MONSTA X - THE CLAN PART.1 THEORY
This is going to be my first theory on this account! Today i’m going to be discussing the widely debated idea that in The clan part.1 Minhyuk and Hyungwon were infact together in a male x male relationship. I believe that i have multiple points which confirm this to be true.
First of all i would like to start with a small summary of the main premise of The Clan Part.1. In the MV for this song we see a lot happen but what is very clear from the beginning is that they live in a very controlled society which is stopping them from being their true selves. To combat this they all slowly get recruited in The X Clan by Jooheon which revolves around these blue flowers which seem to have healing properties.
Now that we have recapped the events that happen in the MV we can go into why i truly believe Hyungwon and Minhyuk to be Lovers in it.
Throughout the MV we see Minhyuk preform acts for Hyungwon that he didn’t even consider for anyone else. He went to burn down Hyungwons abuse father’s house after the rage he was filled with because of seeing him BEAT hyungwon. This shows how far he would go for Hyungwon compared to the rest of his friends. Why would he do this? Because he loves him. and would do anything for him.
My next point is how after Hyungwon was beaten by his father Minhyuk seemed like the only one to truly be there for Hyungwon and comfort him after the beating. This shows how their bond is just so much closer than their bonds with anyone else.
Of course all this could be excused as them just being closer friends than the rest of them.
However this brings me to my final point for this theory.
After Minhyuk fails to kill Hyungwons father we see Hyungwon submerged in a bathtub full of water supposedly drowned. Although it is unconfirmed whether this was a suicide,an accident or his dad getting revenge we can still see he is definitely unconscious. However when minhyuk sees this he climbs into the bathtub Hyungwon is lifelessly laying in and pours a blue liquid which seems to be made from the flowers into the bathtub. After this we see Hyungwons hand move. This signifies he’s alive.
However this blue flower is a clear sign of The X Clan. This shows how Minhyuk is finally submitting himself to the X Clan and making them officially join The X Clan because of this sacrifice.
In this we see minhyuk sacrifice his future to The X Clan to save his beloved Hyungwon
In conclusion i believe they ARE Lovers and their love is a metaphor to show how controlled their society truly is. They aren’t free to be their true selves and openly love eachother. This leads to them getting involved in The X Clan which finally lets themselves truly be together.
This is my first theory and i really hope you guys liked it!!