The whole Apocalypse Trilogy! Reaction to Dreamcatcher "Maison, Vision, Bon Voyage" MVs
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Loving the sound, visuals, and vocals these girls bring each time!
Maison MV: • Dreamcatcher(드림캐쳐) 'MA...
Vision MV: • Dreamcatcher(드림캐쳐) 'VI...
Bonvoyage MV: • Dreamcatcher(드림캐쳐) 'BO...
"Maison" is part 1 of the Apocalypse trilogy. Dreamcatcher are touching on a very important subject here. Maison is French for "house" or rather "home", and they are singing about everyone's home, which is our planet. Previously they talked about online hate, now they are tackling an issue that impacts the whole planet and therefore everyone. Climate change is going to affect all of us, and it is already affecting many people. Island Nations will disappear under the ocean ("Save my home in the ocean"). Ice melts in the arctic and displaces people ("Save my home in the polar"). Forests get decimated by corporate greed and habitats get destroyed ("Save my home in the jungle") and disappearing glaciers and snow packs result in even less water for deserts ("Save my home in the desert").
People have a natural tendency to ignore issues that seem to be in the future - but climate change is here, right now. We can't wait anymore, and it is good that Dreamcatcher use their platform to promote change: "Break your habit now!"
Musically I really enjoy the song. Like in BEcause, the rock/metal vibe is dialed back a bit, but it is still there and highly distorted. Although the more I listen to it, the more Rock I hear. I especially like how the pre-chorus and chorus seems to appear out of nowhere, the chord progression in the bridge, and the epic end part. The bass line is crazy as well. LEEZ and Ollounder (their producers) have done it again, and the members are just brilliant. Respect!
"Vision" is part 2 of the Apocalypse trilogy. I believe they are showing us the perspective from the future in this series, showing us how the earth looks like when we keep acting like we do. While "Maison" was talking about the destruction of the environment, here they seem to be talking about the destruction due to war. I don't know if that was the idea from the beginning, but Putin's aggression definitely played a role here. In one set they even dance in front of what looks sort of like a huge trident, which is the coat of arms of Ukraine (could be a coincidence though, or this is me seeing things). It could be about North Korea as well after all.
It is easy to see how the conflict in Ukraine could result in global destruction. It's just a push of a button away. Note that Dami presses a launch button, but it's not for nukes. It's for spreading their message, their vision. Peace. To be heard all around the world. The song is also a call for action, to stand together against aggressors and those who are destroying the planet out of greed. There is not much difference between someone leading an army or a corporation, if the result is destruction. Still, Dami said the intention is to resolve the problems in a peaceful way.
So, what do we do? There is no easy answer. Dami has an outfit that shows that perfectly. One half is an innocent bridal dress, the other half is simply badass. What I know is that any aggressor only listens to very limited diplomacy, and they need to know that the good in the world is ready and willing to fight them if needed. Whoever the aggressor is, we are more than them. They need to know they will never succeed, the only option is peace.
By the way, my interpretation could be completely wrong, any other theory is perfectly valid as well.
Musically, it's heavier than Maison, and I feel it fits the subject matter very well. It sounds aggressive and heavy, but also soft and vulnerable. There is the duality again. And I love the fake keychange at the end of the chorus, the crazy bass and the guitar in the bridge. All in all this is a fantastic release!
If you like Nightwish, you really need to check out their Japanese b-side "Don't light my fire". It is the baby of Evanescence and Nightwish's Nemo!
Fun fact: dreamcatcher’s Gahyeon and Handong are good friends of Dahyun and Tzuyu respectively.
14:13 yes those are Siyeon's real tattoos ,3\7 members has tattoos ..21:32 she is Jiu and yes she is known for her pre-choruses or bridges in Dreamcatcher's songs
YES JIU DID all 3 Pre-choruses. Her voice is recognizable cuz its soft and soothing!
dreamcatcher \:D/
of course some of us know nightwish. a fair bunch of insomnias are from the rock/metal side. and the one you asked about the tattoos, yes they are real. that's siyeon the main vocal and rocker girl :D
dreamcatcher uses a lot of pop-culture references in a tongue and cheek manner to help convey their themes. like the mickey mouse cartoon characters at the start of maison were just symbolizing corporations. also dreamcatcher is from a small company and they started out at rock bottom so their budget can't be compared to twice's mvs. the cgi in maison and vision were actually poorly rated by some with film background. dreamcatcher choose to use all cgi in maison to save on set waste since the theme was environmental protection.
