My Stray Kids Universe theory: The members are in a dystopian world where they’re brainwashed into a system that expects perfection. They’re told they’re all different but for some reason they still feel like they’re all the same. In order to break out of that “system” to find themselves, they created their own District. District 9 is a safe place for anyone around the world who feels astray. A Haven where you can be yourself and Step Out of societal norms. The whole I Am mini album series is trying to identify who they are as individuals. (I Am Not, I Am Who, I Am You) So it’s like questioning yourself. If I Am Not who they say I am, then Who am I? The mv for I Am You, can be interpreted in your own way just like many open ended Stray Kids songs but at the end of the day the members had the same goals to reach their ambitions and dreams as one team which led them to take the Hellevator to start their journey together. When they embark the first “key” in their journey, Clé 1: Miroh (Clé is French for key & Miro means maze in Korean meanwhile the “h” in Miroh stands for heaven or hell depending on how their path goes) they enter the maze but when they tried to escape the maze, the hellavator brought them back to the same systematic society that they tried to run away from. So they rebelled and took the Road Not Taken or in other words choosing their own paths instead of “being guided.” Which brings us to the 2nd key, Clé 2: Yellow Wood mini album. Side Effects is the most essential part of this whole Stray Kids journey and the way I viewed Side Effects was like a fork in the road. One path leads to the New World where everything they do is led by the system and guided with comfort but the 2nd path is the hard path to the unknown led by their own actions. These paths turn into 2 universes that chronologically happen at the same time and according to Chan, IN is the “glitch in the matrix” so he’s conscious of both worlds where they take the bus to the New World vs the off-road path, where they experience frustrations and dead ends but comfort each other and stay together despite the challenges. In Levanter they showed both of the parallel universes. It starts off with Stray Kids in their apocalyptic world (where they chose their own path) staring at the door to the parallel world and then the mv enters through the keyhole into the universe to the New World in the same fields you’ll recognize from Hellavator. The word Levanter is translated as a Mediterranean wind and we see the part where they feel the wind in the New World and follow its way through the doorway that parallel Chan is guiding them into. Notice that the members went from one field into another field when they walked through the door. It may represent being at a plateau in your career or life or whatever aspirations you might have. Sometimes people stay at their jobs for a long time and it’s bc they’ve become comfortable and they don’t want to move up in their careers bc they’re happy where they’re at. Which is okay but for Stray Kids they want more out of their careers and their lives so in order to grow they had to let go of that comfort. This explains why IN is “the glitch” bc he’s symbolic for that very reason. He’s the representation of struggling between comfort and growth. Speaking of growth, the reason why the members have cuts on their faces is found in their TOP mv (jap vers.) The members fight against the Mediterranean wind (facing their challenges head on from making their own choices) which explains the cuts on their faces in Double Knot/Levanter and why they’re always found running bc they’re chasing after their goals even if they get hurt along the way. They realized that they didn’t need a “key” to guide them through their journeys bc all they needed was themselves. Which 1) is why they burned the one way ticket to the New World and the Hellavator. And 2) why the 3rd mini album is called Clé: Levanter and not Clé 3, bc there is no 3rd key, they’re the key to opening whatever paves their way to their own successes. As Levanter concludes its chapter in the Clé series by watching the moons collide in the New World, Go Live album/God’s Menu continues where Levanter left off from the other side (apocalyptic universe’s perspective) from the moment the 2 moons collided (explains why the red and white moons are on opposite sides) and two halves of themselves and the universes become one. IN Life repackaged album represents the boys starting a Stray Kids rebellion by entering restricted places led by the system and sneaking through the back door. They Unlock District 9 for everyone not only Stays, to welcome an open haven for all. This all seems like it’s about their journey through the kpop industry. You know? Stray Kids are rising to the top (just like what they wanted in Miroh) and they’re changing kpop by influencing how different they are and breaking out of the established system. Their song Haven concludes the Go Live album, and the lyrics literally say “Step out, do what you want”. Pretty much emphasizing, being your true self. Do whatever you want and live your best life no matter what anyone says. Hence why the repackaged album is called Insaeng which means “one’s life” - Go Live In Life *Symbols & more theories:* -Peter Pan and the lost boys is a recurring theme in the Stray Kids universe, Stray Kids can also mean “lost boys” and District 9 can be interpreted as skz’s version of Neverland and may also explain why “Captain Hook” is featured in most of their mv’s, as one of the politicians in Miroh, bus driver with the hook tattoo on his hand in Side Effects, security guard in Backdoor, and gangster leader in ALL IN. -In Levanter, IN and Felix’s choreography where Felix stands behind IN like a shadow portrays letting go of your comfort or whatever may be holding you back from your true self. -In Levanter, Felix’s “It’s all good now” can mean “I’m going to follow my heart, I’ll be okay” especially holding the “Broken Compass” in his hand. 3racha created a song called Broken Compass (which was recreated into Mixtape 4) and had inspiration from Pirates of the Caribbean. If you haven’t seen the movie, the main character Jack Sparrow has a compass that people think doesn’t work bc it doesn’t have the typical North, South, East and West. Little do they know it’s a magical compass that is not broken it leads a person to what their heart desires the most. So for Stray Kids, they’re letting us know they’re not following the basic structure of moving up the ladder of success or in this case pyramid (hint hint pyramid in Levanter) to get to the top. They’re following their own paths and doing whatever they want . -Hyunjin is found lost and running into cross roads in Double Knot, TMT, and Astronaut bc he’s a metaphor for uncertainty, confusion, and “not knowing which path to take.” -The bird that flies in Miroh might symbolize “the system” which is also the same bird that flies off of the door to the New World (universe led by the system) in Levanter -The Astronaut mv is the comfortable parallel which explains why they’re so happy and Hyunjin runs into their systematic clones. Like I mentioned earlier, IN is the “glitch” so he sees the struggle Hyunjin experiences in Astronaut and is shown by himself sitting alone with the parallel moons at the end of Astronaut and sitting alone while everyone is running in the TOP mv. -At the end of Side Effects the boys find Hyunjin sleeping, Astronaut could be Hyunjin dreaming? And it picks back up when Chan wakes him up in Levanter. Not the mv itself but the Levanter choreography starts off with Chan “waking up” Hyunjin just like when he woke him up at the end of the Side Effects mv. -The Mirror choreo that’s shown by Changbin and Hyunjin in Levanter is symbolic for their parallel universes which is why the Red Moon and White Moon are on opposite sides in Levanter and in the GO生 trailer. God’s Menu mv: *God concept:* They’re the creators of their masterpieces *Science lab/Construction Site:* They construct and experiment w/ genres, lyrics and concepts (God’s Menu concept possibly inspired by Alchemistry by 3racha) *Chef concept:* Food comes in different flavors just like their music *Racetrack:* Competition in the music industry Thank you so much for taking the time to read my theories!! Follow me on my socials if you’d like! Instagram & Twitter: 123racha_gs You’re welcome to share, copy and paste, whatever as long as you credit me.
You are amazing and this is so far the most complete and well explained theory I've encountered so far, my mind's blown. I finally understood it, it makes so much sense. The staff that produced this whole storyline really did it well, but a bit hard to understand lol. Thank you so much for sharing it with us mortals ❤️
stray freckles Aw, thank you so much! I know, I’ve seen so many theories but ever since I made this theory I understand the entire skz universe a lot more. It’s the only thing that makes sense to me lol
So in summary: Hellevator (my theory): stray kids enter a hellavator instead of going down it goes up sort of implying they are going up to achieve their dreams. the hellavator is like all their doubts and negative thoughts but they're channeling this to hope, giving what they need to go up upon the hellavator. They reach the floor which is district 9 this is possibly a trial to see if they can reach their final goal. District 9: they were being held captive and taught to all be the same, they realised that something was wrong (a glitch) that all of them were different. So they escaped to look for what they were searching for. I am you: They escaped and realising what they needed, they relied on eachother "you" and wanted to advance so they headed to miroh. Miroh: Seeing how corrupted the world was they wanted to take a road that was not taken (yellow wood). Yellow wood: there was Two choices that they could have went through (one where they took the bus) and one where they didn't, this represents that whatever choice they made there was a consequence or sacrifice that had to be made. Double knot: they realised that they themselves had to come up with their choices and not let anyone else choose or give them the choices for them. They see two moons that represent two different choices, curious they find a key that led to a door to which they thought would be the answer. Levanter: Realising the key they had was a trap they let go of it, they relied on it for so long. In which the two moons collided, revealing their true selves. Hope this helped? I'm quite bad at explaining so I'm sorry if I didn't explain it well 😅 Edit: thank you for all your comments! :) I forgot to mention Hellevator so sorry about that :')
This is why I stan people who have concrete timeline for their songs and mvs, not the others who kept talking about love or using repetitive (and basically pointless) words as lyrics. Stan talent and originality.
