Chapter 95
Ding-dong!
▶ [Steel Blue – Color Film ‘Light Steel Blue’]
Steel Blue’s first concept film has been released.
‘I feel like my heart is going to explode.’
Blue Duck felt like they were going to stop breathing the moment they saw the thumbnail of the concept film posted on Steel Blue’s official account.
They had absentmindedly gone to review Yoon Cheong’s coin karaoke video, only to find the concept film uploaded.
‘The title is Light Steel Blue… This is definitely going to be a hit…’
They couldn’t hold back any longer.
The thumbnail alone looked absolutely insane.
A white snowfield, a dim evening sky.
At a glance, it truly looked like a light steel blue.
But more than anything, what stood out were the five members standing on the snowfield.
Each member held a large gem of a different color, looking straight ahead.
Blue Duck, as if possessed, clicked on the video.
Then, a cool yet grandiose music began, and Seo Baek-young’s face came into close-up view.
As the camera slowly zoomed out, Seo Baek-young’s upper body was revealed.
She seemed to be in a dark room.
However, with forest images projected on all the walls, it felt like being in the middle of a forest.
[Another you is coming.]
A cursive subtitle passed below the screen.
In the middle of a desolate forest, almost devoid of leaves.
A small triangular prism-shaped crystal lay in Seo Baek-young’s hand.
It was divided into five layers, but all the layers seemed misaligned.
[Click.]
Seo Baek-young started to turn the bottom layer of the crystal.
[Sometimes I have such thoughts.]
As Seo Baek-young narrated, other members briefly appeared one by one.
With each layer turned, another scene followed.
[Am I merely a small planet bound to a giant star named destiny?]
The scenes were filled with obscure objects.
However, one thing was clear.
The keyword for these scenes was,
[White]
White petals scattered, white meteors, and a white deer floundering on the snow.
The scene transitions became increasingly faster.
[It’s strange that even though I seem to be moving forward, I find myself back where I started.]
The camera returned to Seo Baek-young.
She ran through the endlessly stretched forest projection, wearing a white blindfold.
The fact that it was a projection, not a real forest, made the atmosphere even more peculiar.
[Maybe I’m just orbiting around, not moving forward, but revolving.]
A large white moon followed behind Seo Baek-young.
[If what I thought were curves were just preordained repetitive orbits.]
At that moment, Seo Baek-young stumbled and fell.
[Does my orbit really hold any meaning?]
A crystal pillar fell onto the snowfield.
Simultaneously, the scene changed.
[Even though I can’t read my orbit, I might look quite plausible through someone’s telescope.]
Yeon Juhong stood alone in the desert, draped in red cloth and jewels.
It vaguely reminded one of Mars.
[Red]
Once again, a keyword was presented.
As Yeon Juhong’s eyes came into close-up view, scenes reminiscent of red passed by.
[But is there anyone observing me?]
Around Yeon Juhong, glass shards shaped like scorpion claws were scattered.
[Then you came.]
The scene transitioned again, and Yoon Cheong appeared, lying with her eyes closed on a rainy sea.
[Blue]
The gray sky and the dark blue sea contrasted starkly.
However, what seemed like rain, upon close-up, changed in shape.
[From very far away.]
The raindrops, composed of tiny letters, formed water droplets.
The droplets gradually turned into objects symbolizing Yoon Cheong, then back to droplets falling onto her.
[I didn’t see you coming. So I doubted your existence.]
Yoon Cheong brought a transparent blue glass shaped like a fish tail to her eye.
The viewpoint shifted, and through the glass, the sky appeared a light blue, different from before.
[Whether the distant coming is a black hole that will swallow me, an asteroid that will destroy me, or a comet that will just pass by. I don’t know.]
Kim Geum stood on a seemingly golden but actually barren wasteland.
[Gold]
Kim Geum placed bull horns on her head.
Red stars and constellations passed behind Kim Geum.
[I could only feel it.]
What seemed golden, upon closer view of Kim Geum, turned into rusted copper.
The copper had a peculiar blue tint.
[Something immense is coming here.]
In a purple-hued space, Ryu Bo-ra sat alone on the moon, looking at Earth.
[Purple]
Ryu Bo-ra held a telescope.
Ryu Bo-ra brought the telescope to her eye, observing Earth.
[You were the first and only one I looked at through a telescope, though I had no courage to face anything.]
The viewpoint changed, and the telescope lens filled the screen.
