MINO - 아낙네 (FIANCÉ) EXPLAINED by a Korean

We explain the meanings behind MINO's FIANCÉ.
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[@DKDKTV]

BTW, I forgot to explain, but the scenes with all the women in red dresses - MINO is dressed as a king. The women are there to serve for the king, looking at their clothes, most likely sexual services. So the scene represents how MINO has all these women that are willing to satisfy him, however he wants THAT woman. The one that he feels is the one who can truly make him satisfied and full. If you want to support our Explained series - please be sure to check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/dkdktv You also gain early access along with some exclusive content too!

[@eri6984]

Full 😈 I will STOP 😂😂😂😇

[@soochikar3050]

Can you explain the chewing gum part??

[@Lucyp3arL]

@DKDKTV I thought it was in reference to the mad king Yeonsan from the movie Gansin/ The Treacherous.

[@IKONxIKONICSIkon]

DKDKTV dangg

[@cameoong]

@@Lucyp3arL same thought

[@mmt1575]

This is way kpop fans who dont understand korean SHOULD NOT judge song lyrics based on literal english translation. We simply WILL NOT understand the actual meaning without an explaination.

[@Xia-hu]

that's true for every language, really. If you are not a native speaker, word play will aways be difficult to understand.

[@honeybear8662]

Especially Mino's song "Turn off the lights" people really thought he was talking about a CHILD

[@bloom.5571]

well tbh even from the start you can tell its a sensual song.... i love listening to kpop and i dont speak korean. you can tell by the beat and visuals of most songs what message the artist is trying to express.

[@honeybear8662]

@@bloom.5571 Some song might sound sensual but could end up a sad song (Ex: House of Cards - BTS) It sounds like a song you could do things do *hehe* but the lyrics are pretty sad.

[@wiktoriakohman2200]

Yeah my brother hates BTS ddaeng beacuse he thinks it makes no sense

[@KMastro]

I think no one could have explained this better

[@skarletmeilleure4804]

I'm curious, why is your vid the only one with a bunch of "commentors" who criticized mino? I mean the song is charting so well and well received by the GP in korea. I mean here we have a korean but none of them are attacking here?

[@marcellac294]

@@skarletmeilleure4804 those comments written in Hangul are actually fangirling him cuz he's handsome lol. But just some are making noise. Pay no mind to them. 😊

[@skarletmeilleure4804]

@@marcellac294 thanks for that!

[@sunsaengnim]

카이가 왜 여기서 나와,,? 반갑다 히히

[@jul2447]

Ikr this is one of the best explaination vid ever

[@camillaroches3379]

“You’re my main and I’m your chewing gum” this is a metaphor that I’ve though about. Because chewing gum, it has a great taste until it doesn’t and basically when the taste disappears you spit your gum out. So basically the girl is his main lover and for her, mino is just a chewing gum and when his taste is over for her, she will throw him away. Its just a thought i had :)

[@karalindstrom7729]

it also sounds like the Korean phrase for main character. Dual meanings again!

[@Moon-pw7su]

Woah.

[@rainscalleia5182]

Somewhat like "I'm yours at your disposal"kind a thing?

[@drea94]

Camilla Roches

[@bbiyao]

I also liked that metaphor but I thought it was more like mino saying that the girl, to him, is a full meal (main dish) and would satisfy his hunger. But him, to the girl, is only chewing gum which while tasty does nothing to satiate her hunger. So it's like he knows he can't satisfy her long term, because she eventually needs to eat real food.

[@denisagafencu9651]

He just wants *SOME WATER*

[@nehakiran525]

Water water~

[@ankitasinha9015]

To quench his thirst.........

[@marcjacobs6613]

waterniggas

[@ps-dz4oo]

He's a thirsty guy

[@MS-sl6hq]

he needs some milk i mean water

[@BelenAntonia1004]

**MINO has entered the thirsty chat**

[@TheWanessagalvao]

let me join, sis lol

[@tin4590]

*insert taemin thirsty*

[@littlebabe570]

He is like a poet. Every single word in his lyrics has deep meaning. What a genius Mino.

[@polargeorge5872]

Lmao youre funny.

[@vforvann]

Yep. Thanks to dkdktv for interpreting this. Mino is a great lyricist

[@omar5518]

polar george You’re funny

[@kimberlysambajon8912]

Mino's a true artist. I followed him on instagram. He paints. His paintings are very complex. You'll never figure the real meaning to it. Sometimes it's scary

[@cindyalzate7183]

Did he wrote the song?

