YES TAEMIN, I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED... | TAEMIN - ADVICE MV | REACTION
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- Another great song by Taemin but I felt like I was missing something.
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You can watch the mv here: • TAEMIN 태민 'Advice' MV
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King 👑 Taemin
As you have grasped, with Taemin's music, you can't just take everything at face value -- not the lyrics, not the imagery, not the message. Taemin's art has layers of meaning. You must interpret the imagery along with the lyrics. He's always telling a story that goes much deeper than the lyrics imply. Every image in the MV, every movement in the choreo, and every word in the lyrics is significant, even the costumes and how he enunciates the syllables in the song.
That story often gives us a glimpse into Taemin's personal life story, so rarely do the lyrics and message convey a superficial love story about a painful breakup. Prior to and after an MV is released, Taemin will give us snippets and clues through VLIVES, Bubble, other social media, and various interviews telling us what he has been reading, what philosophies he has been exploring, and what is going on in his life. As fans, we must listen closely and pick up these clues help us piece together what the newly released song/MV really means underneath the surface layer. The longer you have been a fan of his, the more you know and understand him. Taemin has been through A LOT over his 16 years in the business, both with his group SHINee and as a soloist and not all of it good either. His music is a way to express all that, share it with us, and it can act as a type of catharsis for him.
For "Advice", he told us it was an epilogue of sorts for his 2020, 2-Part album, "Never Gonna Dance Again" (NGDA) Acts 1 & 2. "Advice" was released two weeks prior to his military enlistment in 2021. "NGDA" Act 1's title track was "Criminal" where Taemin explored the concept of Stockholm syndrome and Taemin played both the "criminal" (the worldly immoral temptations of fame) and the victim (living a Christian worldview) within his own mind -- dueling egos, Despite the lyrics giving the impression of a toxic relationship between a couple, it was actually the toxic relationship between the two struggling egos within Taemin's own mind.
In Act 2 of NGDA, Taemin played with the philosophical concept of Plato's Theory of Forms which states that any created being (form) cannot create itself. Only an outside power/being can be the creator and only that creator (Messiah) can make or be perfection. This philosophy fits in perfectly with Taemin's Christian worldview. Therefore, in the "IDEA" MV, we see the epic battle between the "criminal" and the victim of Act 1, through visions of heaven (victim) and hell (criminal), in Taemin's search for a resolution to this duality within him and find the perfect Taemin.
All that brings us to "Advice" where a weary, battle-scarred Taemin emerges seemingly embracing both identities into one and making a stand to not listen to the collective one Advice (company, saesangs/toxic fans, peers, etc.), but instead only listen to his own "Advice" regardless of anyone else. He will be TAEMIN and do what he wants.
I hope you will continue to explore Taemin's music and really get to know him. There really is no other artist like him. He genuinely loves his fans or "partners" (Jjakoongs) as he calls us, and he is always striving to get to know us as much as he wants us to really know him by sharing his innermost thoughts with us through his artistry. His music is not for the faint of heart. You must work at it to really understand it and him.
This is amazing. I do still feel like I need to read more or Google somethings to fully understand his message based on the info you provided. Much appreciated!
I see "Advice" as a continuation of the themes within Taemin's previous Never Gonna Dance Again album trilogy -- "2 Kids," "Criminal" and "Idea." With "Criminal" and "Idea," Taemin talks about being involved in a toxic relationship -- not necessarily a romantic relationship, but a metaphor for his relationship with fame -- in which he agrees to be manipulated almost to the point of being destroyed in order to become the artist we see today. But, in the end of "Idea," we see him become free from the box everyone wants to put him in and he comes to terms with his role as an idol. He has now formed his own "Idea" about himself and what it means to be an idol, etc.
As Taemin explained during his VLive event for "Advice" -- which came out in 2021 -- "Advice" is like the end to the first chapter in his life, and it marks the beginning of the second chapter. The song seems to be his way of saying I am done caring to everyone who judged him and all those haters who spread rumors and misinformation about him. "Advice" is showing that he is now free and confident to be himself, breaking stereotypes and now only listening to himself.
Taemin is just one of those performers that leaves you speechless every time he steps on stage. He was born to be a performer and that is one of the reasons why he has become known as the Korean Michael Jackson. That is also why, as one of the top two performers in the industry, he was made a member of SuperM. Taemin is an Idol of Idols and a legend of legends. (He is considered the blueprint for what it means to be a successful as a male solo artist. He was one of the first male idols from an active group to go solo, and he did it at such a young age, starting in 2014 at 21 years old. He has been a solo artist for more than half his career.)
In "Advice" he's basically saying, "Stop trying to put me in a box, in which I'll never fit in." He is also speaking to everyone that says he's getting old, that he's just a Michael Jackson wannabe that doesn't sell a lot of albums because he tries too hard to be edgy, etc. He's rebelling against all those people who are constantly advising him to make more mainstream music, or to follow the traditional Kpop idol style, in order to boost his sales and his popularity. However, as Taemin is making clear in "Advice," that is not who he is and he will never be "normal" or "mainstream" and he is OK with that.
