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Chapter 158 MV released! Amazing album! Amazing looks!

"Chaeyoung, what are you looking at?"

In BLACKPINK's dormitory, Kim Jisoo wiped her wet hair and looked puzzledly at the three members in the living room who were staring intently at the tablet.

"Tarot senior's audio source and MV are online."

"..."

……

"Ouni, it's started!" In Red Velvet's dormitory, Kim Ye-rin excitedly pointed at the picture on her mobile phone that was gradually glowing.

Bae Joo-hyun sat cross-legged on the sofa with a can of Coke in her hand. Son Seung-wan leaned on her shoulder and pouted, "Yerin, when did you become that guy's fan?"

"I have always been!" Kim Ye-rin stopped pretending and came clean: she has always been Arcana.

As the loading screen appeared on her phone, she glanced at the progress bar and muttered, "This MV is so long, over ten minutes long, like a documentary."

……

The video from the music video slowly loaded. On a hazy, dark sea, waves, carrying rain, washed over a rickety ship's cabin on the horizon. As the camera zoomed in, the whistling sea breeze mingled with the crackling of raindrops hitting the deck.

The lens was blurred by the rain, and the sliding raindrops slowly condensed into the words "Wheel of Fortune&X".

A list of tracks appears:
1. Options

2. Congratulations

3. Rockstar

4. Wild Flower

Producer, Tarot.

"The tracklisting order is different from the one in JYP's announcement. Was it messed up?" Serena speculated, taking a sip of beer. "The ship on the sea level should be the concept in the trailer, the Ship of Theseus."

Before she could think, amidst the interwoven sounds of wind, waves and heavy rain in the MV, a strong and powerful drum beat was embedded in it, instantly catching her ears and creating a tense and fighting atmosphere.

“Look~”

In the music video, the prelude to "Options" resounds with a chilling melody, blending with the rain. A hoarse, chuckled voice evokes the image of Gong Cheng sitting on the deck.

The oncoming sea breeze tugged at the corners of his clothes wantonly. Under his hair flying wildly in the wind, Gong Cheng's rain-soaked face was draped with a frivolous smile. The beer in his hand made a crisp 'clinking sound' with the camera in the rain as the camera zoomed in.

"Trap? Trap rap." Selena listened to the prelude and roughly guessed the style of the song. The transition to the scene of Gong Cheng's beer bottle colliding on the screen made her raise her beer and clink it against the screen.

The scene flashed, and Gong Cheng appeared under the overpass in Yeongdeungpo District. The mottled and graffiti-covered wall was painted with the words of Gong Cheng's previous album "YDP" and the track list.

"Look, I don't know what's wrong with me~" Gong Cheng stepped into the increasingly tight drum beats, shook his arms, and started the rap section quickly and explosively.

"As I grow older, I feel more and more that they look down on me!" His calm eyes reflect a whole new scene in the music video. Gong Cheng is in the boxing ring where he used to work, his arms bloodied, and his fists removed: "Don't try to discredit my integrity. Put down the whistle. I can't tolerate you referees anymore!"

"You knew nothing. You thought you had me driven away until I showed up and said, 'Do you remember me?'"

"..."

As Gong Cheng's rap and flow choreographed the rising emotions, Serena, sitting at her computer, felt a surge of excitement. She squeezed her legs together and licked her moist lips. The entire trap rap song gave her a sense of tension and relaxation, with the rap interweaving a variety of emotions—anger, determination, and confidence. After the climax, the tempo subtly slowed down, giving the listener room to breathe and reflect. It felt like an emotional roller coaster.

"Just a reminder, I'm still rapping~"

"I think I need to advise you to mind your mouth~"

"..."

The images in the MV keep flashing, from the boxing ring in Yeongdeungpo to the violent debt collection in the casino, Gong Cheng reveals his deeds before becoming a Tarot without reservation and presents them to the public.

“Stop searching my name online to try to find my home.”

“Write a pop song, and then I wrote a song like this.”

"..."

"Such a powerful tarp, yet not a single curse word?" Park Chaeyoung commented in surprise in BLACKPINK's dorm. This senior, who debuted a few months before them, was an undeniable hip-hop talent, with an incredibly steady rhythm and flow.