[@jassonk318]

Mino just watched bunch of Kdrama and made this MV, lol.

[@maryanosman1685]

jasson k 😂😂😂

[@queenz3287]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RRisBackBitcheZz]

K Drama could never :))

[@TM-ok2cz]

아낙네 has two meanings 1. pretty woman 2. 아, 낚네 oh, you played with me also 나가리 means 1. I will go (to her) 2. I'm f**ked up

[@firdanurbaiduriintani7691]

Wow mino really...

[@laniakeias]

yeah that’s why he pronounce the “k” sound while it’s supposed to be “ng” when “ㄱ” meets “ㄴ”

[@Meganatomy]

hey do u mean the word is supposed to be pronounced anangnae?

[@laniakeias]

Megan yup i think that’s how the korean pronounciation works

[@laniakeias]

Megan he even said “anangnae” on 0:57

[@LankyBox]

You guys do such an awesome job on this series 😁👏🏼

[@DKDKTV]

Wow I watch your vids all the time! Thanks guys :)

[@oblivi0nXchainz]

I didn't lankybox exist on youtube

[@soochikar3050]

Please ...u knoe what we want

[@srilestari9848]

Now, it's your turn, guys 🙏😊

[@Pattypink13]

why do I think that a mop's head might be used for the blonde hair thing? haha you guys are awesome.

[@itsanoki3452]

These explanations videos are really good to understand the music as a non native Korean speaker.

[@DKDKTV]

That's what we're here to do

[@itsanoki3452]

@@DKDKTV 👌 side note, always thought his name was pronounced meeno instead of myno until today.

[@DKDKTV]

Both are correct :)

[@txmilxssi7803]

@@itsanoki3452 he uses both! he introduces himself as "Song Mino" and "M.I.NO"

[@itsanoki3452]

@@txmilxssi7803 learned something else new today

[@serenaledini6976]

This is a great explanation. But tbh what really shocks me is the fact that Korean language has so many double meanings. Like, it depends soo much on the way you read a word or how you pronounce it. You can play with words as you like but there are cases when these kind of 'tricky' languages can put you in really awkward or even serious situations😅 Korean is quite difficult and challenging

[@fadumamohamed984]

@@forkandknife_ that's why it's so hard to learn the language you have to be really careful with sentence structure and grammar or else it's over.... Like Arabic..NVM Arabic is harder.. one wrong inotation and the meaning changes to something else....

[@elletangere8964]

What this is the case in every language lol thats why ppl say that you can’t really understand a language unless you’ve lived around ppl that speak it.

[@AmethystBTSff]

@@elletangere8964 completely agree with you

[@KJ-fq7tg]

Kurdish is like that too hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@kaikoifishy]

This is why mino is called a lyrical genius

[@rin55]

what a thirsty song, I had no idea

[@therearenogirlsontheinternet_]

Mino is horny lol

[@pointemass]

It's thirsty lol but it's also about longing. Like the chewing gum line can be interpreted similarly to 'being a piece of cake' or being 'easy' so to mino, the woman is his main but to her he's barely significant

[@kenzdomyuji8387]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bless you

[@lifetobelived9102]

Wow Korean singers are staying right under the censor's radar. Thanks for the thorough explanation.

[@maraeamelomane2118]

For real. Honestly YG artists are the OGs at cruising that fine line of censorship lol

[@MERDESOCIALE040]

@@maraeamelomane2118 true af

[@Regina777.]

Yg is slick asf😭😭😂

[@sesame846]

Thanks to censors, kpop idols need to get creative when it comes to thirst songs lol

[@so5602]

In the M/V, 1:46 he touched the blue ribbon woman face but remains silent. He doubts it bc he thought the woman left him for other man. He can't accept the reality. Or he just drunk and not concious about it. Or she was blind folded and Mino couldn't recognize her without her eyes but her figure felt so similar. The blue bird painting. It was crying as you can see the tear under the eyes. Now, the blue bird is the reference of the woman. So the woman is crying. One thing for sure, in her eyes there is reflection of Mino or all she think is Mino or maybe her thought fill with Mino. Whatever it is, she's crying about him. So, she decided to fly away. Edited: BTW, this is MY Theory. I comment it on the MV itself. Please please please notice my comment. PWEASEeeeeeee

[@andreacara2190]

KIM JONG RI PARK JI HYEUN exactly my thoughts as well

[@blossicity]

