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As we understand many of you are confused by the new Akdong Musician (AKMU) “MELTED” MV and here at K-POP TIMEOUT, along with the help of various netizens who added in their thoughts in the comments section, we have an explanation for you! The old man looks back on the days he was young, drinking an icy drink as he is now an icy city man. His pet lizard was shown to further point out his “cold” personality. (Reptiles are seen as cold-blooded, heartless creatures.) He remembers how he ran away from home to pursue his dream of photography, innocently taking photos of whatever he found interesting. However, all the adults did not understand him and were cold to his actions & photo-taking. During his journey we meet a shopkeeper who judges him for paying with so many cents and buying so little to all these sad and unkind people in the streets around him. For those wondering why the arguing parents are Asian and Black, I believe because in Korea and other predominantly Asian societies, the two races just don’t really get along (same in predominantly African societies) due to racial prejudices. We see their children don’t understand why they can’t play with each other. Their confusion to why their moms are arguing show how pointless these prejudices are and that we should not be having them anyways. He finally meets this lady whom he thought was “kind”, allowing him to take photos (although after applying makeup not letting him take more pics of the real crying her) and even gives him a ride. However, she finds some arm candy in a pub and leaves him there to deal with the bill and an angry bartender who seemed pissed off by his own life. The boy gets beaten up and in the process his camera (symbol of his innocent dreams) was broken. He then goes to the police for help but they just ignore him because he seemed unimportant (compared to whatever other cases they were dealing with). He walks away from the city and comes to the countryside. He sees a dog and wants to befriend it but he barks at him. We see him shocked, losing any of his lingering hope in care/love in the society as he barks back, transforming into a beast like the dog, pushing those around him away from him… …until a native american man came out of his trailer (a symbol of people of the past/non city people) and gave him food and drink, even showing appreciation of his photography interests (his dreams). We finally go back to the boy, now a cold city man but his drink no longer cold - the ice has “melted”; from the warmth he felt from the kind native american man he once met, from the kindness that may still be found in today’s society. Was this helpful in understanding the MV?
In korean words, the pronunciation of 'ice' is similar to 'adult'. So 'why they so cold' = 'why ice is so cold' = 'why adult is so cold' This music and video satirize the adult's coldness.
조희훈 tbh i dont know why people keep saying "why they so cold". what i can hear is "why're they so cold". idk if its just me but i can hear the r in why're
I just realised how witty and deep the lyrics actually are: the pronunciation for Korean words 'Ice' (which is the Korean title of the song) and 'adults' sound pretty similar. The title/lyrics are playing on the words adult and ice. The chorus of the song says "Why is the ice so cold?" which sounds like "why are adults so cold?". Chanhyuk is a great lyricist, he can write fun, witty, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and also emotional, deep lyrics. 어른들 = eo-reun-deul (Adults) 얼음들 = eo-reum-deul (Ice/the ice)
The sentence that comes up most in the song is ''Why are they so cold?''. As reading the comments, I see many people hating on the actions of the people that weren't nice to the boy. But have you ever thought why are they so cold to him? 1) A man is moving - why is he moving? Did he had to quit his job? Did he get divorced? We don't know. He actually offered the boy a ride. But why did he kick the boy out? Because the boy was invading his private space. Many people are closed within themselves, not wanting or scared of opening up to someone. The man might have kicked the boy out because he was scared. 2) A shop owner - counting his money. It seems like he's worried. He looked hopefully at the boy. A customer, money - he must have thought. But when he saw the amount of money the boy gave him, he looked disappointed. I believe he has trouble keeping his shop alive. Maybe the shop is his life. 3) A lady crying in the car - did she just break up? Is she lonely? She let's the boy in, to listen to her story. He's a stranger - isn't it a bit naive of her? Later she meets a man and drives away with him. It seemed to me like she met him the first time. Driving away with a stranger - doesn't she seem naive? But why did she let the boy and the man so close to her? Maybe she lacks warmth. Maybe she's scared of being alone. The man payed more attention to her and she left the boy alone. She found affection and forgot about everything and everyone else. Senseless. And dangerous. 4) The bartender - he dozed of. Was he thinking of something? I don't know. Why did he act aggressively to the boy? Yes, he didn't pay for the order but was that really the reason he acted violently? It might have been the fear of losing his job. 5) Police officer - why didn't she listen to the boy? She seemed angry. Why was she angry? She has a ring around her finger. Maybe she had a fight with her loved one. There are other people that appeared in the music video. Why they acted the way they acted, you can think of it yourself. I believe if you give it thought you can find the reason. People are quick to judge. I believe many of us have had a person in life they thought he/she seemed cold/arrogant/aggressive etc. but when you actually get to talk to the person, get to know him/her better, he/she seemed like a nice person. What if the boy met all the people another day? For example, when something good happened to them that day. Would they act the same way? I believe every one of us isn't every day in the same mood. Not everything can go perfect in life. And sometimes you end up seeming rude, sad or angry at the world. Who are the people that would say you were rude? The ones that don't really know you, aren't they. Would your family, friends, relatives that know you for a long time say the same? They would be worried, wouldn't they? Ask you if everything is all right and other things. The music video shows what problems can lead to. The people might have not even noticed how they behaved. Maybe they gave it a thought another day - when their mind was clearer. Dark thoughts many times occupy our mind and we don't see the light around us. You can solve every problem and if you need help, you are not alone. I believe that every human is nice. You just have to find a way to his/her heart. We just have to listen to what people say so that we can understand them. Don't judge - understand. By talking, many problems and misunderstandings wouldn't even occur. We just need to listen to what a person has to say and give it a thought. So why did the boy ''explode'' at the end? Because coldness is contagious. He turned in what he experienced. Angry at the world. But the kind man gave him a little affection, a bit of warmth. Seeing that the boy as a grown up thought about it, it must have changed his life. Just that bit warmth. Which every one of us can give. We just need to see where we can help. Not quickly judge just like the man didn't judge the boy for screaming at the dog. He could have pushed the boy away but he didn't. He listened to the boy. The bit of warmth the man gave the boy, turned the sad face of the boy from all the bad experiences into a smile. And the man was smiling too. The love of one can vanish the hatred of all.
Lush Desires You're welcome and thank you for appreciating my thoughts. The song and the music video inspired me to comment (I rarely comment on any videos).
Most groups talk about YOUTH nowadays.. but AKMU talks about the coldness of ADULTHOOD and its heartbreaking and underrated I wish AKMU would release this song now again 😊
check out I Love You by them -- esp if you know [& love] lee hyun woo [he's cha eun gyeol in To The Beautiful You but idk if you watch kdramas or have seen that one okay bye]
You know to me, the major turning point of this MV is around the end when the main actor almost lost his hope to the world when even the dog seems cold to him. Then suddenly, the native guy shows up, giving him some warm drink, food, probably shelter and even fixing the main character's treasured camera, successfully giving him hopes again and melt the almost ice cold heart of the main character. This MV is just too deep and beautiful :')
I cried when i first watched this MV 4 years ago as a kid who felt dissapointed of what was some adults did to me, now I cry harder when i'm back to watch this MV again as an adult who found myself grew up being as cold as adults in this MV and doing what i had hated. Finally i can understand why the ice's so cold ;(
im still 16 and im falling down this spiral of just conforming to being so icy and cold like adults. i honestly think there is very little of what's warm in me left now after being put down so much, but i know how important it is to keep the kindness going on society. i just don't know if keeping that warmth in me would be better or worse than being cold, it just seems like the only way to survive is by being cold...
I always heard this song but never bother to search the meaning. As an adult this is so real. We all once being a kid that full with dream. We want to be this and that but as we're growing older we know that life is not that simple. It such a heart breaking for me when I met again my schoolmates that used dreaming want to be stewardess, lawyer, doctor etc. but now everyone is in different path from their initial dream. Not everyone has opportunity to fulfill their dream. We all have different problems and situation. It so sad that when we look back and realize that how different our life back then when we still don't know how cold adult life is.
Every time I see this music video. It makes me cry. To be most honest this is the only music video in the whole K-pop world, that made me cry for real. I feel happy for that.
have you tried lee michelle "without you"? knowing the fact about their high standards of beauty, and how hard it is for half korean-american/african live in korea. Lee Michelle's "without you" can really make you cry. ;)
'Without You' actually was a really good video that made me actually cry. The Light was sad but it wasn't a very intense video to actually make me feel sentimental. But that's just me personally, it will definitely differ from others.
얼음은 차가운곳에 있으면 쉽게녹지 않지만 따뜻한곳에 있으면 금방 녹듯이 이 뮤비의 남주가 차갑게 대하는 어른들을 만나면서 상처를 받다가 나중에 따뜻하게 대해주는 할아버지를 만나서 마음이 풀리는것에 비유한것 같아요 처음에 컵잔을 내려놓을때는 얼음이 가득했지만 마지막에는 물만 있던 장면이 얼음처럼 차가운 사람들도 조금만 따뜻한 마음으로 사람을 대하면 금방 차가운 마음도 녹는다.. 이런거아닐까요,,?
