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아낀다 (Adore U) is the first pre-debut single project released by Error’s lineup of nine. It was released on August 14, 2014, with soft visuals and goofy smiles, Adore U is meant as a concept trailer for the group’s Vision side.

Tracklist

01. 아낀다 (Adore U)

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Concept ⤻ Vision

Adore U brings forth themes of innocent love, fun and bright vocals. An upbeat song, lyrically about one’s pure adoration and declaration of love to another, akin to a youth discovering their first love.

Code ⤻ Story

A dreamlike kingdom of their own make, where they can rule the skies without so much a care in the world, that is what makes up Error’s Adore U. However, as perfect and tranquil this world appears to be, it is not wholly tangible to the members, as there proves to be in the music video, several glitches occuring throughout, even leading to transitions in the video. These glitches represent something darker beyond the naked eye—these bugs in the perfect world represent the existence, though not yet a threat to the model, if left undetected, could grow into a virus. 

Highlights

∙ due to being a pre-debut single, there is no promotional period for adore u, however; because of positive feedback on the initial music video, a total of four different dance practices of the song were uploaded throughout the month, including a fixed ver (august 17), follow me ver (august 21), part switch (august 31), mashup ver (september 3).

∙ shortly before the release of adore u, error’s twitter was created, and released to the world were the members of the boy group! along with plain photos released as their individual teasers, the boys took to greeting the world in the weeks after their single’s release. the member who took to social media the most in this era was the appointed leader, jin, expressing hopes for any fans of theirs to enjoy the music video and prepare to see more of the boys very soon, as well as their actual debut. 

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Error is the third and final pre-debut single released by the nine-member boy group. Released on October 2, 2014, it concludes the group’s prelude prior to debut with a release with dark tones. 

Tracklist

01. Error

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Concept  ⤻ Virus

Darker tones akin to Voices, this music video sees a theme of heartbreak and suffering subsequent to that heartbreak. With a sad instrumental backing the lyrics, it points to someone who has lost someone they love, and with them, a will to carry on. 

Code  ⤻ Story

Behold, the last man standing in a devastated world amongst his friends and love—he appears to have lost everything he holds dear, but he still holds on to the hope they will return to him. This last member standing is revealed to be Kiha, grappling with failure and throughout the music video, refusing to accept it until the very end. 

Highlights

∙ while there is no stage for this music video, the members release a dance practice and a group vlive two weeks following its’ initial release on october 14th. here, they discuss theories of the story behind the music video and how its continuance may flow into their debut title track.

∙ kiha is proven to be very excited about his role in this music video, as is seen through the group’s social media as well as group broadcasts. his first acting experience, he hopes to continue with the story the directors had established, and comments on how he would like to see it go in the future. ezra is one who brainstorms a second part attached to this music video, inquiring how the sci-fi concept is something he would like to try again in the future.

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Voices is the second pre-debut project released by the group established by Clockwork Creative. Released on September 30, 2014, it introduces us to a darker side of Error, conceptually referred to as their Virus half. 

Tracklist

01. Voices

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Concept ⤻ Virus

Voices is very much the contrast of their first pre-debut project. Unlike a full music video, this one operates solely as a choreography video. Lyrically, the song represents someone who has lost their way, and is struggling to find it again in the presence of many distractions. 

Code ⤻ Story

This video showcases what is considered to be Vision’s virus; in Voices, we see the members dressed in black in a white lit warehouse, reminiscent of the darker tones and shadowy scenes in Adore U. ‘Virus’ is meant to be the realistic half of the group, living in a cruel and harsh world, just trying to survive in it, opposite of the lighthearted world we find in Vision. 

Highlights

∙ also being a pre-debut video, voices does not have any special stages that would come with a promotional period, and unlike adore u, there are no additional videos made on this song. 

∙ voices is meant to be adore u’s opposite at every turn; where the members appeared carefree and playful in the older video, voices shows them with grave sobriety—where adore u appears as a dream, voices is meant to connect to a harsher reality. the styles, as well as the tone in both videos contribute to this, and through voices, we gain another perspective of what could be interpreted as the group’s struggle. 

∙ member eli had a birthday the day previous to the single’s release: he has stated that he hopes many will enjoy the song as a birthday present to him.