I speculated in the teasers that it was based on the story of pygmalion and I think this mv reflects the this. Pygmalion creates a statute of the perfect woman (as he sees it) and Aphrodite grants him his wish to bring the statute to life. Pygmalion then marries the woman. Tae adds the twist at the end where the realisation comes to him that he also is a statute created by the real V alongside the woman’s statute because we see the X mark on the side of his neck as he carved on the female statue. Boy his acting, without words he expressed the storyline with just his facial expressions. I see a running theme now of our duality king. Two V’s ending MV’s, first in the friend’s MV and now this mv. V vs Kim Taehyung, Tiger vs Bear, he has told us he has his stage persona V the tiger and he is Kim Taehyung the bear in his normal life. This man should act and direct movies. He really should be the creative director for the group MV’s. He’s so talented, creative and artistic. I hope he gets a chance to continue to develop his artistic visions in the future.
The story is from Greek mythology. Pygmalion, played by V in this narrative, was a Cypriot sculptor who, in Ovid's Matamorphoses, pledged to remain celibate and devote himself solely to his art. One day, he sculpted a beautiful woman out of ivory alabaster. She was so perfect that he fell in love with her. On Aphrodite's festival day, Pygmalion quietly wished for a bride with the living likeness of his "ivory girl." Aphrodite granted him that wish, and the sculpture became human. This is where V's story and Ovid's story diverge. In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion marries the sculpture-turned-human. In V's narrative, there is no happy ending -- only the realization that artistic perfection takes human form only in the fictive world of mythology.
@steveblevins8793 So well put-and sentence construction is chefs kiss!I fight the urge to correct almost every person who comments on any TH-cam video!I think your take away is spot on and would love to hear more from you!I wish Taehyungs grandmother was here to see what an incredible artist he turned out to be.This truly is pure art!
Paused at 11:20 " now listen Linda ..." 😅😅😅. Who's Linda? Your reactions brighten my day. This is like no matter what happens in the end you'll always be alone sometimes. He needs to be in a K Drama or Documentary in Cinema soon. Happy Holidays to you and yours Jose🕳️✨🪖💜🏝️
My first impression (with a little revision) was a link not only to FRIENDS, as some suggestions previously, but to Slow Dancing's video. I've not tied up ideas of Pygmalion, etc yet, but: In Slow Dancing, V is shown as an amazing artist/sculptor (multi talented as we see his creations), but very lonely. He creates a digital world from his ideas - even creates an unreal self to interact with the people in his world. In Winter Ahead (just thought-- a head!--) he imagines all sort of things in vivid scattered dreams, creates the statue -- and imagines what it would be like if it was real..... But he has actually created a copy of himself, which he has covered up. When he looks at it again, he sees only the face of his unreal self (just V, not Taehyung? we see what was or could have been a 'V' changed into an 'X'.. the X on his 'own' neck saying 'I'm not really V- that's a persona) - - and he breaks the sculpture in frustration/sadness/desire to be himself. He then imagines his likeness 'alive', damaged from the breakage (we got a glimpse of it earlier, left of screen (?) with something fluffy about the shoulders..) and the self- image he just destroyed faces him, leading (like the ending of FRIENDS) to his realisation that he has to come to terms with himself/love himself., and be his real self. Or Is he 'ARMY'? -the whole thing being an allegory...We have made him an idol, seen him in all sorts of situations: on stage, partying, going on walks, watching him sleep (lots of clips of him sleeping!), etc; and they have also has seen him low, depressed, crying, injured. Fans have imagined what it might be like to be with him in all these situations, and how it would be to do those with him......but for fans, those imaginings cannot be a real existence......He is a real person, and although he loves the fans, it is a 'fake/created/idealised love', in a way, because he can't have a personal relationship with all these people. Even if he wanted to break away from the fans at times, he couldn't bring himself to do that because of his idol-love for them and his feelings of wanting to help/heal/entertain them, and the fans would keep coming back for more! He is 'resigned' (in a good way, we hope) to continue his -sometimes lonely life, for the fans. The mansion representing everything that is entailed in his work life - he can't really leave it behind completely. (I know this is way out there, but I wanted to cast in another set of notions!)
I like this other set of notions! The ARMY allegory didn't occur to me, but it does tie to the energy of this MV, as well as the FRIENDS and Slow Dancing MVs. BTS members have always acknowledged the symbiosis between ARMYs and BTS. I replied elsewhere that the sculptor who created Galatea in this MV was not PygmalionTae, but actually was GalaTae, because the real PygmalionTae was the guy at 8:50 who appears to be a painting himself from the streaks of paint on his face. Galatea ceased to exist when GalaTae woke up from his dream; he knows he'll cease to exist when PygmalionTae wakes up from his own dream. Taehyung brilliantly conveyed GalaTae's resignation at 9:40. Heartbreaking. The dream dimensions in this MV mirror with the dream states in the FRIENDS and Slow Dancing (where the painting PygmalionTae could've been borne out of a baguette) MVs. I think Taehyung is hyperaware that he's living his dream right now with ARMYs. I feel in the future when Taehyung decides to walk away from being a celebrity to start his family, we will be ready as we connect these breadcrumbs that he laid down for us to follow.
Taehyung is so deep we may never understand. Possibly he’s showing both sides of himself, his male and female energy. Expressing all his emotions. Either way, he is flawless. Their voices were absolutely beautiful ❤
I’m obsessed with this song and video, their voices blend so well. Love the music and video, it’s like a ghost story, didn’t take long to uncover the layers in Tae’s art; but after many times watching, decided it’s not just Tae and the girl an people in white that are sculptures, it’s also both V’s, when the bust of the sculpture fell the face cracked so the V in black has the black lines of blood running down his face. Red jacketed V shows realization when he feels the X on his neck like he seen on the girl and such sadness, he always makes me cry when he cries, it’s about loneliness 😭
The MV is Greek Mythology! Pygmalion began "detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women". He determined to remain celibate and to occupy himself with sculpting. He made a sculpture of a woman that he found so perfect he fell in love with it. Pygmalion kisses and fondles the sculpture, brings it various gifts, and creates a sumptuous bed for it. In time, Aphrodite's festival day came and Pygmalion made offerings at the altar of Aphrodite. There, too afraid to admit his desire, he quietly wished for a bride who would be "the living likeness of my ivory girl". When he returned home, he kissed his ivory statue, and found that its lips felt warm. He kissed it again, and found that the ivory had lost its hardness. Aphrodite had granted Pygmalion's wish. In the end none of it was real and we was still alone.
Is he trying to tell us that he has come full circle in self discovery and V and Tae are now one person and not just a stage persona and private persona. He talked about this in Fri(end)s Q&A. I was waiting for the verse he did on live where he sang "I think of you less and less". it wasn't in there. ugh. So many questions. Round of applause for his commitment as an Artist. The weight loss, the productions, the details. I want more..... Tae you can put your walls down for us too. Encore Encore
I freaked out when the bleeding Taehyung showed up. Can he really survive a single music video and give us happy ending for once. He loves keeping us on our toes😊 It was a complete movie. And both their voices calmed my soul. I can spend my next month with this song on loop, obviously not with the music video. But he looks so handsome. OMG I dont think i can process all of this together. I need time.