Jin Zhenni stopped swaying, thought for a moment, and then made a joke: "Christian rap? No swear words?"

Kim Ji-soo stared at the picture on the screen and had to say that although that bastard was not a good person, he was quite amazing in music. Just the opening tarp of this song was something that not many rappers in Peninsula could do.

"I gotta make it or make it!" A fleeting moment of footage shows Gong Cheng freestyling on the Han River Bridge. Standing beneath the overpass, before a graffiti-covered wall, he unleashes the closing lyrics: "I gotta make it or make it!"

"I gotta make it or make it!"

"Man, this is the only choice, this is the only choice!"

As "Options" ended, Kim Ji-soo muttered, "According to the style of that Tarot person, the MV for this song should tell the story before he became a Tarot artist..."

"That's how it should be. The order of the four songs connects a story from the beginning of the MV..." Park Chae-young nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but look forward to the next song.

As the song "Options" came to an end, the whistling sea breeze and the sound of waves once again swept through the hearts of everyone watching the MV.

The video returned to the beginning of the music video, the endless black sea. The torrential rain continued to pound, and the unreserved moonlight poured down on Gong Cheng's tall figure. He spread his arms like airplane wings, rolled up the heels of his trousers, and stepped on the narrow railing of the boat...

With arms outstretched, maintaining body balance, he walked on the 'single-plank bridge' facing the howling sea breeze and heavy rain.

“What does it feel like to be famous?”

The VJ filming the scene in the heavy rain questioned Gong Cheng, who was standing on the railing. As the waves pounded against the boat, Gong Cheng's figure swayed slightly with the swaying of the boat...

Gong Cheng, with wet hair, looked down at his feet and walked carefully on the railing: "Just like this..."

"I'm afraid I might fall if I'm not careful."

His voice was a little broken by the sea breeze. Gong Cheng turned around and smiled brightly at the camera. Under the heavy rain, his bright eyebrows curved into a beautiful crescent shape, and raindrops hung diagonally on his trembling eyelashes.

"Oh my! Isn't this shot so cool?"

“I want to make wallpaper!”

"I'm rolling around in bed, so handsome, oppa~"

On the barrage, many Arcanas were moved by the part before them, and they scrolled the barrage to express their feelings: "Oppa, it's not easy for you either. It's been a long journey, from becoming famous for freestyle on the Han River Bridge to becoming the popular artist you are today."

"Yeah, I feel the same way as the sister above. Sometimes it feels so unreal. Oppa has only debuted for a year and has been through so much. I can only say that Tarot is worth it!"

"..."

In Red Velvet's dorm, Bae Joo-hyun sipped her Coke. What's the price of fame? As an artist, she deeply empathizes, like Gong Sung standing on a slender railing, afraid of taking a wrong step and falling from the clouds into the abyss. Therefore, she has taken every step cautiously since her debut.

"Oh my god, isn't Gong Cheng oppa so handsome? This music video is like a blockbuster movie!"

Kim Ye-rin screamed and chirped. In her sight, Gong Cheng suddenly leaped into the surging waves amidst the pouring rain, and the entire MV fell into darkness.

An ethereal, resonant synthesizer sound slowly echoes through the darkness, while the arrangement of digital strings and horns instantly creates a vast and dreamy auditory space.

The soundtrack of "Congratulations" flashed in, and the dark screen slowly returned to light as the prelude played. Sunlight shone into a living room filled with the aroma of fireworks. A middle-aged couple sat on the sofa, staring at the TV placed on the wall.

On the TV screen, Gong Cheng's appearance on various TV stations flashed by, and the song "Fake Love" appeared...

"Yeah~"

Gong Cheng's signature lazy voice lingers in the melody. His unique voice has a nonchalant yet highly recognizable quality: "Hey~ Mom called and said she saw you on TV, son~"

"It's really different from when we first debuted~"

The heavy bass kicks, crisp claps, and smart hi-hats intertwined to create a vibrant and rhythmic rhythmic atmosphere that instantly caught the audience's ears and made the Red Velvet members sway their bodies unconsciously.

On the TV screen in the MV, images of Gong Cheng winning various awards at major award ceremonies at the end of last year flashed.

