when i first heard the song i couldn't tell how i felt about how they decided to end it. expecting the song to pick up but it just suddenly goes quiet... at first it was very unsatisfying... but then i realized the reason why they did that and damn, that hurts. we all dream for life to turn into something more, but our expectations are never met.. everyday goes by the same and we very rarely are able to feel satisfied with the life we live
But if you have noticed the word 살아 (live) in the chorus had been repeated for like 3 times. It was like they've been telling you to live and look forward even if things are always the same everyday.
@@odetojoy2012 yes and i love that! life may not have a true purpose, but we live it because we want to and there's nothing wrong with that. laughing at memes all day or listening to music 24/7 may seem useless and like your life is going nowhere, but what matters is that you're having fun. at the end of the day, the one true purpose of everyone's life is to just enjoy it
I was also expecting a drop. For me, it hit harder the way they did it because if they did a final drop I would expect for the lyrics to have some sort of resolution (maybe motivational words of how to feel less like zombie) but no, it hits hard because in reality it doesn't feel like a resolution will happen and everything will feel the same everyday. Sorry, no idea if this made sense.
I feel like that's the point of the song, to make you feel but doesn't exactly need a resolution right away, it's a process. If you want a resolution, listen to Better Better. I love how some MyDays pointed out that it's the answer to Zombie.
@@annamariejones2837 I believe they don't need to. Life is harsh, some things can never have a solution (look at how many people were killed by depression), and DAY6 want to address exactly that problem
But if you have noticed the word 살아 (live) in the chorus had been repeated for like 3 times. It was like they've been telling you to live and look forward even if things are always the same everyday.
This comeback and this song specifically could not be more relatable. I recon we all feel like zombies to a certain degree in a current situation. Everyone stay safe!
Honestly the one very good thing I think that shows through their hiatus, is that the stigma around mental illness in the kpop community is slowly crumbling. Artists are coming out to their fans and telling them their struggles, and they’re being forward and honest with their companies and they’re being given mental hiatuses much more prevalently than past years. Which is a good thing, considering the mental health issue in Kpop has been just as present in the past years, but now it’s being addressed and idols are recovering. Companies are also not pushing idols as hard and not overworking they as much because of how many have come out and told them “I’m not okay, and I need a break.”
Actually JYP has always cares for their idols' mental health. Even tho the company is not good with promoting but they sure care a lot, they always make a proper announcement when it comes to the health (physical and mental) of their idols and employees, which is pretty rare in the Kpop industry. Fortunately, more and more companies are picking up this pattern.
exactly. zombie is a song that i can relate to entirely and is somehow healing to me. it's like "you're not the only one" and i feel comforted by that fact.
I'm glad you've mentioned the shot of the close of Jae and Young K and Dowoon in the back cause when I first watch it I thought I haven't seen a shot like this in a long time. I used to see it used in early 2000 pop rock video's and when I saw that it was very nostalgic for me.
I usually never listen to sad songs because they make me like .. wallow? in my sadness? however despite my avoidance to depressing-type music I agree that I also “needed” this song to just validate my feelings of anxiety towards this whole situation. as much as i want to say it hasn’t been affecting me significantly, it just has. there’s no way around it. i think everyone in some way is going through something right now. it does make me feel better that one of my favorite artists has put these feelings everyone can relate to into a song and it just cuts SO deep. kinda just makes my heart feel a little less empty to have this type of support from day6. we’re in this together ❤️
True. I also avoid such songs but I still listen to some when I feel 'heavy' inside, like when you wanna cry but can't. But when I listen to some songs (songs that are relatable or makes me wanna cry) like Zombie, I don't feel so alone.(That's how I mostly cope) It's like someone actually understands me and is there for me, then I'll end up crying. Sorry if I suck at explaining.
I needed this review. My heart is aching for them b/c the album deserves a promotion. I'm scared of the anxiety they are feeling. They don't deserve to burn out. They deserve to soar even higher. I know that is scary. I'm so glad JYP is making them rest.
This feels like the most personal of all of their title tracks, and it hits so dang hard. I know a lot of people have said one of the b tracks Love Me or Leave Me should have been a title track, and I can totally see that, but I'm so glad they went with Zombie for this release. It's just.... so beautiful, and emotional, and real and hits me just as hard every time i watch/listen to it
You'd expect the drop of the beat to be at the middle or at the end of the song but Day6 did it differently. And this is their first song i listened to. It's a masterpiece.
This is one of the best review of Day6 zombie. When I watched this mv, I noticed that how simple this mv is. Very simple but have a deep meaning here. I watched one of korean youtuber said that during the scene when the actor walk very slowly while the rest is so fast,it shows how cruel the city is. You can see no one talk to him in the office and people around him dont want to know what he is doing too. And the water, people said water can calm us too. Such a simple story but have a deep meaning . And this song is only 3.04 minute and it is one of the shortest songs Day6 have.I think why they make it short maybe they want to leave the listeners in a hallow or dark emotions here. I also have same thought like you,maybe in the last scene where young k and jae sing,maybe they gonna have a drum or another sound but no, they just leave it there and end it. That is how our life is,our life is short.
