"YooA - Bon Voyage MV reaction: And so it begins"

 "YooA - Bon Voyage MV reaction: And so it begins"

by:

The Vole

I have to be honest. The reason why I have not reacted to YooA and her Bon Voyage MV was because I was so nervous about how people would be receiving her as a solo artist. Now that she has won her first win as a solo artist on the Show proving just how Miracles love her I can breathe this sigh of relief and actually go ahead with this and just focus on the MV.

The song starts where the teaser ends. The part where YooA closes her eyes in the face of a gigantic white wolf. And this is where I am going with a theory of what happened to YooA.

What follows are different scenes where YooA is considered to be the beautiful spirit of nature but in my eyes the case can be made that she was carried away into what I call an Island or Forest of Mirrors where she becomes different versions of herself and with what the video is showing she seems to be a fairy in all of her lifetimes , past and present. All of her versions are beautiful. If we also follow the beginning of the song where she says that she wakes up and she has soft fur growing on her and describes horns on her too she becomes like the deer that has always been a part of OMG since Closer. Also check out that deer on their Lightstick and you will know what I mean. 

If at the beginning you could say that she is trying to run away from something before she runs into the wolf. Expensive car and as we all know in movies no matter how expensive or how new your car can be it is really no match for a fog that appears out of nowhere. Engines conk out and never start again in the presence of unaannounced fog which is what happened to YooA. 

I believe that when the White Wolf appeared to her it was reminding her of something that she had lost.And she might be in a situation where she is confused or trapped may it be because of fame or her work. I mean expensive car , all made up and in the middle of nowhere with no one else around? Isn't that a clear sign that she was running away. And so the white wolf appears to guide her on this journey.

The scenes where YooA is always running free , experiencing nature. Dancing and having fun in the sun or in the forest. Wherever she is on this Island or Forest she is happy and that I believe is what the wolf was leading her to. A place in her life that she can be happy. 

Though she initially showed fear at the beginning of the video the last word she says is , "I wanna be with you." And that smile at the end of the  video showing us that there was nothing to fear from the wolf itself. And in fact it was somewhere that she wanted to be. That mysterious dream where she is dancing freely for the first time. 

The use of the Drone in this MV is both sweeping and dizzying at the same time which mirrors the heady feeling one experiences when you realize that you are free and that whatever is weighing you down no longer exists at least in this world.

I may have had some reservations about the World beat/African drum beats in the song as this has been compared to a Moana/Lionking sound track and with YooA receiving a deal to sing an OST for a netflix animated movie it seemed that WM has been on to something. After all they are delivering a brand and a fit to potential people. Not that this not fit YooA at all as she and OMG have always been versatile and adaptable to any concept. I believe that this is the reason why they chose this song over Abracadabra as the main song for her solo. 

With all the love that has been poured over YooA these past few weeks and how refreshing this sounds in comparison to the current Kpop landscape of heavy bass and girl crushes WM was proven right.

Congratulations on your success YooA and here is to more Solo outings for you.