The Box represents society, it is chasing every individual who doesn't fit the standards of society. Here V is half blind, IU is deaf and mute. So they are running from oppression of society. The world is controled by these standards of perfection to the point that people in South Korea put masks on outside when they don't have make-up on or when they feel unsecure or they wear hats when their hair is just messy. The MV is a dysopian view of our society. While they are trying to hide in this abondonned place filled with the clothes of people who died previously because of this oppression, they find a camera that allows them to have an illusion of what their lives could be if they were "normal" by society's standards, it starts with their looks, they could see how they would have looked like, then what they would eat, then we can see through the lens of the camera they're using after V eats that cake, we see that they are immersed in this illusion to the point the room is filled with people, but as it is an illusion people don't have faces, they would just party and beautifully imagine that IU could sing and V could sing as well and she could listen to his voice, they could marry each other and just have fun and eat whatever they want because they wouldn't have to care about society or any other kind of oppression. However, as soon as they feel a little bit of confort and try to live their life, the Box (society) finds them again and push them to retreat again, but the Box managed to find them again, they try to survive against it and try to fight it as hard as they can, but they cannot beat a stronger system, they just give up, but at least they stayed together until the end. Even if they died, they loved each other deeply. It shows that even if society is oppressive, people can love each other and they can find their soulmate even if they are not "normal or perfect" to the eyes of some many others. The pile of clothes is like from BTS's MV Spring Day, these people died because of injustice, but they deserved love, so the pile of clothes can look very gloomy and sad, but as in Spring Day MV if you don't forget them you can seem them happy and free where they are right now...
Thank you so much for the wonderful explanation. Now its so clear about the box or cube. We knew that IU is deaf because she was signing and V is blind. Society is just judgmental and terrible in so many ways. We all have to see things in positive perspective. Thank you again. Truly appreciate it. Love it.
Wao, what a great and quite explanation. I really like your perspective, and I’m thankful for mentioning all the important points about our concerns which has been imposed on us
I swear I cried harder after watching this 4-5 minute MV than I did after 2 hours of Titanic. :') I was already emotional when they showed the happy scenes from the camcorder, but I lost it at the end, when they were just helplessly holding onto each other. They just looked so scared and vulnerable. Like, how could anyone or anything hurt these two innocent angels? I know it's acting and all, but that was super powerful. And my love for the queen IU just got bigger, so, yeah.
IU's music and mv are always more deeper meaning that it seems on surface ..all metaphoric. Not about aliens. The director said its about discrimination that misalign people experience, IU was mute and V was blind. Cube is society judgements.
My Thoughts: I don't think I.U. was mute. She had the microphone. I think V was deaf & blind in one eye and that's why she lead him everywhere and she was always signing to him.
I agree with Psi that these are in the present, not memories. They found the wedding outfits while they were hiding there and I think they decided to have a pretend wedding. A moment of fun in the midst of danger. Also, they see themselves as whole and healthy in the photo booth but the pictures that come out are of them bruised and battered., even though they're smiling. Bella you're right, it is INTENSE! Love this video, love IU and of course, love V!
I think it's an alternate reality where they don't see each other's faults. They see each other through the filter of love with the camera. The others are covered because no one else matters to their love. Love Wins All because they were able to find love, cherish each other, and be together to the end, whether that's 5 hours or 50 years later. Beautiful song, beautiful acting, and beautifully directed/produced
They see through the camera..all are normal n ideal..not like they are in reality....their imagining that how happy..they r..they enjoy their happiness in short moment before the cube come n get them... their love stand till the end...really sad in my heart.... IU voice....is amazing....best actor n actreess❤
I think V is deaf that's why iu is protecting him the whole time and that cube represents how people treats disabled people in the world and in the end their love wins bcs they were the only ones Alive in the world of inanimate objects
It's not aliens at all 😂😂 it's way deeper than this but if making it straight forward is easier for you, music can be interpreted in different ways. Many saw this as the judgemental society that doesn't accept them for their difference and hunted them down
The guy is right, is just straightforward. Typical alien invasion story with 2 lovers trying to survive in the apocalyptic world, till they got caught by the alien and they just... died together. Sad ending, and an amazing story that didn't need a full 2 hours movie for it to touch us emotionally or to understand it.
Thanks for taking Psi side. LOL!! It would be nice if there's a movie. Seeing V and IU they have chemistry on this MV. Thank you so much for watching our RV.
Not necessarily aliens. In the post-apocalyptic world, the cubes eliminate imperfect members of society that dont fit (in the box). I believe the cubes were made by man.
Interesting reaction, but you overlooked all the work with allegory and metaphor. Beneath the surface, it is definitely about more than aliens or anything else literal. How much longer before you realize you should ALWAYS assume complexity when it comes to great Korean artists like IU or BTS. Also, the song and video can be about different things. The video is about discrimination against different people and the power of love to see and live above the circumstances of "reality". Maybe if you approached it with more humility, you wouldn't have missed most of the key details of the story, and you wouldn't have so confidently insisted this was just a "straightforward" sci-fi story.