A boy observing and taking pictures of those places and people in their cold times, but the little things can just melt it all away, and the business man drinking water at the end was that boy. Absolutely beautiful!
the korean word for ice, "얼음들", which they keep singing in the song sounds alot like the korean word for adults,"어른들" so when koreans hear them sing "why is the ice so cold" it sounds like "why are adults so cold"
To put it simply the song is a play on how cold sounds similar to adult in Korean and reflects how the adults in the real world don't understand or accept not only ourselves but our dreams as well influencing how the youth views the world.
I found this when I was 15, I am now 21, and I just moved to New York it’s been a hard transition. Adults are (really cold) This video gets me emotional because I feel what he’s going through. I cry because now I can strongly relate. It’s such a weird parallel
hey im in adult world for 7 years now... It still feel a bit weird...when u still a kid u used to think you can do anything in these world, but as soon as you step the harsh adult's world.. That dream is dying.. I want to build a farm and living in there, used to have that dream probably because of harvest moon, but with house loan, car, lots of stuff. I Begin to think it is imposibble for me.. I wonder where is the courage in my youngself have gone..
Same here! 21 and just moved to New York and it's so different from way I viewed life when I was younger and growing up. It'll be okay, we're all in this together so keep your head up and approach live with a good attitude and I'm sure you'll meet nice people and find ways to be happy :)
When the scene with the dog, I related it to it such a big way. We approach people with a kind heart and we get betrayed with the barking and they attack us. The betrayal... I can't stop crying
1:12 두손에 들고 고민한것은 빵과 필름입니다. 아이가 필요한걸 고르는데 빵=배고픔 필름=기억 이라고 느낍니다. 아이는 필름을 선택하고 기억, 추억을 선택한거같네요. 저도 부모님없이 살았고 배고픔보다 보고싶다는 생각과 추억이 소중하다는걸 느껴본 기억이 있어서 이 부분은 제가 너무 깊게 봤네요.
English Lyrics: The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face turns black The white sky that had clouds and rain and the wind turns gray I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? Why are they so cold Why are they so cold The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face I look at the past warmth that is deeply buried (too late get it out) I wish the cold in the world of adults would be gone too I wish the frozen love will melt away now I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? Why are they so cold Why are they so cold
Here's my theory to this MV. The first guy we see (he's an older guy but they never show his face) is actually remembering himself as a boy. The camera at the end gives it away. He's overlooking from a fancy office building and just looking at how cold everything is. He has the camera with him because it gives him the same hope he had as a boy. So it's a bittersweet ending because we find out the boy won't become homeless and that he has a successful career, but at the same time there's a lot of sadness around his world.
can i just say chanyuk is a genius for creating such an emotional masterpiece, and suhyun delivered it through her voice. i might not understand it but i felt it. that's why this mv is one of my all-time fav. much love from malaysia
i really like YG. not because he is one of this top entertainment in korea, not bcos of BB and 2ne1. BUT because the way they wanted to convey the message of the song. despite of this language barrier i really learned a lot this one. adults are cold that some people feels helpless even animals also adopted our rudeness but there are still one least we expect person who's going to help us.
The first time I listened to this song was when I was 15. I didn't get the music video but loved the mv and song. Now, I am 23 and I sobbed like a baby rewatching the MV. I can't believe how this mv describes why I am always so nostalgic to my teen years. I think this mv truly tells how adulthood is cold and I tend to want going back in time ,15-19, when I was filled with innumerable dreams, ambitions, and life.I still do the things I love but I had to give up also so much of my other dreams forever. I never want to be bitter, cold like the people who were around me. I hope to break this cycle and be more conscious about it. The people we meet don't deserve this type of treatment just cause we lost and gave up on some of our bigger pieces and dreams.
One of those moment that the MV makes the music better by ten folds. The smiles at the end brought tears to my eyes. It's too early to say, but this MV better be in the nominee list ATLEAST for best music video of the year. The scenarios are so realistic, and it's sad that it's familiar and reminds me of everyday life alot. YG, this is why I stan your company and your artists. Even though you delay stuff all the time, the products you put out are always top notch quality. YG Family forever!
In Korean, the word ‘Ice’ (얼음) and ‘Adult(어른)’ have similar sound. So the ‘Ice’ in this song has been used as a symbol of ‘grown-ups’. That’s why he use plural pronoun, ‘they’.
Encounter 1: The aloof person. Initially doing a good deed by giving the boy a ride, the middle-aged man then proceeds to ditch him at the side of the road, when the boy started poking around the belongings in the car and snapping pictures of it. Accustomed to their own personal space, people do not respond well to attempts by others to build a bond; it suggests that the desire for solitude causes people to behave icily and distant from each other. Encounter 2: The judgemental person. The shop-owner gives the boy a scathing a look for paying in small change, possibly assuming that he’s a runaway boy, but makes no effort to reach out to him. Encounter 3: The lethargic or unsympathetic person. As the boy wonders around the streets, he is constantly capturing stills of people from all walks of life, in various states of disagreement, hostility, stress, and tiredness. Encounter 4: The selfish person. With hope not all gone, the boy thinks the smiling lady could possibly prove different from his previous experience, especially since she opens up about her personal life by showing him her photo album. Unfortunately, it amounts to the same thing when the lady eventually leaves him behind to go off with her arm candy, and the barman even injures the boy for not being able to pay up. This lack of love and tenderness in humanity is apparent in the “every man for himself” motto that many people live by. Encounter 5: The dismissive person. Left to his last hope, the boy hopes to find an ally in the police, since they epitomize authority of moral character. However, they too disappoint him when the policewoman gives him the “talk to the hand” gesture, and that spells the last straw for the boy. At this stage, we see that the ice in the drink has not yet melted, possibly even turning ice-cold - a parallel of how the boy has been jaded by his previous encounters of iciness. When he tries to be friendly to the dog, which he hoped would be more benevolent, the growling of the dog triggers him to finally retaliate aggressively in desperation. Fortunately, the Native American man flouts his expectations, and extends kindness and hospitality to him. As time flashes back to the present, we see that the boy has now grown up to be successful. The ice in his cup finally melts into water, representing how the warmth of that one man has impacted him in his life. (CREDITS TO YG)
jambanIT Because YG made that post? He just did us the honour of posting it on TH-cam so we don't have to search on Google about the meaning of this video.
Wow. This is NOT what i expected at all. Considering i read the lyrics translation before watching the MV, i relate to this MV from start to end. I can't even believe this is a K-Pop MV. Wow, i'm just so amazed at how YG is stepping up their game. And i'm so thankful YG gave Akdong Musician a huge ass budget to film not only 3 MVs but also high quality MVs.
주인공이 개가 짖을때 같이 소리지르는거 보고 울 뻔함.. 주인공이 잠깐이었지만 믿었던 사람한테 배신당하고 맞고 그렇게 절망적인 순간에 개를 보면서 힐링하고 싶었던 것 같음 근데 그 개도 사납게 대하는거 보고 세상이 무너지는 느낌었을듯 개주인이 빠루들고 나타났을땐 이제 살해당하는줄 알았는데 의외로 제일 잘해줘서 놀랐음
World is cruel. Human beings can be cruel and terrifying. However, at the end of your journey, you'll always find amazing and kind people reaching out their hands to you
i like the symbolism in the mans house at the end how everything's actually 'warm' and not 'cold', with the warm drink, warm food, the in-scent, being in a cozy house and just the company of someone genuinely nice. great music video and great meaning.
The genius of this is the 'ice' (얼음들) is very similar in pronunciation and spelling to 'adults' (어른들) which shows that adults, just like ice, is cold, namely harsh. That's why the lyrics are talking about how they wish that 'ice' would melt, and why they are so cold.:)
No matter what people say about YG, you can't deny that YG produces one of the most breathtaking and meaningful stuff in the music industry. Behind all their hardwork lies an important message, and this is why I'm so proud to be a fan of YG. They have such talented artists, and AKMU is definitely one of them.
EXO's Overdose was filmed in a box.. I hope SM would film an MV outside in the near future! But they would probably be swarmed with fans, knowing the size of their immense fanbase, haha. xD
Not only does YG have a real gem with Akdong Musician, they remind me of the Gummy days. So different from the rest of K-Pop with meaning. Aidan Parker is definite going to be a great actor under YG.
rebeca sedano - Not sure if he's signed. But he has to have some relationship with YG the company, it's pretty rare for YG to have actors who aren't in some way affiliated, to be the main focus over his artists. That said he's theater kid from Canada just getting started from the looks of it.
