I'm a huge fan of this comeback! And not just because Dreamcatcher Slayed. On the surface this song feels like a lot more of a mainstream, self-confidence song, which we've definitely seen a lot of in recent years (and it's never a bad thing to have more self-confidence songs). But after having watched it a few times, there's something distinctly unsettling and ominous about this song & MV. I'm 100% certain this is a critique of something. The best theory I've seen someone (cant find the comment unfortunately for crediting =( ) bring up is that is a critique of narcissism on social media, which I think makes a lot of sense considering the direction of this MV. We've got lots of standard vanity shots (girl on car, girl on bike, girl in store), and then all these shots of the behind the scenes of photoshoots & editing, sort of showing that a lot of things we see on social media are faked/edited. We also see the "fight" between Handong & Yoohyeon and Sua & Siyeon, but when the action is cut, Yoohyeon & Handong go back to being friends, maybe something about staged conflict between people (idk throwing spaghetti at the wall somewhat x'D) Then we get into the lines. "Popping the Champagne, Look at My Necklace, Wearing my Black Dress, Cruising my Rollie, Cash in the Backseat," again things that we see a lot on Social media. And then its followed by the line "We call it so sweet." and then Dami's rap I think really brings it home with the Narcissism point where her lines come off as very much 'f*ck off, I'm above everyone, I'll do what I want, even if it hurts other people.' Specifically her line "Driving on the highway, Drunken everyday. How is it, do you feel like a monster?" And then we have this sort of overarching theme of them being watched by other people. We have people tuning into 'DreamChat' and the mysterious 'ymenehcra' (which people have pointed out is 'archenemy' spelled backwards) sending various strange messages throughout the video that say "Do you believe in the power of the crown?" We also have all these close up shots of the girls in the behind the scenes with this strange, almost fish-eye bluring as if we're watching them through a hidden camera (see 4:02 in the video for the start of those shots). And finally the camera shots starting at 5:17 where Ji-u 'turns us off' as if we were the cameraman the whole time and they all disappear. Idk, as I said I'm throwing a lot of spaghetti at the wall, but I 100% think this song is a lot darker than a lot of people realize.
Dude thank you for this! after reading your comment and re listening to the song it make so much sense and I love it! thank you! I would love to hear their thoughts on the lyrics and how they've been perceived so far!
yesssss also a small detail i didn't notice until my 10th watch lol in handong's part you see her looking flawless like a princess, until the camera captures her whole body and we see that she has her legs completely bruised........
It looks like we, Insomnias, we'll have to keep explaining this to most of the people. I'm honestely shocked of how people misunderstood the song and are saying so many bullshit about DC.
@@a.a.8846 Is it? Since the first time I watched the mv I thought HanDong legs looked a bit off, but my sight is not that great, so I thought it was probably just an attachment that I wasn't understanding because of my bad vision. I'll give a closer look to it. I just saw it... Omg, how come nobody notice this!! Why don't you leave a comment on the mv about this, so people will notice it too??
bruh... I just realized that this song is SATIRE...they are "making fun" of all the fake people on social media... bruh... and here I thought I could NEVER love them more than I already did... #DreamcatcherSUPREMACY
I think the lyrics are also a satire of the k-pop industry itself. They sound plain at first, but if we remember that 90% of k-pop group sing like this and use this "girl crush" concept, DC are basically saying that they don't need to follow that path because they can do better, but in their "fashion", staying true to their identity and concept
I was hoping that was the case. Since none of their songs have that arrogance and flexing. That makes me feel relieved cause I really didn't want them to go that route. I suspected but I'm glad you commented on it.
