Joshua (called Shua) has been called a meerkat, since he's always looking around; and I guess he's wondered if he was lovingly called that or not, only to find he has a SHUAKAT fan club. Woozi HATES going out and has groceries delivered; so I think it's precious that when he finally faced his fear to go shopping for himself, he gave the grandmother (a tip of the hat to his own grandmother who inspired the Vocal team's first song) a bouquet of chamomiles, which is the official flower of Carats and also represents calming and healing. The rock is Jeonghan and DK's pet rock named Jjongdol. They take turns caring for him and even post pictures and updates on Weverse about how Jjongdol is doing. :) DK never liked school because he said his butt wanted to move too much. As for Seungkwan, he LOVES his phone and has said he wouldn't be able to live without it. (I also can't help but wonder if it's a little tribute to Moonbin who doesn't call him anymore.) As for Jeonghan, he has said he doesn't like getting older as his eyesight is getting bad. So each member faced their own fears, came together, and found love in the Tiny Issue Club, or TIssue Club! I LOVE how Seventeen never fails to give hope and comfort! I also ABSOLUTELY ADORE how Woozi thanked Hoshi for inspiring the song! "It just so happens that it's my first time living today" is what Hoshi said when he made some mistake in one of the concerts. And Woozi took that inspiration to make this masterpiece. Horanghae forever!!
Wow, thank you for the explanation. It truly is a special song and I love the fact that they incorporated their own fears into the MV. Makes it even more meaningful!
The tiger at the end represents Hoshi(I think we all know that part) because he was the reason why Woozi wrote the song, Hoshi messed up during their concert on his “speech” and said “sorry, it’s my first time living today too” so Woozi wrote that down and made this song The animal that Joshua was is a meerkat
I cried almost all the way through it...sadness at their tears, joy for the music, gratitude for the lyrics, laughter for the humor, and sheer love for Seventeen's big heart for each other AND for Carats!
FOR CHEERS TO YOUTH: This is a bit long but thank you for reading cause they really put a lot of elements in the MV that are so relatable, Seventeen- or ordinary-persons-wise 😅 SEUNGKWAN is someone who seems to be always on the edge, either cause of constant calls or his alarms. I feel like he's got a lot of deadlines to beat that when his phone fell into the fishtank and turned into a fish, he wanted to get it fixed cause he knows he needed it for his daily life but neither a fisherman nor the Oppo staff accepted to fix it 😅 he then just made it into a pet fish, even showing it to DK (who had a pet rock 😆) and at the end his polaroid said 'I hope the day would come when my noisy alarm is less annoying'. His one way of reducing stress? Popping bubble wrap, which is probably so relatable with a lot of people, including me 😅 WOOZI, who in real life we know is an introvert and doesn't really like going out, has a robot who even does the errands for him, like doing the grocery. But being alone only with his robot friend, he eventually felt like there's a missing piece of him as he was doing the puzzle. He tried to overcome his situation and visited the supermarket himself and gave flowers to the grandma staff, probably a way of thanking her. Somehow it feels to me that it's a way of saying we might rely on AI/robots but having to feel that connection with another person still gives a different, warmer feeling. In his polaroid shot, it said 'My friend who brought me out into the world' talking about his robot friend. AI/technology can be a friend but let's not forget about human relationships too. DOKYEOM is a student who seems to be struggling and coping with stress in his studies and his college life in general. While this is relatable everywhere else, I feel like it's especially true in South Korea where they put value in studying and grades so much that a lot would say, 'Grades isn't everything' . His way of coping is to have a pet rock (who even won a trophy 😆). On his exam paper, he even wrote Dol (rock) instead of the answer 😅 In one scene at the T(iny)ISSUE CLUB, he himself was the rock which what he also probably feels at times, that he is a Dol Meori (rock head) or someone whose head doesn't absorb anything/someone who isn't bright. Incidentally, I came across a video which claims that young people in SoKor now take rocks as pets to cope with stress since rocks are easier to take care of. I'm not sure tho how true this is but the video did include a clip of Jeonghan and his own pet rock, Doljjong, so some say JH was the one who started this trend 😆 Towards the end, we see DK throwing his pet rock away with Jeonghan, probably to symbolize him breaking out of his mindset that he'd never do good with his studies. In his polaroid shot, it said 'With Dolkyeong, who won first place in the idling contest'. 