7:25 when PD started talking I got goosebumps, because that's exactly how I feel. I have anxiety and depression and listening to songs that matches my mood helps me and makes me feel like I'm not alone.
@@m00ndy yeah, I felt like I was weird and this was wrong for some time, but then i just thought about it and it's completely normal. Doing this helped me so much when I was felling like I was in a black hole, all alone and then doing it made me feel like I'm not alone and that everything is going to be okay.
I remember when my son, who struggles with depression & suicidal thoughts, expressed this to me for the first time. I didn’t fully understand it then like I do now. This song & mv are a masterpiece
@@kaypduck thank you for understanding him, not a lot of people and families in general try and thank you for being an amazing mom! 💜 I also had an understanding mom that helped me a lot.
i love how you interpreted every little detail in the music video, now it feels even more vulnerable and raw. I'll keep thinking about your explanation every time i watch it. also, can't wait for a listening party for TBoU:TD. this was one of my favourite releases this year. Entropy will forever be my favourite album by DAY6 but god, this album is AOTY material for me.
The thing about ZOMBIE is that everything shows and sounds restless, defeated, and lonely. The beats, the singing, the lyrics, the melody, the music structure, and the silent outro. It feels so realistic, that it leaves us a gnawing pain that we never realized existed, has been existing, and hopefully we'd be able to flick away.
Can’t wait for you to post a video about the whole album because apparently, ‘Love me or leave me’ is really out there sounding like it has ridiculous choreography to it, ‘Day and Night’ being a whole bop, and us getting emotionally attacked by ‘Afraid’. I don’t know how, but this whole album is insane. If you don’t tell me that ‘Zombie’ is the title track, I wouldn’t even know which one is because every song is battling its way into the top. This is because DAY6 has insane consistency on the effort they put into each song. It’s ridiculously amazing how they just couldn’t make a single bad song considering the number of songs they’ve already produced.
To me this whole song felt like a story. Of course, most songs are like stories but the way this song progressed really felt like how a book starts and ends. Very calm beginning, rising action in between, climaxing in the middle, and going back down to “calm” when you’d expect more. The song progression felt like a hill and i really enjoyed it. Now adding my thoughts of the music itself to the lyrics, its so well fitting yet heart breaking. The beginning explaining how they felt like a “zombie” with their life going in a never ending cycle with nothing new and nothing to run off on, to the “climax” where their emotions really come out, explaining now much it hurts them, wondering how their life got to the point that it doesn’t feel meaningful , how they got to the point of crying till they really cant cry, no matter how badly they want to. The song ended in a saddening emptiness, the same lyrics of how they feel like a “zombie”, the fact that it is hard to be content with life settling in and that what they are feeling is still prominently there. that is just what i got from it but everyone can interpret things differently :) j think that that is how i took this song because its very much how im feeling with my life right now but im sure ill break that cycle soon 😔🤘
The whole song is a quarantine mood, and all the songs in the album hit you differently. They comfort you and make you forget everything for a while. This comeback was definitely something else.
I feel like the beat of the song is warm while the lyrics hurt & slaps the truth of our everyday life. It's like they are comforting you while saying the truth to your face. I just love this song so much. I really relate to it. 😭
I expected a drop at the end as well, some sort of guitar solo or anything, a bit like the drop after the first chorus. But they way they did it with only the piano and Jae's voice, it fit so well. It beautifully expressed the feeling of emptiness they sang about in the lyrics. The feeling of constantly doing the same things without really reaching anything. This whole song hit hard for me, because I've been feeling, well, like a zombie for about half a year now, even before this whole quarantine happened. I felt like my life was going by, but I wasn't moving forward. I was just sitting there, breathing and watching my life go on. I felt like I was doing the same thing week after week, without a break, without anything new. This song perfectly hit home.... Edit: also I feel like the lack of changing sets adds to the feeling of being stuck in one place, because they literally are. It doesn't get being because of the different angles and playing around with the focus of the camera, and at the end of the mv by adding water...
This song came when my anxiety was at its peak and like you said it was so comforting to me because it showed that I am not alone and people go through similar things that I do. This whole album was so therapeutic to me and I truly love and appreciate the music that Day6 create.
7:38 i see what you did there XD I've been waiting for this reaction, which I relate to in so many levels. Thank you, PD. So excited for the listening party!!!
I think the reason why they used the same room it's to show us that everyone's stuck in the similar situation - mental health. Even though they're all different but somehow stuck together in the loop of being "zombie" in this society.
When you talked about when you're sad and anxious and the song reflects that and you feel less alone because someone else has also gone through this and put words to your feelings, it helps. Zombie by Day6 is that song for me, it has really helped me in that way.
I was also expecting a drop. The first time I watched the mv I ended up crying. I was so focused during the video that I didn't even notice how hard it was hitting me until the end. When Jar started singing (and wasn't a drop like I expected) I just broke down. It's so powerful
Never thought that those scenes are two shots joined into one scene.. I thought it's possible to make it in one shot by adjusting the aperture. . Thanks for pointing that out PD! Learning new skills through watching MV is so fun hahaha
I'm just very happy that someone out there in this world like day6 could relate to me and this song made me very happy and comforted bec someone knows how i feel, this song is probably one of my favs, *periodt.*
This was really cool, I learned a lot. I don’t watch horror movies, so hearing the explanation behind the techniques and what they are associated with and that was how the group reinforced certain feelings was very interesting.