I thought I was going too far at first lol But other people seem to share this point of view (and mostly people who began following them way before I did) so I guess this is not a false state :)
Finally, someone said that because i found something funny from this song and this comeback: other artist/group/idol/singer are usually called this kind of lyric's with "self love", "confident" or something similiar with that, but here Dreamcatcher officially called this comeback as NARCISSISTIC. Because let's be real, in a real life and real situation, people not gonna love the behavior from this lyric's, like "who the f**k you are? Please be humble" 😂
@@numeekune1398 So true ! And I think the satire hits even harder regarding this distinction of point of view. It's hilarious knowing that those kind of lyrics are narcissisistic for DC when they're suposed to be about self-love for every other group lol
I have a theory on this comeback (I'm not sure if anyone has had this same theory). A lot of people seem to hate this new sound change and concept change, but I think Dreamcatcher is playing chess, whilst we're all playing tik tak toe. Firstly, the album is called 'Verses Villains' but it's just said as villains. The title 'Verses Villains' sounds incomplete because usually it is 'blank vs blank', not just 'vs blank'. I think that OOTD is the 'Villain' in the sense that it is this heavily edited, inauthentic world that kind of adheres to the Kpop industry's standards (emphasis on perfection, a particular musical sound and heavily editing idols appearances and personalities). Dreamcatcher is viewed as a group that doesn't follow the typical standards of Kpop. In the beginning of the song it shows someone at a computer editing dreamcatcher ,and at the end Jiu turns off the camera which erased all of the CGI and editing. I think their next comeback will return to their signature rock sound because it will be 'dreamcatcher vs villains' (a lifestyle that is not true to them as a group). Maybe it will be called 'Heroes', hero being the opposite to a villain. Another reason why I think this is because I remember when all of the teaser images came out and everyone was saying that it was going to be a 'Deja Vu 2.0'. In Deja Vu, it was a struggle between good and evil, hero vs villain, and in the end Yoohyeon (the villain) won because she killed Jiu (the hero). Maybe this comeback and their next will be almost a redemption arc for the hero to finally take down the villain.
As a long time dreamcatcher fan, I have to say this mini EP is their best ever. Never thought they could surpass their previous ones but they did. Rising is such an hard rock anthem song
I think this song have an industrial rock vibe like "Closer" from Nin Inch Nails or more experimental sound like "Army Of Me" from Bjork don't you think? The video shows how fake is the industrie from the "Villain" perspective.
These were the exact artists and songs that came to my mind. Great minds think alike * high five * 🖐️😂 It really made me go back and listen to Army of Me again
Welcome to the world of Dreamcatcher's fandom called InSomnia for you, bro. Greetings from InSomnia of Indonesia branch😁 FYI, the correct sequences from their mv are like this : A. NIGHTMARE ARC 1. Chase Me (their first released mv after their re-debut as Dreamcatcher, but chronologically this is the second after the Fly High mv) 2. Good Night 3. Fly High (the prequel of all the stories in their mv chronologically) 4. You and I 5. What 6. Piri B. NON-RELATED MV 1. Deja Vu (this mv is a soundtrack from a video game called King's Raid) 2. R.o.s.e Blue (this mv is also a soundtrack for a video game called Girl Cafe Gun) 3. BEcause C. DYSTOPIA TRILOGY 1. Scream 2. Boca 3. Odd Eye D. APOCALYPSE TRILOGY 1. Maison 2. Vision 3. Bon Voyage For their Japanese albums, you can also react to their mv : 1. Breaking Out 2. Endless Night 3. No More 4. Eclipse (this mv is a soundtrack for an anime called King's Raid : Successor of the Will) And they also released a mv called SHADOW (there are 2 versions, which are ORIGINAL version and SLOW version) as a soundtrack for a Korean horror-thriller drama called Dark Hole. You can also react to the mv and I promise you will be amazed by their strong yet beautiful vocals. I strongly recommend for you to watch that drama, I can guarantee you will feel thrilling and breath-taking by watching it. Thank you again for this reaction video. I really hope you'll reacting their videos more. And one thing I can guarantee to you : All of their mv are TOTALLY AMAZING AND ROCK AS HELL!😎🤟
this MV is good I mean really good. the song is catchy as hell. really have to sya Kpop MV are just so creative and always something new. nothing like the western pop MV that are mostly boring and straightforward. especially the editing of MV is something most video editors love to see and check.
When I first listened to OOTD, I thought the song was so amazing and great, but it was different from what I had expected, so I felt unfamiliar. But, the second and third... As I listened to it, I see myself quickly falling into the magic of another Dreamcatcher as I always did. Surely, Dreamcatcher is Dreamcatcher !
They were known as a group called "MINX" and it was composed of 5 members : Jiu, Dami, Yoohyeon, SuA and Siyeon. The concept was bubbly (I like bubbly concept). MINX debuted in 2014 with 'Why Did You Come To My Home?' [MV]. But they rebranded it to "Dreamcatcher" and debuted as a 7 member group : Jiu (Leader), Yoohyeon, Dami, Handong (She wasn’t a MINX member), Gahyeon (Maknae) (She wasn’t a MINX member), Siyeon and SuA. Dreamcatcher has been known for their dark concept (I like dark concept too). Dreamcatcher debuted in 2017 with 'Chase Me' MV.
