Hi, guys, it’s
been a while (right?) I wrote random interpretations of music videos. Anyways, my favorite Hip-Hop group, Epik High has a comeback around this time. Yeay.
Well, they will
have released the album ‘SHOEBOX’ on Oct 21/22, right? And last night they had
given us a warming up MV, Born Hater,
featuring Beenzino, Verbal Jint, Mino, B.I., and Bobby (Well, I love B.I. and
Bobby o ma gad you don’t have any idea). The overall video is unique with the
setting of public toilets. Call it public because Beenzino even says that ‘Blo Hyung is on the next room right now’.
Besides, with the proof of Hanbin (B.I.) as the ‘cleaner’, the toilets aren’t
private ones. So, from my first impression, oh uh, they are all doing ‘shit’ on
the public toilets. Whatever they do, they leave ‘shit’ that should be cleaned
by B.I. later, no matter whether it’s the money (Bobby) or the pizza (Mithra Jin).
Now, let’s
follow me to peel the deeper insights of this MV. Note that I won’t interpret
any symbols of certain things or any kind of thing like seven deadly sins, etc.
But, I will talk about the wholeness of the music video scenes suggest us. Just
like I have been saying before that all the eight men are doing their ‘shits’
on the ‘public toilets’, I will start this talk from this point. So, please
bear on your minds that they actually do the ‘shits’ in the ‘rooms’ where are
actually ‘public’ possession. Well, if you can’t get what I mean, you do shit
in toilet, don’t you? So do they.
Are you
wondering why the toilets? Why the toilets are full of their belongings, such
as the shoebox, paintings, money, pizza, adult magazines, etc? I bet most of
you are thinking about this. Or, do any of you even ask about why the video is
just 1/3 of the whole size? Let me share my thoughts with y’all.
Firstly, toilet
suggests a room, a very tiny one of course, where you can ‘shit’ freely up to
your desire. However as the music video goes on, it reveals that it’s not a
toilet, but toilets. In every toilet
there is different kind of individual with their own ‘shit’. They do ‘shit’ on
their own room. No one should care because that’s their right to shit as much
as they want, as much as they need, as dirt as they can, as crazy as they
imagine, true everyone? You can do everything in your own room, that’s a
nature. That’s your room at the moment, so that’s up to you what you will do. Great
idea, isn’t it?
Secondly,
the belongings and abilities (money, magazines, etc) are their shits. Let’s
take larger scale from the toilet metaphor, I can find that actually Epik High
wants to speak about the industry they are in at the moment. It’s the industry
where people are actually boxed by their own uniqueness and identities. So,
there are various and diverse great people that can be good choices for the
public to fulfill their thirst for enjoyment. If you dislike this kind of boxed
person, you can choose the next box. It’s also explain why they decide to make
the video just as large as 1/3 of the whole. As the other 2/3 are black. It can
be meant that if you happen to bump or have an encounter (through TV mostly) with
a certain someone (rapper, singer, idol, or just common people etc) and you
dislike him; you still can look to the other places. No one force you to keep
looking at him if you hate him so much. You can change it to the next room, or
just simply stare at the black area. No one actually asks you to keep your
interest on him, buddy, just change the channel. Do not like them rapping? Just
don’t watch. Why? Because they are doing it in their own tiny room and not for
your satisfaction, but their own satisfaction. So, don’t ridicule yourself by
hating them. They are just part of the big world, you can find other persons
that you can favorite and support, why bother to care then?
As the
whole, I can say, it’s not just about the music industry actually. But, we can
see this kind of thing in our society. Yeah, haters are everywhere. They talk
ill about us. They whisper bad things behind our back just like how they
contaminate the air. They type harsh words on our site, on our SNS, etc. I
actually believe some of them are really born haters. Damn, Epik High is so true.
This is 19+ version MV and I shouldn't really spread it wider because there are still some underage Beauties around, right? But, I do really want to write this review/interpretation because there are some things really caught my attention. It has been such long time I haven't written a great interview of MV and I don't really know that it will be a good one or just a mere writing he-he-he. But, well let's move to my very state of minds.
Well, it's been for awhile (a month?) after reviewing BEAST's 'Shadow' MV and now I have been corrupted by an MV which is so profound. I mean, I like it a lot and I want to write some stuffs. And, YAHOO, GD, this is so great! Okay, this time is GD's new MV, CROOKED. Well, I'm not going to review 'Coup D'etat' kkk because I'm afraid that I will probably ruin the real meaning hehehe (well, my brain is not good enough cough).
