Become an Idol or Become Deceased! [fan translation] P.1

Chapter 206 (official illustration)

TeStar's teaser video began with a steam locomotive speeding through a desolate field.

Chooo!

With its creaking cogwheels, a brass-colored train approached the screen from a diagonal angle.

Then the close-up moved inside the train's window as if sucked in.

[.....]

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The cabin incorporated an antique, mid-Joseon-style decoration.

Inside it, two passengers seated across from each other were each wearing black and white coat-like dopo garments.

//TN: Dopo = a hanbok's long outer coat for men with wide sleeves

Underneath the outer garments, modern-looking clothes, completed with leather straps and buckles, could be seen.

Suddenly, the camera captures the side profile of the one wearing the white gown. Seon Ahyun, with his hair neatly combed back, was looking down.

And across him.

A figure, who had a newspaper open with a large headline 'Why would the yogwe be issued with citizenship certificates?', lowered the paper and put it down.

//TN: Yogwe, better known as yokai in Japanese, are supernatural spirits or entities born from the energy of nature. They can be playful, peaceful, or evil towards humans. They are described as 'demons' in the Western sense but are not literally that. Ex. nine-tailed fox, Hanako-san, kappa.

It was the silver-haired Park Moondae.

Park Moondae, without expression, raised his head and stared at the camera.

At that moment, the music started.

[♬♩-♪♬ ♩ ♩ ♩]

As the rhythmic drums and the tinkling of wind chimes lent the scenes a peculiar feel of a historical drama, the video quickly began to pass through the cut scenes.

There was a brief glimpse of Lee Sejin with a monocle, smirking as he flipped a gold coin, soon followed by a scene of Kim Raebin in a suit carrying a gas lamp in front of a coal mine.

Then came Bae Sejin with light brown hair, peering into the peculiar-looking brass analog gauge.

And the moment he looked down out the window, the camera followed Bae Sejin's gaze, revealing the train as it entered a strange city.

The city, with its disordered mix of old traditional architecture and symbols of the Industrial Revolution, was briefly captured on the screen, but soon the focus shifted to the train running above the buildings.

And the next moment.

The train derailed.

Creaaak!

As it crashed into the building, the roof tiles fell barraging down. Clouds of golden dust and debris flew.

Within it, a foot wearing military boots stuck out.

Thud!

The figure kicked off the debris and hung onto the side of the train. Flaunty metallic badges attached to the front of the outfit sparkled.