The title is kind of a pun so if you don't know Korean, you wouldn't understand the double meaning behind the lyrics. '얼음들' or 'ices' in english sounds the same as '어른들' which is 'adults'. The english title of the song is melted, I guess because ices doesn't really make a good title. the part where it says "why are the ices so cold, if the ices melted, the world would be a warmer place" actually sounds like this in korean "why are the adults so cold, if they melted the world would be a warmer place"
jbenvenga ofc every language has puns, but they're not the same as in korean language. My mother tongue (not english) has ability to play with the meaning of the words using them kind of in unconventional way and thus making expression very beautiful. Korean doesn't have such wordplay, but they play on pronunciation. In my language we don't have such thing, that's why i find it fascinating :)
Alicia Koh what is your first language? i have a high level of korean proficiency since I lived in Seoul for a while, as well as a degree in linguistics, and I can assure you that, while every language is unique and wonderful, every language uses puns, even Korean. Watch the Gag Concert every Sunday night, and you'll see what I mean.
jbenvenga my mother tongue is kazakh, i also speak russian just as good, in some aspects even better than kazakh. As i think about it, i can't remember play on pronounciation in these languages.
붉은 해가 세수하던 파란 바다 검게 물들고 구름 비바람 오가던 하얀 하늘 회색 빛들고 맘속에 찾아온 어둠을 그대로 두고 밤을 덮은 차가운 그림자마냥 굳어간다 얼음들이 녹아지면 조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데 얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까 차가울까요 Why are they so cold Why are they so cold 붉은 해가 세수하던 파란 바다 그 깊이 묻힌 옛 온기를 바라본다 too late get it out 어른들 세상 추위도 풀렸으면 해 얼었던 사랑이 이젠 주위로 흘렀으면 해 맘속에 찾아온 어둠을 그대로 두고 밤을 덮은 차가운 그림자마냥 굳어간다 얼음들이 녹아지면 조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데 얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까 차가울까요 얼음들이 녹아지면 조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데 얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까 차가울까요 Why are they so cold Why are they so cold
The MV in a life of a person: You are young and very curious about little things but adults tell you not to be or else you're a pain in their ass (car scene) You have a goal and wanna invest in your dreams, but adults think you should focus on picking something useful in life (shop scene) You see many problems in the world but don't have any idea what really is happening. So you only remember those bad things happening without knowing the context (park scene) You could help a person who perhaps became your friend, thinking naively that you are of big use. But the moment that person saw a different, better person, you are left abandoned (scene with the red lipstick woman) You are left speechless not knowing what is happening. People blame you for your faults, though you know you didn't do anything wrong, and they will pretend nothing happen, as soon as you're destroyed (violence scene) You are the only person you can rely on. You have to survive by yourself (scene where he is alone) When you think the world turns its back to you, you just wanna scream out, feeling like a person who doesn't belong here (dog scene) But after all these struggles, you will find the one person, helping you and repair your broken dreams. Someone, who believes in you. (Repairing scene) And when you grow older you'll be a successful person in life, looking back at the past, where you can proudly pat on your own shoulders for overcoming all these struggles :) There will be a person, who will repair your camera ;) Stay hopeful :)
perfect text ever I didn't even know that it was the scene of memory of that boy who became an adult and just wondering who is that man putting the cup down during this whole m/v. I just wanna thank u for letting me know the precious meaning of this music. Well actually i have seen this video when I was pretty young and felt just scary of this whole story and melodies with no reason realized and didn't listen to this music until now. And I became an adult and remembered this music and am so lucky to be here to listen and I read this
I didn't understand the lyrics, because I'm not Korean. I searched the lyrics and when I understood what they were singing about while watching the video, I started crying. I'm glad this has a happy ending. I love AKMU can someone tell me more folk singers, I mostly listen to Kpop.
I know a couple good Korean Folk singers :) I listen mostly to mainstream Kpop, but lately, I've been trying to get into the Korean Indies bands and folk singers. One awesome Korean folk singer is Roy Kim. I really like his songs Home, Bom Bom Bom, and Love Love Love. I don't know if this band is considered a folk band, they're kinda more like a soft rock band, but they're really good. They're called Busker Busker, and one really great song of their's is called Cherry Blossom Ending. Or at least, I think that was what it's called, it's been a long time since I listened to their music, so I can't remember, sorry 😁 Another great singer is K. Will, though I don't if he's considered a folk singer. All his songs are great. Hope that helped you some, and sorry I couldn't recommend more. Hope you like those ^-^
I've also gotten more into K-indie lately, so I'll just tell you a few less-known artists that I think are great. I really like Brown Eyed Soul, Nell, 10cm, Mot, eAeon, and 2Bic. Zia and Davichi are other artists I like. There is also Lee Hi and Lim Kim. I'm sure there are others I am missing, but these are just some from the top of my head. I hope you like them! ^.^
Well, I’m 66 and my wife and I are pretty crazy over these young singers and others as well as many K-dramas, though we cannot speak or understand Korean yet. This song and the video that was done with it was heart melting and beautiful. We had a busy day and needed to squeeze in picking up our son from school with an appointment to get our heating fixed and picking up cat food and dog food and candy for Halloween for the neighbor kids even though we don’t really celebrate it. Short on time we went through an Arby’s and Taco Bell drive through and I have to admit feeling exasperated seeing yet another homeless man hiding and changing clothes behind the ordering sign as they often hope to find people opening their windows to order. We are often told not to give to beggars as this will not help them, but to encourage them to go to agencies and charities who can actually help them recover and to give to those organizations instead. Some of us have gone through struggles ourselves and feel we cannot carry more than our share of the load and give to every beggar. We feel guilty saying “beggar” and want to say “homeless” in the interest of compassion, and yet we feel the tug of honesty leaving us conflicted. Are they truly homes? Most probably are, but we do not know that. But we can see them begging and it hurts, but it made me ask, “Do I sometimes give to help them, or to sustain their dependence on begging when they need more real help to overcome their complete poverty? Do the charities help them or triage them? When I have given to them or helped out, the charities seem to have a large number of people to help.
초등학생 5학년 한 학기 담임선생님 생각나네 조용히 선생님 말씀 잘 듣던 학생이라 선생님들 눈에 잘 띄지도 않고 기억에 남지도 않았었는데 선생님 매번 애들 노래 틀어줄 때마다 ㅇㅇ이가 좋아하는 얼음들 듣자고 말씀하시면서 틀어주셨는데.. 선생님 이제 조금 있으면 제가 교단에 서게 되네요 끝까지 교직을 목표로 하게 된다면 저도 우리 아이들에게 그런 선생님이 될 수 있도록 노력할게요 감사합니다 선생님
OMG am crying right now😢😢 this video and song are masterpiece.. like I've never get into AKMU but I heard alot about them actually I came here after I watch re-bye and I decided to watch all their mvs and songs am in LOVE with their voices 😍😍😍
This song still the best k-ballad song that i've ever heard, it is not just a song but a masterpiece. Voice, lyrich, mix feeling, music, actor, scene, situation, etc over all 100% perfect
goodness i first heard this as a teenager and was filled with why's. why are adults so mean? why can't they all just learn to sit and listen first. now i'm venturing into adulthood, I kinda understand the adults in this mv so it made me realize that i'm slowly becoming like them and i know i shouldn't be ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ gosh i will hold onto this song for the rest of my life. thank you sm akmu for being the geniuses that u r.
ReNGYN They don't ALL have to be meaningful, but I liked K-pop better when it was 2010/2012. It's why I became a fan in the first place. Oh well. Let's just wait when that time comes again.
Okay cool Johnny and Nicole did a beautiful cover but at least compliment this beautiful song and mv _____________________♡ I honestly am in tears This is very beautiful 😔💗
*ENGLISH LYRICS* [Verse 1] The blue ocean that the red sun Used to wash its face turns Oh Oh black The white sky that had clouds and Rain and the wind turns gray [Pre-Chorus] I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden [Chorus] If the ice melts A warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? [Refrain] Why are they so cold Why are they so cold [Verse 2] The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face I look at the past warmth that is deeply buried (too late get it out) I wish the cold in the world of adults would be gone too I wish the frozen love will melt away now [Pre-Chorus] I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden [Chorus] If the ice melts melts A warmer song would have come out (a little more) But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? [Bridge] If the ice melts A warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? [Outro] Why are they so cold Why are they so cold
This isn't only a Beautiful song. It is a very beautiful and well thought out video. The message is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. In the beginning we see this man dressed up in a suit, he is thinking while looking out the window. He is looking back on his life. He is holding a cup of ice which represents cold, and we see a lizard(which are cold blooded creatures). Then we go into the past where we see a young boy who either ran away from home, or is an orphan. He has a dream of being a photographer and innocently takes pictures of everything. Which upsets the man that was giving him a ride. Then he goes to a store and the man behind the counter judges him for paying in coins. The boy then sits on the streets taking pictures of the people around him. All of them seem to be going through some kind of hardship and are not being kind with eachother. Then the boy meets a woman whom he thinks is kind, but when she takes him to the bar she finds someone else and leaves him there with the bill. Then the bartender(who seems to be unhappy with his own life) beats him up for not paying, and breaks his camera in the process (Which symbolizes the boy's dreams/innocence being broken). He goes to the police for help, but the police are too busy with other cases of a larger magnitude; therefore, they ignore him. He then walks away into the countryside with his hopes shattered. Then he runs into this trailer and sees this dog. He smiles at the dog and tries to be friendly with it, but the dog barks violently at him. The boy gets upset and starts to bark back. This represents him giving up on trying to be nice, and realizing that everyone around him is cruel and cold blooded; As a result, he was becoming cold blooded too. But then he meets the dog's owner, a Native American that welcomes him with a warm smile. The man feeds him and even helps him fix his camera ( helps him restore his dreams). Then we go back to the man in the suit who is still looking out the window. The ice in his cup had MELTED. Which represents that one simple act of kindness from that one person changed the way he felt towards humanity. He was not a cold blooded man anymore. The overall lesson in this video is that even though we all may have bad days and may not be in the greatest moods. We should always be kind to others. You never know what the person next to you might be going through, it could be 20 times worse than what you are going through. Helping others is not that hard, and sometimes a simple act of kindness could be a great impact in someone else's life.