Kim Taehyung is the embodiment of living art, genuine and real, only he can perform classics in a modern interpretation. I admire the great singer who gives love for live music and vocals to everyone living on earth.✌️🫰💜
*JEON JUNGKOOK IS THE EMBODIMENT OF LIVING ART, GENUINE AND REAL, ONLY JUNGKOOK CAN PERFORM CLASSICS IN A MODERN INTERPRETATION. I ADMIRE THE GREAT SINGER JEON JUNGKOOK WHO GIVES LOVE FOR GREAT MUSIC AND VOCALS TO EVERYONE LIVING ON EARTH* 🤟🫰💜
For those who do not know much about Park Hyo Shin, here’s a basic info about him. Park Hyo Shin is one of the best, or perhaps the best ballad singer in S.Korea. He debuted in 1999 and was highly praised for his husky style voice and hitting high notes with such a low tone voice. His highest inspiration when he was young was Luther Vandross. The control he has over his voice is incredible. Because of his extreme singing skills, many singers in Korea do not even try to attempt to sing his songs because they are all difficult to sing and most importantly difficult to show such emotions like Park Hyo Shin does. Park Hyo shin is also highly known in Korea for not singing in the same singing method but being able to show different types of styles and tones for certain songs. He was not very lucky with his previous companies. He faced lots of litigation due to them not paying him for the concert or any events. He also had to endure lots of depressions in his life that I will not mention. But he was able to withstand it all and now he is a CEO of his own company, been doing musicals such as “The Man who Laughs”, “Mozart” etc. And hopefully will be releasing his 8th album soon. Park Hyo shin is highly known for songs like “Things I can not do for you”, “Good person”, “Memories resemble love”, “Snow Flower”, “Breath” and “Wild Flower”. I highly recommend listening to his song “Wild Flower”. It is a song that tells a story about his painful and difficult past but overcoming them and bloom again. Like a wild flower.
Before I hear your theory or read any others, I have to write mine down. I think he has himself. That part of him he thought wasn't good enough so he invented someone outside himself to keep him company. But that can't last. The only person we truly have with us no matter what is ourselves. And that should be comforting, not sad. He invented all these other ppl that he thought he needed to be happy. But he ignored himself, which hurt him. At the end he has this realization, and feels at peace. Instead of living in his imagination, he can embrace who he is and be ok with himself whether others come or go. And that's real.
There are so many things that can be interpreted from this, and that is why art is so beautiful. And Kim Taehyung is definitely, 💯 an artiste! Plus his and Park Hyoshin's voices are chef's kiss 😊
Something crazy just came to my mind. Here the theory: In the last scene, the statue Taehyung made from his shoulder is a man (probably himself). But instead of making him, he turns him into a woman and uses her to make him happy. But in fact, what he needed was himself. That's why he confronts himself in a wounded way.
My take... The Tae in town - at the theatre, shopping, etc. is the "real" Tae; Sculptor Tae). We see him in town buying a giant teddy bear. Rather a romantic gift, I believe it is a gift for the "Newborn" Tae, whom he created. We then see, as Sculptor Tae is driving home at night, what appears to be a minor car crash in which he is injured. In the meantime the Newborn Tae awakes, alone and confused; believing himself to be Sculptor Tae. The female - and the others - I think only lived in the mind of Newborn Tae. Possibly previous, unsuccessful - or not fully successful - attempts by Sculptor Tae, who reused their clay in the construction of Newborn Tae. Thus Newborn Tae was infused with memories of the other sculptures, who possibly represented people from Sculptor Tae's life. Newborn Tae felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what. He had no frame work to understand who - and what - he was. Until Sculptor Tae, his head bleeding from wounds received in the crash (and head wounds bleed A Lot - I know from personal experience) finally arrives home. It is only then all the fragmented memories come together and he can make sense of them. And realizes that he is not real. Merely the creation of a lonely man. It is a sad moment for him; but at the same time it gives him clarity, and some comfort. At least that's what I think. Not that I've thought too much about it. 😅 Tae is magnificent as always in the MV. And I love his voice in combination with Park Hyo Shin🥰 *Edited* The Darker possibility is that Newborn Tae tried to do away with Sculptor Tae, and takeover his life. But it was a life built on illusions. And it all comes crashing down when Sculptor Tae , who somehow survived, returned to confront him; forcing Newborn to realize that he could never be the real thing. (And Yes, I am thinking too much about this)
@leahwarburton Ohh I think you might be right! I got most of what Tae was trying to convey but the outline of it was still confusing. You made it into a good paragraph thank you!
@LeahWarburton - Girl you thought enough for the both of us... I think it could be either of your theories; although I didn't catch the accident but real Tae in all black with the head wound is the first time that we see him dressed as such. In the car he wasn't wearing these clothes ... right? I mean fresh blood is red, it is not black; what's with that? I thought maybe the Tae with the mark behind his ear could move about town because he believed he was real (the sculpted young lady was never seen outside the boundaries of the house); until the sculptor Tae came back and reminded him that he wasn't and then he was stopped by the boundaries of the house. I have read the greek mythology comments too and I agree with these but I believe that the Tae that is viewed in the dream-like sequences is the art, not the artist. Tbh though, I have thought about this alot, just like you 😊; my thoughts are just very disjointed and not at all cohesive. LOL!
@@donitapolk9413 You have to love the guys. Not only do they give us incredible music, that so often resonates on a deep emotional level, but their MVs are beautiful works of art - and thought pieces - that we constantly find new ways to look at. Each time taking us to deeper levels of possibilities. They are truly masters of their craft. And yet each and everyone of them want to grow even further. If they keep going, they may well Transend music, just as they have K-Pop.
This MV is like a warm embrace-timeless and incredible beauty. It renders me speechless and leaves me in awe of the vocals, creativity, and cinematography. 💜
Yes, I think we have V the sculptor and V the sculpture (who has a V signature on his neck). The people in the party seem to be all the other sculptures who came to life. V the sculpture can't leave the mansion (like the girl), hence his blocked step in the garden at the end. His tears came when he realized he's not the real deal.
I think the song does go together with the video. If you assume that he's singing this to himself and not to another person then it makes sense. He's trying to get to paradise or full acceptance of himself. He's telling himself that even if it gets hard (which is the winter ahead part is) ,he wouldn't leave himself.
Such a beautiful Movie-MV. I do like the reference to Pygmalion but V has taken on the role of creator in Slow Dancing too. He is lonely but content. There is a definite longing for a special someone. Then the empty stage gives me a sense of his longing to perform for Army. It ends on the word Paradise which I interpret as meaning to be in the moment, come what may, and to love yourself. Cinematography is just beautiful!
Kim Taehyung surprised and amazed how one can convey the magic of winter through a song. Thank you very much to Kim Tae Hyung and Park Hye Shik for the fairy tale, for the miracle of Christmas, they are the best in the world.💜💘💜
Hi, I think the video shows the lyrics of the song in very beautiful images. V is waiting for autumn to come after the long, cold winter, when he and Army can look into each other's eyes again. Realize that you have found paradise. 💕💕💖💖
Me hizo llora al verlo llorar el final me encanto el as vocres como miel y letra muy buena Taehyung etes muy inteligente hacer todo esto genial esto emocionada
And also the fact that he alwys gives these message that the end we are going be alone and should love our own company rather then manifesting us with someone else. the same plot he mentioned in his MV Friends also where at last he ends up enjoying his own company.....
Wow, both voices complement each other very well, beautiful. Taehyung will definitely always leave us with the great intrigue of what he is telling us, he is quite an actor, I loved it, he always gives us art. Thanks for the reaction❤❤❤
I see a lot of similarities to the Slow Dancing MV although this is definitely darker and heavier. He creates an imaginary world and characters because he is very lonely. He sculpts the lady and even creates a sculpture of himself. Someone said that the bloody V means he died and the imagined V accepts his fate but I'm not so sure about that yet. Anyhow, leave it V to scramble our brains in such a magnificent creation! And if I close my eyes and just listen, I can imagine waltzing with a loved one, too, just like V did in the MV.
What the heck, Kim Taehyung?!? The song is beautiful. Hyo Shin sings beautifully and blends with Tae so well. The mv is enigmatic. I like your theory. It covers all the main points.
So hear me out. Winter is symbolic. Winter is the death of the entire year. Spring is the birth, summer is the golden years, fall is the later end of life, and winter is death. Everything must sleep. Everything gets covered with snow and cold, the ground freezes, green living things either turn brown and die or they become roots in the ground sleeping until the next spring. Did the relationship die? Did he die? Did she die? He said he'd be with her in paradise. You see the nice house, the rolling lawns, the woman, etc. Is that paradise? Was the party where everyone wore white actually a sort of heaven where people can live without pain? And he was wearing red because he wasn't done living. Then maybe it was a near death experience and he realized it wasn't his time to go. So he turned around and went back. He saw his own self with blood dripping, and he has this moment where he faces himself and decides he is at peace with his own self. Then he gets the chance to... Go back and live life longer? And maybe he hasn't found the woman yet. Or maybe he was daydreaming about her and he was on his way to visit her but he was in an accident, had a near death experience, came to, and got the chance to live. And maybe in his life he's alone. Or it's a loop. Or he is looking for someone to feel a connection to, but he can't have a successful relationship until he has a healthy and permanent relationship with himself. Winter Ahead sounds to me like things come to an end. The concept of winter being something that is inevitable, I think it means nothing lasts or we all die but we can be with whom we love in paradise.
