RETIRED DANCER'S REACTION+REVIEW: HWASA "Maria" M/V+Performance Video!
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Maria is Hwasa's baptismal name.
note : hwasa is the one who wrote the song its her story .basically maria is hwasa baptismal name , and yes shes talking to her self , saying how much shes beautiful and strong and hinting at how haters only target her behind screens or articals , also if you noticed theres a scene where she was holding scissors as we moomoos understood may be she was thinking of hurting herself but at the end of the video we see the mamamoo membres her saviors in a way .. someone will explain more as I am bad at doing so lol , theres also symbolism in the milky bath because hwasa used to get a lot of hate based on her darker tone of skin (than the korean standards ) as if they wanted to weighten her , also the people taking pictures of her when something bad happpened to her ( death at the start ) it's a good reminder for herself that shes worth more than what those ignorant have to say about her .
So, Hwasa has been one of the most attacked female artists in the history of kpop in my opinion. Female artists go through a lot of judgement and criticism, and some other aspects added to the fact she's been targeted more. She's been attacked for her skin colour, her weight and body type, her attitude, and her wardrobe choices. And actually, she addressed all of these in the video. Maria is her baptism name, and I think she used it here to keep reminding herself to be the good person she always is. The bath represents a couple of aspects, one of them is her skin colour, she's always been attacked for it, and I think she's sometimes struggled with the thought and maybe wished it could be changed (You can see the bathtub is filled with white milk at one point). Also, the funeral I think is her struggle between being who she is, which keeps being attacked and killed and who everyone wants her to be. The whole buffet scene is people eating her, sounds gross a bit, but in the plates are a heart, some sprinkles and colours and other aspects of who she thinks she is, and everyone is disgusted with them but they're still eating, which represents how people attack her. Also, in the scene where she's attacked by flying things, she's being attacked by pencils or words, which lead her to go through mental issues. The song is to her and everyone going through the same things to always remember to be good and strong, to not let anything get you down, and that's you're always beautiful no matter how you look, what you wear, and what your skin color is.
You should watch her LMM video, it highlights a lot of her struggles and is sooo aesthetically pleasing - it really hits home. This whole album was beautiful!!
Yesss!!
Yesss the whole message pictured in the video also is beautiful, hopefully she will react to it 🤞🏻💖
ooh.. yesss
Yesss!!!
Ugh... that’s my fav video and song by her! It’s so beautiful and deserved more
hwasa is a force and a presence wrapped in a flower. the juxtaposition of her exuding soooo much confidence and toughness and also being able to display a very pure/human side of herself is magical. she's really THAT girl
This video won an award for dancing at the end of 2020.
Maria is a MASTERPIECE. Hwasa is so vulnerable and introspective in her lyrics, but still brings a fire beat and melody. She’s wonderful ❤️
Maria is Hwasa's baptismal name.
Notice also she is in stiletto heels the whole time.
mammoo have been in heels since debut. QUEENSS
by the way the whole album Maria adress mental health and human/artists/hwasa struggles. You need to check out LMM
Tina: ok i love..
see’s hwasa on the floor
Tina: woah..
I don’t usually comment on this channel but I’ve been watching for a while. Anyways, Maria is one of my favorite kpop songs of all time, it used to be my favorite. I love everything, from hwasa herself to the meaning of the song to the mv to the dance. It’s beautiful, I love it
Queen Lia Kim and other 1Million choreographers choreographed this!
"maria" is actually about hwasa's struggles and her talking herself (and others) up about it. "lmm" (short for 'lost my mind') on the same album is also worth checking out, but it's... very much not a dance track, though it's an exceptionally powerful song with an equally powerful message
funny that you mention 'like a movie' since one of her inspirations for the mv is an italian movie called 'malena' about a woman whose story has a lot of similarities to hwasa's. the scene with the lighters is directly from that movie and the scenes with the scissors quite likely reference it as well, as potentially does the version of her with red hair, the 'life' hwasa as opposed to the 'death' hwasa (she named two teasers for this 'vite' and 'morte')
as others have pointed out, maria is also her baptismal name and she has it tattooed on the back of her neck. there's also wordplay in the lyrics because some korean phrases sound like 'maria'. a korean explained that way better than i ever could over on dkdk tv
unfortunately, hwasa injured her back while practicing this choreo right before the song dropped so she wasn't able to give it her all in the livestages (you can sometimes see the pads on her back in some of those) but if you didn't know that it can be hard to notice (dancers notice she's a bit stiff in those performances, then find out why... and can't believe she's doing it injured like that)
Maria was an amazing comeback! It was so powerful despite showing her vulnerable side, she retorts in very sarcastic fashion in the song.
