#atz lore

As promised, I am actively making sure my lore slideshow and character deep dives are caught up to date (I got set back by school a bit but I got this I promise) so y’all can refresh before diving into the new content 🙂‍↕️

Typically after a release, I like to take some time to sit with the new content, so expect probably like end of February-start of March for the GH4 info to be added to the slides and text posts respectively 🙏

So for Atiny not aware of the lore,

LoreHwa was inspired to be himself and chase after what makes him feel alive when he watched a girl, wearing a bracelet that had the words “be free” dance outside a gas station.

The gif above is one of the scenes from the inception mv (WHICH IS TOO LORE HEAVY FOR ME TO UNPACK). Basically, in seonghwa’s dream, he is the be free girl.

(@lovetobemars has a really interesting theory on this and i need to ask him to either make a post about it, or explain to me again so I can make a post about it)

THIS ALSO connects to the lyrics of Inception. In which the lyrics state:

“For the first time I am swallowed by the feeling that I became who I am”

(i personally believe that the song inception is less about romantic love and more about being in love with one’s possibility to be who they are but that’s just my personal interpretation-)

Anyways-

Ateez have previously stated how some parts of ateez lore are based off of personal experiences of theirs.

hey anon!

god i really have no idea, the statue thing really threw me for a loop. i think there's so much we still don't know about sopro as well as halazia that we're for the most part just along for the ride right now.

i do think we're going to see a yeosang and wooyoung heavy arc from the way things are sounding, tho yeosang has always been such a key player in the lore.

idk i'm having a lot of thoughts about lore yeosang lately and i think the commentary on his likely ptsd was set up for something more, but yknow there's still the mystery of bobo so who the fuck knows lmao

i do think it'd be interesting if we see something akin to the black cat nero graveyard or something, and the darker theme would tie in well with a rock-inspired concept like they've been skirting around forever.

This is a callout post for Me when @sillyspero and @halavibe do their thing :)

Beautiful post explaining how the latest music video interacts with the lore? No thank you

A fic that verges too far into the inky depths of the different worlds? I'm actually all good

I have a few thoughts and theories surrounding the Ateez comeback and the current state of the lore (only referencing canon events as notated in the diary entries or related content) so let’s dive in and see how much I get right.

First, the multiple references of Trauma. This may be me digging too deep or reaching (but when it comes to KQ, I don’t ever feel like ANYTHING is a reach) but MATZ tackles the idea of trauma by referencing the stalking the boys have experienced.

Youth references trauma in both its lyricism and the way the video is shot. This is the clearest representation of it. Everything reflects the trauma associated with the end of an era in one’s life, and how that era could mean everything to someone and then be nothing.

IT’s You is the most inconspicuous and as of now, the only clear indicator of trauma references that I have found is this shot at the beginning of the music video.

Not Okay in and of itself is an entirely different monster with multiple visuals and references to trauma besides the straight up definition at the beginning of the MV.

But, that’s a different thread for another time. Let’s instead look at the purposeful order of concept photo drops. Starting with HongJoong and Yunho.

HJ & YH - HJ and YH - HJ is afraid of being forgotten and abandoned while YH uses HJ as a waypoint and beacon after the accident involving his brother.

WY and S - S not wanting to leave another group of friends again and experiencing that same loneliness and WY needing the help and reassurance of his friends to help him find his confidence.

SH and YS - each being burdened by the weight of expectation, both by themselves and others

MG and JH - MG has finally found a dream yet feels undeserving of it and JH has finally found a NEW dream and clinging to it desperately.

Also, in medical terminology, ‘golden hour’ references the first hour after a severe traumatic event and is the most critical time. This hour can wholly determine if the recovery of treatment after said event will be successful.

What is Dimension A is meant to act as the safe haven for our boys and this mini album is meant to be a representation of them reflecting on the things they experienced in Strictland and the horrors illustrated in Final Will’s Diary Entries?