The Art of Embodying a Concept: OnlyOneOf’s ‘dOra maar’
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- With the dora maar choreography video getting ready to hit 1M views any moment now, I think it's the perfect time to discuss why dOra maar is such a good project deserving of those views in the first place!
After writing and posting the choreography analysis in thread form on twitter (@Hyekoo), I finally decided to write a piece about dOra maar in relation to onlyoneof’s artistry as a whole. Surprisingly it became 6 pages too long for another twitter thread so I decided to give it a video format instead. Enjoy!
I might add subtitles of the script some day, but for now I hope the video is clear enough.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 intro
0:24 disclaimers
1:01 video index
1:17 general points
2:00 lyrical analysis
4:48 choreography analysis
9:12 concluding thoughts
Sources:
www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
www.pablopicasso.org/bowl-of-...
www.laramblabarcelona.com/en/...
www.pablopicasso.org/dora-maa...
www.pablopicasso.org/the-weep...
www.pablopicasso.org/avignon.jsp
www.pablopicasso.org/girl-wit...
www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-pica...
• [Audio] OnlyOneOf (온리원...
• [Dance] OnlyOneOf (온리원...
• [MPD직캠] 온리원오브 직캠 ‘dOra...
• [K-Choreo] OnlyOneOf 직...
• dOra maar - OnlyOneOf(...
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• OnlyOneOf, dOra maar [...
• [Behind] OnlyOneOf (온리...
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*CORRECTIONS/REVISIONS*
1. As a lovely commenter pointed out, the prequel song picassO may actually have been written in dora maars perspective from the get go. And after sitting on that for a while and revisiting some old interviews where onlyoneof talk about picassO and dOra maar telling the same story being told from different perspectives (and that picassO in their words is actually an angry song) im very inclined to believe it, and wished i could've included it in the essay if it wasn't for this oversight. Because of this my original analysis doesn't fully align but I think the main argument holds up, albeit in a different way. The argument being that dOra maar as a song still shatters the idea you originally had about picasso's love and picassO the song.
Based on picassO alone there's little basis to believe it is sung from any perspective other than his own, and it seems like a very intense, passionate and even romantic song. However, the moment dora maar got introduced in the story with the release of dOra maar which highlights picasso's slimyness and manipulation, revisiting picassO from her perspective not only makes sense but it also sharply changes the mood of the song. Rather than perfect and romantic it reads more angry, frustrated and sticky.
I was watching ooo's mnet stage for dora maar just now and noticed something interesting that probably ties in with your video- at some point in the chorus, "want to see the 100" is sung. The number 100, in Korean, is "백", and in romanised form, "baek". It's pronounced pretty much the same as the word "back", so based on your comments about Picasso only being able to easily access Dora Maar's back, there might be a play on words there that insinuates something. Maar did once say that Picasso never painted the "true Dora Maar" (something like that I don't recall exactly), so maybe that lyric is implying that Picasso never cared about Maar's authentic self and only wanted the perfect and easy-access part of her? Idk just a random thought if you got this far thanks for reading my rambling :D
OnlyOneOf are always so committed to their art in their concept, they truly never disappoint with their production and dOra maar is such a beautiful masterpiece! It's a crime that barely anyone outside of the fandom knows about it...
I love looking into OnlyOneOf's work and trying to analyze the imagery, the lyrics, choreo etc... dOra maar is my favorite song so watching this analysis was pure joy! Thank you so much for this video, it was very interesting and only further proves how great this whole era's concept was.
If I can add on what you said about cubism and the choreo: you said that cubism is showing multiple facettes of an image. When watching the choreo I've always found that there always were a lot of things to look at at the same time (like during the second verse, for example: the members are all doing something different). Do you think it could be considered a representation of cubism?
Thank you again for your work, I love what you do! ❤️
First! Thank you for watching and leaving such a lengthy comment.
Personally i think to an extent you could interpret it within the context of cubism, though it's not the first thing I would think of or did. (considering that in this specifc verse they don't seem to really be showing 1 thing in different perspectives but are more just trying to create an image that requires them to do different things to create that picture). overall i just think its a stellar sequence of them creating a more theatrical performance and creating more prominent images that reflect the lyrics/mood. For example: Yoojung singing "until the moon goes down" while nine and mill portray a moon cycle that ends in a nonexistent state.