In the scenes where you see him covered in ink, I think that is supposed to be him showing everyone how he is no longer the "unstained," cute maknae everyone wants to think of him as. The diamond you see painted on his hand when he is playing the piano, and you see drawn on his bicep, etc. is SHINee's symbol and all the pearl aqua blue/green colors you see in the MV is SHINee's official color. (The large tattoo of a Peony flower you can see on his hip is real. Hence why in the lyrics he says, "I destroy the torso that you were chasing after." In other words, he's saying he's tired of people thinking they even have a say in what he does with his body.)
This song was specifically designed to not be like anything he has ever done before. He plays the piano, he raps, he shows off his falsetto notes, etc., which is different than what we often hear and see from him. He intentionally used this song to prove that he isn't one type of singer. People often think of Taemin as a sultry vocalist that sings in a breathy comfortable, less dynamic style. So, with this song he wants to prove to everyone that he can be unpredictable and try new things. Yet again, you can't put him in a box or tell him who to be. Everything you see in this MV is 100% Taemin, including the piano playing.
Everything that Taemin's haters like to point out about him and say are reasons why he shouldn't be held to such high esteem, I find completely ridiculous. I don't think that anyone who actually knows him would ever say he has played it safe at any time in his career. If you think he is only one dimensional, and that he is trying to be anything other than himself, then you really don't know Taemin. Everything he does is different, out there and definitely not safe. It's always uniquely Taemin, and he couldn't do it any other way.
Also, because Taemin is a member of SHINee, none of his songs are ever like anything you have ever heard or seen before from him. It will always have a new beat, style and sound. As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, SHINee is meant to be the first and they are expected to set the trend, and that includes the members' solo work. With every new song Taemin produces it's expected to be different than the last, so you will never hear the same style or sound from him in any of his songs, even on the same album, and yet, it still will be uniquely Taemin-like. Which is another example of how you can never put him in a box or expect anything from him. :D
Another theme in "Advice" is about how Taemin is embracing his androgynous side -- but on his own terms -- which I think is a continuation of the message in his "Move" MV. Early in his career when Taemin was growing up in SHINee -- he debuted in 2008 at 14 years old -- he was known for his delicate feminine features. It took him a long time to accept that he was recognized for his looks and to come to terms with the fact that everyone thought of him as a "pretty boy," etc. So, at this point in his career -- he is now 27 years old in this MV -- he is making a statement about how he has decided to be himself and no longer care what people think. Music is art and art has no gender. So, that is why in "Advice" you see him wearing hair extensions, fishnets and women's Supreme sportswear, etc. But if you notice, his choreography is very fast paced and sharp, which is hyper masculine -- a complete contrast to the "feminine" image people want to give him. You also see him wearing makeup, but it's smeared on his face, as if to say, "people may think of me as a 'Pretty Boy,' but I don't care about looking pretty."
In the lyrics he is saying, "It's creepy how people are always looking to cause drama, so stop trying to create scandals in my life that don't really exist. It's all just stories you make up." He's tired of all those people who seem to look for reasons to cause drama, where none really exists.
Where he says "floppy" in the lyrics, I think he's talking about knowing about or hearing firsthand the things people are saying about him, but he is choosing not to pay attention to them because what they're saying is flopping or doesn't hold any weight or have any substance, etc. "Advice" just proves that every time people try to put Taemin in a box, he destroys it and keeps coming back with something more unique and never seen before.
Hence, why in the choreography he puts his hands in front of his face and creates a movement that looks like an animated mouth talking. It represents how everyone keeps talking about him and what they are saying is nonsense, which makes them look and sound ridiculous, etc. Which is why in the lyrics he says, "You will never get the keys to my lock" because he doesn't ever plan to give people what they want and allow them access to his secrets and personal life, etc. (Those people who like to gossip about him will never truly know the real him.)
I interpret the "One (piece of) Advice" he is talking about in the lyrics as a reference to the advice he keeps being given about being more mainstream, but he's saying, "stop trying to make me conform to the image you have in your head of who I should be and what I should do." In other words, take all that time and effort you have been using to come up with ways to talk about how he doesn't fit in, etc. and put it to better use. "Follow my own advice" and do something original for once.
And the crucifixion pose at the end of "Advice" is sort of a signature pose for him. I interpret it to be like he is saying, "And that is the end, this is my final word, take it or leave it, but don't doubt me. I have given it my all and laid everything I had out there for you," etc.
You should really see his "Advice" dance practice as well. It's a good way to see the full choreography without any cuts, edits or ackward camera angles.
Much apprectiated. I am definitely coming back to the comments after every reaction to him.
TAEMIN is not only a great singer or dancer, he is also a very intelligent artist and always tries to give us something more than just good music. ADVICE was his last music video before he went into the army and most of us think it is his response to the hate.
I recommend more of his songs, including the b-sides.
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WANT,Criminal,IDEA,2kids
He was getting hate? why?
@@EXPECTATIONSSHATTERED-wk9qu From the very beginning when he debuted in SHINee, he received a lot of hate due to both his skills and appearance. Outfits, hairstyles, everything was judged and compared to other idols, which was frustrating
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