Very good explanation! This thought also ties into his Friends MV & probably slow dancing too! I also wonder if the older lady celebrating with him is symbolic of his beloved Grandmother whom he misses & envisions reuniting in "paradise"/heaven....but not yet..its not his time. ❤
Here is my take away from the video. But first, alow me....Taehyung is such an actor!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍 Ok, lets go. I understood that there is the real Taehyung who is lonely and gloomy, who is working his way in life like we all know. And than Taehyung "creates" an ideal and imaginary reality where he is happy, careless, free, who finds love. And maybe, because "Winter is ahead" the time he feels really happy, his favourite season, and the time of his birth, he, the idealised Taehyung comes to life and all the other sculptures come to live aswell and they celebrate his birthday joyfully untill the point they dissapear, maybe turning into sculpures again and this happy and realized Taehyung sees his "creator" the real.Taehyung facing him, this not healthy and not so well Taehyung leting him know that all that is unreal. He cries understanding after all that all that were "make believe". It is sad that Taehyung always brings this to his art, the desire to have this "other life" that he is eager to live. I sure hope he can achieve this! His full happyness! This magic life he dreams so much about. Thank you José for your videos! I sure enjoy them so very much! 💜. And I loved to read here on the comments about the "Pygmalion" story! Amazing! It is really true!
His voice is so soothing it makes me want to ask him like can you sing me a lullaby to have a peaceful sleep ☺ But seriously on a side note like this was very intriguing and a curve ball was thrown at us out of nowhere
So here is my theory. In the beginning we see the abstract of the whole mv followed by v waking up in a mansion. We see him lonely and very deprived of a company to enjoy things together. Later we discover he has the hobby of sculpting faces. This is a symbolism for a company of people in the room to be happy. Later he imagines dancing alone and thinking of things he could do with someone. Then we see the sculpture coming back to life as he feels the presence of a woman wandering in the mansion and he starts to imagine a life together with her. But once he blows the candles everything goes wrong. Blowing candles could symbolize growing old and discovering the reality of the world around a person. The women disappear after he blows the candles and the same people who were pleasant to him became very taunting and intimidating. Later the other taehyung finds him in the dark with a torch light. The one who found him looks hurt because he is hurt by the reality of the world and has not found that one true person with whom he wants to share his life with yet. That realization makes the red coat taehyung come to reality. We also have a set of flashed scenes where we can see a X scar behind the ear of the woman and also the red coat taehyung which shows he is also a sculpted imagination of the dark coat taehyung. The red coat taehyung starts to cry with a very unreadable expression if he is happy about the imagination or stuck by the sorrowful reality. So that's it guys. Sorry for the huge explanation. I will let you know another theory in another comment. To add on the reference "all the world is a stage (The stage is also a symbol) and all the men and women are merely players" Reflects on the nature of reality in the world also *this part of his life in the real world too*. The title winter ahead is also associated to lonliness. In Shakespeare's works winter usually depicts sorrow or dullness. The lyrics is also coherent and striving for brightness like summer in life and mention of other seasons and promises to be the in the same passion always. GREAT MV!!!! THIS MV IS ART!!!!
Concept was confirmed by BH and the director. It's based on Pygmalion. Tae is a sculpture himself who created the girl and imagined a life, then the real Tae (in black) makes him realize the lie
This is what I get from it. I think it mean that he’s dead but he didn't know it yet? He keeps going on with his life (sculpting the love of his life, enjoying life, celebrating his bday etc). Maybe there’s also the scene where everyone was wearing white except for him. (Wearing white to mourn the dead is primarily a practice in some Eastern Asian cultures). However it’s all just flashes of memories that he sees and then it seems like it’s disappearing before his eyes . Realization hit When he saw his “ bloodied self” and that’s when he realized that he’s dead. That’s why he started tearing and the smile that he had is like an “acceptance” that he has to let go because he is no longer in the world of the living. I love everything about this. To think that Tae is also credited as both the lyricist and composer of the song.
As much as I don't want him to die in another mv, I think your interpretation is the one that makes most sense, especially his "realisation" at the end. 😢 💜
Никуда он не умирает , просто он принимает реальность, что сцена друзья армии, и всё что его окружало это мираж , он в жизни один и рассчитывать надо на самого себя
According to my theory, the sculpture might stem from the story of Pygmalion, and the implication that it is another version of himself seems to originate from narcissism. But honestly, none of those theories matter-he’s just ridiculously good-looking. In the end, all I can remember isn’t any theory, just his face(and voice)! 😂😂
If there is any member that is not a narcissist that would be Taehyung. I could however mention some other members of BTS that seem to be narcissists. STFU if you cannot say something positive. 🤐
Poetic justice!! This is a ride through the inner soul of Kim Taehyung. All of his faucets , his innocence, his passion,his struggle balancing V And Kim Taehyung. His long for a normal home love life and the persecution. His longing for familiar love. His courage and determination, what is battle against in that moment when his Dark side joins the good boy means he's ready to face anyone and anything!!?
He is actually joining forces with himself. V is joining the good boy. The party represents his team and the group of people with flashlights the struggle of being a popstar.
He is actually joining forces with himself. V is joining the good boy. The party represents his team and the group of people with flashlights the struggle of being a popstar. The song describes his love his, sentimental feelings and his loyalty. The video describes his life.
I love you Jose..never a dull moment..listen Linda had me tripping..gonna go find it and watch is again..classic. Oh and love my winter bear always keeping us guessing💜💜💜💜💜
Transformation. Winter ahead, end of the year, then the year changes. People change. Callbacks to Pygmalion, but he's Galatea. This the end of the old Taehyung - kind of interesting that he dropped that choreo insta today displaying the new Taehyung. The song is a total throwback to the lush, old style American holiday songs of the mid-20th century (think White Christmas - the "duet" with Bing Crosby now makes more sense). Tae is trying to tell us a couple of things with this MV - first, that he's changed, probably for good; secondly, that he has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of many musical styles, and he has the voice for it, whatever he chooses to do with it in the future. For me, he and Yoongi (and maybe Jimin) are the ones to watch in the future, separately from BTS. They have the abilities, the curiosity, the intelligence, the musicianship and the courage to make really interesting art. Taehyung is certainly taking that beginning step.
I’m with you on the torn ease/unsettling feelings. The video was so much to take and then with V’s presence. I didn’t notice the song until the 4th time I saw the video.
I speculated in the teasers that it was based on the story of pygmalion and I think this mv reflects the this. Pygmalion creates a statute of the perfect woman (as he sees it) and Aphrodite grants him his wish to bring the statute to life. Pygmalion then marries the woman. Tae adds the twist at the end where the realisation comes to him that he also is a statute created by the real V alongside the woman’s statute because we see the X mark on the side of his neck as he carved on the female statue. Boy his acting, without words he expressed the storyline with just his facial expressions. The realisation starts with him partying and all the people disappearing one by one and then facing himself. The realisation starts with him partying and all the people disappearing one by one and then facing himself. I see a running theme now of our duality king. Two V’s ending MV’s, first in the friend’s MV and now this mv. V vs Kim Taehyung, Tiger vs Bear, he has told us he has his stage persona V the tiger and he is Kim Taehyung the bear in his normal life. This man should act and direct movies. He really should be the creative director for the group MV’s. He’s so talented, creative and artistic. I hope he gets a chance to continue to develop his artistic visions in the future.