Being obsessed of his song, Being a Minnie shipper, And watching this video that explained the song, The comments and this comment that I am commenting to rn made me get my own theory, Your theory on how the girl thinks about Mino and stuff...Makes me realize more that "Fiancé" was about Jennie, As a Minnie shipper, They have way too much sweet stuff going on but we all know YG don't let their artists date but its obvious Jennie and Mino has feelings for each other especially Mino, Jennie tries to kinda keep her feelings but still comes out by stealing glances and stuff, Anakne or Anangnae can be My woman, Fiancé and woman that is taken by another man, By the last one, He might be talking about how Jennie was taken by her fans, Jennie has feelings for Mino but YG is very strict and has rules and Jennie is scared on how Mino can get bashed or she can get bashed, So they interact in a way where they wouldn't really get obvious... There's a feeling where I feel like they are dating especially after both of their solo debuts came out but they try to hide it because of company and fans but Mino kind of wants to show it but he knows he can't so he just shows hints....The woman in his M/V looked kinda similar to Jennie, I just had to mix all the stuff I watched and read....It all adds up now...Its so obvious its about Jennie. Thank you for taking time to read this 💕.

[@andreacara2190]

Rianne Tenaja/ Saicy Tinaja Girl I commented on the Fiancé’s MV and Solo MV if they think the two songs have a connections, I thought it was just me 😂

[@blossicity]

@@andreacara2190 the two songs actually kinda feels connected like Jennie said "Baby, darling, honey" and then Mino said "Honey, darling, baby" lets add that up to what I said earlier....

[@andreacara2190]

Rianne Tenaja/ Saicy Tinaja soo true omg

[@shootersforbangtan]

"I can see your hair" *Laughs in hijab but anxiously adjusts it anyway*

[@andiekang9313]

shooters for bangtan this is late but hahahahaha you're funny 😂

[@maryboo0022]

Mino is an intellectual. Just facts.

[@ryze_crescent9908]

Indeed...

[@shobe4lyf]

Watch njtw hahahhh

[@laramiaizz]

Just fax no printer .

[@springszn]

Period

[@biancasong2624]

Mino out here being a lyrical genius

[@polargeorge5872]

No

[@olenti]

These songs lyric explanations are simply the best. These breakdowns add so much especially for the international listener. Thanks again Danny & David for this series. Well done again👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 PS I don't know how y'all decide who breaks down which song, but I think Danny as choice to breakdown Fiancé by Mino is as perfect as David's breakdown of iKON's Goodbye Road.

[@magroves]

Break down in this case means to make it into smaller pieces so that you can understand it. Danny and David break down the songs in these videos so we can know their deeper meaning

[@Mxxdy12]

Mino a great lyricist he is like the successor of Gdragon

[@estelaangeles2346]

Stop

[@springszn]

🤚🏻 He is his own person

[@GWeiGfiaz]

I prefer this kind of content than the reaction one ♥

[@lz738]

Me, too! I'm pretty much over reactions.

[@bren8926]

You guys obviously havent heard a reaction channel called Trackpop. They are so sincere and will straight up tell you how they feel about song, etc. In a positive way. They are the best reaction channel. Just saying.

[@GWeiGfiaz]

@@bren8926 never heard of it. will check it out.

[@youshine126]

@@GWeiGfiaz just checkout *form of therapy*The most amazing kpop reaction channel out there.The reactor is a producer himself.His analysis will skook you

[@firdanurbaiduriintani7691]

Or try to watch reaction from reacttothek, they comment about the music and explain it musically.

[@heyheyslowly4298]

The snowy road in mid summer could mean that he craves for her as much as one craves the coldness during a hot summer season

[@8luvbug]

Good one

[@ashleyjohnson355]

“Not that kind of pot” -Danny Kim, 2018

[@AX8N]

* video ends * Me: *gets up to drink water*

[@h0e4wendy66]

Mino spreading his thirst

[@AX8N]

Pelumi Kola-Ilesanmi Ugh the power of mino

[@andreacara2190]

Same same 😂

[@julianelemes4571]

Wish you guys were my Korean teacher. I don't know, I simply don't trust anybody but you.

[@julianelemes4571]

Oh I got a heart from you guys, 감사합니다. ㅋㅋㅋ

[@lisa-minniezondi3118]

This song is hella dirty and Korea was still whipped 😂😂😂

[@estelaangeles2346]

Its international fans

[@ygempresschogiqueen9658]

@@estelaangeles2346 No you don't understand, this song sweeped the charts 😂 so yeah, Korea was whipped

[@ObviouslyLyssa]

Damn, YG songwriters are really on a whole other level.