Hi. You must check the album (B-side) by Dreamcatcher. You should be shocked. 😉 OOTD..Rising..Shatter..We are young. Just Masterpiece ! It is Dreamcatcher. Thanks.
dreamcatcher \:D/ new audience? but this song might split their fandom right down the middle lol. for my taste it's one of their weakest songs in their entire discography which has all been fire. I get what they are doing in that it's a satirical stab at the kpop/entertainment industry but this song is something I hoped dreamcatcher would never touch and I know they like to dab in all corners of music.
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I'm a huge fan of this comeback! And not just because Dreamcatcher Slayed.
On the surface this song feels like a lot more of a mainstream, self-confidence song, which we've definitely seen a lot of in recent years (and it's never a bad thing to have more self-confidence songs). But after having watched it a few times, there's something distinctly unsettling and ominous about this song & MV.
I'm 100% certain this is a critique of something. The best theory I've seen someone (cant find the comment unfortunately for crediting =( ) bring up is that is a critique of narcissism on social media, which I think makes a lot of sense considering the direction of this MV. We've got lots of standard vanity shots (girl on car, girl on bike, girl in store), and then all these shots of the behind the scenes of photoshoots & editing, sort of showing that a lot of things we see on social media are faked/edited. We also see the "fight" between Handong & Yoohyeon and Sua & Siyeon, but when the action is cut, Yoohyeon & Handong go back to being friends, maybe something about staged conflict between people (idk throwing spaghetti at the wall somewhat x'D)
Then we get into the lines. "Popping the Champagne, Look at My Necklace, Wearing my Black Dress, Cruising my Rollie, Cash in the Backseat," again things that we see a lot on Social media. And then its followed by the line "We call it so sweet." and then Dami's rap I think really brings it home with the Narcissism point where her lines come off as very much 'f*ck off, I'm above everyone, I'll do what I want, even if it hurts other people.' Specifically her line "Driving on the highway, Drunken everyday. How is it, do you feel like a monster?"
And then we have this sort of overarching theme of them being watched by other people. We have people tuning into 'DreamChat' and the mysterious 'ymenehcra' (which people have pointed out is 'archenemy' spelled backwards) sending various strange messages throughout the video that say "Do you believe in the power of the crown?" We also have all these close up shots of the girls in the behind the scenes with this strange, almost fish-eye bluring as if we're watching them through a hidden camera (see 4:02 in the video for the start of those shots). And finally the camera shots starting at 5:17 where Ji-u 'turns us off' as if we were the cameraman the whole time and they all disappear.
Idk, as I said I'm throwing a lot of spaghetti at the wall, but I 100% think this song is a lot darker than a lot of people realize.
Dude thank you for this! after reading your comment and re listening to the song it make so much sense and I love it! thank you! I would love to hear their thoughts on the lyrics and how they've been perceived so far!
yesssss also a small detail i didn't notice until my 10th watch lol in handong's part you see her looking flawless like a princess, until the camera captures her whole body and we see that she has her legs completely bruised........
It looks like we, Insomnias, we'll have to keep explaining this to most of the people. I'm honestely shocked of how people misunderstood the song and are saying so many bullshit about DC.
@@a.a.8846
Is it? Since the first time I watched the mv I thought HanDong legs looked a bit off, but my sight is not that great, so I thought it was probably just an attachment that I wasn't understanding because of my bad vision.
I'll give a closer look to it.
I just saw it...
Omg, how come nobody notice this!!
Why don't you leave a comment on the mv about this, so people will notice it too??
u might be correct but at the end i thought jiu put the crown on the person
you would love rising from their new album
bruh... I just realized that this song is SATIRE...they are "making fun" of all the fake people on social media... bruh... and here I thought I could NEVER love them more than I already did...
#DreamcatcherSUPREMACY
I think the lyrics are also a satire of the k-pop industry itself. They sound plain at first, but if we remember that 90% of k-pop group sing like this and use this "girl crush" concept, DC are basically saying that they don't need to follow that path because they can do better, but in their "fashion", staying true to their identity and concept
I was hoping that was the case. Since none of their songs have that arrogance and flexing. That makes me feel relieved cause I really didn't want them to go that route. I suspected but I'm glad you commented on it.
