IU (아이유) - "홀씨(Holssi)" + "Shopper" + "Shh.." MV | REACTION

[@InfinityX00]

DPR IAN has amazing videos, his own are much darker, dealing with his bi polar and DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). If you do check him out it's best to start at the beginning and go through the entire album because they are all connected and there is storyline running through them.

[@meganelk8202]

I love shopper so much! It has such a cathartic chorus, what an absolute tune Also would highly recommend DPR IAN’s music, I believe he both directed and edited Shopper - his own videos have a similar cinematic style with his voiceover and whatnot, so it was really cool to see his style meld with IU’s…I need a whole series based on the Shopper MV, stat 😂

[@FromOneStep]

IU's lollipop represents children's dreams, and she included the lollipop as an intentional symbol in consultation with DPR IAN. The song and M/V are about supporting people's dreams and challenges.

[@macamoo12]

In the video I think tang wei (the other actress) is the daughter and that IU is her mother. I personally don't think IU is actually there but that tang wei is just thinking about her mom and her image of her mom is still from when tang wei was a teen or possibly before tang wei was even born. (You can also see tang wei staring at a framed photograph and it shows her sitting with her mother [IU], when she was younger). The two seem to have had a complicated relationship in tang wei's teen years and into adulthold. When the both of them are looking into that hatch door on the floor they're seeing that scene where IU and the little girl/her daughter (tang wei) are relaxing on all those sheets and looking at each other. It reminded tang wei that she did once have a better relationship with her mom (IU) and that at the end of the day her mother does love her. I think at the end during that narration, tang wei decides to let go & forgive her mom for the way she's treated her over the years cause she's realized as a human & a woman her mother went through her own struggles as well. I'm not sure who the two ladies at the very end during the credits were but I personally think it was the mother (IU) as a young person and her own mother, showing that mother-daughter relationships are a story as old as time. There will always be mothers and daughters. There will always be the intergenerational trauma but also the Love (L) and Friendship (F) that can come with the mother-daughter relationship.

[@madoreszb1]

IU truly is an incredible artist and her voice is just angelic! Also I would love for you to check out DPR Ian sometime! He’s one of my favorite artists ever and his videos are top tier. He directs and edits them mostly himself and I don’t know how he can do it all: incredible voice, great videos, beautiful storytelling and it goes on. I would recommend to start at the beginning tho cause his videos are connected

[@Ghouliaa]

All of the videos have a deep meaning behind them! You should look it up, it's really cool! Also, please react to DPR Ian he is so talented and his music is great!! Not sure if it would be your type of music? But would definitely recommend them as the MVs are very well directed :)

[@michaelfoley5295]

Holssi interpretation The fact that it was shot in LA, I believe is a key to what the song is about. This is the 1st time IU has made a video in the US & guess what she is coming to the West (Europe and the US) to hold concerts for the 1st time. Don't tell me there isn't a connection. And by filming here & using LA has a back drop and American dancers she is establishing a connection to her Western audience. There have been a lot of people, in Korea particularly, who say & have been saying, that IU doesn't need to prove herself by going to the US or Europe. The opening scene of the figure floating is IU as she is coming to LA. The disruption the we see her on the ground looking across at LA. Analyzing the Song's lyrics from this perspective Where I lay will be somewhere much higher (by higher she doesn't mean better but rather higher risk then before. And obvious reference to the West in General and the US in particular.) She spreading herself like Dandylion spores on the wind. (Which are carried by the wind carelessly without regard for boundaries or borders.) She isn't going to settle on smooth ground (i.e. she is going to land and try to take root on comfortable easy terrain). She says she is a single spore (a soloist). On a different road. (No Korean who has only been a soloist and not part of a group o born or raised in an English speaking country has ever successfully done what IU is doing ) Fly high to bloom. (To reach her full potential) If any asks how I'm doing Send them the news "She has become a spore" (she has taken to the wind, flying without wings where she lands nobody knows, meaning how will things turn out no body knows). Follow me, gonna go and win (she will succeed on this different road). Follow me, even without wings (on social media etc she will be visible. And take this journeywith her) I'll fly in the center for everyone to see (like her last 4 indoor concerts in the round, she wont shy away or hide from the spotlight) The sky above is blinding. (All the lights and attention will be blinding. But she'll have her sunglasses) But I'm not afraid of heights at all. (She is not afraid of the risk she is taking. A risk many others, have advised her against taking.) I'll fly so close to the scorching sun ( the pressure and heat will be scorching she knows but she will push the risk factor in order to succeed. ) But she will sit on a cloud (and enjoy the show) And she might cause a little ruckus while she's at it just for fun. (meaning watch out, expect the unexpected in typical IU fashion) The road ahead won't be easy. (She knows the risk and how difficult it will be) But I won't fuss about it (she won't complain or make excuses) This was my choice, it always has been (no one pressured her or said to truely make it you have to make it in the US. It's her choice and always has been. Whatever happens it's on her no one else). The odds of it being easy are zero (acknowledging she is fully aware of what she is embarking on) Wish you all good luck. I'll even say goodbye (this sounds too much like her lyric in Eight where she is angry that her friends who passed away by suicide and " who just come and go as they please without even saying good bye". But she is saying goodbye, possibly saying she isn't committing career suicide. ) May God be with ya (everyone take care of themselves. Again in Typical IU fashion while many are worried about her she is worried about all her fans and wants them to be happy and safe) Se, see ya (she said goodbye)

