"Seven boys. Best friends. Their fates intertwined through the good times together, but also the tough times, as they have gone their separate ways and suffered greatly as a result. When all is almost lost for these boys, one is given a special chance to go back in time and help his friends fix the mistakes that led them down this path. He’ll do anything to save them, but can he? Or is he too late?" – Plot summary of the 花樣年華 Pt.0 <SAVE ME> webtoon.
Reverie
rev·er·ie | \ ˈre-və-rē , ˈrev-rē \
variants: or less commonly revery
plural reveries
Definition of reverie
1: DAYDREAM
2: the condition of being lost in thought
The Youth Trilogy by BTS also known as The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Trilogy, Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa (Hangul: 화양연화)(Chinese: 花様年華) Trilogy/Series or HYYH Trilogy/Series began on April 17, 2015 with “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life” comeback trailer by BTS member Suga. This series officially spanned across 3 albums but became much bigger than that leading to what became the “BTS Universe” (“BU” for short) full of music videos, trailers, theories, and stories.
After watching the music for Spring Day I was inspired. The music video itself has many references that are inline with the BTS Universe as well as references a science-fiction short story written by Ursula K. Le Guin: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas - where the joy and existence of an entire city relies on the misery of a single child.
I created this movie trailer with the BTS Universe and the stories in mind, while also transforming it into something new. I wanted to weave a story about youth, growing up, and loss. A story about how as humans, we often live in a reverie to hold on to the past and happy memories, but how do we cope when we wake to reality?
Taking inspiration from Wes Anderson, I used clips from different BTS music videos/content with a song from the Bollywood movie Barfi! in the background. I published this video under the pseudonym “notkpoptrash” online which resulted in:
10.8k views, 732 Retweets, 74 Quote Tweets, 1,195 Likes on Twitter
1,972 views and 22 comments on YouTube
353 interactions (likes and/or reblogs) on Tumblr