2008
Big Bang - Sunset Glow
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Sunset Glow or Red Sunset was filmed and released in 2008. The concept of Sunset Glow is quite different from other KPop music videos from then until now. Sunset Glow only shows Big Bang and their fans interact and witness sunset in a beach. I like the cinematography (?), it's just beautiful and the whole video is fun and heartwarming. I really love how happy and relax Big Bang is and the way naturally interact with all the people in the music video. Sigh, those fans were so lucky!
I'm quite surprise that the lyrics of Sunset Glow is quite sad. I thought that this song about falling in love or something, but it's more about break-up! I'm really impressed by the music producers and the video director because I personally think this video and song are made to cheer people who are in the heartbreak-phase.
Taeyang - Only Look at Me
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Wonder Girls - Nobody
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2009
Abracadabra - Brown Eyed Girls
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Gee - Girl's Generation (SNSD)
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Just kidding. I'm not a big fan of the
Sorry Sorry - Super Junior
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2010
It Hurts - 2NE1
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I don't really get the story, does that guy cheat on Dara or he's a ghost? Aside from the story, I gotta give applause for props and design section.
Hurricane Venus - BoA
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Baby Good Night - GD&TOP
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Applause to YG for making a sensual but classy video. It really amazes me how the video and GD & TOP themselves can be sexy without being topless and or provocative dance choreography. I also love how GD and TOP make drinking or eating seems sensual. How they eat slowly is just... *brb, cleaning more drools*
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY! It's beautiful and even though it's not as great as Foster the People's Call It What You Want music video, I still give the director and all the staffs two thumbs up!
P.S: For the first time in my life, I really want to be a snake.
Bad Girl Good Girl - Miss A
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- THERE'S NO ANNOYING FLASHLIGHTS, FLASHES, LIGHTS, OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM.
- MISS A'S CLOTHES STYLE IS NOT ANNOYING OR ABSURD.
2011
I am the best - 2NE1
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I think CL is the only who can pull of the mantel patient's uniform. But the picture above? I don't think it's cool or stylish.
Be My Baby - Wonder Girls
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I personally think the chorus is a bit weak. It's not really powerful, it's quiet...lackluster, I think? But I do love how the director of this video played with colors. It makes this video unique and fresh. I don't know about you, but I like the retro style. It fits well with Wonder Girls.
2012
I wonder if you hurt like me - 2AM
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Can't let you go even if I die maybe 2AM's anthem song, but I wonder if you hurt like me is clearly has better video than that song. I love the coloration, setting, visual effect, I also like Jo Kwon and Jinwoon's glassy eyes. I don't know Jinwoon's acting skill in Dream High 2, but it's quite good in this music video. I do wish that the director did a better job in camera angle section.
This song is about break-up. So Jinwoon -the guy- can't move on and forget his ex. So he starts to see his ex's 'ghost' which is unreal. It is symbolized how the girl suddenly disappears. The world around Jinwoon also forces him to move on and let go his past. I think it is symbolized by the writings and photos that slowly fade. But Jinwoon can't just forget his lover or girlfriend or ex or that-random-girl-with-red-hair, so he also disappears.
Monster - Big Bang
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I love you, baby I am not a monster. I personally think it has deeper meaning for Big Bang and VIPs. For those who don't know, GD and Daesung had serious issues in 2011. Just check the story in the internet. That's why I think the lyrics have deeper impact or meaning for Big Bang and VIP because there's a chance that GD, Daesung, or the others, were afraid that the fans would leave them or hate them forever.
At the beginning of the video, we can hear some noises and explosions everywhere. Later, the camera goes inside a building and we can see some Big Bang members. We can also the members run and look afraid throughout the video.
I think it tells us how the world or people are afraid to them (the members). They even act violent toward them. Although the members' appearance seem odd, scary, or whatever you call it, that doesn't mean that they can't feel scare or angsty. They don't even attack or hurt anyone, but the world them like they do. I think it shows that sometimes they feel the world judge them just from the outside while they, include the VIPs, never really see the true side of them.
MAMA - EXO-K
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It's a shame that they don't build a strong story structure or metaphor. They spent too much in the 'box'. Don't get me wrong, the choreography is awesome and powerful, but I want to see more story. It's probably a random and useless question, what the f*ck does MAMA mean? It just sounds absurd and silly. In this video, I think SM tries really hard to show off. Whether visual effect, strong choreography, or high notes, in the end, MAMA is just too much. You know what happen if we keep pouring water to an empty glass right? Well, I think MAMA is just like that. Now I know why I used to like BAP more than EXO.
That XX - G-Dragon
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THAT XX IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ROMANTIC KPOP MUSIC VIDEO. Seriously YG, why you make so many amazing music videos??!!!! Even though the video is kinda tumblr-ish, it's still beautiful. It also reminds me of arthouse films.
That XX is a ballad song, but it's not really mellow or sappy like K-Drama's soundtrack. You know, like Winter Love, That Woman, and other sappy soundtracks. That XX is a calm and sweet song. Listening to it is like watching drizzle, not a rain or storm. Sure it has some mellowness, but the mellowness is soft and subtle.
We have a bad GD and a good GD in this video. I think the one who peeks at the house is the good GD. He sees his relationship with his girlfriend and then feels frustrated by his actions -that hurt his girlfriend, of course-. But in the end GD just can't change himself and stays as the bad GD.
That's the end of volume I. I actually have a final exam this week, but I want to post something in this blog, lol. Sorry for messy grammar. Fyi, I keep trying to write in English because I want to improve my English, not for show off. See ya all later soon! *pretending I have sasaengs*
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