I thoroughly enjoyed both the song and MV Someome on reddit said He also played a dual role for Compose Coffee. 😅 Edit: So, the mv revolves around a sculptor's love for his own creation, but the plot twist here is he, himself, is not real. I think Winter Ahead and Slow Dancing both have similar concept wherein he yearns for the person/life that doesn't exist, so he creates his own world where he can be happy and live freely the way he wants. Taehyung has only acted in Hwarang but i need him to be a actor nore often. There are so many idols who act and even a bunch of actors who sang, if a good majority of them can do it, take into it too, to be honest all the BTS could probably act . I saw his post with the dancing and damn ive never been so glad that hes my bias
The song is heavenly....but the video is dark....his life flashed before his eyes.... & He died in a car accident. I love V..his voice...artistry...everything 💜💜💜🥰
esta canción creo que se trata de la felicidad se puede encontrar al estar con alguien a tu lado creo que trata de decirnos que se sentía solo ,esa escultura en su sueño que se convirtió en real apareció todo lo que a él le hacia falta para ser feliz , familia , amigos y el amor a su lado , pero cuando estaba ocupado divirtiéndose y bailando con ellos le golpeó la realidad (el otro Taehyung el negro) apareció de repente para decirle solo recuerden que no son reales, que por eso Taehyung lloró al final".. Era su propia estatua e hizo este cartel sobre sí mismo...Es como decir que es una dama en cuerpo de hombre. V tienen una voz profunda conmovedora siempre me hace sentir el paraíso. Esta canción fue tan encantadora y el actor Kim es simplemente una cereza en la cima. Necesitamos más actuaciones de V. es arte puro, es un ensueño que está más allá del tiempo y el espacio, lo están por siglos. Sus canciones serán escuchadas incluso después de 100 años.
Destructive side?? Taehyung doesn't have a destructive side he's too kind of a person for that & he tries hard to be as positive as possible about what happens in his life. But unfortunately yes he has a sad side to him & has been depressed in the past because I guess things that have happened to him. Wishing him happiness in the future. Hopefully ppl can stop putting these negative narratives about him.🫤
Jose you always get the deep message inside the video after so many years with bts you started thinking about them i was waiting for you reaction so that i’ll get to know the real story keep doing your work like this
Yeah, Jose...U did make sense......U did delve deep into black magic ,but I do totally agree with that theory 😌....Ur way of breaking things down is great and precise...keep going ...fighting .....❤
V is a sculpture maker who is all alone so he make sculpture of people who are not here in real world and he imagine living happily with them and when we see him in theater he was touching his face and eyes and the next clip we can see that v broke a sculpture in the same way and it was the sculpture of v himself so when we see a lot of sculpture in a clip u will see its the same as the people in the room all dressed white resembling they are not real and when they celebrate his birthday they starts to disappear in uncertain way and other v appear all blooded that resemble he is dead and he didn't knew it yet and was just imagined thats why a realization comes to we and he smile and cry at the same time accepting that he had already died This is my opinion 😅
If you rewatch the first teaser, there is a shadow behind Tae, a broken mirror, and a sudden gasp. I wonder if Tae's sculpture switched places, amd maybe that's why sculpture Tae is crying. He realizes his sculpture took his place....
now that’s what I call a ✨cinematic masterpiece ✨taehyung the man you are today So what I’m guessing is that it’s tell a story of a guy who build sculpture and fall in love with a girl however something happen to the girl that ended up having tae crushing destroying the statue that resembles his dead love interest as a way of him grieving for his loss. Throughout the mv, tae started to have memories he had with his lover and the people around him, but later started to see another version of himself wearing all black and bleeding, which this can also symbolize of him fighting his inner demon/shadow that he’s been hiding from. Idk if my theory is right, but that’s how I see it.
My theory is that Tae first created the girl sculpture that in his mind came to life because he was very lonely and wanted a companion. The was surprised when he saw her come to life but it was all in his head of course. At first he was happy with just her but he wanted to interact with other people too. So he broke her statue and made a new one of himself where this new Tae could easily make friends and have fun. This is when he ditched completely from reality. But he became so happy in this imagined world that he didn't want to return to reality. So he tried to hurt his real self even though he could tell that in this new world not everything was perfect. But he preferred to live in a fake world with friends than face his loneliness again. But his true self couldn't die and that's when the new Tae realized the truth that he wasn't real. The sad smile at the end was him realizing and accepting this truth.
Also the colors show his state of mind too. At first he was wearing all white which shows his purity, innocence and naivety. Then he wears the red jacket to show that he'd do anything to stay in this imagination, even by sacrificing his real self. Then at the end he wears all black to show how he's now matured and has lost his naivety because he realizes that he cannot get rid of his loneliness by creating a fake persona.
Did my quick theory make sense? lol What is yours? THIS IS CINEMA!
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Yes it is
Looklike continously from the song fri(ends)
I screamed!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
I speculated in the teasers that it was based on the story of pygmalion and I think this mv reflects the this. Pygmalion creates a statute of the perfect woman (as he sees it) and Aphrodite grants him his wish to bring the statute to life. Pygmalion then marries the woman. Tae adds the twist at the end where the realisation comes to him that he also is a statute created by the real V alongside the woman’s statute because we see the X mark on the side of his neck as he carved on the female statue. Boy his acting, without words he expressed the storyline with just his facial expressions.
I see a running theme now of our duality king. Two V’s ending MV’s, first in the friend’s MV and now this mv. V vs Kim Taehyung, Tiger vs Bear, he has told us he has his stage persona V the tiger and he is Kim Taehyung the bear in his normal life. This man should act and direct movies. He really should be the creative director for the group MV’s. He’s so talented, creative and artistic. I hope he gets a chance to continue to develop his artistic visions in the future.
@@CloudedLeopard8588DDAENG.., Thanks for the info. 💯👍
MV OF THE YEAR HE SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR A OSCAR
@@Kostas_z7 Yes, if we cared about Oscars. 😅
The story is from Greek mythology. Pygmalion, played by V in this narrative, was a Cypriot sculptor who, in Ovid's Matamorphoses, pledged to remain celibate and devote himself solely to his art. One day, he sculpted a beautiful woman out of ivory alabaster. She was so perfect that he fell in love with her. On Aphrodite's festival day, Pygmalion quietly wished for a bride with the living likeness of his "ivory girl." Aphrodite granted him that wish, and the sculpture became human. This is where V's story and Ovid's story diverge. In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion marries the sculpture-turned-human. In V's narrative, there is no happy ending -- only the realization that artistic perfection takes human form only in the fictive world of mythology.
@steveblevins8793 So well put-and sentence construction is chefs kiss!I fight the urge to correct almost every person who comments on any TH-cam video!I think your take away is spot on and would love to hear more from you!I wish Taehyungs grandmother was here to see what an incredible artist he turned out to be.This truly is pure art!
@@karenyoung7133 Thank you, Karen!
I never even thought about it like that. I may be ARMY but I am horrible at trying to figure their videos out.. thank you so much
Woooow! I will look into it!
I think this is the answer. Brilliant analysis
Taehyung needs to become an actor, he is amazing, he can express a million emotions only with his eyes. Thanks for your reaction Jose.
Paused at 11:20 " now listen Linda ..." 😅😅😅. Who's Linda? Your reactions brighten my day. This is like no matter what happens in the end you'll always be alone sometimes. He needs to be in a K Drama or Documentary in Cinema soon. Happy Holidays to you and yours Jose🕳️✨🪖💜🏝️
He is the ONLY Professional Actor in BTS, having work on a Historic Drama for TV.
💯 ❤
*JUNGKOOK NEEDS TO BECOME AN ACTOR, JUNGKOOK IS AMAZING, JUNGKOOK CAN EXPRESS A MILLION EMOTIONS ONLY WITH HIS EYES*
Totalmente de acuerdo debe explotar ese lado suyo❤
He has done it again! Brillant Kim Taehyung and Park Hyo Shin!
