The Kulture Study: TAEMIN 'Guilty' MV REACTION & REVIEW

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[emmajakobsen]

What I find so extremely... almost gut wrenching, is how he is singing the part of the abuser but dancing the part of the abused.
This is art in its highest form

[isalvim]

being speechless while watching a Taemin music video is such a valid reaction 😭😭 god he ate that so bad

[artanis]

This MV is about his journey to the music world. Sexualization when he was still a child while he didn't agree to it, now he bites back. He knows you look at him, he knows you want him and he looks back at you. It's made to make you feel as uncomfortable as he felt when he was young. He's sexy, he knows it, and he's offering you the chance to look at him intentionally.
If you open the Box version of the album, there's literally a hole at the bottom and from the photo album tucked in below it, his eye falls directly at the hole, making it seem like he's peeking at you.
This MV, the notion of voyeurism he was subjected to, the amount of control people had on him while he couldn't fight back, these are all portrayed here. It's supposed to make you feel uncomfortable, it's supposed to be sexy but at the same time not, it's supposed to make you uneasy and it's his answer to all the people that have been sexualizing him since his youth. He's looking right back at you. He knows.

[lindacogliati]

and the award for "mouth wide open as long as possible due to shock" goes 😂😂😂😂

[lightningdoughnut]

Can we have a moment for the strings in the arrangement? SM used a real huge orchestra for this song and you can hear the absolute scale of it.

[BarborisochkaAlex]

Taemin is a religious experience at this point honestly.

[pandaeyes]

i love when an artist goes as far as possible when they step out. he outdoes himself every single time. like he really has layers upon layers, he sat down and CREATED!!!!

[k.]

My favorite part about reactions to Guilty is just the stunned silence afterwards. Whether you like it, love it, or hate it, Guilty makes you feel and process intensely. It's like nothing else anyone is doing

[Hrathen]

That was literally me the first listen. I choked 😅.
That's what I've been missing since he left for military, a song that gets me completely tensed up and breathless from the drama and sheer visceralness

[venicegoa]

He said that he aimed for an even more genderless look that looks natural when a guy does it, something persuasive, thrilling and breaking the limits of taboo. He also said that the album captures a more real taemin

[Shortstuff_]

I’ve heard so many different theories, the one that’s stuck with me the most is his struggle within the industry and how it took away his innocence at such a young age.

[ariadnarivas]

I really love the detail of minute 15:28 in where Taemin lifts up the gaze of the person towards him and, in the next shot, the camera moves up at Taemin, like the audience is on his mercy and we're looking at him. It's so smooth and I'm here for it.

[Labbito_o]

What I find extremely interesting with all Taemin's songs is that, superficially the lyrics always revolve around some type of love/relationship. Though if you pay better attention, their true meaning has always to do with inner struggles and personal demons and generally different sides of the human nature. It's truly exceptional how he lays down very intricate and personal concepts, in such a plain view and hidden at the same time. In the end he pleases every listener, because you can make your own conclusion out of the songs, either it's a deeper or a more superficial one.

[sshelbyshoee]

Taemin has talked about the literature that inspired this concept: Erotism: Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille and Demian by Hermann Hesse. The fans are also seeing influences from Lord of the Flies. But the director said that his sole inspiration for the MV was Demian. Love that Taemin decided to do things his own way with his own colors. I don't see anyone else doing this concept, or even the way in which he does it. Just stunning! Great reaction, thanks for giving so much love to his work.

[Auntie]

Guilty as a song, but most of all the message of Guilty is much much bigger than a lot of people realize or even have a capacity to realize. It’s not just a song, it’s a statement, it’s a manifesto, it’s Taemin reliving his traumas, getting in terms with everything he’s been through and reclaiming his own life, identity, sexuality. Overall he shows us (fans, the industry) he’s finally in control and is no one’s puppet. Although it may seem like it on the surface level, the lyrics are not about some toxicity between lovers and shouldn’t be interpreted literally but figuratively. I consider Guilty to be a masterpiece, a super personal work of the highest caliber. Taemin is truly an unmatched artist.

[asiavo]

This song will always snatch my soul out my body with EVERY LISTEN

[Taywuxiang]

Guilty is a masterpiece, got me speechless, sufocated and crying.

[sttrwndcream_gyu]

taemin is truly one of the few artists who constantly is involved almost in everything when he releases something and you can feel that as you said taemin being just taemin is the biggest compliment he could receive as an artist he's one of a kind he's a trendsetter he's such a king periodt

[charmainekhin]

He just keeps topping himself again and again with every comeback there’s no one like him I’m always left astonished at how much talent he has

[nnnicole]

He is just the epitome of a true artist, in every fashion!