In a wide lounge room, a group of ten rowdy boys gathered while they waited for the team rehearsals for the Abracadabra festival. They had arrived at the university by dawn, and now, the sun was already rising and seeping through the curtains.
However, despite feeling tired, the group of boys were rowdier than ever. In one corner, half of them were playing games while cursing at each other. Meanwhile, the other half were scrolling through their social media feeds.
"Have you guys seen these teasers?" Moon asked, opening his YouWatch account.
"You haven't even said the groups' names, but I already know who you're talking about," Sunwoo said, plopping next to him. "EVE's and OCTA's, am I right?"
"Yeah," Moon said. "They're the hottest topic right now. Their fans are already fighting when the two groups haven't even debuted yet."
Nico clicked his tongue and brought his phone down to look at his two other teammates. "We're the hottest topic right now!" he defended.
"Well, that's already a given," Jordan smirked, knowing the uproar he caused for taking off his shirt in their music video.
"Cocky bastard," Moon clicked his tongue. "Well, I haven't seen them since we've been so busy. Do you guys want to watch it right now?"
"Sure," Sunwoo said. "We still have half an hour tops before we're called for the team rehearsal."
Jordan nodded. "I'm curious, too."
Sunwoo went to OCTA's channel first, clicking on their only video. It already had more than a million views despite only being posted yesterday night.
Nico, who acted like he didn't care at first, intently watched Sunwoo's phone screen.
As the video played, an intense beat resonated in the room. Moon wasn't surprised since he expected that type of sound to come from a boy group. The fourth generation of male idols employed the experimental, hip-hop, intense sound that had a massive beat drop into their comebacks.
Moon couldn't criticize them for it, though.
It was definitely a recipe for success.
And since these boys were from Esper Entertainment, their success was already 75% secured.
"It sounds good," Jordan said.
"That's all you have to say about it?" Sunwoo asked. "I think it's fire."
"Yeah," Jordan shrugged. "You know I don't like dark songs like this."
"Yeah," Nico chuckled. "That's why you aren't fond of our comeback this time, too."
Jordan smiled. "What can I say? I like songs by girl groups better."
"Taste," Moon said. "Well, I guess you'll like EVE's song better then. I've seen their teaser photos and saw they were employing a beach concept."
"I was almost jealous of their concept," Sunwoo said. "I want to get wet and play on the beach too."
"Stop yapping and play their teaser," Nico said, turning serious.
Moon chuckled and shook his head. "I thought you didn't care about them?"
Nico clicked his tongue and clicked their video instead.
Although the two groups' concepts were similar to each other—being they both involved nature and hot boys under the sun. The sound of their music was a stark contrast.
EVE's sound was much lighter—perfectly fit for the hot weather.
However, it couldn't be denied that since it was on the lighter side, it didn't leave as big of an impact as OCTA did.
