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This week's Music Monday will leave you waiting by the door
With 2ne1's "Come back home"
Woohoo! Finally! 2ne1 returns with a song that I'm happy with!
As some of you may know I haven't been happy with the direction 2ne1 has been going as of late
So mushy and not powerful
Like a burrito that has been wrapped up for too long
I have no problems with love and love songs
But there are more than enough Kpop groups out there
That satisfy my need for my heartbroken sad music
Pu pu pu
What I wanted from 2ne1 was an 80:20 strong : sappy
"I love you", "falling in Love", "Do you love me"
That's a pretty strong 100% ratio of sappy songs.
What happened to my "Fire", "Go way", "I don't care", "I am the best", "Can't nobody", "clap your hands" type of songs?
I personally feel that no other female Kpop group has been able to deliver strength and sass
Quite as 2ne1 has
So I've been waiting for the return of their strong side
This song isn't as fierce as I'd like it to be
But that reggae beat playing behind the pretty piano sync
Keeps it from feeling too serious
Plus that awesome chorus with that dirty sounding...
Kazoo break down
Was exactly what I was looking for to spice up a song
It's a kazoo
Right, guys?
Yup
I really don't like though how the MV changes song up
Right after the first Kazoo break down CL has an acoustic segment in the song
That isn't part of the song on the album
And it totally ruins the feel of the song form me
It is really anti-climactic after the bombass of the chorus
And gives the video version of the song an "I got a boy" feel to it
Of trying to match a whole bunch of different genres into one track
While last week we thought "Mr.Mr" was a phenomenal song
With clusterbuck of an edited Music Video
This week 2ne1 have a great song but with even better Music Video
It's probably one of the best Kpop Music Videos we've seen in ages
The budged for this video was through the roof
As they spent around $500k on it
And it showed
As both the sets and editing of this video are of quality
That you just don't see in Kpop videos
What with their recycled props and sets and concepts
Now with that $500k perhaps you could set aside around $20 to synchronize your lips with the song you're singing?
That would have been a great idea.
Great video, flashy lights, awesome props and I'm staring at your lips to see what you're bubblecrusting about
Droopy eyes man
What does it mean. wee
Sprinkles
Yum
Apple
I farted
Samuel
Jackson
At the same time this video conveys meaning
That is a lot deeper than what you see in most Kpop videos as well
More than just the "Er mai Gad I'm suffering from the heartbreak, look at me cry"
Instead the video here focuses on the imbalance of the real world vs the virtual world
Which is why we see all of the advertisements for the Virtual Paradise
The video laments how we spend more time plugged into the virtual world
rather than real life
This was really powerfully captured in the scene where Dara
and her boyfriend are snuggling together in love
But then he decides to literally plug into Virtual Paradise
Rather than the real paradise that he could have in a loving relationship with another person
And this is a message that really strikes true with current modern society
I know tons of people saw the whole "I forgot my phone" video on YT
In which we see one of the most profound depictions of people spending more time on their phones
Than actually in the moment
(Love is) The moment~
2ne1's video is borrowing that idea
We have a few concerns/ideas about this though.
Primarily I'm impressed by the fact that 2ne1 are tackling this issue
But I'm also a bit confused by it
What are they expecting from the audience watching this?
To spend more time in "real life"
On one hand means spending less time on your phones
But that also translates into spending less time on YT
watching video
Kpop videos
2ne1 videos
I know Kpop companies don't really do a phenomenal of addressing or even considering their international audience
You still make a tremendous percentage of the market
Part of the appeal of Kpop is that South Korea is a very different world
There is an exoticism here in a lot of people's eyes
Very different from what you're living with
And what you might find boring about your own personal surroundings
In that case
Even though 2ne1 are arguing against the Virtual Paradise
For many people Kpop is their Virtual Paradise (true)
And the video's message in a way is undermining the video's vitality
And what makes 2ne1 thrive
But that's just our take on it
We'd love to know what you guys think
I'm just happy to be able to have these kind of discussions from Kpop videos
Since not all of them really lend themselves for such discussions
Seriously, guys. Just because a videos has got a lot of junk in it that they don't understand does not mean that it's symbolic
My biggest comment for the video:
Dude McDooderson is dating Dara
But he decides to go to his virtual world instead?
Sir, do you realize that you are dating Dara from 2ne1?
She is in 2ne1, she is rich, what the hell do you need the virtual world for?
Go out and spend some of that YG money from your sugamamma
And ride llamas all day
And make them film Sherlock season 4
Because seriously, though... I need some more of them episodes...
But that's not the point
Point is: dating 2ne1 you live in the real virtual paradise
Capitalize on that
Because if I was dating Dara
Ha, I'm sorry ,what?
If you were dating Dara what?
I'm not [M]What's this about
Did I just hear you wanna date Dara?
Dara, I will shake you like a bear in the woods
I will come at you
Like a cake on a plate
I will take coffee and I will pour it all over you
And then I will cover you in students that are hungry
And studying for exams
I will coat you with honey and throw you into ocean
An ocean with only people who wanna eat honeys
I will dip you in cham
[S]Cham? like cham cham? like Spudgy's cham cham? [M]And I will toss you in a toast place
But ducky, I don't think that she deserves.... I'm just saying...
You stay away from Simon
[Demon voice] You stay away from Dara
It's been 1, 2, 3, 4 seconds since you left me alone
I can't rub my own tummy or even reach that yummy bone
My bowl has 4, 5, 6 maybe 7 cups of Carbo left
It's pretty clear now that I've been left to starve to death
I can't throw my own chom chom with these paws
I have no one left to play on with my tiny little claws, you've gone away, you've gone away
Come back home
Mom come back home
No, seriously you might really want to come back home
Because I'm pretty sure Meemers ate all of your plants
Brother, you promised you wouldn't say anything
I made no such promise
But you pinky-swore
We don't have pinkies!
Oooh...
For last week's showdown we had a really great discussion about Kpop's golden years
Including how long you've been listening to Kpop
And what its best years were
For our showdown we asked if Kpop in 2013 was better than usual?
Worse than usual?
Or just average?
Interestingly only 8% of you thought it was better than usual
44% thought it was worse than usual
While 48% of you thought it was meh, just average
Let's hope that 2014 changes those stats and makes it a kick-*** year
Orange Caramel is coming out soon
It is going to have the best song ever
I just know it.
The MV teasers look amazing
It is going to be amazing.
This week's comment section is not going to be that profound
because we're doing the fanwar edition
Vote on what you preferred:
2ne1's comeback or SNSD's comeback?
Martina and I disagree on what we like more
I want to see who you side with
Smart people.
Who do you like more?
Vote with me. Girl's Generation
I like 2ne1 more
Obviously?
2ne1 oh my God we're never going to be friends again
90% of Kpop forums out there
Cast your votes in your comments or on our fancy-pantsy poll on out website
And we'll announce the unanimous winners of the universe on our next KMM
We're going to be talking a bit more about the video on our site
So make sure you click on the link here to part-take in the discussion
In the awesome comment section there
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