255: Chapter 00004 Who can write their innermost thoughts into a song?

Okay.

Comrades, ever since I decided to reduce the word count of each chapter from ten thousand to between three thousand and five thousand, I feel like I have finally parted the clouds to see the blue sky!

Mom no longer has to worry about me failing to cover the chapters in time~

(Please see the paragraph comments for additional details ♡)

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Im Yoona 〈 《 Water is Unfrozen Ice 》 〉 Solo Single Album Release Teaser

《 Water is Unfrozen Ice 》 (Water is the ice that hasn't frozen yet)

2026.05.30 Global Simultaneous Release

[Album Configuration Details]

1. Standard Edition

Outer box: Matte translucent acrylic material, simulating the visual effect of "water flowing under ice"

Dimensions: 140mm × 140mm × 15mm

Contents:

CD: Includes the complete version of 《 Water is Unfrozen Ice 》 (4:32) + Instrumental version + Vocal chanting special version

Photobook: 68 full-color pages, a visual diary documenting the song's creation process

Lyric book: Korean-Chinese bilingual lyrics, with Im Yoona's handwritten creative notes

Random Photocard: 7 types in total, 1 inserted randomly

2. Deluxe Edition (Limited Serial Number)

Outer box: Custom crystal box with built-in LED soft-light layer, presenting a "flowing water and light" effect when powered on

Includes all Standard Edition contents, plus:

Hand-signed resin water droplet sculpture

High-purity transparent resin, hand-cast

Internal suspended "unfrozen" visual crystal

Bottom engraved with Im Yoona's autograph (each signature is signed on-site)

Includes independent serial number certificate (Limited to 10,000 copies worldwide)

Special magazine 《 Critical State 》

96-page art photography special

Includes exclusive interview with Im Yoona: "Fifteen years later, I finally said those words"

In-depth analysis by the creative team (including behind-the-scenes stories from the anonymous contributor, "a certain CEO")

Includes unreleased photos and studio behind-the-scenes shots

Full set of photocard collection

A complete set of 7 themed photocards (not random)

Each photocard corresponds to a core lyric, with a QR code on the back to listen to the creative demo of that segment

[Album Core Lyrics Preview, Public Permitted Version]

The morning dew gently caresses the textures of the petals

My greeting brushes past just as lightly

You say I am like a mountain stream

Washing away worries, leaving only clarity

— — But beneath that clarity, are there reefs you have never seen?

The lake under the sun is a flickering illusion

Reflecting your smile and my polite demeanor

When you said it was warm, I agreed too

Yet I dared not speak of the winding channel ahead

— — Tenderness is an acting habit

Perfection is the glass separating reality

I am water, and I am also unfinished ice

Seemingly close, actually unreachable

Oh, this smooth life

Why is there only magnificent emptiness left?

So stop trying to salvage

Stop asking about my temperature

Water flows, ice solidifies

And I will only

In a gentle form

Maintain the perfect amount of loneliness with you

[Concept Analysis]

The three dimensions of "Unfrozen"

First dimension · Auditory dimension

The song adopts a "minimalist arrangement" philosophy, with the main verse retaining only piano and subtle ambient sounds, simulating the texture of "falling water droplets". The chorus gradually adds strings, but is always controlled at the critical point of "about to erupt but not yet erupted", corresponding to the core concept of "Unfrozen".

Second dimension · Visual dimension

The album visuals were directed by a famous art photographer, with the theme of "the ambiguous boundary between liquid and solid". Im Yoona attempts "expressionless acting" for the first time in the shoot, revealing the most primitive state beneath the mask.

Third dimension · Tactile dimension

The water droplet sculpture in the Deluxe Edition deliberately retains the "incompletely solidified" texture naturally formed during resin casting. Each one is a unique "critical state" materialized, a tangible piece of art.

[Exclusive Content Revealed]

Deluxe Edition Magazine 《 Critical State 》 Table of Contents Excerpt

P.12-25 | Interview: Im Yoona's "Moment of Confession"

"There is a line in this song: 'Tenderness is just an acting habit.' That day in the studio, I cried. Not out of sadness, but because... I finally admitted it."

P.36-48 | Creative notes of the anonymous contributor "a certain CEO" (photocopy)

"She asked me: 'Do you love me?' I said I would use my whole life to prove it. But when I wrote this song, I realized that some people don't need to be loved, they just need to be 'seen'—seen as both water and ice, and even more so, the invisible line between the two."

P.72-84 | Visual Diary: From "Yoona" to "Im Yoona"

Private photos from 20 years of idol life revealed for the first time, including trainee days before debut, tears at the first win, late night after Blue Dragon Award nomination... Caption: "All these moments were shaping me into an 'unfrozen' state."

[Release Information]

Pre-sale time: April 30, 2026, 00:00 (KST)

Official release: May 30, 2026, 00:00 (KST)

[Production Team Message]

"This is not a traditional idol single, but a public self-confession. Im Yoona has taken twenty years to get here—standing at the critical point between water and ice, and then, solidifying that state into four minutes and thirty-two seconds of music."

"Thanks to everyone who allowed her to be 'imperfect'. Especially that anonymous contributor, your melody gave her lyrics temperature—even though she always says she is a 'constant temperature of twenty-five degrees'."

"May 30, 2026, let us witness together how 'Unfrozen' becomes a power."

[Customer Service and Inquiries]

TG Entertainment Customer Service Center: Please see comments.

Finally, a handwritten message from Im Yoona:

"This may be the time I am least like 'Im Yoona',

But perhaps, it is the time I am closest to the truth.

Thank you for waiting for me, until I dared to give 'unfinished' as a gift."

— — Im Yoona, Spring 2026

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2026.05.30

Water not frozen, ice not melted

We meet at the critical point