without writing an essay because you can break down every scene lol, the visual plot is them coming to earth to help save us by warning us of our destructive ways. maison and vision gave gloomy outlooks as a warning but bon voyage gave a more hopeful message that it's not too late. with the celebratory mission accomplished fireworks, we can now bid them bon voyage.
lastly on dreamcatcher's music, almost none of their songs sound the same. each uses different elements of music and they rarely revisit the same aspect of music used in prior songs. this doesn't end with rock/metal since they have songs in all genres including a lot of pop songs. you mentioned symphonic metal, yes they have that too ;) but vision to me is more industrial rock/metal mixed in with synthwave. because their discography is so diverse, there will be songs you like more than others or some you simply dislike but one thing about dremcatcher is you will never know what song you will hear next from them.
Don't Light My Fire is a Dreamcatcher song that is very much in the style of Nightwish
@@Davrem3 i always compare it to the early days of evanescence but nightwish fits aswell :
I still can't believe how underrated these girls are, particularly in Korea. They really are a full package. Also, when you talk about Nightwish, I always drew parallels with Lacuna Coil as well, such a great band. I think a lot of hard-rock/metal fans discover K-pop and vibe with it, so Dreamcatcher really bridge the two, and so it's not surprising that so many of their fans are international fans who grew up with that kind of music. I think the real magic in K-pop (in general, and Dreamcatcher specifically) comes from the lack of pretense, it's just about the product, and they don't need to carry on like "we're too cool for this shit" like a lot of western music has become.
One big thing I love about Twice is the fun and different B-sides (Espresso is my jam). As much as Dreamcatcher have that hard rock vibe, they are also super flexible, with all their B-sides super variable from dubstep (Silent Night) to jazz (Jazzbar), pop-punk (Wake Up) to Trance/Trap (In the Frozen).
Absolutely love Espresso and Lacuna Coil as well, Cristina and I have actually messaged back and forth a couple times on IG >_> super short of course because she's busy but that's probably my biggest celeb/artist moment so far lol. Really enjoying the sound from these girls, looking forward to more! Even if it's diverse I'll be fine with it because the vocals are just *chef's kiss*
@@JustinJihyo Amazing, keep up the good work. I think since we seem to have similar taste in music, you're in for a treat. I wish I could go back and experience DC's back catalogue for the first time again.
Thanks for checking out more Dreamcatcher!
The girl you asked about who did the pre-chorus in Bonvoyage is Jiu. She is the leader of the group and she did do the pre-chorus in vision. Her voice is often used in pre-choruses because of how soothing and sweet her voice is.
On storylines, I assume that since the Apocalypse trilogy is done we will get a stand alone title track next. They've done this for both previous storylines they've completed with Deja Vu coming out after the Nightmare series and BEcause after the Dystopia trilogy. They just re-signed their contracts in November so we should have a few more storylines coming from them in the future.
I'd recommend heading to the beginning if you want to really dig into their music. All the title tracks are great and they are constantly able to deliver their signature sound while changing up the style so it never feels stale.
Also, b-sides, seriously they're great. Various genres all excellently executed. If you want to hear a few then check out "Red Sun" and "And there was no one left". They both have special clips on their YT channel and will give you a small taste of some of the diversity they offer.
Maison : clear the stage vibes
Vision : Boss fight vibes
Bon Voyage : aftermath vibes
Well if you want to continue looking into Dreamcatcher you can go back to the beginning with "Chase Me," and start the nightmare series. There is no wrong answer though, except not listening to more. I re-listen to their entire discography after each comeback, and I'm always shocked by how consistently awesome it is. They quite literally have no bad songs. Just to give you an idea "Maison" is actually one of my personal least favorite songs, which is saying something.
