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hello!!! back in 2019, i would binge your videos. im gonna analyze some yoongi songs for a school presentation, one of them being interlude shadow, which i know is in reference to carl jung's theory about the archetypes. i,,,, have a tendency to go off track though and i wanna prepare in case i end up briefly mentioning other times bts has related their music to books. back when i watched your videos, i remember a mention of a book that inspired / was referenced in the love yourself trilogy-- specifically the concepts of her, tear, and answer. i can't find anything about it anymore, so i might be misremembering,,, but to be safe i was hoping i could ask you for the title of that book if it does exist? tysm!!!

Hi!! To my knowledge the Love Yourself trilogy wasn’t inspired by a single book or author but some of the songs reference/were inspired by literary works. Is it possible you are referring to Into the Magic Shop? That’s the book that inspired Magic Shop but during that time the concept was also used for their 5th Muster so it got wider attention. It also overlapped with the core message of Love Yourself because it talks about themes of self-care, empathy and learning to embrace your own spark to fulfil your true potential. If so, the full (super long lol) title is “Into the Magic Shop: A neurosurgeon’s quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart” by James R. Doty, MD. Hope that helps, good luck!! ❣️

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ATEEZ's SPIN OFF: From the Witness Epilogue portrays a mysterious encounter between Seonghwa and the four strangers who appeared at the end of HALAZIA. One of the scenes is a shot-by-shot reference to Seonghwa's Memory from the Diary Film.

Check out my latest theory about it on the Bookish Theories YouTube channel! ପ(๑•ᴗ•๑)ଓ ♡

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#ATEEZ #ateez theory #spin off from the witness #from the witness #ateez epilogue #bookish theories #bookishtheories #ateez tour #ateez break the wall tour #ateez comeback theory #seonghwa #ateez comeback #Youtube

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What's up Tumblr fam, I'm coming back after a much needed mental health break (و •̀ ᴗ•́ )و While I pull myself together and work on new theories, catch up with my latest videos in case you missed them!! ♡

ATEEZ HALAZIA Story Explained: Prologue, Lyrics and MV Breakdown and Analysis | SPIN OFF: From the Witness Explored

🏴‍☠️🔥⛓️: https://youtu.be/B76ASd6GT70

NewJeans OMG Story Explored + Connections to Ditto and Ban Heesoo Youtube Channel

💛👖🐰: https://youtu.be/Tz6nZgxsd98

TXT SUGAR RUSH RIDE Story & Concept Explained | The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION Breakdown and Analysis

🧚🏻⭐️💚: https://youtu.be/IPbboH0T6Q8

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Did you catch my latest breakdown of NewJeans's DITTO? :D In case you missed it, here's my analysis of the story told in side A and side B. Enjoy! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

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#NewJeans #new jeans #newjeans ditto #newjeans ditto theory #ditto theory #NewJeans theory #bookish theories #bookishtheories #minji #hanni #danielle #haerin #hyein #newjeans #NewJeans omg #nwjns #Youtube

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New video up on the channel about Namjoon's unstopping still-life! :D Here is a breakdown of RM with Anderson .Paak's Still Life, its concept, meaning and unexpected references to Wild Flower! Enjoy ♡

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#rm #kim namjoon #indigo by rm #Namjoon #still life #rm still life #rm wild flower #bookishtheories #bookish theories #Youtube

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TXT's The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION will be the first instalment of a new series focusing on the theme of youth facing temptation. The January 27th release date was already foreshadowed back in the Japanese MV of Good Boy Gone Bad, where 1:27 appeared on the phone screen of the girl at the beginning of the video.

In the latest teaser the concept was introduced with the Thursday's Child logo getting lost in a psychedelic fantasy of swirling greens and pinks. A cryptic message can be heard in the background, and once reversed, the voice says: "It's so sweet but I should find my name".

The message implies that the concept will focus on the boys facing a sweet temptation that they will have to overcome in order to find their name. As we know from The Star Seekers, the name is something directly connected to one's true purpose, identity and inner power.

Finding your True Name allows you to begin your path towards self-realisation and by the end of minisode 2, Thursday's Child has Far to Go foreshadowed that they were on their way towards that destination.

With The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION, however, things change because even if Thursday's Child wants to move forward and grow from the mistakes of the past, the whisper of the Devil holds him back. In the concept trailer we saw that this devilish voice belonged to a creature with odd eyes, and in the behind the scenes, Huening Kai confirmed it was none other than the odd-eyed cat, whose eyes were modified in post-production possibly to add a new layer of trickery to this already unsettling character.

