I feel that my initial theory was right. They're in Hallucination Quest like in Savage but now in Real World setting, they fight against the deep fakes pretending to be them that create the drama and causing trust issues and confusing the girls who's who, remember the instructions given at the start of the mv by doing the opposite is the only way to escape, you'll notice that that's what they did to wake up from the hallucination thus, breaking the mirror that they once was trapped in. I also like the symbolism of the vinyl record in the beginning then within the mv where they also mentioned breaking the cycle of trauma plus the fact that it is an analog type of sound storage in contrast to their concept within digital realm. I do believe that every mv, track videos, and short films they all tied together. This is why I love aespa so much coz they tickle my ears and brain just like red velvet although I'd say I understand aespa's lore more than rv
when aespa has a come back, you're the one channel that i must check first for the new reaction video! i love your theory and how well researched you are to their every lore xD i especially love how you enjoy every bit of their concepts and vocals and it makes me enjoy aespa more when watching the mvs along with you, so, thank you!
I just remembered while watching ur vid abt 4 rules in the drama. The first one is refering to the rules that nævis has said in the first episode of SMCU "black mamba" in the post credit naevis said "there're rules u must abide while you're in kwangya: do not ever look back, follow the butterfly, keep moving forward". The second rule remind me of when they get illusion in savage mv. They were like in a box, like a glass box. And the rule said to shake hand if your reflection give u their hand. I think it means that it's the way you break through the black mamba spell and get out of the illusion. And the last one i think it's quite direct. Do not affraid of the light. Follow it and maybe you'll reach your goal/destination/way out.
This is definitely their best title track. The mv is straight fire 🔥, wasn't ready for it. Wach and every one of these women are in another level here, and absolutely stunning and gorgeous. This might for sure be Aespa's best.
I love how you're so into the music, the concept and the lore. others don't do it. you actually analyse the music and the concept and put efforts into it which a lot of mys lack. they listen to a few secs and goes like "aespa's worst title track." been hearing it since their debut and it's lowkey tiring
Dude, once again you nailed this reaction! I watched other reactors, but no one understood/mentioned The Matrix, Kill Bill and Sin City visual references, and you (i knew you will!) said what i thought, danggg Thank you for the vid 👏🏻
The Sign reads Girls who create their Drama, deserve their own Karma because their is a saying which Goes: People Who create their own Drama, deserve their own Karma
Bruh... I could be totally wrong but after f*ck tons of viewings im almost 100% sure i got the story of the MV. ( incoming theory ) The girls in the opening ( all black outfits on the red stage ) i think are the "Evil/Corrupted" versions of Aespa ( like the "mirror realm" wich would make sense with the 2nd rule and other moments where mirrors are used but most importantly shattered. I would even say that this part represents them planning the switch up / conjuring the magic ) The girls in the car are the real Aespa. The crash is the "evil" version trying to eliminate the real Aespa ( you only see the headlights of the car coming... Light can blind your eyes... Rule number 3) At that moment evil Aespa took real Aespa's place ( except for Winter and maybe Giselle. That's the part im not 100% on because, i also think that it actually could be "good" Winter crashing them because the girls in the car are already the "evil" Aespa and that whole thing is some sort of loop that keeps repeating until she finds the right way to end it: the only way to escape is by doing the opposite...) Thats why after the crash the first shot is a lighter being lit by (evil) Karina and she's looking at the car burning with an obvious look of satisfaction on her face. That would explain why Karina steps in the building and starts slicing and dicing everyone but most importantly why the girls are fighting Karina. Fight scenes hold very important details, when Karina flips Ning over she then gives her a look of Oh its you And NingNing gives here an acknowledgement look Implying the realisation that they both didnt know that they both took the place of their "good counterparts" Right after that Karina "disposes" of Giselle and again there is a look exchange but this one is different, i