TW: I'm sure if you're reading this, you've probably seen the MV. Please note that there may be images that are disturbing to some people, including things with blood and implied death. All translations either done by me through Google Translate or are from @txtonnews on Twitter! <3 EDIT: BIG HIT ADDED SUBS TO ETERNALLY!!!!!!!!11!1 The subs are now Big Hit's translations. Thank you, Big Hit ;-; SECTION FIVE - Moratorium of Rest - Taehyun We start out, slightly differently from the others, with Taehyun sitting and playing with his phone. The audio that's playing is a very slowed-down version of Sweat. He's messing with the headphones, as if he's trying to hear something, maybe? Doesn't matter, as there's this crashing/banging noise and he rips the headphones off, standing up as the lights begin to flash and the fire alarm blares. Interestingly enough, this same crashing noise plays again a few minutes later, while he's looking around the room. Unlike the other three boys (not counting Soobin), he doesn't seem scared of what's happening, he simply seems as if he's trying to analyze where the noises are coming from. This horrible glitching noise plays. The exact same noise that Soobin heard before he found the warp tunnel-thingy in the hallway. I really, really wish I knew what this connection meant or could be implying, but I genuinely have no idea. Why can Taehyun hear that noise? What does it mean? The video cuts to a similar room as Beomgyu and Yeonjun's dreams, except that Taehyun has flowers everywhere. They're mainly purple and white, and look quite similar to Magic Island, leading me to believe that that's where he is. The most interesting thing to me about this cut, however, is that there is no audio. Nothing. Not even white noise. Just...dead silence. None of the others did this. Soobin obviously had the sound of the warp-tunnel-thingy. Yeonjun's dream faded out the fire alarm before putting in some white noise and a small "boop" noise when the light kicked on. Beomgyu's dream had this sort of ethereal-sounding chimes/choir playing in the background. Kai's (which we'll get to shortly) had wind blowing in the background. But Taehyun? Nothing. It's silent except for the sounds of him shifting on the grass. A few minutes later, a gentle wind starts to blow, but even then, it's very quiet. While Taehyun might not have been freaked out by whatever happened in the practice room, this dream-scape-thing is quite obviously putting him on edge--he keeps turning around, looking for something. (Fig. 5.1) Fig. 5.1 - What is he looking for? I would guess just anything. Something, so that he didn't feel so alone. He looks around for a minute before spotting something off in the distance. At first, it's just a white blur that obviously looks like a person. Taehyun, however, seems to know exactly who it is, as he calls out and waves his arms above his head excitedly. (I can't read lips, but I swear he's calling "Yeonjunie-hyung!") After a few minutes, he stops, and calls again. The person is obviously unresponsive, as he begins to head over. As he does, we get a shot of his shoes. (Again?) (Fig. 5.2) But something's wrong--there's a purple goo stuck to them, stringing as he walks forward. He doesn't seem to notice, however. When he reaches it, we don't seem immediately what it is. But Taehyun looks horrified and disgusted. (The lyrics here, catch me crying--) Once the camera zooms out, we can see that it is, in fact, Yeonjun, but something is really wrong. (Fig. 5.3) Fig. 5.2 - Why purple? Why is it goopy? Fig. 5.3 - oh...is that why? Gonna be honest, I have no idea what's happening here. Hold onto your seats, this is going to be wild. We see a couple close-ups of the flowers around him, his hand, and even the goopy pool, which now feels as if it's eerily similar to blood, although it's white and purple. Some things I noticed:
After a quick zoom out for you to see all the things, we see a shot of one of the pansies (a yellow one, important). The color shifts suddenly. (Fig. 5.4) It's hard for me to tell exactly what happens to it, to be honest. It looks like the purple from the middle diminishes, while the purple on the outside lengthens, affecting the yellow in between it as well. Either the flowers somehow are connected to Yeonjun's blood, or he is somehow using them to stay alive? There are so many ways this could go. One final interesting detail: pansies mean remembrance or nostalgia. I find it interesting that it shrinks--perhaps to show that their memories aren't staying. Interpret that as you will. (Leave a comment if you figure it out! I'm lost. :3) "We will find a way." These final words of certainty close out Taehyun's section. Fig. 5.4 - Ohhhhkayyy.... SECTION SIX - Girl of Eternity - Hueningkai Now, last but certainly not least, we reach Hyuka. It starts out in the practice room yet again with the fire alarm blaring loudly. Unlike the previous three, however, Kai turns towards the door when he hears a crashing noise. As he watches the elevator flicker, we see a blue shape appear and disappear in front of it. It's the ghost girl from Soobin's segment. (Fig. 6.1) But Kai can see her, whereas I don't think Soobin can. Kai calls after her, and when she (inevitably) doesn't respond, he jogs down the hall. He only has to go a little way, however, before it spits him out at the same black middle-of-nowhere land as the rest of them. Interestingly enough, another warp tunnel appears out of nowhere (yes, I'm going with warp tunnel, work with me here) but this one looks completely different to Soobin's. (Fig. 6.2) Fig. 6.1 - Hello again... Fig. 6.2 - Very different tunnels. He jogs through the tunnel but doesn't seem to end up anywhere different--just back in the same dark room. Interesting, since Soobin's tunnel gave him a memory of the past/vision of the future (it's up for debate), but Kai's gave him nothing. A minute later, a white door (quite literally) builds itself behind him. There's a small set of stairs in front of it. Kai barely hesitates before going up the steps and opening the door. (Fig. 6.3) Fig. 6.3 - I'm starting to feel like I'm watching a horror movie. "Don't do that, that's how they get you!" When the door opens, there is nothing around it but sky. Clouds and blue sky, as far as the eye can see, and another door straight across from him. There seems to be a slight bit of water covering the floor as the reflection is moving slightly. A moment later, the door across from him opens and out steps...Yeonjun. And then the boys. I do find it an interesting detail that the first one you see is Yeonjun, then Soobin, then Taehyun and Beomgyu. None of them really seem...there, to be honest with you. They're all just sort of staring at Kai. (Fig. 6.4) Kai looks at them, then down at the floor. He seems like he wants to go to them, but he's scared of falling. Eventually, he takes a step forward. The air ripples under his feet like a puddle, before the camera shoots downwards. When it pulls out, however, there are no doors near him. (Fig. 6.5) Fig. 6.4 - ...can I help you? Fig. 6.5 - Where did the doors go? Why is the sky rippling?
"I reach out but my hands touch nothing." I find this translation/quote slightly ambigious. Whose hand? Why does he want to reach it? The final three solo segments are very confusing to me. (Meaning Beomgyu, Taehyun, Hueningkai) There are a lot of questions and not a lot of answers. Frustrating, but unsurprising, Big Hit. Check out the next part of my 'Eternally - +U Analysis and Theories' series here! - Ilona O'Connor
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