Though again, cubism wasn't made for dance, so the specifics of what parts could and what parts couldn't be following a cubist essence is something i struggle with myself, which is why for the sake of the video i kept it at the use of recognizable motifs, cause motifs are easier to recognize and interpret the expectation or subversion thereof of.
Though, if i can add a different perspective that's less about how many viewpoints are shown and more abt the shapes itself. considering that ooo like using more geometrical/abstract shapes when representing an image! Thats definetly something i think you could see channeling a type of cubism. Considering the other part of cubism that i didnt really discuss in the video is the deconstruction of an image into basic geometrical shapes, that are then fragmented into the image from various viewpoints. (basically the cube in cubism)
Hope that makes sense! I think my brain is a little fried.
@@lou2766 Ok I understand now, thank you for your reply!
Sorry for editing my comment so many times (i promise im done now!!!) your question just kept me thinking 😭😭
@@lou2766 It's ok ^^ thank you!
This is pure genius, everything makes sense and the way you explain it makes it even better. I've been a lyon for over a year now and this is what I was waiting for an onlyoneof song, they are so much more than visual and provocative choreos and your analysis showed it perfectly.
Thank you very much for this
thank you for this video essay!! i only became a lyOn in february of this year but i have been practically drooling over this song since i heard it and watched performances of it. that first 15 seconds of nine and yoojung in the begin is so excellent, absolutely one of the coolest lyrical/choreography ties i've ever seen in kpop. dOra maar truly is OOO's magnum opus, i really hope we get more stuff like it from them in the future because they are simply too good at pulling it off to only have one song like it
Wow...this vid made me go back to revist why I love this song so much and made me notice so many things about the choreography. Like if we talk about cubism, subverting expectations to present reality: in Rie's part after the 1st chorus, he sings his whole part with his back to the camera (like Dora Maar's perspective) which subverts the expectation of a stage performer. And he also kind of moves into a T-pose, like a crucifixion or sacrificial pose? Which also moves into their themes of good/evil along with the fickleness of what "love" can be, knowing that a sacrifice is also considered an act of love.
to conclude, ART.
onlyoneof and their songs really deserve so much more recognition and attention for their beauty and concept.. thank you so much for taking the time and making this analysis!
Dude...wow...I know you haven't posted in 8 months and may not see this comment, but as a new lyOn I just stumbled across this video and I'm in awe. I didn't realize how in depth and meaningful OOO's songs are. I honestly just thought they had a risque concept to attract attention to their music. I struggle with understanding metaphors and lyrical meanings so I never really thought too much about the songs other than that I like them and they're sexy. I have SUCH a newfound appreciation for OOO, holy shit. This video is absolutely fantastic and I hope it gets more views! OOO is so, so underrated. They deserve way more attention. I have known about them for a while as the group that did *that move* in libidO, but only recently started really getting interested in them. I'm so sorry for writing so much, but I'm just like 🤯
Thank you for the kind words! They're really special. I'm working on more so feel free to stick around
Thank you for your analysis! 💗 I also love dOra maar alot! 🥺💙 I do think so much thought and sensitivity was put into making this song 💙💙💙
I actually think you can view picassO and dOra maar as a conversation: picassO as Dora Maar talking to Picasso and dOra maar as Picasso's reply to Dora Maar... Actually thr song picassO always sounded angry for me! It sounds like Dora Maar being so frustrated with Picasso because she loves him but can also see that he treats her so poorly 😢....for example the very first lyrics " no mercy, i don't know why I just draw whatever you say"...could represent Dora Maar's frustration that Picasso forced her to give up photography to paint instead 😩 (some people believe he did that because he was jealous of how good her photographs were)...
The "paint over" lyrics could also be Dora Maar begging Picasso to stop painting the cubist portraits of her (she has said that she has never posed for Picasso and all those portraits are portraits of him not her 😢)
Then dOra maar is Picasso's reply which like you said is essentially gaslighting her saying that he's not at fault at all because he's only painting what she chooses to show him 🙄...
And the amazing thing is that after you listen to dOra maar, you can listen to picassO all over again as Dora Maar's reaction to Picasso's reply 💔... Playing picassO and dOra maar on loop essentially represents the toxic relationship that they had 💔
I also think the the sharp, distorted sounds of picassO's instrumental complements Picasso's cubist paintings (like if one of his paintings turned into a song it would sound like picassO? 😅) while dOra maar's more subdued instrumentals complement Dora Maar's black and white photographs that are surreal and melancholic ....