[@amarsonar1]

Mino is the songwriter himself He and winner write their own lyrics

[@ObviouslyLyssa]

@@amarsonar1 Duh, I know that. He is a YG songwriter.

[@ksysky121]

@@ObviouslyLyssa Just praise Mino directly. Is it really that hard?

[@ObviouslyLyssa]

@@ksysky121 he’s literally my ult bias in the whole of kpop. Tf is your problem

[@bungliejin]

a bit of an old song, but could you do one video on bae bae by bigbang?

[@thebangisbig]

Loser too! I love that mv

[@visiondreamer1273]

bunglie jin yas please! I totally think of the lyrics as pure weirdness, but I know that GD is so genius in lyric-making so it's gonna be interesting

[@shaniawong2699]

Yesss

[@nadfa8772]

YESS BAE BAE PLEASE BCOS J DONT REALLY GET IT

[@dombadomba2901]

Baebae , zutter , divina comedia and doom dada please

[@mohammadmurtaza277]

Didn't know Mino was such a good lyricist until this explained video. need more of this it totally changes my perspective on the artists I listen to

[@seungheeahn4903]

well all of his song have double meaning, wordplay, korean peotic and literature.. every Inner circle (fanclub) translator had hardtime to translate it..hahaha in korea, i think many people knew that mino is a great lyricist.. glad you found it.. :)))

[@xxkmkzxx9475]

He's been praised for his lyrics since SMTM. Even I'm Him lyrics gave our translators a hard time lol You should read the lyrics of SHOOT! They are about the political situation with the ex president but with a lot of wordplays and hidden messages.

[@mohammadmurtaza277]

Seunghee Ahn that’s dope af I stopped following mino after smtm4 & I always heard he was a good at lyrics but I never saw any translations or breakdowns so I didn’t know just how good. I’m glad you told me that I’m really inclined to read more of his lyrics now :)

[@mohammadmurtaza277]

XX MINO's FIANCÉ XX that’s good to know! I don’t doubt you! I just never had a reason to check out his lyrics. I’ll read the ones you told me about just now. Referring to my other comment I never saw a translation or breakdown so I didn’t know for myself how good he was. After this video I got to see it for myself so now I’m more interested. I watched SMTM but never took the time to understand his lyrics, but now I feel like I should. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@seungheeahn4903]

@@mohammadmurtaza277 good to hear that.. i hope you find reliable translator n translation.. it's kinda risky if the translator didn't truly understand the meaning of behind his lyrics.. i suggest you search the translation under maran or chrissy96 tweets.. have a nice day.. :)

[@daragaston9337]

*Mino created a masterpiece and this will go down in history for this generation of K-pop* There I said it

[@kamiyakaoro5182]

That's right.It's a wonder how he wrote something like this...hehe

[@mabby9051]

Nowadays there arent solos like that. Mino still at the top

[@icecreampopcorn2180]

Mino really is a genius. YG artists are so good with these things like wth

[@hildanagieliarteaga6686]

Love him! how he can write this complicated and profound stuff and at the same time can't complete proverbs games in NJTTW? I just love him

[@ah_yeah_trust_in_seungriaz7244]

Naye Arteaga So true! 😂

[@happykookie855]

trueee

[@svtwwshssc]

😂😂😂😂 minooooo

[@celygeo705]

Agree 😂😂

[@misty__2147]

Naye Arteaga HAHAHAHAHA YES!!! SONG MINO ARE U JUST PLAYING DUMB FOR ENTERTAINMENT???

[@themezunus9889]

When ı listen to YG boys' songs, I'm always be like: Who is that woman??😂😂😂

[@ntv8341]

same thought dear.

[@leahbantiles2140]

Jennie

[@yuukwon1582]

OMG.. Exactly! I can feel you 😂😂😂

[@leahbantiles2140]

They both love blue 💙💙💙 Jennie x Mino.

[@CTXXXX]

That's what i was thinking😂

[@lo_Ovung]

*I was today years old when I realized it's 'My-no' no 'Mee-no'* -My life is a lie-

[@aile6299]

Both options are right👌🏻👌🏻 It’s actually Mino, but Maino is kinda nickname, fanboys usually use Maino instead of Mino, and Mino refers himself as Maino in his songs, you can hear it a lot)) same way Zico call himself Ziaco in his songs, they are close friends so I think it’s their thingy😂

[@solaawosika2986]

Multifandom trash if you look at the Hangul for his solo music and basically music in general Minho uses 미노 - MINO not 민호 - Minho so its is pronounced M-eye-no not min-ho. Also he introduces himself in songs as M-EYE-NO much like ZI-A-CO (Zico)

[@ggGG-om6zd]

@@solaawosika2986 i think if they will pronounce it as 'm-eye-no', it will be written as 마이노 but since hangul is read in syllables his name will be pronounced as mi-no (미노). I think it was shortened from song minho to mino from his debut, and then he just like to call himself as 'maino'. I just think that is how it progressed.