Maria its a masterpiece but i always end up crying cuz of the meaning. Hwasashi doesnt deserve all the shit she get.
for real!! I cry all the time listening and watching this song
I am crying rn when reading fans explain the behind of this story to thina even tho I already know, it still brings tears to my eyes
@@sweetmimosamommysaranghae3163 i know 😟😭
Hwasa wrote and composed Maria which btw is her catholic name. She also wrote the storyboard for the MV. There is a lot of symbolism going on and also a lot of word play in her lyrics which is a usual thing from writer Hwasa. This is a very good explanation video of Maria and also LMM (one of the bsides from her mini album Maria, also wrote and composed by Hwasa and also touching the subject of mental health) if you wanna know more about it: th-cam.com/video/Pryv3Kxl9qc/w-d-xo.html
Oh yeah, this was so meaningful. Also, I think, lighter scene was related to in Malena movie (story of a woman whose life is destroyed because she has the misfortune to be beautiful). Her songs were just amazing.
Ikr
DKDKTV broke down the lyrical word play. Layers. Hwassa wrote this amazing work of art.
Yet, she barely remember what she wrote🤣
P/s: watch refund sister
@@thanhnguyen-ht2zv the mean the supergroup of absolutely badass women of KPOP? yeah. Saw it.
Hwasa(and the others) has so much confidence and she's so beautiful both inside and out. Mamamoo members always get hate for not being the "gold standard" that K-Pop idols are supposed to be physically. Korean netizens always go after them and say they're ugly. It may get to them but they never let it show. It just seems to fuel them, they use it and perform with such confidence and power that it just brings out how beautiful they all are.
It's surprising how many people didn't pick up the symbolism in both the video and song. Even if you didn't know Hwasa's history, seeing the lyrics with the video seems pretty straight forward. Now that you've seen the original, you should watch Dreamcatcher's SuA's cover of Maria. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's definitely SOMETHING.
I AGREE to everything you just said. And yes, SuA’s cover of Maria is something else ✊
I can't listen to Maria without picturing Sua dressed as hellboy😂😂
For me Hwasa's Maria EP was the most impactful album of 2020. This song and MV are absolutely brilliant and they capture so much about her as an artist and a person. My favorite song on the album is LMM (Lost My Mind) and the MV is a gorgeous, cinematic masterpiece. The whole EP is perfectly sequenced and it's one of Mamamoo's most cohesive, well-planned and executed albums. Don't miss LMM and give the album a listen when you get a chance. 😄
Mamamoo and RV are great friends. Talent recognizes talent. 😉 Bang Bang performance of Hwasa and Seulgi is just superb! Also Moonbyul had a collab with Seulgi called Selfish.
I’ve been following your channel for quite a while now, and I gotta say, it’s so rare to see a Kpop TH-camr paying close attention to every single detail of the music videos, the vocals, sonics, lyrics, choreography and the messages behind them. You go beyond simply praising how sexy and cool Hwasa is, and dive deep into the symbolism and the message of mental health and self-acceptance she portrays in this song lyrics and music video. I also love how chill and relaxed your vibe is!
Im smiling because of you! Thankyou so much!
Thank you
I love your reaction you're the sweetest
4 UPLOADS?? Thank you, you have blessed us all.
Love your reactions! I recommend her other Mv’s! LMM literally made me cry and Twit is so catchy.
Solo Reacts of Mamamoo:
Solar
Wheein
Hwasa
I highly recommend "ECLIPSE" by Moonbyul of Mamamoo 💖💖
I fuckin' love this song, this song is majestic just like hwasa herself! thank you for reacting😭🖤
😊 Thanks so much for reacting to this cos I've been searching for more Hwasa's Maria song performance..I can't get enough of it after I first discover this last week and it also made me discover her girl group Mamamoo...they are superb as a whole in their voice...and Hwasa as always doing solo with this song and LMM is a perfect Spotify playlist for me. I hope the y will get more recognization and exposure in U.S cos their style fit perfectly to there and I think they will live her and this group. They are way under-rated...they are like the hidden gem 💎 waiting to be discovered by more people internationally.