Omg this was so perfect, did you analyse all this by yourself? Even i was too caught up in the sadness and the realness of the song and content that i couldn't put and point out every little detail, this is a so nice! Loved this music video and song. Definitely points out the real harsh reality of this so called perfect world. Love it!
My bestfriend and I loved this song. And we know that YG always puts A LOT of symbolism in their MVs. So we sat here for about an hour scratching our heads trying to figure out what it meant. We also did some research too. We have too much time in our hands lol. But I am glad you appreciate our analysis :)
it's been 9 years since it released and still it's my favorite song of them. Akmu may won't know how precious this song to me. it's their first song that I listened to and makes me a fan until now. I literally can count how many and what song that able to gave me goosebumps and cried on the first listen, it was only 5 and Melted was one of them. I remember listened to this song when I was 15 but I got goosebumps all over without knowing the meaning and on the lyrics "why're they so cold" I cried, it was the first time in my entire life crying because of the song. It just show how beautiful this song is
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As we understand many of you are confused by the new Akdong Musician (AKMU) “MELTED” MV and here at K-POP TIMEOUT, along with the help of various netizens who added in their thoughts in the comments section, we have an explanation for you!
The old man looks back on the days he was young, drinking an icy drink as he is now an icy city man.
His pet lizard was shown to further point out his “cold” personality. (Reptiles are seen as cold-blooded, heartless creatures.)
He remembers how he ran away from home to pursue his dream of photography, innocently taking photos of whatever he found interesting.
However, all the adults did not understand him and were cold to his actions & photo-taking.
During his journey we meet a shopkeeper who judges him for paying with so many cents and buying so little to all these sad and unkind people in the streets around him.
For those wondering why the arguing parents are Asian and Black, I believe because in Korea and other predominantly Asian societies, the two races just don’t really get along (same in predominantly African societies) due to racial prejudices. We see their children don’t understand why they can’t play with each other. Their confusion to why their moms are arguing show how pointless these prejudices are and that we should not be having them anyways.
He finally meets this lady whom he thought was “kind”, allowing him to take photos (although after applying makeup not letting him take more pics of the real crying her) and even gives him a ride.
However, she finds some arm candy in a pub and leaves him there to deal with the bill and an angry bartender who seemed pissed off by his own life.
The boy gets beaten up and in the process his camera (symbol of his innocent dreams) was broken.
He then goes to the police for help but they just ignore him because he seemed unimportant (compared to whatever other cases they were dealing with).
He walks away from the city and comes to the countryside. He sees a dog and wants to befriend it but he barks at him.
We see him shocked, losing any of his lingering hope in care/love in the society as he barks back, transforming into a beast like the dog, pushing those around him away from him…
…until a native american man came out of his trailer (a symbol of people of the past/non city people) and gave him food and drink, even showing appreciation of his photography interests (his dreams).
We finally go back to the boy, now a cold city man but his drink no longer cold - the ice has “melted”; from the warmth he felt from the kind native american man he once met, from the kindness that may still be found in today’s society.
Was this helpful in understanding the MV?
yes very much thank you
you are welcome :)
+Alexanda Salsabila this explanation is brilliant. it helps so muchhhhhh.. thanks
+Alexanda Salsabila how the hell did you understand all these ? deep as fuck
+Alexanda Salsabila I notice how awesome you are :O
In korean words, the pronunciation of 'ice' is similar to 'adult'. So 'why they so cold' = 'why ice is so cold' = 'why adult is so cold'
This music and video satirize the adult's coldness.
thank you for this vocabulary :)
thanks!!! Now i can understand the meaning of the title
조희훈 tbh i dont know why people keep saying "why they so cold". what i can hear is "why're they so cold". idk if its just me but i can hear the r in why're
KPop Addict yeah the lyrics are 'why are they so cold' akmu said this song is about when they debuted and realised adults/society was really cold.
thank you so much, i wish i had a friend from Korea who could explain to me some meanings and situations in the speech
' 붉은 해가 세수하던 파란 바다 검게 물들고 ' 일몰을 어떻게 이렇게 표현하냐... 천재다 진짜
ㄹㅇ 이찬혁은 ㄹㅇ 전설이다...
와 미친... 역시 천재 ..
오랜만에 다시 들었는데, 왜케 뭉클한지.. 이 노래 명곡이네요.
해가 세수를 잘 안했나봄ㅋㅋ
ㅈㅅ
붉은 해가 떴습니다~ 자리에서 일어나서~
I'm here bcos of AKMU.
thanks for watching
I just realised how witty and deep the lyrics actually are: the pronunciation for Korean words 'Ice' (which is the Korean title of the song) and 'adults' sound pretty similar. The title/lyrics are playing on the words adult and ice. The chorus of the song says "Why is the ice so cold?" which sounds like "why are adults so cold?". Chanhyuk is a great lyricist, he can write fun, witty, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and also emotional, deep lyrics.
어른들 = eo-reun-deul (Adults)
얼음들 = eo-reum-deul (Ice/the ice)
The sentence that comes up most in the song is ''Why are they so cold?''. As reading the comments, I see many people hating on the actions of the people that weren't nice to the boy. But have you ever thought why are they so cold to him?
1) A man is moving - why is he moving? Did he had to quit his job? Did he get divorced? We don't know. He actually offered the boy a ride. But why did he kick the boy out? Because the boy was invading his private space. Many people are closed within themselves, not wanting or scared of opening up to someone. The man might have kicked the boy out because he was scared.
2) A shop owner - counting his money. It seems like he's worried. He looked hopefully at the boy. A customer, money - he must have thought. But when he saw the amount of money the boy gave him, he looked disappointed. I believe he has trouble keeping his shop alive. Maybe the shop is his life.
3) A lady crying in the car - did she just break up? Is she lonely? She let's the boy in, to listen to her story. He's a stranger - isn't it a bit naive of her? Later she meets a man and drives away with him. It seemed to me like she met him the first time. Driving away with a stranger - doesn't she seem naive? But why did she let the boy and the man so close to her? Maybe she lacks warmth. Maybe she's scared of being alone. The man payed more attention to her and she left the boy alone. She found affection and forgot about everything and everyone else. Senseless. And dangerous.
4) The bartender - he dozed of. Was he thinking of something? I don't know. Why did he act aggressively to the boy? Yes, he didn't pay for the order but was that really the reason he acted violently? It might have been the fear of losing his job.
5) Police officer - why didn't she listen to the boy? She seemed angry. Why was she angry? She has a ring around her finger. Maybe she had a fight with her loved one.
There are other people that appeared in the music video. Why they acted the way they acted, you can think of it yourself. I believe if you give it thought you can find the reason.
People are quick to judge. I believe many of us have had a person in life they thought he/she seemed cold/arrogant/aggressive etc. but when you actually get to talk to the person, get to know him/her better, he/she seemed like a nice person. What if the boy met all the people another day? For example, when something good happened to them that day. Would they act the same way? I believe every one of us isn't every day in the same mood. Not everything can go perfect in life. And sometimes you end up seeming rude, sad or angry at the world. Who are the people that would say you were rude? The ones that don't really know you, aren't they. Would your family, friends, relatives that know you for a long time say the same? They would be worried, wouldn't they? Ask you if everything is all right and other things.
The music video shows what problems can lead to. The people might have not even noticed how they behaved. Maybe they gave it a thought another day - when their mind was clearer. Dark thoughts many times occupy our mind and we don't see the light around us. You can solve every problem and if you need help, you are not alone. I believe that every human is nice. You just have to find a way to his/her heart. We just have to listen to what people say so that we can understand them. Don't judge - understand. By talking, many problems and misunderstandings wouldn't even occur. We just need to listen to what a person has to say and give it a thought.
So why did the boy ''explode'' at the end? Because coldness is contagious. He turned in what he experienced. Angry at the world. But the kind man gave him a little affection, a bit of warmth. Seeing that the boy as a grown up thought about it, it must have changed his life. Just that bit warmth. Which every one of us can give. We just need to see where we can help. Not quickly judge just like the man didn't judge the boy for screaming at the dog. He could have pushed the boy away but he didn't. He listened to the boy. The bit of warmth the man gave the boy, turned the sad face of the boy from all the bad experiences into a smile. And the man was smiling too.
The love of one can vanish the hatred of all.
