Stellar job as always. I haven't felt this moved by TXT's concept trailers since Eternity, even though they're each amazing in their own way. The fact that a lot of Moa AND non-Moa enjoy the concept trailer and have shared stories in the comments section of the video really shows how good storytelling - even as brief as it is - affects people.
I love when groups are more than just their music. It’s so nice to Stan a group and be invested in their actual lore/storyline. It just makes it so much more enjoyable
Your theory about Kai’s eye kinda matches mine but mine was a lil bit intense idrk but hear me out🥲 I think Kai’s eyepatch represents angel/childlike Kai’s eye that was in pain during eternity and was frozen at freeze. During fight or escape and Thursday child, he was taken over by his “devil/dark” self, the Kai we have seen chasing the angel Kai in frost, I interpreted it as angel Kai escaping/hiding cause of too much confusion and he can’t accept the pain of the eye that represents the pain of growing up and by this he let his devil side win to fight the pain so that he won’t need the eyepatch anymore but with that he became overpowered by anger/rebellion and other negative emotions, that he was easily tempted in the temptation. In freefall concept clarity, we can see that he has odd eyes, that can nod that he is now slowly turning back to the angel Kai, signifying that his “clarity” is accepting the pain as an angel. We can see in tomorrow’s concept now that he is constantly wearing and not wearing his eyepatch, which in my view with respect to my theory, him trying to forget pain, while consequently forgetting youth, also him not allowing other people besides the other boys, see his injury/pain that’s probably invisible in the naked eye of adults. I can also see this journey for his character, and let’s say, in a more literal meaning, as him suppressing his childhood pain but eventually realizing that accepting his pain is the only way to face reality, and through this, is the only way to truly heal him.
I have noticed there's been an influx of pre-album release trailers that have a high concept, theme and a story in it that's the album gonna be about. I'm loving this investment in full dedication to concepts and themes to tell story with deeper meanings in songs(even though the songs can be a hit or miss type of things because subjectivity and personal taste) people can atleast appreciate the other aspects of the album release that a group came back with. E.g. NCT Dream with concept trailer, seulgi, enhypen, txt and many more. It's such a breath of fresh air atleast for me bc even if I don't the music I get to enjoy other aspects of this whole body of art work they came back with. It's like watching a movie or something. Hope to see more of this because now concepts are slowly starting to become some sort of movies or one storyline where different events with genre will occur and those will influence the album's aesthetics and sound. Idk if I got my point across with my broken English but yeah. I know it's been a thing in kpop but right now big names in director and film as well as photography are working with kpop groups os it does feels a bit like a new wave of creative stuff is occurring in kpop industry right now. Idk if other people feel the same or not. Anyways love ur videos ❤
12:31 Oh my gosh I didn’t even notice it was 5:53 This was soooo good!! Thank you for explaining all this in such a beautiful way. I love their storyline so much
It made me so emotional all the different dots you were able to connect in this video, especially the strong ties with Nap of a star, my favourite TXT music video. They are always so thoughtful about everything they put out and it's so wonderful to see a kpop group with such deep and artistic lore
Humble request to make a whole video essay explaining txt's entire lore from start to finish !! I shed more than a few tears, I wish I was lying. This is the first time I watched anything related to txt's lore and I can't believe how deeply it touched me. I've been a kpop stan for a while but I've never been one that's associated themselves with any kind of lore. However, this has convinced me that I need to actually fully get into this. Thank you, truly, this was such an amazing video and I love how thoroughly and beautifully you interpreted it, you actually blew my mind at multiple points even though I'm not connected to the lore at all and I've only watched the music videos and listened to their discog
I failed a minute into the video. This concept trailer speaks to me. Thank you for this analysis Bookish Theories! Your brilliant mind never fails to amaze me~
OHMYGOSH I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!! Thank you SOOOOO MUCH for putting these pieces together 😍 This explanation is just as beautiful as the concept trailer. It helped me see things I missed and confirmed the ones I caught. I love it so much!!!!
Thank you as always & with the tour art that just dropped I think we can add a bit more weight to the island changing upon their return since it appears to be the same spot as in Nap of a Star.
i don't cry okay? like really once i didn't cry for like two or three years. how many times i cried while watching this? I DON'T KNOW I STOPPED COUNTING AFTER THE 5TH TIME. i love everything about txt. i noticed lots of things you mentioned already, but watching this.. ah my heart is really not okay. stanning this group was one of the best decisions i've ever made. anyways, thank you for this video! you're the best istg!!!
As both an Orbit/ Ourii and a Moa I’m very familiar with the story of the little prince and I loved everything you pointed out! I’m so excited for this comeback!🥹
i love this explained theory so much i learned so much new info about the video which i wouldn't have been able to decipher on my own 😭 I COULD TELL BOOKISH THEORIES WAS EXCITED DECIPHERING THIS LORE TOO HAHAHA
Now i know that how this trailer is really related to the novel little prince. They are just so talented 😍 i also got a new lesson of the day from this video thanks for explaining it lets always support ❤ 💜 them
Thank you for your hard work! 🤍 As a casual fan I couldn't make the same connection as you did with the appearance of the fox, but something about its appearance during the end of the trailer made me bawl my eyes out. A part of me projected for it to be about my forgotten 'youth' and 'inner child'. But hey! That is the beauty of art and its myriad interpretations!
Even i had thoughts about the concept trailer, if you want to check it out, here is the comment I wrote for the concept trailer: I find it extremely cool that they brought little parts of some of the era of TXT. Like obviously the crowns as the dream chapter star era, then the motorbike as thursday's child era. Also Hyuka's eyepatch from chaos chapter freeze era. Also there was dreamer from freefall era. The almost daydream from temptation era background during the part it played dreamer. The van from loser=lover? The starting scene looking quite similar to eternally, i can't really point out why though. 0:53 resembling that one part in the temptation concept trailer was it? Beomgyu sitting alone at 2:46 is it a reference to drama? Things I thought of: 1. How much Hyuka is the first one to leave the scene but enter in the next one? During 3:06 to 3:09 2. A fennec fox symbolizes purity and innocence, and yeonjun is by the lore the victim in the story or in angel or devil, the 'devil'. So is it like he's being led to a better future and being helped by the fox? 3. At the start they are seen in a empty house, which symbolizes loneliness, sadness, and a sense of loss. So does it show what happened towards the end of freefall? 4. They also wear white clothes at the start which symbolize cleanliness, simplicity, and optimism. 5. Red chairs symbolize connections made across invisible boundaries 6. The dirty mirror in 3:20 can symbolize bad habits or a vice that has been holding you back. 7. Soobin is shown cleaning a window at 3:35 it could mean clarity and a clear vision for the future 8. 4 in the afternoon in korean culture, is the time for family or tea, or the end of your workday or school day, which seems a bit symbolic.
Amazing !! But im still wondering about cysm mv.. What is happening there and what is the connection with the Little Prince story.. Can you help me ?? 😢
Yey finally! I love your vids! Because of you, I am literally became a pro with txt’s lore after a month of becoming a MOA and I can formulate theories on my own 🥹 thx