@@hmb1331 Not trying to sound rude, but Stray Kids aren't the only people who has a storyline with their music and MV's. I do agree that Stray Kids are talented af and they're very original too
Don’t you get it??? I mean YES it is very confusing... but here’s the gist of whats going on: All the mvs, everything it was all connected... at the start, district 9 and I AM NOT... they were breaking out of the place... because they wanted to break out the mould the world put them in... so they broke out of that facility, to find their selves (district 9) Had fun for a while with us Stays Went to a place called Miroh to move forward... a while later, they gave up, left that world, went to a road not taken (side effects mv) consequences of their actions... shows moons the two moons in the mvs, Levanter.... keys were actually a trap, thought about how far they went, moment they left us realised the two moons overlapped, gave them a wake up call... therefore G0 LIVE!!!!! Super confusing but I tried...
And they invite customers from back door and there you go ALLL IINN!! STAYS CANT STOP WE WANT MORE so let see what’s next i kinda want skz make an album titled NEW WORLD yeah~
you saying chan's the mastermind literally remind me of something. while I.N knew everything, chan is the one that decided to change how they live (starting with giving them a paper when he is scanning their barcode). then in astronaut, he's the one that keep contacting the members and pursued them to enter the elevator (or the ship idk). in levanter, I.N weren't left alone. when he looks a bit hesitant to enter the elevator, chan touch his shoulder and kinda asked him why he's not entering then I.N just shakes his head while entering the elevator. I feel like chan's the mastermind in this and bruh what's on the bus guy's hand? it's like a tattoo or something (2:48). idk man my head is going cuckoo banana while thinking of these theories.
*THE CONTEXT OF THE HIGHLIGHT REEL* They say, people are born different But why does it feel like we're all the same? Us brainwashed into the same system They expect perfection So how can we be diferent? A sign, an omen, a, a GLITCH The world took me away from myself We decide to get out of here And find our true self We went towards a small light with you In order to advance forward, We threw ourselves into miroh We ran around the unknown city, Without any hesitation Many nights have passed But nothing... has changed We turned our backs on the world And chose the road not taken Sometimes, our choices came with consequences In those times we shared our fears and helplessness And also relied on each other At the moment of choice They thought of their own comfort We thought of our own way And so different moons Came up with different choices When we stood in front of the door that day Thinking about the shadow of the moon of the other side The wind blew We contemplated about the key we held in our fists We thought it was the answer But it was a trap We think about the road we took The moment we let you go The two moons overlapped becoming one streak of light The shining light brought out our true selves Perhaps it was us all along That could have turned the moons Into one In a singular world, Go live.
Tbh more stays (and non stays) should know about this. I'm so tired of people saying that stray kids doesn't have originality and a concept. Spread the word stays! Let's brag about this masterpiece please.
Skz are the last ppl to be accused of not having originality, even their individual song concepts are top tier....like are ppl this dumb or just ignorant??? Their concept and storyline is byfar the best along with txt and dreamcatcher! People should appreciate the way they create parallels with reality and imagination, and give us a Web of values to pick from it. These things arnt easy to do since they don't even hv a fantasy concept. Their concept is much more closer to reality and the varied depictions of it. And these varied depictions form skz's storyline. Skz hv the most unique group concept, their concept is "reality " itself..they keep repeating the word "real" countless times in their trailers and this vid too. Their storyline revolves around "truth", like changbin said, "Their is NO lie on skz music". To me this is the most fascinating thing ever, they way they connect imagination with reality, and form a bridge for us to take a taste of both worlds is incredibly thought out. I love their approach!
Then there is me, a German who got British english taught in school, American englisch on RUclips and picked up a slightly aussi accent because of aussi line. Now I speak in 4 accents and don't know how to control it...
Stays: So this is my theory... Skz; wrong Stays: what about- Skz: no Stays: ok, ok, I got it this time- Skz: * tells us what’s going on because we couldn’t figure out ourselves * Stays: **...starts new theory** (Conspiracy Stays never stop working do they?)
so I stanned stray kids in 2020 , a month after God's Menu and now I am completely into them and the fandom because I've experienced their entire discography and watched pretty much every single one of their interview and shows and the fact that this got me recommended by RUclips right after I was finished with enjoying all of their earlier content gives me literal *chills* I just love the way they are carrying on this story forward and hope to see more of it in future!!!! I wish you best of luck for the future boys!!!!
here’s what i think this video means: In *Hellavator* they entered an elevator to take them through their journey of their debut which brought them to all the different levels. the “level” *District 9* showed them how society expects them to be, perfect and the same as every other person and or artist in the industry. But freed themselves and went on to the next level the “level” *I am You* helped them realize they are different from all of the other artists and that they only have each other to make a difference happen. Once they realized this they went to the next level the “level” *Miroh* helped show them that people were being brainwashed as to what rules they should follow which then gave StrayKids the motivation to take over the city and then leave to the next level before they could be attacked by a higher power and potentially be shut down the “level” *yellow wood* gave them the option of two paths to take, the one everyone followed or the one that was yet to be discovered. Which is why Chan said that they “chose the road not taken” also the side effects mv could’ve displayed all the effects they felt and went through because they were choosing a different path which had and not done before. This also led to them getting into fights with each other cause some had disbelief of even making it out the “level” *Double knot* tested to see if they were strong enough to untie the knot that held them into the “perfect” mentality and put them through challenges to help them find that the the key they thought held everything and even their future was false and they still had another level to “unlock” the “last level” which was *Levanter* helped lead them through the door that led them out of the dark and into the colorful world they had worked so hard to reach. In this video I.N was hesitant to leave it all behind but Chan encouraged him. Then the two moons became one and led them through the light to start their new journey this is just my interpretation but feel free to add anything else you might have that I don’t edit- the _GO_ teaser is filmed at a race course what if this is them finishing their race down the undiscovered path after racing for so long cause in the teaser the stray kids car is the car that crosses the finish line. In *My pace* they were racing in a tunnel and now in _GO_ they have made it out
Am I the only who feels like I have this invisible bond with stray kids as a Stay? Every time I go through major changes in my life somehow Stray Kids have a comeback with music that truly speaks to what I’m currently going through and that brings me so much comfort. I’m going through a major change in my life right now. I quit my job because I was feeling really unhappy and wanted to pursue my dreams. I’m scared but I feel like this comeback really came at the right moment.
i have this thing but with another group lol. txt if you were gonna ask- but it seems rude talking about another group here but anyway stray kids is my ult group
Am I the only one crying after realising literally every single storyline in each music video is linked, thinking how genius, thoughtful and unique stray kids are with their music and knowing fully that supporting them throughout all these years was the best decision we've ever made in our lives? I genuinely wasn't expecting this video, they keep amazing us every day and I'm so grateful for them for making our lives better especially during this hard time our world is in!
First of all, I agree with you so much I'm acc crying after this they have put so much effort into their work and it has really paid off, and it's mostly for stays. They've done amazingly and I love them so much. Second of all, Chan sounds like David Attenborough lmaoo
@@rayaali7447 ikrrr!!! 3 years of hard work on not only their music but also the storylines of their music videos has definitely paid off! They're the best!!! You pointing out that they're doing this for us makes me even more emotional omg :( Omg I didn't think Chan sounds like David Attenborough until you pointed it out hahaha, Chan definitely sounds younger tho xxx
Man it's really shocking how they even made these songs. Like they planned it all ahead so that it will make such a storyline. That's legit legendary. Like when you realize all their songs are interconnected, it really is mind blowing! I'm really proud to be a Stay. Love you Skz and love you Stays! Stray kids all around the world!!
