ROH TAEHYUN
Silence, a piano melody, and a gaze: the first video teaser of “Like the movies” turns waiting into a suspended moment of grace.
While the photos had left us standing at the doorstep, this first video teaser finally lets us enter the intimacy of “Like the movies”. In barely half a minute, ROH TAEHYUN succeeds in setting a scene and an emotion without uttering a single word. The video opens with still shots of melancholic beauty: a golden light sweeping through an empty room, the grain of old film stock, and finally the artist himself, seemingly searching the void for the memory of a vanished scene.
On RHOMBUS COMPANY’s official YouTube channel and his own, comments are already pouring in, praising the refined aesthetic reminiscent of classic European romantic cinema. This teaser does not merely show; it suggests. The music, carried by minimalist piano notes, abruptly stops to make way for the sound of wind or the creaking of an old wooden floor, heightening this sense of inhabited solitude. It is a bold artistic turn for ROH TAEHYUN, who here trades his explosive choreographies for a restrained, nuanced stage presence.
The visual impact is immediate. Media outlets and fans note perfect coherence with the single’s title: each shot is composed like a painting, each movement is slow, almost solemn. One can sense the influence of the collaborators mentioned in the credits, notably the artistic direction, which seems intent on turning this track into “a film for the ears”. By choosing to reveal only a fragment of the melody, ROH TAEHYUN fuels an almost unbearable curiosity.
This teaser is not a simple trailer; it is a promise. That of an emotional journey in which ROH TAEHYUN lays himself bare, far from artifice. If what follows lives up to these 26 seconds, “Like the movies” may well become the most personal and most striking project of his solo career. See you on January 30 to discover the full film.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS ROH TAEHYUN, Rhombus Company