(In case your forgot)😁
FYI, the correct sequences from their mv are like this :
A. NIGHTMARE ARC
1. Chase Me (their first released mv after their re-debut as Dreamcatcher, but chronologically this is the second after the Fly High mv)
2. Good Night
3. Fly High (the prequel of all the stories in their mv chronologically)
4. You and I
5. What
6. Piri
B. NON-RELATED MV
1. Deja Vu (this mv is a soundtrack from a video game called King's Raid)
2. R.o.s.e Blue (this mv is also a soundtrack for a video game called Girl Cafe Gun)
3. BEcause
C. DYSTOPIA TRILOGY
1. Scream
2. Boca
3. Odd Eye
D. APOCALYPSE TRILOGY
1. Maison
2. Vision
3. Bon Voyage
For their Japanese albums, you can also react to their mv :
1. Breaking Out
2. Endless Night
3. No More
4. Eclipse (this mv is a soundtrack for an anime called King's Raid : Successor of the Will)
And they also released a mv called SHADOW (there are 2 versions, which are ORIGINAL version and SLOW version) as a soundtrack for a Korean horror-thriller drama called Dark Hole. You can also react to the mv and I promise you will be amazed by their strong yet beautiful vocals. I strongly recommend for you to watch that drama, I can guarantee you will feel thrilling and breath-taking by watching it.
Thank you again for this reaction video. I really hope you'll reacting their videos more. And one thing I can guarantee to you : All of their mv are TOTALLY AMAZING AND ROCK AS HELL!😎🤟
I've thought about a Patreon to start on K-dramas and many variety shows and such that can't be reacted to on YT, but I don't see myself as having enough subscribers to justify anyone paying for my content lol. But I'll keep that drama in mind in case I end up with one someday!
@@JustinJihyo nice to know it, bro. Well at least you can react to their music videos😁
Since you are a NIghtwish fan you should check out all of their Japanese releases but especially "Don't Light My Fire" which totally early European symphonic metal.
If you like Nightwish, you might also like Dreamcatcher - Don't light my fire. It has some symphonic metal influence. Check it on your free time, you don't have to make a reaction video since it's a bside and not really popular song, you will not have a lot of views on that reaction.
since you mentioned nightwish and symphonic metal, dreamcatcher actually have a japanese b-side track called 'don't light my fire' that quite a bit of insomnias have said reminded them of nightwish (for me, it reminded me of HIM) and very much is a symphonic metal song. their japanese tracks are more on the harder/metal side compared to their korean tracks, which touch just about every genre in their b-sides and stick to rock and similar genres for their title tracks.
Completely agree with this - I thought of this song too. I have also seen Dreamcatcher compared to Within Temptation, Evanescence, Paramore - and even Linkin Park.
It sounds really like an homage to the first two Within Temptation records to me.
About reactors, for DC reaction, Differently Alike is 🔥 reactor for DC. Well, they appear twice in the sk news about DC. Haha. And even warning in the comment section not to mention others group in their DC reaction vid.
The most nightwish/within temptation dreamcatcher song is Dont Light My Fire
Can't wait til you hear Dami's BOCA rap and DEMIAN rap 👀👀👀👀
Yes Siyeon's tattoos are real
Some of InSomnia not a fans of green screen CGI in both Maison & Vision...probably that's why in Bonvoyage MV they went to a real location & more artistic...just like their previous MVs before the Apocalypse Era...
I see Dreamcatcher I click 🤷♀️
Yes its a real tattoo
Thanks for checking out more Dreamcatcher! When you said you enjoy a good pre-chorus I immediately thought about 'Deja Vu', probably one of the most beautiful and majestic pre-choruses I've heard, and one of my favourite Dreamcatcher songs, I highly recommend it. But as others mentioned if you want to deep dive into their music maybe you prefer to start from the beginning with 'Chase Me' to see how their sound has evolved since then.
And don't worry about not getting the meaning behind their series, trilogies or MVs, because even though most of them usually have a comprehensible general meaning, you'll see that the storylines are never 100% clear and they're open to interpretations and theories. Enjoy the journey, bon voyage!
The member you asked about if she did pre-choruses is Jiu and yes she did the pre-chorus in Vision and the bridge in Maison.
Lol, I'm pretty sure there are a few InSomnia that listen to Nightwish. Me being one of them, I used to listen to them, Tyr, Epica, Lacuna Coil, etc for a quite a few years. Than I went back to Tool, Disturbed and Slipknot. Was kinda getting bored and needed something else. I always wanted to check out K-pop, so January 2022 I decide to. Found Dreamcatcher and never looked back. Even went to 1 concert in Summer 2022 and again when they came back in March 2023 I went to another one.