😆 JOSHUA is an office worker who is like a meerkat, cause he seems to be looking at everyone, monitoring them. Turns out, in the note with the umbrella, it said Joshua Daeri-nim (Assistant Manager Joshua) meaning he must be at least a position higher than most of those around him. The reason why he's looking around is either cause he's a supervisor to them or he's anxious of what others might think about him, if he's doing a good job. He seems to be stressed about it that he even dreams about it, falling asleep in his car. Unknowingly, his colleagues actually support him, even having a Shua-kat Club 😆 the note on the umbrella said 'Asst. Manager Joshua, i'm lending you my umbrella' since at the MV's beginning, he's shown to be rained on. He also found a flyer with his photo that said 'We love how you look at us. Keep looking around like a meerkat and we will support you whatsoever, Shua-kat!'. Seems he himself didn't know that he's actually doing great in his job being an assistant manager. In his polaroid shot, it said 'With the Shua-kat Club' 😆 And with JEONGHAN, it seems he's suffering from a physical disability that he feels an inferiority complex about it. But during their T(iny)ISSUES meeting, when he took off his glasses, he actually saw everyone in a different light. I feel like he tends to downplay his capabilities and feel he's not good enough when in fact, he didn't really need the glasses. The board he was reading while wearing the lenses to check his eyesight said FOREVER IS A LIE. In the end, he also threw his glasses away (in another fishtank) and in his polaroid shot, it said 'Look straight at it, without glasses'. I think in a way, it also gives the message that we shouldn't overcomplicate things at times. See them as they are. And ofc, Hoshi's cameo. If you're a Carat, you know even without context that when you see a 🐯 it's no one else but Hoshi 🤣 it just... clicks! 🤣 and it's all because of his quoted line 'Sorry, I'm also living today for the first time' that Woozi got the idea for Cheers To Youth 🥰 He shared that story during their Follow Again concert in Seoul about the time when he apologized to the members of something he said that the members felt was too much. I feel like CHEERS TO YOUTH is the younger sibling of FML... their messages both meant to heal and inspire everyone! ❤️🥰
Thank you!!! After rewatching the MV I figured out a few of the obvious things I didn't see in my initial reaction, but your explanations add so much context which makes this Video/Song even more special. I love the fact SVT (and their team) always seem to work with so much love for detail which makes me appreciate them and their work even more. And don't worry, I enjoy reading long comments like this :)
@@joello11Welcome! I also had to watch the MV several times to catch the small details cause at some parts, they all just wheezed by 😅 this is really a special MV as it had a lot of real references esp abt the members ❤️😊
Regarding "Spell", I found these two comments under two different reaction videos, which help explain things a bit better: 1. "I love how Hoshi gave credit to Afrobeats in their spotify zip-party video and that they hired the talented South-African dancer Kirsten Dodgen to do their choreography for Spell." 2. "They are tarot cards, part of the major arcana and it has meaning. Jun is the apollo, the8 is the heart, hoshi is the wings and dino is the arrow. Their cards also have a number on them in roman numerals that directly corresponds to their order in seventeen, eg, hoshi is the 5th oldest so his card says V. When the8 (the heart) gives his heart to jun (the Apollo), their card becomes 0. This number signifies the “fool” suggesting that they both become fools of love, because of love, essentially casting a spell on them. At the end you can see dino represents earth with the flowers, jun on the beach with water, hoshi and his angel wing as air and the8 as fire because of how he’s dancing in front of the sun earlier. Adilla kia akia syurapoe is a gibberish sentence to emulate the spell that they’re putting us under, a language that only two lovers would know, something that no one else can understand. There’s many other theories and meanings and it is all very interesting and meaningful. There’s also references to icarus as hoshi only has one wing in the beginning, could symbolise how he flew too close to the sun, when you’re so in love it can burn you and break you too."
There are "behind the scenes" MVs for "Maestro", "LALALI" and "Spell", with the one for "Cheers to Youth" coming out next week I would assume. When they filmed the waterfall scene in "Spell", they're all actually dancing IN water! Many have thought the cave scene was CGI, but they filmed in a REAL cave! The attention to details just never ceases to amaze me!