Soooo, this is the CROOKED MV from G-Dragon, take a sip first... eheheh:
Who doesn't know GD? Everyone knows him, right? He is the genius Big Bang leader. It must be quite weird because I am not a VIP but I'm writing about GD's MV. He-he-he. It is simply because this MV worth to be reviewed because he has given me (and maybe you) new (interesting) insight or if not he has supported my (some bad) habit(s) all this time. LOL.
What am I talking about? You guys get curious? So, don't click your next tab, okay? But, it's okay if you dislike my interpretation. He-he-he. It's just for fun, anyway, words are just words as long as it's in our mind, the thought will always be there, won't go anywhere if you are not walking around talking about it. So, for those who decided to read this shit, please sit on your chair and just taste it.
Here, I will share some of my thoughts about 'Shadow' MV. Check the MV first:
For this time I won't literally reveal the significance of things and stuffs found there. But, I will give more attention to the man and woman's roles in this MV. Both of them have significantly symbolized the 'shadow'.
Personally I like the album cover. But, I just lit bit disappointed because I have expected that the other members would have contributed to the album production such as writing lyric or composing. Yeah, all the songs after all are written, composed, and arranged by our rapper, Yong Junhyung, and his very well known friend, Kim Taejoo. Hope this second full length album gonna be great! Let's wait until July 19 haha!
Wow, another good MV I see (jump jump jump!). Can you guess whose song for now? 2PM! yeasseu. TWO-PI-EM. Finally 2PM is back. I am not an Hottest. But, back then (before I stick to BEAST) I did listen and watched their songs and variety shows. So, even when they have a comeback schedule I will still keep updating hehe (I even watched their PV kekeke). My sister too loves 2PM so freaking much, that she won't give me the video for free. She was insisting me to watch the video on their official channel (I see being hard core is cute thing to do kekeke *reflection of me*) thus here I am watching the MV and going 'woaaah, good idea for an MV and nice story line connecting with the lyric'. I like it so much. By the way, I won't give comment of their vocals and music qualities. Admit it, how far we expect 2PM to be, they will sound like 2PM, as always. So yeah, this song because being sung by 2PM indeed it is so 2PM. (Okay, I'm suck on explaining about song -what I am trying to say is THIS IS GOOD SONG- hahah).
I feel it in the wind, the slight fragrance is good
As if being pulled by a magnet, I keep getting attracted to you
I like this moment too, why am I so attracted to you?
My heart pounds, electrifyingly
1 minute, 1 second of every day, I feel like I’m possessed, I keep getting attracted to you
The perfume that spread throughout this room makes me go crazy from the tip of my nose
2AM is back. Finally. I love this song! Kyaaak. You name the title please! Yes, it is 'One Spring Day'. As all Kpop fans know that 2AM is the God of ballad, this time around too their song is so much ballad which is soft, light, and beautiful. The MV too is cute although it is full of sadness.
First of all, I need to calm myself down. I don't know that just now I had watched best MV ever for this year. I mean this one:
Say whaaaaat? Yes, our main vocal now having a solo album with title song: CAFFEINE. And the video above is the MV. How is your reaction? My reaction is........ what more can be better than this? I was kinda late to watch it, like 30 minutes after being released. And my twitter time line flooded by Beauty-s who were going crazy because of this artistic MV. Me too, widened my eyes and my mouth when watching it. God, this is just so beautiful in my eyes.
Actually I feel so dumb to write this review. Yeah, because I know most of you already have your own interpretations. But, I can't help to write it down what I get from this MV. To be honest I don't know how to start the first words (huaaaa TTTT).
I don't know what happen to me.... (Joker's line ughhh....)
So, all of us here know that this MV is about Yoseob who is betrayed by his girlfriend because she is dating Junhyung (OMG, I can't help but laugh, such lucky girl!). And the girl leaves him alone, and chooses to run to Junhyung. Or, vice versa --well after all in the end they decide to break up. There goes Yoseob alone in his room.
Well, this MV is actually telling us that Yoseob in his room remembering the past. The room is in dim light, he serves himself a cup (or cups) of coffee, and playing lamb figure (doll) with a forest full set (or whatever it is) in a table which there is the photo of him and a girl in a broken frame. While he touches the lamb, the memories of him with the girl appears in the scene. In the past, he supposed to write diary together with the girl, and now he reads the diary all alone. In the past, he supposed to cuddle with the girl while sharing kiss, but now he has been left alone. These scenes direct us to ask: what happen actually between the couple? Meanwhile in my mind: why out of nowhere there are lamb figures there? How can lamb and caffeine placed in the same plate?
