This MV is not the end, but the beginning—The story hidden in the TEAM LILITH MV
A dark gothic world dominated by red and black.
A heavy sound with reverberating deep bass.
The music video for the dark metal band "TEAM LILITH" has been released.
This MV is not just a work capturing an intense live performance.
Hidden deep within the visuals is a beautiful yet cruel dark fantasy story surrounding the birth of the protagonist, "Lilith."
In this article, we will introduce the backstory and visual direction infused into this MV.
An intense live stage and an invitation to the other side of the door
The MV begins with eerie noise played by a broken ballerina music box.
Then, in the next moment, an enthusiastic live performance begins alongside the heavy band sound.
Singing at the center of the stage is the protagonist, Lilith.
Sitting on an underground throne, she speaks quietly to you through the screen.
"Come here. It's not scary... probably."
With those words as a signal, the story travels back from the present to the past.
Memories of the fall—From the castle in the sky to the underground
What spreads out beyond the shifting view is a castle in the sky with a giant red moon floating above.
Lilith, who was once an archangel, had her freedom stolen by cold chains symbolizing the heavens.
A perfectly ordered world.
However, that perfection was also a birdcage for her.
Lilith rejects the fate she was given.
And with her own will, she shatters the chains that were supposed to be unbreakable.
This is the moment Lilith rebelled against fate itself.
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From here, her fall from grace begins.
What appeared from her back were not pure white wings, but massive, jet-black wings.
Abandoning the heavens filled with false light, she chose of her own will to fall into a world of chaos.
Lilith descends to the ground while spreading her jet-black wings.
And the moment she lands in the underground, the footage connects back to the current live scene.
Having once abandoned the heavens, she now makes her will roar from the stage she rules herself.
An endless story connected by a music box
Returning from memories of the past to the present, the story reaches its climax.
Sitting on her throne, Lilith smiles bewitchingly as she speaks.
"Nice to meet you."
The story seems to end here.
However, there is another trick to this MV.
The "broken ballerina music box" that appears at the beginning and the end.
In fact, this music box is the key that keeps the story in a cycle.
The music box that closes at the end is designed to connect back to the opening scene.
The moment the MV ends, the music box chimes again, inviting you to Lilith's stage.
Wander into this world again and again,
and experience the story of her fall again and again.
We produced this with the goal of creating an 'endless dark fantasy'.
This MV is not the destination, but the entrance.
What is depicted in this MV is not the end of the TEAM LILITH story.
Rather, it is the beginning.
Lilith shattered her chains,
abandoned the heavens,
and descended to the underground.
What was depicted this time was that decisive moment.
And now, she
begins to sing from the underground toward the surface.
HELLO FROM THE UNDERGROUND.
This is the first message from the underground.
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Actually, there is a prequel to this story.
Some of you who have read this far may have had these questions:
Why did Lilith reject the heavens?
Why was she bound in chains?
What did she see in the underground?
How was TEAM LILITH born?
In fact, what is depicted in this MV is only a small part of the long story of TEAM LILITH.
The answer to that has not yet been depicted in the MV.
TEAM LILITH has a story that predates this MV.
Lilith.
Oyakata.
Varkas.
What kind of beings were they before they met in the underground?
In the next article, we will introduce
"HELLO FROM THE UNDERGROUND | TEAM LILITH ORIGIN STORY"
.
Where did TEAM LILITH come from?
Please take a look at their origin story.
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See you again in the underground.
HELLO FROM THE UNDERGROUND.
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