Hello! Would also like to argue that, in a flipped manner, the song is also about fandom. If one replaces the persona as the "fan" and the addressed guy as the idol, then the metaphor and the critique of fan culture perfectly works.
The fan always has an expectation that s/he be wowed (thus the OMG reaction) by performances and personalities. Current connectivity with fans give the impression that idols are there for them "24" and that there exists a literal craze about these idols.
Put aside the MV, it evokes the same feeling: get beyond the fantasies that K-pop idols tell fans and face the complexities and "boring" aspects of life in all its realness, so to speak.
Hey, Early! I agree that the film can be viewed as a social commentary on the relationship between K-idols and fans. If you check out Part I of my OMG analysis you'll see that I examine Hanni's iPhone identity crisis within the context of a super-connected "24/7" environment that both literally and figuratively effaces her sense of self. To be someone's idol is a dream that has its risks and, unfortunately, not everyone can pull through it unscathed. Thanks for reading my post!
Hello! Would also like to argue that, in a flipped manner, the song is also about fandom. If one replaces the persona as the "fan" and the addressed guy as the idol, then the metaphor and the critique of fan culture perfectly works.
The fan always has an expectation that s/he be wowed (thus the OMG reaction) by performances and personalities. Current connectivity with fans give the impression that idols are there for them "24" and that there exists a literal craze about these idols.
Put aside the MV, it evokes the same feeling: get beyond the fantasies that K-pop idols tell fans and face the complexities and "boring" aspects of life in all its realness, so to speak.
Hey, Early! I agree that the film can be viewed as a social commentary on the relationship between K-idols and fans. If you check out Part I of my OMG analysis you'll see that I examine Hanni's iPhone identity crisis within the context of a super-connected "24/7" environment that both literally and figuratively effaces her sense of self. To be someone's idol is a dream that has its risks and, unfortunately, not everyone can pull through it unscathed. Thanks for reading my post!