My first impression (with a little revision) was a link not only to FRIENDS, as some suggestions previously, but to Slow Dancing's video. I've not tied up ideas of Pygmalion, etc yet, but: In Slow Dancing, V is shown as an amazing artist/sculptor (multi talented as we see his creations), but very lonely. He creates a digital world from his ideas - even creates an unreal self to interact with the people in his world. In Winter Ahead (just thought-- a head!--) he imagines all sort of things in vivid scattered dreams, creates the statue -- and imagines what it would be like if it was real..... But he has actually created a copy of himself, which he has covered up. When he looks at it again, he sees only the face of his unreal self (just V, not Taehyung? we see what was or could have been a 'V' changed into an 'X'.. the X on his 'own' neck saying 'I'm not really V- that's a persona) - - and he breaks the sculpture in frustration/sadness/desire to be himself. He then imagines his likeness 'alive', damaged from the breakage (we got a glimpse of it earlier, left of screen (?) with something fluffy about the shoulders..) and the self- image he just destroyed faces him, leading (like the ending of FRIENDS) to his realisation that he has to come to terms with himself/love himself., and be his real self.
Or
Is he 'ARMY'? -the whole thing being an allegory...We have made him an idol, seen him in all sorts of situations: on stage, partying, going on walks, watching him sleep (lots of clips of him sleeping!), etc; and they have also has seen him low, depressed, crying, injured. Fans have imagined what it might be like to be with him in all these situations, and how it would be to do those with him......but for fans, those imaginings cannot be a real existence......He is a real person, and although he loves the fans, it is a 'fake/created/idealised love', in a way, because he can't have a personal relationship with all these people. Even if he wanted to break away from the fans at times, he couldn't bring himself to do that because of his idol-love for them and his feelings of wanting to help/heal/entertain them, and the fans would keep coming back for more! He is 'resigned' (in a good way, we hope) to continue his -sometimes lonely life, for the fans. The mansion representing everything that is entailed in his work life - he can't really leave it behind completely. (I know this is way out there, but I wanted to cast in another set of notions!)
I like this other set of notions! The ARMY allegory didn't occur to me, but it does tie to the energy of this MV, as well as the FRIENDS and Slow Dancing MVs. BTS members have always acknowledged the symbiosis between ARMYs and BTS.
I replied elsewhere that the sculptor who created Galatea in this MV was not PygmalionTae, but actually was GalaTae, because the real PygmalionTae was the guy at 8:50 who appears to be a painting himself from the streaks of paint on his face. Galatea ceased to exist when GalaTae woke up from his dream; he knows he'll cease to exist when PygmalionTae wakes up from his own dream. Taehyung brilliantly conveyed GalaTae's resignation at 9:40. Heartbreaking.
The dream dimensions in this MV mirror with the dream states in the FRIENDS and Slow Dancing (where the painting PygmalionTae could've been borne out of a baguette) MVs. I think Taehyung is hyperaware that he's living his dream right now with ARMYs. I feel in the future when Taehyung decides to walk away from being a celebrity to start his family, we will be ready as we connect these breadcrumbs that he laid down for us to follow.
뷔는 천재적인 아티스트 입니다 뷔 항상 애정해 주셔서 감사합니다 💜
It's like Singularity V met Friends V
YUP!
This is not just a music video, it’s pure art. Congratulation V ❤
Even though he was lonely, but he realized that paradise was loving himself
You can see a sculpture of tae's face on the right side on the floor while he is working on the female statue
We don´t have to overthink about concept, we just have to enjoy this beautiful music.
올 겨울 최고의 노래가 탄생했어요~!! 너무너무 환상적입니다!! 태형이 목소리는 예술이예요💜
Taehyung is so deep we may never understand. Possibly he’s showing both sides of himself, his male and female energy. Expressing all his emotions. Either way, he is flawless. Their voices were absolutely beautiful ❤
I’m obsessed with this song and video, their voices blend so well. Love the music and video, it’s like a ghost story, didn’t take long to uncover the layers in Tae’s art; but after many times watching, decided it’s not just Tae and the girl an people in white that are sculptures, it’s also both V’s, when the bust of the sculpture fell the face cracked so the V in black has the black lines of blood running down his face. Red jacketed V shows realization when he feels the X on his neck like he seen on the girl and such sadness, he always makes me cry when he cries, it’s about loneliness 😭
I cannot even describe how much I love this song and video. It's haunting, visually stunning, and just gorgeous.
It’s a very beautiful song! And Tae’s voice is just perfect! It’s a masterpiece!💜👏👏👏
A real mind twister, a mystery, open to many interpretations, but it looks and sounds wonderful! Bravo, Kim Taehyung!
V is an incredible actor,such an amazing masterpiece,plz someone cast him in movie / drama😢I bet u will win the whole awards
너무 아름다운 노래👍👍👍사랑스런 태태💜💜💜
Park Hyo Shin sounded incredible!!! The perfect hit to the song. I would have listened to his voice for hours❤
The MV is Greek Mythology! Pygmalion began "detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women". He determined to remain celibate and to occupy himself with sculpting. He made a sculpture of a woman that he found so perfect he fell in love with it. Pygmalion kisses and fondles the sculpture, brings it various gifts, and creates a sumptuous bed for it.
In time, Aphrodite's festival day came and Pygmalion made offerings at the altar of Aphrodite. There, too afraid to admit his desire, he quietly wished for a bride who would be "the living likeness of my ivory girl". When he returned home, he kissed his ivory statue, and found that its lips felt warm. He kissed it again, and found that the ivory had lost its hardness. Aphrodite had granted Pygmalion's wish. In the end none of it was real and we was still alone.
That makes sense! What an artistic MV. He comes to term with the reality, but that drew tears. Mine too.
Well done…
Is he trying to tell us that he has come full circle in self discovery and V and Tae are now one person and not just a stage persona and private persona. He talked about this in Fri(end)s Q&A. I was waiting for the verse he did on live where he sang "I think of you less and less". it wasn't in there. ugh. So many questions. Round of applause for his commitment as an Artist. The weight loss, the productions, the details. I want more..... Tae you can put your walls down for us too. Encore Encore
I freaked out when the bleeding Taehyung showed up. Can he really survive a single music video and give us happy ending for once.
He loves keeping us on our toes😊
It was a complete movie.
And both their voices calmed my soul. I can spend my next month with this song on loop, obviously not with the music video. But he looks so handsome. OMG I dont think i can process all of this together. I need time.
You are always free and open in sharing your first thoughts. Thank you for taking chances like this.
Kim Taehyung is the embodiment of living art, genuine and real, only he can perform classics in a modern interpretation. I admire the great singer who gives love for live music and vocals to everyone living on earth.✌️🫰💜
*JEON JUNGKOOK IS THE EMBODIMENT OF LIVING ART, GENUINE AND REAL, ONLY JUNGKOOK CAN PERFORM CLASSICS IN A MODERN INTERPRETATION. I ADMIRE THE GREAT SINGER JEON JUNGKOOK WHO GIVES LOVE FOR GREAT MUSIC AND VOCALS TO EVERYONE LIVING ON EARTH* 🤟🫰💜
For those who do not know much about Park Hyo Shin, here’s a basic info about him.
Park Hyo Shin is one of the best, or perhaps the best ballad singer in S.Korea. He debuted in 1999 and was highly praised for his husky style voice and hitting high notes with such a low tone voice. His highest inspiration when he was young was Luther Vandross. The control he has over his voice is incredible. Because of his extreme singing skills, many singers in Korea do not even try to attempt to sing his songs because they are all difficult to sing and most importantly difficult to show such emotions like Park Hyo Shin does.
Park Hyo shin is also highly known in Korea for not singing in the same singing method but being able to show different types of styles and tones for certain songs. He was not very lucky with his previous companies. He faced lots of litigation due to them not paying him for the concert or any events. He also had to endure lots of depressions in his life that I will not mention.
But he was able to withstand it all and now he is a CEO of his own company, been doing musicals such as “The Man who Laughs”, “Mozart” etc. And hopefully will be releasing his 8th album soon.
Park Hyo shin is highly known for songs like “Things I can not do for you”, “Good person”, “Memories resemble love”, “Snow Flower”, “Breath” and “Wild Flower”.
I highly recommend listening to his song “Wild Flower”. It is a song that tells a story about his painful and difficult past but overcoming them and bloom again. Like a wild flower.