think that Karina kills Giselle right when Winter(good) drops in and sees it so she fights Karina. ( this is the complicated part, because we dont see Karina kill giselle but we also dont see here spare her, if she spares her its because she realises its the "evil" Giselle, if she kills her its because it was "good" Giselle. Wich led me to think of the loop thing where Winter tries to prevent this, thats why she rushes on the bike to get to the building to try and get there before Karina kills Giselle but whatever its very clear in my mind but very hard to word ) Many shots of Winter on the bike with car headlights that seem to be chasing her ( light can blind... Run away as fast as possible ) Then there is a shot of Winter turning around quickly because "she feels a presence in the dark" ( rule number 1...) Presence being "Evil" NingNing Then NingNing lets go of Winter from the rooftop The fall scene is important because you see 2 silhouettes falling ( probably symbolizing that its not her first fall, again aligns with the loop theory) and at some point it flips upside down hinting at the 4th rule. Then in the Bridge... Definetly Evil NingNing standing by the flaming car with her conquering look/expression but then we get Winter who is sad and tired looking ( like she cant get the loop to stop )going back to the crash and you again see car headlights coming for her but this time she dosent run away ( ride away in fact but the idea is the same ) And when the light "blinds" her she gets a vision ( you see the crash , then some fast cuts and traveling , the Karina fight, noticeably this time in color, it all ends with her eye opening, def symbolizing a "vision/revelation" ) and THEN she understand that she needs to do the oposite so that why she dosent drop Karina from the rooftop but instead firms up her grip to NOT let her go. Its like all the scenario probably happens multiple times but since its a 3 minutes video we cant see it all because it would have been a 3hour movie. Like i could definetly be wrong, but like i said im almost 100% i got the plot right ( maybe not explaining it the best of ways ) and even if im wrong, im sure im not far off at all. All this to say im obsessed with this song and MV😅
Guys notice when the back up dancers point at them when they’re dancing and then towards the end Aespa is pointing their fingers back at the dancers. It’s super deep the story.
The rapping 💯 The vocals 💯 The dancing 💯 The choreography 💯 The visuals 💯 The cinematography 💯 The editing 💯 The camerawork 💯 The video production 💯 The MV 💯
well ok first thing the aesthetic and visual aspect of the Mv are incredible the way the mv is shot, the transitions, the camera movements etc... are very cool. the MV is very black (literally with very little light) the different sets and the CGI are also of good quality. for the story telling AESPA never disappoints so of course SM gets a little confused with all their virtual history of SMUVERSE but at least they try to take KPOP to a higher level. for me the current story line is in a certain way similar to DC's nightmare saga. Karina is often the savior in the AESPA universe just like JIU in DC. what is interesting this time is that for me Karina and WINTER as well as Giselle and Ning ning seem to be in opposition like evil twins Winter is the mirror of Karina but an evil version. all like Ning ning is the evil version of Giselle. in the katana fight scene Karina faces Winter and Ningning so it seems that the group is divided into 2 Winter and Ningning vs Karina and Giselle. curious to see where this story line is going but there are similarities with the MV "the girl"
Imo the idea of sharing the rap part is ridiculous SM should let Giselle do her real work( I'm ok with sharing the rap with karina since she's the lead rapper) love the song tho it's fire 🔥 and we got the arommanter Karina now !! Sm didn't lie when they introduced her as an all rounder
If you didn't catch it, the Red Circle dance with the male dancers on side pointing, is a real dance from Bolero created by Maurice Bejart in the 60s. It is family danced by Sylvie Guillem (France) and Maya Plisetskaya (Russian), you can find the dances here on YT. 😄😄
Since you mentioned RV...If taeyeon and RV's MVs will also have acton/killing scenes or even a lot of red color, well, what a bloddy month would this be for SM GGs Lol just kidding
the base that hits during winters part make me squeal and kick my feet because its everything to me🤍🙌🏽.. along with ningnings run 😖😩💯 the ending gives me chills to.
yes you're right i'am wrong during my first watch it's seems than karina and Giselle are together but you're right all of them try to kill Karina so it's even more interesting .