[@user-cq1tn2hk9r]

Yg artists like putting traditional Korean poems or songs into their music which really differentiates them from americanized kpop songs

[@soochikar3050]

Now look who copied it.

[@soulmoonspace]

@@soochikar3050 its not "copying", it's "referencing" lol are we even in some sort of old age?

[@raaaamen3421]

About the blue bird that it was there all along..there was a girl with the blue ribbon..meaning she was there all along.. Thank you for this video! 💙

[@DKDKTV]

Oh wow I JUST saw that after reading your comment. Nice observation! Thanks

[@dnuraziz1815]

True...i also also see the girl with blue ribbon at the front...wow Mino wordplay is mindblown

[@aichanoire8166]

to add to it. toward the end of the movie. you see him standing with blue hair in the eye of a blue bird. Then you later see him standing in front of a black wall. on the wall you see the shadows of birds flying away.

[@GinacassieVIP]

Wow I just realize theres blue ribon 😲

[@astlkoqomo]

Holy shit

Some spanish translaters are literally going crazy because in this album he put a lot of refereces that nobody understands even they tell us that koreans can't explain a lot of thoses references. He is a freacking genius, i'm a proud mom. Thanks for explained that.

[@hazelnam7370]

In my personal interpretation of the song, I think MINO is referring to his own fiancé. In the MV, MINO is shown as a king (who usually have several queens and women that are only allow a relationship with king). One of his fiancé or a lady who ended up marrying with him bc of the situation was staying still (not letting him in to her boundary) Now, she was in love with other guy so she escaped from his kingdom. This makes more sense for the finding hide & seek part and the “blue bird” quotation. As the song hits the climax the king (MINo) is frustrated & sexually craving that he says sth like “where my bxxxxes at Fiancé” It was fun bc depending on your perspective you can see both a really pure boy who loves someone’s fiancé or a corrupted king who lost one of his fiancé

[@tanyakrotowa]

OMGG TRUE THO

[@japjap7102]

I hope those who bark and say that the lyrics are disgusting and nonsense will be slapped by this video.

[@cansu.k]

When I was a translator in the fanpage, it took me 6 hours to translate one of his songs Shoot (with the notes about double meanings) into my language 😂 When Danny said "It took 10 hours." I was like "I feel you Danny, I feel you." 😂 First of all, thank you so so much for your efforts Danny 🙏 None of ICs couldn't dare to translate this because of rap lyrics and not to lead anyone misunderstandings. And it didn't surprise me. Song, all things in happened lyrics and music video... Because this is Song Mino and everything related with Song Mino is like a piece of art. You can find so many things if you look from different aspects. And editing of this video was on point, I'm just sayin' 😂 I laughed so hard when I saw that emoji 😂 This video is already in my favorites list so, see you guys soon in next update 🙏 🎈

[@enyosnakeu7031]

Cansu Karslı gerçekten rap kısımları türkçeye çevirmek aşırı zor oluyor ya

[@cansu.k]

@@enyosnakeu7031 inan evde kafayı yiyordum ve beynime giden ne kadar devre varsa yanmıştı

[@greenikkie5334]

I think Shoot basically can't fully translated without thick footnotes. One of the best lyrics of Mino's for sure.

[@cansu.k]

@@greenikkie5334 yes, exactly 😶 I still have doubts about my translations from time to time because as a translator you have to find the closets meaning in the culture/language that you're translating into or you have to find a way to express the meaning in your culture 😭 At this point, @DKDKTV Danny and David really deserve a standing ovation. I really respect them a lot 🙏

[@Meganatomy]

IC translators, we appreciate you 💞

[@himeairi5394]

Just what he said with his album name, it was named XX because everything can be imagined,, so i guess mino wanted us to come up with our own ending in fiance..thanks dkdktv

[@kidoraewon9002]

Yuki chan that luffy pic though 😂

[@vincechoi3536]

I'm Korean. It's been years since I commented on contents in KZbin. What a great explanation. It couldn't be better. I hope all the non Korean speaking people intrested in the song watch this. Thanks buddy.

