Darn maknaes growing up and becoming handsome! Who said you could do this Hyuk! Go be handsome somewhere else!
VIXX is back and once again they put out a good song. I don't think that I have ever been totally let down by a VIXX. True, I didn't love Love Equation, but that was a cover so that's not terribly important.
I have learned since listening to this mini album that I am probably the only one who is totally amazed by the two songs because they aren't really "new" songs. I guess they were performed at the Hex Sign concert and since I have kind of gotten out of my concert video/variety show/candid stuff phase I didn't hear about it. I'm not too sad about that though because I got to hear the song "Memory" for the first time and I am OBSESSED with it. Like dang, it has been on repeat on Youtube since yesterday because it wasn't on iTunes when I checked, but now it is and I definitely need that song in my life.
This is definitely not a VIXX that we have seen in a while but it is still majorly cute if maybe a little cringe inducing, but it's definitely a video that makes you smile. After listening to the inspiration song, you know that this video will probably have a cute concept, but it's another thing entirely to see it. It's also videos like this that makes me wonder if Leo ever questions his life choices. He wasn't as awkward as I thought he would be though and Ken was obviously in his element the whole time this was filmed.
In a lot of the shots of this video I was also glad to see that VIXX looked like they were legitimately having fun. There is definitely a different between a fake smile and a real smile and there was a lot of real smiles happening in this video and that makes my heart happy. They K-pop industry is a scary place and it is good to see that there is some happiness up in there occasionally.
Because I sometimes have the attention span of a goldfish, I totally forgot that I wanted to review albums more often. It's a good thing that I was reminded about it or else I would have just let this go and never have though about it. Hooray for internet friends!
I am feeling a certain kind of way about what I have just viewed. I'm not sure that I am yet capable of coherent thoughts because that video and song were pretty legit.
I have been waiting for this to begin! I have never watched a sitcom before, it breaks up all the sageuks that I am watching, and it has Ken and High Top in it, what more could I want right now?
After the initial joy of hearing that two groups that I liked had people in this sitcom, I was then fascinated about the drama itself. It sounds easy enough: six strangers in their mid-twenties come to live together in a boarding house. The trailer and the poster are strangely ominous though, like they are all coming to this house and becoming trapped and so far, that is the vibe that I am getting.
How's the song?
Something magical happened during this song. Normally VIXX is pretty good about part distribution except when it comes to Hyuk. Not that he doesn't get parts, but they're normally small and he isn't really featured when he sings. The sun has shined upon Hyuk though and he got parts and he was front and center during them too. He also has a similar sounding voice to Onew which is okay by me because I like voices that had that type of sound.
Wow, it feels like it has been forever since I wrote anything here. What with my moving to Korea, no internet in my home yet, and then the Sewol ferry incident, there has been no time or opportunity to write about anything. All the students are taking their midterms right now though so I thought I would take this moment to write something pointless just for the sake of writing something. Hold on to your hats, here we go.
What do you think about when you aren't thinking about anything? Well that all depends upon what is going on around me. Am I in a quiet nature-y area? Who are the people that I am around, if any? What kind of music am I listening to and what language is it in? These are just a few variables that cause my mind to run rampant.
One such thing that I have thought about is if we as an F4Plus1 were a K-pop group, who would we be? I know weird. I thought about this when I first got into VIXX because Leo is totally my spirit animal.
It's true! We both basically hate everyone except those lucky few we allow into our presence, and even then, sometimes we only tolerate them. But even though we would like to occasionally smack them, we still love them. We both are also more comfortable while performing than just being ourselves. Leo kills it on stage but then runs for cover from the camera off stage. I am much more articulate when writing than I am speaking. Talking to people is annoying.
But at the end of the day we do actually like the people that we hang out with even if we don't always show it. And then when we do, it gets weird.
After thinking about it more though, I realize that my friends and I would totally be VIXX if we were a K-pop group.......and guys........that could also help.
N = Autumn
How could she not be and not only because she is basically our fearless leader. Everything is done at her house and she is normally the one who plans the outings and get togethers. She is also loud and bubbly and likes to hug, much like N.
Replace N and Leo with me and Autumn and it's basically the same thing.