Thank you for sharing these details about PHS and his background. I'm happy he has found more success and enjoys a more fulfilled life now.
ty so much!
Thank you so much for this!
BEST best MV that k-pop ever delivered
Before I hear your theory or read any others, I have to write mine down. I think he has himself. That part of him he thought wasn't good enough so he invented someone outside himself to keep him company. But that can't last. The only person we truly have with us no matter what is ourselves. And that should be comforting, not sad. He invented all these other ppl that he thought he needed to be happy. But he ignored himself, which hurt him. At the end he has this realization, and feels at peace. Instead of living in his imagination, he can embrace who he is and be ok with himself whether others come or go. And that's real.
There are so many things that can be interpreted from this, and that is why art is so beautiful. And Kim Taehyung is definitely, 💯 an artiste! Plus his and Park Hyoshin's voices are chef's kiss 😊
Something crazy just came to my mind. Here the theory: In the last scene, the statue Taehyung made from his shoulder is a man (probably himself). But instead of making him, he turns him into a woman and uses her to make him happy. But in fact, what he needed was himself. That's why he confronts himself in a wounded way.
Oooh! That sounds plausible & that would tie it into the end of Friends.
@@lizsteele8858 It's really fun to come up with different theories. The music video is great.
Wow! This could be!
My take... The Tae in town - at the theatre, shopping, etc. is the "real" Tae; Sculptor Tae). We see him in town buying a giant teddy bear. Rather a romantic gift, I believe it is a gift for the "Newborn" Tae, whom he created. We then see, as Sculptor Tae is driving home at night, what appears to be a minor car crash in which he is injured.
In the meantime the Newborn Tae awakes, alone and confused; believing himself to be Sculptor Tae.
The female - and the others - I think only lived in the mind of Newborn Tae. Possibly previous, unsuccessful - or not fully successful - attempts by Sculptor Tae, who reused their clay in the construction of Newborn Tae. Thus Newborn Tae was infused with memories of the other sculptures, who possibly represented people from Sculptor Tae's life.
Newborn Tae felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what. He had no frame work to understand who - and what - he was. Until Sculptor Tae, his head bleeding from wounds received in the crash (and head wounds bleed A Lot - I know from personal experience) finally arrives home. It is only then all the fragmented memories come together and he can make sense of them.
And realizes that he is not real. Merely the creation of a lonely man. It is a sad moment for him; but at the same time it gives him clarity, and some comfort.
At least that's what I think. Not that I've thought too much about it. 😅
Tae is magnificent as always in the MV. And I love his voice in combination with Park Hyo Shin🥰
*Edited* The Darker possibility is that Newborn Tae tried to do away with Sculptor Tae, and takeover his life. But it was a life built on illusions. And it all comes crashing down when Sculptor Tae , who somehow survived, returned to confront him; forcing Newborn to realize that he could never be the real thing. (And Yes, I am thinking too much about this)
You thought was very much same way like mine 💜 (too much 😅)
@leahwarburton Ohh I think you might be right! I got most of what Tae was trying to convey but the outline of it was still confusing. You made it into a good paragraph thank you!
Wow, I think you might have nailed it. Great analysis!
@LeahWarburton - Girl you thought enough for the both of us... I think it could be either of your theories; although I didn't catch the accident but real Tae in all black with the head wound is the first time that we see him dressed as such. In the car he wasn't wearing these clothes ... right? I mean fresh blood is red, it is not black; what's with that? I thought maybe the Tae with the mark behind his ear could move about town because he believed he was real (the sculpted young lady was never seen outside the boundaries of the house); until the sculptor Tae came back and reminded him that he wasn't and then he was stopped by the boundaries of the house. I have read the greek mythology comments too and I agree with these but I believe that the Tae that is viewed in the dream-like sequences is the art, not the artist.
Tbh though, I have thought about this alot, just like you 😊; my thoughts are just very disjointed and not at all cohesive. LOL!
@@donitapolk9413 You have to love the guys. Not only do they give us incredible music, that so often resonates on a deep emotional level, but their MVs are beautiful works of art - and thought pieces - that we constantly find new ways to look at. Each time taking us to deeper levels of possibilities.
They are truly masters of their craft. And yet each and everyone of them want to grow even further. If they keep going, they may well Transend music, just as they have K-Pop.
Beautiful song....💜 Tae's voice!!!!
This MV is like a warm embrace-timeless and incredible beauty. It renders me speechless and leaves me in awe of the vocals, creativity, and cinematography. 💜
Yes, I think we have V the sculptor and V the sculpture (who has a V signature on his neck). The people in the party seem to be all the other sculptures who came to life. V the sculpture can't leave the mansion (like the girl), hence his blocked step in the garden at the end. His tears came when he realized he's not the real deal.
I think the song does go together with the video. If you assume that he's singing this to himself and not to another person then it makes sense. He's trying to get to paradise or full acceptance of himself. He's telling himself that even if it gets hard (which is the winter ahead part is) ,he wouldn't leave himself.
Such a beautiful Movie-MV. I do like the reference to Pygmalion but V has taken on the role of creator in Slow Dancing too. He is lonely but content. There is a definite longing for a special someone. Then the empty stage gives me a sense of his longing to perform for Army. It ends on the word Paradise which I interpret as meaning to be in the moment, come what may, and to love yourself. Cinematography is just beautiful!
Kim Taehyung surprised and amazed how one can convey the magic of winter through a song. Thank you very much to Kim Tae Hyung and Park Hye Shik for the fairy tale, for the miracle of Christmas, they are the best in the world.💜💘💜
Дякую Техен за шедевр, такий подарунок для Армі, дуже яскрава пісня, голоса неймовірні.
The woman is one of the sculptures made by V the sculptor, together with his sculpture of himself.
Tae is best at everything ❤
*JUNGKOOK IS BEST AT EVERYTHING* ❤
The song is so beautiful and very romantic
Hi, I think the video shows the lyrics of the song in very beautiful images. V is waiting for autumn to come after the long, cold winter, when he and Army can look into each other's eyes again. Realize that you have found paradise. 💕💕💖💖
When you asked, "it's all a lie????". It dawned on me... wasn't the first lyric stated..."LIE with me..." kind of a double meaning... just a thought
True... I thought the same thing because that line has double meaning
@@mvplove4657 wow army that’s crazy !!!
oh oh
I am so enthralled with this song their voices together so sultry and gorgeous! This MV is CINEMA!! Incredible wow!💜💜💜💜🌟🌟🌟🌟
*I AM SO ENTHRALLED WITH JUNGKOOK'S SONG JUNGKOOK'S VOICE SO SULTRY AND GORGEOUS! JUNGKOOK'S MV IS CINEMA!! INCREDIBLE WOW!* 💜💜💜💜🌟🌟🌟🌟
Me hizo llora al verlo llorar el final me encanto el as vocres como miel y letra muy buena Taehyung etes muy inteligente hacer todo esto genial esto emocionada
Два таланта и джас!это чудо из чудес!Восхищена!❤
V has a beautiful voice that I can listen💜💜💜
And also the fact that he alwys gives these message that the end we are going be alone and should love our own company rather then manifesting us with someone else. the same plot he mentioned in his MV Friends also where at last he ends up enjoying his own company.....
Wow, both voices complement each other very well, beautiful. Taehyung will definitely always leave us with the great intrigue of what he is telling us, he is quite an actor, I loved it, he always gives us art. Thanks for the reaction❤❤❤
V I Love you 💝
*JUNGKOOK I LOVE YOU* 💝
I see a lot of similarities to the Slow Dancing MV although this is definitely darker and heavier. He creates an imaginary world and characters because he is very lonely. He sculpts the lady and even creates a sculpture of himself. Someone said that the bloody V means he died and the imagined V accepts his fate but I'm not so sure about that yet. Anyhow, leave it V to scramble our brains in such a magnificent creation! And if I close my eyes and just listen, I can imagine waltzing with a loved one, too, just like V did in the MV.
