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↬ I AM NOT (MARCH 2018)
└ first part of I AM trilogy
└ songs about identity confusion, filled with anger, a lot of thoughts and realisation that i am NOT me.
1. Not!
2. District 9
3. Mirror
4. Awaken
5. ROCK (돌)
6. 잘 하고 있어 (Grow Up)
7. 3rd Eye
8. Mixtape #1
└ first part of I AM trilogy
└ songs about identity confusion, filled with anger, a lot of thoughts and realisation that i am NOT me.
1. Not!
2. District 9
3. Mirror
4. Awaken
5. ROCK (돌)
6. 잘 하고 있어 (Grow Up)
7. 3rd Eye
8. Mixtape #1
1. NOT!
↬ intro
└ realisation that i am not me
↬ argument: I am NOT!
└ title ended with exclamation mark to emphasize anger
↬ intro
└ realisation that i am not me
↬ argument: I am NOT!
└ title ended with exclamation mark to emphasize anger
2. DISTRICT 9
↬ debut song
└ about figuring out their identity, embracing differences
↬ District 9
└ a place where stray kids can be themselves without judgement
└ science fiction action film from 2009
↬ debut song
└ about figuring out their identity, embracing differences
↬ District 9
└ a place where stray kids can be themselves without judgement
└ science fiction action film from 2009
2.2 DISTRICT 9
↬ Stray Kids everywhere all around the world
└ kids who are stray - not only the group, a lot of people can feel stray sometimes. no matter how old you are, how stray you are, you can feel safe in skz district
↬ Stray Kids everywhere all around the world
└ kids who are stray - not only the group, a lot of people can feel stray sometimes. no matter how old you are, how stray you are, you can feel safe in skz district
2.3 DISTRICT 9
↬ lyrics:
└ revolt against people who don't understand us
└ introduce misunderstood stray kids
└ district 9 as shelter for stray kids
└ figuring out their identity
↬ lyrics:
└ revolt against people who don't understand us
└ introduce misunderstood stray kids
└ district 9 as shelter for stray kids
└ figuring out their identity
2.4 DISTRICT 9
↬ safe place for stray kids
↬ safe place for stray kids
2.5 DISTRICT 9
↬ i don't even know myself, i am looking for what is real me
↬ i don't even know myself, i am looking for what is real me
2.6 DISTRICT 9
↬ Changbin's rap:
└ six rhymes in three seconds
└ shigi, shigi, wichin, bichi, bichineun, district - emphasis on igi, ichi, istri
↬ Changbin's rap:
└ six rhymes in three seconds
└ shigi, shigi, wichin, bichi, bichineun, district - emphasis on igi, ichi, istri
2.7 DISTRICT 9
↬ alarm siren - they used alarm siren, but they changed it to sound that sounds like a part of the rhythm, in video, compared to nuclear alarm siren
↬ in the music video directors used more code that goes: SOS SOS MAY (as mayday probably)
↬ alarm siren - they used alarm siren, but they changed it to sound that sounds like a part of the rhythm, in video, compared to nuclear alarm siren
↬ in the music video directors used more code that goes: SOS SOS MAY (as mayday probably)
3. MIRROR
└ about identity confusion, "it's not me who i see in the mirror", asking "who am I?" as we reflecting ourselves in a mirror
↬ wordplay:
└ mirror
└ 미로 (miro) - maze
└ about identity confusion, "it's not me who i see in the mirror", asking "who am I?" as we reflecting ourselves in a mirror
↬ wordplay:
└ mirror
└ 미로 (miro) - maze
3.2 MIRROR
↬ inspiration
↬ inspiration
4. AWAKEN
↬ based on rock sound and it expresses "We gonna break ourself's frame". Talks about awareness of I AM NOT and calls out for an autobiographical story.
↬ based on rock sound and it expresses "We gonna break ourself's frame". Talks about awareness of I AM NOT and calls out for an autobiographical story.
4.2 AWAKEN
↬ they woke up, but now they have a chance to understand who they are, but they are to scared to get to know the truth
↬ they woke up, but now they have a chance to understand who they are, but they are to scared to get to know the truth
4.3 AWAKEN
↬ looking for answer on their own but they are asking someone to answer them
↬ looking for answer on their own but they are asking someone to answer them
5. ROCK (돌)
↬ from I am NOT
└ song about frustration and confusion of our true identity
↬ rhymes: 버럭 (beoreok) - burn up
└ 버럭 버럭 버럭 해 또 (beoreok x3 hae tto) - desperately x3 again
└ burn up burn up burn up 돼 (burn up dwae) - burn up x3 i am buring up
↬ from I am NOT
└ song about frustration and confusion of our true identity
↬ rhymes: 버럭 (beoreok) - burn up
└ 버럭 버럭 버럭 해 또 (beoreok x3 hae tto) - desperately x3 again
└ burn up burn up burn up 돼 (burn up dwae) - burn up x3 i am buring up
5.2 ROCK (돌)
↬ "i'd rather be rock or let me know me"
└ lyrics about frustation and confusion about our true identity
└ i would rather be a rock, who surely knows itself well
└ anxiety, constantly looking and trying to find myself
↬ "i'd rather be rock or let me know me"
└ lyrics about frustation and confusion about our true identity
└ i would rather be a rock, who surely knows itself well
└ anxiety, constantly looking and trying to find myself
5.3 ROCK (돌)
↬ wordplay:
└ 또라이 (ddorai) - weirdo, freak
└ in lyrics: 돌의 아이 (dore ai) - rock's child
• it's like a censor of bad word, also probably that's why they pick word rock as a main theme of this song - they are losing their minds, so they want to be a rock.
