Joy was also seen wearing cross earrings on the 2nd video you mentioned. I think it's an attempt to ridicule Christianity since the song itself, I believe, is talking about Devil worship. These particular lines are especially alarming
Alternative English translation 1 (
https://colorcodedlyrics.com):
Like you’re bewitched, follow me
Everyone cheers and you will too soon, ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
You can act like you’re not, ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
Wanna make a bet?
Alternative English translation 2 (
http://kpoply.com):
They're following me and cheering in spite of themselves
You'll do like them soon, Ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
Even though you say you won't, Ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
Do you want to bet?
If you read all the lyrics, you'll get the sense that all those lines were coming from no other than the Devil himself, or "herself" in this case, since they're disguising those satanic lyrics as the usual girl-in-love-with-a-boy theme. Not to mention that Lucifer is said to be a female in many literature, well yeah even Baphomet is depicted as having female breasts (duality at its worst!).
In my opinion, also considering the imagery we can see on the MV
(Reference), the true story line of "Bad Boy" is about how the Devil tries to seduce a person into worshiping him/her and makes the vulnerable person a sinner. If anyone is wondering why they use those girls to spread this evil message, let's remind ourselves that "LUST" is one of the seven deadly sins. I'm not Christian but I personally believe in the seven deadly sins, at least the fundamental meanings and the dangerous outcome of those sins.
I'm not a Red Velvet fan, but I noticed that perhaps this is the first time they ever dress like sl*ts on stage? I mean, SM female artists aren't known to exposing their skin so much, compared to female artists from other agencies. Also from what I see on Red Velvet's stage performance before "Bad Boy", they had never really dressed the way they do on "Bad Boy". Not even on "Ice Cream Cake" where they blatantly refer to oral sex. If you take a look at 0:37 of the MV, Joy can be seen wearing fishing nets all over her body (sorry, Idk the term for this. I'm really lame when it comes to fashion terms). I'll just attach the images as thumbnails, in case some people find these unsettling for the eyes to see lol.
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The choreography, from 1:18 to 1:21 and 2:35 to 2:38, could be a reference to "As above, so below" in a suggestive manner
A reference to female genitalia, LGBT, provocative clothes and lyrics, highly suggestive choreography... all add up to the attempt of numbing the mind of the listeners/viewers. So these girls are seducing the "bad boys" from all over the world to come worship Satan. You don't even have to ask me why or how, as they clearly state it on the lyrics themselves:
Don’t come too easily
That’s no fun, stay right there, ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
Let me play some games, ooh ooh (Oh-eh-oh-eh-oh)
I’ll start, bad boy down (Down)
I’m sure you’re confused, you can’t even imagine
You can try to escape but there’s not a single crack to go through
The answer is already there, just follow me naturally
(Just follow me)
I chose you,
[IRENE/WEN] I already chose you
The scene where Seulgi was seen pointing a gun at thin air, could mean pointing a gun at a bad boy (target) so when he gets shot, she says
"One bad boy down!", just like in the lyrics.
Now that I'm convinced that these girls are made to dress like prostitutes and sing suggestive lyrics on "Bad Boy", I think it's also safe for me to assume that the bed scene and money-scattering are references to prostitution:
The suitcase may contain money for their "service", for all I know
Who needs money when you've got a "sisterhood", anyway?
The netizens always have something "interesting" to say about this
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Bonus: A video of Bad Boy stage performance on Music Bank started with this (literally at 0:00):
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PS. I'm in no way trying to attack Red Velvet members personally, as I'm completely aware that they're just the elite's pawns. This isn't the first time SM made a Devil-worshiping-song either (SHINee's Lucifer, SNSD's Run Devil Run, Super Junior's Devil, etc).