the album speaks for itself, this is going to be a masterpiece. (highly curious if "masterpiece" was an intentional spoiler from maddox now 🤔) with the updated nuances for apples being replaced by lemons, i have even more thoughts about the meaning now. there's the phrase "when life gives you lemons..." with the standard answer being "make lemonade". the common theme in all of the art was about the choices made from what circumstances, what life gave. the apple symbolism before, either unity or discord, is now replaced by that choice. when life gives us opportunities or places us in different situations, it's up to us to decide what we do next. there are so many more layers here, but i'll leave it at that. everyone has poured so much time and love into this comeback; thank you for what you've created, for all that you're still in the process of creating. sending you all the warmest encouragement and support; cheering so much, and looking forward to the rest revealed! thank you and make sure to take time to acknowledge and celebrate your efforts. immensely proud of you! 🫶🏻🌻💚 #ateez #에이티즈 #hongjoong #홍중 #seonghwa #성화 #yunho #윤호 #yeosang #여상 #san #산 #mingi #민기 #wooyoung #우영 #jongho #종호 #larknotes