JYP: Here's the theory and storyline, we hope that the fans will understand and go deeper into the story well Stay: *Still confused Chan in his next Vlive: So uh, I heard that some of you guys call yourself stupid, and to be honest, I think it's right. hAha, jUst KidddIng, you guys are not stupid at all
Chan : so we made that video so you could understand the theory but u keep calling urself clowns but u aren't clowns (well I just changed urs a little bit)
This explained everything for me, starting from hellevator, where all of them chose to ride the hellevator to go up, higher, closer to their dreams, and decided to move towards their goals. Then to district 9, when they realized that everyone is the same, no one is different, except them. They are the glitch, they are the unmanipulated part of the system, they chose to go to their own path, and get out of where they were. Going to my pace, literally the whole song implying that they will be going at their own path, not others. Next is I am you, implying that they can't reach their goals without each other, saying that I is equals to you, we are all in this together, we trust each other, we will all reach our dreams together, and decided tk move forward. Miroh, the maze they jump in to, they run through it bravely, they did anything they could, but after all that, nothung changed, making them choose an alternative road. The road not taken, yellow wood, which implied that their choices has concequences, side effects, that its hard to reach their goal, makig them doubt their own choice of path, making two moons, representing different choices. Double knot, showing many paths, many roads they can take, doubting their previous choice, the two moons, giving them different choices, and in the end, even tho they are not sure what to do, they chose one door, Levanter. Levanter, implying that what they are all doing is wrong, that they are wrong in relying on their beliefs, that they are wrong in doubting their own choices, therefore they decided to let go of it, they all discarded their tickets, keys, everything they were holding on levanter, and they just relied on each other, having a one complete same goal, making the two moons collide, making all other paths disappear, leaving them one path, their own path they want to go, making one streak of light, the path they are looking for showed in front of them, "It's all good now". GO Live, based on this vid, they are saying that they will become their true selves, making a new arc of their storyline, arc 2. THIS GROUP IS SO FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE, THEY ARE SO GOOD, S T A N STRAY KIDS.
SKZ THEORY FROM THE PREQUEL WRITTEN BY: @ soft.minhoe / @ alecaslo.uwu To understand the following theory it is necessary to follow the story of Stray Kids from its beginnings, which would be to see each MV, prologue or MV teaser, everything is super important. I wrote this since I really have everything clear in my mind after seeing the Prequel and I want to share it because many Stays were much more confused after seeing it. After reading this you can see the Prequel again, and I swear you will understand everything. Sorry if there is bad writing, I am Colombian and I do not speak English completely. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In District 9, each member individually begins to notice that all the people around them act the same way, they all walk in one direction and are being controlled, but they are different, Stray Kids are the fault, not just Felix or Chan. As some said, they are ALL the flaws in that system, which means that there are more people who are still trapped in District 9. Chan is the one who realizes that they are literally trapped inside a kind of crystal and thinks about the possibility of getting out of There, he also notes that there are some boys who, like him, are different, so that's how he begins to gather them. Everyone leaves there thinking that they finally broke free from the system, and began to discover the world. In the Prequel it is seen how they go from I am NOT to I am You, but why don't they mention I am WHO before? because this was the only era in which they really learned something essential and it was the questioning who am I really ?, I am WHO is part of their true timeline, but they were desperately running to find an answer, and that's how They came up with an incorrect answer: I am YOU, and they kept making bad decisions thinking they understood what was happening. They arrived in MIROH, the great unknown city, but they realize that everything is the same, everyone is still controlled by a system, they decide to leave there when they see that they couldn't change anything, and they go to YELLOW WOOD '' the road not taken ' 'by means of a key, it is in this era where the two moons are seen, to which they did not pay much attention at first. The two moons suppose two parallel worlds, or else two paths, they thought they had to take only one path, it would be the most logical thing, there are two paths, you have to take one, right? But really this was a big mistake, the first way was comfort, they could take the bus and surrender to the system, the other way would be to fight to create their own way and in this way find themselves. They took the second and reached Double Knot, they had already taken the supposedly correct path, but then why were the two moons still there? It was as if nothing had changed '' many nights passed, but nothing changed '', they were apparently exploring the abandoned city and HyunJin found another key, which took them to Levanter (it is suspicious because it is not known where the keys), this was supposed to be the correct answer eventually, but it was all a catch. The fact that they finally realized it was a cheat is super important, because they look at their entire journey and know they have to '' drop '' to get out of there, this explains the near-final scene of Levanter when they cross the glass door While the lyrics say that they have to let something go, it also explains a little the scene where the elevator burns, they realize that it is taking them in circles, in themselves their expressions in Levanter's MV are like `` how can I not Did we find out earlier? '' It is here when the two moons overlap and shine, they are now aware that they have been taking wrong paths since they left District 9 and also realize that they have always known their '' true self '' since I am WHO, but they were in conflict with what the world taught them and they followed wrong paths and decisions. Now with only one moon, a single reality or world is formed which is GO LIVE, they are rewriting their history from scratch, the Prequel shows a timeline of all their mistakes throughout the trip, for this they do not show I am WHO so in detail. It is important to analyze that for these reasons we were first shown the Double Knot MV before the Clé: LEVANTER album was released, everything is sequential. The paths they took may not have been the right ones, but all of this built the Stray Kids story, all the decisions made and each fall helped them truly understand themselves and mature in and out of the story, literally honoring the name Stray Kids, they were totally lost. ---------------------------------------------------- Needless to clarify that this theory is to understand what they explained in the Stray Kids: Prequel (Highlight Reel), there are other theories like that of the two I.N’s and as it was not explicit in this video, I did not write it here.
Is there like an Oscar award for this sorta story telling in a music video? Or like, for a short series from a musical group?! cause that should be a thing. Geez! This was way more elaborate than most of the super hero movies out now and it’s just ONE group and a few short (song length) cinematic music videos! Give 3racha and Stray Kids a goddamn award for this! Wow.
Chan: speaking english throughout the whole video No one: Me: crying because i can finally understand whats going on without having to wait for subtitles
I'm so proud of STRAY KIDS specially chan because he trained for 7 years and I feel pity for people who hate him but it doesn't matter jealous and selfish people don't understand that I will always support STRAY KIDS I love you STRAY KIDS
If they make it into a movie or documentary thing, or like a movie about them and some pasts or how theyre life is or idk I swear i'm telling my mom that i'll be the one to clean,wash,to do the laundry---
Nope not at all. This comeback already has so many peoples attention and so many ppl have pre ordered the album. They finally getting the hype they deserve :)
mo matter how many times I watched this, it becomes more impressive each time. how did they create such an order and present it to us at every moment? what they do is admirable. Once again I understood that why I stan this guys.
this made me idolize stray kids and bang chan moreee! Those theories were just extremely awesome. Those songs and albums are just connected to each other the way stray kids connect to stays. I'm really left in awe! THIS IS IMMENSELY SUPERB!
This questions of " Who I am ? " comes to the mind of everyone of us , Stray kids have chosen this storyline to prove that you don't need to be conformist or to try to look for your identity somewhere ( through keys ) . You have to be different in this world full of conformity ( I am not ), you should never give up on your friends ( I am you ), you should go through hardships ( yellow wood ). Then, after so much levels ( Hellevator ), You understand that you have to do what you want to do ( Double knot ), to make choices ( yellow wood), you may go through false roads ( Levanter) ...... At end of this you realise that you have to be YOU ( the one moon ).
I swear Stray Kids always knows how to get me excited every single comeback. But this comeback, The excitement just hits 10X harder. I am ready to throw my body and soul into this comeback.
as a new stay, this video kept popping up in my recommendations and i would always ignore cause i thought this was old like maybe around 2018, but I REGRET IT SO MUCH CAUSE THEY JUST GAVE US A WHOLE THEORY.
ALL THE UNIVERSES MERGE... THEY WERE ALL CONNECTED... HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT!!!!! I stan the correct group... this is absolutely amazing... it holds so much power, so much meaning... and everything was connected!!! I mean I have always noticed the two moons in the mvs but this.... I never thought it would be like THIS!!! This is crazy The reason this group appealed to me so much at first was because of their message. I AM NOT... but this could be interpreted differently... I am not what??? But the fact that their message was about how they wanted to break out of this mould that the world was trying to put us in and the tags and labels they put over our heads..... is a beautiful thing to talk about, to sing about, to tell the world about.. STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me: (struggles to think of theories, storylines, symbolism, and how everything connects) SKZ: here you go *explains their ENTIRE storyline* Me: ... ... ... well that was easy Edit: why do I feel like I just foreshadowed Easy for myself 💀
But, when we pay attention to detail, it's pretty hard to understand until rn. Like why there are 2 jeongins? or why there are another han instead han in the lift?. And why there is no astronaut mv in this prequel~ but at least we know the main plot :"
@@hanr6340 maybe it has something to do with what chan said in his vlive that TOP is still connected to the storyline and that there's a parallel universe. In this video, when it reached yellow wood, chan said something along the lines of "THEY thought of their own comfort (referring to the other Stray Kids getting into the bus), we thought of our own way (the current Stray Kids). Maybe what we're getting right now with Go Live is only a part of the storyline?
they explained the whole story but not every single/little details that's why some of us are still confused.... but there are theories that somehow able to explain those details, symbolism, elements in their mvs
no one : literally no one : me : standing out the corner while sreamin' out loud asking why bangchan voice's sounds hot when he speak english. my heart cant take it, he accents literally broke my heart into pieces
Stays: *trying to make theories*
Chan: *shhh sit down and listen*
And we...
*STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING*
Zeeb Ilyas I understand it tho :D
This reminds me of the English debate when Jisung told everyone to sit down then they immediately did 😂
And so we did
LMAO
When they're rewinding all the past eras it makes me nostalgic and realized that SKZ really grew up.
stop this is making me cry-
Sataniko :u
They were so smol
Err no they’re stray adults now, its getting dangerous >~
i am : sad
My Stray Kids Universe theory:
The members are in a dystopian world where they’re brainwashed into a system that expects perfection. They’re told they’re all different but for some reason they still feel like they’re all the same. In order to break out of that “system” to find themselves, they created their own District. District 9 is a safe place for anyone around the world who feels astray. A Haven where you can be yourself and Step Out of societal norms.
The whole I Am mini album series is trying to identify who they are as individuals. (I Am Not, I Am Who, I Am You) So it’s like questioning yourself. If I Am Not who they say I am, then Who am I? The mv for I Am You, can be interpreted in your own way just like many open ended Stray Kids songs but at the end of the day the members had the same goals to reach their ambitions and dreams as one team which led them to take the Hellevator to start their journey together.
When they embark the first “key” in their journey, Clé 1: Miroh (Clé is French for key & Miro means maze in Korean meanwhile the “h” in Miroh stands for heaven or hell depending on how their path goes) they enter the maze but when they tried to escape the maze, the hellavator brought them back to the same systematic society that they tried to run away from. So they rebelled and took the Road Not Taken or in other words choosing their own paths instead of “being guided.” Which brings us to the 2nd key, Clé 2: Yellow Wood mini album.
Side Effects is the most essential part of this whole Stray Kids journey and the way I viewed Side Effects was like a fork in the road. One path leads to the New World where everything they do is led by the system and guided with comfort but the 2nd path is the hard path to the unknown led by their own actions. These paths turn into 2 universes that chronologically happen at the same time and according to Chan, IN is the “glitch in the matrix” so he’s conscious of both worlds where they take the bus to the New World vs the off-road path, where they experience frustrations and dead ends but comfort each other and stay together despite the challenges.
In Levanter they showed both of the parallel universes. It starts off with Stray Kids in their apocalyptic world (where they chose their own path) staring at the door to the parallel world and then the mv enters through the keyhole into the universe to the New World in the same fields you’ll recognize from Hellavator.
The word Levanter is translated as a Mediterranean wind and we see the part where they feel the wind in the New World and follow its way through the doorway that parallel Chan is guiding them into. Notice that the members went from one field into another field when they walked through the door. It may represent being at a plateau in your career or life or whatever aspirations you might have. Sometimes people stay at their jobs for a long time and it’s bc they’ve become comfortable and they don’t want to move up in their careers bc they’re happy where they’re at. Which is okay but for Stray Kids they want more out of their careers and their lives so in order to grow they had to let go of that comfort. This explains why IN is “the glitch” bc he’s symbolic for that very reason. He’s the representation of struggling between comfort and growth.
Speaking of growth, the reason why the members have cuts on their faces is found in their TOP mv (jap vers.) The members fight against the Mediterranean wind (facing their challenges head on from making their own choices) which explains the cuts on their faces in Double Knot/Levanter and why they’re always found running bc they’re chasing after their goals even if they get hurt along the way.
They realized that they didn’t need a “key” to guide them through their journeys bc all they needed was themselves. Which 1) is why they burned the one way ticket to the New World and the Hellavator. And 2) why the 3rd mini album is called Clé: Levanter and not Clé 3, bc there is no 3rd key, they’re the key to opening whatever paves their way to their own successes.
As Levanter concludes its chapter in the Clé series by watching the moons collide in the New World, Go Live album/God’s Menu continues where Levanter left off from the other side (apocalyptic universe’s perspective) from the moment the 2 moons collided (explains why the red and white moons are on opposite sides) and two halves of themselves and the universes become one.
IN Life repackaged album represents the boys starting a Stray Kids rebellion by entering restricted places led by the system and sneaking through the back door. They Unlock District 9 for everyone not only Stays, to welcome an open haven for all.
This all seems like it’s about their journey through the kpop industry. You know? Stray Kids are rising to the top (just like what they wanted in Miroh) and they’re changing kpop by influencing how different they are and breaking out of the established system. Their song Haven concludes the Go Live album, and the lyrics literally say “Step out, do what you want”. Pretty much emphasizing, being your true self. Do whatever you want and live your best life no matter what anyone says. Hence why the repackaged album is called Insaeng which means “one’s life” - Go Live In Life
*Symbols & more theories:*
-Peter Pan and the lost boys is a recurring theme in the Stray Kids universe, Stray Kids can also mean “lost boys” and District 9 can be interpreted as skz’s version of Neverland and may also explain why “Captain Hook” is featured in most of their mv’s, as one of the politicians in Miroh, bus driver with the hook tattoo on his hand in Side Effects, security guard in Backdoor, and gangster leader in ALL IN.
-In Levanter, IN and Felix’s choreography where Felix stands behind IN like a shadow portrays letting go of your comfort or whatever may be holding you back from your true self.
-In Levanter, Felix’s “It’s all good now” can mean “I’m going to follow my heart, I’ll be okay” especially holding the “Broken Compass” in his hand. 3racha created a song called Broken Compass (which was recreated into Mixtape 4) and had inspiration from Pirates of the Caribbean. If you haven’t seen the movie, the main character Jack Sparrow has a compass that people think doesn’t work bc it doesn’t have the typical North, South, East and West. Little do they know it’s a magical compass that is not broken it leads a person to what their heart desires the most. So for Stray Kids, they’re letting us know they’re not following the basic structure of moving up the ladder of success or in this case pyramid (hint hint pyramid in Levanter) to get to the top. They’re following their own paths and doing whatever they want .
-Hyunjin is found lost and running into cross roads in Double Knot, TMT, and Astronaut bc he’s a metaphor for uncertainty, confusion, and “not knowing which path to take.”
-The bird that flies in Miroh might symbolize “the system” which is also the same bird that flies off of the door to the New World (universe led by the system) in Levanter
-The Astronaut mv is the comfortable parallel which explains why they’re so happy and Hyunjin runs into their systematic clones. Like I mentioned earlier, IN is the “glitch” so he sees the struggle Hyunjin experiences in Astronaut and is shown by himself sitting alone with the parallel moons at the end of Astronaut and sitting alone while everyone is running in the TOP mv.
-At the end of Side Effects the boys find Hyunjin sleeping, Astronaut could be Hyunjin dreaming? And it picks back up when Chan wakes him up in Levanter. Not the mv itself but the Levanter choreography starts off with Chan “waking up” Hyunjin just like when he woke him up at the end of the Side Effects mv.
-The Mirror choreo that’s shown by Changbin and Hyunjin in Levanter is symbolic for their parallel universes which is why the Red Moon and White Moon are on opposite sides in Levanter and in the GO生 trailer.
God’s Menu mv:
*God concept:* They’re the creators of their masterpieces
*Science lab/Construction Site:* They construct and experiment w/ genres, lyrics and concepts (God’s Menu concept possibly inspired by Alchemistry by 3racha)
*Chef concept:* Food comes in different flavors just like their music
*Racetrack:* Competition in the music industry
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You are amazing and this is so far the most complete and well explained theory I've encountered so far, my mind's blown. I finally understood it, it makes so much sense. The staff that produced this whole storyline really did it well, but a bit hard to understand lol.
Thank you so much for sharing it with us mortals ❤️
stray freckles Aw, thank you so much! I know, I’ve seen so many theories but ever since I made this theory I understand the entire skz universe a lot more. It’s the only thing that makes sense to me lol
*mind blown*
This is amazing. My brain could never
thank you very much for sharing your theory
someone: whats your favourite movie?
me: stray kids.
someone: wait n-
me: i said ,stray kids.