Leo = Me
As stated before, Leo and I would get along really, really well I think. We would enjoy each others mostly silent company while playing with animals and babies and be perfectly content. We would also need various snacks. Snacks are important.
Ken = Becca
I was debating putting Becca as Ravi because she is Autumn's sister and Ravi is kind of like the VP of VIXX, but I think that Ken fits her so much more. Becca is very excitable and loud, and just like Leo and Ken this has also happened with Becca and me
Ken and N are also really alike in temperament and weirdness levels too. They are both the ahjummas of the group and are very vocal and expressive when it comes to life in general.
Ravi = Alyson
Ravi, as the VP of VIXX is very responsible and when I first got into VIXX I thought that he was higher up in the age line than he actually was. Alyson, even though she can be very funny, I feel is one of the most responsible in our little group. I guess it comes with the territory of being a teacher. All she needs to do is work on her 'levels of swag' (writing that made me die a little inside) and she'll be perfect.
Hongbin = Andy
Oh, Andy, how we miss you. From what I have seen of VIXX, Hongbin's role in the group is to go along with what the other people do. He watches and laughs and then occasionally says things that are funny or just generally strange. Since English is Andy's second language, he would usually just watch the goings on and probably also judge a little. Sometimes, not very often, but sometimes we would also need a little clarification of what it was he was trying to get across as well.
I wasn't sure what picture to put up for Hongbin so I'll just make the masses happy (i.e. the friends being spoken about) and insert this picture.
Nope, I found something even better
N and Ken (Autumn and Becca) forcing their love upon Hongbin (Andy)
This also makes me think of the Plan V episode where N forces Hongbin to wear this stupid scarf even though Hongbin does not want to wear it. Becca and Autumn liked to make Andy do "cute" things.
Hyuk = Murphy
This one is a little hard to explain, but it feels right. A lot of Hyuk's time seems to be spent laughing and making jokes and that is totally Murphy. For some reason I can also see Murphy doing something like this
I don't know why, but I see Murphy in this picture. Is it just me?
And there you have it. For all intents and purposes F4Plus1 is really VIXX. Now for the rest of you, who is your K-pop spirit animal?
I really like this song, like, a lot. It is darker sounding that "Hyde" which I like but it still sounds like VIXX. Sometimes with rookie groups it takes a while for them to really find their sound, but VIXX has always seemed to know what they were going for. Sure, they took a sharp left turn down Doom and Gloom Lane but it still sounds like a VIXX song.
Even though it's not technically part of the song, I really like the dissonant piano that is in the beginning. Once we get into the actual song though, the piano is gone but we get a plethora of other cool sounds from the deep pounding bass to the lighter eerie sounds played during some of Ken's parts. I also liked the.....tinkling noise?.......that proceeded the chorus when N sang. It's so hard to write about the noises in a song! I'm not good at it!
One thing that I can talk about though is Ken's falsetto at the bridge, that was gorgeous. Ken has such a wonderfully clear voice and he has progressed so much since VIXX debuted. Then after that bit of ear candy, Leo lays on his note and by this point I am done.
Last thing I want to mention are the lyrics because those are kind of dark. When I watched the video with subs, it took on a whole new level of twistedness. The speaker of our song is saying that he loves a girl so much that he doesn't care what she does to him as long as he can be with her. She can torture and abuse him, but to see her smile is enough. This all works with the concept since it is about voodoo dolls. Hooray for cohesiveness!
I also really liked the "tick tock, tick tock, may it all be fulfilled" bit of the song. It is like a spell is being cast and that is a nice touch since voodooism is black magic.
How's the video?
Whoa.
I don't even know what to do with this video.
I think that Jellyfish has a secret room that belongs to VIXX. This secret room is kept refrigerated and this is where they keep all the body parts and decomposing flesh that they have been using in VIXX's videos. "Hyde" was definitely more creepy crawly than it was slimy, but there were still things that looked suspiciously like internal organs in that video.
Something that I really loved, and was disturbed by, were the rooms that the boys were all in. They were all unique to that person and each member also had their own unique emotions that accompanied their character. It would have been really easy for all the members to be in the same rooms and expressing the same feeling of anger and maybe fear, but we were given such a larger spectrum here.