[@kawika55555]

That's why she relates to Tweety. A tiny leader. She has Tweety at home too, you see it in her vlogs and Instagram tag.

[@BABYMONSTER_RORA_RAMI_AHYEON]

MASTERPIECES

[@everysongends]

Shh is my favorite lol holssi and love wins all are amazing too!!!

[@mkoose]

Hey Prince ! Nice tripple reaction to IU, thank you !

[@riffandrunner]

Id like to interpret shh as the age old challenge of women in the kpop industry being told by labels to be perfect vs being themselves. Showing their imperfections, they get villainized and are crucified by netizens... (as if a crime) Perfect that she chose different aged featured artists in the song, as this issue transcends generations...

[@쓰레기-o2p]

장난처럼 하지만 고트인 그녀 ㅋㅋ😂😂 사랑 스러운 그녀❤❤

[@gust2036]

Team Shopper!! 🙌

[@michaelfoley5295]

I have a rather lengthy interpretation of Holssi that I will post in a separate posting. Holssi and Shopper are connected. Holssi is telling us that it is her decision and she has decided to follow the dreams she had as a child, and leave her safe space. Besides the shopping cart note the following going into Shopper. Consider the following: • The country the two videos are shot in • 1 single dancer dressed in blue • 2 blue trash bags on top of the typical dark colored trash bags. The color blue appears quite prominently in Shopper as well • The almost constant presence of Dandylion seeds floating through the scenes in Holssi, and when she is outside the theater note the same representations of Dandylion seed are floting around IU there as well. The seeds then get replaced with confetti. Which is also a sign of Victory • The hat IU and her alter ego are wearing and the braids she has when she comes out of the closet to make her get away. • The lyrics in Holssi "Goin to win" and in Shopper she is claiming "Victory" • How many references are their in Shopper that seem to her past MV's? She uses word Palette, on the map there are Rabbits along side the path (23). There are a lot of jellyfish. Is IU telling us she as really escaped the trap She created for herself and expressed in My. Sea, by mashing the jellyfish pinata? • The snowglobe she is holding at the start has 2 figures in it, but they aren't there at the very end when she is holding it out. Is she reconfirming the message of Holssi that she has left the safety and protection of the cage/snowglobe? Are the 2 figures IU and Ian (think the one figure is wearing blue)

[@ssgoktas]

35:39 “Haaaamagahd” is the only thing one could say when trying to understand the shh video

[@MoJimmy300]

try read the description of the mvs she put some explanations

[@ghh4000]

쇼퍼 뮤비에서는 한국의 "도깨비 방망이 설화"를 참고할 필요가 있습니다. 원하는 모든 것을 나오게 할 수 있다는 물건이고 모두가 그것을 원하죠. 아이유는 그것을 훔쳐내 자신을 위해서 사용하기보다는 다른 모두에게 나누어 준다는 내용입니다.

