Omg you foreshadowing both concepts in Accendio mv lol Here's Wonyoung's commentary on Blue Heart from their Nylon interview they did pre-comeback: - It was inspired by her “work in this industry,” she says, seemingly alluding to the hyperscrutiny idols, specifically female idols, experience from the media and netizens. “People in the world [are] very aggressive to us,” she says. “So some girls choose an icy blue heart more than a warm red heart so you can be strong.” - So it's like putting a cold front to protect oneself, hence choosing a "blue heart" instead of "red". The lyrics have such depth and play with words. Few dives on twitter did an analysis on lyrics and they pointed out how lyrics from last verse(?the last rap ones) are actually so intricate and based on metaphors, and also to get a full meaning you would need to translate it back in forth. Overall the lyrics are beautiful 🥺
Here's the more fully explained analysis on that part: Original lyrics: 들통날 걸 *red lie* 못 피할 걸 *red line* Don't you, don't you realize? 새빨간 저 말들은 하여간 저 멀리로 다시 태어나는 나야 Eng translation: You'll get exposed, *red lie* You can't escape it, *red line* Don't you, don't you realize? Those bright red words Will disappear into the distance I'm being reborn *Red Lie* = in Korean, *an outrageous and obvious lie* is called a 새빨간 거짓말 "bright red lie" same as the Japanese term 真っ赤なうそ, makkana uso. *Red Line* = a red line or stamp was placed on family registers during the Japanese colonial period to identify and monitor so-called Bulyeongseonin who were at risk of causing social chaos. *A criminal record* . This could also mean someone had died. 새빨간 저 말들은 하여간 저 멀리로 다시 태어나는 나야 *=* "Those obvious lies are getting farther away from who I really am. The "me" who is being reborn. (people who are "killing" her true self by creating a false persona of hers with obvious lies)" cr @aidollze on twt
Oh, about the Heya mv!! Here's my little kinda "explanation" on concept of the mv. English is my third language, so I apologize for any mistakes. The whole HEYA mv and song are based/inspired on a Korean folktale "The Tiger, The Moon and The Sun" or more specifically it's an reinterpretation of that tale going more in a direction of "a tiger that love the sun". So girls are represented as tigers that want to "swallow, bite, catch" the sun. Hence the mv looking traditional, lyrics about catching the sun, visuals of them "capturing" the sun, and tigers(tiger is Korea's national animal 🐯). You can even see near the end of mv a shot with Leeseo and her mouth is shining as to say that they did catch the sun! Also fun fact: in the beginning of the mv Yujin and Rei are kinda like "smoking", it's actually a reference to how some korean folktales starts with "back when tigers used to smoke" an equal of "once upon a time".
Actually someone have pointed out that Accendio MV might be the reinterpretation of korean folktale "The Mouse that Ate Fingernails" where the mice ate the man's fingernails and stole his shadow and life! And we can see "dark ive" turn into mices/mouses at the end 👀
Excellent breakdown LK. You catch a lot of stuff I miss on first listen. (I might just need a better headset). But I mostly agree on the ranking. HEYA is just about as perfectly crafted a pop tune as anyone could dream up, and the mv brings the point home. Accendio? Same. Well put together tune and the mv is weird and engrossing. Their “magic girl” mvs are the most fun, and this one comes with villainess doppelgängers. What’s not to like? Blue Heart and Reset didn’t capture me at first but got stuck in my ear just the same and now I have to like them. Ice Queen is “son of Hypnosis” to my ear. (That’s a good thing). WOW is the most conventional, still really good. 4G K-pop may be the most creative, but it still might not be big enough to hold IVE. They come with an edge and a POV and their best tunes, to my mind, have a biting taste of commentary directed at critics and haters. And they took that to the mountain top. They’re still young, they have the tools, and I await their next move. Love these girls.❤ signed …. Uncle Dive.
i'm glad you enjoyed my reaction! i truly think ive are carving their own path in the kpop space right now and it's so exciting to see and watch. while i try to slow down and enjoy the wonderful music they just came out with i'm also so eager to see what they have in store next 🥰
Omg love your reaction you are so right And IVE has a unique thing that every time you listen to the song it gets better, its not just “growing” like it become better like it has a spell At first listening to heya i was so disappointed lol, i thought it was bad But after listening to the third time and analysing the “song” like you did it became my fav song alongside with lovedive Thank for this reaction again and can’t believe im 2 month late to this
Omg love your reaction you are so right And IVE has a unique thing that every time you listen to the song it gets better, its not just “growing” like it become better like it has a spell At first listening to heya i was so disappointed lol, i thought it was bad But after listening to the third time and analysing the “song” like you did it became my fav song alongside with lovedive Thank for this reaction again and can’t believe im 2 month late to this
