IU '홀씨(Holssi)' MV | REACTION

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Hol = Dandylion ssi = seed and the colloquial use it means spore. IU's lyric in virtual all of her Music video are used within her context of her story she is telling. If you are unaware of the back ground or and you apply general application meaning you will most likely be getting the intended message incorrectly. 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. It seems as if she is talking to directly to someone, and telling then her plans and to not worry about her, she has this. 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. She has used this type of device before. Specially in Above the Time and Blueming (the vibration shown in the cup of water and then the shaking in Blueming, those 2 videos along with You & I as Pt1 and. Strawberry Moon as the final part make up a trilogy +1 story concerning a decade) to show a disruption in the Time/Space/Dimension continuum. 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) Tweety bird reference is definitely important and significant. A profile picture I saw has Tweety dressed like IU. So this reference becomes a little clearer. IU is likening herself to Tweety. Always returning to the cage which isn't a prison but rather a safe and comfortable place. Whch I suspect includes in addition to Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong Singapore etc all the places she has regularly toured ever since she started touring outside of Korea in 2017. Could it be IU's way of saying that she is leaving the cage and it's safety and comfort to see how high she can fly. To which I say go Tweety go we are all with you. By filming this in the US with American dancers and American neighborhood etc, she is establishing a connection with her western audience. The ending credit scene where the IU HOLSSI kite/balloon is behind the powerless gives the image that it is still in a cage and safe. It is also interesting that the child looking out at the other kids dancing with IU, and appears to be interested but also a little nervous appears to be of Asian descent. (Meaning could be the child in IU that is still a little nervous or when she was younger the thought of doing what she is now doing was scary or that she is acknowledging those in Korea who worry about her) the worrying about her however extents to all her fans around the world. At the end she allows the cartoonish IU go as the real IU, who is no longer wearing the Dandylion outfit of the ballon/kite gets ready to head out on her different road.

[@Brett-ca2ma]

enjoyed your reaction and encourage you to dive deeper into IU. My journey into both K-dramas and K-Pop both started with her... Her acting is pretty amazing...and shows like My Mister (best drama I've ever seen) and Hotel del Luna are loved by everyone. Her movie Broker is also incredible. As for music and her IU TV / Palette show and variety show content (Hyori Homestay my favorite)...you can easily get lost in an IU journey. I know I have...but don't regret it for a moment.

[@우리옆집효순이박규손]

Holssi means: (One seed), Maybe…MV means: A free spirit flying through the sky?;;; Anyway.. Its meaning seems to depict dandelion seeds flying in the sky.😅

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Olly olly oxen free. Looked like the kids were playing Hide n' Seek. Fun video.

[@viseverses-u2k]

Holssi is dandelion spore in korean. 'Hol' means solo, mono, or uni-, 'ssi' means seed. Dandelion is "Mindeule" in korean, so the actual title should have been dandelion seed or spore, but in korea holssi means dandelion seed in general.