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Wumuti is Leeloo and Mathilda, and so are EVOLs too🧡

Wumuti and the Magic of XLOV/Rizz: A Spell of Hope That Will Never Be Broken🪄

I admire Wumuti so deeply that I have quietly been collecting, little by little, the things she carries with her. Among them, the one thing I want most right now is the inner T-shirt she wore for one styling. This version of Wumuti is, quite simply, impossibly cool. Of course, Wumuti is always cool. But I have never seen a K-pop male idol styled like this before. When someone sees her for the first time, the mystery comes even before wondering whether she is male or female, how old she is, or what nationality she might be. The real question is: what planet did she come from?

Around 14:40 in the video, Wumuti says that she chose this extremely bold hair color to match the gradient colors on that T-shirt.

You might think the outfit was chosen to match the hair. But in fact it was the other way around—the hair was chosen to match the shirt. That twist is almost shocking. In other words, you could say that all the miracles of Rizz begin with this T-shirt.

That is why I want this T-shirt so badly. And yet, no matter how much I search, I cannot find it. We live in an age where, if you use the internet and search hard enough, you can eventually find almost any product you want. And yet this T-shirt remains impossible to locate. The fact that Wumuti is wearing a mysterious shirt that no one can trace or reach somehow makes him even cooler.

Another moment that proves just how cool Wumuti is appears in the very first choreography of Rizz.

The song begins with a sparkling sound that slices through the silence✨. At the exact moment that sound rings out, Wumuti lifts her eyebrow with a slightly inviting expression. The instant your eyes meet hers, it is already over. You have fallen under Wumuti’s spell.

Then comes the intro, whose rhythm is strangely difficult to catch. The movements are slow enough to almost look like slow motion, yet Wumuti locks perfectly into the timing with the other members. Then, at lightning speed, he folds her beautiful fingers inward one by one, starting from the little finger. It goes beyond choreography. It becomes art. That intro alone completely pulls your soul in. No matter how many tens of thousands of times I watch Wumuti’s dancing there, all I feel is respect.

Immediately after, Rui performs a massive Ina Bauer, and before you even have time to react, the moment appears—the four-member simultaneous split that has already become historic not just in K-pop but in pop culture itself. Apparently this move exists because Haru, who was not originally very flexible, trained intensely for half a year so that all four members could perform it perfectly. I cannot think of another idol group where every member can execute a split with not even a millimeter of misalignment. A technique that once only Rui could perform was absorbed by everyone, and their relentless dedication to mastering it feels almost like the spirit of samurai.

And then there is Wumuti’s iconic hairstyle. For many EVOLs, the movie that immediately came to mind upon seeing it was the Fifth Element.

The film starred Milla Jovovich, and the superstar Bruce Willis. Released in 1997, it created a worldwide sensation by combining the artistic sensibility of French cinema with the grand scale of Hollywood science fiction.

I was still a little kid then, but I vividly remember how the more precocious kids around me watched the film and all said they wanted orange hair. The movie was released before Wumuti was even born. And yet why does she resemble it so strongly? Even if it were coincidence, the resemblance is impossible to ignore. Her hairstyle looks like a living echo of the protagonist Leeloo. Because The Fifth Element was such a revolutionary film in terms of commercial artistry, it has indeed inspired many creative directions within K-pop. But there may be another reason to believe Wumuti was consciously referencing it.

The costume designer of that film was the French designer Jean‑Paul Gaultier. And Wumuti herself has worn Gaultier pieces as stage outfits.

In fact, Wumuti is a genius at sending hidden messages through T-shirts and clothing. Even before XLOV was formed, she repeatedly expressed her identity by wearing shirts that seemed to carry his philosophy. The moment I realized this, I literally felt my body tremble. From that day on, I began carefully researching every T-shirt Wumuti wears. In fact, the theme of “Wumuti and T-shirts” alone could easily become an entire long article. I will save that for another time.