N is straight up pissed and looks like he would like nothing more than to rip that girls face off. I also think that his prison is the most cruel because he isn't barred and his window is broken. I would even say that he was the one who broke it. His freedom is right in front of him but he is unable to attain it. It is like our girl doesn't even see N as enough of a threat to really trap him as she has the others.
I'm not getting much from from Leo other than he, like N, would also like to rip that girl's face off. I think that if he were in N's cell, he would manage to bust out somehow. Even though, he only has a chain link fence around him while the others have bars and plexiglass. The two scariest looking prisoners have the weakest shields. I suppose it is to show them no matter how much they hate her and how much they struggle, they can't escape.
For me, Ken is the most heartbreaking prisoner. From seeing him on VIXX TV and Diary, he seems like a person that really enjoys being around people and making them happy. Here, he is trapped behind a glass wall, unable to be with anyone. You can see the anguish on his face as he longs to touch the hand of his tormentor even though she causes him pain.
Ravi also seems to have a desire for our lady, but his desire to me seems more passion driven. He hates her so much, but at the same time he wants her. He also has those weird contacts in which I take to mean someone who has been with her for a long time. He is more doll than man now. He is losing himself and becoming her slave.
Hongbin is her favorite captive. Maybe she has had him the longest or maybe it is because he is her artwork, but she seems the most gentle with him. It looks like she is trying to stroke his face through the glass and he is also trying to reach out and touch her as well. Hongbin is the middle ground of Ken and Ravi, he hates her but he wants her, not is the way that Ravi does, but for the simple action of human contact like Ken. He also has the contacts in which also parallels his own emotions with Ravi's.
Then we have the maknae and I don't have a lot to say about him. His emotions aren't very strong which could be attributed to the fact that the girl looks like she is trying to turn him into a tree. Maybe he is the newest edition to her collection and she wanted to try something new.
I liked at the end of the video when the doll was trying to run away like VIXX's spirits were being contained in it. I was a little confused as to why they were in different outfits when they got out though. At that, how did they get out of their prisons? They even looked a little confused, or that could have just been terror at being caught.
It is absolutely heart wrenching to watch Hongbin being caught at the end though it does make me want to know what happened to the other five members.
Maybe this makes me a terrible person, but I kind of wish that Hongbin had had one sad little tear fall from his doll eye. He is completely under her control, but he still has that one tiny ounce of humanity left that allows him to realize what is being done to him and he can't do about it.
Well, that was dark. I think I need a puppy.
How's the styling?
I liked that they were able to tie in the doll theme with the outfits that they wore. On some of the suits it looks like they have been Frankenstein-ed together or someone has stitched white thread over the different pieces of the jackets. It is a fun take on a pretty normal looking outfit. There would have been nothing wrong with VIXX wearing normal dark suits, but these seaming details make them special. I also liked that some of the members had bi-colored shirts.
Is the dance super amazing?
I am really glad that the practice video came out this morning so that I could watch it before I posted this. I have been waiting for this because from what I saw from the videos and live performances the dance looked amazing. Something that VIXX does really well is making interesting shapes with their bodies whether that be on their own, or layering the members.
I also thought it was interesting that Ken was the one who was flipped up at the beginning. I guess it makes sense because he, aside from Ravi, opens the song, but when I think about dance, Ken is not the first person that comes to mind.
I also like everything that happens at the beginning of the chorus. The beat is powerful, the line is "look carefully at what I'm going to do" as the stretch out their arms as if to present themselves.
Which member owned it?
There wasn't one person who out shone the rest, but N, Ken, and Hongbin were placed a little higher that the other three.
N is one of those annoying people that look good no matter what happens to them. He also seems pretty good at acting so he was really able to convey proper emotions in the video.
Ken caught my eye because he was just so freaking sad looking and it broke my heart every time he came on screen.
And Hongbin because he just freaks me out. He rocked this concept, pulled out his crazy eyes, or eye rather, and it was horribly beautiful.
He also has this wonderful moment in the clean version at about the 3:05 mark where there is a shot of him laughing for about a second and, again, horribly beautiful.
Did the English make your ears bleed?
