Why ARMYs Believe BTS’s V Might Have A Kiss Scene In “Winter Ahead” MV
It was recently announced that BTS‘s V will release a new holiday song, “Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN).”
V 'Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN)' Lyric Poster
๐๐ฆ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ
โ๏ธ Nov 29, 2PM (KST) | 0AM (ET)#V #๋ท #PARKHYOSHIN #๋ฐํจ์ #WinterAhead pic.twitter.com/kGhtxxbJ94— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) November 22, 2024
As a new preview was released, ARMYs realized V filmed the MV about two years ago before enlisting. He previously shared spoilers via his Instagram account.
THV spoilers Winter Ahead MV pic.twitter.com/AZIRDcyJ0B
— minnieโก (@realvkk) November 24, 2024
THESE ARE FINALLY SOLVED RIGHT๐ญ๐ญit was always for โWinter Aheadโ pic.twitter.com/m9OdcCt03T
— vmin bubble (@vminnightsky) November 24, 2024
ARMYs are also speculating about the MV. Many believe the story is inspired by Pygmalion, a king of Cyprus, a character from Greek mythology. Pygmalion created a sculpture of a woman falling in love with it. He wished for a bride in her likeness. One day, he kissed the statue, and it became a real woman, as Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, granted his wish.
Taehyung plays the role of Pygmalion in Winter Ahead. In Greek mythology when Pygmalion saw the Propoetides of Cyprus practicing prostitution, he began “detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women”. He determined to remain celibate and to occupy himself with sculpting. He made a sculpture of a woman that he found so perfect he fell in love with it. Pygmalion kisses and fondles the sculpture, brings it various gifts, and creates a sumptuous bed for it. In time, Aphrodite’s festival day came and Pygmalion made offerings at the altar of Aphrodite. There, too afraid to admit his desire, he quietly wished for a bride who would be “the living likeness of my ivory girl”. When he returned home, he kissed his ivory statue, and found that its lips felt warm. He kissed it again, and found that the ivory had lost its hardness. Aphrodite had granted Pygmalion’s wish.
Pygmalion married the ivory sculpture, which changed to a woman under Aphrodite’s blessing. In Ovid’s narrative, they had a daughter, Paphos, from whom is derived the name of the city.โ @taeguide/X
Taehyung plays the role of Pygmalion in Winter Ahead. In Greek mythology when Pygmalion saw the Propoetides of Cyprus practicing prostitution, he began "detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women". He determined to remain celibate and to occupy himselfโฆ pic.twitter.com/VuJLOsicuo
— TAE GUIDE (@taeguide) November 24, 2024
streets are saying that "Winter Ahead" might be inspired by Pygmalion a character from greek mythology and oh my god ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/q94JOxzdGE
— lucyโท (@HSK_HOPE13) November 24, 2024
Taehyung in WINTER AHEAD mv,
was sculpting statue of a woman, (he was carving her face from so close, it looked like a kiss)then the statue's face had his own features, that mirrored his own moles, but he was rubbing off his own moles instead ?
I'm tripping ๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/biX5ENWXy3
— ๐จ๏ธ (@jjkofvante) November 24, 2024
In the MV teaser, V appeared to be sculpting a statue. There was also a clip of a woman. So, ARMYs believe the MV will recreate the story and have a kiss scene.
So Taehyung's 'Winter Ahead" is inspired by the Greek mythology "pygmalion" a king of Cyprus who makes a female figure,reflection of his own self and his own creation of ivory that is brought to life for him by Aphrodite with a kiss.
THAT MEANS THERE'LL BE A KISS SCENE?!? pic.twitter.com/yH6Xx4TQQS
— Carolyne๐ฑโทโผยน (@mhereonlyforbts) November 24, 2024
You're all focused on the kiss scene but it's more like art with a plot twist. Look at this! Pygmalion, the sculptor who fell in love with a statue he made. The girl in the MV is like the statue and Taehyung starts seeing her as a real person. It totally fits!! pic.twitter.com/J4SG4ICHj1
— shiโท ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐โ๏ธ (@kookieintae) November 24, 2024
do yall remember what happened the last time a bangtan boy kissed a statue? an era was shaped forever ๐ฅ lets go kim taehyung ๐ pic.twitter.com/3lUEY36Sid
— HAPP7 (@deebauched) November 24, 2024
ARMYs were also reminded of the “Blood Sweat & Tears” MV. Jin famously kissed a statue. While we didn’t see the statue become human, he cracked like a statue.
BLACK WINTER BLOOD
SWAN AHEAD SWEAT &
TEARS pic.twitter.com/DZUAdV7e1Q— hopeโท (@winnttaebear) November 24, 2024
a friendly reminder that the statue seokjin kissed is supposedly taehyung and at the end of the bs&t music video, seokjin's face cracked like a statue so I THEREFORE CONCLUDE THAT โ๏ธ https://t.co/FM2bmhxD1e pic.twitter.com/WxduLyJSMR
— keiโท ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ โก TAEJIN ! (@tjtrashhh) November 24, 2024
Jin kissing ๐ค Taehyung kissing
statue in BST statue in Winter Ahead pic.twitter.com/dkB8CduR0P— Hikari (@nabiya0693) November 24, 2024
Watch the full MV preview for “Winter Ahead” below.