Following the release of IU's music video for "Love Wins All," featuring BTS's V, the MV has garnered comparisons to a famous animated film. Can you guess what it is?
Keep on reading for all the details.
IU Releases 'Love Wins All' Music Video Featuring BTS's V
On January 24, 2024, IU released the music video for her much-anticipated single, "Love Wins All," starring her and BTS member V.
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The plot of the music video features a desperate couple running from a mysterious danger. In the music video, IU plays someone who is deaf and mute, while V's character has a cataract in his eye that leaves him almost blind. As they attempt to escape danger, they discover a camera that shows them what their lives would look like without the danger chasing them down.
As they are able to take shelter in an abandoned shopping mall, IU and V stumble upon wedding outfits on two mannequins. Though frayed and burned in some areas, the two don the outfits. Despite the impending doom, the two pretend to live a happy, married life with the help of the camera.
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The emotionally cathartic music video has left many fans emotional and in tears. IU and V's acting was praised by fans and casual listeners alike.
IU & BTS's V 'Love Wins All' MV Compared to an Animated Film
Following the release of the music video, several fans noticed that the pair's wedding look bore an uncanny resemblance to the main characters of the 2005 animated musical fantasy film "Corpse Bride."
Love wins all 🤝🏼 corpse’s bride pic.twitter.com/lFrWH40h8v
— THV🎄 (@Taehyungimpact) January 23, 2024
CHECK THIS OUT: What's the Meaning of IU x BTS V's 'Love Wins All'? MV Explained + Theories From Fans During IU and V's wedding montage in the music video, fans could not help but be reminded of Emily (played by Helena Boham Carter) in the scene. Though IU's dress looks normal when looked through the camera, it is actually dirty, burned, and destroyed in some areas. It is highly reminiscent of Emily's wedding dress in the film.
That's what you get if you put Lee Jieun to act in a Music Video🔥🔥🔥
— Jelly🐥아이유🪽 (@jelly_dlwlrma8) January 23, 2024
If Corpse bride has a real life adaptation she would be Emily👰
IU LoveWinsAll MV Out Now#LoveWinsAllMV#Love_wins_all#IUV_wins_all pic.twitter.com/ostj504D0i
With V donning a tuxedo, many claimed he looked like Victor (played by Johnny Depp), the leading man in the film.
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Following the release of the video, many fans joked that they wished to see a live-action version of the film, with IU and Va as the leads.
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