The camera shifted to Gong Cheng's perspective. He was in a recording studio, surrounded by a variety of professional recording equipment. Soft lighting shone on his focused face. He closed his eyes slightly, humming the lyrics, completely immersed in the world of music: "The gossip is coming at me~"

"I ignore it~ and concentrate~"

The entire song is like a Tarot of personal struggle and triumph. As the camera flips, Gong Cheng walks on the red carpet, wearing an Armani haute couture suit and black bow tie. Compared to the music video for "Options," it symbolizes the earth-shaking changes in his life.

"If you want to win this game~"

"Then show your courage~"

"How could I be stuck in the mud~"

The simple melody is extremely catchy, and the "Congratulations" that Gong Cheng keeps repeating is like a spell, deeply imprinted in the minds of the audience, enhancing the song's memorability and popularity.

Inside Twice's dorm, Nayeon couldn't help but hum along with the lyrics: "My mom called and said she saw me on TV~"

"They said I've changed a lot~"

"..."

"Oh my god! Oppa's new album is not going to be a hit again!" Kim Dahyun couldn't help but say out loud. If the previous song was pure trap rap, it was understandable that some members didn't like this type of music.

But this song has a heavier melody. The oppa started by performing the first verse in a pop rap style, and then switched to pure rap. The transition between the two styles was natural and smooth, blending the styles of Cloud Rap and Trap, which was quite amazing.

"Dafa!"

"pdnim, is this trip to the US really going to work?" Yu Jeongyeon asked in surprise. The song in the music video was definitely a top-tier hit. The first track was a pure trap rap track, which had been very popular in Europe and the US over the past two years.

"..."

"Oh my! Is this still K-pop? Sisters..."

"Immortal product~"

"Shit! Could it be that Tarot really succeeded in creating beauty?"

"A producer like Tarot, regardless of his production quality, should have come to SM just for his looks! What the hell is Lee Soo Man doing?"

"Shouldn't he come to YG? Tarot has a lot of negative news, and since he's a rapper, he's a perfect fit for us at YG."

"Shut up! Our oppa may have a lot of scandals, but he's not a legal expert!"

"..."

The comments scrolling across the screen made Serena laugh. In her eyes, the two songs currently performed by her producer were a perfect fit for the European and American markets. The producer's abilities were unquestionable.

She couldn't help but feel curious about the remaining two songs in the first half of her album.

The progress bar of the MV continued to extend, and then Gong Cheng appeared in a luxurious box. The extravagant scene stimulated the audience's eyes.

The ambiguous and hazy lighting cast a shadow on Gong Cheng's frivolous face. He wore a well-tailored brown suit and a disheveled bow tie. A woman with wavy blonde hair sat on Gong Cheng's lap, embracing him with a swagger that sent many of his girlfriend's fans into a frenzy.

Serena's eyelids twitched, her chest heaving in anger: "Bitch!" She was also a foreigner, so why wasn't she the one sitting on Oppa's lap in the MV?!
In addition to the drinking girls in the large-scale scene, several members of Bombardment Meteor made a guest appearance in Gong Cheng's MV. The alcohol flowing in their blood made them dance the title of the Four Dance Kings of Gangnam even louder.

"Shit! What does JYP mean? Are they challenging the fans' bottom line?"

"nausea!"

"It must have been Park Jin Young who arranged this! I'm so impressed! Idiot JYP."

"Could it be that Tarot itself requested this? Arcanas, don't be so good at brainwashing yourselves..."

"You want to stop being a fan? Why don't you ask me to be in the music video? I can dance better than that foreign bitch, woooooo!"

"Oh, sisters, it's not that serious. At most, there was some physical contact. It was also for work needs. There was no big action."

"Indeed~ Look at Oppa's gentleman hands... woooo, so loving! But why the hell didn't JYP put out an announcement for the selection process and let the Akanas sign up? The girls in this video are all bitchy!"

"I'm really vomiting!"

"..."

As the camera zoomed in, a faint smile crept across Gong Cheng's languid face. He exhaled a thick cloud of smoke from the cigar between his fingertips, filling the air in front of the camera. Amidst the chaotic light and shadows in the private room, the rising smoke echoed the title of the song "Rockstar."

