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TAYSAN AT THEPOP
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— The origin of POLCASAN 🐻❄
There was one day I see Bangtan's character and I love it so much, even use their stickers to stick on my stuff. I was like "What if..." I remember it was covid era, I had nothing to do, so I drew my own character cause I wanted it, sun character and such, but I didn't use it for anything in the end. Until one day the company designed a logo for Polca fandom, you know the whale tail and a bear. There was 6-7 options given for TayNew. Turns out me and New chose the same design, which the one we're using right now and we love it so much.
TayNew have a really well-defined identity. New is defined as a polar bear, because he's been called as polar bear since long time ago. As for me, like how I always change my name's spelling to be "whale", I really love orca whale. Since we're always known as the polar bear and orca whale, I felt like it really creates a well-defined character on us. Until finally they let us design our own character. They gave us a prompt— Oh, before all of these, we had Polcasan's older brother as well. But he... he... we aborted him.
🎤 Oh, that's so sad. Can anyone comfort Tay right now? He can't handle it.
No need to comfort me. When I lowered my head just now, I was actually smiling 5555 Just kidding, just kidding.
We kept helping each other to develop it continuously until one day when we had to design a character for our couple. I was so happy since I love drawing and stuff. I still remember that day, they had us sitting in a room with paper, pencils, and colors, and then we helped each other to design. As I love drawing, I did the drawing while new helped in adding extra touches. We agreed that it had to be half bear and half whale, right? So at first, because we wanted to share it equally, we drew it as an exact half and half. San had no legs, he only had a whale tail, making him looked like a mermaid instead. And then, New came up with the name Polcasan.
🎤 So K'New was the one who came up with the name?
Yes.
🎤 K'Tay was the one who designed it?
Well, we helped each other, we helped each other. But I did most of the outline and such since I kinda have skill in drawing.
🎤 I see. So you gave extra attention from the tiny little detail to the overall picture, right?
Yes, but it was just 2D design when we first drew it. I remember after drawing, we even wishing for a good soul or spirit to come and be born into our son's body or something like that...
🎤 To that extent!
It was just our random joke and talking, we didn't expect it would actually happen because we didn't know they would actually turn it into a real mascot. There was a small problem before he was turned into a physical mascot, because our character didn't have legs. So Granpa Tha was like, "Alright, we need to miraculously create legs for San so he can walk." since San was in a mermaid form, so it would be like...
🎤 We almost got to see Nong Sang rolling around.
Yeah, that's why he became a version of San that has legs. We helped each other developing it.
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💖Talking about San’s origin story 🐳🐻❄️
It really feels like destiny that his soul ended up being born as San. On the very first day San appeared at the concert, none of us knew each other yet. He had to choose which soul he wanted to become and which body he wanted to be born into. And he chose to become San.
Actually, at first, he was told not to make any sounds. But Tay and New are the type of people who… Ahhh…
Back then, we liked creating little sounds for Polca because we love Pokemon. Pokemon have their own signature sound, right? So we felt like Polca should have one too. I’ll do that sound when I’m about to leave the industry. I can’t do it now.
We always liked making Polca sounds and joked that Polca should have a signature sound, kind of like Pikachu going “Pika Pika.” That kind of feeling.
So we secretly whispered to PolcaSan, “Can you make a sound? Try making this sound.”
At first, he wouldn’t do it because he was told not to speak. But in the end, he started playing along with us because he matched with us so well. TayNew’s energy and his energy came together and became San. That’s why we love playing together.
And when we played together, he made just a tiny little sound, and we immediately knew… “That’s so cute.”
So we asked him to make more sounds, and that’s how he became the San everyone knows today.
🎤 You know what it feels like? It feels like father meeting his child for the very first time.
Yes. We were really happy. Everything seemed like a coincidence, but at the same time, it didn’t feel like a coincidence at all.
For example, the first time he sang “Chob Baeb Nee.” We didn’t plan for him to sing, but he amazed me by doing the fan chant for the song. It was so adorable.
That’s why everything kept growing from there, and eventually San became this bright and cute character who carries both Tay and New’s personalities combined into one.
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🐳🐻❄️ When San is with Papa Tay and PhorPhor New, both of them are such a safe zone for San. They always give San advice… I mean, they’re always there for San and guide San~
🎤 Papa Tay is secretly crying inside right now.
When Papa and PhorPhor act all silly sometimes, do you ever get embarrassed by us, San?
🐳🐻❄️ San doesn’t feel embarrassed at all~
Really? Not embarrassed at all?
🐳🐻❄️ Of course not~ Papa and PhorPhor have always been like this anyway, haven’t you~?
How do you know that, sweetheart? You were only born three years ago. How do you know Papa and PhorPhor have been like this for so long? Papa might have been a very proper person before, you know.
🐳🐻❄️ Oh~ So Papa used to be very proper?
Yes, until I met a friend named Uncle Off.
🐳🐻❄️ Hahaha~
And what about San… Papa was really touched during our first Fam Meeting. When San was talking and started crying, Papa didn’t think you were actually crying for real. Why did you cry that day, baby?
🐳🐻❄️ Because San was really, really happy that day. San never thought San would get to meet all the Grandmas and Je-jehs in such a huge hall. Everyone came to see San, Papa Tay, and PhorPhor New. Everyone was so happy and cheered so loudly~
🎤 San said that not only are Papa and PhorPhor his safe zone, but all the Grandmas and Je-jehs who always support him are too.
🐳🐻❄️ That’s right~ Because all the Grandmas and Je-jehs always support San and all the little ones too~
It’s like… a lot of people have followed TayNew for such a long time, and when San came along, it felt like he became a representation of all the love everyone has given to TayNew. And there are also people who got to know TayNew because of San. So San is like the one in the middle, the center that connects the love between TayNew and all the fans.
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🐻❄️ What’s the first pose? Dog pose?
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🐻❄️ What?!
P’Leo: It’s dog kiss….. New….
🐻❄️ What?! What are you guys thinking about?!
IM CHOKED MY OWN SALIVA
TAYNEW ADAAP PRESS TOUR
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TAYNEW ADAAP PRESS TOUR
#ADogAndAPlaneLIVE
ᯓ✈️ #ADogAndAPlane 🐶
P’Leo: What’s with the rush?
🐻❄️ To have dinner with you, of course.
P’Leo: Who else?
🐻❄️ [shyly points at tay]
P’Leo: Who’s treating this time?
🐻❄️ [points at himself]
You sure jaaaa?~