Now let us briefly revisit the story of The Fifth Element. In the 23rd century, an ultimate evil threatens to destroy Earth. The only forces capable of stopping it are the four classical elements: fire, water, air, and earth. Yet even these are incomplete without the fifth element—Leeloo. Leeloo possesses superhuman physical abilities and a pure spirit. A former soldier turned taxi driver, Korben Dallas, meets her and becomes involved in the mission to save Earth.

The number "four". That number happens to match the number of members in XLOV. With that in mind, I could not resist rewatching the Rizz music video.

In the MV, flames burst from Wumuti’s raised wand. At one point a torrent of water pours down like a waterfall upon the anonymous figures. Haru lifts his arms and conjures wind in what looks like an airless world. A floating figure eventually falls and is driven into the earth. (Some of these moments can only be confirmed by slowing the playback speed to its lowest setting, suggesting they were deliberately inserted as hidden messages.)

In other words, the way XLOV defeats the anonymous figures appears to involve the four elements—fire, water, air, and earth.

But how does The Fifth Element end? After witnessing the violent history of humanity, Leeloo begins to question whether humanity deserves to be saved at all. At that moment, Korben expresses his love for her, and Leeloo’s power finally activates. The message of the film is simple but profound: a world that seemed doomed can ultimately be saved only by love. Even today, in a world where wars are still happening at this very moment, that message remains deeply meaningful.

So what is “love” within the world of XLOV? It is the fandom itself—EVOL, which is LOVE spelled backwards. XLOV is completed by the love of EVOLs, and together that magic can save the world. For humanity today, this is a message powerful enough to bring tears.

But Wumuti does not stop there. In the first “UXLXVE Music Show Behind” video, when Wumuti was asked whose hairstyle she was referencing, she did not say Leeloo. She mentioned Mathilda. Mathilda is the young heroine played by Natalie Portman in Léon: The Professional, another film by director Luc Besson beloved by audiences in both Japan and Korea.

Why would Wumuti choose to say Mathilda instead of Leeloo? Yes, the hairstyle resembles Mathilda’s somewhat—but it is not an exact match. And the ending of Léon is, in fact, deeply tragic.

In the film, the young Mathilda restores human emotion to Léon, a professional assassin, giving meaning to his otherwise self-destructive life. In the climax, Léon sacrifices himself, taking down the morally corrupted police officer Norman Stansfield so that Mathilda can escape. For Léon, Mathilda represents his final form of love. Yet the story ends without redemption. Wumuti, whom I see as a symbol of hope, surely does not view the world with such pessimism. That is why I believe she used Mathilda as a metaphor connecting different symbols.

Because one of my favorite films is V for Vendetta.

This film also stars Natalie Portman. In the film, a masked man named V seeks revenge against a totalitarian government in a future Britain and inspires citizens to rise up for freedom. His symbol—the Guy Fawkes mask—later became associated in the real world with the hacktivist collective Anonymous. The structure resembles that of Rizz.

In the film’s climax, countless citizens wearing the same mask gather and march toward Parliament. At that moment Evey Hammond understands the meaning of the revolution. She overcomes fear and awakens—not as a revolutionary leader, but as an ordinary citizen who carries the spirit of the revolution forward. Natalie Portman, admired for both her intelligence and her commitment to feminist causes, has long been a role model for many film lovers. The roles she chooses often carry deep messages.

Even the name Evey sounds like “E-V,” almost identical to the initials of EVOL. When V first meets Evey in the film, she smiles and says, “E… V. Of course you are.” It is the moment when fate begins. It almost feels as though EVOLs themselves are being addressed. If this is merely coincidence, it is an extraordinary one.

Wumuti is a professional who deliberately says the least about what matters most. Even when these cinematic parallels seem to suggest that XLOV carries a powerful message about transforming the human world, Wumuti understands that the moment such a message is spoken directly by XLOV themselves, the magic would vanish.

Finally, I want you to watch the soul-burning dance practice video of Rizz.