Lamb is, you know, that animal, right? But it has another definition as a person who is as innocent as lamb, or the one who is victimized (ardictionary). On the other hand, caffeine is a nervous stimulant usually found in tea or coffee. While the song tells us about:
Cause you’re like caffeine, I can’t fall asleep all night
My heart keeps racing and again, I hate you
Like caffeine, I try to stay away
I try to forget about you but I can’t do it, I can’t help it
You’re bad to me, so bad to me, oh girl you’re like caffeine
You’re bad to me, so bad to me, oh girl you’re like caffeine
You’re bad to me, so bad to me, oh girl you’re like caffeine
You’re bad to me, so bad to me, so bad to me, yeah
It means Yoseob is the innocent one who is being harmed by the girl. Since he is the victim, can you feel how hard being the one who needs to handle all pains together? You can't sleep, you still want her, you still remember her clearly, and your heart keeps racing nervously because of her. You want to forget her but you just can't do it that you can't help but hate her more and more. Just like caffeine, when you consume it once, you just can't stay away from it because you have already addicted. How bad caffeine for your body? It may lock you in a four walls of desperation. You can't help but feel so floaty that you don't even remember you are supposed-to-be-alive-creature. You just don't know where you are actually. Everything on your eyes are just the same.
The saddest thing is even you know how bad the caffeine is you keep consuming it til death, like what Yoseob does when he throws the cup, can you see how many cups already thrown by him? Look there are so many broken cups on the floor under the mirror. He keeps looking on his reflection but he still can't figure it out what actually happen to him and why it happen to him.
And when the skull (which means death and mortality) appears in the MV, it has strengthened the idea that Yoseob is none other than a walking dead man. He has already died inside and lost soul. When he decides to take the luggage from the girl, it has significance that he still wants to keep the things (which part of his old memories) with him, but as he slowly dies inside, those things are no longer worth. That's why there's the scene where he, the luggage and also the diary burned.
But, you can't lie to anyone that what is kept in your heart will always be there. Just like him who takes the silver box from the girl, unlock it, open it, take what is inside, and put it on where your heart supposed to be. Like a robot, you take the heart and keep it on your chest forever because everything that has been written there can't be erased easily, and we will always cherish it. You live but you are not alive.
You can't erase love, you can't avoid it although it's so bad to you, because what had happened in life is still something beautiful you can always cherish.
Even though I hate you like this When I think about the times we were together, I smile Maybe I don’t want to forget you Yes, I don’t want to forget you I want to cherish you
Indeed, what a beautiful song and artistic MV. I love it so much. Let's support our boys more, now and ever.
TAKE WITH PROPER CREDIT
'INSPIRED BY BISETEU-FAMILY' IS BETTER
THANK YOU
p.s. hella damn nice dancing moves! the dancers baddasss! prepix daebak! and the floating scene I can't help but went O_O speechless kekekek. Besides, I also love the coffee-feel U.U and I am sorry for the bad review TTTT
GUISSSEEEE, I am here *well panting so hard hosh hosh* YOSEOBIEEEEEEE in his MV teaser, OMG OMG *soom in soom out, myself, calm down please, calmmmm...dooowwn...will ya?* is so kiddo? LOL... No, I mean he tried so hard to look like a manly man, but my eyes still saw him like a lit kid lol. But, he is sure handsome, guisseee^^ *well I'm dying and trying to take deep breath, ffuuh*. Do you see he had the kissing scene? Do you still love him, right? Remember it's just an MV, a work of him. So, don't put yourself in a worry too much. Okay okay?^^
I love the coffee, the way he drank the coffee, and the lyric... tho it's only lit part of the whole but still... we can judge that 'Caffeine' gonna be a great song. The MV looks quiet classy, I love it. Junhyung did great job too. Wow, our boys have grown up. Let's support them! Fighting, BEAST! Fighting, BEAUTY!
Hi, guys, do you know EXID? It is a female idol group produced by S. Tiger (Beast's recently composer). Currently they have come back with new song entitled 'I Feel Good'. If you haven't watched and listened to it, here check this out:
To be honest, I don't really like the song. Well, because this type of song needs more 'topping' to reach me. LOL. But this song actually quite easy listening and catchy with such repetition words: 'I feel good, everybody... I feel good...'. The other thing I dislike from this song is the rapper's accent. It is not bad, but in my ear it sound so exaggerated, like 'na na na feel gyuuuuuud', 'meomjhujimaawww', etc - too much effect and auto tune. Besides, her rapping sounds like a combination of 2NE1's CL and BEG's Miryo (the beginning of the song). It's not so comfortable in my ears. Although, yess, I know arts is just inspired by, or inspire instead. But, her rapping in their debut song was a lot better.
