Thursday, July 30, 2015
[MV] Yoon Mi Rae, Boys Noize - #Capture The City
Obviously a commercial thing, but it's Queen T and it's cool so I'm posting it, damn it!
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
[MV] Kiggen (feat. Jinsil, Hanhae) - Playback
Kiggen, from the group Phantom, doing some solo stuff. This is a pre-release.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
[MV] Beast - YeY
Whoa... there's a lot happening in that chorus. I think it works still.
Hyunseung is going for some kind of a record on the weird hair choices... and it's spreading! Lol.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
[MV] Kisum (feat. Jooyoung) - You & Me
Kisum's first release after Unpretty Rapstar.
Ah, I love Jooyoung's voice.
[MV] GFRIEND - Me Gustas Tu
Outside! So much outside!
'Glass Bead' was school and this one is summer camp. Fun. It will always bring me joy to see girl groups rocking some kickass choreography in sneakers. Flats ftw!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
[MV] Sophia Pae - Still Loving You
DEBUT
Pretty. Sticking Clair de Lune at the end seemed a bit odd.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
[MV] HELLO VENUS - I'm Ill
Proceed with caution if you have a sensitivity to flashing lights.
Performance version:
Performance version:
[MV] AWESOME BABY - Why Should I
DEBUT
Almost forgot these guys (Thanks Shane!).
Pretty chill song, but they definitely have skills!
Monday, July 20, 2015
[MV] TVXQ - Rise As One (Changmin solo)
Crying from this one. Oof.
Glad Changmin is getting a beautiful finale before he enlists.
[MV] TVXQ - Champagne (Yunho solo)
A little all over the place with this one, but Yunho always had an affinity for the dramatic. Lol.
Serve well, dude.
[MV] WANNA.B - Attention
DEBUT
Official channel link
I'm going to call this their debut. They put an MV out last December, but they had a membership change and have been promoting in China.
[MV] Stellar - Vibrato
Uh... NSFW. Pretty much what we expect from Stellar now.
Verrrrrry mixed feelings about this. Super uncomfortable not knowing how these women feel about doing these concepts.
If they're cool with it... fine.
If they're not cool with it... holy exploitation batman.
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Verrrrrry mixed feelings about this. Super uncomfortable not knowing how these women feel about doing these concepts.
If they're cool with it... fine.
If they're not cool with it... holy exploitation batman.
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Sunday, July 19, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
[MV] Kim Jang Hoon - What are you?
WTF video of the year right here!
Quite a cool song. Packaged in a fever dream of epic proportions. Lol. Wild!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
[MV] Super Junior - Devil
#WomenAsDecorations
#Guns
Don't know the full story, but we were expecting a 19+ video. Supposedly SME edited this cleaner version for the main release. No idea if we'll get another version.
Saw a concert performance before the MV and loved the dance. Very cheeky. But this narrative is all over the place. Not sure what's going on. The only thing sticking with me is Yesung in a floppy top hat. Lol.
No noticeably awkward English, which is somewhat remarkable. Always seems to happen when I otherwise completely love the track.
Might be one of my favorite SuJu songs ever!
EDIT: SM posted the performance video a week later! Yay! I love the dance.
[MV] Apink - Remember
Official channel link
Really beautifully edited video. Good pacing.
The song is a bit lackluster, but the choreography looks cute.
Monday, July 13, 2015
[MV] GUHARA (feat. Giriboy) - Choco Chip Cookies
Official channel link
Goo Hara's solo debut. I'll embrace the GUHARA stylization DSP is using.
More summery technicolor fun. Giriboy is a nice addition. I can't help but feel that this MV is lacking chocolate chip cookies. :P
Sunday, July 12, 2015
[MV] INFINITE - Bad
It's extremely unusual for me to not adore an Infinite single. Like... I'm not sure if it has ever happened. I think my issue is that it doesn't have the kind of epic hook and melody that I've come to expect and love from every major release. It's okay. Just strikes me as sounding less like Infinite than normal.
[MV] GOT7 - Just Right
The 'you're beautiful just the way you are' message, especially delivered by a bunch of pretty boy idols... in a culture with super narrow beauty standards... will always feel condescending and/or insulting to me. Lmao.
I appreciate the positive intention though. The MV itself is visually playful, so that's fun.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
[MV] SNSD - PARTY
Much closer to the video quality you'd expect from SME. Pretty colors.
Not far off from being a remake of Katy Perry's California Gurls.
The focus on Sunny's chest was a little ridiculous, but that's my only complaint.
[MV] Girl's Day - RING MY BELL
Eek. Not a positive reaction to this one. Strangely disjointed sets and awkward/cheap styling. And the token black guy with a wig is just all sorts of whhhhhyyyyyyyy.
Catchy, but buried in cluttered noise. Oh dear.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
[MV] REX.D - The BAD
REX.D has been diagnosed with leukemia. Terrible news. Got this MV filmed and worked on an album, but promos and another MV are obviously halted for treatment. Wishing all the best for him.
[MV] 4TEN - Go Easy
Song's not terrible. Weirded out by the video though. Sexually conning and pick-pocketing and car-thieving some 'foreigners' and then YAY SPARKLERS AND DANCING!
Wut.
4TEN lost two girls and gained three since their last promos. And now their company is calling them POTEN, so I'll tag them as both now.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
[MV] 9MUSES - Hurt Locker
Unexpectedly a jam! Stands out compared to the other girl group summer comebacks.
Really dig the location and cinematic shipping container shots. Very memorable.
[PLAYLIST] KPOPPY's first half of 2015
Figured I'd make a playlist of the MVs that caught my eye for the first half of the year. Many of which will be contenders for my end of the year 'eclectic mix'. It was very slow-going for the first few months and the most interesting stuff, for me, has been of the non-idol variety. Still waiting for a mainstream group to do something that completely knocks my socks off. We'll see!
Link to the full playlist on Youtube
Purely chronological, as usual.
- Mad Clown (feat. Jinsil) - Fire
- hyukoh - Comes and Goes *
- MOSS - FLASH LIFE
- Dana Hong (feat. Swings) - Tat Tat Tat
- Zion.T & Crush - Just
- 4Minute - Crazy
- Mayson The Soul (feat. Paloalto, Ugly Duck) - Somebody
- SHINHWA - Sniper
- XIA - Flower
- GaIn - Paradise Lost
- Giriboy - Take Care of You
- Red Velvet - Ice Cream Cake
- Rap Monster - Do You
- Crayon Pop - FM
- EXO - Call Me Baby
- MAMAMOO, eSNa - Ahh Oop!
- Jimin Park - Hopeless Love
- Lee Moonsae (feat. Naul) - Spring Breeze
- OH MY GIRL - CUPID
- THE ARK - The Light
- Lim Kim - Awoo
- VINYLHOUSE - Negative Love
- Lim Kim - Love Game
- BIG BANG - BAE BAE
- BESTie - Excuse Me
- Kim Sung Kyu - Kontrol
- Yankie (feat. Tablo, Zion.T, Loco) - SOLD OUT
- GOGOSTAR - Jumping
- ANDA - Touch
- BTS - DOPE
Elaboration, highlights, and personal notes below!
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