I think, Tae shows us his real self! I love hin for his courage and this wonderful song❤
This was a Masterpiece! Vocal and Cinematic Experience! Keep supporting Tae and stream on all platforms!
Taehyung, ты лучший. Впереди всех. Поздравляю тебя с огромным успехом.
V is the real King 👑
*JUNGKOOK IS THE REAL KING* 👑
I love the song & mv,always has such a good storyline and cinematic intrigue. Cheers TaeHyung si🎉❤
❤V💜🇺🇸
What the heck, Kim Taehyung?!? The song is beautiful. Hyo Shin sings beautifully and blends with Tae so well.
The mv is enigmatic. I like your theory. It covers all the main points.
So hear me out. Winter is symbolic. Winter is the death of the entire year. Spring is the birth, summer is the golden years, fall is the later end of life, and winter is death. Everything must sleep. Everything gets covered with snow and cold, the ground freezes, green living things either turn brown and die or they become roots in the ground sleeping until the next spring.
Did the relationship die? Did he die? Did she die? He said he'd be with her in paradise. You see the nice house, the rolling lawns, the woman, etc. Is that paradise?
Was the party where everyone wore white actually a sort of heaven where people can live without pain? And he was wearing red because he wasn't done living. Then maybe it was a near death experience and he realized it wasn't his time to go.
So he turned around and went back. He saw his own self with blood dripping, and he has this moment where he faces himself and decides he is at peace with his own self. Then he gets the chance to... Go back and live life longer? And maybe he hasn't found the woman yet. Or maybe he was daydreaming about her and he was on his way to visit her but he was in an accident, had a near death experience, came to, and got the chance to live. And maybe in his life he's alone. Or it's a loop. Or he is looking for someone to feel a connection to, but he can't have a successful relationship until he has a healthy and permanent relationship with himself.
Winter Ahead sounds to me like things come to an end. The concept of winter being something that is inevitable, I think it means nothing lasts or we all die but we can be with whom we love in paradise.
Very good explanation! This thought also ties into his Friends MV & probably slow dancing too! I also wonder if the older lady celebrating with him is symbolic of his beloved Grandmother whom he misses & envisions reuniting in "paradise"/heaven....but not yet..its not his time. ❤
Here is my take away from the video. But first, alow me....Taehyung is such an actor!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
Ok, lets go. I understood that there is the real Taehyung who is lonely and gloomy, who is working his way in life like we all know. And than Taehyung "creates" an ideal and imaginary reality where he is happy, careless, free, who finds love. And maybe, because "Winter is ahead" the time he feels really happy, his favourite season, and the time of his birth, he, the idealised Taehyung comes to life and all the other sculptures come to live aswell and they celebrate his birthday joyfully untill the point they dissapear, maybe turning into sculpures again and this happy and realized Taehyung sees his "creator" the real.Taehyung facing him, this not healthy and not so well Taehyung leting him know that all that is unreal. He cries understanding after all that all that were "make believe". It is sad that Taehyung always brings this to his art, the desire to have this "other life" that he is eager to live. I sure hope he can achieve this! His full happyness! This magic life he dreams so much about. Thank you José for your videos! I sure enjoy them so very much! 💜.
And I loved to read here on the comments about the "Pygmalion" story! Amazing! It is really true!
I love the song. I'm enjoying everyone's theories about it, too. They all sound good.
Their voices took me back fo old movies, crooners, romance and it may be winter but my ears melted.
His voice is so soothing it makes me want to ask him like can you sing me a lullaby to have a peaceful sleep ☺
But seriously on a side note like this was very intriguing and a curve ball was thrown at us out of nowhere
Taehyung actually has a number of songs that make great lullabies: "Winter Bear", "Scenery", "4 O'clock", & especially "Sleep". 💜
@Siennaflower yeah I know that I always listen to them I was just saying it like that for fun 😂😂💜
@Siennaflower but it would be nice to have him personally sing it in your face but you know that's just wishful thinking but a girl can dream right 😁
Ohhhhh my tae it was mesmerizing🤌🤌🤌 all in one💜thank you💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Тэхен , ты наше счастье и любовь , как ты прекрасен.
*JUNGKOOK, YOU ARE OUR HAPPINESS AND LOVE, HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE*
So here is my theory.
In the beginning we see the abstract of the whole mv followed by v waking up in a mansion. We see him lonely and very deprived of a company to enjoy things together. Later we discover he has the hobby of sculpting faces. This is a symbolism for a company of people in the room to be happy. Later he imagines dancing alone and thinking of things he could do with someone. Then we see the sculpture coming back to life as he feels the presence of a woman wandering in the mansion and he starts to imagine a life together with her. But once he blows the candles everything goes wrong. Blowing candles could symbolize growing old and discovering the reality of the world around a person. The women disappear after he blows the candles and the same people who were pleasant to him became very taunting and intimidating. Later the other taehyung finds him in the dark with a torch light. The one who found him looks hurt because he is hurt by the reality of the world and has not found that one true person with whom he wants to share his life with yet. That realization makes the red coat taehyung come to reality. We also have a set of flashed scenes where we can see a X scar behind the ear of the woman and also the red coat taehyung which shows he is also a sculpted imagination of the dark coat taehyung. The red coat taehyung starts to cry with a very unreadable expression if he is happy about the imagination or stuck by the sorrowful reality.
So that's it guys. Sorry for the huge explanation. I will let you know another theory in another comment.
To add on the reference "all the world is a stage (The stage is also a symbol) and all the men and women are merely players" Reflects on the nature of reality in the world also *this part of his life in the real world too*.
The title winter ahead is also associated to lonliness. In Shakespeare's works winter usually depicts sorrow or dullness. The lyrics is also coherent and striving for brightness like summer in life and mention of other seasons and promises to be the in the same passion always.
GREAT MV!!!! THIS MV IS ART!!!!
Concept was confirmed by BH and the director. It's based on Pygmalion. Tae is a sculpture himself who created the girl and imagined a life, then the real Tae (in black) makes him realize the lie
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I've been talking about Pygmalion vibes since Teaser 1. I have loved Greek Mythology since I was a child.
I’m watching shouting “HE’S TALKING SUCH SENSE” nailed it - well done! Love your reactions
This is what I get from it. I think it mean that he’s dead but he didn't know it yet? He keeps going on with his life (sculpting the love of his life, enjoying life, celebrating his bday etc). Maybe there’s also the scene where everyone was wearing white except for him. (Wearing white to mourn the dead is primarily a practice in some Eastern Asian cultures). However it’s all just flashes of memories that he sees and then it seems like it’s disappearing before his eyes . Realization hit When he saw his “ bloodied self” and that’s when he realized that he’s dead. That’s why he started tearing and the smile that he had is like an “acceptance” that he has to let go because he is no longer in the world of the living.
I love everything about this. To think that Tae is also credited as both the lyricist and composer of the song.
As much as I don't want him to die in another mv, I think your interpretation is the one that makes most sense, especially his "realisation" at the end. 😢 💜
Никуда он не умирает , просто он принимает реальность, что сцена друзья армии, и всё что его окружало это мираж , он в жизни один и рассчитывать надо на самого себя
Your interpretation makes so much sense
This is the best explanation I have read so far
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Like I said. That’s my take on it.
According to my theory, the sculpture might stem from the story of Pygmalion, and the implication that it is another version of himself seems to originate from narcissism. But honestly, none of those theories matter-he’s just ridiculously good-looking. In the end, all I can remember isn’t any theory, just his face(and voice)! 😂😂
If there is any member that is not a narcissist that would be Taehyung.
I could however mention some other members of BTS that seem to be narcissists.
STFU if you cannot say something positive. 🤐
Poetic justice!! This is a ride through the inner soul of Kim Taehyung. All of his faucets , his innocence, his passion,his struggle balancing V And Kim Taehyung. His long for a normal home love life and the persecution. His longing for familiar love. His courage and determination, what is battle against in that moment when his Dark side joins the good boy means he's ready to face anyone and anything!!?
He is actually joining forces with himself. V is joining the good boy. The party represents his team and the group of people with flashlights the struggle of being a popstar.
