This is part two of a series, click here for part one.
stellar
there is no denying the resemblance of marionette to cha cha; the black and white outfits, images of satisfying food, the mystique of women’s dressing rooms, etc. all of these these themes have seem to become the sexy standard. however, marionette is also decidedly darker, as the colors are muted and snippets of angry guitars play, while the girls scratch at their bodies in frustration at being “that[x8] doll”
by choosing to release the video with its 19+ rating, there was no pretending, teasing or questioning that marionette was not a straight up “sexy concept” in its very essence. it borrows so blatantly from the book of sexy that it becomes a bit ridiculous. but with past releases such as the incredible rocket girl (a personal absolute FAV!!!), stellar is no stranger to ridiculous. marionette is not a blatant parody, but by taking the concept to an extreme, it definitely has an built-in critique of the structure of typical sexy concepts. in one scene, hyoeun takes her lip stick and crosses out her face in the mirror, acknowledging that she is nothing but a body to her audience, the one she loves and maybe even herself.
in the same vein, by outright calling themselves “dolls,” stellar shows a complete self-awareness of what is happening to their bodies under the camera. marionette is incredibly direct with its message, which is what seems to make people disbelieve it. stellar has no 4th wall as they sing about being “a sad doll tied under a string” for the audience (trans cr); they hate it, but order us to “bwah (look)” repeatedly throughout the chorus. this contradiction is necessary for a complete sexy concept, as stellar’s unwillingness is part of the male submissive fantasy
STAY TUNED for part three of my doll concept analysis.
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