You should check out one of DC's Japanese B-sides "Don't Light My Fire" totally symphonic metal, first time I heard I thought I was listening to a Nightwish cover.
Had a couple people recommend that for me, I'll absolutely check it out and am looking forward to doing so :)
Dreamcatcher A+ sides (DEMIAN , Propose) ,
sent me to the underworld ,
they truly are the most magical and Powerful beings ,
they truly are the Legendary Dreamcatcher .
Many people are going to recommend DC songs to you, but when you get the chance and get into DC, watch avoiding disbandment and extreme sports by Mera about DC. You’ll feel for the girls.
*New to Dreamcatcher??*
Top Favorite: Silent Night, Eclipse, Deja Vu and Whistle
Popular: Deja Vu, Odd Eye, BEcause & Maison
Known for their: Anime vibes and jpop/jrock inspired
Debut song: Chase Me
Anime vibes: Eclipse, Silent Night, Full Moon, Starlight, Over the Sky, Deja Vu, Chase Me, I miss you, R.o.S.E Blue
Other genres: Red Sun, Black or White, Wind Blows, In the Frozen, Daydream, Entrancing, July 7th, Lullaby, Emotion, 4 Memory, Poison Love, Alldaylong, Starlight, Sahara, Jazz Bar, Mayday, Sleepwalking, Diamond,
Evanescence vibes: Break the Wall
Rock Theme? : BOCA, Breaking Out, Endless Night, Tension, Curse of the spider
Title Tracks(MVs): Chase Me, Goodnight, Fly High, You and I, What, Piri, Deja Vu, Scream, BOCA, Odd Eye, BEcause, Maison, Vision, BONVOYAGE
Really hoping you get back to Dreamcatcher reactions soon. Either live performances or their debut "Chase Me".
12:09 - 12:20 that's a real character development guys.
Dreamcatcher live performances
welcome to the InSomnia
Hi, I am glad you have enjoyed this trilogy. Here is the breakdown of their story arks:
They have three main story lines: Nightmare series, Dystopia trilogy and Apocalypse trilogy.
Nightmare series: This was their debut concept, within this each girl represents a nightmare (you can check out the corresponding nightmares on kprofiles) The story in nutshell is about 7 witches taken over by their evil psyche counterparts due to the curse of the spider, eventually turning them into nightmares hunted by nightmare hunters (analogy - ghost hunter) Their goal is breaking free of the nightmare, breaking the curse and reunite.
The order of the title tracks: (in order of release)
Chase Me
Good Night
Fly High (Prequel! to the story)
You and I
What
Piri
+Breaking out (Alternate ending, Japanese title track)
So either the story line can be started with Fly High or one can follow the release order to see their musical evolution.
Dystopia Trilogy: This trilogy talks about Cyberbullying and the power of language and how it can hurt someone if used in a negative way. It portrays their attempt at facing the Dystopian reality that is hidden in the world of social media. The center of the story is the tree of language that is turning black due to negativism after the curse of the evil language was released (depicted as opening Pandora's box.) and the light provided by positive words fade out. The order of the title tracks is:
Scream (Hear no Evil) - happening in the Past - Fantasy vibes
Boca (Speak no Evil - Boca is the Spanish word for mouth) - Present timeline
Odd Eye (See no Evil) - Futuristic vibes
General guideline to dreamcatcher videos and lyrics: Do not try to take them literal, they go really hard on symbolism and their lyrics frequently have double meanings, sometimes even poetic. Bonvoyage is actually a love letter to Mother nature and giving nature a break so that it can heal itself yet the concept can be applied to a relationship. Also the videos in many cases do not tell the story in a linear manner, sometimes the 2nd half holds the key understanding what was going on. This makes it really hard to get the full picture on the first listen. I have seen BEcause at least 30 times, yet still I do find new details here and there.
They have a few title tracks not belonging to story arks:
Deja Vu and R.O.S.E. Blue are game collaborations. BEcause is their twisted idea of a love song talking about an obsessive toxic relationship based on the horror movie Us. It is the title track of a summer album.
Dreamcatcher 👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome to the Dreamworld 🔥🤘😎
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Twice has a pair of songs that are supposed to go back-to-back. One has a Halloween theme (the song called 'TT') and the other is a Christmas theme (the song called 'Knock Knock'). So it does happen in other groups, maybe you just did not notice yet. That's okay. Those two songs were separated by a few months, easy to overlook things if you are only listening to the songs but not actually seeing the MVs.