Love how you enjoy the video XD
Y'all must watch this💕
I always watch your video.❤️
Yay you finally doing Maria!! It's so deep and the mv truly is art! This dance is how Hwasa hurt her back actually 😩
GRAN REACCIÓN, SE APRENDE MUCHO.
Please react to her LMM
Have same depth lyrics meaning
YES YES YES MORE MAMAMOO PLEASE !! i WWOULD LOVE to get on patreon but it's not avaible in my country thank u
omg what!!! first
Hwasa actually has Maria tattooed on the back of her neck!
You should check out Apink! They’re friends with Mamamoo (mamapink), and they just celebrated 10 years together and renewed
I have such a huge girl crush on hwasa, I really look up to her 😭❤️ her b side on this album called “I’m bad too” feat DPR Live is so good, if you ever have the chance to listen or watch the video for it. It’s cute, you won’t regret it.
The way Hwasa nailed the choreography with attitude and movements on point while having a BROKEN BACK! What a queen!
React to moonbyul's Dark side of the moon or absence or both!
yes love the reaction vid!
WHEEIN 'TRASH' Performance reaction when?? :))
Omg Queens👑 I love this song. 😍 I love Mamamoo please do more. 🥰🙏🏻
Like your reactions. 🤗🇹🇷
Omg yass hwasaa
quarantine feels
I see other comments recommending reacting to LMM and I wholeheartedly agree. please react to it!
Minutos 10:25 cuando se encuentra con el bailarín y se tira para atrás, se lastimó la cintura y tuvo que hacer reposo, suspendiendo hasta actuaciones con Mamamoo (fueron 3). Ella seguía ensayando tirada en su sillón. La coreo es de Lia Kim.
Everything about Hwasa is straight flames. Not sure if you've done it yet, if not you have to get to TWIT. All flame. Keep it up and enjoy.
Hwasa was injured before filming this and had a bad back the whole time. I love how much her dancers were featured in the choreography. The song is a BOP.
Love your analysis on it.
Thank you for the reaction.. I really love mamamoo and hwasa. Please react to Kang Daniel antidote mv and his other song too .
howd i miss this
Girl this is weird but I also just heard this song like 2 weeks ago only and was an immediate fan, I also really love TWIT that I've listened to like right away after Maria (actually I think I like TWIT more but whatever) but I'm no OG so I had to learn who she was and who mamamoo was lol. All this to say that I love your reactions they seem really genuine compared to other clickbait channels, and I would love if you could react to any aespa songs ! But either way, bless you, your reaction to Rose - Gone was the most heartfelt and sincere reaction I've seen I think, and that's why I love your reactions. Sorry for the essay lol
Yaayy! another mamamoo content! The song Maria is totally a masterpiece and also her bsides of the album🥰
Please look and react also to the new bop song of Oneus Black Mirror, thank you so much in advance!!❤️
I really love your reactions and opinions to the mv's
be safe always, peace✌️
Solar, wheein, hwasa is doneee does that mean it's moonbyul turnnnn forr your reactionsss? Love you!
Of the 4 Mamamoo recent singles (Spit it Out, Eclipse, Maria & Water Color) I've listened to this one the most. I've gone back to Solars recently and Wheein's I personally like the most and all the love to Moonbyl. This one strikes the hardest in terms of expression and Hwasa as always, to me, been the one most comfortable in front of a camera, even though she might be the most reclusive member of the group. Much love to them and this reaction.
Her song " Kidding " from Maria album is very dope , I think you may love it 🔥
LMM next!!
waiting for Hwasa's TWIT MV Reaction
This song is HwaSa speaking to herself. You should check out her MV for her song LMM from the Maria mini album. It's beautiful! 🙂
I really love your reaction Thina🤗 Anyway "Maria" is Hwasa's baptismal name😊
U should check the ballad one from hwasa “LMM”
React to Rocket Punch Ring Ring... I love your reviews btw!!!
Could you react Moonbyul's Eclipse,too?Maria and Eclipse are my love in MAMAMOO's solo song😆
notes : hwasa makes me so amazed that she perform all of this and singing live with her back injury she get while practicing the choreography and she still killing it even though she bare all the pain while performing
Please, next time react to Hwasa's "Twit", i just think that song was epic. Love from Mexico
You should also react to HWASA's Twit
The scene where they’re lighting the cigarette for her I’m pretty sure is based on a scene from the Italian movie Malèna.