In The Name Chapter, this odd-eyed devil tempts Thursday's Child to leave the path of growth and join him in the magical world of their imagination where they can be forever young.

Like in the trailer, the album description references Peter Pan to get the point across. The Devil is like Peter taking the Lost Boys to Neverland and TXT are like Wendy and the Darling Children getting lured in by this entity who teaches them to fly. "Too tempting to ignore", the boys hold the devil's hand as they stray from the right path and start defying gravity. Interestingly enough, the reference to them "defying gravity" might also be a callback to Defying Gravity, which is a song from the musical Wicked, the prequel to The Wizard of Oz. That is a story that has already a lot in common with TXT's concept, but in this specific case, Defying Gravity is even more fitting because that song marks the moment Elphaba actually turns wicked.

Since the goal of the odd-eyed cat/devil is to make them "leave tomorrow behind" and forget about all the responsibilities and worries that they have, TXT will have to "Remember their Name" in order to return on the right path.

#txt #tomorrow x together #txt comeback #txt theory #txt post #the name chapter #txt the name chapter #the name chapter temptation #bookishtheories #bookish theories #yeonjun #soobin #beomgyu #taehyun #hueningkai #huening kai

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The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION is coming in January but the new story of this chapter was already introduced in the concept trailer! Check out my breakdown of the video and all the references that they included about Peter Pan, Faust and more! :D

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#txt #txt the name chapter #the name chapter #the name chapter: temptation #tomorrow x together #bookish theories #bookishtheories #txt comeback #txt theories #txt post #yeonjun #soobin #beomgyu #taehyun #huening kai #hueningkai #the star seekers #Youtube

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Catch up on the latest theories up on the channel! :D I'm already preparing my breakdown of Still Life by RM with Anderson .Paak but in the meantime, here's a full analysis of Wild Flower by RM feat. youjeen! Enjoy ♡⸜(˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝

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#RM #namjoon #indigo #indigo by rm #wild flower rm #wild flower #rm wild flower #still life #bookishtheories #bookish theories #kim namjoon #bts #bts theory #Youtube

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Bookish Theories Youtube Channel has been mentioned in the latest Guide to &TEAM published on teenVOGUE! :D The article was also retweeted by the &TEAM Official Twitter Account, can you believe it? 😭 I'm so happy!

Check the article out in the link down below, it's a very cool Introductory Guide to &TEAM!

#&TEAM #andteam #and team #bookish theories #bookishtheories #&team reactions

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New video up on the channel! Here's a little breakdown of what we know so far about TXT's upcoming The Name Chapter in terms of lore, concept and comeback clues! Enjoy :D

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#txt #tomorrow x together #txt theory #the name chapter #txt the name chapter #bookish theories #bookishtheories #kpop #txt mma 2022 #mma 2022 #txt post #yeonjun #soobin #beomgyu #taehyun #hueningkai #the star seekers #Youtube

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Hello gang, ICYMI here's a little short about LE SSERAFIM's MMA 2022 iconic performance! During The Hydra, the members demonstrated the true meaning of being Antifragile with a great choreography moment. Check it out now! :D Enjoy <3

#le sserafim #lesserafim #the hydra #le sserafim theories #bookishtheories #bookish theories #antifragile #le sserafim antifragile #le sserafim the hydra

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TXT’s upcoming THE NAME CHAPTER will most definitely touch on the concept of True Names already introduced in The Star Seekers. True Names were first mentioned in The Doom's Night, and have been a huge aspect of their lore ever since.

In the Webtoon version of The Star Seekers, True Names are described as something that "not only shows your fate but also your powers. They are a source of redemption for you and everyone else."

In the Wattpad, on the other hand, they are defined as something that is "like a prophecy" but not quite. Everyone and everything has a true name that defines the essence of their soul, and while they don't necessarily show you the path to reach your fate, they do hint at the final destination of your journey.

A huge aspect of TXT’s story is for them to understand what is their name in order to realise their destiny. This is a concept that is also heavily featured in their music, where the "name" is something that has been mentioned in every album ever since their debut.

While we still don't have much information about The Name Chapter, the focus on the name suggests a focus on the theme of self-realisation. Discovering your name means discovering yourself - the powers that you have, the potential you can develop and the true purpose of your life.

#txt #tomorrow x together #the name chapter #bookish theories #bookishtheories #txt theory #yeonjun #soobin #beomgyu #taehyun #hueningkai #txt post #Huening kai #mma 2022 #txt comeback

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In the latest update of Dark Moon: The Grey City with &TEAM they finally confirmed the names of the members of the pack. Some we already know, while others are completely new!