I like the MV of this song. I like it so much. This MV is just an ordinary one but it delivers the message well. It's just about group of girls who enjoyed their days by living their own worlds using their own ways. Kkk. Look the first girl who seems sitting in the fabulous car (which is actually not hers), she delivers the feeling of 'yeah, today I feel good'. Although after that we know that she is just a laundry-girl who riding a bicycle, but she still smiles widely. Besides her, there are some of girls who being closed up enjoying 'luxurious-stuff' but actually it's fake. Haha. They work as kindergarten teacher, home shopping model (very ordinary jobs), etc. But at night they meet each other and have fun together. They completely changed from ordinary girls into fabulous one. Oh well, they even do the rebel thing, open the club door which already being 'closed'. And make the club as their own. They don't care until the owner comes and wakes them up.
Oh yeah, I really feel good after watching this MV. In my opinion, it can be said that this MV delivers the message well and has good execution. EXID can act very well. They can express their own roles very good, and looks so comical in my eyes. Thus while watching it I found myself smiling, enjoying every scene.
Imo, this MV wants to say: "Enjoy your life whoever you are because this is your life. Don't ever feel stress under the demand of world. Life is so short to waste it like that. Just have the feeling of 'I FEEL GOOD' everyday, and in the end spend time to enjoy the moments you have."
* I hate you so much, I hate you because I love you
Innocent tears and a bruised heart
I am hurt and hurting
** I erase it all, I erase it because I might die
Because I’m hurt to the point where I can’t take it anymore
Because I might again love you, who is still in my heart
I guess it’s still too early to say I forgot you, it’s still a bit iffy
I thought I could forget you easily but it’s not as easy as said
It would’ve been better if you left me coldly at the end
But you were so beautiful even till that moment
You take up more space in me than I thought
In your empty place, there is a wound called memories
I am just looking at it, hoping that it won’t remain as a scar
I am saying this so that you can’t hear
So that my hidden heart won’t be discovered
I am wandering, dizzy and drunk off of you
* Repeat
** Repeat
It’s so dark to the point where I can’t see the end
It’s so deep – I think there’s still a long way to go
I’m finally leaving on this sailboat called lingering attachments
The wind is cold – I look around but there’s not a single light
** Repeat
A day passes and yet another day passes
And I’m still looking for your empty spot and wandering
The wind is so cold
My heart is the same today
I am erasing you in this rain
* Repeat
** Repeat
I hate you, I hate you crazily
I hate you to death so I can’t just let you go like this
I hate love, I hate you
Because I might again love you, who is still in my heart
Hi, guys, recently there are some people accuse that Midnight Sun album selling is a lie. They don't believe that the album sold well. Thus, we all know that fan sites make the campaign to collect the receipt of us buying the album as proof to those people. As Beauty, we already know how strong our army is. K-beautys do very well to cheer the boys, so do the overseas Beautys. We always become one to protect the boys because Beast never does wrong. Here, it is the new post of prof. Son Ilrak - Beast' Dong Woon's father - in his cyworld regarding this issue (and the copycat issue). I can't agree more with his opinion, let haters hate, because Beautys will always behind the boys.
The country that hurts when it's cousin buys a land
거듭말하지만우리의경쟁자는내부에있지않습니다. 상대방이실수를하거나패배를했을때 격려의 박수를 보내시기 바랍니다. 반대로 상대방이 쩌는 플레이를 할 때는 설령 찢어죽이고 싶은 적이라도 뜨거운 박수를 보내는 아량과 도량을 너나없이 지니시기 바랍니다.
ENG TRANS:
The people of our country~ the Republic of Korea~ It's a country with a lot of people both good and bad.
You can see this just by looking at the olympics. It's hard to ignore the fact that some small country, located in East Asia, has so many people well known throughout this world, I have to admit that I'm very proud myself.
However. The people of our country~ the Republic of Korea~ If you skin the outside cover, you can find an ugly and sometimes uncivilized side of mankind. For example,
people in our country are too busy talking bad about someone doing well
rather than complimenting or rooting for them
Why do you
think we have proverbs saying that when our cousins by good land, our
stomachs hurt first instead of us being happy and clapping for them.
Then does that mean that the people in our country are nice, warming, and caring to people who don't as well? You wish. If there is
someone who is different, Koreans sneer at them and sometimes even make
fun of them to the point they feel like an outcast.