From the very first shout—so loud and high-pitched—you can feel their intensity. This practice video goes far beyond rehearsal. The moment I want to highlight comes after the song ends.

Rui collapses. Haru screams as if his soul has left his body. And finally everyone drops to the floor, completely exhausted. It is not that Rui lacks stamina. Anyone can see the trained muscles across her body. But after performing, Rui often breathes heavily on stage. That breathlessness becomes part of the performance’s lingering emotion—it pierces the viewer like pain.

Standing beside Hyun’s powerful physique, Haru’s endless youthful energy, and Wumuti’s calm composure only makes Rui’s fragility shine even more. Because Rui possesses such delicate sensitivity, that fragility ultimately completes the artistic balance of XLOV. In other words, whether it is rehearsal or performance, XLOV puts their lives on the line every time they step on stage. This is far beyond the typical idea of an idol performance. To save the Earth, carrying the love of EVOLs, they feel like astronauts boarding a spacecraft with a mission.

And yet Wumuti simply says it all began because she matched her hair color to the fiery orange gradient of a T-shirt. From a piece of fabric barely five square centimeters wide, an entire story emerges—one in which EVOLs save the world.

I have decided that as an EVOL, I will follow Wumuti’s dream with my own life.

John Hurt

This is my pic of John Hurt.

John Vincent Hurt was an English actor who was known as one of the finest in his generation, and was even referred to by David Lynch as "simply the best actor in the world". He was born on the 22nd Jan 1940, and died on the 25th Jan 2017 at 77 years old of cancer.

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain.This article talks about its origin, celebrations, tradition and customs. Guy Fawkes Day is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. A firework display to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes and some friends, a group of provincial English Catholics, tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder and assasinate the Protestant King James I of England and replace him with a Catholic head of state; like many people (in the past as well as now!) they didn't like the government. The attempt failed and Guy Fawkes was caught and arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure, in fact the parliament had said that every year on November 5th people should remember the Gunpowder Plot, that is the day when Members of Parliament were saved from a horrible death. Within a few decades Gunpowder Treason Day, as it was known, became the predominant English state commemoration, but as it carried strong Protestant religious overtones it also became a focus for anti-Catholic sentiment. Puritans delivered sermons regarding the perceived dangers of popery, while during increasingly raucous celebrations common folk burnt effigies of popular hate-figures, such as the pope. Towards the end of the 18th century reports appear of children begging for money with effigies of Guy Fawkes and 5 November gradually became known as Guy Fawkes Day. Towns such as Lewes and Guildford were in the 19th century scenes of increasingly violent class-based confrontations, fostering traditions those towns celebrate still, albeit peaceably. In the 1850s changing attitudes resulted in the toning down of much of the day's anti-Catholic rhetoric, and the Observance of 5th November Act was repealed in 1859. Eventually the violence was dealt with, and by the 20th century Guy Fawkes Day had become an enjoyable social commemoration, although lacking much of its original focus. The present-day Guy Fawkes Night is usually celebrated at large organised events, centred on a bonfire and extravagant firework displays. Settlers exported Guy Fawkes Night to overseas colonies, including some in North America, where it was known as Pope Day. Those festivities died out with the onset of the American Revolution. Claims that Guy Fawkes Night was a Protestant replacement for older customs like Samhain are disputed, although another old celebration, Halloween, has lately increased in popularity, and according to some writers, may threaten the continued observance of 5 November.

