Justin Bieber has spoken about his struggles while growing up in the limelight. He was part of the music industry since he was an adolescent and reportedly developed issues such as anxiety and addiction. His association with P. Diddy also came under fire after the latter’s arrest and allegations earlier this year.

While Bieber’s tracks usually focus on love and sometimes go into his personal struggles, one of his biggest tracks seemed to contain many hints at some wild things. Fans went crazy with conspiracy theories after he debuted his music video for Where Are Ü Now. The animated doodles on his face reportedly hint at the Illuminati and aliens.

What Do The Doodles In Justin Bieber’s Where Are Ü Now Music Video Mean?

Justin Bieber in Where Are Ü Now | Credits: YouTube/Jack Ü

Justin Bieber featured on Jack Ü’s song Where Are Ü Now, which was released in 2015. The song reportedly acted as a comeback for the Baby singer, who had taken a hiatus after leaving Island Records in 2014. It was produced by Skrillex and Diplo, who formed the supergroup Jack Ü, and the song was also featured in Bieber’s album Purpose.

While it was a much-needed comeback for the singer and even won him his first Grammy for Best Dance Recording, the song’s music video gained all the more attention due to its creative visuals. With animated doodles covering up his face and shifting with the beat, the video was lauded for its inventive approach.

A still from Where Are Ü Now | Credits: YouTube/Jack Ü

However, some fans noticed the cryptic symbols and messages in those doodles. Multiple pyramids, alien symbols, and other Masonic iconography were spotted by eagle-eyed fans, sparking various conspiracy theories about what Bieber wanted to say. The page Jumpers Podcast said,

[In] the Where are Ü Now music video by Justin Bieber…the whole time there were subliminal messages where Justin Bieber was rapping [sic] right? Aliens are real, masonic symbols, Illuminati is real, believe in the devil…[you see them] once you slow down the video frame by frame.

The podcasters theorized that the ‘powers that be’ in the music industry wanted Bieber to push the agenda and hence included these subliminal messages in the music video, which currently has 1.2 billion views.

The Real Story Behind The Symbols In Justin Bieber’s Where Are Ü Now Music Video

Fans doodling in Where Are Ü Now | Credits: YouTube/Jack Ü

Justin Bieber has been vocal about his mental health struggles after growing up in the music industry. His association with P. Diddy has made headlines after the rapper’s arrest this year but the singer seems to be on a journey of healing. While the doodles and imagery in Where Are Ü Now may have sparked conspiracy theories about his state of mind, the truth may be simpler.

The music video for Jack Ü’s Where Are Ü Now was reportedly a result of fan doodles. After the song blew up, the group and Bieber reportedly invited fans to an art gallery to provide their own artwork for the video, and the resulting animations were taken from the fans’ contribution.

We are being overwhelmed, in a good way, by the success of ‘Where Are Ü Now’ with Justin Bieber, so with the video, we wanted to just take it back to the beginning of the record and essentially create an ode to our fans.

So, while the conspiracy theories may be fun to speculate on, and of course, the artists did choose to include those images in the video, the story behind them is far too innocent