What is the reason behind this? About this issue, Lee Kyutae from the Josun Times said this.
Koreans are oriented by the image of an <average man>. This is why when Korean see someone doing really well Or someone falling really behind, we tend to avoid them.
Well, does
this mean that we decided to leave out the disabled and the people doing
well because Korea was a country that was hard to harvest rice And if we didn't plant a certain seed at the certain time then we would have all starved to death?
Anyways now it's the new millennium age and an age of internationalization. At an age like this, don't you think that we need a wider perspective and and greater heart for others?
On top of that, our enemies are not inside, but outside. In the midst of the ongoing competition between national interests and centrism, we should not have to emphasize the fact That the people in our country should open up our hearts and find a compromise.
BEAST made a comeback in a year and 2 months. Due to the
great album sales through the fan signing events, rather than sending
warm encouragement and praises, Koreans are being diagnosed with that
horrible chronic illness. Some people are making rumors that BEAST's album sales number was a lie without any proof whatsoever.
Is it impossible to live in world where people clap for the people doing well and encourage the people who aren't doing well?
Right now, BEAST's fans are holding a campaign to gather all the receipts showing the purchase of the albums. How frustrated do you think they must have been to decide on doing such a hard work?
However, do you think that these people making these rumors will admit that they were wrong and apologize? I don't think so. That is
because their goal isn't to see the receipts, but they are just throwing
rocks because they hate seeing BEAST and their fandom doing so well.
This is why I think the fans should ignore and not care about such rumors even though it's not fair and it makes them angry. That way, these people who have a twisted heart will eventually tire out and disappear.
In addition, since I am on this topic, there is another chronic illness that Korean people have and it's <choosing sides>. I won't begin to explain where this takes place.
But oh my~ the troubles between fandoms are out of this world as well.
The best example of this is the obnoxious rumor that BEAST are copy cats. The post on bestiz about this issue has way~ more than 30000 views.
From what I know, this group that BEAST is accused of copying has a totally different dressing style and music style. Then what did BEAST exactly copy? Getting a blonde dye? Wearing certain colors?
Aha~ Now I get it. BEAST members, like the members of that group, has two eyes and one nose. This is definitely a serious case of plagiarizing and copying.
Now I think about it there is more. Like this other group, BEAST members wear rings, necklaces, and oh my they even wear pants. This is definitely the evidence that even the heavens can agree that BEAST is copying this group.^^
Everyone~ Please, let's not be like that. You guys are the future of Korea. The hope.
I say this again, but our competitor is not between us. When someone makes a mistake or fails, I hope that you guys will give them an encouraging round of applause. Also, even
when the other person does something you want to rip them to pieces for,
I hope that you will still be able to clap for them then.
CREDITS: Son Ilrak's Cyworld (SOURCE); YONGISM @B2ST RISING (TRANS); SHARED BY ME. I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING. TAKE WITH PROPER CREDIT. THANK YOU.
Should I write it or not? I keep asking myself because the feeling of this MV is kinda good and a bit complicated to be reviewed. Besides, I believe many people gonna review this MV (for instance, Simon and Martina of Eat Your Kimchi). So, I tell you guys (whoever you are who reading this review), this review of mine is based on my point of view. So, what I write here is just based on knowledge and experiences I have gotten all this time. And once more, there's no such thing like false or wrong in the named of interpretation. As long as it's relevant and can be accepted well, then it's OK. However, I write this one is for BEAST and of course, us, BEAUTY. lols.
OK, every BEAUTYs who still reading this review, are you curious or not satisfied enough with your own interpretation of this MV? Well, probably this review gonna help you a lit bit to understand what actually the boys want to unveil. And guys, remember this, I am going to review it using symbolism approach. You know what I mean? something like the words, colors, and other stuffs being symbolized and have deeper meanings. Besides, I'm going to reveal some words that have relation with NYC, and this goes the same with my previous review of theme MV "MIDNIGHT" (BEAST 'MIDNIGHT' MV REVIEW: NYC IS NOT JUST A PLACE). The difference is I am also gonna review the lyric along with the scenes in this MV. Unexpectedly this song is sure having deep meaning for every BEAUTYs.
Oh, well, how to begin this review? (kinda awkward I'm thinking when fasting lols *slap slap*). Please watch the MV first, here:
cr: b2st official @ youtube
The MV begins with the portrait of rooftop of buildings in sunset feeling like or twilight, yes? And then the next scene the camera moving to the yellow traffic light plank (remember my last review? actually it has connection? wow, CUBE is sure amazing!) which the stop hand appears while in the theme MV it doesn't appear explicitly. Well, first, let's look at this below:
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Well, look I have some stuff put in yellow squares. They are: the 'stop' hand sign, no parking, ASVP, and if you can see the words of quel BEAST. Besides, look, there's still the 12ozProphet stuck on the traffic light box. lols. Yes, the intro of this MV is very detail. I'm going to interpret this scene first. The 'stop' hand sign of course has the meaning of 'do not walk' for everyone, right? And 'no parking 8AM-6PM' plank, what do you think about this one? We can't stop there right? We should walk and follow the red arrow which followed by the words quel BEAST. We can walk follow them at 6PM. It means the time of twilight or going to night. Well, after all, this song entitled "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT".
Do you know what is quel, guys? At the first time, I realized about this word, I tried to open my English dictionary, but failed, none to be found. In English, we have word quell, not quel. The difference is in the double L and single L. Then, I decided to browse what actually quel is. Oh hella damn, this is so true, they can use any other languages in their songs or MVs. Thus, I found that quel here is French. Any of you from French? Is it true or not? Kekeke. Well, after finding some clues, if I am not mistaken, quel here can be seen as 'masculine' (refers to male in sentence? something like that). Of course it's for the boys. Quel is singular and the plural one is quels. Why do they use the quel instead of quels? The answer has been right in front of us, yeah, because the boys are one, BEAST.
Next is the 'ASVP' sticker. What is that? Guys, did you pay attention with this sticker? ASVP is street artist of NYC consist of two person (solifestyle-loves-asvp-feature) that they had been through many things, traveling to the world, and making effort goes into their arts. They mixed Eastern and Western culture in their arts (something like graffiti). Besides, they also have purpose by doing their arts that wanting to make things that were free of any outside influence. They want to be free and enjoy themselves. The great words to be said are they are still developing their voice to be perfectly honest. Don't you think our boys do the same all this time? Although they are famous enough, but still they are going to try something new and develop their voice until reach the most honest voices of them, the great one from them.
This scene can be identified as description of the boys or BEAST, well, like in a movie which always needs description in the beginning of story. It can be said that this scene tries to say: "stop everyone (BEAUTY), the masculine BEAST will show you their voices (result of their arts sense) at night (6 PM and more), just follow them."
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The next scene is the camera shot the 'one way' and 'no parking' plank. These planks are very common in NYC. This plank is one of the most used traffic sign in NYC. The message of this sign is actually, don't even think of making right turn (there's no turn). And another popular sign is 'no parking' means 'don't even think to park here." (nyframeofmind) Any of you from NYC, is it true or not? kekeke. Then this scene explains the condition when you follow the boys' way, you have no turn and can't stop (parking). Go all the way with the boys.
Before our perfect Joker appears, there's scene that the camera shoot words written in wall of building which shined by the sunset yellowish color.
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These words have significant meaning. Then, to make sense, this scene has been set properly and Junhyung not just randomly walking there. This is the best scene ever that I understand after watching it twice. There are three nouns: 'stock sizes', 'job lots' and 'new boxes'. What do you think these words mean? Do you have any idea what the relation of these boxes thingy with the boys? Job lot boxes are boxes that people buy and sell on the seconds market. Typically, the boxes are new and have printing from industry on them (cleancarton.com/boxes). Well, then, it can be said as recycled boxes. Remember, once our boys were called as recycled group? Yes, this scene tell about this. But these words can be interpreted in another way too. For me, it has more meaning like 'BEAST is an old group (job lots) with the different charms of each members (stock sizes), but they are trying to develop to refresh their image (new boxes)'. Oh, well, we can choose the more positive way to see the boys, right? After all, in this album they sure try to change into new image *standing ovation*.
After that, there's a scene where the traffic light turns green appears and other stuffs beside the yellow traffic light are in black color. This probably asks us to pay more attention to the traffic light which means: 'be careful the joy (the yellow traffic light itself, remember my prev review?) goes/begins/starts (the green light)'.
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Then, the intro ends, and Gikwang appears to sing the first verse. Then, this is the joy begins!
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Guys, do you have any idea seeing these scene caps? There are some stuffs captured: 'community 54', 'snoe man', 'pink boombox', 'no parking' (again), and 'the pick up car with blue and orange (or yellow) color'. Community 54 (community54.com) is a neighborhood lifestyle boutique inspired by creative nostalgia. It's a place where culture mavens and social connectors interact with local artist and designers. Also, the reminiscent of the spirit of times when artists were bound by a creative synergy, all in one space. It's a connecting point for thinkers to collaborate and put out new ideas. Snoe Man is part of Community 54 (community54.com-snoe man) which is kind of graffiti community and they have a private venue for their artistry that bring the various characters.For me, this is good enough as another reason why they shoot the MV in NYC, why? Because based on the description above, we know that they choose the right place to explain who they are. BEAST, at this state, can be considered as artist that bound by creative synergy and interact with people, local artist, and designer (all elements of industry). And also as thinkers, they want to collaborate with other and put out new ideas, and of course in the certain venue. The Snoe Man is as the representation of BEAST has the same characterization that is group of people and have private venue for their artistry (music for BEAST and graffiti for Snoe Man) that bring the various characters (BEAST' members characters). Then the 'pink boombox' I will take the symbolization of pink. Pink can represent love (from BEAST to BEAUTY perhaps, lols). Why I decided to analyze this pink color? Because this 'pink boombox' is everywhere in the MV, if you can see. And the 'pick up car with blue and orange color' has several meanings. Car is as symbol of power/mobility/movement forward (www.tobysimkin.com), blue is for loyalty (and sky), and orange for demanding of attention (three-musketeers.net/mike/colors). Thus in a sentence, it refers to: 'BEAST has the power to demand attention and loyalty'. Wow, this cool, eh?
On the other hand, Gikwang wears t-shirt with 'just say' print words on it. A song is actually like sentences with message being delivered to others, right? It has the same meaning with 'to say something to other people but put the words in the lyric and music, and it is delivered by singing'. Oh well, for me, this part is to show to the people that BEAST tries to deliver something (message). And there will be no stop, look at the 'no parking 24 hours' sign that found in the scene where Gikwang dance confidently.
The next scene is when Yoseob stands beside the yellow traffic light which once again the 'hand sign' appear and there are 'pink boombox' and 'something in yellow and white'. These colors can be identified as 'love (pink), joy (yellow), and youth (white)' (three-musketeers.net/mike/colors). Besides, boombox can be viewed as music. After that the scene where the black people appears with his skateboard, all in black, except the yellow sidewalk, line, the orange plus green color and the 'out' words in the wall beside the skateboarding boy. Black is meant as power and the yellow thingy can be said as joy. If it put together with the orange-green-out, it will be: 'the power of BEAST will create some joys when they out to demand attention from the environment (world) along with their love, music, and youth although just in limited period (the yellow line)'. How I say this refers to BEAST? Because, look, the boy wears 'B' T-shirt. lols. Doesn't he? B stands to BEAST of course.
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The next part is Dujun's (MY HUBBY YEAAA~), the awesome rapping part haha *oh mian, I feel so freaking happy right now*. For his scene, the first thing to be shown is the 'silver chain' of car steering. Silver is the symbolization of maturity while the black car itself is the representation of the double power itself (black+car) that heading to future (the bike, remember my prev review) and can't be stopped (no parking sign in garage). And the lyrics of Dujun's rap part are:
Left and right, you shake me up on this disco night
From top to bottom, from front and back, you flip my heart inside out
Then the 'loyalty' sign appears right after the lyric 'you flip my heart inside out' and continued by the next lyric which demand loyalty:
You are like cotton candy, I never get sick of you
Before this night is all over, let’s love all night
This lyric is he can't get sick of 'you' and he asks to 'let's love all night' means he wants to be loyal to the 'you' and demand loyalty as well from this 'you'. Just say it simple, the 'you' here is BEAUTY. And the 'beautiful night' here actually is the period when we can have joy together as one, BEAUTY and BEAST, since their debut days until now and then.
The next scene is when Dujun walks like a boss and gives a salute expression with his hand. Don't you think it's a way to show 'thank you' to us? Besides, there is the 'stop all way' plank in front Dujun and he continues walking without paying attention because he wants to show the 'love all night'.
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The most complicated scene is Dongwoonie's. Until I write this, I am still thinking about what actually these scenes want. lol. But I had figured out something from lyric and these scene. Here below the lyric:
I still don’t really know love – the moment I first saw you (Whenever I stood in front of you)
I felt a strong wave washing over me
Drenching my heart to the deepest corners oh oh oh oh Girl
In my eyes everything on Dongwoon's body show that he is the royal boy, not rich boy, but one-level-above-us-boy. lol. Look at his shoes (silver stud and yellowish), his blond hair, his necklace, and his red suit. Oh well, damn, he even walks out from a great house (I dunno where, do you happen to know guys?). My first impression is 'oh wow this boy is the God, the Highest (I can't say Almighty lol)' then I tried to understand the lyric. Well, what I got after reading it is about Dongwoon, the royal boy who never feel such thing called love but he knows the sincere feeling (lyric: I felt a strong wave washing over me). And red which the color of his suit can be meant as strong emotion. Well, the strong emotion that he gets from BEAUTY, maybe. ^^ And the dancing-blue-car is showing the power of loyalty (symbolization of blue) between BEAST and BEAUTY.