[@kyontherocks]

Thanks so much for this explanation 🙏🏽

[@michaelfoley5295]

3 reactions requires 3 comments. Shh.. is about\ Mother daughter relationships not general female relationships. It is all about Mothers and Daughter as the lyrics state clearly, as the video reinforces with the 2 photos of mother and daughter and IU laying next her. The hiding away is a not talking about actually hiding them away but rather hiding their memory of there mother. The F is friend and the L is love. You have 3 featured singers covering 3 generations. The video is also colored coded. With the red being a dream or internalized feelings and the Blue being reality. The person sitting in the car is the daughter of the person looking in. The Morbius Strip sign has 2 additional lines below the word Strip. The 1st says "A song of Mother" and the last line says "subconsciousness". Also note that each singer sings the lines about L & F differently. With IU saying it's not about Love and Friendship and the 3rd singer Won-son singing it is All about Love and Friendship.

[@ghh4000]

카트에는 그녀가 지금까지 해왔던 과거가 담겨 있습니다. 그녀가 홀씨가 되어 날아가더라도 그녀를 항상 따라올테죠.

[@lrssptr]

Hi, not sure if my comment is gonna be noticed but in case you're interested in checking DPR IAN, I'll leave a simple guide on where to start. 1st EP MITO 1. So Beautiful 2. No Blueberries 3. Nerves 4. Scaredy Cat 5. Welcome to the Show 1st Full Album MIITO 1. MIITO movie teaser - Ballroom Extravaganza 2. MIITO movie (Part 1) Dear Insanity EP (the storyline is released in reverse order) 1. Limbo 2. Don't Go Insane 3. Don't Go Insane teaser (pls don't skip this since it connects the story) 4. So I Danced 5. Peanut Butter & Tears And the last one is Skins demo. It doesn't have any correlation with the main story but the song itself is too good to be skipped. Thank you so much for the reaction. I always enjoy watching your videos!

[@KpopPrince]

I read every comment, always ☺️. Thanks for this! I'll save it in case I decide to finally dive into his work

[@strawberi1485]

@@KpopPrinceokay I'll subscribe just in case you'll react to him, don't want to miss that out. IU wanted to work with DPR Ian for the longest time for him to direct one of her mv's, but he had to keep rejecting her since he's an artist himself and was on world tour at the time and had a lot of schedules lmao. I'm glad it finally worked out for her because she was so stoked in the behind the scenes and he has created such a magical music video for her (everything you see in that mv from story to vfx to colors to locations to narration to the intro music, every single detail was DPR Ian's idea and vision - you can watch the whole process on the Dream Perfect Regime channel they've uploaded the video today). If you've liked what you saw in the Shopper mv, I for sure just know you'll be blown away by his own music videos. He was already known as a director before he decided to become a solo artist himself. (Fun fact: even before that he was an Idol in a group called C-Clown but they disbanded). Taemin is another artist who recently mentioned DPR Ian saying he'd like to collaborate with him and is a fan of him.

[@lrssptr]

@@strawberi1485 the shopper behind the scenes was craaazzzyyy the amount of work that goes behind the mv making never cease to amaze me. shout out to the dpr team as well, they always manage to pull through and present the best result despite the time restraints and all hurdles 🙌

[@strawberi1485]

@@lrssptr so true!! I'm honestly so proud of each one of them 🥹 they did an amazing job.

[@LuisTren7]

sshhh should really win song mv of the year ...what comlete masterpiece

[@morlar]

You should definitely check out DPR IAN, I see you've sort of reacted to him before as he was the male actor in CL's 5 Star

[@LuisTren7]

IU looks less then 14 years old...soooo

[@busbus.]

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[@busbus.]

please TRI_BE - DIAMOND REACTION PLEASE

[@mikeduplessis8069]

No, you don't start a song to your mom with 'Its not about (F)'.

[@robtucker6303]

I don’t know… F could mean Family or Friends or something like that… to me it’s pretty clearly about a mother and daughter relationship … although with IU anything is possible