Oh, Ravi. Dear, sweet Ravi. I know that you try really hard when it comes to English, but your track record is against you. The intro to "Superhero" went as follows: Yeah. I Wanna win this race. VIXX. Value in Excelsis. Brand new boys in the building. Yes sir. Sure, we gonna make it rookie's time. Race is exciting.
Rock Ur Body: Let the games begin ya'll.Check it out, V I double X in the house.
On and On: We back again now. This is real fantasy. 'Cause I ain't playin' around.
Hyde: New generation is back. Yeah, we killin' this track right now. We started from the bottom, but we just do it now, eh. Just follow.
Why, Girls?: You deserve it girl. I say I love you.
As you can see Ravi has improved since the beginning because I am pretty sure that he writes all of his parts. They are becoming more cohesive and there is a clearer message there even his pronunciation is getting better. But then the intro of this song happened.
VooDoo Doll: You shot right through my heart. I will fall for you.
I think that is what the last line is, it sounds really garbled. There is also the "Should I stay, should I go? No body know" during the chorus. I think that Jellyfish needs to make sure that Ravi and Brian spend like five minutes together after Ravi writes his parts. That's all we need to fix little grammar mistakes and pronunciation errors. Make this happen.
What else is happening?
Things I liked
Lush "Yesterday" - This song is beautiful. It is ballad-y but it also have a stronger sound so I am really liking this.
Hyolin "Lonely" - This is another ballad that I really like, it's a good week I guess.
History "What am I to You" - I don't know why I don't like these guys, but they just don't do it for me.
Younha "It's Okay" - It happened, this is the ballad that I didn't like. It's way too ballad-y for me.
Seriously, I don't know what to do with myself right now I am so excited about all this VIXX stuff that's going down. I touched on this for a second in my "Only U" mv review post, but I have recently come into a great love for VIXX. I think that it can easily be said that they will never over take Block B because I love me some Block B, but they are a very close second. I could see Block B and VIXX being friends. It would probably also be the noisiest friendship on the planet and Leo would probably end up killing either himself or everyone around him, except for maybe Ken and Hongbin.
When this video comes out, these boys will have put out five music videos this year. Five. I thought that BAP and U-KISS were work-a-holics, but that title now has officially been given to VIXX. Congratulations, I guess. Now take your trophy and go sleep, good gracious.
Back to my feels......these teasers are really cool. Let us look at them in all their macabre glory shall we?
I'm weird in the fact that I like these types of photos and reading Edgar Allen Poe and everything that is in the macabre category, but I cannot watch scary things. I absolutely cannot do horror things, but I love these subtly creepy things at the same time. It is a fine balance and it makes sense to me and that's all that matters.
These pictures are so cool though! My favorite picture is definitely N's because, dude looks dead. It's super creepy and wonderful. My second favorite would have to be Hyuk's. His photo is different than the other five and I love how it looks like he is falling apart and being controlled by some outside force.
I also really like the voodoo doll in the pictures. As weird as this may sound, I want one. I think that they are really cool looking and that Jellyfish should sell them because I would be all over that. I could totally make one though, but it's not the same!
Then to make their creepy doll even cooler, they made a gigantic one and stuck it to their building! It's probably totally not fluffy and cuddleable, but I want to hug it.
Now for the most important thing that is going to happen, the music video. I think that it is pretty safe to say that in two weeks the post will be about VIXX unless something else amazing happens because the music video looks like it is going to be really cool. I'm also wondering if there is going to be two different music videos since there are two different teasers, the first one and the second one that is "rated R" because it is way more intense than the first one.
I was really digging the second one because you got to see all the different rooms that this random chick has VIXX trapped in and also because Hongbin all of a sudden is becoming really awesome. Not that he hasn't always been pretty cool, but I think that he is my favorite person in VIXX after Leo.
Seriously, where is all the scary intensity coming from? I love it.
The only problem that I have with the teasers at the moment is that it does feel a little like "Hyde" because of the creepy decrepit house sets they're in. I am also a little worried that Shaowls are going to come in with their torches and pitchforks because of the beginning when Ken being swung up into the air like Taemin was as the beginning of "Everybody". I just saw on comments on Youtube, it's already happening. *sigh*
Finally, from the sound byte, this song sounds like it is going to be pretty high energy and dark sounding. I don't want to say that I was disappointed in "Hyde", because that is hardly the case, but I was hoping that it was going to be darker than it actually was. I think that is another reason that I like the second teaser better than the first one, because it is more intense sounding and that is what I want!
