Hello,
it’s been a while I am posting something up. I actually had a plan to write
review of EXO’s Love Me Right. But, save that for later. Now I am about to talk
about Infinite’s new MV, Bad. I really like this MV and despite the fact this
MV just out few hours ago, I have already been repeating like crazy here. So, I
am now in front of my PC, making a quick writing.
This
MV is the best one I have seen half of 2015 to be honest. I don’t know about
music. But, the song and the MV concept have been such a great combination. In
my opinion the song gives the vibe of rushing or something thrilling. The MV
portrays it well. And, I really love it. There is no such useless scene and
everything is on its place. Thumbs up for those who direct this MV. You know I
really love this spine-chilling-beautiful MV.
For
the dance, oh God, you slay, boys. I am not sure if I am one of Infinite’s
fangirls. But, for sure, I always listen and watch their newest MV (never
really check the B-sides though hehe). For Myungsoo and Hoya, why are you so damn handsome?
Ugh *cough* (now you know who I am fangirling over here, yey yey yey).
I
wonder if anyone of you asking the same question just like me. Why are there so
many mirrors? There are mirrors in almost every scene. For instance, the boys
looking at themselves through the mirrors. Based on this MV, I can tell that
the mirrors are the important devices to make us understand the meaning of this
creepy yet pretty MV.
Mirror,
as how it has been used for a long time by people on earth, is to have a good
look towards our selves. Standing in front of the mirror is like facing our
twins. We see the same us. We gaze the same person, over and over. On the other
words, it’s like another part of us watching us back.
What
I get from this MV, the way the boys look at themselves through the mirrors, is
like facing their own souls. It is portrayed by Sunggyu who hurts himself and
then tries to run away from someone. But, it turns out that the one who chasing
him is none other than his own self. The very same person he looks everytime on
the mirror. That person also has been hurt. Make it short, Sunggyu in the real
life and the one on the mirror has shared the same thing over and over. They can’t
run away from one another.
That
is why the first scene appear before us is Sunggyu running away from someone which
is explained in the end that he is Sunggyu himself. Sunggyu trying to run away
from himself but keep being caught since the one chasing him is his another
part of self.
I
hope you get it at this point. But, that’s not the end of the interpretation. That
another Sunggyu is just like a metaphore of the ‘bad’ girl this MV trying to
unveil. It makes sense because there are several scenes where there is this
girl appears behind the mirror, glass window, a room, and slightly on the
television.
How
come the duplicate behind the mirror is the girl when the boys’ faces are the
ones being appeared? Yes. It can happen when we connect the meaning of love as
being one with the one we love. We share the equal things. What hurt us, hurt
our lovers. Slowly and surely they are becoming like us. Just like our mirrors.
We see them in ourselves. We see ourselves within them. Right?
Thus,
that what happens in this MV. The boys are acutally struggling facing their own
selves. Facing tomorrow being with their woman. As how their relationships may
go wrong, they get scared and how much they want to run away, they just can’t.
Even if they are finally far away from the woman, they will just keep facing
the woman within their own figures since they are one after all.
It
explains why in the end, the figures behind the mirrors disappear. They do not
disapper actually. Since they are one with the woman, who needs the mirrors
anymore? They are just being one. It’s like an obsession that goes through one’s
system making them thinking even if one disappears, she is actually not, no
mater how hurt it is, she is just there, being with them.
Haven’t
watched the MV? Here check it out:
