BEAUTY fellas, and probably you guys (BEAST) if you read this lol *non stop fangirling*, thank you so much for reading and appreciating my review (BEAST'S MIDNIGHT MV REVIEW: 'NYC IS NOT JUST A PLACE'). This review I wrote becoz I feel so deep in love with BEAST and I can't stand still seeing how the boys were put on the corner. I hope it helps us (and haters or other people or other fandoms) to appreciate the hard work of the 6 boys. I feel so touched becoz many people (BEAUTY I'm sure) reading it and trying to spread it to everyone around them :''D thank you. This is yours guys, this statistic is yours (click to enlarge):
Oh OK, I can't help but to write this. Extremely can't control it because my hands just start typing it. LOL. So, as you know, BEAST had already released the very short MV of 'Midnight' this noon at 2PM KST. Finally, yeah, BEAUTY? This can be called as theme MV of the mini album. In other words, this is the way BEAST introduce themselves to the industry that they are back.
First, here below the one minute and sixteen seconds MV: BEAST'S MIDNIGHT THEME MV - B2ST OFFICIAL (click the link it directly on BEAST' YouTube channel). Sorry something happened with my blog that I can't make the video appear here. T----T
Well, as I said before that this is a comeback introduction from these 6 boys to the music industry (K-pop and world wide), the MV also gives strong impression about this. And also, about 'why the boys went to NYC (US) to filming the MV?' and that thingy 'They are copying Big Bang!' the answer is completely NO. BIG NO, guys. They went there with certain purpose. Well, I'm going to reveal what I got from this very well thought and thorough MV.
In this MV, we have watched such dominant color, yellow, if your eyes can see. In the beginning of the MV when the piano sound begins the song as intro, the setting of place are buildings in a yellowish color feel-like because of the effect of the sun light. And then the 'ding ding ding' piano is like the sound of traffic light when the light turn 'red' for the car and 'green' for the pedestrian, you know what I mean, the signal that people can across the road using the zebra crossing (zebra cross). And at this time, the camera shot the traffic light which the symbol of hand appeared there, like this one:
means: 'don't walk'
means: 'walk'
But, in this MV they shot the back of this traffic light where there is these words "12ozProphet". Well, first, this scene is sure very important, it's like an abstract of paper if I may say. Thus, this is where actually the main idea of this MV being revealed. We can't see the hand sign and the walking-people sign on that traffic light, right? But, they shot the walking of people (the three American girls on the zebra cross) and after that we can see our boys walked in the street along with the guitar sounds. It helps so much to make the relevance between the 'ding ding' of piano and the traffic light and of course the walking of people. Besides, the "12ozProphet" revealed the setting place that they are in NYC. Well, this because "12ozProphet" (1993) is a graffiti related magazine and the crews are now in NYC.
I'm going to interpret this first. Oh yeah, this is getting interesting, right? Well, why I put the concern on the traffic light pole? Because of this yellow color (and some other colors) in this MV are like everywhere and sure dominant and also take the majority of the MV. And this is the reason why the boys chose to shoot it in NYC. Well, because this yellow color can be only seen in NYC (from many sources). And, there's no yellow traffic light plank in Korea. I realized this after watching PSY's 'Gangnam Style' MV (the scene where he across the road and the traffic light plank is black). Thus I can take that conclusion. I'm not wrong, right? So, BEAST is not trying to copy anyone's concept. It is because yellow has significance symbol meaning in this MV. Yellow in western is identified as the color of summer. Well, actually it's summer now, rite? Besides, yellow also can be seen as joy or delight, and even a sunshine symbolization. Well, after all, this mini album entitled 'MIDNIGHT SUN'. I'm sure right. On the other hand, for the meaning of the traffic light itself, yellow can be meant as 'slow down' or 'be careful'. Do you get my point? All of these scenes revealed before the boys walking scene appeared. This means: 'this summer (when the sun brightly shine lol, there will be joy or delight, so slow down (be careful) everyone, cause we (BEAST) are coming'.
Then after that scene where the boys walked on the road, the camera caught the traffic light again which turned 'green' means 'go' for the cars, motors, trucks, and taxis. Then a truck appeared walking by the intersection which carries these words on it: 'ACTION: carting the environmental'. Well, it sure has deep meaning. Green, on the other hand, has the meaning of nature, eternal life, and environment. Then this make sense, why out of blue the truck appeared there, lol. This scene is the way they want to say that: 'Here we are coming. Gonna take action and cart (carry) all the natural world or your surrounding in our vehicle (oh well, it can be said as their music, right?)'.
Oh well, the next part is the scene where the bicycle and the skateboard can be seen in the yellow line. Do you know what does yellow line mean? According to Encarta (2009), yellow line is street marking indicating parking restriction which the parking is allowed only in limited period or specific time. While bicycle itself has the meaning of 'toward future' (http://www.copenhagenize.com/2012/03/bicycle-symbolism-towards-future.html) and the way the bicycle moved from the left to the side it can be seen as heading to the future (read the link). Besides, the skateboard itself some said that it has the meaning of strong and cool because it is made from wood.
Thus, from all of this, I can say that: 'The boys gonna make action and influence us with their song which is heading to the future and strong, although it's on the limited period.' Then the boys captured once again walking on the street like a boss, while the yellow taxi (cab) across the street which carried: "OPENING ACT" and the silhouette of sunshine beautifully shot. Oh well, sun is the 'beginning of the day' plus the 'opening act', means the boys are ready heading to the future to conquer the environment (or the world). It also makes sense if they want to conquer the world then they went to US, they can't only stay in Korea anyway. Oh, and the yellow cab, still carried the meaning of 'be aware' lol. The taxi went around the NYC gave warning about the boys' comeback. lol.
After those scenes are the individual cuts of the boys. Well, this is a must to show off who the boss is now. LOL. The feeling is something like that? >www< and if we pay attention to the plank behind them, that means 'stop' and the arrow give the indication that 'you can't go there'. It means that part is dangerous or probably the obstacles that the boys had been trough all this time. We (BEAUTY) can't go there because we gonna (just) follow the joy part of the boys gonna bring for us in this limited period, the summer time! Besides that 'stop' can be meant as 'start' too, oh well, you 'stop' at that point, but you may 'start' at that point too. This a life is. So, I'm trying to say that our relationship with BEAST is eternal.
In conclusion, this MV is saying that: "BE CAREFUL (YELLOW), HERE (RED), WE ARE BACK (GREEN)!" and hope it explains that BEAST went to NYC with this certain purpose thus the MV can look extremely good, all scenes had been put in order, not just randomly put there.
Well, among all theme MV owned by BEAST, this one is the best. Put aside that Dujun's part is just a little. LOL. Jigeum Gaji SO BEAST!
"The night I countthe stars, the night that slowly transforms because of the changing seasons
However, this night is still the night I still can’t seem to fall asleep in sleep"
Today at 12 a.m. KST, Cube had released a single from BEAST's upcoming album entitled 'Midnight'. Besides, at 13th Friday, they released the MV teaser for 'Midnight Sun':
And this is the 'Midnight' song (go to this link to listen it): Midnight By Beast on Tudou or you may go to Melon, Mnet, Soribada, etc. Listen (and download) illegally, support the boys. Thank you.
This is the romanization of the lyric and the English translation:
Chami oji anh-neun bam so sad tonight
Keudaewah hamkke-hal su eom-neun i bam
In the minnight a a a minnight
Ni saengga-ge jam mot deuneun minnight
Tashi chajaon i bam so sad tonight
Keudae-ga eobshi tashi manneun i bam
In the minnight a a a minnight a
Ni-ga eobshi jam mot deuneun minnight
Nunkamat-da tteuneun sa-iboda deo ppareuge nal chajawaht-da
Tteona-ga beorin sarang tangshin you canrsquo;t do this to me
Chungbunhada chungbunhae keuman jom haera nal apeuge
Nae-ge miryeoniran ireume bameun kkeunnaji anha
Da chinan yaegi tashi ha-go ship-jin anh-jiman
Nae-ga keudael manhi chowahagin hae-nna bwahyo
Kyesok saengganna-get-jyo deo keuriwojiket-jyo
Shi-gani chinal-surok
Chami oji anh-neun bam so sad tonight
Keudaewah hamkke-hal su eom-neun i bam
In the minnight a a a minnight
Ni saengga-ge jam mot deuneun minnight
Tashi chaja on i bam so sad tonight
Keudae-ga eobshi tashi manneun i bam
In the minnight a a a minnight a
Ni-ga eobshi jam mot deuneun minnight
Jeo-gi ban-chagineun little star nal wiirohaejura
Gidael kos hana eobshi sseureojineun oneul bam
Jeo-gi ban-chagineun little star nal wiirohaejura
Gidael kos hana eobshi sseureojineun
Byeol he-neun bam kyejeo-ri china jo-geumsshik tallajyeo-ganeun i bam
Hajiman nan yeojeonhi nan jam mot irun bam
Tashi chajaon i bam so sad tonight
Keudae-ga eobshi tashi manneun i bam
In the minnight a a a minnight a
Ni-ga eobshi jam mot deuneun minnight
English Translation:
How are you? Do you think of me from time to time?
In this long night, I close my eyes again
I think of you, I can’t sleep, this is how I’m doing
The night is especially longer tonight, this night without you
I’m regretting that day I let you go
Continuously muted and slowly forgotten
That is how you will be one day
This night I can’t fall asleep in So sad tonight
This night I can’t spend with you
In the midnight a a a midnight
This Midnight I can’t sleep from my thoughts of you
This night that found me again So sad tonight
This night I greet again without you
In the midnight a a a midnight a
This midnight I can’t fall asleep without you
You found me faster than the time I take to blink
The love that left me, dear you can’t do this to me
Enough, it’s enough, stop hurting me
This night I call pathetic never seems to end
Even though I don’t want to bring up past stories
But I must have really liked you
Continuously remembered and slowly yearning
As more time elapses
This night I can’t fall asleep in So sad tonight
This night I can’t spend with you
In the midnight a a a midnight
This Midnight I can’t sleep from my thoughts of you
This night that found me again So sad tonight
This night I greet again without you
In the midnight a a a midnight a
This midnight I can’t fall asleep without you
That little star twinkling above, comfort me
Tonight is the night where everything collapses with no where else to rest
That little star twinkling above, comfort me
Collapsing without anywhere to rest
The night I countthe stars, the night that slowly transforms because of the changing seasons
However, this night is still the night I still can’t seem to fall asleep in sleep
This night that found me again So sad tonight
This night I greet again without you
In the midnight a a a midnight a
This midnight I can’t fall asleep without you
English translation credit goes to YONGISM @B2STRISING
I love this song, sounds so good in my ears (and hearts), the piano, guitar, shuffle feel, and electro at once. This heartbreaking song is delivered well by the boys, even their voices blend sure-very-well. But, the fact they used Rado's voice (beauty, you know who I mean) to hit the high note as a backing sound in Seob's part at 3:20 makes me shallow a bitter fact. I want just the boys kill all it through. Thus, I hope no more Rado's voice in 5 other songs of this mini album. CROSS MY FINGER. And yess! Dujun's part at 3:04 with the guitar.... that killed me. My husband's voice killed me. >wwww<
Ketika aku tidak bisa protes dan harus tetap bungkam dan patuh meski melihat kelakuanmu yang salah, sakit rasanya. Bukan apa-apa, karena kamu bukan orang asing dan aku tidak punya hak untuk mengingatkan, atau tidak boleh secara harfiah memperingatkanmu. Karena hanya beberapa derajat kedudukanmu lebih tinggi daripadaku. Ya. Tapi aku benci melihatmu melakukan hal-hal bodoh itu setiap saat, karena aku bisa melihat.
According to Encarta (2009), Midnight Sun is sun visible at midnight at pole. It means the sun when it is visible from within the arctic or antarctic circles at midnight during their respective summer months.
BEAST will comeback at 2012/07/22. Yesterday on Hangout session with BEAST in their Google+ page Dujun announced that they will make their comeback on July 22nd through Inkigayo. And now, the news dropped out that their album gonna be named "Midnight Sun". Thus they will release 6 songs on the same day.
I feel so happy right now. Why? Because Dujun will appear in Running Man special episode of Olympic Games. LOL. What I really want happens, Dujun in Running Man. RUNNING MAN. My favorite reality show ever! Kyaaa Kyaaa. *Please stop me, stop me, for over exciting by myself!*
Dujun will appear with six other idols. They are Super Junior's Eunhyuk, MBLAQ's Lee Joon, CNBlue's Yong Hwa, ZE:A's Si Wan (my fav too, lol), 2PM's Nichkhun, and T-Ara's Eunjung. It seems like they are being set as the idol version of Running Man. I dunno if they have the same personalities like Running Man members or not. HAHAHA. Just imagine it makes me laugh. LOL.