After that the scenes of Hyunseung where he wears his pink blazer >____< lol. He shows us that he is in love (pink) now. And he sings in front of the yellow building and there's the 'bike path' behind him. It reminds us about: 'love and joy that heading to future (symbolization of bike)'.
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The end of his scene is the 'BEAST' graffiti being shown made on the wall by the foreigner. Graffiti (barrypopik.com) has 'going all city' slang which means putting your graffiti on trains in every borough. Graffiti writer usually put their name up on walls using marker, or
whatever that can mark the surface (essays24.com/Miscellaneous/Graffiti-Nyc). Graffiti is about your name and
'fame'. It means that BEAST has settled enough to be a great 'star'. It's rather like making mark to their authority place and makes the world know the existence of future 'real legend'.
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And after that, the next scenes are about the real story begins. lol. I mean the scenes where we can understand more with what this MV wants to say. And these scenes appear along with Yoseob's lyric part:
I’m yours – only you can make my heart race – I’m outta control
I’m yours, nobody, nobody can take your place
You drive me crazy
And just there, many people, call it fans (BEAUTY and B2STLY) outta control together with BEAST.This MV is not showing about clubbing or whatsoever, but about concert. The stars are in stage and the fans cheer on the floor. Oh well, this is what I get from these scenes. Then, you can guess now that from the lyric of 'It's a star twinkling, beautiful night' (first line of first verse), the word 'star' refers to BEAST. And the beautiful night is the beautiful time when BEAST always in our side.
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Then, Junhyung's rap part is giving emphasis to my previous interpretation. Here the lyric:
Something good Nothing better
Just like a limitless credit card
I strengthlessly fall for you, but this feeling isn’t so bad girl
With one cue, I’ll go inside you, without you knowing
You will keep thinking of me, let’s meet in our dreams, I’m waiting for you
Junhyung close his eyes when he raps to 'nothing better' means he wants to go blind to not recognize anything better than us (BEAUTY). BEAST for some reasons has fallen for us, right? They love us like we love them. We can't get rid of each other. It's endless just like a limitless credit card. That's a fact. When Junhyung raps on the 'I'm waiting for you', he shows his hand with rainbow-lips drawn there. Lips according to its symbolization meaning can be seen as sensuality. It's not something porn, lol, but more like the lyric telling us of the boys gonna go inside us. lol.
The later scenes show us about BEAST' power by seating on their cars which there is 'LOYALTY' on it. And the scenes where they emphasize that they have changed now, say good bye to the old BEAST and say hello to the new image of BEAST, the firework (char4u.com/article). Firework according to Chinese symbolization is as representation of sending out the old one and welcoming the ushering of new one. And the individual cuts itself which the fireworks appear behind them also has this meaning. The pink, black, and red suit and the white zebra have meaning like the color symbolization I have explained before: 'love, power, emotion, and youth'.
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Don't you guys feel curious why just in a second, the Empire State Building is being shot? According to Encarta (2009), Empire State Building is the tallest building in the world for 40 years. So the logic is this is the tallest building created by human in the world. Then, it's not a false thing for BEAST hoping to be star as high as the empire state. Or it can be viewed as highest as they want. Besides, the foreigner fans are as their proof that they are accepted well in the world. Once more, this MV and song actually tells about 'the beautiful night of BEAUTY and (the) BEAST'. In the last part of this MV, it looks clearly how they response to people around the stage, like Hyunseung hold their hands, etc. It's like scene taken from concert. Then it means BEAST wants us always cheer on them.
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Well, so this is all what I got from this MV. This MV and the song itself are very good. Indeed. Once again, they are not copying other concepts. Look at how detail they put every scene how could people say they are just copycat other. Nope. It's sure BEAST went to NYC with a very-prepared-concept.
After all, you get my point? This MV telling us that BEAST will always loyal to BEAUTY and also we gonna do the same. We should hold their hands and walk together as one in this beautiful night to see the star twinkling beautifully. Let's always support them.
-- THANK YOU EVERYONE --
-- LET'S SPREAD GREY ROSES OCEAN TO THE WORLD --
p.s: how many yellow thingy you found in this MV? kekeke. you may give comment guys, if you find some disagreements. thank you!
