The concept photos for “0CEAN BLUE,” one of the two versions of the Summer Special Album, were released.
The first photo uploaded was a group shot of the members, with white sand and a blue ocean in the background.
Wearing white tops and light-wash jeans—similar, but each in a different style—the members all shoved their faces into the frame together and smiled brightly. It felt like they were gathered up front with a selfie stick, taking a group photo.
Some fans were happy, but they also knew all too well about Kwon Daedo’s obsessive worldview fixation, so at the same time, they started getting suspicious.
There was no way he’d just hand over a peaceful concept this easily.
Kwon Daedo was the guy who, in the album before last, put them in school uniforms and made a music video where a member brutally killed another member.
SurviveThisShittyLifeWithEternityFace????@01facekukboim
Dubdi, why are you suddenly like this. I mean, I like it, but why are you like this.
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HOT! [Anonymous Celebrity Chatter] ZER01 - Concept Photo < 0CEAN BLUE > ver. [293]
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(https://tweetie.com/ZER01_Official/status/78416511?4721687)
Fuck, Ions, the “Seodongyo technique” finally worked. Zer01 might actually be refreshing for real this time. My heart is pounding, what do I do. The high-res photos are fucking insane,,, this is crazy,,, the group is crazy, the units are crazy, the solos are crazy, it’s been confirmed as a triple crazy strikeout
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Im Sebin’s hair definitely has a soul attached to it. How does hair blow in the wind like that. When my hair gets wind, it just turns into a Hershey psycho cut, fuck. Nature is literally helping him. Human druid Im Sebin. It’s only natural his nickname is Im Sebin = Elf. I will accept no objections.
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Kyeon Inwoo with a surfboard tucked under one arm? T-zone handsome Kyeon Inwoo? Kyeon Inwoo whose eyebrows are even handsome? OK. But instead of the surfboard, I wish you’d tuck me under your side, Inwoo. I’m heavier, but volume-wise, me and the surfboard are probably similar, right? What do you think, Inwoo? I float really well.
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Kitty, I’m sorry,,, even the way you get water sprayed on you is art and scenery and a masterpiece. What is that hair color, pastel blue? And I was so distracted by every bone joint in your wrists and ankles that I didn’t even notice you were wearing bracelets until later, fuck. Did you drink milk diligently when you were little? How are even your bones handsome. My ideal type from now on is a man whose bones are handsome. From now on, for blind dates, I’m not taking face photos, I’m taking X-rays. Yeah.
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Fuck, Cheon Sayun—on top of the white sail in the background making black-hearted otaku feel like they’re getting forced repentance, what is this holiness,,, starting today I’m a follower of the Sayun religion. I’ve gained faith I didn’t have just from seeing his face. Those long legs pulling off that beach robe, fuck. If I wore it, it’d drag on the floor and I’d be cleaning the ground for free, haha.
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Starting today, once a day, Pyo Jaeho, preserve a selfie of you with your bangs swept back and remember your duty to broadcast far and wide that your facial features are alive and beneficial to the world. Coming out of the water is actually insane. Don’t come out. No, come out. No, don’t. It’s dangerous. No, come out. Come out right now.
This is refreshing no matter how I look at it, right, guys? It’s blue and it’s the ocean, can I get my hopes up?????????
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>> ? What is this, is this a dream
└ No but what is this, seriously what is this, photos what is this, why is it actually summer, why????????????????
└ They’ll do this and then when the MV drops, instead of spraying water they’ll spray blood
>> No. Don’t be fooled. That’s not the ocean, it’s the tears we’re about to spill
└ Holy shit are you for real lolololololololololol
>> I’m seriously not used to this, guys. You weren’t kids who wore short sleeves like this, fuck, am I the only one acting awkward right now? sob sob sob
>> Who sprayed water on Youngin. I won’t let it go. Fuck. Thank you. Please let me bow to you.
>> No, are you kidding, why does the group concept photo feel so unfamiliar. I’ve never seen them smile this brightly on purpose, except Sayun and Inwoo. I haven’t even seen it on variety shows or their own content, are they insane sob sob sob sob sob sob sob
└ 22222 There was a reason they didn’t smile. They were being considerate so they wouldn’t destroy my heart. A filial-son idol of this era, considerate so fans don’t get cardiac arrest.
>> Kyeon Inwoo wink = major crime. Sentenced to life imprisonment with the punishment of walking around with one eye closed forever.
└ Fuck, forced into “Gungye” mode lololololololol
>> If Pyo Jaeho doesn’t wear a layered rash guard then it’s a violation of some law. Anyway it’s illegal. Archive it.
>> If my heart, a certified refreshing-chomp-chomp expert, is reacting, then I think it’s refreshing
└ Even if I roll forward and back and sideways and look from every angle, it’s refreshing. 100% refreshing yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
>> Dubdi, fuck, after doing this, you’re not seriously gonna scam us with the concept photos, right? I’m thinking refreshing youth summer boy right now, and if the moment the teaser drops my mental just flies away, then fuck
└ Fuck, PTSD is hitting lololololololol
└ But honestly, I liked the school uniforms hehe. Delicious. If you’re originally that handsome, aren’t you supposed to squeeze out at least a triple juice of blood sweat tears?
└ Back then it really felt like I walked in for macarons and got a thick dark brownie forcibly shoved into my mouth lolololol
Zer01 fans first vaguely denied it, like “no way, no way,” and then the moment they saw how good the concept photos were, they got happy but also got furious at the agency.