Ohh wherever Dora Maar is, I do hope she is in peace 💙🥺
Ohh what an interesting perspective! I never thought about it like this before
Also i hope you don't mind but I liked this interpretation so much i actually revisited both projects and added my own revised interpretation in the pinned comment! Thank you again
@@lou2766 i don't mind! 🥰 thank you too for taking the time to read my comment 😅...and again, thank you for making and sharing this video! 🥰
Ooof such a interesting and fitting analysis!!
Istg is these amazing people don't get the fame they deserve I will burst a vein.
I am so glad I found Onlyoneof because they are a working art piece.
Love this video! Thank u so much, honey!
This is so fascinating. I've loved this song since I first heard it, it's sensual but also feels kind of menacing - appropriate for a relationship like that, which led to some beautiful works of art and some profound mistreatment of a real person.
woah... this was great, super clear and easy to understand!! there were A LOT of things i hadn't noticed before, like the choreo at the beginning... thank you for this, i feel like i'll be able to listen/watch dOra maar with a new perspective/new perspectives after watching this. loved it!!
we needed this video SO BAD!!! thsi perfectly explains what makes OOO so unique and what makes dOra maar specifically the QUEEN of OOO's music as we know that lyOns are a sucker for this song. A song about an artist and his masterpiece is the masterpiece of the singers/ artists of the song itself. dOra maar showcases all the magnetism and genius of OnlyOneOf on full dispplay. You just have to allow yourself to be drawn in by them.
What a great analysis, thank you for perfectly dissecting the art that onlyoneof creates. Completely brilliant.
I keep coming back to this video because your passion for OnlyOneOf is so clear here, I love how much their art resonates with lyOns. I really enjoy reading your theories/analyses on Twitter and I hope you'll make more videos too cause hearing you be so passionate is just really great
Thank you so much, this comment made my day!
lYons always say that dora maar is the perfect example of OOO's art. You explained it pretty well why dora maar is that. OnlyOneOf are truly dedicated to thaie art and music style and thos comitment to their concept is what really makes their music great. Their music always touches my soul and im always looking forward to it! and dOra maar will ALWAYS be a fan favorite because of its subtlely and genius!
thank you for putting together such a lovely video! it's amazing that they've expressed so much in that one bit with nine and yoojung.
hope you make more videos like this, it's super interesting to see all the details i've missed!
Also one more thing! (sorry! the stories behind OOO's songs have just been on my mind a lot 😅)
I was thinking maybe the choreo and the blue outfits actually reference Picasso's "Blue Period"? :0...it's arguably the saddest and most traumatic period of his life, but I also think he expressed that pain with a lot of tenderness and empathy in his paintings, which is ironic considering how emotionally abusive he was towards Dora and a lot of people 😫...
A part of me actually feels like it was this period that changed Picasso for the worse. As far as I know, his blue period paintings weren't well received or appreciated by critics and that could have led him to have a more jaded/cynical outlook on life? 😔
Thank you for taking a look at OOO's body of work - I always appreciate them so much
I've never noticed Yoojung's tear movement. Your analysis is so interesting! I feel that the dora maar concept, the song and the choreo are something that could be dissected for hours. Plus, you have a really nice voice.
can you please do a video about gaslighting by onlyoneof? i really enjoyed your video and i think your insight of the song will really help to understand it more
Thank you for watching! I'm not sure if I can do an analysis to the same extent as I did dora maar, but I'll definitely think about it!
@@lou2766 of course!! You don't owe us anything, whether you do it or not or how detailed you'd make it we appreciate (not to mention it seems this video took a lot of effort i don't expect you to put the same in this) whatever you do is appreciated and if you don't it's fine as well tbh i am thankful that you even considered this and answered me!:)
Sorry about my English it's not my first language😅
Such a great analysis, absolutely spot on ! Your take on the choreo parts being reminiscent of cubism is so freakin interesting... just like OOO's entire work after all ! "dOra maar" is one of my favourite songs from them for a good reason.
Even after 2 whole years knowing about OOO i'm still amazed at their outstanding discography and lore. It took some time but i now feel proud calling myself a lyOn. Analyzing their songs and drawing parallels between them and countless other medias, artworks and concepts is always so fascinating.
Thank you so much for this video !
dOra maar was the song that pulled me into OOO just a few months ago and watching your analysis of this song made me really excited
thanks CZcams for let me discover this channel. A truly GEM
god i love this analysis so much!!! it was impeccably written and i can't agree more on what u said at the end. ooo are truly artists. hope u do more of these types of vids !!!
