My analysis of Coup D’etat from HISTORY OF KINGDOM: Pt. VII JAHAN
this is from a indian classical dancer view, everything in this thread is my interpretation of things so none of the lore implications are cannon :)
so in the kingdom universe there are at least 4 timelines
GF (god future) - arthur’s
META- Ivan’s
DANN - dann’s (this is so silly)
A.D - louis’s (so he’s from our tl, explains the car ig)
we know chiwoo and hwon are from one tl
and we know nothing about mujin and jahan’s tl
OH GOD IM ILL
i did. the cheek poke with arthur and wasn’t touching him cause i’m not gonna touch him without permission and HE MOVED HIS FACE SO I WAS TOUCHING HIM
IM NOT OK
how fast and hard we fell for hwon needs to be studied cause what do you mean last year we didn’t know he existed and how everyone and their mother is in love with him
guys guys please tell me they’re not going to leave the historical concept behind
like i love the trailer and i can’t wait to see what’s coming but i need them to keep the lore going ya know
BTW i have more to say from a indian classical dance perspective
i’ll probably try to formulate those thoughts and stuff tomorrow so if you wanna be tagged let me know
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEUNGBO!!
i hope you have the bestest day ever
(also this is the most perfect cake and you can’t convince me otherwise)
#DANN
#단
#KINGDOM
#킹덤
#HAPPY_DANN_DAY
#단짠단짠_단_생일왔단
the face of someone who just got a spambo pin
he said spam like 3 times to me lol
and tried to give me the pin back and i was like no no i made it for you, you can keep it if you want and he was like really? and put it with his stuff and promised me he’d keep it
this formation is commonly used to portray gods, usually to show all their avataras/weapons
here it symbolizes reincarnation, and this mudra is being used to show how the power radiates off of ivan (i think he’s more powerful than we give him credit for)
i knew there would be some financial stuff to be sorted out but i wasnt expect them to already have printed already
it is admirable that they decided to bare that loss
however they’re not off the hook yet
gf you better not fuck up again
but what dann is doing here is called the simhamuka which litterally translates to lion face
this is usually used to show an actual lion but can also be used as a descriptor of a person
from point on they all use this mudra not the demon one
hwon being the imposter theory seeming more and more real
like why is he the only one with this background and the only one that has a big white component in the out fit AND he’s facing away from the group, he’s to the side
hwom masked figure era??
me: i have a question for you
dann: what is it?
me: do you think mermaids lay eggs or give live birth?
dann: live birth!!
me: like humans???
dann: yeah!
arthur does soochi mudra here, this is a simple mudra yet its complicated because it can represent so many things
when i see it i think of purity but after some research i found that it is also used to represent the sun
at the beginning of the chorus the flat hand shape is called pathaka and is used to show knives, they look like they’re sharpening their knives, getting ready for battle
does anyone know why chrome is capitalized here? the only other times words are capitalized (apart from the beginning of lines) in the captions are for the tt names
is this possibly a clue??
dann does simhamuka for the first time, around his eye, this is interesting cause it represents a lion, bravery and courage
(remember this it’ll come up later)
Background:
i have been classically trained in Kuchipudi for the past 8 years and have some basic knowledge of Bharthanatyam as they’re sister dance forms
here is my initial observations, i recommend you read it first :)
End of thread!!
thank you for reading and i hope you enjoyed this
i had so much fun making this and combining one of my passions in life with kingdom
<3
also what if idol ivan subconsciously can feel the energy coming off of the coin and that’s why he looks distrustful of it? like he doesn’t know why but his subconscious is like oh no object with heavy magic energy this could end bad like the crown
the formation here is reminiscent of a lotus flower
the lotus is associated with bhrama the god of creation, are they trying to create a new world? create peace?
MORE LION IMAGERY, this is used to show lion claws or anger, the way he flips the hands are interesting cause he is reserved and then suddenly ready to attack and furious, do with that what you will lore wise
i’m terms of terminology the only thing you need to know is that mudra = hand shape
i might mention the mudras proper name but for the most part i’ll just call them what they represent to make it easier to understand
WAIT I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING
dann wasn’t phased at all by the mermaid question in fact he had an answer ready to go
does this means he’s seen me talk about it???
now HEAR ME OUT
they’re going to mumtaz’s funeral and that’s why they’re in all white and jahan’s outfit lacks details
man is mourning
my brain is saying he got one of her dupatas stitched into his sleeve so she can still be near him
towards the end of the chorus they do the mudra used to show flutes, chiwoo reference? im unsure how this fits into everything but maybe chiwoo’s death and the shift in power to hwon was the catalyst for the apocalypse
note: usually showing a flute uses 2 of these mudras
ok funny story about these, when i was making them there was also an older lady there and she started asking me questions about them and who i was making them for
and she saw the spam one and started talking to me about how when she was younger people thought she was weird for +