No, fuck, you could do this all along—so why the hell have you been doing that until now? You crazy bastards! And then, little by little, they decided to compromise with the situation and the agency and just enjoy it.
Yeah… the kids are pretty. If the clothes are normal, that’s enough. And the kids’ relationships are normal, and their arms and legs are normal too. It’s peaceful and nice.
Fans who quickly accepted the situation threw away their suspicion for now and started enjoying it like crazy.
HowFarHasZer01GoneWithRefreshing? @whereiscjdfid
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The account owner briefly lost their mind lol sob. For now we’ll watch until comeback day, and if it’s refreshing, I’m deleting the account.
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[Anonymous Celebrity Chatter] How desperate were “Ions” for refreshing, lol [56]
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The moment I saw the trends I knew it was “Eternity.” I’m a fan of another group but I was curious about Eternity refreshing too lol. Congrats Ions congrats
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>> I’m fine dying right now...
└ No. Die after the song drops and you finish streaming.
└ Holy shit that’s too much lololololololol
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[Anonymous Celebrity Chatter] I’m sick of the “refreshing-chanting” people [23]
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>> For real, the “refreshing-chanting” people—if it’s not refreshing they start trashing it and it’s so fucking annoying. I hate the refreshing prayer chanters.
└ 2 I like refreshing too, but I got turned off because of the people who force it.
>> The timing reeks like a total bitch. Look at you posting this shit so all the idol fans who came back with refreshing concept photos have to see it, lol.
DYTS @KIME_NGE
Hehehe song is good. Do a wave~
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[ Condition 14│A perfect idol regularly takes time to communicate with fans. ]
Even though I’d already skimmed the reactions to a certain extent, the damned Status Window kept ringing. While Go Youngin was cursing the Status Window under his breath and grumbling hard, that was when it happened.
‘What is this one now.’
While I was looking through fan reactions related to the concept photos, I found one suspicious post.
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[Anonymous Celebrity Chatter] Come to think of it, what happened with that ZR01 CSY sighting post last time? [10]
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The post got deleted fast, but you know how someone got caught on camera at a cafe with some woman, the two of them together, yeah. So who was that woman? They looked close.
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>> There was a post like that?
└ [Author] Yeah, it got deleted fast but there was a photo too lol
└ You’re so fucking cold nobody even cared, and now you’re doing this to stir shit with a boring post? Pathetic as hell lol. Is stanning your own fave that boring?
>> Fuck, since they’re about to come back you’re trying to spoil it with a fake bait rumor post and “build up,” look at the state of you. You can’t stand seeing fans happy, huh tsk tsk
>> Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง Good grief, human. ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง
It was just a simple rumor post, but the Status Window kept ringing, and then the moment I saw this post, it stopped dead. Like it wanted me to see it. This bastard might not be a simple Status Window either.
If it were a sighting of Pyo Jaeho or Im Sebin, I could’ve laughed it off, because those guys would never go out and hang out with anyone. But if it’s Cheon Sayun, I can’t just let it go.
And on top of that, there was that time he came in late without saying anything. It feels pointlessly unsettling.
[ Condition 2│A kind idol leader talks with members often, even if it’s brief. ]
Would that bastard tell me nicely just because I ask? And how am I supposed to drag in a guy who isn’t even in the practice room.
I didn’t even know where Cheon Sayun was right now. As soon as practice ended, he disappeared again without saying anything.
[ Condition 2│A kind idol leader talks with members often, even if it’s brief. ]
Annoying-ass Status Window.
He has to come back to practice again soon anyway, so can’t I just ask then? Why is it meddling in other people’s actions like this again.
Fuck, like I’m gonna do it.
Despite what I said, Go Youngin quickly tidied up his hair and got ready to go out, gripping his useless phone hard and springing to his feet.
Yeah. Actually, I’m doing it.
There’s no guarantee that post is real, but what if it is?
Since Go Youngin never really cared about hats, he asked Kyeon Inwoo to lend him one, armored up with a mask, and headed outside. Before going out, he messaged the manager that he’d be stepping out briefly and even got permission.
Still, the members had absolutely no interest in where Go Youngin was going.
At least, when I borrowed the hat, Kyeon Inwoo asked where I was going. But the moment he heard my answer, he turned away with a horrified face, so.
Before going out, Go Youngin opened the messenger app and decided to send a message first.
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[ Sayun. Is your phone just a decoration│ ]
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[ Sayun. Answer the phone or don’t, just pick one│ ]
[ Condition 28│A kind idol leader speaks and acts warmly toward members. ]
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[ Condition 28│A kind idol leader speaks and acts warmly toward members. ]
[ Condition 28│A kind idol leader speaks and acts warmly toward members. ]
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Fuck.
If Go Youngin collapsed, the diagnosis would definitely be a sudden blood pressure spike from acute stress. Do I seriously have to even send messages like this? Thanks to this insane Status Window, I guess I won’t get into any “swearing controversy” anywhere I go.
The blinking cursor looked like the Status Window blinking, and that alone was enough to piss me off—am I even normal right now?
This bastard doesn’t answer calls, and even if I send a message, he won’t read it anyway—so would it really be a problem if I just sent something rough? Huh?
I didn’t have anything good to write, and it felt awkward to just demand “where are you,” so in the end I sent only his name, three letters, and nothing else. It’s not like he’d see it right away. Last time, he didn’t even read it all the way to the end……
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‘What the hell, insane.’
I stared at my phone screen. My eyes weren’t wrong.
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ZER01 Cheon Sayun: Why are you calling me.
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Why are you answering.