"Ayy, I've been ****ing hoes and poppin' pilliesMan, I feel just like a rockstar (star)~"

The strong rhythm drives the song forward like a heartbeat. The MV image slowly becomes blurred with the spreading smoke, unlike the MVs of the previous songs, which have transitions.

Several Jiangnan dance kings danced closely with the girls in front of the camera. The ambiguous atmosphere and the bright and colorful colors pushed this extravagant carnival to a climax.

"When my homies pull up on your blockThey make that thing go grrrata-ta-ta (pow, pow, pow)~"

"..."

Serena lifted her hand from between her legs, her heart awestruck. Gong Cheng's languid voice seemed to fly alongside the beat, the uninhibited music video visuals, and the yellow, almost violent lyrics, likened the life of fame to that of rock stars in their golden age, bluntly highlighting themes of rebellious hedonism and extravagance.

"God's Master! It's going to explode!"

Listening to the brainwashing melody in her ears, Serena glanced at the message in the 'Arkana Overseas Fans Group Chat' in the lower right corner. Many group members were already going crazy!

"I've been ****ing hoes and poppin' pilliesMan, I feel just like a rockstar (star)~"

Before opening this MV, Selena had always thought that if her new album was to be released in the US, it would be great if it could have a song that could reach the top of the B chart when the chart was finalized.

According to the order of the music videos, the first track, "Options," is pure trap rap, and it's likely that this goal can be achieved. After all, the hip-hop scene of the past two years, as depicted in Gong Cheng's song, is comparable to the golden age of rock and roll decades ago.

The second song, with its catchy melody, blends Cloud Rap and Trap, is also a song that can hit the top of the B charts.

The third song, "Rockstar", which is currently playing, after seeing the lyrics, Selena is not so angry about the scene of her boyfriend being surrounded by women in the MV. On the contrary, she feels that due to the restrictions of Asian culture, this oppa has restrained himself a little.

"I done made the hot chart, 'member I used to trap hardLivin' like a rock star, I'm livin' like a rockstar~"

The dark and heavy melody further enriches the layers of the entire song, and the passionate rhythm and distorted sound waves surround the ears of many listeners.

The shooting angle in the MV gradually changed to an aerial perspective. Gong Cheng's blurred face gradually became clear as the smoke dissipated. His bright smile and unruly eyes, as he slightly tilted his head back, stared at the camera on the ceiling.

"I've been ****ing hoes and poppin' pilliesMan, I feel just like a rockstar (star)~"

"..."

The highly infectious melody, set off by Gong Cheng's lazy voice, is like a surging wave, hitting the listeners' eardrums wave after wave.

Gong Cheng's face is casual, and he holds the cigar in his hand to the corner of his mouth. The diffuse smoke rings once again cover the ceiling. The flowing tobacco and his hoarse singing voice seem to be telling a story of indulgence and pleasure...

"Ashi! Isn't that Christian rap?"

"Isn't there no swearing? Isn't he a rap poet?"

In the living room of BLACKPINK's dorm, Kim Jisoo sat next to Kim Jennie, pouting. The first song, "Options," had the three members beside her praising it immensely, practically praising that bastard to the skies.

Now, take a look at the lyrics and music video for "Rockstar." Is this something that can be released? It's erotic, violent...

"It sounds great!" Lisa said with a smile, and Park Chae-young also echoed: "This song is definitely going to be a hit."

"The first half of Tarot's album, and the last song. Let's talk about it later."

"..."

The MV is already more than halfway through.

On the screen, which was once again flooded with darkness, countless colorful comments scrolled: "Shit! How can lyrics like this even be released?"

"Tarot doesn't think that writing erotic and violent lyrics will open the door to beauty, right?"

"Stop being funny!"

"Listen! Hot order reserved!"

"Great! Oppa always walks on the flower path!"

"As a casual spectator, not a fan of anyone, I think Tarot's album is truly amazing. It can be called a masterpiece!"

"The guy on the 8th floor, you're pretending to be such a jerk? You're just a passerby! A goddamn album! Let that artist without any moral integrity win a number one single on the B charts first!"

"You're calling the hater upstairs? Your brother's songs haven't even made it to the B charts, so why should my oppa have to win a number one single to prove himself?"