Hi PD! The english version is also amazing. It isn’t a direct translation; instead, they wrote new lyrics that captured the essence of the song. Please check it out as well!
This was a really informative video on editing techniques. As an outsider I thought they were fun things to learn about. And I agree, this was definitely a much needed song. It also seems to be the perfect song for them to announce their break, telling the world that's how they've been feeling.
At first, I was like this is new (for the songs I listen to), but then boom right into 1st place in my heart. It's so great, plus you can really feel their emotions and it's so relatable, not the 'oOhH rElAtaBle Quirky' but we all have felt or feel like zombies in life. We do the same things every day and not living up to others' expectations of us.
Thanks for this reaction! You can always rely on PD to explain the confusing and mind-blowing filming techniques 😍 (except when they're reacting to Psycho LMAO)
i was really waiting for your review and i'm so happy you like it as much as i did!! i think jae helped compose this track so you can kinda feel his like happy/sad vibe
oh my god, i absolutely loved this analysis, PD i was already in love with the way this video was shot, but you just made me appreciate it even more, thank you so much
PD, i don't know if i'm too late, but i think they shot the scenes you talk about in 12:00 with a split diopter. it's not used very often nowadays (it is used in films like Jaws, All the President's Men, some Quentin Tarantino's films, and it was recently used in Toy Story 4!), but you can keep in focus two parts of the frame at a time, and you actually get some other parts blurry as well. they used really cool and not often seen techniques, so i wouldn't be surprised they did that!
I love this song it reminds me of the 90s emo band songs bcs you know we don’t really get them these days and DAY6 are just a bunch of genius guys for bringing us this bop
this song is so meaningful to me. You said it perfectly knowing I’m not alone and there are others feeling this way makes me feel safe in a way. I’m glad JYP let’s his artists express themselves using what they love as a platform to speak up about subjects the music industry doesn’t really talk about. Day6 have once again proved they are true rockstars.
i love this song so muchh, i can't stop listening to it!! and the mv was perfect for it. for me the use of that only set really adds to the lyrics of every day feeling the same, plus the camerawork and all the different angles made it very unique and kept it from becoming boring, in fact it may be one of my favorite day6 mvs. anyways i think the whole album is amazing
I also expected the final chorus as the outro cuz the bridge seemed to be leading there. But I think the ending was GENIUS on their part cuz it made me want to listen more and I just can't seem to have enough of the song so I re-listen to it over and over again. Idk if it's just me but I've been continuously listening to the song since it came out. The whole album is also so SOLID.
Yess! I was waiting for PD's reaction and it's finally here with everything I was wanting - an in-depth study of the beautiful cinematography. Thank you so much!
I love this song so much. It is so emotional and I have needed a new emotional song to listen to.. I actually needed this today because I felt a little empty. But yeah at the end, when they don’t do the drop and just let it stay emotional, I feel the tears in the back of my eyes. This song is just so powerful. I loved your reaction btw. I didn’t notice how intricate the scenes were!
PD-Nim i think you should be a teacher. You explain technical things so well and your voice is not boring to listen to. Thanks for always supporting Day6!
I love watching these videos, especially of deeper songs because pd always puts into words what I can't. It's really nice and refreshing and I love this entire series. Thank you pd
Thank you PD, I cried the whole video because this song is truly beautiful, it gives the feeling of loneliness but at the same time it's warm and comforting... I can't listen to it without crying. If I had to redefine the word “beautiful”, this MV would be the meaning.
The hollow ending kind of reminds me of N.Flying's "Rooftop". Both of the song caught me totally off guard. It's so unexpected bc you think there's going to be a big instrumental powerful outro. But this way, when it's only the vocals it's so much more emotional and carries the whole meaning throughout the song.
thank you for the video pd! i think Zombie was amazing. honestly they couldnt time it better, right? I'm really looking forward to your analysis of the album! honestly i think youre going to love it. there were past albums that explored Day6 more creative side, while this one is a little more focused on a single thematic-ish? but it doesnt make it less interesting, if anything, its more powerful. i got MAD I Need Somebody vibes from the way Afraid is built, and its equally if not more saddening. Tick Tock's tempo changes are amazing, and it makes it a favorite for me, but i also went with everybody and LOVED Love Me Or Leave Me. STOP feels like it belongs in entropy and they actually made the song for that album, and 1 to 10 have 80ish vibes as well which i love. Last but not least, the first song, Day and Night is day6's trademark, sad lyrics in a happy song. One last thing: Props to Young K's range in this album. I didnt know this was possible but theyre actually improving vocally. Honestly, the motto still stands: trust and listen to day6. not a single skip song in the album.
This whole album devastated me. It's the first Day6 album where i found it hard to find hope/happiness in their music/lyrics. But...that only made me love this album more. Like i am still in my feelings about this album after listening to it 56832 times. It's not what i expected or hoped for but i think it was needed
A lot of reaction was uploaded almost immediately but I'm proud of myself that I wait patiently for you to upload this reaction~ The song is so relatable especially in time like this, it's too close to home so it hurts so much but it give me a comfort at the same time. I hope that day6 can take this time to rest and recover :"
I don't know why but this song makes me feel weird...in a good way :) I thought I was the only person who felt like a "zombie" but now I realized that actually lot of people were feeling the same "gloomy" emotion. I was touched. seriously.