Sinto que minha teoria inicial estava certa. Eles estão em Hallucination Quest como em Savage, mas agora no cenário do mundo real, eles lutam contra os deep fakes fingindo ser eles que criam o drama e causam problemas de confiança e confundem as garotas quem é quem, Winter é o espelho de Karina, mas um malvado versão. todos como Ning Ning é a versão maligna de Giselle. na cena de luta da katana Karina enfrenta Winter e Ningning então parece que o grupo está dividido em 2 Winter e Ningning vs Karina e Giselle, lembre-se das instruções dadas no início do mv fazendo o contrário é a única forma de escapar, você vou notar que foi isso que eles fizeram para acordar da alucinação, quebrando assim o espelho em que estavam presos. Também gosto do simbolismo do disco de vinil no início e depois dentro do mv onde também mencionaram quebrar o ciclo de trauma mais o fato de ser um tipo analógico de armazenamento de som em contraste com seu conceito no mundo digital. Eu acredito que todos os vídeos, vídeos e curtas-metragens estão todos interligados. É por isso que eu amo tanto aespa, porque eles fazem cócegas em meus ouvidos e cérebro como veludo vermelho, embora eu diria que entendo mais a tradição de aespa do que de RV. EU AMO.
I always say this but whenever I listen to the song or see the MV now all I think of is the backup dancer who had the wrong timing at 6:39 and honestly as a dancer so it kind of ruined that part for me but its just a me thing
their best title track in my opinion
true
Fr 🤌
honestly yes, I liked it at first listen and I like it more and more the more I listen
YESSSSSSSSSS
definitely!
This is by far their craziest track. Insanity. Also Winter needs to relax
you really understand easpa's music and concept so well.
Honest to God, even by AESPA's standards this song and its mv are INCREDIBLE!! I'm teary eyed right now.
I feel that my initial theory was right. They're in Hallucination Quest like in Savage but now in Real World setting, they fight against the deep fakes pretending to be them that create the drama and causing trust issues and confusing the girls who's who, remember the instructions given at the start of the mv by doing the opposite is the only way to escape, you'll notice that that's what they did to wake up from the hallucination thus, breaking the mirror that they once was trapped in. I also like the symbolism of the vinyl record in the beginning then within the mv where they also mentioned breaking the cycle of trauma plus the fact that it is an analog type of sound storage in contrast to their concept within digital realm. I do believe that every mv, track videos, and short films they all tied together. This is why I love aespa so much coz they tickle my ears and brain just like red velvet although I'd say I understand aespa's lore more than rv
wow so cool
Very well said.. So cool!
i enjoy watching your reaction so much because you really understand their lore and the theory is make sense 🤧💖
This song is amazing. The MV too. I know it's not supposed to be a shocker cause it's AESPA but damn 😭 I was not expecting THAT much slay 🔥
when aespa has a come back, you're the one channel that i must check first for the new reaction video! i love your theory and how well researched you are to their every lore xD i especially love how you enjoy every bit of their concepts and vocals and it makes me enjoy aespa more when watching the mvs along with you, so, thank you!
Its really amazing that they use Kill Bill as reference, I think its Karina's idea, it's her favorite song. Thank you for your reaction..
I just remembered while watching ur vid abt 4 rules in the drama. The first one is refering to the rules that nævis has said in the first episode of SMCU "black mamba" in the post credit naevis said "there're rules u must abide while you're in kwangya: do not ever look back, follow the butterfly, keep moving forward". The second rule remind me of when they get illusion in savage mv. They were like in a box, like a glass box. And the rule said to shake hand if your reflection give u their hand. I think it means that it's the way you break through the black mamba spell and get out of the illusion. And the last one i think it's quite direct. Do not affraid of the light. Follow it and maybe you'll reach your goal/destination/way out.
This is definitely their best title track. The mv is straight fire 🔥, wasn't ready for it. Wach and every one of these women are in another level here, and absolutely stunning and gorgeous. This might for sure be Aespa's best.
I love how you're so into the music, the concept and the lore. others don't do it. you actually analyse the music and the concept and put efforts into it which a lot of mys lack. they listen to a few secs and goes like "aespa's worst title track." been hearing it since their debut and it's lowkey tiring
Dude, once again you nailed this reaction! I watched other reactors, but no one understood/mentioned The Matrix, Kill Bill and Sin City visual references, and you (i knew you will!) said what i thought, danggg
Thank you for the vid 👏🏻
Climax is coming = Winter is Coming 🤣🤟🏻
reallll lmao
The ad-libs 💯
The harmonies 💯
The music production 💯
The vocal production 💯
The instrumental 💯
The Sign reads Girls who create their Drama, deserve their own Karma because their is a saying which Goes: People Who create their own Drama, deserve their own Karma
Thank you so much. I hope many people love your channel
I think NCT 127's Fact check and Æspa's are kinda connected. I have also noticed the ending instrumental for Fact check can be heard in Drama
you are underrated, i just love how the way you react to this! new sub here!
this is the way they need to go! The song is amazinng, the visuals? & the choreo finally looks good & fits the song
ningning ❤
Aespa serving so good vocals and slaying as always yass
Bruh...
