because the people who had interpreted them before would change too much.

In other words, it was possible that bad comments would start to spread saying that "They take advantage and make the songs replacing the participants who were eliminated".

Fortunately, there was a song proposed by Keun SeJin that did not have this anxiety-causing element.

— Haha, it has most of our members, right~?

Except for Gold 1, all the members of the “Moon Rabbit” team debuted in TeSTAR.

Also, Gold 1, who will debut soon, sent us a text message gladly giving them permission to perform it at his concert.

In this way, TeSTAR was able to prepare the presentation with great enthusiasm.

And now… seven young men wearing dark robes appeared in front of the stage.

The melody of the daegeum, a long bamboo flute, began to play.

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Uung- Uuuung- Uu- Uuu-

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It sounded very elegant and sad.

It was a sound that everyone in the audience had heard at least once.

At that moment, one of the youths did a somersault, gracefully waving the durumagi he wore in the air.

[ : Durumagi is an outer layer of hanbok (Korean traditional dress). It is worn over jeogori (the traditional white jackets worn by boys) and baji (trousers).

(photos of the pink haired boy (Seonghwa)). ]

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The boy made a firm jump, much higher compared to the presentation he made at Icorpo, and fell gracefully in front of everyone.

A splendid golden dragonfly pattern shone on the fluttering ultramarine robe.

— ...!

The audience couldn't comprehend the situation for a moment, but when the rabbit masks were caught on screen, they began to scream.

— AAAAH!!

— INCREDIBLE!!

After the survival show was over, they were finally able to see the rabbits they had missed so much.

Only now, they were lavishly decorated.

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As the members rotated their masks to reveal their faces, beautiful norigae adorned with jade swayed.

[ : Norigae are traditional manual decorations, woven with colored threads.

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The details of the costumes, which were more dazzling than when they were in Icorpo, had elegant patterns that sparkled every time the tall boys moved.

Furthermore, TeSTAR produced a strange historical atmosphere by performing a group dance with slightly inhuman movements.

No, the footsteps just got more intense.

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Thanks to the increase in the number of people, both the choir's singing and the overall choreography formation and position were even more magnificent.

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Park MoonDae clearly sang the high notes of the chorus. When his face was captured on the screen, you could still see the little sparkles under his eyes that he used in his sub-unit introduction.

And the second half of the song, which was cut in Icorpo, continued without being cut this time.

The new friends who joined "Moon Rabbit" sang these verses.

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Cha YooJin smiled and made a spectacular move with light footwork. The choreography was embellished with the movements of the durumagi.

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The lunar rabbits expressed themselves as if they were looking forward to it and finally having fun, managing to infect the public that they enjoyed their presentation.

The stadium was filled with warmth, where joy and pleasure abounded.

And when the bridge came…

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The moon rabbits ran up to the protruding stage, and when they sang that verse, a sweet sensuality was felt.

[ : Stage located a little further from the main stage, it can be just one or several. ]

They all held fans that had been hidden by the durumagi.

— AAAAAAH!

— UWAAAAAAA!

The crowd around him screamed desperately.

After performing a part of the choreography where they gently fell to the ground and took off their durumagi, they stood up again.

Ornaments suspended by bright woven threads, hung from the belt that held the white shirt.

Finally, it was time to sing the last chorus.

As if they were excitedly waiting for someone special to arrive, they pleasantly choreographed their foot movements while humming at the same time.

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Hum hu hu hum- huhu

DDu-ru Du-ru Du Du

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The audience responded enthusiastically.

— Tttutturutturuttuttu~

It could be safely stated that the fans sincerely sang to them in response.

In such a beautiful and unexpected situation, the moon rabbits ended the presentation with big smiles, much happier than they thought.

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They even sang along to Keun SeJin's last phrase.

SeJin smiled and crossed her arms, leaning her head against the huge trunk of the tree that came out in the middle of the stage.

Even though the stage went dark at the end of the song, the screaming didn't stop.

— AAAAAAAAAAH!!

Before proceeding with the setlist, a VCR was broadcast announcing the next song. People were excited by the afterglow of the previous performance and looked forward to the one to follow.

But after the VCR ended and several seconds passed, the stage was completely dark.

Some of the cheering spectators soon began to speak hesitantly.

— Hmm?

— Eh?

— Why is it like this?

Just before the audience began to think that it was a lightning failure at the concert or some other kind of accident, a light suddenly went on above the stage.

Pik.

Only one spotlight turned on and gave a beam of light… which illuminated a tree stump on the stage!

— ...!!

It was located in the same place where a tree used to be; however, the upper part of the tree had disappeared as if it had been uprooted, leaving only a stump on which… two dark-haired youths sat with their heads bowed.

— ...?!

When the slow melody of a stringed instrument was heard, they both raised their heads.

Their faces were completely covered by the rabbit masks; however, it seemed that the moon painted on his forehead had been damaged and the paint was flowing down from that area.

— ...

In front of a large number of spectators who were in an unusually quiet atmosphere, the song began.

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The pronunciation and tone with which that chanson was sung was strangely perfectly executed.

[ : Chanson is a French term, which refers to any song with lyrics in that language. ]

Just like that, the third sub-unit performance started without any warning.

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— Ya, don't you think Cheongwoo hyung and RaeBin are really cool?

Under the stage SeJin spoke to me, who with the help of the staff was quickly changing his outfit.

— Why do you ask me that?

— Because right now they are singing accompanied by their musical arrangement, but without any choreography. Look at them, they're amazing~

It was a compliment to them who were far away from us performing their performance perfectly even though they didn't have much time to catch their breath after the previous song.

"What should I think of that?"

But when I turned around, I saw a screen showing the feed from some cameras filming our concert.

"It's just as I expected..."

That's right. His presentation is very consistent, so I responded with admiration.