You, my dear captain deserve a medal! Thumbs up for your analogy :)
Marnelli Glad
Thank you for your kindness. I'm grateful that you and other people read what I wrote. I hope some will give my words a thought. :)
Lush Desires
You're welcome and thank you for appreciating my thoughts. The song and the music video inspired me to comment (I rarely comment on any videos).
UnfreakyFreak Thank you! Your comment is awesome!
Perfectly said!
IM here because this song is gold and deserves attention. You?
me too
Yeah I was on this MV when it was just released.
For the song and the MV of course
Same
Same
Most groups talk about YOUTH nowadays.. but AKMU talks about the coldness of ADULTHOOD
and its heartbreaking and underrated
I wish AKMU would release this song now again 😊
Update: AKMU - Battlefield (ft. Lee Sun Hee) is another example, which talks about war and can be interpreted i to various social issuees
Wow, this is my first time listening to Akdong Musician; their voices are so amazing. This song is beautiful, and the music video is as well.
I wish you would do a cover :D
check out I Love You by them -- esp if you know [& love] lee hyun woo [he's cha eun gyeol in To The Beautiful You but idk if you watch kdramas or have seen that one okay bye]
Grace Nako omg I love Lee Hyun Wooooooooooooo; he's so adorable hahaha :D I don't watch kdramas but I know who he is haha :) I'll check it out! ^__^
yeah its so adorable and lee hyun woo is just osildkfisihkfjdnv,xm i cant even because he's so perfect
***** He's not Lee Hyun Woo, his name is NAM JOO HYUK.
You know to me, the major turning point of this MV is around the end when the main actor almost lost his hope to the world when even the dog seems cold to him. Then suddenly, the native guy shows up, giving him some warm drink, food, probably shelter and even fixing the main character's treasured camera, successfully giving him hopes again and melt the almost ice cold heart of the main character. This MV is just too deep and beautiful :')
별거 아니긴한데 뮤비 처음봤을때 완전 형으로 보인 남자가 지금 보니까 엄청 어린 동생으로 보이는것도 왠지모르게 슬프네
Almost 10 years later, still gives me goosebumps
the dog scene got me, i relate to it almost too much
+Samifa Rahman the bit when it starts barking and his smile fades is my fave part of the whole video
+Samifa Rahman That was the part where I cried
Me too
I cried when i first watched this MV 4 years ago as a kid who felt dissapointed of what was some adults did to me, now I cry harder when i'm back to watch this MV again as an adult who found myself grew up being as cold as adults in this MV and doing what i had hated. Finally i can understand why the ice's so cold ;(
If this aint me..
idk why ur comment made me almost cry... :(
same 😭
I think that's future me
im still 16 and im falling down this spiral of just conforming to being so icy and cold like adults. i honestly think there is very little of what's warm in me left now after being put down so much, but i know how important it is to keep the kindness going on society. i just don't know if keeping that warmth in me would be better or worse than being cold, it just seems like the only way to survive is by being cold...
얼음의 차가운이미지에 얼음=어른이라...차가운 어른을 얼음하나로 표현했네요ㄷㄷ 이걸 어떻게 생각해낸건지;ㄹㅇ 천재다
어감도 비슷하네요
I always heard this song but never bother to search the meaning. As an adult this is so real. We all once being a kid that full with dream. We want to be this and that but as we're growing older we know that life is not that simple. It such a heart breaking for me when I met again my schoolmates that used dreaming want to be stewardess, lawyer, doctor etc. but now everyone is in different path from their initial dream. Not everyone has opportunity to fulfill their dream. We all have different problems and situation. It so sad that when we look back and realize that how different our life back then when we still don't know how cold adult life is.
Why this comment make me sad?
:(
The scariest part is we become an adult before we knew it.
Me too 🙃
this music video has more representation than most american films
+minimum suga max salt truest stuff i've ever seen.
+minimum suga max salt the MV is a art piece ! i can really see what they wanted to portray.. i wonder how long it took to come up with the idea.
yeah definitely.
You can say that again! I feel many emotions because It's like my story....
This music was in MOON EPISODE 1
Every time I see this music video. It makes me cry. To be most honest this is the only music video in the whole K-pop world, that made me cry for real. I feel happy for that.
have you tried lee michelle "without you"? knowing the fact about their high standards of beauty, and how hard it is for half korean-american/african live in korea. Lee Michelle's "without you" can really make you cry. ;)
+Jessica Nguyen Have you heard Red Velvet's One of These Nights? It's a tribute song for the Sewol Ferry tragedy too.
Vixx's Error made me cry so hard!
The ark's The light will make you cry even harder
'Without You' actually was a really good video that made me actually cry. The Light was sad but it wasn't a very intense video to actually make me feel sentimental. But that's just me personally, it will definitely differ from others.
얼음들 발음이 어른들과 비슷해서 얼음을 차가운 어른들로 비유해서 표현한게 진짜 천재다...
레알 이거 여태껏 모르고 방금 앎
와....ㅁㅊ 진짜 그거네
얼음은 차가운곳에 있으면 쉽게녹지 않지만 따뜻한곳에 있으면 금방 녹듯이 이 뮤비의 남주가 차갑게 대하는 어른들을 만나면서 상처를 받다가 나중에 따뜻하게 대해주는 할아버지를 만나서 마음이 풀리는것에 비유한것 같아요 처음에 컵잔을 내려놓을때는 얼음이 가득했지만 마지막에는 물만 있던 장면이
얼음처럼 차가운 사람들도 조금만 따뜻한 마음으로 사람을 대하면 금방 차가운 마음도 녹는다.. 이런거아닐까요,,?
Así es, tienes razón. Un corazón puede cambiar con la calidez.
A boy observing and taking pictures of those places and people in their cold times, but the little things can just melt it all away, and the business man drinking water at the end was that boy. Absolutely beautiful!
the korean word for ice, "얼음들", which they keep singing in the song sounds alot like the korean word for adults,"어른들" so when koreans hear them sing "why is the ice so cold" it sounds like "why are adults so cold"
Maybe it's purposely done that way, since the main guy in the MV gets hurt by some adults.
Well they are known for witty and clever lyrics. Maybe it's a pun hence the music video focuses on how the child is treated by adults :)
Justiiin231 maybe? just maybe? mh i wonder
Wow! Awesome!! I didn't know o.O
I don't even understand the lyrics but why I'm crying?? Hmm
Same here
Same TT The video make me cry.....
To put it simply the song is a play on how cold sounds similar to adult in Korean and reflects how the adults in the real world don't understand or accept not only ourselves but our dreams as well influencing how the youth views the world.
yes, i'm crying too
The melody + The MV off course
The feeling is still there
4:13 마지막에 개까지 자신을 거부하는 걸 보고 감정에 북받쳐 울부짖는 모습에서 눈물나왔어요.. 다행히 개 주인은 그 소년을 품어주는 모습에서, 뮤비 보는 내내 찝찝했던 마음 쫙 내려가네요.
i'm obviously not crying.
Me neither, my eyes are just sweating
who is gonna cry because of a gray sad and fucked up boy anyway that person is surly not me
+mannon manno u srsly have no feelings and heart
nope, not crying...just too many ninjas cutting onions around me..
Ana Manuela Ortiz Roman Dude, how can you handle it?! While I'm just here crying my but off xD (TwT")
"The song and MV describes how cold and blunt adults can be compared to the innocence of a child."
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This needs more attention.
Buralarda Türk olur muydu ya Allah Allah jsksjsks keşke bizimkilerde bunun farkına varsa
yeeeeeeeeeeees
Ohaa çok mutluyum şuan sizi gördüğüm için
Lan gözüm doldu kimler varmış burda
I found this when I was 15,
I am now 21,
and I just moved to New York it’s been a hard transition. Adults are (really cold)
This video gets me emotional because I feel what he’s going through.
I cry because now I can strongly relate.
It’s such a weird parallel
It's ok, hang in there
miracles are there for a reason
stay strong :)
I´m also 21 and I also relate so much... We grew up a little too early, and for me being an adult is still a mystery
I just wanna say:" Goodluck, wish you all happy", appreciated the little things ❤️
hey im in adult world for 7 years now... It still feel a bit weird...when u still a kid u used to think you can do anything in these world, but as soon as you step the harsh adult's world.. That dream is dying.. I want to build a farm and living in there, used to have that dream probably because of harvest moon, but with house loan, car, lots of stuff. I Begin to think it is imposibble for me.. I wonder where is the courage in my youngself have gone..
Same here! 21 and just moved to New York and it's so different from way I viewed life when I was younger and growing up. It'll be okay, we're all in this together so keep your head up and approach live with a good attitude and I'm sure you'll meet nice people and find ways to be happy :)
Whoever directed this MV needs thousands of awards.
When the scene with the dog, I related it to it such a big way. We approach people with a kind heart and we get betrayed with the barking and they attack us. The betrayal... I can't stop crying
dang.. me too.. 😭
This song is right. Why is the world SO COLD?! If everyone is forgiving and STOP fighting,it could be a better place
AGREED
+aqilah hannah yeah youre right!
Julia Hwang no my hearttt
1:12 두손에 들고 고민한것은 빵과 필름입니다.