Chan: *told stays to figure it out for ourselves and make theories*
Also chan: *explains the whole story line because we’re clowns*
🤡🤡🤡🤡
I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND
He was done with us
I still don’t understand I need help
@@zeke11111 same....
no one:
not even stays:
skz: *releases a summary of all of their mvs*
😂 Not me actually needing it tho-
we're so lucky we have stray kids. i would be lost without them.
So in summary:
Hellevator (my theory): stray kids enter a hellavator instead of going down it goes up sort of implying they are going up to achieve their dreams. the hellavator is like all their doubts and negative thoughts but they're channeling this to hope, giving what they need to go up upon the hellavator. They reach the floor which is district 9 this is possibly a trial to see if they can reach their final goal.
District 9: they were being held captive and taught to all be the same, they realised that something was wrong (a glitch) that all of them were different. So they escaped to look for what they were searching for.
I am you: They escaped and realising what they needed, they relied on eachother "you" and wanted to advance so they headed to miroh.
Miroh: Seeing how corrupted the world was they wanted to take a road that was not taken (yellow wood).
Yellow wood: there was Two choices that they could have went through (one where they took the bus) and one where they didn't, this represents that whatever choice they made there was a consequence or sacrifice that had to be made.
Double knot: they realised that they themselves had to come up with their choices and not let anyone else choose or give them the choices for them. They see two moons that represent two different choices, curious they find a key that led to a door to which they thought would be the answer.
Levanter: Realising the key they had was a trap they let go of it, they relied on it for so long. In which the two moons collided, revealing their true selves.
Hope this helped? I'm quite bad at explaining so I'm sorry if I didn't explain it well 😅
Edit: thank you for all your comments! :) I forgot to mention Hellevator so sorry about that :')
this makes sense thoo
but levanter was ended right so that means this cb will be the answer to that?
GENIUS
Ok but...I love how u took the time to type out all this and good for u, I understand!! ❤❤💞😊😊😊😊
Istg you're the only stay with braincells
This is why I stan people who have concrete timeline for their songs and mvs, not the others who kept talking about love or using repetitive (and basically pointless) words as lyrics. Stan talent and originality.
Only Stray Kids
@@hmb1331 Not trying to sound rude, but Stray Kids aren't the only people who has a storyline with their music and MV's. I do agree that Stray Kids are talented af and they're very original too
@@elaineyan8158 *cough* TXT *cough* TXT really out there putting a whole 19 minute long vid that I understood nothing from 🙃
exactlyyyyy !!
loonaverse :3
I am : not
I am : who
I am : you
I am : confused.
Lol
I feel you
You mean ChAnFuSeD
I am : NOT
I am : WHO
I am : YOU
I am : DEAD
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Stray kids: literally gives us the whole meaning and story.
Stay: we still don’t get what’s going on:/
Don’t you get it???
I mean YES it is very confusing... but here’s the gist of whats going on:
All the mvs, everything it was all connected... at the start, district 9 and I AM NOT... they were breaking out of the place... because they wanted to break out the mould the world put them in... so they broke out of that facility, to find their selves (district 9)
Had fun for a while with us Stays
Went to a place called Miroh to move forward... a while later, they gave up, left that world, went to a road not taken (side effects mv) consequences of their actions... shows moons the two moons in the mvs, Levanter.... keys were actually a trap, thought about how far they went, moment they left us realised the two moons overlapped, gave them a wake up call... therefore G0 LIVE!!!!!
Super confusing but I tried...
I'm just here for the music and not the theories (my brain couldn't handle it anyway)
I think its still not the whole story..
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHA YEAHYEAHYEAH HAHAHA
I AM CONFUSE
At this point, Stray Kids MV's are better than some movies out there.
FACTS
Cant wait for the movie.
Thanks for the likes! This comment is my best one so far
Period
PERIODT
TRUE
So after that they decided to open a restaurant
_END OF DISCUSSION_ .
HAHAHAHAHA
LOLOLOLOL
🤣🤣🤣
this comment 💀💀
And they invite customers from back door and there you go ALLL IINN!! STAYS CANT STOP WE WANT MORE so let see what’s next i kinda want skz make an album titled NEW WORLD yeah~
stays: trying best to make a correct theory
skz : don't worry we got u (;
I still don’t understand 😅
And the theory got too far so they just decide to feeding us the right theory but i mean we're clowns so- none of my braincells are working rn
Chris can read me terms and conditions and I wouldn't skip it.
big fat mood
😂😂
So truee
😂It's true
Best comment I've seen
Chan is literally a mastermind.
He's the best.
This story is unbelievably awesome.
Stray Kids really deserves the best.
He made it?
you saying chan's the mastermind literally remind me of something. while I.N knew everything, chan is the one that decided to change how they live (starting with giving them a paper when he is scanning their barcode).
then in astronaut, he's the one that keep contacting the members and pursued them to enter the elevator (or the ship idk).
in levanter, I.N weren't left alone. when he looks a bit hesitant to enter the elevator, chan touch his shoulder and kinda asked him why he's not entering then I.N just shakes his head while entering the elevator.
I feel like chan's the mastermind in this and bruh what's on the bus guy's hand? it's like a tattoo or something (2:48). idk man my head is going cuckoo banana while thinking of these theories.
@@opheliaforgetmenots damn! Now I have to go rewatch all of their videos in order
I rewatch it many times but still can't get it *am I that dumb? *
Do you know how cool it would be if this was a movie my heart would litterally explode
Am I the only one that thinks this should be made into a movie
No you ain't alone...
We all want it secretly
I want TT... straykids pls release this movie!
I need this so much
I'd pay to see that happen~
They actually explain their storyline
Stay: iM SO CONFUSED
Why is this so accurate 😭😂
omgg sammeee
@@Vanarana in my defense chan's voice distracts me 😅
@@marysolportela7710 djjxx same I start focusing on only his voice and then I'm suddenly 1 minute further.
ALTERNATIVE TITLE: "Stray Kids Storyline explained!"
Explained I am still confused
Alice Morritt I am explaining their story on my Twt acc @peterhanknow if you want to read just saying
thanks
yaaassshh
RIP MY BRAINCELLS
We need a new one that explains the things that has happened in these few years
*THE CONTEXT OF THE HIGHLIGHT REEL*
They say, people are born different
But why does it feel like we're all the same?
Us brainwashed into the same system
They expect perfection
So how can we be diferent?
A sign, an omen, a, a GLITCH
The world took me away from myself
We decide to get out of here
And find our true self
We went towards a small light with you
In order to advance forward,
We threw ourselves into miroh
We ran around the unknown city,
Without any hesitation
Many nights have passed
But nothing... has changed
We turned our backs on the world
And chose the road not taken
Sometimes, our choices came with consequences
In those times we shared our fears and helplessness
And also relied on each other
At the moment of choice
They thought of their own comfort
We thought of our own way
And so different moons
Came up with different choices
When we stood in front of the door that day
Thinking about the shadow of the moon of the other side
The wind blew
We contemplated about the key we held in our fists
We thought it was the answer
But it was a trap
We think about the road we took
The moment we let you go
The two moons overlapped becoming one streak of light
The shining light brought out our true selves
Perhaps it was us all along
That could have turned the moons
Into one
In a singular world,
Go live.
Chan be really telling STAYS the whole picture of the story behind those MVs
YES PLEASE THANK YOU
THANK YOU 🥺❤️🥺❤️🥺❤️🥺❤️
thank uuuu
Thank you
Stray kids: * come up with theories*
Me: *trying my best connecting all braincells*
What it mean Theories?!
Stray Kids actually explaining their storyline?? I am: in shOCK
Heyyy I love you girl 😁
HAHAHAHAH
I always watch your videos ❤
Do I have a headache cuz of it? ofc I do(:
I need subtitlee
Tbh more stays (and non stays) should know about this. I'm so tired of people saying that stray kids doesn't have originality and a concept. Spread the word stays! Let's brag about this masterpiece please.
Skz are the last ppl to be accused of not having originality, even their individual song concepts are top tier....like are ppl this dumb or just ignorant??? Their concept and storyline is byfar the best along with txt and dreamcatcher! People should appreciate the way they create parallels with reality and imagination, and give us a Web of values to pick from it. These things arnt easy to do since they don't even hv a fantasy concept. Their concept is much more closer to reality and the varied depictions of it. And these varied depictions form skz's storyline.
