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She is more alive than anyone else and we wants to become like her. With this, the lyricist is called to deeply optimistic thinking as he projects his ideals on the girl. Then he denies Romeo and Juliet is a sad love story.

Their love, too, is starcrossed, though their version must work out, though there is no reasoning for why this must be. This line speaks to me from the zombie standpoint. His love for her is destructive, as in striving to attain her quality of life, he robs her of it. Here, he acknowledges that he may appear brainless due to his apparent worry-free state of mind, further alluding to the zombie metaphor. Misconceptions of the Insane : It took me to the end of the video to realize the setting: a psychiatric hospital.

This allusion reinforces the asylum setting and themes of insanity. The message here is that idealism and blind optimism are in themselves forms of insanity. Just a little clarification, this is in no way a commentary on actual mental illnesses. As the video begins, reference to zombie lyrical content is immediately made via choreography. Taemin and Key stand in zombie-esque poses. They also lay on the floor, like zombies waiting to be revived.

This black room contrasts the dominant white of the asylum setting. Where the white is plain, pure, non-confrontational, the red is provocative and violent. Where an ideal may be pure, the reality may be much more disconcerting. Irene makes her first appearance climbing the steps of an entirely white building. The blue sky is free of clouds.

Inside, there are more stairs, leading to the white room SHINee waits in. We never see her face full on for very long periods of time. The room is all white, as is typical of depictions of asylum rooms. There are hardly any indication of the outside world. The first of may fake dogs can be seen behind Taemin, as well as a vase full of what looks to be carnations. Both dogs and carnations can be symbols of luck. If the dogs are fake, it begs the question of whether there is genuine luck or good fortune in play, or simply optimism.

The members interact in a playful manner with her. They compete for her attention and do things like play hide and seek behind the aquarium. The Secret is a famous self-help book based on the law of attraction. Security guard looks through window and they scatter to hide.

Toward the end of the video, they acknowledge the camera. Minho salutes. Onew waves. When did that happen? Excuse me, Taemin. Pic rights: S. Check out moment in the video. Furthermore, if Key says read a book, you read a damn book. Could you imagine having a librarian that looks this cute? Yes, they look handsome, but everything in this video is so tame for a song about being not so serious.

In fact, why is the background so sterile? But anyway, this style is clean, yet still so nice to look at, especially during cutaway scenes like the one shown in the above picture.

You get it, Minho — using those long legs that your parents gave you! You cannot say that Minho is not rocking this video. Entertainment often chooses members from their other bands to temporarily replace injured band mates.

While Jonghyun is out, who do you think could have briefly taken his place for this song? A member of Exo? Someone from Super Junior? Or perhaps someone else? Home Got a Question about K-Pop?

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