↬ wordplay:
└ 또라이 (ddorai) - weirdo, freak
└ in lyrics: 돌의 아이 (dore ai) - rock's child
• it's like a censor of bad word, also probably that's why they pick word rock as a main theme of this song - they are losing their minds, so they want to be a rock.
6. 잘 하고 있어 (Grow Up)
↬ you've worked hard, it's okay to fall down and stumble at times, you're doing well regardless whether you've reached goal or not (cr. Eta Wardana, quora)
└ comforting message for everyone who listen to this song
↬korean title: You're doing good
↬ you've worked hard, it's okay to fall down and stumble at times, you're doing well regardless whether you've reached goal or not (cr. Eta Wardana, quora)
└ comforting message for everyone who listen to this song
↬korean title: You're doing good
6.2 잘 하고 있어 (Grow Up)
↬ they know it's hard sometimes, but they support you, believe in yourself and rely on yourself
↬ they know it's hard sometimes, but they support you, believe in yourself and rely on yourself
6.3 잘 하고 있어 (Grow Up)
↬ wordplay with korean and english title:
└ korean title: 잘 하고 있어 (jal hago isseo) - doing great
└ 자라고 있어 (jalago isseo) - growing up = english translation
cr. @/softday6
↬ wordplay with korean and english title:
└ korean title: 잘 하고 있어 (jal hago isseo) - doing great
└ 자라고 있어 (jalago isseo) - growing up = english translation
cr. @/softday6
7. 3RD EYE
↬ rnb genre
└ lyrics express the desperation to look at myself, not with existing gaze, but with 3rd eye
└ could lead to a lot of empathy of everyone around our age
↬ screenshots and lyrics fanmade video cr:
↬ rnb genre
└ lyrics express the desperation to look at myself, not with existing gaze, but with 3rd eye
└ could lead to a lot of empathy of everyone around our age
↬ screenshots and lyrics fanmade video cr:
7.2 3RD EYE
↬ third eye: mystical, esoteric concept of a speculative invisible eye, usually located on forehead, provides perception beyond ordinary sight
└gives concentration, clarity, perspicuity, decisiveness, insight
└linked to lucid dreams, astral projection, aura viewing
↬ third eye: mystical, esoteric concept of a speculative invisible eye, usually located on forehead, provides perception beyond ordinary sight
└gives concentration, clarity, perspicuity, decisiveness, insight
└linked to lucid dreams, astral projection, aura viewing
7.3 3RD EYE
↬ voices in the background
└ might be a crowd and their criticism
└ or our own voice full of confusion and self-destruct
↬ "i know there's a part of me that i don't know what that is"
└ who am I?
↬ voices in the background
└ might be a crowd and their criticism
└ or our own voice full of confusion and self-destruct
↬ "i know there's a part of me that i don't know what that is"
└ who am I?
7.4 3RD EYE
↬ "will I be able to awaken it? or am I to scared to awaken it?"
└ do I really want to see through my 3rd eye?
↬ "will I be able to awaken it? or am I to scared to awaken it?"
└ do I really want to see through my 3rd eye?
7.5 3RD EYE
↬ desperate to open third eye
└ helps see the future, past, find happiness, yourself, self-esteem
└ closed eye brings anxiety, pessimism, depression, emptiness, closed mind, too much thinking
↬ physical eyes - perceive physical world, so i don't see part of me
↬ desperate to open third eye
└ helps see the future, past, find happiness, yourself, self-esteem
└ closed eye brings anxiety, pessimism, depression, emptiness, closed mind, too much thinking
↬ physical eyes - perceive physical world, so i don't see part of me
7.6 3RD EYE
↬ I AM NOT - album about identity confusion
↬ 3RD EYE - lost control over myself
└ about searching for something inside you
└ internal conflict
└ feeling like being in a limbo
↬ I AM NOT - album about identity confusion
↬ 3RD EYE - lost control over myself
└ about searching for something inside you
└ internal conflict
└ feeling like being in a limbo
7.7 3RD EYE
↬ this part
└ like internal conflict
└ voices recorded by chan and changbin in dorm
↬ this part
└ like internal conflict
└ voices recorded by chan and changbin in dorm
8. MIXTAPE #1
└ originally: Placebo from mixtape Horizon
↬ Placebo - substance with no effect that doctor gives to a patient instead of a drug
└ Placebo effect - fact, that some of patients' health improves after taking what they believe is an effective drug
└ originally: Placebo from mixtape Horizon
↬ Placebo - substance with no effect that doctor gives to a patient instead of a drug
└ Placebo effect - fact, that some of patients' health improves after taking what they believe is an effective drug
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