Today (May 27th 2025) https://ateezofficial.net/ showed a vending machine which took this form after an animation:
@/verymingi on twitter managed to look into the developer console and found the names of the 6 blurred images:
I cannot understand what the orange one is, but all the others are relevant to apples, which we already got a hint of with the posters.
I_would_still_plant_a_tree: The quote is also seen on the blue poster we saw previously: "Even if the world would end tomorrow, I would still plant my apple tree today.". It is a quote usually attributed to Martin Luther or MLK and means that one must do something whose benefits they may never reap just because it is the right thing to do.
The_first_observation_of_Gravity: According to the story, gravity was first consciously observed when Isaac Newton saw apples falling from the tree under which he was sitting and realized there must be a force pulling those apples from their branches to the ground.
Wilhelm_Tell: The story is referenced in the orange poster we've seen previously. In the story, William/Wilhelm Tell is forced to shoot an apple on his son's head after he was captured for not obeying a tyrannical ruler.
Snow_White: Snow White eats a poisoned apple offered to her by her evil stepmother disguised as an old woman and goes into a coma.
To_the_Fairest: In the Greek myth, the goddess of discord Eris gives Paris of Troy an apple inscribed "to the fairest" and asks him to give it to the fairest goddess among Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena, which caused the Trojan War.
Upon this many references to apples, some atiny started thinking that the apple was representative of Sopro, not only because both are red but also through the biblical narrative as well: In the Bible, God warns Adam and Eve against eating the fruits of the trees of paradise, but doesn't really give an explanation as to what would happen if they do. However, Eve gets tempted to eat one by the Devil and tempts Adam to do the same. As a result, they gain the Knowledge of Good and Evil, but get banished from the Garden of Eden by God.
In the lore, Left Eye warns ATEEZ heavily against using Sopro because nobody really knows how it works and it is a suspicious object. However, the promise of synchronizing everyone's feelings with its owner is a very tempting offer, and Wooyoung gets tempted and uses it. The rest of the story is a mystery for now, but the similarity between the two stories is evident.
So we have five stories that have apples in different contexts, which may give us a hint about the different roles Sopro will play in the story from now on:
1) The apple tree: Sopro used in a context of righteousness. This has been the theme of The World series, with ATEEZ leading a revolution despite not belonging to World Z, being able to going back to their own world at any time, and ultimately never seeing the aftermath of their revolution winning moment since they were immediately forced back into World A.
2) Gravity: Sopro the provider of knowledge/realization. I cannot pinpoint how yet, but I think this point may tie in with the lyrics "And only we can see the true vision" in "Scene 1: Value".
3) Wilhelm Tell: Sopro in a context of rebellion or a punishment for rebellion. A far-fetched theory rather than an analysis but bear with me. In William Tell's legend the apple is used as a punishment for his rebellion. Sopro is created by gathering the breaths of all of Halazia with the intent of making everyone feel the same as its holder. Could there be a possibility of Sopro being created as a punishment for a past rebellion that took place in Halazia and used to prevent any other ones?
4) Snow White: Sopro in a context of deception and mistrust. Sopro works outside of consent and deceives people into feeling things they wouldn't feel with their own free will. Wooyoung betrays his members' trust by using it to make them all feel the same as him and want to be and idol again. I also believe Sopro will put the members in a dream-like state where they will dream they are successful performers, just like how the poisoned apple puts Snow White into a coma.
5) The apple of discord: Sopro in a context of discord. Once all the members get out of Sopro's effect it is inevitable that a big fight will erupt between them.
