OnlyOneOf’s take on queer representation in k-pop: YooJung’s begin

In a way I feel like I'll never be able to put how I feel about this song into words, it's too loaded for me. On the other hand, I feel like this is the closest I'll be able to get. One year ago, I posted my piece about begin on reddit, the conclusion in this video is that piece. This video however, elaborates on the reasons why I felt that way in depth, because merely half a page didn't do begin justice. Fast forward a year and this is 8 additional pages I poured my heart into. Naturally, this is not all that can be said about the song either, if it was, this video would be hours longer. But rather than spelling it out, I'll let those of you who want to dissect the song more experience it for yourselves. If this video can merely function as a toolbox that helps you along in your own journey of discovering begin or OnlyOneOf, that's my job well done. Originally I was planning to get this video done ages ago, but perhaps taking my time and waiting for today was fate. Putting this out in the world feels nerve-wracking, this song is so important to me it feels like I'm giving away a piece of myself to get criticized. But as scary as it is, maybe that kind of honesty is what we need to grow. In honor of its one year anniversary, this is my love letter to begin.

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Here's a link to what Maddis said about WKW. Credit where credit is due and all: https://twitter.com/Maddisisis/status...


timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Disclaimers
01:42 Video Index
01:58 What is undergrOund idOl?
02:37 Music video
06:48 Lyrics
10:12 Psychology
13:37 Conclusion
16:25 Notes