It's just that DreamCatcher's debut kicked off the Nightmare Series which turned out to be a Seven-Title-Track storyline arc across multiple albums and mini-albums (the last MV is a Japanese release). The length of that single storyline eclipses other groups' multi-song themes.
Then they had two different storyline arcs in trilogies that are both separate from the Nightmare Series (but the songs and MVs have some small bits of throwback Easter eggs).
And of course there are all the stand-alone songs and the b-sides of all their albums. Some of the b-sides even have to do with little side-lines of the main story lines. For the Nightmare series, there is a song called 'Lullaby' that you might not even recognize as a DreamCatcher song if you did not already see the name. If you listen to it, it has nothing at all to do with Rock, it is literally a lullaby, a sad song that could put small children to sleep. But it actually does go with the Nightmare Series. Their b-sides are just as amazing as their title tracks! :)
I did figure out that there was a connection between TT and Knock Knock on first watches but at the same time, I've never exactly understood it from a story perspective. And I love the thought of multiple arcs over multiple years, it sounds like so much fun and I've missed it all this time lol. Thank you for the clarification though, sounds like I have a long way to go (and will likely enjoy it all).
@@JustinJihyo Awesome! :)
🤟😄🤟...💯😍🤩🥰Dreamcatcher...🍀😇☘️...🌛🤗🌜
Happy exploring Dreamcatcher. There are so many more masterpieces from them including the B-sides
Dreamcatcher ！！！
The best group in my heart ！！！
Bon Voyage is the happy ending of the Apocalypse trilogy. The girls have destroyed the evil in the earth and are now going back to their home that was shown in Maison.
Btw, Yes Siyeon’s tattoos are real. She has 4 I believe. Dami (the blonde rapper) and Yoohyeon (the one in the blue outfit and pigtails) also have tattoos.
based on your prev video, you said your bias is Yoohyeon
and now you spotted about JiU in prechorus
and yeah, for hard hitting sound, JiU sounds like the least suitable. but she has talent, the company kept her and trust her, it's like the producers with high intelligency to put her where she at.
in Maison, JiU didn't get the prechorus bcs the tempo in verse already up and prechorus. but well she got the bridge which is the perfect place for her too beside prechorus.
in Vision, JiU got the main first half both 1st prechorus and 2nd prechorus, plus bridge.
in BonVoyage, she got the same thing in prechoruses, but instead of bridge she got the chanting outro chorus.
it seems already a template that breakdown in prechorus means JiU would be there (also breakdown in bridge like we can see in Maison).
btw why I put that intro in my comment, bcs my bias line in dreamcatcher is kimcatcher: Kim Yoohyeon, Kim Bora (SuA), Kim Minji (JiU). what I mean is, you said for now you bias Yoohyeon, perfect comment on JiU, if you spotted any other things that related to SuA that means we have the same mind
I'll just be honest, sometimes I really like the contrast in sound between instrumentation/melody and the vocals placed over top of it. If you've ever heard Ghost Love Score by Nightwish and how it starts out, those are some soft, beautiful vocals put in on a hard melody during the first 2 choruses before the overall sound of the song picks up. So even in that case, I don't mind the contrast. I'll be getting back to them pretty soon, I've got 4 or 5 groups that I'll be jumping back into in the next couple weeks.
@@JustinJihyo I also didn't mean something bad, I mean theoretically won't work but producers managed to place her and make it works. I'm highlighting producers' intelligence bcs in other case might be removing the member or forcing the mixing
Now you know why I love them, right?
Indeed lol. Easy to appreciate their style, vocals, and visuals!
@@JustinJihyo very easy to appreciate dan to fall in love too
Would you be up to doing a reaction to Babymetal, and their song Light and Darkness (Live).The live video is uploaded by 'who?', and does have a logo on it during the intro to stop YT from blocking it, but it fades once the song starts.
I'll consider it but I would prefer to stick to Kpop on this channel, although I've given thought to starting another one for basically every other type of music lol.
@@JustinJihyo I really hope you decide to go ahead with reacting to it. If you wanted to start a new channel, Babymetal is certainly a good way to kick it off.