On January 23, IU returned with “Love Wins All,” that includes BTS‘s V as her love interest. The music video has gained attention everywhere, as netizens praised the chemistry between the two stars.

The video features the two idols running away from a mysterious cube that likely played a part in their apocalyptic world.

While netizens loved the science-fiction love story, some have looked beyond and criticized the music video concepts.

Nara Kim is a model, stylist, and artist who describes herself as “bisexual openly queer.”

As part of Styled by Cheri Nara, Nara has styled many K-Pop artists over the years. Since 2022, the duo have been behind many of LE SSERAFIM’s appears.

Following the discharge of “Love Wins All,” Nara shared a submit that includes hashtags associated to the music video and confirmed she was referring to it in a narrative. The stylist acknowledged that she didn’t wish to “be distorted as a straight and non-disable person with normalcy.”

I don’t wish to be distorted as a straight and non-disabled particular person with normalcy by way of the digicam. I’m glad with myself. #lovewins #lovewinsall

— Nara Kim

She is referring to the magical digicam within the “Love Wins All” MV that permits IU and V to see themselves with out their accidents, together with V’s blindness and IU’s alleged deafness.

Nara expands on her level in a secondary story, mentioning how the unique title was “Love Wins,” a phrase utilized by the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, which was later modified.  She says that the video depicts two characters with disabilities who seem like happier with out them and, had the title remained the identical, would have proven a heteronormative relationship underneath the phrase.

The motive why I discussed that is that The track was initially titled “Love Wins.”
Korean queers, who thought queer’s slogan had been stolen, had been livid. There continues to be controversy after the title of the track was modified and the music video was launched.
The two fundamental charactersIU and V) within the music video seem as blind and deaf people who find themselves chased by
“discrimination and oppression”.
Different state of affairs from actuality exhibits by way of camcorder (it means love filter, the director says) and the 2 seem like happier (with out incapacity)on this.

— Nara

She continues, saying that she feels the music video used disabilities and minorities as props in a narrative about overcoming adversity whereas having two wealthy, non-disabled celebrities play these roles. Nana finishes by saying that the world is what must be overcome and asks that minorities cease getting used as inspirational materials.

I imply, a music video that includes two wealthy, non-disabled world stars (generally known as cisgender hetero) makes use of disabilities, minorities as props to say about overcoming, ending up with a really regular ending of carrying a marriage costume and a tuxedo.

What must be overcome is the world, not incapacity or minorities. Stop the shallow compassion and utilizing minorities as inspirational materials

— Nara

Nara’s viewpoint comes from the ableist idea of “inspiration p*rn.” Inspiration p*rn (additionally referred to as inspiration exploitation) often incorporates a disabled particular person overcoming or undertaking one thing and may first seem innocent and uplifting.

However, one of these content material can perpetuate the concept disabled persons are weak and unable to assist themselves. Abled folks will typically use one of these content material to spice up themselves and monetize content material utilizing disabled folks with none additional advocating.

@imtiffanyyu

“No excuses” exploits disabled folks #AntiAbleism #Ableism #EndAbleism #LearnOnTikTok #TikTokPartner #Disability #DiverseVoices #Inspiration

♬ Shout Out (No Vox) – Chris Alan Lee

While IU’s music video will be seen as a pair wishing to return to the best way issues beforehand had been, Nana does convey up factors that some have agreed with.

This is a degree of debate. Straight folks enjoying a queer character, neurotypical folks enjoying neurodivergent folks and many others, however by no means giving an opportunity to an individual who really experiences such issues. I perceive her issues, that is so much to speak about this matters https://t.co/4B2ZRg71vO

— ｌｅｉａ ¹³ ???????? (@jmminism) January 24, 2024

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