I think that it is pretty safe to say that I will be hovering at my computer at 9pm on Tuesday. Who else is excited?
So, out of the four videos that VIXX has put out this year, I have talked about three of them but I haven't made a conscious decision to do so. VIXX was hardly a blip on my radar when "Hyde" came out; I knew they were releasing "Why, Girls?" but I didn't know when; and then this song was just a lovely surprise. I was totally ready to talk about miss A this week too. They finally come out with a new song and I loved the sound of it and the video was good too, plus I would get to talk about the jji jji party that Min was hosting there at the beginning (bonus points to whoever gets that reference). But then VIXX comes out with this song and freaking Spartan kicks miss A into oblivion, sorry miss A, I really do like your song, keep up the good work.
When I first started watching this video I immediately thought of BAPs video "Coffee Shop". The songs are very different from each other, but the videos have a similar feel. It's like VIXX saw "Coffee Shop" and said: we're going to a foreign country, and we, like BAP, never take any breaks. Let's male out own artsy fartsy video!
This song was very different from everything that they have done in the past and they rocked it. This was so R&B and it was just beautiful and it is nice to see VIXX branching out to different genres. This also gave them more of a chance to showcase their vocal skills because they have some great singers in their group. You go VIXX.
I was really surprised to see Hongbin starting the video because normally Ravi comes out and says random things to start songs, but this song is not a normal song is it? I liked that Hongbin was the opener because he seems like a really cool person, but it is also easy for him to slip into the background. In all the things that I have watched with VIXX, he normally sits and laughs at people rather than actually doing things. I'm glad to see that he is getting a moment to shine.
My favorite part of the song was from 1:35-1:55 when Hongbin and Leo are singing their parts. I liked Hongbin's attitude when he was singing and I also liked that Leo wasn't doing his normal thing either. He wasn't really doing his normal powerful singing, it was a lower jazzier sound.
How's the video?
Even though it must be absolutely exhausting to have a concert and then turn around and film a music video, I like that these companies are filming videos in places other than Korea or in boxes. K-pop is becoming more globalized and by filming these videos in other countries, it is acknowledging these other people. Plus, we get to see all the beautiful scenery in these places. Seriously, how amazing were all of the long shots in the videos?
All the alleyways that the boys were walking down were beautiful too. There was just so much cobblestone everywhere and that was one of my favorite things about the trip to France I took in 2006. I am just generally jealous of Europe and all their cool buildings and old cities because we don't really have things that in the U.S.
With those alleyways comes graffiti though and N walked by a pretty good one.
I want to know the story behind this alleyway because I bet that the production crew were probably out about looking for areas to film in. Did they come upon this alley and see the graffiti and know what it said, or did they decide that the writing just added atmosphere but didn't know what it said? I want to know! It also seems like it would be a little insensitive with the whole issues surrounding Daniel of DMTN, but that's just me.
Before we got all of the alley shots, I really liked the game of tag that VIXX was playing at the beginning. Hongbin sang, then tagged Hyuk and then we go to N who tags Ken. I have always liked music videos where instead of switching frames when a different person begins to sing they just have the new person walk into another's frame and take over.
How's the styling?
If a person was to learn anything about me from reading my ramblings, it's that I love a good sweater. That is one of the good things about this time of year is that there are more sweaters for me to look at in videos. It also makes me sad though because I will never own the beautiful sweaters that are worn by the idols. *sob* So how could I not love everything about the outfits in this video? It was like a grandpa sweater paradise!So many sweaters!
I totally loved all the dark hair too. Has VIXX ever all had dark hair? In "On and On" there a rainbow of hair colors and then N has had that mad red hair for a while. Ken normally has lighter hair and Ravi is all over the place. I have liked Hyuk's blonde hair too, he is one of the select few who has been given a blonde that doesn't make him look sick. I would also think that it is a relief to have dark hair because it is closer to their natural color, if not their real color, so they don't have to bleach anymore. Sometimes I'm surprised that idols have hair at all with all the stuff that gets put in their hair.