I thought I was going too far at first lol But other people seem to share this point of view (and mostly people who began following them way before I did) so I guess this is not a false state :)
Finally, someone said that because i found something funny from this song and this comeback: other artist/group/idol/singer are usually called this kind of lyric's with "self love", "confident" or something similiar with that, but here Dreamcatcher officially called this comeback as NARCISSISTIC. Because let's be real, in a real life and real situation, people not gonna love the behavior from this lyric's, like "who the f**k you are? Please be humble" 😂
@@numeekune1398 So true !
And I think the satire hits even harder regarding this distinction of point of view. It's hilarious knowing that those kind of lyrics are narcissisistic for DC when they're suposed to be about self-love for every other group lol
I have a theory on this comeback (I'm not sure if anyone has had this same theory). A lot of people seem to hate this new sound change and concept change, but I think Dreamcatcher is playing chess, whilst we're all playing tik tak toe.
Firstly, the album is called 'Verses Villains' but it's just said as villains. The title 'Verses Villains' sounds incomplete because usually it is 'blank vs blank', not just 'vs blank'. I think that OOTD is the 'Villain' in the sense that it is this heavily edited, inauthentic world that kind of adheres to the Kpop industry's standards (emphasis on perfection, a particular musical sound and heavily editing idols appearances and personalities). Dreamcatcher is viewed as a group that doesn't follow the typical standards of Kpop. In the beginning of the song it shows someone at a computer editing dreamcatcher ,and at the end Jiu turns off the camera which erased all of the CGI and editing.
I think their next comeback will return to their signature rock sound because it will be 'dreamcatcher vs villains' (a lifestyle that is not true to them as a group). Maybe it will be called 'Heroes', hero being the opposite to a villain. Another reason why I think this is because I remember when all of the teaser images came out and everyone was saying that it was going to be a 'Deja Vu 2.0'. In Deja Vu, it was a struggle between good and evil, hero vs villain, and in the end Yoohyeon (the villain) won because she killed Jiu (the hero). Maybe this comeback and their next will be almost a redemption arc for the hero to finally take down the villain.
bro, Rising is the most authentic rock song I've heard in the entirety of kpop
Whenever I read the word RISING I hear it in Siyeon's ending belt note in my head 😅
As a long time dreamcatcher fan, I have to say this mini EP is their best ever. Never thought they could surpass their previous ones but they did. Rising is such an hard rock anthem song
you should try to listen to Shatter. As a Metal fan I really love Shatter the most. Idk why
Probably because it’s a really good song and the ending is epic.
I like any of their songs that have like an ominous chant thing going on
I think this song have an industrial rock vibe like "Closer" from Nin Inch Nails or more experimental sound like "Army Of Me" from Bjork don't you think?
The video shows how fake is the industrie from the "Villain" perspective.
Sounded like NIN and kidneythieves - black bullet
@@BoZhanCJ agree, the people who says that this song is not rock just haven't listen rock enough.
These were the exact artists and songs that came to my mind. Great minds think alike * high five * 🖐️😂 It really made me go back and listen to Army of Me again
I'm a metalhead but of all the songs this is my favorite from Dreamcatcher
Welcome to the world of Dreamcatcher's fandom called InSomnia for you, bro. Greetings from InSomnia of Indonesia branch😁
FYI, the correct sequences from their mv are like this :
A. NIGHTMARE ARC
1. Chase Me (their first released mv after their re-debut as Dreamcatcher, but chronologically this is the second after the Fly High mv)
2. Good Night
3. Fly High (the prequel of all the stories in their mv chronologically)
4. You and I
5. What
6. Piri
B. NON-RELATED MV
1. Deja Vu (this mv is a soundtrack from a video game called King's Raid)
2. R.o.s.e Blue (this mv is also a soundtrack for a video game called Girl Cafe Gun)
3. BEcause
C. DYSTOPIA TRILOGY
1. Scream
2. Boca
3. Odd Eye
D. APOCALYPSE TRILOGY
1. Maison
2. Vision
3. Bon Voyage
For their Japanese albums, you can also react to their mv :
1. Breaking Out
2. Endless Night
3. No More
4. Eclipse (this mv is a soundtrack for an anime called King's Raid : Successor of the Will)
And they also released a mv called SHADOW (there are 2 versions, which are ORIGINAL version and SLOW version) as a soundtrack for a Korean horror-thriller drama called Dark Hole. You can also react to the mv and I promise you will be amazed by their strong yet beautiful vocals. I strongly recommend for you to watch that drama, I can guarantee you will feel thrilling and breath-taking by watching it.