I could be totally wrong but after f*ck tons of viewings im almost 100% sure i got the story of the MV. ( incoming theory )
The girls in the opening ( all black outfits on the red stage ) i think are the "Evil/Corrupted" versions of Aespa
( like the "mirror realm" wich would make sense with the 2nd rule and other moments where mirrors are used but most importantly shattered. I would even say that this part represents them planning the switch up / conjuring the magic )
The girls in the car are the real Aespa. The crash is the "evil" version trying to eliminate the real Aespa ( you only see the headlights of the car coming... Light can blind your eyes... Rule number 3)
At that moment evil Aespa took real Aespa's place
( except for Winter and maybe Giselle. That's the part im not 100% on because, i also think that it actually could be "good" Winter crashing them because the girls in the car are already the "evil" Aespa and that whole thing is some sort of loop that keeps repeating until she finds the right way to end it: the only way to escape is by doing the opposite...)
Thats why after the crash the first shot is a lighter being lit by (evil) Karina and she's looking at the car burning with an obvious look of satisfaction on her face.
That would explain why Karina steps in the building and starts slicing and dicing everyone but most importantly why the girls are fighting Karina.
Fight scenes hold very important details, when Karina flips Ning over she then gives her a look of Oh its you
And NingNing gives here an acknowledgement look
Implying the realisation that they both didnt know that they both took the place of their "good counterparts"
Right after that Karina "disposes" of Giselle and again there is a look exchange but this one is different, i think that Karina kills Giselle right when Winter(good) drops in and sees it so she fights Karina.
( this is the complicated part, because we dont see Karina kill giselle but we also dont see here spare her, if she spares her its because she realises its the "evil" Giselle, if she kills her its because it was "good" Giselle. Wich led me to think of the loop thing where Winter tries to prevent this, thats why she rushes on the bike to get to the building to try and get there before Karina kills Giselle but whatever its very clear in my mind but very hard to word )
Many shots of Winter on the bike with car headlights that seem to be chasing her ( light can blind... Run away as fast as possible )
Then there is a shot of Winter turning around quickly because "she feels a presence in the dark" ( rule number 1...) Presence being "Evil" NingNing
Then NingNing lets go of Winter from the rooftop
The fall scene is important because you see 2 silhouettes falling ( probably symbolizing that its not her first fall, again aligns with the loop theory) and at some point it flips upside down hinting at the 4th rule.
Then in the Bridge... Definetly Evil NingNing standing by the flaming car with her conquering look/expression but then we get Winter who is sad and tired looking ( like she cant get the loop to stop )going back to the crash and you again see car headlights coming for her but this time she dosent run away ( ride away in fact but the idea is the same )
And when the light "blinds" her she gets a vision ( you see the crash , then some fast cuts and traveling , the Karina fight, noticeably this time in color, it all ends with her eye opening, def symbolizing a "vision/revelation" ) and THEN she understand that she needs to do the oposite so that why she dosent drop Karina from the rooftop but instead firms up her grip to NOT let her go.
Its like all the scenario probably happens multiple times but since its a 3 minutes video we cant see it all because it would have been a 3hour movie.
Like i could definetly be wrong, but like i said im almost 100% i got the plot right ( maybe not explaining it the best of ways ) and even if im wrong, im sure im not far off at all.
All this to say im obsessed with this song and MV😅
Guys notice when the back up dancers point at them when they’re dancing and then towards the end Aespa is pointing their fingers back at the dancers. It’s super deep the story.
The rapping 💯
The vocals 💯
The dancing 💯
The choreography 💯
The visuals 💯
The cinematography 💯
The editing 💯
The camerawork 💯
The video production 💯
The MV 💯
IDK why it's giving me M.I.A - Bad Girl vibes. I love it !
I very very like it just by first watch and listen. Thats soo goood everything is perfect.