This was fascinating and beautifully written/constructed. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for analysis video!!! 🥺🥰 It's so fascinating to learn about new things that I haven't notice before while listening 'dOra maar' and watching the choreo 😵💫You made a wonderful work, the analyses from different point of view are on the topic and totally clear!
by the way the choreography video of 'dOra maar' hit 1M 🥳 so happy for talented OnlyOneOf's boys, really the Gods of art!!
wow... tysm for this video
Conclusion? OnlyOneOf is a gem
oh god i’m so happy i found this video! i found out about OOO when they released libido but picasso and dora maar made me stay, and all this time i was thinking about how absolutely amazing these songs is, and how deep and timeless is dora maar.
also found it cool how the chorus of dora maar is a gaslighting and then they release a whole song called gaslighting lol
onlyoneof are really the one; they go deep down the dark emotions, explore them and translate in dance and songs. i really wish them long and successful road ahead even if they’ll never be for general audience
thank you for this great analysis!
Well done. This was a beautiful mini essay about a song that I love so much but did not know anything about the references within it. If anything with your analysis I’ve only come to love OnlyOneOf more because of this incredible detail to their art. Thank you so much for the hard work and the sight into the song.
"their art- which goes beyond dora maar alone- is complex, detailed, continuously expanding, and above all, timeless" okay BARS
this is such a beautiful video!! i love your analysis, it's very detailed and well explained, i've been a lyOn for a few months and dOra maar remains as one of my favorite songs from them, lots of love to you and OnlyOneOf!!
oml this is soo goood istg u perfectly analized dora maar
This is going to become my favourite CZcams channel from now on
this is so interesting for me to watch cause dOra maar is literally my favorite song ever and your analysis is so in depth! i can't believe how underrated you are, this is so amazing! id love to see more analysis made by you! all the love!
This Video Is Beautiful.
wow this blew my mind! great analysis!
I'm back to this video now that it's been three months of me stanning onlyoneof BECAUSE of this very video. thank you
My goodness, thank you so much for putting this together, it was so interesting to listen to, the details are fascinating
i am genuinely so inspired to watch your video, you have very artfully analyzed put everything together. Until now i didnt even realize how songs have such an iceberg which goes down to so many both in terms of backstory and emotional, as well as artistic expression. amazing!!!!
I love this so much. You did a great job analysising this. It's one of my favorite onlyoneof songs!! For the reasons you talked about
Miss gurl this was literally put perfectly 💛💛💛
This song lead me to them 2 years ago from a playlist now i know and love all their songs and also learned about picassO and dOra maar's and love all their songs.
This was actually such good video. Thankyou you for making it keep up the good work :)
thank you for this video!
I LOVE YOU. Thanks lmao 🤍
pls make more ooo video essays you’re a genius
I love this analysis so much,, also nice editing!!
your video editing is INCREDIBLE i love it so much, thank you for this video ❤ I'm so glad to know more about my favorite ooo song
oh my god i love you so much for this video
u and them. Both of u guys are master minds, its so smart, esp the dance
Amazing video. I’m the 1000th like! I clicked on a performance of Dora Maar because of the thumbnail, it was my first OOO video and the performance was so captivating I was an immediate fan. Sad to say I never cared much for their mvs (the new solo ones are much more my speed though!) but their performances are so incredible and breathtaking. The epitome of stage presence.
I appreciate the video, I had worked some of it out on my own but there was so much more I had missed! I would totally listen to you talk about their other performances. Their choreography is always so… heavy. I feel like I’m never grasping it all
As a kpop fan and someone who enjoys art, I have to say that it's different when singers talk about artists. But it's still a good feeling.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I've watched this and begin video and wow your work is fantastic. I know you said you don't plan on posting regularly, but I'm definitely subscribing.
I wanna add some kind of social commentary to this. I love how they decided to portray Doora Maar and Picasso's relationship in this way, especially putting Doora as the main character, giving her voice. There're so many artists that are praised and almost worshiped, that were/are actually pretty gross persons, and the public opinion usually fails to make them accountable and overlook their problematic behavior.
Here, OnlyOneOf are not just talking about a toxic relationship; they chose a very specific one to convey some emotions and thoughts that proved to be vindictive, even if not planned. That's so satisfying to see.