The Spanish change on the song with the swimming part is like she was reborn after the baptism as Maria
YASS
I don't think anyone talked about this but in the hospital scene, the heart monitors that's connected to Hwasa are the members Birthday, but you can really see Wheein's
I'm here for Hwasa and for the Cute Handsome guy Backup dancer from 1M Dance Studio that I had crush on.
And Hwasa's Twit song is even better❤
Please react to wheein's
Trash performance video
Watercolor mv
Thank you
@Leat Fingies yup! 😁
You should watch mamamoo’s queendom performances!!!
Hahaha no need to say sorry. I mean, you can talk as much as you want, I really don't mind it at all. In fact believe it or not, I find it's way more interesting to see someone else's take (yours especially) on the MV/lyric/music itself rather than just there silent and sit nicely the whole video. Anw thanks for the reaction.
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I hope u reaction to wjsn the black - easy 😭😭✨
Hi Ms. Tina please try to react on GOT7 too. You'll gonna love their dances.
Thinaaaaaa
u uploaded so much today :00
can i suggest reacting to MCND's cover of Justin Bieber's Second Emotion?
Now that you've watched Hwasa, Whee In, and Solar's solo mvs. How about a reaction to Moonbyul's Eclipse? It's soo good. God all the girls in Mamamoo are so good
*PLEASE REACT TO ENHYPEN PERFORMANCES OF NOT FOR SALE AND MIXED UP.*
Moonbyul too please..
OG! Please react to Highlight
OMG JESSI NEXT
Hey thina, I've been here since the very beginning, and the only reason I am saying this is because we both have been growing our "Kpop knowledge" at the same time. So, I have a very simple question :D, do you have any Kpop albums? (Of course I know you were a Kpop Stan before, so I refer to newer Kpop albums)
Maria is her baptism name
Thina sorry this is out of context but i dunno where i will ask this but can you reacto to weki meki? They also have dance practices which suits the theme of your vids. Thanks in advance and more power!
Reaction Oneus Black Mirror Mv
Please ...🙏🥺
Here's an artist you may know of, but haven't examined much of: Amber Liu of the inactive-but-technically-not-disbanded group f(x). She just released a new (solo, English-language) MV, "Make It Better", in which her SM-honed dance skills and SM-overlooked singing skills are on full display. I think this would be a good reaction for you.
Please react to LMM by Hwasa
Plsss react to Hwasa Lmm this song has a deep meaning on it...
The whole Maria album is actually pretty dark, lyric-wise. This is where Hwasa addresses all the hate that she got from people & the internet all these years and admitting that she's not indestructible. She might be tough in front of the camera but she's actually the softest & most fragile Mamamoo member.
okay so the whole lighting up the cigarette scene was directly mirroring a scene from the movie Malena- in the movie, Malena is a black haired girl who is a subject of jealousy for women and an object to be sexualised for men. after a certain point the hatred and insults get too much for her to handle and she longs for a change. she decides to cut her hair and dye it red.
afterwards we see her walking down a street with men passing objectifying remarks to each other and women throwing shade and calling her a slut. she sits down and puts a cigarette between her lips and all the men hold up their lighter in hopes that she'd choose them.
in both the scenarios, the people never changed but what did was her confidence as she realised not to give a shit abt what ppl thought of her as the only person that was significant in her life was herself. and in the music video we can see that black haired hwasa "dies" and then is reincarnated with red hair.
"maria maria- these words are for you- "maria maria, neol wihan mariya
its a shining night bitnaneun bamiya
dont torture yourself" neol goereopijima"
these lyrics can be seen as a letter from the black haired hwasa to the red haired hwasa (maria is her baptismal name)
(also the biblical references are very prevalent- the T pose/cross pose in the beginning symbolised ppl literally and figuratively crucifying her for whatever she does and also her dying then getting reincarnated as redhead hwasa)
Please react eclipse by Moonbyul 😁
The blank chairs in the starting show that the media is always up to show your bad but their is no one to understand you.
I remember she hurt (broke?) Her back before the release of this song but she still practice it even in bed :" it's on i live alone and i cried all the way
Please check out Twice Jihyo performance project "Crown" next.