This song does a very good job at describing aspects of depression in straightforward lyrics, and I am here for it, and appreciate it. Stan Day6 ya'll.
this month has been blessed with soo many good music releases!! i'm a little late but I just finished listening to the entire album and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!!
For me, I think the mellow ending represents that even all of us experiences this things, life still goes on and you can't expect anything to it. So this song is made to comfort us.
I love how versatile they are, like they can do ballads, they can do rock (I still cry remembering Rescue me) and they can do pieces of art like Zombie. At this point what can't Day6 do? I love the creativity of the music video, both lyrics and video is so relatable and it's very different to any other music video I've seen in Korean music, I could definitely get inspired by the song. Overall 1000/10 would listen again.
we already knew that day6 have many, like PLENTY relatable songs, but zombie is really hits different. when i first read the title, i thought it would be a fast like upbeat and hard song, but it was not. it turned out that zombie has a kind of dark meaning, it symbolize the numb feeling that we had because of the sick routinity. this is a really comforting song to hear when you're tired and depressed but you have to keep going on your life with an "auto settings" like a zombie. ALSO this song has an english version to it, and the english one is REALLY HITS DIFFERENT. even though the melody is still the same, the lyrics is not an exact translation from korean. it's like a whole new song. the korean ver. lyrics is kind of more sound comforting, meanwhile the english ver. lyrics is darker and more depressing. so yeah, zombie is really the song i needed when the world is being cruel. in conclusion : you all better listen to day6's songs and start stanning them. if you ask me "what song should i listen?" WHATEVER, JUST CHOOSE ONE, THEY LITERALLY HAD NO BAD SONGS, TRUST ME.
I'm addicted to this song. Maybe because I'm feeling the same right now in my life. But this song is helpful and I hope all the members will feel good and happy
Day6 gave us the album we needed during this shitty Quarantine time. They gave us everything we ever needed, and they keep giving us everything we need. Every time I feel like I am in a new phase in my life Day6 is there to catch me and hold me till I can stand again. With care, hope, understanding, and a feeling of never being alone. They deserve so much in life, and I can't wait to continue to grow as a person with them in my life.
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when i first heard the song i couldn't tell how i felt about how they decided to end it. expecting the song to pick up but it just suddenly goes quiet... at first it was very unsatisfying... but then i realized the reason why they did that and damn, that hurts. we all dream for life to turn into something more, but our expectations are never met.. everyday goes by the same and we very rarely are able to feel satisfied with the life we live
omg yes, i think so too about the end of the song :(
I never thought of that wow
@@klstay9704 Orang KL ka 😅
But if you have noticed the word 살아 (live) in the chorus had been repeated for like 3 times. It was like they've been telling you to live and look forward even if things are always the same everyday.
@@odetojoy2012 yes and i love that! life may not have a true purpose, but we live it because we want to and there's nothing wrong with that. laughing at memes all day or listening to music 24/7 may seem useless and like your life is going nowhere, but what matters is that you're having fun. at the end of the day, the one true purpose of everyone's life is to just enjoy it
I was also expecting a drop. For me, it hit harder the way they did it because if they did a final drop I would expect for the lyrics to have some sort of resolution (maybe motivational words of how to feel less like zombie) but no, it hits hard because in reality it doesn't feel like a resolution will happen and everything will feel the same everyday.
Sorry, no idea if this made sense.
The resolution would've been better(if they had one) at the key change. It just seems like the perfect time to do it.
I feel like that's the point of the song, to make you feel but doesn't exactly need a resolution right away, it's a process. If you want a resolution, listen to Better Better. I love how some MyDays pointed out that it's the answer to Zombie.
@@annamariejones2837 I believe they don't need to. Life is harsh, some things can never have a solution (look at how many people were killed by depression), and DAY6 want to address exactly that problem
@@ndnm819 I never said they did.The song is fine as it is.
But if you have noticed the word 살아 (live) in the chorus had been repeated for like 3 times. It was like they've been telling you to live and look forward even if things are always the same everyday.
Tbh the whole album is filled with bops
Facts
Aren't all their albums? ❤️❤️❤️
Of course. It's Day6 after all
LMOLM and 1 to 10 are my favourite bsides
Yessss!!! 💚
This comeback and this song specifically could not be more relatable. I recon we all feel like zombies to a certain degree in a current situation. Everyone stay safe!