[@dandelionscarlet5649]

So Mino is basically thirsty.... Yg let him enjoy please! The song is so cool though...

[@sugatheassman5599]

*i clicked faster than mino raps*

[@TheHehe930]

suga theassman rapes*

[@sugatheassman5599]

TheHehe930 shut the fuck up

[@HN-kr1nf]

@@TheHehe930 gtfo

[@joon-lb3xd]

I saw you on another video, and you said u clicked faster than sugas raps.

[@JustMeHanna1113]

As a korean studies major these videos are actually super nice for 'fun/soft studying' firstly because you put the korean lyrics with the English translation side by side while you're explaining, it gives a nice overview, and also because you guys to explain all the idioms and stuff that we don't really have time to cover in Korean class lmao

[@lynn9253]

same here

[@battyrubyjane]

in conclusion : MINO IS GENIUS

[@soochikar3050]

Yeah..those who trash talk mino for his originality, eat this.

[@abirab2735]

Who else thinks MINO is a genius

[@teresaadhikari866]

No wonder Danny decided to explain this song! 😏🥛💧 😂😂👏👏

[@DKDKTV]

😏

[@LilaMVajgl]

No nut november is hitting him hard 😂

[@paigerosnell185]

@@LilaMVajgl IM SCREAMING. PFFFFFFFFFFFFT HAHAHAHA 🤣😩

[@fayye4748]

Lollll

[@stelianajasmine8960]

I think you got something wrong. Feed water into my bottomless pit it means that he is so thirsty for her and his desire can never be furfilled so he will want more and more from her. We have in my country a similar expresion that means being too greedy, so I think the line has a sexual conotation meaning his greed for her....

[@TK-nb4zk]

와~ 한국음악이 해외에 많이 소개되면서 이런 유투버가 꼭 있었으면 좋겠다 했는데, 계셨네요!! 영상 감사합니다. 가사라는 언어를 통한 문화를 소개하는 거라 정말 의미있는 일을 한다고 생각해요! 앞으로도 이런 영상 많이 올려주세요!!

[@fayes.3538]

Could you also explain the visual cues? Like the significance of him dressed like an emperor surrounded by his concubines (?)

[@hmmm6107]

probably relates to him choosing his "fiance" or the woman hes searching for as a king/emperor since in ancient times, that's how emperors chose their wives in Asia (?) I'm guessing

[@DKDKTV]

I have explained it in my pinned comment :)

[@878550]

Also i guess there's something else, if you see in the first part the lady in the field is wearing blue, and on the part with the concubines, there's one in the first row apparently with a blue ribbon. Maybe the girl he thought he wanted and needed ended up as just one of many or she was one like them all along?

[@hearmyheartcry]

@@878550 Wow!! You really has a good eye!!

[@aninditaaaaa]

His lyrics are pure art

[@-letstalk9730]

She’s not taken anymore now. He has a chance xD

[@thenamelessdragon]

“women’s emotions are like reeds” as a woman i’m really offended, my emotions aren’t- OH LOOK PRETTY REEDS

[@gaby5254]

This is what I dind't know I needed. Honestly when I saw you were explaining this one. I was like isn't a pretty obvious song? But I was wrong. I wish you would explain the whole album because I'm sure every song has hidden meanings I can't understand. Anyway loved this song and thanks for explaining it.

[@skarletmeilleure4804]

Ikr?

[@radiantflower]

Wow! I also wish they can explain the whole album 😉😉

[@netogrof]

None of Mino’s songs are obvious. 😂 just look at I’m Him and Body. The entire songs are word plays and double meanings.

[@anuishkac7449]

I can see the cry for help in your eyes... This guy has the tendency to write hard lyrics... However mino slayed... Songgenius

[@jessicamiracella3107]

Mino really out here being so bold smh. Thank you for the explanation! you guys really doing a great job

[@sevyokyaviyanti]

Mino made this song OMG, the boy who doesn’t know 8x7 is in the new journey to the west 😂

[@carolinea3999]

I find your videos to be really fascinating. As someone whose interest in Korea in general started by listening to Korean music, I find that format to be a great bridge between the two. Hopefully, it reaches more people as I feel that with kpop's growing popularity in the west, videos like "[insert bands name] being SEXY" or "IDOL FAILS?!" are not really cutting it for most people anymore. ((I also hope it reaches more people bc you guys are hardworking and have a great thing going, you deserve more recognition))

[@dzevada1992]

Wow never thought this song was so deep and took so many different samples, lyrics, metaphors to make.

