At first glance you could think this is about them being proud and happy with themselves, about confidence. I don't think that is it though. I have no idea if my theory is correct, but the fact that the album is called VersuS VillainS makes me think it is not this simple. So I believe this song is meant as a criticism of narcissism, materialism and also (maybe) the fast fashion industry. "OOTD" stands for "Outfit of the Day" after all, clearly fast fashion. The fact that fashion is moving ever faster is actually the most destructive industry to the planet apart from the fossil fuel industry. The Aral lake has all but disappeared because of the cotton industry for example. It would fit to the Villain image, and you can see in the MV that they are acting. It is shown in the scene where Yoohyeon and Handong are fighting, but then the camera is offline and Handong helps Yoohyeon up. The main reason why I don't think it is about confidence or their own success is the line "Driving on the highway, drunken everyday, do you feel like a monster?" and the album title. That just doesn't fit. It could also be a big and well-hidden F*U to the Kpop industry, like the Nightmare arc probably was. The narcissism and materialism is definitely criticized here, and Dreamcatcher have been criticized a lot themselves because of their rock/metal concept, while other groups have been celebrated for using a guitar riff once in a song. The music is highly interesting as well. There still is rock there, but dialed back. The song structure is not what you'd expect at all, for me it is punk rock meets K-Pop. Not their usual spiel, but a very good progression. It takes a couple of listens to really enjoy it.
My interpretation is that they are a created AI version of Dreamcatcher. AI seems perfect at first, but it has flaws, yet AI is still pushed by people wanting to save money. The song is sung from the perspective of the AI, and that's why they are villains. They are trying to convince the masses of how perfect and flawless they are so they can take over. I honestly love how unhinged they sound at the end of the song.
it seems like a flex track but this song be full of messages too!! the dc girls said theyre exploring themes of narcissism and self-destruction, and in the mv theres a lot of visual cues about how chasing things like status, money, faking a glamorous life has consumed people and turned cult-like. All the dc girls shots emphasize the fake-ness of these flexing personas with the green screens the editing on photoshop, jiu singing from inside a barbie box like she is literally selling her attitude and style as a product. The ymenechra character is egging on the girl whose pov we're in (shasha) telling her to chase the crown saying things like "once I put it on I had everything" and you see shasha chasing a truck with a crown symbol on it, losing her shit during her day job and becoming obsessive over the dc girls and in the end it kills her. DESPITE the deep mssg though,,, it rlly just be a banger I could run a mile in the gym with this playing LOL
the fight scene could be alluding to how influencer type people online be faking drama and fights to get attn and boost their careers, bc the cameras cut and theyre helping each other and theyre fine. Theres a lot of 4th wall breaking and its very intentional. A1 MV !!!!
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 and social media braggers or something like that
At first glance you could think this is about them being proud and happy with themselves, about confidence. I don't think that is it though. I have no idea if my theory is correct, but the fact that the album is called VersuS VillainS makes me think it is not this simple. So I believe this song is meant as a criticism of narcissism, materialism and also (maybe) the fast fashion industry. "OOTD" stands for "Outfit of the Day" after all, clearly fast fashion.
The fact that fashion is moving ever faster is actually the most destructive industry to the planet apart from the fossil fuel industry. The Aral lake has all but disappeared because of the cotton industry for example. It would fit to the Villain image, and you can see in the MV that they are acting. It is shown in the scene where Yoohyeon and Handong are fighting, but then the camera is offline and Handong helps Yoohyeon up.
The main reason why I don't think it is about confidence or their own success is the line "Driving on the highway, drunken everyday, do you feel like a monster?" and the album title. That just doesn't fit.
It could also be a big and well-hidden F*U to the Kpop industry, like the Nightmare arc probably was. The narcissism and materialism is definitely criticized here, and Dreamcatcher have been criticized a lot themselves because of their rock/metal concept, while other groups have been celebrated for using a guitar riff once in a song.
The music is highly interesting as well. There still is rock there, but dialed back. The song structure is not what you'd expect at all, for me it is punk rock meets K-Pop. Not their usual spiel, but a very good progression. It takes a couple of listens to really enjoy it.
My interpretation is that they are a created AI version of Dreamcatcher. AI seems perfect at first, but it has flaws, yet AI is still pushed by people wanting to save money. The song is sung from the perspective of the AI, and that's why they are villains. They are trying to convince the masses of how perfect and flawless they are so they can take over. I honestly love how unhinged they sound at the end of the song.
Handong is SCORCHING THE EARTH 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Job well done🎉🎉🎉
Standing ovation👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
it seems like a flex track but this song be full of messages too!! the dc girls said theyre exploring themes of narcissism and self-destruction, and in the mv theres a lot of visual cues about how chasing things like status, money, faking a glamorous life has consumed people and turned cult-like. All the dc girls shots emphasize the fake-ness of these flexing personas with the green screens the editing on photoshop, jiu singing from inside a barbie box like she is literally selling her attitude and style as a product. The ymenechra character is egging on the girl whose pov we're in (shasha) telling her to chase the crown saying things like "once I put it on I had everything" and you see shasha chasing a truck with a crown symbol on it, losing her shit during her day job and becoming obsessive over the dc girls and in the end it kills her.
DESPITE the deep mssg though,,, it rlly just be a banger I could run a mile in the gym with this playing LOL
the fight scene could be alluding to how influencer type people online be faking drama and fights to get attn and boost their careers, bc the cameras cut and theyre helping each other and theyre fine. Theres a lot of 4th wall breaking and its very intentional. A1 MV !!!!
The person typing in the Dreamchat is ymenehcra which is arch enemy BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN????
Well.we need to wait for the 2nd pararell verse. Means the 2nd album of this.
that call name sasha
Yeah the way dami telling fxxx outta my way.... flex queen flex!!
Thanks for checking out Dreamcatcher's OOTD! Looking forward to the album reaction!
This feels.like a mixture of Rock and techno and edm and pop.. And some hip hop
I think so. Especially pples who works with edm stuff also said this is electro techno. But some ppl say this is pop Punk. I'm confused now 😅😅
i think this is Handong’s era
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 omg!!!!!!!! This is so amazing!!!!!
You should check the album
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 and social media braggers or something like that