Thank you again for this reaction video. I really hope you'll reacting their videos more. And one thing I can guarantee to you : All of their mv are TOTALLY AMAZING AND ROCK AS HELL!😎🤟
this MV is good I mean really good. the song is catchy as hell. really have to sya Kpop MV are just so creative and always something new. nothing like the western pop MV that are mostly boring and straightforward. especially the editing of MV is something most video editors love to see and check.
When I first listened to OOTD, I thought the song was so amazing and great, but it was different from what I had expected, so I felt unfamiliar. But, the second and third... As I listened to it, I see myself quickly falling into the magic of another Dreamcatcher as I always did. Surely, Dreamcatcher is Dreamcatcher !
*Dreamcatcher MVs or [MVs] IN RELEASE ORDER* :
1. 'Chase Me' (DEBUT) (2017).
2. 'GOOD NIGHT'.
3. 'Fly high'.
4. 'YOU AND I'.
5. 'What'.
6.「What-Japanese ver.-」
7. 'PIRI'.
8.「PIRI～笛を吹け～-Japanese ver.-」
9.「Breaking Out」(1st Japan AL「The Beginning Of The End」).
10. 'Deja Vu'.
11. 'Scream'.
12.「Endless Night」(JAPAN 3RD SINGLE).
13. 'R.o.S.E BLUE'.
14. 'BOCA'.
15.「NO MORE」
16. 'Odd Eye'.
17. 'Eclipse'.
18. Dreamcatcher SIYEON, DAMI 'Shadow' (Dark Hole OST).
19. Dreamcatcher SIYEON, DAMI 'Shadow (Slow ver.)' (Dark Hole OST).
20. 'BEcause'.
21. 'MAISON' (They got their 1st Music Show win with this).
22. 'VISION'.
23. 'REASON'.
24. 'BONVOYAGE'.
25. 'OOTD' (LATEST COMEBACK) (2023).
Our genre blending Queens scorching yet again 🔥🔥🔥
This whole album was AMAZING.
They were known as a group called "MINX" and it was composed of 5 members :
Jiu, Dami, Yoohyeon, SuA and Siyeon.
The concept was bubbly (I like bubbly concept).
MINX debuted in 2014 with 'Why Did You Come To My Home?' [MV].
But they rebranded it to "Dreamcatcher" and debuted as a 7 member group :
Jiu (Leader), Yoohyeon, Dami, Handong (She wasn’t a MINX member), Gahyeon (Maknae) (She wasn’t a MINX member), Siyeon and SuA.
Dreamcatcher has been known for their dark concept (I like dark concept too).
Dreamcatcher debuted in 2017 with 'Chase Me' MV.
love the sound of this song so much aghh
Thanks for checking out Dreamcatcher
Please react to Rising and Shatter. Both are good as well. Great reaction!!
Thanks for a fun DC reaction
Liked it
DREAMCATCHER 🤟😎🔥
From what i read somewhere, their concept this time is just mocking songs that mean nothing and are just bragging about their wealth type of song
immmmm waiting for u to react dreamcatcher new song justice
please listen Rising in one of their B-sides in this comeback....so great
Hi. You must check the album (B-side) by Dreamcatcher. You should be shocked. 😉 OOTD..Rising..Shatter..We are young. Just Masterpiece ! It is Dreamcatcher. Thanks.
LETS GOOO!!
This is very close to Kidneythieves' sound
I share your Photoshop/After Effects trauma.
Not a huge fan of this latest album..
dreamcatcher \:D/
new audience? but this song might split their fandom right down the middle lol. for my taste it's one of their weakest songs in their entire discography which has all been fire. I get what they are doing in that it's a satirical stab at the kpop/entertainment industry but this song is something I hoped dreamcatcher would never touch and I know they like to dab in all corners of music.
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Ivyshy98 vs Villains 🤭
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