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Starting from the beginning with their concept photos:

“Fancy the notion that what you presumed sour could be sweet?”

This phrase was captioned on all of their concept photos. After seeing this, plus the cover art on their upcoming physical album,

(Credit to @luvyudays on Twitter because I did not catch this at first).

I think it’s safe to assume that their concept is based on the Aesop fable “The Fox & the Grapes”.

The tale is about a fox who desires to get a bunch of grapes he sees hanging from a vine. After failing to do so, he no longer viewed the grapes lovingly, but with disgust.

“What a fool I am,” he said. “Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for.”

This quote from the tale was the one that reminded me most of the one from earlier. The fox presumed the grapes were sour and refused to entertain the idea of them being sweet, even though he hadn’t gotten the opportunity to taste them. As the moral of the story states, “There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.”

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Now, onto their song "Dummy" and it’s lyrics. I don’t know if the song is connected to the aforementioned concept because it is a pre-release after all, but I’d still like to point out some lyrics I found interesting and thought could have some ties to the story.

“Everybody looks so thirsty

Dopamine bomb in the bad news

Saccharine addicted bad tooth”

When describing the grapes, the author of the aforementioned tale stated that they “seemed ready to burst with juice,” which could describe the thirsty feeling.

Now onto the next line. Dopamine is a chemical messenger in the brain that can give you feelings of pleasure, satisfaction, or, like we saw from the fox, motivation. After seeing the grapes, the fox barely hesitated before leaping towards the branch, only to fail after many tries. The attempt was “bad news” from the beginning due to its difficulty, but the fox disregarded the fact due to his addiction to the sweetness.

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Something I noticed in their recent concept photos is that three members (Jibeen, Kien, and Rioto) have grapes while the other four members don’t.

This could have little to no significance, but seeing how they’re incorporating fables into their music and overall image, I think there's a possibility it does and leads to a bigger story.