[@leds5007]

This is so helpful. There are a lot of translators out there but this is the most crystal clear interpretation I've ever heard. Even ICs gave up translating this. Hahaha. Mino loves wordplay so much making his songs a masterpiece. Thanks so much dkdktv! Hope you can help more international kpop fans in understanding songs 😊💕

[@kamekame3302]

I don't know if any of you noticed but at 9:42 on the front, one of the lady has a blue tie...blue bird ? Maybe it is like explained, he was looking for a blue bird when he already had one. And for me it resonates with the bottomless pots line where even if he has the girl, he will still be empty inside.

[@tnzhshm4993]

I WANTED YOU GUYS TO DO AN EXPLAINED OH MY GAWD THANK YOU

[@DKDKTV]

We gotcha

[@aiymaimangaliyeva7748]

Wow, how fast can you find all the things behind lyrics?😱 Fascinating!!😍 Like I would never know that blue bird means happiness!😂 or the game! Love your videos!!!💜

[@DKDKTV]

It took me about 2 hours to research but the entire video took me 10 hours :)

[@selmaseif2815]

DKDKTV 10 hours 😱but you did amazing i didn’t know that there are so many meanings behind the lyrics you explained it very well 👏 소고했어요

[@mc6004]

Mino, the king if wordplay. #GeniusOnly

[@jaythylgerong4728]

9:42 There's a girl in the front with a blue ribbon

[@zahrahadi8170]

Lmaoooo I never heard anyone say his name like that before 😭😭💙💙

[@ZuzaC]

mino who? I only know myno

[@ronnnmmm]

mino always says his name MAYNO tho

[@fanisatria3295]

Everyone did that. Even mino himself say maino a lot lmao. U didnt realized?

[@himeairi5394]

Most of his fanboys call him myno... 😀

[@GWeiGfiaz]

I heard Mino himself says it myno in a song.

[@aileenocta198]

I can't believe Mino used korean idiom 😭

[@tokyodrvft]

ive just spotted something : if you like more at the choreography, it totally make sense w the meaning of the song ; at the first verse and chorus, mino don't pay attention at all to the others women (back dancers) thinking about the woman he loves, like when a girl pass in front of him he doesn't even look at her. as the song evolve he getting more and more 'crazy' (as you can see in the second verse) and more interesed in other women (it's reaching, first he just look at a girl, second he touch her chin and last he dance sensually w her. in the second chorus he dance w them and all, looking at them like a predator. and finally as the song is reaching w more and more intense beat, the lyrics is getting more sensual and all and at the end it seems like he is completely confused!

[@user-rs1wc9qs3n]

I heard this song before and thought it was pretty good but after you explaining all the cultural context and wordplay behind it my mind is blown. This song has become art to me. Thank you so much for this, it's changed how I see this song and Mino.

[@manalh4232]

the way i understood the blue bird part is this way : since mino is obsessed with blue roses and likes them for their meaning as symbolizing the impossible and the unattainable. Calling her ''my blue bird'' is like calling her impossible and unreachable. and there is this scene where mino was in the eye of a crying blue bird (he drew that bird on the wall himself btw) which shows his weeping for the impossible lady.

[@chikatime2014]

so deep🤔

[@jinjinD]

and i was thinking who is that lady ? 🤔🤔🤔 💭

[@chelbasalo769]

Mino himself said in the direct message for XX album that the reason he always uses blue rose is because when his mind was confused at the time, he saw a blue rose. When he searched the meaning behind it, it symbolizes something impossible & unattainable before..but its meaning changed & now it means hope & miracle which he finds unique 😉

[@manalh4232]

@@chelbasalo769 yeah the impossible turning possible ... it means miracle to him, he said that to Kim junggi too

[@chelbasalo769]

@@manalh4232 yeah 😊 btw I still can't get over from that show with kim junggi. I'm still overwhelmed by both of their talents 😱 So proud of Mino 😍👏👏

[@mishmashmixofstuff]

Did anyone else notice that he kept changing between calling him myno and meeno?

[@daniimiko5110]

I noticed that too and I find it a bit annoying 😅

[@MoyaRich]

that's because no one knows what to call this man. I call him meeno

[@lalalalala1650]

Both correct tho. Fanboys call him Myno.