The Gunpowder Plot conspirators Little is known about the earliest celebrations. In settlements such as Carlisle, Norwich and Nottingham, corporations provided music and artillery salutes. Canterbury celebrated 5 November 1607 with 106 pounds of gunpowder and 14 pounds of match, and three years later food and drink was provided for local dignitaries, as well as music, explosions and a parade by the local militia. Even less is known of how the occasion was first commemorated by the general public, although records indicate that in the Protestant stronghold of Dorchester a sermon was read, the church bells rung, and bonfires and fireworks lit. Organised entertainments also became popular in the late 19th century, and 20th-century pyrotechnic manufacturers renamed Guy Fawkes Day as Firework Night. Sales of fireworks dwindled somewhat during the First World War, but resumed in the following peace. At the start of the Second World War celebrations were again suspended, resuming in November 1945. For many families, Guy Fawkes Night became a domestic celebration, and children often congregated on street corners, or standing outside railway stations accompanied by their own figures effigy of Guy Fawkes made of soks and straw and dressed in old clothes. Collecting money was a popular reason for their creation, the children taking their effigy from door to door, or displaying it on street corners, while saying "Penny for the guy". However they were mainly built to go on the bonfire, itself sometimes comprising wood stolen from other pyres; "an acceptable convention" that helped bolster another November tradition, Mischief Night. Rival gangs competed to see who could build the largest, sometimes even burning the wood collected by their opponents; in 1954 the Yorkshire Post reported on fires late in September, a situation that forced the authorities to remove latent piles of wood for safety reasons. Lately, however, the custom of begging for a "penny for the Guy" has almost completely disappeared. In contrast, some older customs still survive; in Ottery St Mary men chase each other through the streets with lit tar barrels, and since 1679 Lewes has been the setting of some of England's most extravagant 5 November celebrations, the Lewes Bonfire. Generally, modern 5 November celebrations are run by local charities and other organisations, with paid admission and controlled access, anyway Guy Fawkes' Day is finally declining, having lost its connection with politics and religion. But we have heard that many times before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CA9pD3pVA4 The Fifth of November Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up alive. Threescore barrels, laid below, To prove old England's overthrow. But, by God's providence, him they catch, With a dark lantern, lighting a match! A stick and a stake For King James's sake! If you won't give me one, I'll take two, The better for me, And the worse for you. A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope, A penn'orth of cheese to choke him, A pint of beer to wash it down, And a jolly good fire to burn him. Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring! Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King! Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray! English Folk Verse (c.1870) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDXBoabrn0 Perhaps most widely known in America from its use in the movie V for Vendetta, versions of the above poem have been wide spread in England for centuries. They celebrate the foiling of (Catholic) Guy Fawkes's attempt to blow up (Protestant controlled) England's House of Parliament on November 5th, 1605. Known variously as Guy Fawkes Day, Gunpowder Treason Day, and Fireworks Night, the November 5th celebrations in some time periods included the burning of the Pope or Guy Fawkes in effigy. This traditional verse exists in a large number of variations and the above version has been constructed to give a flavor for the major themes that appear in them. Several of the reference books on the subject cite even earlier sources. Guy Fawkes also inspired the mask that V wears in the movie V for Vendetta, a dystopian political thriller directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics that were initially a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd published in black and white as an ongoing serial in the short-lived UK anthology Warrior, and only after  morphed into a ten-issue limited series published by DC Comics. In modern society in general, this mask has become a symbol of anarchism, revolution, and civil disobedience, for example, demonstrators in Egypt and at Occupy Wall Street in New York City wore the iconic mask to show their disapproval of the government. Within the graphic novel, the mask is a powerful symbol: it communicates the wearer’s allegiance to the spirit of Guy Fawkes, the man who tried and failed to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the 16th century and his opposition to the Norsefire government that controls England. One important element of the mask’s power as a symbol is its anonymity: anyone can wear the mask and embody the spirit of rebellion. We see this first-hand in the graphic novel, as in the final chapters, Evey Hammond dons V’s mask and “becomes” V. In the end, then, the Guy Fawkes mask represents symbols at their most powerful: they can transform individual, flawed people into something more powerful and create movements. You can also read: Guy Fawkes Story Bonfire Night Celebrations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zlMSmUXc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJ6OFgBk6I

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Remember remember, the 5th of november, gunpowder, treason and plot.....i know of no reason why gunpowder and treason should ever be forgot~