I love N's suit so much. I didn't really notice it until my second watch of the video though because I was looking at all the buildings around him. Is it weird that I was looking at the background and not at him? Back to the suit though. The use of two different fabrics for the opposite halves of the clothes is so cool looking, plus the polka dot tie was a nice touch. I am also in love with the argyle sweater he is rocking in the other picture.
Grandpa sweater number one! Yay! And he also has a super amazing scarf, could this get any better? Leo is also my favorite member so this is all just extra wonderful. I also like that he is not completely put together in the second picture, he looks nice but with a casual air since he messed up his tie at the beginning of the video.
Ken looks like a college professor with his sweater vest and bow tie. Bow ties are cool. I also really like the quilted jacket that he is wearing. I would go to whatever class he taught, except things that involve math. Even having Ken as a teacher couldn't make me enjoy a math class. He looks more like an English professor anyways. What I am not okay with is that hat he is wearing in the other picture. What is the fascination with these felt hats in K-pop this year? They are not cute. Granted, this hat is better than the two that Youngjae wore in "Coffee Shop", but I still don't like it. You know what I do like? The sweater that he's wearing with that hat.
Ravi looks like the grandpa that you would see playing chess or feeding the birds at the park in the first picture. He'd be tottering around with his bag of seed and possibly be talking to the birds. Or maybe he would be rapping for the birds. He is not so much a grandpa in the other picture, but what he is wearing does go with the easy, candid feel of the video.
I don't really have anything to say about Hongbin's outfits. They are nice but they don't grab my attention like the others did. More than paying attention to his clothes, I was just happy to see that he was more of a focal point of the video.
For a while, I was almost convinced that Hyuk and Ken were sharing clothes and I still have my doubts about that shirt he's wearing with the tan vest. I noticed that the patterned sweaters were slightly different colors, but they are a little matchy-matchy.
Is the dance super amazing?
Since this video was all artsy, there wasn't a dance that went along with it. I wonder if there is a dance at all or if it is more of a dramatically sitting type of song?
Which member owned it?
This video was really even in both screen time and singing time and that is something that VIXX is just generally really good at. They let all the members of VIXX shine and I love Jellyfish even more for that. Two members that caught me by surprise though were Hongbin and Hyuk. When did they get all mature and stuff? Especially Hyuk!
It's horrible when the babies start to mature. Especially when they are still jail bate. All these '95 and younger idols. Geez.
I also liked Hongbin. I'm not even Hongbin biased but I loved the parts that he played in this video. VIXX's artwork is growing up too.
Did the English make your ears bleed?
There is no English in this song at all and that makes me a little sad. VIXX has some pretty sweet Engrish sometimes and I kind of miss it here. I don't think that having random English lines would do anything for the song though so it is okay.
What else is happening?
Oh Ye Ri "Because of You" - debut song
JIN "Gone" - debut song - I feel as though my heart has been steam rolled. That was so sad.
Taeyang "RINGA LINGA" - This is a pretty solid return after so long. I do like the dance performance better though, the one shot shoot was cool. I also think that Taeyang was channeling Renji from Bleach with all of those tattoos.
M&N "Tonight" - For some reason the video is only a minute and a half, but full song sounds amazing. BEG are so talented, good gracious.
Davichi "The Letter" - These women can sing! Their songs are always so nice.
G-Dragon "Who You?" - This song filmed on the fan cams was a great idea. The song is so relaxed sounding and everyone looked like they were having so much fun.
I basically love this song with all of my being. It is just so catchy and sweet sounding there is no way that anyone should be able to hate it, I also think that I am going to have the chorus stuck in my head for the rest of my life. This is also a good season transition song because it does have that fun catchy sound, but it is more mellow than the craziness that can come with the summer season. Beautiful things happen when pop and indie come together well and this is a great example of it.
Listening to some of OKDAL's songs and having already been a fan of VIXX, this song does an excellent job of merging these two groups very different sounds into this collaboration. I also really like it when boys and girls come together to sing because it seems there is such a hard line dividing make and female singers and that is bridge that is rarely crossed.
I do wish that OKDAL did more singing though because the video was a little dominated by VIXX. I guess that would make sense since VIXX has six members where OKDAL is a duo, but I was really looking forward to some pretty harmonies and not so much individual singing. While we're on the topic of parts, did Hyuk have any parts at all? He sang the chorus with everybody, but I don't think that he was given any individual parts. Poor little maknae.