[@avrilcardenas8351]

mishmashmixofstuff YES

[@magroves]

Cuz meenho is his Korean name so it's odd that his stage name doesn't sound like it but sounds like the word "mine" ... like it doesn't compute because if you spelled his Korean name minho you'd say it meenho so your brain thinks i=ee

[@isauroras]

On the "bottomless pot" part when I put the MV on subtitles it's wasn't written bottomless pot but written "feed this thirsty dog" 😂😂

[@shannonvina27]

MINO IS A GENIUS❤️

[@maya-wy8ml]

Shannon Vina ikr

[@classicloverautum7391]

INDEED!😂😂😂

[@babehyg8551]

Thats why mino is called "ART IST" 💙

[@vanessaautumn7728]

6:21 "His want/d for this women is impossible to measure" wordplay?😂

[@DKDKTV]

Unintended punchline from me lol

[@abibestdoyoungnista9074]

Jennie -solo Mino-Fiance Kai(integrante de Exo)-Love Shot

[@yeontansguardian7238]

This song is the epitome of: Everyone longs for something they can't have Or: You only realize how valuable things are when you lose them

[@abirab2735]

books should be written for MINO's mind

[@nakynie463]

Even though I was a bit confused by the lyrics and MV... I would have NEVER thought about this! Thank you for the explanation tho, those videos always help me understand those songs better

[@nenengulfah7161]

Even without read the meaning i still love this song

[@jaenowoo]

in every of his song, he would make songs that contain a badboy vibe and things that related to sexuality but irl(njttw as an example) he’s really cute and an innocent guy.. but how? 😭😂😂

[@estelaangeles2346]

He's not innocent

[@asmaned8643]

@@estelaangeles2346 why did i knew before clicking on your profil that you are their stan lmao stay presed and dont forget to comment on every single comment on every video if everyone that you dont like . Crazy .

[@ami6818]

daaaaaaamn, i still so hype with this song, i was like searching about the meaning but still don't understand and you guys upload thisssss!!!? this is just perfect >

[@xxxxbuttxxdragon]

Mino is poetic and sensual lyrics haha

[@Argnhauz]

The Girl in front left (@8:55) is the only one among those women in his 'harem' that has a blue dress/skirt tie or ribbon. His Blue Bird is there all along, and he didn't notice it.

[@swilde3422]

Her Alter Ego again at 9:07 😱 he also gestures to her

[@jinse3642]

Mino has always been a genius with wordplays and i am so so so glad i found this vid!!! You explained it very well and tq for your effort to make us non natives understand it in mino’s context. Kudos

[@riamy1066]

he intends to put it open ending because as his album "XX" refers to or it is means anything can be imaginable. i was laughing when you reach the dog thing omg hahahahahah because when i read it i was oh oh it is mino this is mino hahahahah. but really he put it out very complicated and he searches a lot to came up with this wow mino wow

[@Pheonix1002]

I know this is too much to ask, but can you do explanation on other songs in the album too?

[@Grace-qi8ml]

héz yes . Even I want that

[@celygeo705]

Up please Danny

[@evelynelsa]

Im sorry but yes please :”)

[@radiantflower]

Been waiting for this!😍 Thank you so much! I love how MINO cleverly ended his song, he's such a poet.

[@michielim]

Omg thank you danny!!!! Mino’s songs are always the hardest to explain since it’s so packed full with references and wordplay haha. Mino’s songs usually tend to be very sensual in nature so no surprise about the lyrics, that’s his charm ♥️🌚

[@paolacruz2182]

Can you guys do this for every song on the album??🤣🤣

[@hoodieboy1515]

hahahah forreal

[@ygstan3331]

omg!! plssss

[@renfleur9868]

I never thought that Fiancé lyrics would be that deep 😯

[@jinwoowinner2706]

This is the best series. Thank you guys so much for your hard work and research. You really help non-Korean speakers appreciate the music and meaning more.

[@hptriogal]

Can I just say...that I'm am soooooooo mf-in thankful that you told us the name of the song that was sampled in Mino's song!!! You saved me A TON of time that I would've spent researching (cutting a clear sample, Shazaming, looking up the credits for the song, etc...). You are amazing. Subbed. Thank you!

[@forgotmyname9444]

Thank you for your hard work Danny and David.

[@hanhil3673]

Though I would interpret the last scenes as his desperation for the woman he desires growing and since he can't fulfill that particular desire he indulges himself in all these vices to forget her.

[@shinjiri123]

As if I needed any more reasons to love Mino ugh. Thank you for the explanation!!! Very thorough. And amazing.

[@msfeera96]

Okay seriously i got goosebump when i see this explaination.. Mino such a genius lyricist!! I stant this talent so much!! Thanks for the explaination Mr 🙏😊