Besides this is a picture of them. Look, Dujun is exhausted but handsome! Oh, I can't wait to watch it. My heart is beating so fast right now.
cr: @RunningManCast via twitter
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I hope Dujun is doing well. He is a real super man. I envy him. This boy is really something. Or is he such alien? Yesterday he had the football match (after coming back from US), and now this.... sigh.....
Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright
Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
English Translation When I am left all alone at the end of the world Why do the tears fall unknowingly on its own?
Whenever you feel alone even when we are together
Don’t be sad any longer, now hold on to my hand
It’s okay you can stand up again Despite the cold rain falling and the strong winds blowing
Don’t worry, we can win again
Together we can do it Now I will stand behind you
I will always protect you I will become that beam of light That always lights up the road in front of you Let’s promise that we will become the strength for each other Together Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright
Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
When I was lost in the darkness alone
I couldn’t see anything
On sad days when the tears would fall
You held my hand, you wiped my tears
It’s okay you can stand up again Despite the cold rain falling and the strong winds blowing
Don’t worry, we can win again
Together we can do it Now I will stand behind you
I will always protect you I will become that beam of light That always lights up the road in front of you Let’s promise that we will become the strength for each other Together When you are tired or when you just want to cry You can cry all your want, it’s okay, it will be alright
When you want to sit down, lean on me when you want to rest
I will embrace you Now I will stand behind you
I will always protect you I will become that beam of light That always lights up the road in front of you Let’s promise that we will become the strength for each other Together Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
Everything’s gonna be alright…alright…alright
Everything’s gonna be alright…oh oh oh…oh oh
This has the similarity with my previous post LOL ([PIC] DUJUN AND A BOTTLE OF WATER) becoz this is the video version. I'm laughing rite now. There are many people out there really have same taste with me. This world is funny (well, ignore me!).
I LOVE THIS ONE! IT HAS THE FEELING THAT HE IS A HUMANLY HUMAN. DUJUN AND A BOTTLE OF WATER. I WANT HIM TO EAT MOUNTAINS OF RICE BUT I LOVE THE FACT HE DRINKS BOTTLES OF WATER. WATER IS A FRIEND OF RICE. AND HIS TIRED EXPRESSION MAKES ME RELIEVE THAT HE IS NOT A SUPERMAN. FORTUNATELY.
Dujun is real daebak. He should take a rest more becoz of almost-a-week-filming in US. But, instead he played the football today. Damn, is he a human? He is superman. A super leader man of B2ST!!
I know this song from Ajeng, my tal too (OK, I have three, and many more actually haha becoz I'm Dujun's wifey LOL). This song is good one and also the MV. Even though you don't know the meaning you will know what the song wants exactly after you finish interpreting it by yourself. If you have the knowledge and your experience may influence your interpretation too. This is what we (literature students) call as hermeneutics (interpret works from some levels) or new criticism (used the dictionary to understand the meaning deep). And Ajeng did it well. She interpreted the things or symbols after browsing/googling, and she found the meaning. And after I read hers, it seems like an archetypal (fairy tale-like) one, means some people have the same thought about the same thing (the symbolization of 'white whale'). The characteristic of archetypal is the hero has been through many things to achieve his/her goal. In a fairy tale, the hero usually is a prince or king, but nowadays everyone can be a hero, rite? Thus, the story goes the same.
Do you feel curious with how is the MV? Here, below:
cr: wealivetv via youtube
You should be curious with Ajeng's interpretation, rite? This is her analysis of this MV: http://erhyme.tumblr.com/post/26692520321/younha-run-mv-color-version-o-kay-so-i. Read it and you will know what I talk about. If it can't satisfy you, guys, go interpret it by yourself. But Ajeng's interpretation is a-very-good-one for me. ^^
BTW, this is the translation of the song (cr: popgasa) :
RUN
YOUNHA
My breath rises when I stop my steps
Sometimes, it tangles up when I stop my breath
The forgotten sadness rushes over me
Tears well up without a chance for me to hold them back
Time, please pass by a bit quicker
With a hot light, please embrace me
Take me to a dazzling tomorrow
So I can fly further than anyone else
* I am singing about you like this, with a big voice, in front of you
I want to be with you until always
** I want you like this, the one person in the world
I will love you as much as you waited
I spread out my scrunched up shoulders once again
I grasp onto my once scattered heart, once more
When I erase the nervous eyes,
Without time to stop, I will confess to you
Time, please pass by a bit quicker
Take me and fly far away
Take me to the dazzling sky
So I can fly futher than anyone else
* Repeat
** Repeat
Cuz I love u (Now al of my pain)
Cuz I love u (It’s okay because I’m with you)
Take my hand at the end of the dark and cold tunnel
Cast a spell on my broken memories and rise me up
* Repeat
** Repeat
Cuz I love u (It’s okay because I’m with you)
Cuz I love u
*Oh, well, I'm sorry, I used some literature terms. It's because I'm an English Literature students. LOL. Mian, guyss.*
This year Dujun and I have a year more in this life. Our 23rd year. And there is similarity in this year. We both got a special gift from a cute 'tal' (means daughter in Korea lol), Amalia. This means big for me, and maybe for Dujun too (who knows that he saw it already) because this is from her heart.
Today, the 2NE1 girls released their 'I Love You' MV after releasing the audio yesterday (which awesomely awesome!). But the MV is not really satisfying me. I don't really know the reason, but I just feel rather disappointed because the MV is not like what I expect from them. Yeah, kill me kill me, if you are a hardcore blackjack one, and hate my comment. LOL.
First, let's watch the MV:
cr: 2NE1 via youtube
Well, how do you think? I love the song. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. But the MV is just like a fan service, lol, they just walking by in the street full of people and suddenly there's no people (Dara's scene) or in the room, dance (supa sexy) to the empty chair (CL's scene) or Bom's scene where she sits on the bed feels lonely or Minzy who dances sexily (very sexy, yesss!). Oh OK, that probably show us they are waiting for the one they love - waiting the phone ringing or that person comes to them (to their rooms) - and feel lonely for missing them. But, why must they put the car scene there? That car scene... I dunno has insignificant in the MV *Black Jack you may slap me (if you hate me)* kekeke.
Besides, this MV - like other 2NE1's MV - shows the glamorous outfits and the girls themselves! Good job for YG ent. But for me, if people don't care with the meaning of scenes I talked before, probably they will just stare blankly to their clothes, bracelets, necklaces, rings, shoes, hair style, earrings, and eyelashes. LOL. I'm just saying what I want to say. OK, guys? I love them from the first time they debuted, tho. hag hag.
Anyway, this is the lyric translation:
I LOVE YOU
2NE1
When you feel like there’s no way out. Love is the only way.
Only be good to me
Only always smile at me
I said oooh, don’t make me jealous
Oooh, don’t make me become obsessed
I’m still scared of love
So give make me trust you
I said oooh, don’t make me jealous
Oooh, don’t make me become obsessed
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
All day, I keep thinking about you
All day, I just stare at my phone that’s not ringing
Why don’t you know my heart being like this yet?
I still don’t know your heart either
I can’t fall asleep because I’m thinking of you
Thinking of you with the moon
I try to confess how I feel
Why don’t you know how I feel
I’m still not sure how you feel
Look at me now
Look at my heart
It’s so anxious
Hold onto me now
Before it’s to late eh eh eh eh
I love you
I love you
Don’t stop this love song
I’ll sing it for you
Everyday
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Don’t stop this dance of love
I want to spend this night with you
I SAY YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
I SAY YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
Look at my heart
It’s so anxious
Hold onto me now
Before it’s to late eh eh eh eh
We can’t go wrong
Bring it back
Don’t push me away and pull me back
Let’s be a little more honest
I said ooh don’t make me jealous
Ooh don’t make me obsessed
I’m curious as to what you’re doing and where
Am I annoying you by any chance
I said ooh don’t make me jealous
Ooh don’t make me obsessed
I love you everyday don’t get away
Take me away
I love you everyday in every way
I love you
Why don’t you know my heart being like this yet?
I still don’t know your heart either
I love you everyday don’t get away
Take me away
I love you every day in every way
I love you
Why don’t you know my heart being like this yet?
I still don’t know your heart either
Source: LYBIO.net
And for me this song is like my feeling towards my only-beloved-boy, Yoon Dujun, hahahaha, I'm laughing and disgusting with myself. LOL. LOL. LOL.
DAMN, WHAT THIS? I GET SHOCKED IN THE MID OF NIGHT... MY PRECIOUS BOY... THIS SEEMS THEY HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING DUJUN'S BIRTHDAY... HULL ://////
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Is he in his right mind? look, he seems so 'drunk' (not literally drunk but tired), swollen, and yuucck... still smiling with those girls. Oh OK, I hate it, and I'm a lit bit jealous.