Skz hv the most unique group concept, their concept is "reality " itself..they keep repeating the word "real" countless times in their trailers and this vid too. Their storyline revolves around "truth", like changbin said,
"Their is NO lie on skz music".
To me this is the most fascinating thing ever, they way they connect imagination with reality, and form a bridge for us to take a taste of both worlds is incredibly thought out.
I love their approach!
Stay: Oh it’s a theory video
*Chan’s narrating with his charming voice*
Stay: Oh no it’s a asmr video
😂😂
*no one:*
no seriously i mean whY iS NO ONE tALKING ABOUT CHAN'S VOICE
everyone is talking about that lol you should read all comment haha XDD
Ayza Umar oops haha 😅
his voice is damn calming
TRUUUUU
It's cool
Chan: *trying to explain us the storyline and give us hints*
Me: *cries in confusion*
Same😂😂
SAME I can't even understant what he's saying.. I can't understant English fluently 3::
@@startinyy3410 haha me too..😂😂I made my own theory and confused myself more😂😂😂
who's here after the release of IN生 trailer and tryna connect the theories
Me
Me after they dropped any
IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE BUT NO SENSE AT ALL AT THE SAME TIME
Ikr😭
YES-
I thought it was only me 😂
omg i was about to comment same thing lol
I got a Netflix ad after this, if that isn’t a sign that this is the perfect trailer of a movie then I don’t know what is
jadalade so what does it mean if I got a O’Reilly ad?
K-POP Stanner :0 i- I don’t know
I got the ad before this
So you're telling me THIS WAS ALL PLANNED SINCE DISTRICT 9 ERA?????
*LEGENDS*
i think ever since hellevator era
Top 10 mysterious thing that have finally been revealed 😱😱
@@hanjizone1842 yeah since Hellevator, it has been skz concept
I am feeling like a clown bc I haven’t understood util now 👁👄👁
So is that suppost to mean that they explained every thing of there songs here.?
This gave me goosebumps... as a sci-fi, action, dystopian movies fan I really hope they make a movie about these theories 💀
no one:
literally no one:
other fandoms: using all their brain cells, thinking the theory of all the MVs
stays: no need we have an official one
Must be nice😭😭😭😭
Still we don't understand
@@venzvaldez5704 we're a clown.
@@jamarielethan We ain't clowns, we are a whole *CIRCUS*
were a whole circus we still dont even understand
I love how everyone are picking up Felix and Bangchan’s accent when they speak English. It’s adorable.
@@hyunthetics._9624 dude, honestly... Same
@@hyunthetics._9624 same fam
@@hyunthetics._9624 sameeeeee HAHAHA
Dude, I can't speak in american accent anymore
Then there is me, a German who got British english taught in school, American englisch on RUclips and picked up a slightly aussi accent because of aussi line. Now I speak in 4 accents and don't know how to control it...
When Stray Kids already gave out the answers to all the theories
Meanwhil a Stay like me: *still processing the beauty of this MV*
This guys are making a movie out of all of their concepts damn boyzzzz that creativity tho
Stays: So this is my theory...
Skz; wrong
Stays: what about-
Skz: no
Stays: ok, ok, I got it this time-
Skz: * tells us what’s going on because we couldn’t figure out ourselves *
Stays: **...starts new theory**
(Conspiracy Stays never stop working do they?)
Along the whole time I had a feeling if chan being like "listen here stupids, this AND ONLY THIS is the theory AND NOTHING ELSE SO SHOULD UP" XD
@AYŞE GÜLBERK ÇULCU same
Nope especially the TXT,STRAY KIDS and BTS ones
XD
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT CHAN'S AUSSIE ACCENT
Let's talk about that
Chan's perfect Aussie accent
lez go we gon talk about
Soeee hot.
aight, start the thread
*this is a whole ass movie trailer and im honestly living for it*
Ikr
so I stanned stray kids in 2020 , a month after God's Menu and now I am completely into them and the fandom because I've experienced their entire discography and watched pretty much every single one of their interview and shows and the fact that this got me recommended by RUclips right after I was finished with enjoying all of their earlier content gives me literal *chills*
I just love the way they are carrying on this story forward and hope to see more of it in future!!!!
I wish you best of luck for the future boys!!!!
THIS IS LITERALLY GIVING US ALL THE THEORIES OF THEIR WHOLE DISCOGRAPHY OMG CHAN'S VOICE IS SO SOOTHING
IKR IM SO HYPED THO AHHH
Bang Chan: leader, producer, vocalist, rapper, dancer, interpreter, and now narrator.
Might be adding some more roles in the future.
Multitalent
you forgot something, he was MC for ASC too 🤣🤣🤣
jyp is so lucky to have him
Dont forget actor.
He is a zookeeper too 👀
here’s what i think this video means:
In *Hellavator* they entered an elevator to take them through their journey of their debut which brought them to all the different levels.
the “level” *District 9* showed them how society expects them to be, perfect and the same as every other person and or artist in the industry. But freed themselves and went on to the next level
the “level” *I am You* helped them realize they are different from all of the other artists and that they only have each other to make a difference happen. Once they realized this they went to the next level
the “level” *Miroh* helped show them that people were being brainwashed as to what rules they should follow which then gave StrayKids the motivation to take over the city and then leave to the next level before they could be attacked by a higher power and potentially be shut down
the “level” *yellow wood* gave them the option of two paths to take, the one everyone followed or the one that was yet to be discovered. Which is why Chan said that they “chose the road not taken” also the side effects mv could’ve displayed all the effects they felt and went through because they were choosing a different path which had and not done before. This also led to them getting into fights with each other cause some had disbelief of even making it out
the “level” *Double knot* tested to see if they were strong enough to untie the knot that held them into the “perfect” mentality and put them through challenges to help them find that the the key they thought held everything and even their future was false and they still had another level to “unlock”
the “last level” which was *Levanter* helped lead them through the door that led them out of the dark and into the colorful world they had worked so hard to reach. In this video I.N was hesitant to leave it all behind but Chan encouraged him. Then the two moons became one and led them through the light to start their new journey
this is just my interpretation but feel free to add anything else you might have that I don’t
edit- the _GO_ teaser is filmed at a race course what if this is them finishing their race down the undiscovered path after racing for so long cause in the teaser the stray kids car is the car that crosses the finish line. In *My pace* they were racing in a tunnel and now in _GO_ they have made it out
omg your brain,it amazes me
even after I read that I don't know why I s feel like I still didn't understand the storyline ;-;
I need to read this again- tysm for this!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY DUMB BRAIN NEEDED
Thank you so much my dumb brain needed this!!!!!
This video should be linked on every get to know skz vids or smth of that sort, I think most of new stays haven't even heard about this...
Am I the only who feels like I have this invisible bond with stray kids as a Stay? Every time I go through major changes in my life somehow Stray Kids have a comeback with music that truly speaks to what I’m currently going through and that brings me so much comfort. I’m going through a major change in my life right now. I quit my job because I was feeling really unhappy and wanted to pursue my dreams. I’m scared but I feel like this comeback really came at the right moment.
I literally have the same thing it's so weird because I have never felt this with anyone
The power of stray kids.
Yep ! I feel the same. their music somehow can speak up what i feel and i though they encourage me :" i love skz the most
i have this thing but with another group lol. txt if you were gonna ask- but it seems rude talking about another group here but anyway stray kids is my ult group
For me, ever since I have been a stay, they’ve always had comebacks around the time of my birthday (June 9th) and it really makes me happy :’)
When we talk about concept, STRAY KIDS ARE THE KINGS.
KINGS OF DEEP CONCEPTS.
jyp artists have the best meanings hands down
Why do we need films and series when we have stray kids
OMG SO TRUUUUU
Well said
This so true
Hahahaha so true
my dream is to become a movie director and a writer... if i achieve this i will surely make a movie out of straykids journey
Chan: Speaking English
Me: Still can't understand coz his accent ia too much to handle 😍
Ngl English auto generated subs have never been more useful than now. I really couldn't understand some of the stuff
Same:v
I feel u dear😭
same i need english subtitle :(
His voice suits to voice videogames
"we went towards a small light..."
"with you..."
i did NOT sign up for a crying but i'm down
FELIX ♥️
may I cry with you
@@卡琳娜-z6v
yes
Am I the only one crying after realising literally every single storyline in each music video is linked, thinking how genius, thoughtful and unique stray kids are with their music and knowing fully that supporting them throughout all these years was the best decision we've ever made in our lives?