Me when I was in school^^
Everyone but Dowoon: “I’ve become a zombie”
Dowoon: Is the zombie
Cassandra Blak It’s actually not Dowoon. It’s an actor under JYP (I forgot his name though)
Llumiina Haha I know. They just looked a little similar and I thought it was ironic:)
Cassandra Blak ahh okay. Dw when I first saw the teaser I confused him with Dowoon 😂 they really do look similar
@@emily8226 me too man me too
@@emily8226 it's under YG Kplus
THE JEONGHAN FRAME IS ALIVE
bruh we haven't seen that frame in ages! Feels like old times
Nina for real 😭😭😭
YESSSS. I'm so happy😀.
you mean that yellow framed long haired person at the back is Jeonghan? omg I thought it’s his wife or anyone. ‘cause my video has a low qualtity LOL
so yOuR dog speaks cHinEse?? I- 😭😭it’s funny cause like you’re not the only person that thought that
Honestly the one very good thing I think that shows through their hiatus, is that the stigma around mental illness in the kpop community is slowly crumbling. Artists are coming out to their fans and telling them their struggles, and they’re being forward and honest with their companies and they’re being given mental hiatuses much more prevalently than past years. Which is a good thing, considering the mental health issue in Kpop has been just as present in the past years, but now it’s being addressed and idols are recovering. Companies are also not pushing idols as hard and not overworking they as much because of how many have come out and told them “I’m not okay, and I need a break.”
Actually JYP has always cares for their idols' mental health. Even tho the company is not good with promoting but they sure care a lot, they always make a proper announcement when it comes to the health (physical and mental) of their idols and employees, which is pretty rare in the Kpop industry. Fortunately, more and more companies are picking up this pattern.
This song is so relatable
Ikr same maan, soo relatable as if singing about life of half of the people on planet
I read this as reliable n I didn’t question it lmao
exactly. zombie is a song that i can relate to entirely and is somehow healing to me. it's like "you're not the only one" and i feel comforted by that fact.
"you're not the only one and I feel comforted by that fact" same 😭
20:00 Young K said he was standing right in front of the camera when he shot this part so he was a bit nervous lol
cute
The whole album is just chef's kiss
I'm glad you've mentioned the shot of the close of Jae and Young K and Dowoon in the back cause when I first watch it I thought I haven't seen a shot like this in a long time. I used to see it used in early 2000 pop rock video's and when I saw that it was very nostalgic for me.
Same
the water effect hits hard because drowning is an analogy for depression
“I live counting the time til I close my eyes” hit hard
I usually never listen to sad songs because they make me like .. wallow? in my sadness? however despite my avoidance to depressing-type music I agree that I also “needed” this song to just validate my feelings of anxiety towards this whole situation. as much as i want to say it hasn’t been affecting me significantly, it just has. there’s no way around it. i think everyone in some way is going through something right now. it does make me feel better that one of my favorite artists has put these feelings everyone can relate to into a song and it just cuts SO deep. kinda just makes my heart feel a little less empty to have this type of support from day6. we’re in this together ❤️
r to the fucking t
True. I also avoid such songs but I still listen to some when I feel 'heavy' inside, like when you wanna cry but can't. But when I listen to some songs (songs that are relatable or makes me wanna cry) like Zombie, I don't feel so alone.(That's how I mostly cope) It's like someone actually understands me and is there for me, then I'll end up crying. Sorry if I suck at explaining.
I needed this review. My heart is aching for them b/c the album deserves a promotion. I'm scared of the anxiety they are feeling. They don't deserve to burn out. They deserve to soar even higher. I know that is scary. I'm so glad JYP is making them rest.
This feels like the most personal of all of their title tracks, and it hits so dang hard. I know a lot of people have said one of the b tracks Love Me or Leave Me should have been a title track, and I can totally see that, but I'm so glad they went with Zombie for this release. It's just.... so beautiful, and emotional, and real and hits me just as hard every time i watch/listen to it
You'd expect the drop of the beat to be at the middle or at the end of the song but Day6 did it differently. And this is their first song i listened to. It's a masterpiece.
Listen to others like shoot me. I loved you and when you love someone, I need somebody, I wait, and one of my personal favourites beautiful feeling😍
They don't have even a single bad song and as a multi stan I can say this with surety. I hope you stan them
Welcome to the weird n wonderful world of Day6 💕
@@allisonsheridan58 i actually have. And i already have most of their songs including bsides on my phone.
@@justinehercthehuman oh wow. Its lovely to hear that
This is one of the best review of Day6 zombie. When I watched this mv, I noticed that how simple this mv is. Very simple but have a deep meaning here. I watched one of korean youtuber said that during the scene when the actor walk very slowly while the rest is so fast,it shows how cruel the city is. You can see no one talk to him in the office and people around him dont want to know what he is doing too. And the water, people said water can calm us too. Such a simple story but have a deep meaning . And this song is only 3.04 minute and it is one of the shortest songs Day6 have.I think why they make it short maybe they want to leave the listeners in a hallow or dark emotions here. I also have same thought like you,maybe in the last scene where young k and jae sing,maybe they gonna have a drum or another sound but no, they just leave it there and end it. That is how our life is,our life is short.
7:25 when PD started talking I got goosebumps, because that's exactly how I feel.
I have anxiety and depression and listening to songs that matches my mood helps me and makes me feel like I'm not alone.
I thought I was weird for feeling this way.. listening to songs I can relate to helps me more than songs that are comforting
@@m00ndy yeah, I felt like I was weird and this was wrong for some time, but then i just thought about it and it's completely normal. Doing this helped me so much when I was felling like I was in a black hole, all alone and then doing it made me feel like I'm not alone and that everything is going to be okay.