Through the round lens, images of the other members flashed by.
It seemed to roll back all the scenes shown so far.
[You, who crossed numerous orbits and came here,]
The spectrum of light created through the crystal converged and converged again, merging back into white light.
[You were my meteor.]
From a distance, that light looked like a single meteor.
[What color did you see in me?]
Finally, at the fallen spot, Seo Baek-young lay alone, looking at the sky.
[Some chase eternal blue.]
Seo Baek-young turned the crystal, forming a complete triangular prism.
From the point where Seo Baek-young’s hand touched, a rainbow-colored spectrum extended in all directions.
[Follow this light.]
The screen whited out in an instant.
As the focus gradually returned, the view revealed a white snowfield.
And the five members gathered on it.
Even though they wore clothes of different colors and had distinct splendor, there was a peculiar sense of unity.
[The first color I will show you.]
The members simultaneously looked up at the sky.
The sky was revealed, intertwined with red, blue, white, yellow, and purple.
But it was unmistakably sky-blue.
All the colors merged to reveal a uniquely murky sky-blue.
[Even on dull and cloudy days, it’s still blue.]
The camera lowered, showing the members now in the same color clothes.
Each wore a dreamlike grayish-blue outfit, embodying the sky.
[I will observe your color.]
The music, grand and cool, transformed into a fast and tense rhythm.
[Forever]
A keyword subtitle flashed by once more.
[You observe our colors.]
Along with the final narration, another keyword appeared.
[We are still here]
Simultaneously, the highlight of the new song briefly played.
The screen whited out again.
Finally,
[Light Steel Blue]
The logo, presumably the album name, appeared.
***
Colors really went all out.
How much money did these guys throw around?
Thank you, I love you, this is why I can never let go of Colors.
Interpretation of Steel Blue’s Color Film
The keyword was ‘Color,’ but the real keyword was closer to <Observation>.
You see my color, and I see yours.
In the ‘Make a New Color,’ we asked colorists to paint the members’ colors.
But now, the colors are already painted, and they ask us to observe them.
If it ended there, it would feel a bit lacking, but it’s different.
At the end of Ryu Bo-ra’s narration, she says, ‘I will observe your color,’ and the keyword subtitle [Forever] appears.
I will observe you forever.
But
The next narration is truly poignant…
‘You observe our colors.’
But this time, the keyword is not forever, but still…
We are still here, so observe us…
It’s painful but so good at the same time.
They’re asking us not to forget them even after ‘Make a New Color’ ends and to keep watching…ㅠㅠㅠ
I interpreted the keyword as not just being poignant, but <Mutual Salvation>.
In the music video, the members symbolize stars, but they are also observers.
Fans are stars too, and we observe each other… I love that.
└Wow, this makes sense too.
It’s nice that it doesn’t end just being poignant.
The video quality is so amazing that it’s good even without interpretationㅋㅋㅋ
The luxurious and dreamy concept… it’s seriously so good.
If the concept film is this good, the quality of the actual album…
My bank account is ready, Colors.
But we can’t let our guard down yet.
Colors always make stunning concept films and sometimes release weird title concepts…
I’m speaking from experience.
Are you by any chance Grayish?
Are you All Colors?
Are you White Noise?
Are you Burn Ash?
└What, why has no one been spared?
I was worried that Kim Mokyung might have had an influence on Blue Duck, but
Fortunately, there’s no Kim Mokyung vibe at all;;; What is this?
I heard this time the producing was handled by Sol.
└Wow, Sol is talented;
└└This concept film was directed by the members!
└└└Wow, Steel Blue’s babies are geniuses.
The reaction from the public and within the fandom was very positive.
Many fans were surprised that Seo Baek-young was the center of the concept film.
They had thought Yoon Cheong would be the center since she was ranked first.
However, everyone was satisfied that Seo Baek-young was the narrator and that the other members had equal screen time.
Seo Baek-young was like everyone’s second favorite.
A somewhat painful… finger.
I’m really happy that we’re properly included in the storylineㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Is our light stick a telescope then??
└I was thinking of
a star-studded light stick, but that sounds convincing too.
└A customizable light stick would be great.
Ah, now release the title track teaser, hurry, it’s already Novemberㅠㅠ
As expectations for the teaser were mounting,
Something even stronger than the teaser arrived.
Whoa, the pre-release music video is out.
└Without any notice???????