아이가 필요한걸 고르는데
빵=배고픔 필름=기억 이라고 느낍니다.
아이는 필름을 선택하고 기억, 추억을 선택한거같네요.
저도 부모님없이 살았고 배고픔보다 보고싶다는 생각과 추억이 소중하다는걸 느껴본 기억이 있어서 이 부분은 제가 너무 깊게 봤네요.
짧은 단편영화를 본 느낌이다
English Lyrics:
The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face turns black The white sky that had clouds and rain and the wind turns gray I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden
If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? Why are they so cold Why are they so cold
The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face I look at the past warmth that is deeply buried (too late get it out) I wish the cold in the world of adults would be gone too I wish the frozen love will melt away now
I leave the darkness that finds my heart Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden
If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold?
If the ice melts, a warmer song would have come out But why is the ice so cold? Why is it so cold? Why are they so cold Why are they so cold
+Marks Wife It's all good! ☆〜（ゝ。∂）
deep. anyway thanks
why is adult so cold *
ice in korean pronouces similar with adult, so it has ambiguous meaning
HelloKatie n
Here's my theory to this MV. The first guy we see (he's an older guy but they never show his face) is actually remembering himself as a boy. The camera at the end gives it away. He's overlooking from a fancy office building and just looking at how cold everything is. He has the camera with him because it gives him the same hope he had as a boy. So it's a bittersweet ending because we find out the boy won't become homeless and that he has a successful career, but at the same time there's a lot of sadness around his world.
can i just say chanyuk is a genius for creating such an emotional masterpiece, and suhyun delivered it through her voice. i might not understand it but i felt it. that's why this mv is one of my all-time fav. much love from malaysia
전쟁터보고 여기로 오게 되네요...^^
전 낙하보고 악뮤노래 다 다시듣고잇어여...
너무조앙♡
It's a crime this music video didn't win an award for best music video or something (unless it did and i didn't know)
why they so cold...?
i really like YG. not because he is one of this top entertainment in korea, not bcos of BB and 2ne1. BUT because the way they wanted to convey the message of the song. despite of this language barrier i really learned a lot this one. adults are cold that some people feels helpless even animals also adopted our rudeness but there are still one least we expect person who's going to help us.
The first time I listened to this song was when I was 15. I didn't get the music video but loved the mv and song. Now, I am 23 and I sobbed like a baby rewatching the MV. I can't believe how this mv describes why I am always so nostalgic to my teen years. I think this mv truly tells how adulthood is cold and I tend to want going back in time ,15-19, when I was filled with innumerable dreams, ambitions, and life.I still do the things I love but I had to give up also so much of my other dreams forever. I never want to be bitter, cold like the people who were around me. I hope to break this cycle and be more conscious about it. The people we meet don't deserve this type of treatment just cause we lost and gave up on some of our bigger pieces and dreams.
You deserve a virtual hug! 🫂🫂🤍🤍
이거 얼음들이 어른들로 들리는거............너무 최고다 와.............................
Urundul(adults) is similar to urumdul(a lot of ice).
"Adults look like ice."
+イソジョン damn
This is actually what I was going to write for those non-koreans!
Yes, 얼음(uh-rum)is ice and 어른(uh-ren) is adult.
One of those moment that the MV makes the music better by ten folds. The smiles at the end brought tears to my eyes. It's too early to say, but this MV better be in the nominee list ATLEAST for best music video of the year. The scenarios are so realistic, and it's sad that it's familiar and reminds me of everyday life alot. YG, this is why I stan your company and your artists. Even though you delay stuff all the time, the products you put out are always top notch quality. YG Family forever!
who's still here in 2020!!!?
Me
M C ...first time diving into their music after seeing them on KBros!
me
YES I AM HERE
Meeeeee
In Korean, the word ‘Ice’ (얼음) and ‘Adult(어른)’ have similar sound. So the ‘Ice’ in this song has been used as a symbol of ‘grown-ups’. That’s why he use plural pronoun, ‘they’.
Encounter 1: The aloof person. Initially doing a good deed by giving the boy a ride, the middle-aged man then proceeds to ditch him at the side of the road, when the boy started poking around the belongings in the car and snapping pictures of it. Accustomed to their own personal space, people do not respond well to attempts by others to build a bond; it suggests that the desire for solitude causes people to behave icily and distant from each other.
Encounter 2: The judgemental person. The shop-owner gives the boy a scathing a look for paying in small change, possibly assuming that he’s a runaway boy, but makes no effort to reach out to him.
Encounter 3: The lethargic or unsympathetic person. As the boy wonders around the streets, he is constantly capturing stills of people from all walks of life, in various states of disagreement, hostility, stress, and tiredness.
Encounter 4: The selfish person. With hope not all gone, the boy thinks the smiling lady could possibly prove different from his previous experience, especially since she opens up about her personal life by showing him her photo album. Unfortunately, it amounts to the same thing when the lady eventually leaves him behind to go off with her arm candy, and the barman even injures the boy for not being able to pay up. This lack of love and tenderness in humanity is apparent in the “every man for himself” motto that many people live by.
Encounter 5: The dismissive person. Left to his last hope, the boy hopes to find an ally in the police, since they epitomize authority of moral character. However, they too disappoint him when the policewoman gives him the “talk to the hand” gesture, and that spells the last straw for the boy.
At this stage, we see that the ice in the drink has not yet melted, possibly even turning ice-cold - a parallel of how the boy has been jaded by his previous encounters of iciness. When he tries to be friendly to the dog, which he hoped would be more benevolent, the growling of the dog triggers him to finally retaliate aggressively in desperation. Fortunately, the Native American man flouts his expectations, and extends kindness and hospitality to him. As time flashes back to the present, we see that the boy has now grown up to be successful. The ice in his cup finally melts into water, representing how the warmth of that one man has impacted him in his life. (CREDITS TO YG)
Thanks a lot
How do you know that the last guy is actually the kid and not the Native American?
jambanIT Because YG made that post? He just did us the honour of posting it on TH-cam so we don't have to search on Google about the meaning of this video.
Sabrina Khani Wtf did i say wrong
Sabrina Khani Yes you are helpful, thanks for the post.
***** I was just trying to twist the plot.
*Fanatically throws awards in AKMU's direction*
악동뮤지션 노래는 언제 들어도 항상 옛날노래라는 생각이 하나도 안들더라
비트도 되게 세련된거같음..
진짜 잘만든 뮤비.. 처음 봤을때도 지금도 감탄만 한다
It's been more than 2 years now. This song still hits me hard in them feels 😭😭😭
It's hard to take your comment seriously with that profile picture lol
still hitting hard
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I just came here after Joonil Jung - Plastic. Now I'm depressed, but I'm lovin it. These songs are beautiful. My heart is melting. 😍💕😊
it's more than 4 years now I and this song hit me hard.
Wow. This is NOT what i expected at all. Considering i read the lyrics translation before watching the MV, i relate to this MV from start to end. I can't even believe this is a K-Pop MV. Wow, i'm just so amazed at how YG is stepping up their game. And i'm so thankful YG gave Akdong Musician a huge ass budget to film not only 3 MVs but also high quality MVs.
주인공이 개가 짖을때 같이 소리지르는거 보고 울 뻔함.. 주인공이 잠깐이었지만 믿었던 사람한테 배신당하고 맞고 그렇게 절망적인 순간에 개를 보면서 힐링하고 싶었던 것 같음 근데 그 개도 사납게 대하는거 보고 세상이 무너지는 느낌었을듯 개주인이 빠루들고 나타났을땐 이제 살해당하는줄 알았는데 의외로 제일 잘해줘서 놀랐음
Just think she was 14 and he was 17 when they recorded this....there is literally no boundary to their brilliance...
What suprises me is that Chanhyuk wrote this song himself...
I'm not
isn't HE is the one writing all their songs or most of their songs?
@@yumiland yes
Yoshi Bangtan he’s so brilliant I cant... 😭 but still soohyun’s voice is so pure
Why would that surprise you?
World is cruel. Human beings can be cruel and terrifying. However, at the end of your journey, you'll always find amazing and kind people reaching out their hands to you
전쟁터가 이 노래 연곡이란 해석영상 보고 다시 보러왔는데..진짜 지금봐도 노래가 세련된듯 이제서야들으니 배경에 물떨어지는 소리들리는데 애들 눈물같기도하고 어른 소주잔소리같기도 하고 오랜만에 노래 리스트추가..
얼었던 사랑이 녹아 흘렀으면 해 라는 가사가 있어서 아마… 그런 소망을 담은 것도 아닌가 싶어요
전 들으면서 놓쳤던 부분인데 댓글 보니 그런 생각이 드네요
This is the hidden gem of kpop. If you find this MV, I believe you loves music
I found this 3 years ago so that's a W hahaha
I found this song 7 years ago and this song makes me their fan
얼음들이 어른들로 발음되는걸 고안해서 단순 음악이아닌 사회풍자를 이렇게나 풍부하게 표현했다는게 정말 창의적이고 재치있다
ㅇㅈ
문학시간이라니!!!!😲
맞아요!우와...통찰력짱이신듯하네요!