I remember when my son, who struggles with depression & suicidal thoughts, expressed this to me for the first time. I didn’t fully understand it then like I do now. This song & mv are a masterpiece
@@kaypduck thank you for understanding him, not a lot of people and families in general try and thank you for being an amazing mom! 💜
I also had an understanding mom that helped me a lot.
The whole album is a masterpiece T-T
i love how you interpreted every little detail in the music video, now it feels even more vulnerable and raw. I'll keep thinking about your explanation every time i watch it. also, can't wait for a listening party for TBoU:TD. this was one of my favourite releases this year. Entropy will forever be my favourite album by DAY6 but god, this album is AOTY material for me.
I love how the highlight of this reaction is the v e r y detailed explanation of how focus works
Lmao I’m sorry
@@formoftherapy don't be sorry, we're here for it! I appreciate very much how passionate you are about explaining mvs
yes we really needed a sad, calm song
The thing about ZOMBIE is that everything shows and sounds restless, defeated, and lonely.
The beats, the singing, the lyrics, the melody, the music structure, and the silent outro.
It feels so realistic, that it leaves us a gnawing pain that we never realized existed, has been existing, and hopefully we'd be able to flick away.
When the MV is so good PD called it a movie
Can’t wait for you to post a video about the whole album because apparently, ‘Love me or leave me’ is really out there sounding like it has ridiculous choreography to it, ‘Day and Night’ being a whole bop, and us getting emotionally attacked by ‘Afraid’. I don’t know how, but this whole album is insane. If you don’t tell me that ‘Zombie’ is the title track, I wouldn’t even know which one is because every song is battling its way into the top. This is because DAY6 has insane consistency on the effort they put into each song. It’s ridiculously amazing how they just couldn’t make a single bad song considering the number of songs they’ve already produced.
" a sort of *form of therapy* "
Me : " He said the thing! "
Lol i was reading this and they literally said it
Just a heads up, PD goes by “they/them”
@@samanthabourne7284 oh , thanks!
@@edutey95 No problem 👍
The iconic Jeonghan frame is back :D
To me this whole song felt like a story. Of course, most songs are like stories but the way this song progressed really felt like how a book starts and ends. Very calm beginning, rising action in between, climaxing in the middle, and going back down to “calm” when you’d expect more. The song progression felt like a hill and i really enjoyed it. Now adding my thoughts of the music itself to the lyrics, its so well fitting yet heart breaking. The beginning explaining how they felt like a “zombie” with their life going in a never ending cycle with nothing new and nothing to run off on, to the “climax” where their emotions really come out, explaining now much it hurts them, wondering how their life got to the point that it doesn’t feel meaningful , how they got to the point of crying till they really cant cry, no matter how badly they want to. The song ended in a saddening emptiness, the same lyrics of how they feel like a “zombie”, the fact that it is hard to be content with life settling in and that what they are feeling is still prominently there. that is just what i got from it but everyone can interpret things differently :) j think that that is how i took this song because its very much how im feeling with my life right now but im sure ill break that cycle soon 😔🤘
I WROTE A LOT WAIT SORRY 😭💔
The whole album is honestly amazing (plus, the comment section under the mv is just as raw, vulnerable and powerful as the song 😭😭❤❤)
The whole song is a quarantine mood, and all the songs in the album hit you differently. They comfort you and make you forget everything for a while. This comeback was definitely something else.
I feel like the beat of the song is warm while the lyrics hurt & slaps the truth of our everyday life. It's like they are comforting you while saying the truth to your face. I just love this song so much. I really relate to it. 😭
I expected a drop at the end as well, some sort of guitar solo or anything, a bit like the drop after the first chorus. But they way they did it with only the piano and Jae's voice, it fit so well. It beautifully expressed the feeling of emptiness they sang about in the lyrics. The feeling of constantly doing the same things without really reaching anything.
This whole song hit hard for me, because I've been feeling, well, like a zombie for about half a year now, even before this whole quarantine happened. I felt like my life was going by, but I wasn't moving forward. I was just sitting there, breathing and watching my life go on. I felt like I was doing the same thing week after week, without a break, without anything new. This song perfectly hit home....
Edit: also I feel like the lack of changing sets adds to the feeling of being stuck in one place, because they literally are. It doesn't get being because of the different angles and playing around with the focus of the camera, and at the end of the mv by adding water...
This song came when my anxiety was at its peak and like you said it was so comforting to me because it showed that I am not alone and people go through similar things that I do. This whole album was so therapeutic to me and I truly love and appreciate the music that Day6 create.
7:38 i see what you did there XD
I've been waiting for this reaction, which I relate to in so many levels. Thank you, PD. So excited for the listening party!!!
I MISSED THE JEONGHAN FRAME WAAAH
I think the reason why they used the same room it's to show us that everyone's stuck in the similar situation - mental health. Even though they're all different but somehow stuck together in the loop of being "zombie" in this society.
I'm sad that they're not promoting this song, but it doesn't matter bc the album is a BOP
Truee! The hollow ending after Young K's part and then Jae's ended it quietly! Whoa that was so spot on
I’ve been waiting for this👀
When you talked about when you're sad and anxious and the song reflects that and you feel less alone because someone else has also gone through this and put words to your feelings, it helps. Zombie by Day6 is that song for me, it has really helped me in that way.
