6+ References You Might Have Missed In Red Velvet’s “Queendom” MV

Did you notice the animated film reference in #2?

After more than a year and a half away, Red Velvet has returned with their new song “Queendom” and the MV is full of easter eggs (as to be expected from these concept queens).

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

With all those stunning visuals and witchy vibes, there’s so much to watch! Here are 6+ things you might’ve missed in Red Velvet’s “Queendom” MV:

1. Job titles

To welcome ReVeluvs into the world of this MV, the video introduces the girls with their own title cards featuring their name and job at their fictional company. This goes by so fast that many fans may have missed each members jobs so here are those jobs in the order they appear:

Seulgi: Lost & Found Mail Carrier

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube

Wendy: Postmistress

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube

Joy: Delivery Rider

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube

Irene: Distribution Director

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube

Yeri: Trainee Witch

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube

2. Kiki’s Delivery Service

With Joy acting as a delivery rider, you might initially notice her vehicle of choice as a motorcycle.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

If you look behind her, you’ll notice a broomstick which is a reference to the classic Hayao Miyazaki film Kiki’s Delivery Service.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube
Kikis Delivery Service | Madman Anime/YouTube

3. Red Velvet MV History On Display

On the table in front of Irene, there are some unique props that ReVeluvs will immediately recognize from past Red Velvet MVs. These include:

The Crossbow from “Peek-A-Boo”

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube
“피카부 (Peek-A-Boo)” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

The Pineapple from “Red Flavor”

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube
“빨간 맛 (Red Flavor)” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

The Tennis Racket from “Russian Roulette”

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube
“러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette)” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

These are only a few of the visible props from past MVs.

4. Alice In Wonderland

In the second part of the video, the girls are seen in a colorful setting enjoying tea and playing croquet.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

This is a reference to the classic Lewis Carroll tale, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, which has been adapted to film many times and is more commonly known as Alice In Wonderland.

Alice In Wonderland | MOV Clips/YouTube 

The songs lyrics reference “Wonderland” and at one point Yeri can be seen playing croquet with a pink flamingo similar to Alice in the story.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 
Alice In Wonderland | MOV Clips/YouTube

5. Queens Mystic General Store

As a lead up to this comeback and to celebrate the girls’ 7th anniversary, Red Velvet did a special project which was called Queen’s Archive or Queens Mystic General Store. 

“Somethin Kinda Crazy” | Red Velvet/YouTube 

Multiple references to the project can be seen including Irene’s heterochromia similar to the cat featured throughout the project.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube
“Closed” | Red Velvet/YouTube 

Another reference to the cat is Yeri’s footsteps in the hallway, which take on a cat like pawprint shape.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

6. Harry Potter

What is a good magic MV without a reference to the beloved wizarding story of Harry Potter?

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 

In the MV, Yeri is referred to as a trainee witch and her energy is similar to that of Hermione Granger. At one point she can be seen levitating the afformentiond Red Velvet MV items similar to Hermione’s use of the “Wingardium Leviosa” spell.

“Queendom” | SMTOWN/YouTube 
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone | Wizarding World/YouTube

Did you notice any of these iconic references while watching the “Queendom” MV? What references did we miss? Let us know and to watch the full MV, check out the video below:

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