How's the video?
Like the song, this video does a good job in merging the two video styles into one colorful explosion of fun. It's also super freaking adorable and a little quirky and all of these things are okay in my book.
The story of the song and video is about a boy and girl who are in love, but the boy isn't saying at much as the girl would like. The boy is confused about this (because he is a boy) but he eventually comes to the realization that just because he knows that he loves her, doesn't mean that he shouldn't say it to her because it is nice to hear.
In the beginning the groups are in two different rooms showing the two sides of the issue that is being brought forth.
Once VIXX realizes what they are doing wrong though, they are able to break through the wall and they all come together.
That is really the whole story, but there were a lot of cute moments throughout the whole video, such as:
Hyuk and his adorable face.
Seeing the different between the two main vocals as they interact with the shadow hands. Leo is having none of it and Ken is pretending to be tickled.
I also totally loved the scenes with the morph men, probably because it reminded me of the Muppets and I love the Muppets.
My favorite part though is the look of triumph on Hyuk's face as he successfully gets Leo to make half a heart AND smile at the camera. Of course Leo probably smacked him afterwards for making him do it, but let's not think about that.
How's the styling?
That is a good looking group of people.
The clothes were all nice but relaxed looking, much like the video. I did think that it was funny that the boys were dressed better than the girls though. Not that the girls looked bad or anything, but they were a lot more relaxed looking. I mean, come one, one of the girls was wearing overalls. Just another reason that indie girls are awesome, it is about the music, not how much skin they can show without getting banned for practically being naked.
Is the dance super amazing?
No dance, nothing to see here, move along.
Which member owned it?
Seriously, Hongbin, I can't even deal with you! You can't flash the dimple and wink at the same time, do you realize the power that is behind what you did?
Besides Hongbin being way too cute all over the place, Ken had the most singing parts in thse song and he totally killed it! He has improved so much since they debuted and I feel like Leo's spot as top singer is being threatened. Leo and Ken do have very different vocal sounds, but Ken has been getting more singing time since Leo's injury and he is doing very well.
Since I am gushing about Ken, I'm going to go on for a little wile longer. VIXX was recently on Immortal Song 2 where they covered a song by a deceased singer named Kim Sung Jae and Ken's opening totally gave me goosebumps it was so good. Seriously, go watch it. Did the English make you ears bleed?
Ravi was the only one who had any English lines in the song and even though he doesn't speak English, his pronunciation is very good.
What else is happening?
AOA "Confused" - I'm feeling indifferent about this song and I don't know why. Maybe it's because it is a good song, but I just don't really care about AOA and I am a little against girl groups. Does that make me a terrible person?
T-AARA "Number Nine" - I liked this song a little more that AOA's but I feel like they stole sets from a bunch of older music videos to make theirs. K-pop needs to step out of the box set more often.
Kim Jin Pyo "Zombie" - Why are you reading this when you should be off watching this video? Go! Go! Go!
PURE "Wedding Day" - So, these boys are really confused because they debuted with a very mature sound and while it was a little generic sounding, I enjoyed it. Now in their first comeback they are going for a cutey boy image. I don't know what I am suppose to be feeling about them.
Jung Joon Young "The Sense of an Ending" - I feel like I should like him so much more than I do, because he is an amazing singer and he plays the guitar, but I think that it is the rock ballad thing that he keeps doing that throws me.
SHINee "Everybody" - This song has grown on me because I didn't like it right away. This is definitely a song that showcases SHINee dancing skills more than vocal skills, but it is also cool that Minho gets to sing, so there is that.
MYNAME "Day by Day" - This song was really good and the video was also fun to watch. More importantly, I'm just glad all the members were getting beat up and murdered like in their last video.
9Muses "Gun" - I really liked this song and the retro feel that it brought forward.
Shin Ji Hoon "Right There" - debut song - It's pretty, but it makes me sad because it is truly a fall/winter song and I am not ready for things like this.
Heo Young Saeng "Weak Child" - That was really pretty and I'm feeling a lot of things right now. It's going to be sad to not hear any music from him for two years.
