Pre-release Single (3)

The band Group Sound, which had once held the title of ‘the band that won an audition without releasing even a full-length album,’ and which, despite that title, had gone into hiding during a hiatus lasting several months.

All its members were minors and currently attending girls’ high schools, so they had suspended their activities for the entirely legitimate and reasonable reason that they couldn’t promote while dealing with their studies. That reason made it difficult for people to openly voice their dissatisfaction with the band’s hiatus.

Nevertheless, there were certainly people who continued to spew malice with all their might.

[So why the hell did they enter the audition if they weren’t going to promote after winning?]

[At least release a song.]

[If that was the plan, they should’ve just given Mystica the win.]

[Are these guys a band that normally doesn’t promote?]

[Such a shame. If they’d promoted back then, I bet they’d have lots of fans by now.]

[Honestly, it’s just selfish.]

The so-called hipsters. From those who believed Group Sound had ruined an opportunity for Korean indie rock to develop to those who simply resented them because their favorite band hadn’t won, they gleefully tore Group Sound apart, chewed them up, savored them, and enjoyed themselves...