First off, we have the four original members that we already met in Dark Moon: The Blood Altar with ENHYPEN.

K = Khan Nicholas = Najak EJ = Enzy Taki = Tahel

We first met Khan and Enzy in ENHYPEN's Drunk-Dazed, but all four wolves are predominantly featured in both the Webtoon and the Wattpad of Dark Moon: The Blood Altar.

Harua = Ruslan Jo = Camill Fuma = Mahan

While these three characters are so far absent from the Webtoon version, they do play an important role in the Wattpad of The Blood Altar.

Yuma = Louis Maki = Luka

Louis and Luka are NEW Entries in the Dark Moon Universe!

So far they haven't been mentioned in neither the Webtoon not the Wattpad, but this could change at any moment. We'll have to wait and see :D

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New video up on my channel! :D I finally completed my analysis of &TEAM's Under the Skin, focusing on a breakdown of the concept of this debut, its connections to Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky and what clues they gave us about the upcoming storyline of Dark Moon: The Grey City with &TEAM! So much to talk about, enjoy! C:

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In the latest Crimson Heart with LE SSERAFIM update, they finally revealed the names of the characters! Some of them were already introduced in the Prologue included in ANTIFRAGILE, but now we have additional information about the other members too.

Chaewon is Joan, the rebellious protagonist of the Prologue. Sakura is Sena, the granddaughter of Kim, the founder of Refugia. As presented in the Prologue, the two girls are complete opposites but befriend each other in unusual circumstances.

Yunjin is Yurina, a blue-eyed girl who seemingly thinks "there's nothing wrong with wanting to know [her] power's principle." Kazuha is Dabi, while Eunchae is Looisha, a cat girl with animal ears, a tail and suspicious odd-eyes.

#crimson heart with le sserafim #le sserafim #lesserafim #crimson heart #antifragile #chaewon #sakura #yunjin #kazuha #eunchae #joan #sena #yurina #dabi #looisha

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&TEAM's debut MV will be released in less than 24hrs (YAY! :D) so here are some of my thoughts on the latest teaser of Under the Skin!

So, the first thing that seems to be confirmed is that the debut track will be a part of The Grey City lore. In the video description they included the tagline DARK MOON: THE GREY CITY with &TEAM so it'll definitely be showing us bits and pieces of the storyline and introduce the focal themes that will be explored later on.

This is also confirmed by what we see in the video itself because one of the dance scenes takes place in the gym of the Sunshine City School, the institute that the werewolves also attend in ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar.

Much like in that story, Teaser 3 also introduces the pack as the members of the Sunshine City Wolves, which is the Nightball Team of the school as well as the rival team of the Decelis Academy.

Even just looking at the teaser, we can already notice great attention to detail. The emblem of the Sunshine City School matches the one we already saw back in Drunk-Dazed and the Webtoon, and even the colors of the uniform match the animations that are already available.

On the uniforms, we can also spot the Sunshine City School motto:

Sol Lucet Omnibus

It is a Latin phrase that means "The sun shines for everyone". This saying is more profound than what is seems because in ancient times it was used to express the idea that everyone has the inherent right to their own ray of sunshine. The sun shines for everyone means that we're all equal under the sun, and no injustice or greed can take that light away from us. This concept also fits well with the "code of honor" that makes the pack so loyal and united.

Another important detail of the teaser is the focus on dates, which hints at the idea that Under the Skin might not focus on a single event but rather give us a general overview of their upcoming story.

As I already mentioned in my previous &TEAM post, so far we know that Dark Moon: The Grey City will be set in the port town of Greyville 20 years before them enrolling at the Sunshine City School.

We already saw hints of this timeline in Teaser 1 with K and the other wolf, so the fact that in the video we'll also see them in Riverfield could mean that Under the Skin might summarise those 20 years that will lead them to become students of Sunshine City. I can't wait for this MV, I'm very curious to know more! :D

#&TEAM #andteam #under the skin #first howling me #howling #dark moon #dark moon the grey city #dark moon the grey city with &team #dark moon the blood altar #enhypen #&TEAM debut #&team reactions #&TEAM theories #bookishtheories #bookish theories #&team k #sunshine city school #decelis academy #dark moon theories

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bookishtheories · 1 year

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hello :DD i've been following you on youtube for a while, mainly for the enha storyline, and i'm happy to know you're also on tumblr too!

thank you for helping with my unreasonable obsession with the dark moon, by making videos for me to rewatch over and over and over again despite already knowing/having a good idea of the lore

hey!! <3 thank you so much, I love Dark Moon too! Happy to support you obsession with it with my theories! :D

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