ㅇㅈ
원민희 인정!
i like the symbolism in the mans house at the end how everything's actually 'warm' and not 'cold', with the warm drink, warm food, the in-scent, being in a cozy house and just the company of someone genuinely nice. great music video and great meaning.
다시 봐도 눈물난다..ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 아이의 맘이 안다치길 바랐는데.. 개가 짖는 장면 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 너무 마음 아파....
The genius of this is the 'ice' (얼음들) is very similar in pronunciation and spelling to 'adults' (어른들) which shows that adults, just like ice, is cold, namely harsh. That's why the lyrics are talking about how they wish that 'ice' would melt, and why they are so cold.:)
No matter what people say about YG, you can't deny that YG produces one of the most breathtaking and meaningful stuff in the music industry. Behind all their hardwork lies an important message, and this is why I'm so proud to be a fan of YG. They have such talented artists, and AKMU is definitely one of them.
Im SM bias but those MVs in a box they always do are garbage
EXO's Overdose was filmed in a box.. I hope SM would film an MV outside in the near future! But they would probably be swarmed with fans, knowing the size of their immense fanbase, haha. xD
MrBizcotti do u know why SM' mv is most in box? coz all of SM' talents are dolls (in my opinion) . i hate SM. but not the talents
Not only does YG have a real gem with Akdong Musician, they remind me of the Gummy days. So different from the rest of K-Pop with meaning. Aidan Parker is definite going to be a great actor under YG.
He's with yg?
rebeca sedano
- Not sure if he's signed. But he has to have some relationship with YG the company, it's pretty rare for YG to have actors who aren't in some way affiliated, to be the main focus over his artists. That said he's theater kid from Canada just getting started from the looks of it.
is Aidan Parker half korean?
이게 6년이 지났다..
과연 마지막 할아버지도 순수하게 소년을 도와줬을까...
마지막에 얼음들고 있는 아저씨 옆에 카메라.. 설마... 그 소년의 미래인가...
처음에는 카메라를 못 봐서 차가운 세상을 높은 곳에서 관전하는 사람으로 느꼈는데...흠 너무 좋다
4:07 어른이 된 소년이 4:51 차가운 사회에서 다른 '얼음'들 처럼 얼어가다가 5:11 어릴 적 가지고 다니던 카메라로 인해 잊고 있던 따뜻한 기억을 떠올리며 녹아내린 게 아닐까 라는 해석을 합니다.
this was definitely one of the most kpop greatest mv and song i've ever known
The title is kind of a pun so if you don't know Korean, you wouldn't understand the double meaning behind the lyrics.
'얼음들' or 'ices' in english sounds the same as '어른들' which is 'adults'. The english title of the song is melted, I guess because ices doesn't really make a good title.
the part where it says "why are the ices so cold, if the ices melted, the world would be a warmer place"
actually sounds like this in korean "why are the adults so cold, if they melted the world would be a warmer place"
+adams trasd i always admire how korean language can make this play on words and especially admire those who so cleverly use it in their lyrics.
+Alicia Koh i havent heard of a language that doesn't have puns/shades of meaning. it's part and parcel of human language.
jbenvenga ofc every language has puns, but they're not the same as in korean language. My mother tongue (not english) has ability to play with the meaning of the words using them kind of in unconventional way and thus making expression very beautiful. Korean doesn't have such wordplay, but they play on pronunciation. In my language we don't have such thing, that's why i find it fascinating :)
Alicia Koh what is your first language? i have a high level of korean proficiency since I lived in Seoul for a while, as well as a degree in linguistics, and I can assure you that, while every language is unique and wonderful, every language uses puns, even Korean. Watch the Gag Concert every Sunday night, and you'll see what I mean.
jbenvenga my mother tongue is kazakh, i also speak russian just as good, in some aspects even better than kazakh. As i think about it, i can't remember play on pronounciation in these languages.
하필이면 바로 이틀후에.......너무 좋은 노래라서 오히려 바로 직후에 그 가사에 맞는 일들이 일어나서 슬픈 노래
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@@user-ke2jq4ik6b 세월호요..
어릴때는 뮤비가 지루하다고 안봤는데 이제야 이 뮤비의 참맛을 아네....진짜 뮤비도 노래 너무 잘 표현했다
붉은 해가 세수하던 파란 바다 검게 물들고
구름 비바람 오가던 하얀 하늘 회색 빛들고
맘속에 찾아온 어둠을 그대로 두고
밤을 덮은 차가운 그림자마냥 굳어간다
얼음들이 녹아지면
조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데
얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까
차가울까요
Why are they so cold
Why are they so cold
붉은 해가 세수하던 파란 바다
그 깊이 묻힌 옛 온기를 바라본다
too late get it out
어른들 세상 추위도 풀렸으면 해
얼었던 사랑이 이젠 주위로 흘렀으면 해
맘속에 찾아온 어둠을 그대로 두고
밤을 덮은 차가운 그림자마냥 굳어간다
얼음들이 녹아지면
조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데
얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까
차가울까요
얼음들이 녹아지면
조금 더 따뜻한 노래가 나올텐데
얼음들은 왜 그렇게 차가울까
차가울까요
Why are they so cold
Why are they so cold
Anxiously waiting for their next album. This one was amazing.
Same! It was the first album where I loved all the songs ❤
Ajumma This was my favorite album from 2014 along with Taeyang's Rise and 2ne1's Crush.
not to be mean to johnny or nicole but please stop mentioning them and just listen to this beautiful song.
❤
I know! The song and video are so beautiful and heartbreaking, and all I see in these comments is "I'm here because of Johnny and Nicole"
Who are johnny and nicole ? xD
Sorry but how are they??
Nicole johnny??
The MV in a life of a person:
You are young and very curious about little things but adults tell you not to be or else you're a pain in their ass (car scene)
You have a goal and wanna invest in your dreams, but adults think you should focus on picking something useful in life (shop scene)
You see many problems in the world but don't have any idea what really is happening. So you only remember those bad things happening without knowing the context (park scene)
You could help a person who perhaps became your friend, thinking naively that you are of big use. But the moment that person saw a different, better person, you are left abandoned (scene with the red lipstick woman)
You are left speechless not knowing what is happening. People blame you for your faults, though you know you didn't do anything wrong, and they will pretend nothing happen, as soon as you're destroyed (violence scene)
You are the only person you can rely on. You have to survive by yourself (scene where he is alone)
When you think the world turns its back to you, you just wanna scream out, feeling like a person who doesn't belong here (dog scene)
But after all these struggles, you will find the one person, helping you and repair your broken dreams. Someone, who believes in you. (Repairing scene)
And when you grow older you'll be a successful person in life, looking back at the past, where you can proudly pat on your own shoulders for overcoming all these struggles :)
There will be a person, who will repair your camera ;)
Stay hopeful :)
thanks
This is good. Are you literature major? Just good. You should offer lit reviews, in this case music reviews--content.
Very love this song after reading your review
perfect text ever
I didn't even know that it was the scene of memory of that boy who became an adult and just wondering who is that man putting the cup down during this whole m/v. I just wanna thank u for letting me know the precious meaning of this music. Well actually i have seen this video when I was pretty young and felt just scary of this whole story and melodies with no reason realized and didn't listen to this music until now. And I became an adult and remembered this music and am so lucky to be here to listen and I read this
I didn't understand the lyrics, because I'm not Korean. I searched the lyrics and when I understood what they were singing about while watching the video, I started crying. I'm glad this has a happy ending. I love AKMU can someone tell me more folk singers, I mostly listen to Kpop.
I know a couple good Korean Folk singers :) I listen mostly to mainstream Kpop, but lately, I've been trying to get into the Korean Indies bands and folk singers. One awesome Korean folk singer is Roy Kim. I really like his songs Home, Bom Bom Bom, and Love Love Love. I don't know if this band is considered a folk band, they're kinda more like a soft rock band, but they're really good. They're called Busker Busker, and one really great song of their's is called Cherry Blossom Ending. Or at least, I think that was what it's called, it's been a long time since I listened to their music, so I can't remember, sorry 😁 Another great singer is K. Will, though I don't if he's considered a folk singer. All his songs are great. Hope that helped you some, and sorry I couldn't recommend more. Hope you like those ^-^
Alias Locke Thanks
janelle maria You're welcome ^-^
I've also gotten more into K-indie lately, so I'll just tell you a few less-known artists that I think are great. I really like Brown Eyed Soul, Nell, 10cm, Mot, eAeon, and 2Bic. Zia and Davichi are other artists I like. There is also Lee Hi and Lim Kim. I'm sure there are others I am missing, but these are just some from the top of my head. I hope you like them! ^.^
Luli'sFrenzies thanks
i broke down and cried at the part where he started yelling
its like he yelled with so much anger and sadness inside him. sigh
almost ten years.. i am still crying
This is actually this first time I've ever cried from listening to music.
AKMU is precious
Goosebumps all over.....and I'm crying....I've melted.....someone, please, hold me....
