idk how to articulate this well but i think one thing about ateez is that you have to be a real fantasy lover. their lore is for the portal fantasy lovers and the sci fi lovers and the apocalyptic fiction lovers. they’re for the readers and the gamers and the theater kids. and their art just resonates to the core because they love all those things too and pour it into every part of their work and you can just FEEL that it’s not just a concept it’s who they are and THAT’S why they’re on another level
I honestly don't think the place we're seeing in this mv is world a or world z… this is purgatory.
It looks nothing like the skies we know from world a, nor the brutalist cities of world z (strictland). there are jagged cliffs on the horizon, sailboats gliding across the water, and this dark, stormy blue atmosphere???
Purgatory is traditionally depicted neither with the fire and crimson of hell nor the bright golden light of heaven. Its color palette is always composed of cold blues, misty grays, slate tones, and pale twilight hues. It is neither quite night nor quite day—it carries a 'threshold' atmosphere where time stands still and everything remains suspended. On top of that, the massive structure collapsing in the MV reminded me directly of the place depicted in Arnold Böcklin’s painting, Isle of the Dead…???"
plus, there's a monster there that we're trying to defeat, and the ships look completely different from usual too. I am dying to read the diary because once it drops, everything is going to make sense 😭
Where is that video of hj talking about not putting his arm around the shoulders of tall ppl bc it looks awkward to excuse his weird ass behavior towards sh