monster mv: labels.

wolfi3:

toptopia:

the mv represents bigbang’s struggles against media’s labeling them as ‘monsters’ (because of last year things). 

the cables represent media, and bigbang member’s ‘normal’ self have a hard time running away from their monster-like identity (that the media portrays them as) because of the cable’s tangles.

you can see that the walls are labled with codes and so are the members (ex. seungri’s forehead, daesung’s chest). this really signifies the ‘labeling’ part. no matter who they are (or strive to be) and no matter what path they choose, the codes are written already. it’s worsened by the fact that even if they don’t take the paths of their first choice, the alternate path is labeled anyway. 

gd is out in the open in the midst of the bombing, and it’s clear that he’s the victim here because he’s not the one with the bombs. he’s the one being targeted. but he’s the one with the horn. 

in one part, top is covered in darkness and only his eyes are shown. his identity is not cared for, and people cover him up to create their own vision of him. he’s not really a monster, but who cares? 

there is one part that the member(s) is/are kicking down statues. that’s them trying to break the stereotype of ‘standard beauty’ of music and trying their own styles. but that is frowned upon. 

every time the members go into the darkness, they ‘transform’ into monsters (most notably in the case of taeyang and seungri); likewise, every time people push aside bigbang’s true self in favor of the media’s portrayal of bigbang, bigbang becomes the ‘monsters’ that people fear and members themselves fear. 

so bigbang members run and run. but they can never escape. they will be monsters, perhaps forever, as long as darkness (public’s biased view) and traps of cables (media) exist. 

Selina being flawless again.

pervingonkpop:

That subtle smirk is enough to drop panties. 

I just watched BigBang’s Infinity Challenge again.

Seeing BigBang on a variety show is the best! It was just too funny. 

I might make gifs for BBG but that probably won’t be until Friday.

Idols, Actors, & Athletes (Oh, My God!): Hallyu and the “Three-star” celebrity worship

psychcjcraze:

By Shronda Scott

Celebrity Worship Syndrome is defined as an addiction in which individuals become absorbed in the lives of celebrities “in an attempt to establish an identity and a sense of fulfillment,” (McCutcheon, Ashe, Houran, & Maltby, 2003).  A model proposed by McCutcheon and her colleagues (McCutcheon, Lange, & Houran, 2002) suggest three levels of celebrity worship: entertainment-social, intense-personal, and borderline-pathological.

The Hallyu or “Korean Wave” is used to describe the different aspects of Korean culture that is being introduced to the world including food, fashion, sports, and of course, music (Kim, 2007).  The term has many suggestions for origin; pointing to the introduction of Korean dramas and music to Taiwan and/or China and the overall description of Korean pop or Kpop.  The leaders of the Hallyu come from three distinct areas that bring pride to the country of South Korea: music, movie/dramas, and athletics.

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