I was never this fast
I was also expecting a drop. The first time I watched the mv I ended up crying. I was so focused during the video that I didn't even notice how hard it was hitting me until the end. When Jar started singing (and wasn't a drop like I expected) I just broke down. It's so powerful
Never thought that those scenes are two shots joined into one scene.. I thought it's possible to make it in one shot by adjusting the aperture. . Thanks for pointing that out PD! Learning new skills through watching MV is so fun hahaha
I cried my eyes out the first time I listened to this song but now I listen to this song to comfort me as a release . It’s beautiful
P.D., you are absolutely right about how we all ended this type of song of darkness and sadness that can relate rn!
The whole album is 1000000/100. ALBUM OF THE YEAR INDEED. ❤❤❤
I'm just very happy that someone out there in this world like day6 could relate to me and this song made me very happy and comforted bec someone knows how i feel, this song is probably one of my favs, *periodt.*
Day6 does not disappoint.
They make music that speaks about life and real feelings.
I feel always very comforted by it.
Zombie was no exception.
dang i am literally obsessed with your commentary (esp with the cinematography!!!!!)
This was really cool, I learned a lot. I don’t watch horror movies, so hearing the explanation behind the techniques and what they are associated with and that was how the group reinforced certain feelings was very interesting.
Hi PD! The english version is also amazing. It isn’t a direct translation; instead, they wrote new lyrics that captured the essence of the song. Please check it out as well!
This was a really informative video on editing techniques. As an outsider I thought they were fun things to learn about. And I agree, this was definitely a much needed song. It also seems to be the perfect song for them to announce their break, telling the world that's how they've been feeling.
At first, I was like this is new (for the songs I listen to), but then boom right into 1st place in my heart. It's so great, plus you can really feel their emotions and it's so relatable, not the 'oOhH rElAtaBle Quirky' but we all have felt or feel like zombies in life. We do the same things every day and not living up to others' expectations of us.
all of us really needed this song tbh and it made us realize so many things
Dowoon in all these video's thumbnail is SERVING i swear dowoon visual is everything
Normally I don't really vibe that much with day6 music, but its true. This album is the best album I've heard so far this year. Its simply amazing.
Thanks for this reaction! You can always rely on PD to explain the confusing and mind-blowing filming techniques 😍 (except when they're reacting to Psycho LMAO)
Everytime I listen to it I got goosebumps I really feel so related day6 never disappoint
i was really waiting for your review and i'm so happy you like it as much as i did!! i think jae helped compose this track so you can kinda feel his like happy/sad vibe
oh my god, i absolutely loved this analysis, PD
i was already in love with the way this video was shot, but you just made me appreciate it even more, thank you so much
PD, i don't know if i'm too late, but i think they shot the scenes you talk about in 12:00 with a split diopter. it's not used very often nowadays (it is used in films like Jaws, All the President's Men, some Quentin Tarantino's films, and it was recently used in Toy Story 4!), but you can keep in focus two parts of the frame at a time, and you actually get some other parts blurry as well. they used really cool and not often seen techniques, so i wouldn't be surprised they did that!
This is one of the reactions that I'm rooting for. I thought my notif has some problems but yeah, you're here and thank you. ❤️
I love this song it reminds me of the 90s emo band songs bcs you know we don’t really get them these days and DAY6 are just a bunch of genius guys for bringing us this bop
this song is so meaningful to me. You said it perfectly knowing I’m not alone and there are others feeling this way makes me feel safe in a way. I’m glad JYP let’s his artists express themselves using what they love as a platform to speak up about subjects the music industry doesn’t really talk about. Day6 have once again proved they are true rockstars.
i love this song so muchh, i can't stop listening to it!! and the mv was perfect for it.
for me the use of that only set really adds to the lyrics of every day feeling the same, plus the camerawork and all the different angles made it very unique and kept it from becoming boring, in fact it may be one of my favorite day6 mvs.
anyways i think the whole album is amazing
you don't know how much i waited for this reaction since its release uggghh
I also expected the final chorus as the outro cuz the bridge seemed to be leading there. But I think the ending was GENIUS on their part cuz it made me want to listen more and I just can't seem to have enough of the song so I re-listen to it over and over again. Idk if it's just me but I've been continuously listening to the song since it came out. The whole album is also so SOLID.
Am I the only on who thought that when he looked at the road below from the bridge it was almost like he was contemplating on ending it all
Yess! I was waiting for PD's reaction and it's finally here with everything I was wanting - an in-depth study of the beautiful cinematography. Thank you so much!
Even when you're reading a comedic book you still feel the emotion of the song and it's like it pours out sadness but also give comfort
This level of detailed MV reaction is soooo beautiful. Thank you very much, PDnim.
I love this song so much. It is so emotional and I have needed a new emotional song to listen to.. I actually needed this today because I felt a little empty. But yeah at the end, when they don’t do the drop and just let it stay emotional, I feel the tears in the back of my eyes. This song is just so powerful. I loved your reaction btw. I didn’t notice how intricate the scenes were!
PD-Nim i think you should be a teacher. You explain technical things so well and your voice is not boring to listen to. Thanks for always supporting Day6!