I genuinely wasn't expecting this video, they keep amazing us every day and I'm so grateful for them for making our lives better especially during this hard time our world is in!
wasnt crying till i read this lol
First of all, I agree with you so much I'm acc crying after this they have put so much effort into their work and it has really paid off, and it's mostly for stays. They've done amazingly and I love them so much.
Second of all, Chan sounds like David Attenborough lmaoo
@@emmablackburn7068 omggg sorry for making you cry :( xxx
@@rayaali7447 ikrrr!!! 3 years of hard work on not only their music but also the storylines of their music videos has definitely paid off! They're the best!!! You pointing out that they're doing this for us makes me even more emotional omg :(
Omg I didn't think Chan sounds like David Attenborough until you pointed it out hahaha, Chan definitely sounds younger tho xxx
Man it's really shocking how they even made these songs. Like they planned it all ahead so that it will make such a storyline. That's legit legendary. Like when you realize all their songs are interconnected, it really is mind blowing! I'm really proud to be a Stay. Love you Skz and love you Stays! Stray kids all around the world!!
Finally a group explaining their storyline omg im so tired of this "its a different story for everyone" thing like YES
YESSSS this is exactly what we need
JYP: Here's the theory and storyline, we hope that the fans will understand and go deeper into the story well
Stay: *Still confused
Chan in his next Vlive: So uh, I heard that some of you guys call yourself stupid, and to be honest, I think it's right. hAha, jUst KidddIng, you guys are not stupid at all
Sounds like something he would say tho HAHA
Chan : so we made that video so you could understand the theory but u keep calling urself clowns but u aren't clowns (well I just changed urs a little bit)
i literally read that im his voice i can’t omg
no one:
not even bang Chan's hot voice:
Me: just woke up to this
Chan's hot voice 🔥
Lol
same!
Same
SAMEEE SUSYSJSJSJNSMSS
Now this is why I'd definitely watch anything that SKZ makes.
Since they're bringing it back
I am: CONFUSION
Hotel: trivago
This brings me back to Chan’s words:
Not everything has an answer.
Well, except for Maths.
Boy I- 👀👀
Still remains iconic to the is day
Math makes no sense
me, trying to understand:
chan's distracting voice:
minho im every other frame:
my braincells: bye
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE. I'VE BEEN A STAY FOR SO LONG YET I HAD NO IDEA THIS EXISTED?????? MY WORLD IS SHAKING RIGHT NOW
This explained everything for me, starting from hellevator, where all of them chose to ride the hellevator to go up, higher, closer to their dreams, and decided to move towards their goals. Then to district 9, when they realized that everyone is the same, no one is different, except them. They are the glitch, they are the unmanipulated part of the system, they chose to go to their own path, and get out of where they were. Going to my pace, literally the whole song implying that they will be going at their own path, not others. Next is I am you, implying that they can't reach their goals without each other, saying that I is equals to you, we are all in this together, we trust each other, we will all reach our dreams together, and decided tk move forward. Miroh, the maze they jump in to, they run through it bravely, they did anything they could, but after all that, nothung changed, making them choose an alternative road. The road not taken, yellow wood, which implied that their choices has concequences, side effects, that its hard to reach their goal, makig them doubt their own choice of path, making two moons, representing different choices. Double knot, showing many paths, many roads they can take, doubting their previous choice, the two moons, giving them different choices, and in the end, even tho they are not sure what to do, they chose one door, Levanter. Levanter, implying that what they are all doing is wrong, that they are wrong in relying on their beliefs, that they are wrong in doubting their own choices, therefore they decided to let go of it, they all discarded their tickets, keys, everything they were holding on levanter, and they just relied on each other, having a one complete same goal, making the two moons collide, making all other paths disappear, leaving them one path, their own path they want to go, making one streak of light, the path they are looking for showed in front of them, "It's all good now". GO Live, based on this vid, they are saying that they will become their true selves, making a new arc of their storyline, arc 2. THIS GROUP IS SO FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE, THEY ARE SO GOOD, S T A N STRAY KIDS.
Deadpool The Cat a genius HAHAHA I UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING
woah this actually makes sense thank you
Ima be honest rn
Out of all the descriptions of this that I've seen. *This actually makes sense to me*
this needs more likes.. thank u
Deadpool The Cat thank you so much !! 🥺 this deserves so much likes wtf this deserves more recognition! 💗
All these theories and i still understand only one thing:
their hair color changes every time.
Ahri Yona 😂 but Minho with red hair in the go teaser i-
SKZ THEORY FROM THE PREQUEL
WRITTEN BY: @ soft.minhoe / @ alecaslo.uwu
To understand the following theory it is necessary to follow the story of Stray Kids from its beginnings, which would be to see each MV, prologue or MV teaser, everything is super important.
I wrote this since I really have everything clear in my mind after seeing the Prequel and I want to share it because many Stays were much more confused after seeing it.
After reading this you can see the Prequel again, and I swear you will understand everything.
Sorry if there is bad writing, I am Colombian and I do not speak English completely.
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In District 9, each member individually begins to notice that all the people around them act the same way, they all walk in one direction and are being controlled, but they are different, Stray Kids are the fault, not just Felix or Chan. As some said, they are ALL the flaws in that system, which means that there are more people who are still trapped in District 9. Chan is the one who realizes that they are literally trapped inside a kind of crystal and thinks about the possibility of getting out of There, he also notes that there are some boys who, like him, are different, so that's how he begins to gather them. Everyone leaves there thinking that they finally broke free from the system, and began to discover the world.
In the Prequel it is seen how they go from I am NOT to I am You, but why don't they mention I am WHO before? because this was the only era in which they really learned something essential and it was the questioning who am I really ?, I am WHO is part of their true timeline, but they were desperately running to find an answer, and that's how They came up with an incorrect answer: I am YOU, and they kept making bad decisions thinking they understood what was happening.
They arrived in MIROH, the great unknown city, but they realize that everything is the same, everyone is still controlled by a system, they decide to leave there when they see that they couldn't change anything, and they go to YELLOW WOOD '' the road not taken ' 'by means of a key, it is in this era where the two moons are seen, to which they did not pay much attention at first.
The two moons suppose two parallel worlds, or else two paths, they thought they had to take only one path, it would be the most logical thing, there are two paths, you have to take one, right? But really this was a big mistake, the first way was comfort, they could take the bus and surrender to the system, the other way would be to fight to create their own way and in this way find themselves.
They took the second and reached Double Knot, they had already taken the supposedly correct path, but then why were the two moons still there? It was as if nothing had changed '' many nights passed, but nothing changed '', they were apparently exploring the abandoned city and HyunJin found another key, which took them to Levanter (it is suspicious because it is not known where the keys), this was supposed to be the correct answer eventually, but it was all a catch.
The fact that they finally realized it was a cheat is super important, because they look at their entire journey and know they have to '' drop '' to get out of there, this explains the near-final scene of Levanter when they cross the glass door While the lyrics say that they have to let something go, it also explains a little the scene where the elevator burns, they realize that it is taking them in circles, in themselves their expressions in Levanter's MV are like `` how can I not Did we find out earlier? ''
It is here when the two moons overlap and shine, they are now aware that they have been taking wrong paths since they left District 9 and also realize that they have always known their '' true self '' since I am WHO, but they were in conflict with what the world taught them and they followed wrong paths and decisions.
Now with only one moon, a single reality or world is formed which is GO LIVE, they are rewriting their history from scratch, the Prequel shows a timeline of all their mistakes throughout the trip, for this they do not show I am WHO so in detail.
It is important to analyze that for these reasons we were first shown the Double Knot MV before the Clé: LEVANTER album was released, everything is sequential.
The paths they took may not have been the right ones, but all of this built the Stray Kids story, all the decisions made and each fall helped them truly understand themselves and mature in and out of the story, literally honoring the name Stray Kids, they were totally lost.
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Needless to clarify that this theory is to understand what they explained in the Stray Kids: Prequel (Highlight Reel), there are other theories like that of the two I.N’s and as it was not explicit in this video, I did not write it here.
No one:
Litterally nobody:
Stray kids: you cant expect perfection
Stray kids: *being perfect *
Is there like an Oscar award for this sorta story telling in a music video? Or like, for a short series from a musical group?! cause that should be a thing. Geez! This was way more elaborate than most of the super hero movies out now and it’s just ONE group and a few short (song length) cinematic music videos! Give 3racha and Stray Kids a goddamn award for this! Wow.
