#danakadan

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this song is about mental health - DANakaDAN feat. Travis Atreo

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Concrete Classic II

July 2019

Toronto, ON

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***This is for entertainment purposes only, in no way am I taking credit for anything used in this video. ****

***NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED***

The amazing song  (This Song Is About Mental Health) is by Dan Matthews or DANakaDAN. Please check out his channel and the original video. The MV for this is so powerful, it made me tear up. 

Original Link to song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLdKU99YYTc

Original Links to Stray Kids Videos Used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfodZluR-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HMOkfE3kno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfIfFGCqgo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok5yDw77uM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6unJQownW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9TZNpRCeqE

EXPLANATION OF MY VIDEO:

At the beginning of the video, there is no filter, everything is clear. Jisung (a member of Stray Kids) is seen looking at a camera and then it glitches and shows the boys happy, doing things they enjoy. Then a filter covers the rest of the clips until the end. The filter has lines going across the screen to show that it’s through the lens of a camera. The end of the video is where the filter disappears, it’s when the camera is on the ground and they’re walking past it, to the outside where they’re finally free.

The camera is there symbolize the mental disorder, anxiety. With anxiety, someone constantly feels as if they’re being judged, that every little thing they do will be ridiculed. 

The glitches in the video show that a person with a mental disorder is different, they aren’t a smooth video, they’re one that thinks and acts differently. They gradually get worse throughout the video but at the end, they walk past the camera and the glitches and filer is gone to show that your mental disorder isn’t your whole life, it’s not who you are.

Towards the end, there is a part where there are happy clips mixed in with the dark clips. “It gets louder now” is the lyrics for this part and it shows that they’re trying to break away but its so hard when your disorder is taking over. 

You feel like the world is crumbling, and everything is going so fast when you’re not in control of your own thoughts. 

The point of my video is to show that no matter what happens you can get through it. That there are always people who care about you and want you to get better and be happy. In the video, you can see that Stray Kids (The group) are there for each other, even if they don’t want them all the time they never give up on each other. You have people in your life like that too, even if it doesn’t feel like it. You don’t have to go through this alone. 

However feel free to interpret it any way you like. 

You aren’t alone. 

International Suicide Hotlines: 

Argentina: [phone]

Australia: 131114

Austria: 017133374

Belgium: 106

Bosnia & Herzegovina: 080 05 03 05

Botswana: 3911270

Brazil: 212339191

Canada: 5147234000 (Montreal); 18662773553 (outside Montreal)

Croatia: 014833888

Denmark: [phone]

Egypt: 7621602

Estonia: 3726558088; in Russian 3726555688

Finland: 010 195 202

France: 0145394000

Germany: 08001810771

Holland: 09000767

Hong Kong: [phone]

Hungary: 116123

India: 8888817666

Ireland: [phone]

Italy: 800860022

Japan: [phone]

Mexico: 5255102550

New Zealand: 0800543354

Norway: [phone]

Philippines: 028969191

Poland: 5270000

Portugal: 21 854 07 40/8 . 96 898 21 50

Russia: 0078202577577

Spain: 914590050

South Africa: 0514445691

Sweden: 46317112400

Switzerland: 143

United Kingdom: 08457909090

USA: 18002738255

Veterans' Crisis Line: 1 800 273 8255/ text 838255

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[fusionsounds]

It was fun working with the talented @danakadan for his upcoming music video. Looking forward to seeing the final video. #musicvideo #ontheset #danakadan #fusionsoundsla #stageperformance #stagelighting #lightingproduction #lightshow #movieproduction #musicproducer #lightingdesign #rapmusic #rapartist #asianlife #asianartist @fusionsoundsla @hcd_portable_dancefloors @dj_jaggi714 @dj_kr1shhh @sandeepfusionsounds @pratik_garg (at Long Beach, California)

[reginafang]

We spend our entire lives longing for love and acceptance, but what happens when you feel like there is something inherently about you that just doesn’t fit in? This week, we are joined by our incredibly enthusiastic community leader, Dan Matthews. He speaks about his experience growing up in an adopted Caucasian family and what it took to build a career in the Asian American community that he wasn’t introduced to until much later in life. We share our struggles with acceptance and the steps we took to love ourselves. Link in bio 🎧 • Thank you @danakadan for opening up and sharing your honest truths. The community is better with you in it and we are so excited to watch you succeed. Congrats on your new album!! • #perfectlyimperfect #perfectlyimperfectpodcast #danmatthews #danakadan #escapeLA #podcast (at Old San Juan P.R)

[reginafang]

We spend our entire lives longing for love and acceptance, but what happens when you feel like there is something inherently about you that just doesn’t fit in? This week, we are joined by our incredibly enthusiastic community leader, Dan Matthews. He speaks about his experience growing up in an adopted Caucasian family and what it took to build a career in the Asian American community that he wasn’t introduced to until much later in life. We share our struggles with acceptance and the steps we took to build confidence in ourselves. Link in bio 🎧 • Thank you @danakadan for opening up and sharing your honest truths. The community is better with you in it and we are so excited to watch you succeed. Congrats on your new album!! • #perfectlyimperfect #perfectlyimperfectpodcast #danmatthews #danakadan #escapeLA #podcast (at Old San Juan P.R)