IU – eight (Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS) Explained by a Korean

Something I really wanted to bring up is IU’s use of color in her music videos and song, it’s so well done! (p.s. I’m an art kid so I literally study color)

The producers really pay attention to the smallest of details.

Of course the main color of the ‘eight’(애잇) music video was orange. 🧡🧡🧡
”우리는 오렌지 태양 아래, 그림자 없이 함께 춤을 춰” / ”Under an orange sun, We dance with no shadows”

For IU’s last comeback, the title track was ‘Blueming’(블루밍).
Orange is on the opposite end of the color wheel to blue. 💙💙💙

[short summary:

The Blueming music video is about her waiting for reply, she shows this through the colors blue and grey, like when your texting someone, your texts are in a blue bubble, and the other person is in a grey bubble.]

I think she chose the color orange because it’s the opposite of blue, because it’s not her waiting for a reply. It’s not a conversation like in Blueming. It’s the opposite.

I don’t exactly know what the opposite of a conversation is, so leave theories in my replies.

But in my interpretation, it’s not a conversation, it’s a ‘goodbye’ or a ‘farewell’.

Usually people would associate goodbyes with dark cold colors, like grey or dark blue. But I think IU purposefully chose orange because it’s a warm color.

Her goodbye isn’t sad or gloomy. It’s warm and loving.

Eight(애잇) is IU’s warm and bright goodbye. 🧡🧡🧡

Before the E and I splitted up it looked like the number 8
EI
Which is the title

Thank you David. I always remember the three young stars who died too young Rest In Peace Sulli, Hara, Jonghuyn.

I had goosebumps throughout the whole video…

I'M. Crying 😭

I can't imagine losing any of my dear friends. Let alone three. I hope this song has helped her heal and that it is able to heal the hearts of those who were also hurt.

Now I understand the meanings of Eight. Thank you for explaining it now!

I think wen she’s looking at the camera during the last scene as if she’s disappointed, she’s looking at them like are you happy that you’re spiteful actions killed the ppl i care about? Like is this wat you wanted? That’s my thoughts and I’m glad I’m not alone on that after seeing a comment with the same yet different interpretation.

Ima go a bit on a rant here about kpop fan culture in korea and internationally and lemme tell you it just sucks. How many more idols have to suffer physically and mentally for everyone to get that they’re not anyone’s puppets or dolls to be owned? Wen will the media get that they’re frikin human beings who just want to do wat they love only to end up loosing that passion bc of pressure, spiteful haters and toxic fans that only care about using them to fulfill their fantasies???? WHEN??? When will it frikin end? Apparently, jonghyun, goo hara and sulli’s deaths weren’t enough for everyone to open their god damn eyes. Just another sob story that went viral and died down a week later and the cycle continues. Just, I don’t get how everyone acts so inhumane like this, actually yes i do, it’s sad and pathetic and should feel ashamed of themselves as a person, but watever, they only care about themselves and only themselves.

I know there are THOSE ppl out there that are gonna think I’m “overreacting” or watever, well, SORRY Jan, I didn’t know deeply caring about idols’ physical and mental well being and free will is a forbidden sin, my bad. Are you happy now?

You just had to go ahead and idk make me fricking cry😭😭😭😭

welp …..thought it was happy song …night time wasnt good time to watch this video …..

Did anyone notice 3d animated version girl had mole on her cheek, just like sulli. Who smiled after seeing 2d animated version smile as she flew to that island, where they'll meet being young n happy.
4d-3d-2d very smart approch, its like going back where u started as u were then happy, young n togethr, full of dreams

That was amazing DK. Amazing