Chan: speaking english throughout the whole video
No one:
Me: crying because i can finally understand whats going on without having to wait for subtitles
Same girl same
Sameee 😭😂
that's very true hahahaha
So aussie but yeah.. thanks chan #BestLeaderChan
his voice is so soft and hot omg
Stays are just so dumb yet we are the fandom of these geniuses
thats why we clown
JAJAJAJJAJAJA SISISIIS JAJAJHAHAHAHAHJA
true
OMGGG I-
HAHAHA so true
stays : *tryna figure out theories*
Chan : *explains the theory*
also stays : confused af
we are clowns tbh. even if english narrative, we still don't understand HAHAHAHHAHAHA
yall i just be looking at all the theories and comparing it with my own to see similarities
im still confused
Clowns
We've been making theories for 2 years now but chan here be telling us for just 4 minutes and 48 seconds
FOR REAL
Chan saying "we went towards a small light... with you" and then I am You playing brought so much nostalgia to me
No one:
Me: Chan freckin voice is so satisfying
I have a feeling stray kids will go BIG BIG this time
I mean look at this masterpiece
Ikr? I can feel it too. This comeback is gonna be awesome
Ik
I'm so proud of STRAY KIDS specially chan because he trained for 7 years and I feel pity for people who hate him but it doesn't matter jealous and selfish people don't understand that I will always support STRAY KIDS I love you STRAY KIDS
chan rlly went "fine I'll give you the storyline" and some of us still doesn't get it im cryING
His voice is distracting lol
MEEE TOO.
I just enjoyed the ASMR what is wrong with me- TT
@@mirella529
omg true
@@sooniedongiedori5022
it rlly do be like that tho
i feel like once they get bigger this might become a documentary or movie.
If they make it into a movie or documentary thing, or like a movie about them and some pasts or how theyre life is or idk
I swear i'm telling my mom that i'll be the one to clean,wash,to do the laundry---
Wohh! I’m totally down to that
Same! Skz legends
It better become one
I sometimes accidentally raise the tone of my voice, especially when asking 😂
*When I first say that their trailer looks like a movie trailer and yeah here we go, It's literally 'Live'. So excited.*
yessss
Chans voice OMG
No one:
Not even stays:
Skz: *releases a theory*
Also Gfriend
I'M DONE BRUUHHHH
Am i the only one how think SKZ's first full album will be their best Hit?!
Our Stray Kids grow up :')
Nope not at all. This comeback already has so many peoples attention and so many ppl have pre ordered the album. They finally getting the hype they deserve :)
Not only you! It will be no. 1 on Spotify, iTunes and these Korean charts! Fingers crossed!
so they're basically saying they had to go through all of those mini-albums to finally go live and drop one true album? love ittttt
mo matter how many times I watched this, it becomes more impressive each time. how did they create such an order and present it to us at every moment? what they do is admirable. Once again I understood that why I stan this guys.
*STAY:* **theories** **theories**
*SKZ:* *Enough with your useless theories. Here's the pre-quel*
Lol.... we really are clown.. hahaha😂
Chan is done with us clown trying to find out theories
Because we are dumb:(
im.. speechless omg
If you know that Arabic stays was so serious and make alot of theories last days 😭😭😂😂
Me: an international stay who has been with them for almost 3 years
Also me: Doesn't understand what is happening
literally😭
EXACTLY! I WAS HERE WHEN DISTRICT 9 CAME OUT AND IM SO LOST STILL OMG
Same! I've been here since 2017,but I'm still a little confused but I'm exited!
SAME I'M SO LOST
Same
*.... so you’re telling me this isn’t a movie trailer?*
this made me idolize stray kids and bang chan moreee! Those theories were just extremely awesome. Those songs and albums are just connected to each other the way stray kids connect to stays. I'm really left in awe! THIS IS IMMENSELY SUPERB!
This questions of " Who I am ? " comes to the mind of everyone of us , Stray kids have chosen this storyline to prove that you don't need to be conformist or to try to look for your identity somewhere ( through keys ) . You have to be different in this world full of conformity ( I am not ), you should never give up on your friends ( I am you ), you should go through hardships ( yellow wood ). Then, after so much levels ( Hellevator ), You understand that you have to do what you want to do ( Double knot ), to make choices ( yellow wood), you may go through false roads ( Levanter) ......
At end of this you realise that you have to be YOU ( the one moon ).
this can be a *NETFLIX SERIES*
no one doubt me.
i see you again-
I WOULD LOVE THAT
... And continue into a movie nakdnksns
You mean, NETFELIX .. RiGhT ?
@@mitskisson NWJFWJKRBDAHAHAH THAT'S GENIUS
JYPE should make Stray Kids storyline as a movie/series..that’s gonna be awesome!
hello im from NOEASY era and just want to say that Stray Kids will dominate the world.
I swear Stray Kids always knows how to get me excited every single comeback. But this comeback, The excitement just hits 10X harder. I am ready to throw my body and soul into this comeback.
Same tho I’m so excited
I swear 😤 I'm freaking out cos my theory was correct mainly and skz has amazing plots
Especially since Twice more and more is coming too Im not even a stay but my multistage heart can't stand this I'm gonna die.,good bye adios.
no one:
not even JYP:
Me: not being able to focus on what Chan is saying because he's voice is so sexy
Feel you TT
69th like nice
Indeed
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omg same-
“the moment we let you go, the two moons overlapped, become one streak of light.”
Top
auch
Are yall thinking, what I am thinking
Who's that "you"?🤨
wait- we're all thinking of the same person aren't we
as a new stay, this video kept popping up in my recommendations and i would always ignore cause i thought this was old like maybe around 2018, but I REGRET IT SO MUCH CAUSE THEY JUST GAVE US A WHOLE THEORY.
chan: *explaining the whole summary of all their mvs*
me: *can’t even focus on what he is saying bcuz his voice is so attractive*
*TURKISH STAY*
Lol moood 😂
Mood
Same
MOOD
Chan: _basically explains that this has all been planned since their debut_
Me: *CHAN WAS WRONG CAUSE I AM A CLOWN!*
Karina T chan said we’re not clowns
@@noesy7239 yes we're not clowns but the whole circus.
@@noesy7239 chan was wrong
*since predebut
I bet he planned it during his trainee time haha
Réka Ferenc yes you’re right i just fixed my comment sorry for any confusion
ALL THE UNIVERSES MERGE... THEY WERE ALL CONNECTED... HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT!!!!!
I stan the correct group... this is absolutely amazing... it holds so much power, so much meaning... and everything was connected!!! I mean I have always noticed the two moons in the mvs but this.... I never thought it would be like THIS!!! This is crazy
The reason this group appealed to me so much at first was because of their message. I AM NOT... but this could be interpreted differently... I am not what???
But the fact that their message was about how they wanted to break out of this mould that the world was trying to put us in and the tags and labels they put over our heads..... is a beautiful thing to talk about, to sing about, to tell the world about..
STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait for the day SKZ make their own documentary and plaster their movie like discography on cinemas~
Me being an Aussie and hearing their beautiful Aussie accents makes me so happy
ikr, it's such a great feeling to have
My fellow Aussie, you are correct.
Proud Aussie here
Me: (struggles to think of theories, storylines, symbolism, and how everything connects)
SKZ: here you go *explains their ENTIRE storyline*
Me: ...
...
...
well that was easy
Edit: why do I feel like I just foreshadowed Easy for myself 💀
Right??? I need everyone else to do this so I can actually sleep at night 🤣
Loooollll
But, when we pay attention to detail, it's pretty hard to understand until rn. Like why there are 2 jeongins? or why there are another han instead han in the lift?. And why there is no astronaut mv in this prequel~ but at least we know the main plot :"
@@hanr6340 maybe it has something to do with what chan said in his vlive that TOP is still connected to the storyline and that there's a parallel universe. In this video, when it reached yellow wood, chan said something along the lines of "THEY thought of their own comfort (referring to the other Stray Kids getting into the bus), we thought of our own way (the current Stray Kids). Maybe what we're getting right now with Go Live is only a part of the storyline?
they explained the whole story but not every single/little details that's why some of us are still confused.... but there are theories that somehow able to explain those details, symbolism, elements in their mvs
no one :
literally no one :
me : standing out the corner while sreamin' out loud asking why bangchan voice's sounds hot when he speak english. my heart cant take it, he accents literally broke my heart into pieces
Chan's narration voice is comforting;; i listen to this whenever i wanna feel safe