The acting 💯
The styling 💯
The fashion 💯
The lyrics 💯
The make-up 💯
The concept 💯
The storyline 💯
well ok first thing the aesthetic and visual aspect of the Mv are incredible the way the mv is shot, the transitions, the camera movements etc... are very cool. the MV is very black (literally with very little light) the different sets and the CGI are also of good quality. for the story telling AESPA never disappoints so of course SM gets a little confused with all their virtual history of SMUVERSE but at least they try to take KPOP to a higher level. for me the current story line is in a certain way similar to DC's nightmare saga. Karina is often the savior in the AESPA universe just like JIU in DC. what is interesting this time is that for me Karina and WINTER as well as Giselle and Ning ning seem to be in opposition like evil twins Winter is the mirror of Karina but an evil version. all like Ning ning is the evil version of Giselle. in the katana fight scene Karina faces Winter and Ningning so it seems that the group is divided into 2 Winter and Ningning vs Karina and Giselle. curious to see where this story line is going but there are similarities with the MV "the girl"
Imo the idea of sharing the rap part is ridiculous SM should let Giselle do her real work( I'm ok with sharing the rap with karina since she's the lead rapper) love the song tho it's fire 🔥 and we got the arommanter Karina now !! Sm didn't lie when they introduced her as an all rounder
If you didn't catch it, the Red Circle dance with the male dancers on side pointing, is a real dance from Bolero created by Maurice Bejart in the 60s. It is family danced by Sylvie Guillem (France) and Maya Plisetskaya (Russian), you can find the dances here on YT. 😄😄
Since you mentioned RV...If taeyeon and RV's MVs will also have acton/killing scenes or even a lot of red color, well, what a bloddy month would this be for SM GGs Lol just kidding
theyre out to end mankind
aespa has released 4 Mini Albums so far. Their 1st Mini Album "Savage", 2nd Mini Album "Girls", 3rd Mini Album "MY WORLD" and 4th Mini Album "Drama".
*IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE BEING PUNCHED BY A FULL BLOWN SOTY ACROSS MY FACE* !!! 🌠🌠🌠
it's the best aespa music of the year.
Winter is giving me something I cannot explain
the base that hits during winters part make me squeal and kick my feet because its everything to me🤍🙌🏽.. along with ningnings run 😖😩💯 the ending gives me chills to.
I guess the quote is
"People(girls) who create their own drama deserve their own Karma." ?
there was someone on twitter who said drama city was also reminiscent to the movie sin city
yes you're right i'am wrong during my first watch it's seems than karina and Giselle are together but you're right all of them try to kill Karina so it's even more interesting .
You should check out Kess and Han Reacts. They did a deep dive on the mvs and smcu lore. You've both brought up interesting points. 😮
I need theories of their storyline
Sinto que minha teoria inicial estava certa. Eles estão em Hallucination Quest como em Savage, mas agora no cenário do mundo real, eles lutam contra os deep fakes fingindo ser eles que criam o drama e causam problemas de confiança e confundem as garotas quem é quem, Winter é o espelho de Karina, mas um malvado versão. todos como Ning Ning é a versão maligna de Giselle. na cena de luta da katana Karina enfrenta Winter e Ningning então parece que o grupo está dividido em 2 Winter e Ningning vs Karina e Giselle, lembre-se das instruções dadas no início do mv fazendo o contrário é a única forma de escapar, você vou notar que foi isso que eles fizeram para acordar da alucinação, quebrando assim o espelho em que estavam presos. Também gosto do simbolismo do disco de vinil no início e depois dentro do mv onde também mencionaram quebrar o ciclo de trauma mais o fato de ser um tipo analógico de armazenamento de som em contraste com seu conceito no mundo digital. Eu acredito que todos os vídeos, vídeos e curtas-metragens estão todos interligados. É por isso que eu amo tanto aespa, porque eles fazem cócegas em meus ouvidos e cérebro como veludo vermelho, embora eu diria que entendo mais a tradição de aespa do que de RV. EU AMO.
Waiting for Hyuna's ATTITUDE reaction 🫶🏽♥️
First
John wick’s kpop version
I always say this but whenever I listen to the song or see the MV now all I think of is the backup dancer who had the wrong timing at 6:39 and honestly as a dancer so it kind of ruined that part for me but its just a me thing
Sin city and kill bill
johnwickesk MV ➡ 1000/1000
Karina just came to end me