"Tarot, Huai Ting!"

"..."

The silent MV scene was soon filled with the sound of waves. Under the noisy sea breeze, the salty and humid air seemed to blow to everyone's nose.

The scene from the MV trailer appeared in front of everyone. Gong Cheng's figure suddenly sat up from the reef. His heaving chest and back were covered with a lot of water, sand and dirt. His heavy breathing accompanied by the sound of waves lingered in the receiver.

"Woo woo woo~ How can you not love a man whose breathing is so sexy?"

"Oppa, why did you only take off your upper body and not your lower body?"

"Why, the one in front, do you want to see the Seoul Cannon too?"

"..."

In the video, Gong Cheng seemed to have woken up slowly from a nightmare. He smoothed the wet hair on his forehead. The black reef under his feet could only accommodate his figure, and there was an endless black ocean all around him.

On the rippling sea, the sails of the ship that had carried him on his voyage had long since vanished. The waves beneath his feet continued to wash over the rocks, and the torrential rain continued to fall, washing away the mud and sand from his naked upper body.

As the sea water beneath his feet flooded the reefs and spread between Gong Cheng's calves, the prelude of "Wild Flower" sounded slowly with the waves.

The steady and powerful drum beats and the passionate guitar melody interweave with each other, instantly igniting a new wave of enthusiasm in the audience and setting the tone for the rock-style song.

"When your feet don't touch the ground~"

"When your desires begin to dominate your body~"

"When dreams consume you~"

"When you become unlike yourself~"

A vocal melding of hip-hop and rock elements slowly begins, seamlessly transitioning into the style of "Rockstar." The opening lines of the Korean lyrics poignantly depict Gong Cheng's inner struggle and loss of self after a life of excess and extravagance.

"When everything I trusted left me~"

"When all reputations have now become shackles~"

"Please take away my desire~"

Gong Cheng's lonely figure stood on the coastline where no reefs could be seen. The surging sea water flooded his chest, just like those decadent desires that swallowed him up.

Lee Soo-man sat in his study at home, intently watching the music video for Tarot. The first track retraced the story of Yeongdeungpo, before Tarot's rise to fame, seamlessly connecting to the previous album, "YDP." The second track then recounted the story and emotional journey from Gong Sung to Tarot's rise to fame.

The third song, the life of extravagance and decadence, seems to represent his decadent desire, and the fourth song is the conclusion of the first half. According to his understanding of Gong Cheng, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a new turning point at the end of the MV.

In order to better connect the conceptual tone of the second half of the album.

After thinking about it, Lee Soo Man sighed...

"Get used to being with the early morning~"

"In the dead of night, I reveal my true feelings~"

"In a society where only loud voices can survive, I choose to remain silent~"

The emotions of confusion, struggle, determination, and relief were vividly expressed in Gong Cheng's rap. His suppressed and deep voice made many of the Arcana in front of the screen empathize with him.

"I want to bloom in that sky~"

"Light a flower and create a beautiful work of art~"

"..."

As a passionate female voice interrupted Gong Cheng's voice, the seawater covering his body suddenly began to recede, and the drenching rain gradually dissipated...

"Bloom~"

"..."

The screen gradually faded into darkness, and as the song "Wild Flower" ended, a beam of gradually changing, multicolored sunlight suddenly illuminated the screen. The camera was filming Gong Cheng's face, lying on his side on the reef.

The sunlight hit the tip of his nose just right, and behind him were blue and white waves and many seagulls flying.

"Oh my! This face shot! I leaked~"

“So handsome!”

"As expected of a divine face!"

"finished?"

"..."

In the camera, a butterfly fluttered its wings, perched on the tip of Gong Cheng's tall nose amidst a crisscross of multicolored light. The sunlight illuminated the butterfly's wings, illuminating them with a dazzling array of colors. Gong Cheng closed his eyes, his narrow eyelashes fluttering as the butterfly's wings fluttered, and he slowly opened them...

Two butterflies flapped their wings simultaneously...

For a moment, countless people who were paying attention to Tarot's first album screamed and cheered!
“It exploded…”

Kim Ji-soo stared at the last scene of the MV in a trance and murmured.

Seeking monthly tickets brothers

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