I cry everytime i see this
at 4:20
that music
his face
the dog
damn
why
U cri evrytim? ;-;
yeah i do haha
I thought I was the only one.
i guess there are many more haha, it's just ro said
maybe it's just the weed talking....
Well, I’m 66 and my wife and I are pretty crazy over these young singers and others as well as many K-dramas, though we cannot speak or understand Korean yet.
This song and the video that was done with it was heart melting and beautiful. We had a busy day and needed to squeeze in picking up our son from school with an appointment to get our heating fixed and picking up cat food and dog food and candy for Halloween for the neighbor kids even though we don’t really celebrate it.
Short on time we went through an Arby’s and Taco Bell drive through and I have to admit feeling exasperated seeing yet another homeless man hiding and changing clothes behind the ordering sign as they often hope to find people opening their windows to order.
We are often told not to give to beggars as this will not help them, but to encourage them to go to agencies and charities who can actually help them recover and to give to those organizations instead.
Some of us have gone through struggles ourselves and feel we cannot carry more than our share of the load and give to every beggar. We feel guilty saying “beggar” and want to say “homeless” in the interest of compassion, and yet we feel the tug of honesty leaving us conflicted. Are they truly homes? Most probably are, but we do not know that. But we can see them begging and it hurts, but it made me ask, “Do I sometimes give to help them, or to sustain their dependence on begging when they need more real help to overcome their complete poverty? Do the charities help them or triage them? When I have given to them or helped out, the charities seem to have a large number of people to help.
초등학생 5학년 한 학기 담임선생님 생각나네 조용히 선생님 말씀 잘 듣던 학생이라 선생님들 눈에 잘 띄지도 않고 기억에 남지도 않았었는데 선생님 매번 애들 노래 틀어줄 때마다 ㅇㅇ이가 좋아하는 얼음들 듣자고 말씀하시면서 틀어주셨는데.. 선생님 이제 조금 있으면 제가 교단에 서게 되네요 끝까지 교직을 목표로 하게 된다면 저도 우리 아이들에게 그런 선생님이 될 수 있도록 노력할게요 감사합니다 선생님
그러니까 곧 선생님이 된다는 건가요?
축하드려요
OMG am crying right now😢😢 this video and song are masterpiece.. like I've never get into AKMU but I heard alot about them actually I came here after I watch re-bye and I decided to watch all their mvs and songs am in LOVE with their voices 😍😍😍
Well your not the only one.
I'm doing the same thing
Same I can't believe I'm barely finding out about them but omg their so good!!
+Lava Moh same , stil crying ;_;
masterpiece. really
이 노래가 나온 며칠 후 그 사건이 있었다.
그 사건이 있고 며칠 후 다시 이 노래를 들은 후 이 노래에 더욱 공감하게 되었다.
아직도 그 때의 기억이 생생하다.
어른들은 왜 그렇게 차가웠을까.
엥 세월호 후에 나왔던 노래로 기억하는디요
아니네 ㅈㅅ
엥 미친 벌써 5년 전 노래야 ? 시간 개빠르네 ;
This song still the best k-ballad song that i've ever heard, it is not just a song but a masterpiece. Voice, lyrich, mix feeling, music, actor, scene, situation, etc over all 100% perfect
I CRY EVER DAMN TIME
FEELS
SAME
goodness i first heard this as a teenager and was filled with why's. why are adults so mean? why can't they all just learn to sit and listen first. now i'm venturing into adulthood, I kinda understand the adults in this mv so it made me realize that i'm slowly becoming like them and i know i shouldn't be ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
gosh i will hold onto this song for the rest of my life. thank you sm akmu for being the geniuses that u r.
Such a good song! I came here because of (G)I-DLE Minnie's cover. Both versions sound amazing with the emotions coming through beautifully!
The song's just great but the mv made the song stand out even more.
Wow..... Kpop is really heading in a great place if YG keeps doing stuff like this!! Thumbs up if yo think YG made a very wise decision with AKMU
Completely agree! Kpop needs more meaningful songs like this
ReNGYN There are, but right now these days, the comebacks are just....poppy.
***** That is true. I miss songs like Love in the Ice by TVXQ5. Comeback songs that are meaningful
ReNGYN They don't ALL have to be meaningful, but I liked K-pop better when it was 2010/2012. It's why I became a fan in the first place. Oh well. Let's just wait when that time comes again.
AKMU Made the right choice to pick YG. and YG made the right choice to keep his hand off the album production! Lee Chan Hyuk is a GENIUS!
Okay cool Johnny and Nicole did a beautiful cover but at least compliment this beautiful song and mv
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I honestly am in tears
This is very beautiful 😔💗
이 뮤비와 노래는 볼때마다 놀랍다 마음의 얼음이 녹는다는 표현 너무좋다
Happiness is not defined by wealth or status but from acceptance and purity :)
April 14, 2016: It's been two years but i'm still crying to this :'(
1st November, 2017 and still crying
개인적으로 악뮤노래중에 뮤직비디오,가사가 제일 생각나는 노래
*ENGLISH LYRICS*
[Verse 1]
The blue ocean that the red sun
Used to wash its face turns Oh Oh black
The white sky that had clouds and
Rain and the wind turns gray
[Pre-Chorus]
I leave the darkness that finds my heart
Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden
[Chorus]
If the ice melts
A warmer song would have come out
But why is the ice so cold?
Why is it so cold?
[Refrain]
Why are they so cold
Why are they so cold
[Verse 2]
The blue ocean that the red sun used to wash its face
I look at the past warmth that is deeply buried
(too late get it out)
I wish the cold in the world of adults would be gone too
I wish the frozen love will melt away now
[Pre-Chorus]
I leave the darkness that finds my heart
Even the cold shadow that covers the night starts to harden
[Chorus]
If the ice melts melts
A warmer song would have come out (a little more)
But why is the ice so cold?
Why is it so cold?
[Bridge]
If the ice melts
A warmer song would have come out
But why is the ice so cold?
Why is it so cold?
[Outro]
Why are they so cold
Why are they so cold
This isn't only a Beautiful song. It is a very beautiful and well thought out video. The message is so beautiful it makes me want to cry.
In the beginning we see this man dressed up in a suit, he is thinking while looking out the window. He is looking back on his life. He is holding a cup of ice which represents cold, and we see a lizard(which are cold blooded creatures). Then we go into the past where we see a young boy who either ran away from home, or is an orphan. He has a dream of being a photographer and innocently takes pictures of everything. Which upsets the man that was giving him a ride. Then he goes to a store and the man behind the counter judges him for paying in coins. The boy then sits on the streets taking pictures of the people around him. All of them seem to be going through some kind of hardship and are not being kind with eachother. Then the boy meets a woman whom he thinks is kind, but when she takes him to the bar she finds someone else and leaves him there with the bill. Then the bartender(who seems to be unhappy with his own life) beats him up for not paying, and breaks his camera in the process (Which symbolizes the boy's dreams/innocence being broken). He goes to the police for help, but the police are too busy with other cases of a larger magnitude; therefore, they ignore him. He then walks away into the countryside with his hopes shattered. Then he runs into this trailer and sees this dog. He smiles at the dog and tries to be friendly with it, but the dog barks violently at him. The boy gets upset and starts to bark back. This represents him giving up on trying to be nice, and realizing that everyone around him is cruel and cold blooded; As a result, he was becoming cold blooded too. But then he meets the dog's owner, a Native American that welcomes him with a warm smile. The man feeds him and even helps him fix his camera ( helps him restore his dreams). Then we go back to the man in the suit who is still looking out the window. The ice in his cup had MELTED. Which represents that one simple act of kindness from that one person changed the way he felt towards humanity. He was not a cold blooded man anymore.
The overall lesson in this video is that even though we all may have bad days and may not be in the greatest moods. We should always be kind to others. You never know what the person next to you might be going through, it could be 20 times worse than what you are going through. Helping others is not that hard, and sometimes a simple act of kindness could be a great impact in someone else's life.
Omg this was so perfect, did you analyse all this by yourself? Even i was too caught up in the sadness and the realness of the song and content that i couldn't put and point out every little detail, this is a so nice! Loved this music video and song. Definitely points out the real harsh reality of this so called perfect world. Love it!
perfect explanation!
beautifully said. thank you.
your explanation make me wanna cry while listening to this song... >
My bestfriend and I loved this song. And we know that YG always puts A LOT of symbolism in their MVs. So we sat here for about an hour scratching our heads trying to figure out what it meant. We also did some research too. We have too much time in our hands lol. But I am glad you appreciate our analysis :)
That was beautiful...and now I'm crying.
Me too... T.T
Ino Crazeh I cried twice
it's been 9 years since it released and still it's my favorite song of them. Akmu may won't know how precious this song to me. it's their first song that I listened to and makes me a fan until now. I literally can count how many and what song that able to gave me goosebumps and cried on the first listen, it was only 5 and Melted was one of them. I remember listened to this song when I was 15 but I got goosebumps all over without knowing the meaning and on the lyrics "why're they so cold" I cried, it was the first time in my entire life crying because of the song. It just show how beautiful this song is
생각날 때 마다 꺼내 듣는 노래 또 올께요