Joshua (called Shua) has been called a meerkat, since he's always looking around; and I guess he's wondered if he was lovingly called that or not, only to find he has a SHUAKAT fan club. Woozi HATES going out and has groceries delivered; so I think it's precious that when he finally faced his fear to go shopping for himself, he gave the grandmother (a tip of the hat to his own grandmother who inspired the Vocal team's first song) a bouquet of chamomiles, which is the official flower of Carats and also represents calming and healing. The rock is Jeonghan and DK's pet rock named Jjongdol. They take turns caring for him and even post pictures and updates on Weverse about how Jjongdol is doing. :) DK never liked school because he said his butt wanted to move too much. As for Seungkwan, he LOVES his phone and has said he wouldn't be able to live without it. (I also can't help but wonder if it's a little tribute to Moonbin who doesn't call him anymore.) As for Jeonghan, he has said he doesn't like getting older as his eyesight is getting bad. So each member faced their own fears, came together, and found love in the Tiny Issue Club, or TIssue Club! I LOVE how Seventeen never fails to give hope and comfort!
I also ABSOLUTELY ADORE how Woozi thanked Hoshi for inspiring the song! "It just so happens that it's my first time living today" is what Hoshi said when he made some mistake in one of the concerts. And Woozi took that inspiration to make this masterpiece. Horanghae forever!!
Wow, thank you for the explanation. It truly is a special song and I love the fact that they incorporated their own fears into the MV. Makes it even more meaningful!
The tiger at the end represents Hoshi(I think we all know that part) because he was the reason why Woozi wrote the song, Hoshi messed up during their concert on his “speech” and said “sorry, it’s my first time living today too” so Woozi wrote that down and made this song
The animal that Joshua was is a meerkat
Thank you for reacting to these MVs. I teared up watching Cheers to youth too 😭
I cried almost all the way through it...sadness at their tears, joy for the music, gratitude for the lyrics, laughter for the humor, and sheer love for Seventeen's big heart for each other AND for Carats!
Hoping to see you dive into Seventeen more! Especially with their variety show Going Seventeen 💯
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FOR CHEERS TO YOUTH: This is a bit long but thank you for reading cause they really put a lot of elements in the MV that are so relatable, Seventeen- or ordinary-persons-wise 😅
SEUNGKWAN is someone who seems to be always on the edge, either cause of constant calls or his alarms. I feel like he's got a lot of deadlines to beat that when his phone fell into the fishtank and turned into a fish, he wanted to get it fixed cause he knows he needed it for his daily life but neither a fisherman nor the Oppo staff accepted to fix it 😅 he then just made it into a pet fish, even showing it to DK (who had a pet rock 😆) and at the end his polaroid said 'I hope the day would come when my noisy alarm is less annoying'. His one way of reducing stress? Popping bubble wrap, which is probably so relatable with a lot of people, including me 😅
WOOZI, who in real life we know is an introvert and doesn't really like going out, has a robot who even does the errands for him, like doing the grocery. But being alone only with his robot friend, he eventually felt like there's a missing piece of him as he was doing the puzzle. He tried to overcome his situation and visited the supermarket himself and gave flowers to the grandma staff, probably a way of thanking her. Somehow it feels to me that it's a way of saying we might rely on AI/robots but having to feel that connection with another person still gives a different, warmer feeling. In his polaroid shot, it said 'My friend who brought me out into the world' talking about his robot friend. AI/technology can be a friend but let's not forget about human relationships too.
