heechul is in the mvXD
hope he is doing well in the army (i'm sure he is, with all those photos of sohee:P)
and, Fans’ Interpretation of SNSD’s Concept Photos from their 3rd Album ‘The Boys’
i must praise the authors for being so observant!!!
SNOW WHITE – TAEYEON(태연)
first, when i saw the victorian dress, i predicted and expected everyone's teasers to be in similar dresses but the rest was shockingly cool. and i did not spot the apple before people mentioned about it.
In the fairy tale, Snow White falls into deep slumber after taking a bite out of the poisoned apple offered by her disguised evil stepmother, The Queen. The spell was broken only after Snow White was rescued by the Prince.
However, in Taeyeon’s concept photo, if you look closely, she has taken a bite out of the apple and yet, she is still standing firm in the photo, i.e. not affected by the poisonous apple.
SWAN PRINCESS – JESSICA (시카)
i dont know much about fairy tales, so i was really puzzled by the dove and everything else, and a lot of sones were like me too. but:
In the fairy tale, the Swan Princess were protected by doves. But in Jessica’s concept photo, she was releasing the dove into freedom with her own hands.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD – SUNNY(써니)
this was the one that is the most obvious to me, which hinted 'fairytale' to me.
Sporting a stark difference with the innocent and naive Little Red Riding Hood that we know, Sunny looked witty and smart in her concept photo, as though she will never be bluffed or taken in by any big bad wolves.
THE LITTLE MERMAID – TIFFANY(파니)
so observent to notice the glitter/scales on her legs!!
In order to meet her Prince, the little mermaid gave up her beautiful voice in exchange of a pair of legs with the “help” of the sea witch.
In Tiffany’s photo, we can see that not only does she have a pair of beautiful legs, she was also holding on to her dreams of performing on stage, as represented by the numerous glitter balls.
THUMBELINA – HYOYEON(효연)
In the fairy tale, Thumbelina, as her name implies, is a tiny girl, the size of a thumb. She emerged from a flower of a barleycorn, which was given by a beggar woman to a peasant’s wife in exchange for food.
However, in Hyoyeon’s photo, we can see that she adorned many beautiful flowers on her head. Does this mean that she overcame her size and everything else that came with it?
THE RED SHOES – YURI(유리)was completely puzzled by this also.
The Red Shoes is one of the darker fairy tales in the list. In the story, the vain little girl was obsessed with the new red shoes, which she tricked her adoptive mother into buying. She pays no attention to service in church and attends a party in her new shoes, desserting her sick mother. She was then cursed to dance all the time without stopping, until she amputated her legs.
In Yuri’s photo, we can see that she managed to take off her red shoes and yet still possesses a pair of beautiful legs. And what are those red specks on the ground? ^^
RAPUNZEL – SOOYOUNG(수영)
Rapunzel was locked and trapped in a tower with no doors and stairs by the Enchantress. When the Prince chanced upon her in the woods by following her beautiful voice, she had to let down her long hair to let him climb up the tower before they can
meet.
However, in the photo, it is obvious that Rapunzel’s (Sooyoung) symbolic long hair has been cut short (imagine Rapunzel’s hair from the top to the bottom of the tower).
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – YOONA(윤아)
At first i didnt know what the sword was indicating.
In contrast with the Belle in the story, Yoona boasted a strong, charismatic aura in her photo while yielding a sword. Perhaps this signifies that she is not a weak girl and no longer require saving and protection by the Beast.
SNOW QUEEN – SEOHYUN(서현)
A passage from the Bible was used at the end of the fairy tale: “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”
This perhaps carries a hidden meaning where the public hopes that SNSD will always remain as “SoNyuhs”. With Seohyun’s appearance and a cold expression in the photo, maybe she was trying to break the “spell” casted by the Snow Queen.
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Basically, it appears as though every members were portraying different roles in various fairy tales. It also happens that most of the photos captured the essence/changing points of the fairy tales, such as Taeyeon’s apple, Yuri’s shoes, Jessica’s dove, Sooyoung’s hair, etc.
It was really thoughtful for the person who came up with these ideas, with the small hints lying around, and props to the who saw through this and did all the detective work. I like how each photo has a meaning, a story, of a fairytale, which each has a beautiful message behind it, and the ill fates and mishappenings are tweaked for an even greater and powerful message.
regardless whether the photos were really meant to be interpreted this way, this is a really good attempt.
Put together with the title of the main song ‘The Boys’, one can perhaps envision the concept/main theme of the third album to be:
While keeping and maintaining the qualities and images of the female heroines in fairy tales, the girls are also trying to walk out of the boundaries of such tales to become truly modern and independent women.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Credit: DC + Bestiz + keedo@weibo.com
Translated and written by: nineangels_@twitter.com
Edited By: 9Soshi@SSG
Commented By: zachela
SOSHI, HWAITING!SUJU HWAITING!jigeumeun, soshi-or~
october is going to be freaking cool with all the senior(and pro) groups comeback.
tough fight,
and they are going to show the newbies how it should be done!
Tiffany: “We will work hard so that we can deliver more happiness. I want to continue singing to express good energy.”
"As we grow older, I don't think people would want to see us shaking lollipops and acting all cute. Instead, they would want us to strive to perfect ourselves as artists. If that's the case, then we're confident that we can be such artists." - Kwon Yuri (Win Win Ep.11, 2010)
"We can at least go backstage where it's cool and get rest, but the fans have to stay and watch in the heat. It's not me mom...it's the fans who have it hard." - Kim Taeyeon (during one of SNSD's concerts, as told by her mom to a fan)
"They say 'Lucky Number 7' but Lucky Number 9 has been ingrained in my head. My lucky number is 9." - Tiffany Hwang (Midnight TV Entertainment, 11th Nov 2010)