I love watching these videos, especially of deeper songs because pd always puts into words what I can't. It's really nice and refreshing and I love this entire series. Thank you pd
Thank you PD, I cried the whole video because this song is truly beautiful, it gives the feeling of loneliness but at the same time it's warm and comforting... I can't listen to it without crying. If I had to redefine the word “beautiful”, this MV would be the meaning.
For the young k and jae's blurred/focus part you can check it on zombie behind the scene. They were actually in one frame.
I love how the synth reverts to regular piano right at the end.
The hollow ending kind of reminds me of N.Flying's "Rooftop". Both of the song caught me totally off guard. It's so unexpected bc you think there's going to be a big instrumental powerful outro. But this way, when it's only the vocals it's so much more emotional and carries the whole meaning throughout the song.
thank you for the video pd!
i think Zombie was amazing.
honestly they couldnt time it better, right?
I'm really looking forward to your analysis of the album! honestly i think youre going to love it. there were past albums that explored Day6 more creative side, while this one is a little more focused on a single thematic-ish? but it doesnt make it less interesting, if anything, its more powerful.
i got MAD I Need Somebody vibes from the way Afraid is built, and its equally if not more saddening.
Tick Tock's tempo changes are amazing, and it makes it a favorite for me, but i also went with everybody and LOVED Love Me Or Leave Me.
STOP feels like it belongs in entropy and they actually made the song for that album, and 1 to 10 have 80ish vibes as well which i love.
Last but not least, the first song, Day and Night is day6's trademark, sad lyrics in a happy song.
One last thing: Props to Young K's range in this album. I didnt know this was possible but theyre actually improving vocally.
Honestly, the motto still stands: trust and listen to day6. not a single skip song in the album.
The reaction that I've been waiting for :) Thank you
I can see the jeonghan picture framed behind pd. I love how much he likes seventeen. I relate to you so much.❤
This whole album devastated me. It's the first Day6 album where i found it hard to find hope/happiness in their music/lyrics. But...that only made me love this album more. Like i am still in my feelings about this album after listening to it 56832 times. It's not what i expected or hoped for but i think it was needed
A lot of reaction was uploaded almost immediately but I'm proud of myself that I wait patiently for you to upload this reaction~
The song is so relatable especially in time like this, it's too close to home so it hurts so much but it give me a comfort at the same time. I hope that day6 can take this time to rest and recover :"
This song makes me cry every time. Its like they took the words out of my head and knew what I was feeling. I love Day6 and always will.
I don't know why but this song makes me feel weird...in a good way :) I thought I was the only person who felt like a "zombie" but now I realized that actually lot of people were feeling the same "gloomy" emotion. I was touched. seriously.
Hi PD! Great reaction as always. Im patiently waiting for The Demon review and reaction ❤️
This song does a very good job at describing aspects of depression in straightforward lyrics, and I am here for it, and appreciate it. Stan Day6 ya'll.
this month has been blessed with soo many good music releases!! i'm a little late but I just finished listening to the entire album and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!!
Been waiting for this! Thank you!
For me, I think the mellow ending represents that even all of us experiences this things, life still goes on and you can't expect anything to it. So this song is made to comfort us.
I love how versatile they are, like they can do ballads, they can do rock (I still cry remembering Rescue me) and they can do pieces of art like Zombie. At this point what can't Day6 do?
I love the creativity of the music video, both lyrics and video is so relatable and it's very different to any other music video I've seen in Korean music, I could definitely get inspired by the song. Overall 1000/10 would listen again.
Just like you said, this comeback and song specifically felt like something i needed. Day6 nails it every time
we already knew that day6 have many, like PLENTY relatable songs, but zombie is really hits different. when i first read the title, i thought it would be a fast like upbeat and hard song, but it was not. it turned out that zombie has a kind of dark meaning, it symbolize the numb feeling that we had because of the sick routinity. this is a really comforting song to hear when you're tired and depressed but you have to keep going on your life with an "auto settings" like a zombie. ALSO this song has an english version to it, and the english one is REALLY HITS DIFFERENT. even though the melody is still the same, the lyrics is not an exact translation from korean. it's like a whole new song. the korean ver. lyrics is kind of more sound comforting, meanwhile the english ver. lyrics is darker and more depressing.
so yeah, zombie is really the song i needed when the world is being cruel.
in conclusion : you all better listen to day6's songs and start stanning them. if you ask me "what song should i listen?" WHATEVER, JUST CHOOSE ONE, THEY LITERALLY HAD NO BAD SONGS, TRUST ME.
Everytime I listen to this song, I always cry cause the lyrics are straightforward. I'm looking forward for this album. Congrats DAY6!
I'm addicted to this song. Maybe because I'm feeling the same right now in my life. But this song is helpful and I hope all the members will feel good and happy
Day6 gave us the album we needed during this shitty Quarantine time. They gave us everything we ever needed, and they keep giving us everything we need. Every time I feel like I am in a new phase in my life Day6 is there to catch me and hold me till I can stand again. With care, hope, understanding, and a feeling of never being alone. They deserve so much in life, and I can't wait to continue to grow as a person with them in my life.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS i've never clicked on a video this fast