DOKYEOM is a student who seems to be struggling and coping with stress in his studies and his college life in general. While this is relatable everywhere else, I feel like it's especially true in South Korea where they put value in studying and grades so much that a lot would say, 'Grades isn't everything' . His way of coping is to have a pet rock (who even won a trophy 😆). On his exam paper, he even wrote Dol (rock) instead of the answer 😅 In one scene at the T(iny)ISSUE CLUB, he himself was the rock which what he also probably feels at times, that he is a Dol Meori (rock head) or someone whose head doesn't absorb anything/someone who isn't bright. Incidentally, I came across a video which claims that young people in SoKor now take rocks as pets to cope with stress since rocks are easier to take care of. I'm not sure tho how true this is but the video did include a clip of Jeonghan and his own pet rock, Doljjong, so some say JH was the one who started this trend 😆 Towards the end, we see DK throwing his pet rock away with Jeonghan, probably to symbolize him breaking out of his mindset that he'd never do good with his studies. In his polaroid shot, it said 'With Dolkyeong, who won first place in the idling contest'. 😆
JOSHUA is an office worker who is like a meerkat, cause he seems to be looking at everyone, monitoring them. Turns out, in the note with the umbrella, it said Joshua Daeri-nim (Assistant Manager Joshua) meaning he must be at least a position higher than most of those around him. The reason why he's looking around is either cause he's a supervisor to them or he's anxious of what others might think about him, if he's doing a good job. He seems to be stressed about it that he even dreams about it, falling asleep in his car. Unknowingly, his colleagues actually support him, even having a Shua-kat Club 😆 the note on the umbrella said 'Asst. Manager Joshua, i'm lending you my umbrella' since at the MV's beginning, he's shown to be rained on. He also found a flyer with his photo that said 'We love how you look at us. Keep looking around like a meerkat and we will support you whatsoever, Shua-kat!'. Seems he himself didn't know that he's actually doing great in his job being an assistant manager. In his polaroid shot, it said 'With the Shua-kat Club' 😆
And with JEONGHAN, it seems he's suffering from a physical disability that he feels an inferiority complex about it. But during their T(iny)ISSUES meeting, when he took off his glasses, he actually saw everyone in a different light. I feel like he tends to downplay his capabilities and feel he's not good enough when in fact, he didn't really need the glasses. The board he was reading while wearing the lenses to check his eyesight said FOREVER IS A LIE. In the end, he also threw his glasses away (in another fishtank) and in his polaroid shot, it said 'Look straight at it, without glasses'. I think in a way, it also gives the message that we shouldn't overcomplicate things at times. See them as they are.
And ofc, Hoshi's cameo. If you're a Carat, you know even without context that when you see a 🐯 it's no one else but Hoshi 🤣 it just... clicks! 🤣 and it's all because of his quoted line 'Sorry, I'm also living today for the first time' that Woozi got the idea for Cheers To Youth 🥰 He shared that story during their Follow Again concert in Seoul about the time when he apologized to the members of something he said that the members felt was too much.
I feel like CHEERS TO YOUTH is the younger sibling of FML... their messages both meant to heal and inspire everyone! ❤️🥰
Thank you!!!
After rewatching the MV I figured out a few of the obvious things I didn't see in my initial reaction, but your explanations add so much context which makes this Video/Song even more special.
I love the fact SVT (and their team) always seem to work with so much love for detail which makes me appreciate them and their work even more.
And don't worry, I enjoy reading long comments like this :)
@@joello11Welcome! I also had to watch the MV several times to catch the small details cause at some parts, they all just wheezed by 😅 this is really a special MV as it had a lot of real references esp abt the members ❤️😊
SAME I LOVE THE VISUAL OF THIS MV AND THE VOCAL OF EACH MEMBER IS SO PRECIOUS
Regarding "Spell", I found these two comments under two different reaction videos, which help explain things a bit better:
1. "I love how Hoshi gave credit to Afrobeats in their spotify zip-party video and that they hired the talented South-African dancer Kirsten Dodgen to do their choreography for Spell."
2. "They are tarot cards, part of the major arcana and it has meaning. Jun is the apollo, the8 is the heart, hoshi is the wings and dino is the arrow. Their cards also have a number on them in roman numerals that directly corresponds to their order in seventeen, eg, hoshi is the 5th oldest so his card says V. When the8 (the heart) gives his heart to jun (the Apollo), their card becomes 0. This number signifies the “fool” suggesting that they both become fools of love, because of love, essentially casting a spell on them. At the end you can see dino represents earth with the flowers, jun on the beach with water, hoshi and his angel wing as air and the8 as fire because of how he’s dancing in front of the sun earlier. Adilla kia akia syurapoe is a gibberish sentence to emulate the spell that they’re putting us under, a language that only two lovers would know, something that no one else can understand. There’s many other theories and meanings and it is all very interesting and meaningful. There’s also references to icarus as hoshi only has one wing in the beginning, could symbolise how he flew too close to the sun, when you’re so in love it can burn you and break you too."
Thank you!!
I was crying from the beginning but hoshi at the end of the video was so funny 😂
I like seventeen they don't let you feel alone
Thank you for this wonderful reaction ❤
There are "behind the scenes" MVs for "Maestro", "LALALI" and "Spell", with the one for "Cheers to Youth" coming out next week I would assume. When they filmed the waterfall scene in "Spell", they're all actually dancing IN water! Many have thought the cave scene was CGI, but they filmed in a REAL cave! The attention to details just never ceases to amaze me!
Thank you for reacting!! And I can totally relate about getting emotional