He is actually joining forces with himself. V is joining the good boy. The party represents his team and the group of people with flashlights the struggle of being a popstar.
The song describes his love his, sentimental feelings and his loyalty. The video describes his life.
Jose at his best! Loved your breakdown of the song & possible meaning of the MV! Was looking in anticipation for your reaction! 😅👍🙏🥰👏👏😊
Thank you!
I love you Jose..never a dull moment..listen Linda had me tripping..gonna go find it and watch is again..classic. Oh and love my winter bear always keeping us guessing💜💜💜💜💜
There are always two of one.
Transformation. Winter ahead, end of the year, then the year changes. People change. Callbacks to Pygmalion, but he's Galatea. This the end of the old Taehyung - kind of interesting that he dropped that choreo insta today displaying the new Taehyung.
The song is a total throwback to the lush, old style American holiday songs of the mid-20th century (think White Christmas - the "duet" with Bing Crosby now makes more sense). Tae is trying to tell us a couple of things with this MV - first, that he's changed, probably for good; secondly, that he has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of many musical styles, and he has the voice for it, whatever he chooses to do with it in the future.
For me, he and Yoongi (and maybe Jimin) are the ones to watch in the future, separately from BTS. They have the abilities, the curiosity, the intelligence, the musicianship and the courage to make really interesting art. Taehyung is certainly taking that beginning step.
I believe RM as well! 😅
The misterious V twin again! 🤔
you hit it on the button the same thing he was happy for a little while and he came back to reality great video it has a message 💜
I’m with you on the torn ease/unsettling feelings. The video was so much to take and then with V’s presence. I didn’t notice the song until the 4th time I saw the video.
I speculated in the teasers that it was based on the story of pygmalion and I think this mv reflects the this. Pygmalion creates a statute of the perfect woman (as he sees it) and Aphrodite grants him his wish to bring the statute to life. Pygmalion then marries the woman. Tae adds the twist at the end where the realisation comes to him that he also is a statute created by the real V alongside the woman’s statute because we see the X mark on the side of his neck as he carved on the female statue. Boy his acting, without words he expressed the storyline with just his facial expressions. The realisation starts with him partying and all the people disappearing one by one and then facing himself. The realisation starts with him partying and all the people disappearing one by one and then facing himself.
I see a running theme now of our duality king. Two V’s ending MV’s, first in the friend’s MV and now this mv. V vs Kim Taehyung, Tiger vs Bear, he has told us he has his stage persona V the tiger and he is Kim Taehyung the bear in his normal life. This man should act and direct movies. He really should be the creative director for the group MV’s. He’s so talented, creative and artistic. I hope he gets a chance to continue to develop his artistic visions in the future.
I thoroughly enjoyed both the song and MV
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He also played a dual role for Compose Coffee. 😅
Edit: So, the mv revolves around a sculptor's love for his own creation, but the plot twist here is he, himself, is not real. I think Winter Ahead and Slow Dancing both have similar concept wherein he yearns for the person/life that doesn't exist, so he creates his own world where he can be happy and live freely the way he wants.
Taehyung has only acted in Hwarang but i need him to be a actor nore often.
There are so many idols who act and even a bunch of actors who sang, if a good majority of them can do it, take into it too, to be honest all the BTS could probably act .
I saw his post with the dancing and damn ive never been so glad that hes my bias
Great job. Love your soft spoken sincerity in your videos.
Yes I see that video of v is so good is amazing 🤩 he a very good actor too I was freaking me out and confusing please can you explain thank you 👍👏🤟💜😍
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Sending love from the Philippines!
The song is heavenly....but the video is dark....his life flashed before his eyes.... & He died in a car accident. I love V..his voice...artistry...everything 💜💜💜🥰
esta canción creo que se trata de la felicidad se puede encontrar al estar con alguien a tu lado
creo que trata de decirnos que se sentía solo ,esa escultura en su sueño que se convirtió en real apareció todo lo que a él le hacia falta para ser feliz , familia , amigos y el amor a su lado , pero cuando estaba ocupado divirtiéndose y bailando con ellos le golpeó la realidad (el otro Taehyung el negro) apareció de repente para decirle solo recuerden que no son reales, que por eso Taehyung lloró al final".. Era su propia estatua e hizo este cartel sobre sí mismo...Es como decir que es una dama en cuerpo de hombre. V tienen una voz profunda conmovedora siempre me hace sentir el paraíso. Esta canción fue tan encantadora y el actor Kim es simplemente una cereza en la cima. Necesitamos más actuaciones de V. es arte puro, es un ensueño que está más allá del tiempo y el espacio, lo están por siglos. Sus canciones serán escuchadas incluso después de 100 años.
I think the song is in reference to his creative happy side always being bound to his destructive side that breaks the good stuff in his life.
Destructive side??
Taehyung doesn't have a destructive side he's too kind of a person for that & he tries hard to be as positive as possible about what happens in his life.
But unfortunately yes he has a sad side to him & has been depressed in the past because I guess things that have happened to him.
Wishing him happiness in the future.
Hopefully ppl can stop putting these negative narratives about him.🫤
Kim Taehyung ты гений , I love you.
Благодарю вас за прекрасную реакцию и правильное видение этого клипа. 👍👍👍🫶🫶🫶
Jose you always get the deep message inside the video after so many years with bts you started thinking about them i was waiting for you reaction so that i’ll get to know the real story keep doing your work like this
Yeah, Jose...U did make sense......U did delve deep into black magic ,but I do totally agree with that theory 😌....Ur way of breaking things down is great and precise...keep going ...fighting .....❤
V is a sculpture maker who is all alone so he make sculpture of people who are not here in real world and he imagine living happily with them and when we see him in theater he was touching his face and eyes and the next clip we can see that v broke a sculpture in the same way and it was the sculpture of v himself so when we see a lot of sculpture in a clip u will see its the same as the people in the room all dressed white resembling they are not real and when they celebrate his birthday they starts to disappear in uncertain way and other v appear all blooded that resemble he is dead and he didn't knew it yet and was just imagined thats why a realization comes to we and he smile and cry at the same time accepting that he had already died
This is my opinion 😅
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Dark Taehyung is the sculptor and Red Taehyung and the girl are his creations that comes to life. He realized he was a sculpture at the end.
If you rewatch the first teaser, there is a shadow behind Tae, a broken mirror, and a sudden gasp. I wonder if Tae's sculpture switched places, amd maybe that's why sculpture Tae is crying. He realizes his sculpture took his place....
I totally agree.... that is what I was interpreting too...
now that’s what I call a ✨cinematic masterpiece ✨taehyung the man you are today
So what I’m guessing is that it’s tell a story of a guy who build sculpture and fall in love with a girl however something happen to the girl that ended up having tae crushing destroying the statue that resembles his dead love interest as a way of him grieving for his loss. Throughout the mv, tae started to have memories he had with his lover and the people around him, but later started to see another version of himself wearing all black and bleeding, which this can also symbolize of him fighting his inner demon/shadow that he’s been hiding from. Idk if my theory is right, but that’s how I see it.
Kim Taehyng браво!
My theory is that Tae first created the girl sculpture that in his mind came to life because he was very lonely and wanted a companion. The was surprised when he saw her come to life but it was all in his head of course. At first he was happy with just her but he wanted to interact with other people too. So he broke her statue and made a new one of himself where this new Tae could easily make friends and have fun. This is when he ditched completely from reality. But he became so happy in this imagined world that he didn't want to return to reality. So he tried to hurt his real self even though he could tell that in this new world not everything was perfect. But he preferred to live in a fake world with friends than face his loneliness again. But his true self couldn't die and that's when the new Tae realized the truth that he wasn't real. The sad smile at the end was him realizing and accepting this truth.
Also the colors show his state of mind too. At first he was wearing all white which shows his purity, innocence and naivety. Then he wears the red jacket to show that he'd do anything to stay in this imagination, even by sacrificing his real self. Then at the end he wears all black to show how he's now matured and has lost his naivety because he realizes that he cannot get rid of his loneliness by creating a fake persona.
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Jose , love the song and video !
i did subscribed