Thank you for the kind words
Onlyoneof song theory!! Love your Theory. That's what I need. Thanks💖
I'm a french LyOn, I'm not good at english but this video is so interesting and good I tried the best to understand everything you said and explained, thank you, the video is very amazing as OnlyOneOf even if I didn't understand some things 💗
This is so great!
Great analysis, helped me understand the song better.
I loved the video! I discovered ooo a few days ago and I'm ready to stan them. It would be great if you keep doing these video essays!!!
Incredible analysis and very well articluated! I'm so glad you included the choreo analysis because I always find choreo adds so much to a kpop song but I rarely see people discussing it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on more OOO songs, even if it's not as well fleshed out at this one :)
Omg this is such a strong video
this is absolutely genius what the hell
Yikes 😭😭😭 when i start to understand the true meanings behind songs it changes the whole vibe of the song for me and i can't get into like i use too. Nice analysis it definitely connected some dots.
Revisiting your analysis once more, I do love your work! I'm not sure why 8D decided to commission an English version of dOra maar, perhaps they felt it would go over better with the American audience on tour?? This song is one of the best loved songs in the OnlyOneOf discography, it's so complex lyrically which is reflected in the choreography, the English version just throws away all that nuance, it's unforgivable really. I can barely watch them perform it (Dora + Explorer, the cartoon nature of this is a "horror", I don't know how they do it with a straight face, I just don't...) If/when they go back on tour, I hope lyOns push to go back to touring with the Korean version of this song, I really do!! Ultra lyOns + light sticks, let's go!
Yeah it was a terrible call
amazing video!! this song is art i try to get people into it but maybe it's meant for people who appreciate it 😭💞💞
I'm here a million months later, but have you heard and compared the English lyrics version to this one? I took a peek and there seems to be some differences and I was wondering if you'd thought about it. Loved your analysis. I don't see this nearly often enough and it was refreshing!!! Thank you!
First of all, thank you! Regrettably I, like many other lyons, pretend the English version doesn’t exist. it has no relevance to the lore whatsoever as the English lyrics got decided based on a contest separate from their own creative team and the guy (artist name: villain) with the most views simply ended up winning (he had an existing fanbase). It’s a shame cause there were very good submissions from actual fans who considered the story that didn’t end up winning.
If I seriously consider villain’s version though, I think where it fails is the lack of self awareness, it narrated Picasso’s terrible behavior and point of view but doesn’t criticize it whatsoever. While the original song did a good job of not romanticizing the toxicity of the relationship while still writing from Picasso’s perspective. dOra maar is a very tasteful commentary on a very unhealthy relationship between 2 real people, but his lyrics seem like he listened to the song once and missed all the nuances that made it so tasteful. Relating their story, and dora specifically, to a children’s tv show particularly irked me cause it made the song feel like a parody. If you wanna spin it to be more poetic though, ironically villain embodied Picasso’s view point, “ruining” a perfectly good thing because of his projection and lack of care while walking away with the money (the contest winner won 100k). So it’s fitting in that way.
Sorry for this wall of negative text btw, I do prefer to be positive about this group haha
@@lou2766 oh wow! Thank you for the context! I know the artist you're mentioning and didn't know there was a competition behind it. I think that helps explain some of the differences I was noticing in the translation. I appreciate your time in responding (and strongly encourage you to do more of these)
Спасибо ❣️❣️❣️
Actually I would also like to add another thing because I was listening to OOO's other songs again, and it just feels like Dora Maar and Picasso's relationship represent the kind of love that they talk about in a lot of their other songs? :0
Like savanna, sage, angel and asOiaf all feel like they could be talking about their relationship? 🥺 (I especially think angel is very much connected to dOra maar since they included the dOra maar visualiser in the angel mv and they both have similar choreos where they hold back Junji at a certain point!)
Then I listened to Off angel again, and if you think of it as Dora Maar singing it to Picasso...it just makes their story even more heartbreaking 🥺...she loved him so much she was willing to give up so much for him, while he selfishly romanticized her pain (just like what he did with his other lovers 😡😩)
Oh I really do feel like crying now...🥺
...but really, would this make sense? :0...or am I overthinking it? 😅
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you put all the thoughts i had about this song when it first came out into words🫶 i loved the analysis of the choreo as someone who doesn't really know much about dissecting dance and connecting it to art. this is amazing!!
Thank you for sharing your interpretation 🤍 hope to see more in the futur