— Well, you're right.

Perhaps CheongWoo thought a lot about doing it that way because he would be performing at an “idol concert”, but RaeBin didn't even think that he had to be brave to pull it off like that.

"If the arrangement for the live performance ends up being poor, then they might cause a problem."

But the arrangement ended up going very well.

They broke the classic chanson that came out decades ago and changed it to an indie style that is popular in recent music charts.

If an album came out with all the songs we sang at this concert, maybe that song would be chosen as the best.

SeJin smiled at my answer.

— Of course. Oh sure, you have great guts too, MoonDae. It's amazing that you put a ribbon headband on your head~

— ...Oh, yeah.

I can't forget that there was a camera filming us on the side.

— MoonDae MoonDae, don't you have something to tell me? You saw me as a cowboy, right?

— Oh, that was good.

— Tell me again, but with more sincere feelings~

I ignored his complaint and concentrated on hearing the melody coming from the stage.

…It has a clear riff melody that sticks to your ears even though it has a gloomy beat.

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What I heard was part of the rap.

This is because the iconic intro and chorus were entrusted to the vocalist, while the other verses of the song were entrusted to the rapper.

It's a composition that people are familiar with, so it will stick to your ears better.

However, I was wondering if the atmosphere of the song, which only pushed rapping and singing vocals, would work at the concert.

"But I think it does seem to influence the atmosphere."

It was decided to give a strong narrative using the stage and its lighting as if witnessing a play.

And on the big screen, the meaning of the lyrics of the chanson would appear as splashes of black ink.

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In the original song, the lyrics felt refreshing, but mixed with gloomy beats and rap, it caused a different feeling.

"The impression must be strong."

In fact, thanks to those lyrics, in the first setlist we made, the next song was unanimously decided.

We decided to continue with the title song of the new album.

"The letters were similar."

I think it was a good setup for building the atmosphere of the concert.

However, the company dismissed it due to energy and time issues.

— Don't you think if you do it like this, RaeBin-ssi and CheongWoo-ssi will end up fainting?!

— If you do this often, I think you'll make a mistake if you don't take a break so you can at least change outfits. It can seriously affect the presentation of the new song, so wouldn't it be better to avoid it as much as possible?

Each and every word they said to us was so true, that we kept silent and accepted.

So, a short talk and communication with the audience was added, but I don't know if the atmosphere will stay the same after talking for a long time after that song...

"I think it would be more appropriate to have a chat after a song that isn't as exciting or lyrical."

It was disappointing because we hardly had any songs that had that same composition.

I clicked my tongue and after changing my outfit and fixing my hair, I walked down the hall.

Shortly after, we were joined by the guys who finished their sub-unit performance.

— Ooooh~

— Did they like it?

— Yes. It was much better than I thought.

— I think you expressed everything you wanted to show very well!

The faces that responded were bright. Not only our response, but also that of the public, seems to have been very good.

"They applauded quite a bit for a long time."

Without much anxiety, the concert was going smoothly.

— We're going upstairs, sit down!

— Yes!

Sitting next to each other on seven chairs, we went up to the central stage via an elevator device.

In front of us, the huge space was filled with countless lights that glittered and fluttered.

— AAAAH

The cheers accompanied the lights of the lightsticks.

"...This is not a joke."

When I performed on stage, I didn't notice it as much, but now that I was sitting down, I felt like I was getting dizzy.

If I get to thinking that each one of those lights represents over 10,000 people sitting everywhere... No, I'd better stop.

"If I continue to be overwhelmed, I won't be able to continue with the talk script."

I saw that Cheongwoo took the microphone to start the talk.

— Nice to see you all again! Are you enjoying the concert? How did you like our sub-unit presentations?

— Oooh~ Hyung, can you hear them? Everyone is enjoying it. They said they were very cool!

— That's very good!

I also spoke into the microphone.

— Which presentation did you like the most?

Words of all kinds flowed from everywhere like a tide.

Everything!

I like everything!

Rabbit! Cables!!

MoonDae’s performance~!

[ : Everytime people or the characters mention “cables” or “wires”, they refer to the equipment of wires that let them fly in the air in Magical Boy’s performance. ]

That last sentence echoed in my head.

— ...

Without realizing it, I was silent for a while… I answered several seconds later.

— ...I liked everything too.

— Oh, I was also very impressed by MoonDae~

— Me too!

— That sounds weirder than you guys think.

After joking around a bit, we continued.

— Alright, then... Let's start with the "Words I Want to Say to TeSTAR" segment!

And when I was about to say the questions that had been selected in advance, suddenly, the lights around the stage dimmed.

— ...?

That was unexpected.

I made eye contact with my companions, who were also puzzled.

— What happened?

— Have the lights failed?

At that moment, a light suddenly appeared behind us.

It was the light from the giant screen.

When I turned to look at it, an unplanned video was streaming through it.

…It was TeSTAR's debut showcase.

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With subtitles, the video kept flowing.

The screen showed all the activities that we have carried out over the last nine months, from our first performance in a music program to the last one we had at the end of the year. Several cuts passed where TeSTAR could be seen with all kinds of costumes.

Then the screen showed the concert audience.

Without us noticing, the spectators were holding the same light purple cloth in their hands.

They were… slogans.

On the giant screen you could clearly read.

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[ : The lyrics of the song “Airplane” mentioned

sending your heart (sincere feelings, love) on a paper plane (can be interpreted as through letters or traveling to be together with them). ]

The musical accompaniment to a song he already knew began to play.

…It was “You are the Magic”.

It was the first fan song that TeSTAR composed.

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They were the voices of more than ten thousand people.

Numerous voices joined together and poured out from everywhere like brilliant shooting stars.

It was so amazing that I started to feel suffocated and stopped breathing.