SEEDZ's recovery phase had concluded.
As Plotter had disappeared, the group manager's position was left vacant, but it was quickly filled by Clandestine, who imdiately called the group for a eting.
During the eting, Clandestine addressed the group's path forward, bringing the news of their upcoming world tour.
The weekly cleansing every Monday was already proven to prevent the further spread of Bugs from the Entities to the Unblooms. However, it didn't truly erase the issue with the already infected Unblooms. So, to resolve this matter at hand, a global cleansing was decided to set in place.
Inwardly agonizing about their upcoming hellish schedule, Rayen also raised another matter that needed to be addressed. It seed like the incident actually left them another wound to deal with.
There was a problem with their existence. The fans couldn't rember them. They still have so impression about the group, but their sense of existence in their minds was definitely vague.
Rayen had already guessed the reason for this — it was because his soul got destroyed — similar to Ara and Oh Heejun.
Back when these two disappeared, their existence also seed to have been entirely wiped out on Earth.
However, only Rayen's phone got destroyed, so why were the others also affected?
Rayen's head was already hurting from thinking too much. And Mini Plotter was still in the middle of its maintenance. Just how long would it even stay like that?
As Clandestine and the others listened to Rayen's explanation, their faces darkened. Clandestine sank into the chair as though she had exhausted her energy.
"That's indeed a problem..." she said.
The mbers who heard this issue also exchanged a look of concern with each other.
"In any case, there's still a solution for that."
"What is it?"
"Just make another mory and imprint your nas back into their Life Books."
"... Oh, right." Rayen sighed in relief.
"Then I guess, your coback needs to be moved up a bit, then," Clandestine said.
"Excuse ? A coback?"
"Don't you think it's ti for a coback as well? It's been half a year since your debut. I actually held this eting to also inform you of this and was just about to discuss it when you raised your matters."
Rayen leaned on his chair.
'A coback...'
"I was planning on setting your coback in two months at most, but with this problem..." Clandestine continued.
As Rayen listened on, a sense of crisis gradually rose from his chest. Cold beads of sweat started to form on his forehead.
"Okay. Let's do it like this." Clandestine straightened her back, ignoring the changes in Rayen's expression.
'Wait. Wait. Can you at least slow down?!'
However, before Rayen could even complain, Clandestine had already co to a conclusion.
"How about in a month?" she said, staring at them.
Rayen's premonition truly ca true.
A new hellish schedule was coming!
...
A few days passed.
The fans who just rediscovered SEEDZ received another mysterious notification from a page they didn't rember following.
[SEEDZ Single Album (Reminder) COMING SOON!]
– Eh, it's them again...
– How did I beco a follower of this group?
– It's a coback? I thought they're an undebuted group.
– I'm gonna wait for this.
– Just saw their debut song. I think I won't unfollow them for now. Looking forward to this coback.
– Sa sa! Just from their debut, I can look forward to this coback as well!
The next day after the album announcent, the schedule and the tracklist were quickly released. Three songs were listed in the post. However, what caught the eyes of the online citizens were the contributors to the song.
– I9? Isn't this IMMORTALS' label?
– What? Did I miss sothing? Since when do I9 handle other groups aside from IMMORTALS?
– What's this sense of déjà vu?
– I feel like this happened already...
– Wait, I seem to rember sothing about this.
– You guys! How can you be so behind in tis?! I9 had joined as a subsidiary label under Flower Garden Agency half a year ago!
– Oh, right! Flower Garden! The small and rich agency! I rember them launching an extravagant survival show. I also watched it... But strangely, I can't rember who debuted.
– Doesn't that an that the debut group is a flop then?
– Seeing their debut stats... They actually won so many shows. I don't think they flopped.
– I just rummaged through my things and found an Eden mbership ID. But why can't I rember them? This is so weird.
– It was totally strange. I've been feeling empty for a while now. Like I've lost sothing. Could it be because I forgot about them that's why I'm feeling this way?
– Feeling empty 1
– Feeling empty 2
– ....
– Feeling empty 46
And so, amidst this strange phenonon of forgetting the group they seed to be stanning, Edens quietly waited for the upcoming coback to truly see who was this group they seem to have fallen in love with but sohow forgot.
When the solo and group concept photos were released, they also garnered attention.
[SEEDZ Single Album (Reminder) Concept Photos 1]
– How can anyone forget these faces?! (Crying)
– Who's the one with the red hair?
– That's Rayen, I think. Their main vocalist.
– My, my... Red hair suits Rayen so much.
– Oh, I'm watching Idol:Re, and Rayen had red hair then! It suits him the best! Why did they even color his hair black in their debut?!
– I just discovered them, but why does it seem like everyone here is the sa as ?
– (yummy yummy)
– White shirt again... They already wore this on their debut song. Do they have any originality?
– Who cares? They're still huehuehue...
– Wow. Wow. These concept photos are so (salivating emoji)
– More! More!
[SEEDZ Single Album (Reminder) Concept Photos 2]
– Ah! Ah! Suit!!! The epito of a handso gentleman!
– Guys, does anyone know who the guy with glasses is? He's so charming in this suit...
– Who knows?
– Just found them on wiki! I think it's Navin!
– Tell who's the one with the muscles! Please!
– BigNewz.
– Huhuhu, looking at Rayen's iconic red hair, I seem to rember a few flashbacks.
– That's my bias! Don't steal him away from !
– I will definitely engrave these faces from the very depths of my soul, so I won't forget them again!
– Thanks for this! I was just scrolling through their IdolVerse, but it's so bare. Only Yeo Haru and Xi Huan have so many pics.
– I think I know why I forgot them. It's because they don't post often! Especially the red-haired guy!
– Saved. Saved. Saved. Imma print all these into posters so the first thing I will see every morning is their faces!
The clock for the coback seed to be ticking faster than usual. Finally, after a few days of waiting, the music video teasers were also released.
[SEEDZ - ASHES MV TEASER 1]
The confused but excited fans imdiately clicked on the video.
The teaser featured a grayscale world, one suited man holding a vase of white flowers, and empty picture fra. There were no lyrics, but there were whispers. The sounds sent goosebumps to the viewers.
After watching this teaser, everybody was left breathless.
– What was that?
– Why was it on grayscale?
– It's another creepy song. Are they going to make a trademark as a horror-concept group?
– No, I don't think so. The beat seems sad for ...
– Then, are they doing a dark concept? I hope they venture into other concepts. I'm tired of non-versatile groups.
– That's called identity, okay?
– But did you all guys notice? Even though they did a horror concept last ti, the song and lyrics actually touched my heart.
– I thought I was the only one feeling that way. I hope their next coback songs also have the sa aningful lyrics!
– The low notes... My skin got goosebumps!
Then, another teaser.
[SEEDZ - ASHES MV TEASER 2]
This one featured the dance choreography. All the mbers' faces were void of emotion as they danced to the highlight of the chorus.
– Ashes and scattering. Hmm, I already love the song! Can't wait!
– Wow. Although it's just the snippets, the choreo seems hard.
– Boring.
– I told you. This ti's song isn't gonna be the sa as their debut! I can already see that this group is promising.
– I'll definitely attend their music show stages to know them.
– Ah! Ah! Ah! I'm feeling so excited already!
– Although I don't know if I'm a past Eden, I think I'm turning into one right now.
– I can't wait for the coback date.
Three days later, the long-awaited coback finally arrived.
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