As the name suggests, 'Story of Favorite' is a love story that's not meant to be. Even upon this realization, where dreams felt like reality - which is also part of NCT's lore - and the mourning process, the person you once loved will always be your favorite and the only thing you can do is cherish all the good moments spent together. No matter how hard you try, it's not meant to be, and that's what the title track will be about, to be released next Monday at 6PM KST!
This is going to be a long thread, but please bear with me. Decided to compile everything into one thread to make things easier for us readers. Teasers are very beautiful and the story is really nice.
'Story of Favorite' Teasers - Jaehyun 'My Time is Forever'
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'Story of Favorite' Teasers - Doyoung 'At that moment, I knew. I will eventually love you whom I should never love.'
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'Story of Favorite' Teasers - Taeyong 'In order to not be left in someone else's memories, my appearance often changes.'
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"In order to not remain in everyone's memories my appearance often changes.
My appearance has changed since we met for the first time but,
You'll remember the me from the flower shop as my current appearance.
I'm sorry but I've let you remember me
it couldn't be helped.
Even if the others don't know
I only hoped for you to recognize me.
Fortunately, you recognized me first and approached me.
In a dream, I bought the tickets to a comedy movie.
"It was fun." You said as we walked out the theatre when the movie ended.
Lie. I was looking at your face the whole time the movie played, so it's impossible to not know your truth.
"What movie you want to see next?" To my question, you point at a poster on the corner of the theatre.
"Ah." With my taken aback response, I woke up from my dream.
It was evening when I headed to the theater.
I've prepared yellow rose that'll match the white dress that you'll wear today.
We watched the movie you pointed.
"Vampires are the main characters. Fun, right?"
With your words, I laughed awkwardly."
This movie would not be interesting to me but
Sitting next to you made me so nervous
I couldn't pay attention to the movie anyway"
'Story of Favorite' Teasers - Yuta 'After meeting you, I found myself waiting for tomorrow.'
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"I met you and it made me wait for tomorrow.
It was always exciting to see the moments we shared together in our dreams.
I'm with you now and do what I used to do alone.
We spend time together reading books, singing songs, and laughing.
I remembered your dream of losing the game and grunting, so I made a mistake on purpose.
You beat me and you laughed like a child.
“I think we have a better taste than we thought,” you said.
I told the truth. I can see the future in my dreams.
That's why I've come to see all the things you like.
I confessed with a big heart, but you didn't believe me.
“What else do you like?” I asked you.
You said you like to travel too.
I especially like to see the colors of the sea.
There is definitely one sea, but it is strange to see different colors depending on where you look at it.
Since I met you, I have also come to like the sea.
The only sea I can see is the black night sea, but I like all the things you like.
Let's go see our emerald sea next time." Yeah. “Next time.” I said.
I feel the hours approaching
Now I will have to tell you a story about me.
About the reason why I come to you when the sun goes down, and why I can't see the color of the sea you love together."
'Story of Favorite' Teasers 2 - Mark 'How should I say it? The truth about myself.'
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"To you who have become so precious.
how should I say this to you.
about myself.
there is a silence.
I confessed my identity to you
you didn't say anything for a while.
because in my dreams I couldn't say it until the end
I have no clue how you will react
I couldn't figure it out.
fortunately all the stimulations inside my mind,
which were screams,
rejection or anger
as soon as you heard it
it's all gone.
"you can erase all your memories if you want to."
I carefully said.
you looked down at the dining table and ponder for a moment.
"What is this?"
you asked.
"you can't cook."
sadly you knew a lot about me.
"that's why it doesn't taste good."
you took a bite of the dish I made.
"That can't do." you answered.
"I think it would be a regret
to erase this tasteless omurice
from my memory."
you ate the food that I prepared poorly
without uttering a word.
I also ate without uttering any words.
the moment our eyes met and look at each other with food filling our mouths
we burst into laughter.
you who accepted me casually
that made me scared but also grateful to you."
'Story of Favorite' Teasers 2 - Johnny 'It's the rainy season soon. Shall we go see the sea?'
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"The more precious each other becomes,
the faster times flies as if pressing the fast forward button.
That's probably why
Your expression in my dream,
Slowly become darker and darker these days.
"What happened after I left? You're left all alone right."
"Well, that's a far away moment so I haven't thought about it."
I smiled to reassure you.
"It's rainy season soon. Should we go see the sea?"
I changed the subject. So the words I heard in my dreams wouldn't come out.
"Really?"
You liked it like a child.
In the rainy season, when the sky is dark all day long. I can also go out even during the day.
The rainy season this time,
We went to see the sea together.
"You like it that much?
It will rain anyway, so the sky and the sea will be cloudy."
I said it because I was worried about you, who were really looking forward to it.
"I want to show you the sea that is not dark."
The corner of your mouth went up just thinking about it.
The corner of my mouth went up, also.
I thought of you who loves the sea
Who resembles a fish.
Swimming freely in the wide world,
something that can't be caught.
Something that can't be left only for me.
So I wasn't confident that you would want to live the same life as me.
Can you live a half-life in this boring and endless time."
'Story of Favorite' Teasers 2 - Jungwoo 'Your voice over the phone hurts so much that I woke up.'
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"One day, on our way to go to see the sea
I knew from my dream the fact that it wouldn't rain.
I've repeated it countless times.
I was going to say, "I'm sorry."
(But) you didn't answer the phone.
I only fiddled with the present I haven't been able to give you.
"Sorry"
Your voice over the phone hurt so much.
I woke up from my dream.
I ran to you.
"I like you the most. So...
I'm really sorry... Can you stay beside me?"
Don't leave and be in my embrace forever.
(So) I put a pendant in your neck.
"I will always be by your side forever."
You cried in my arm at my confession.
Let's be together forever in this misfortune.
"I love you."
I hugged you tighter to make sure you wouldn't disappear.
Now our time flows together.
I thought everything got better just like that."
Story continues in the next post.