I'm getting a little hassled by all the recent comebacks to honest. Kpop idols are releasing new albums way faster than I can review them, so I seriously need to step up my game. And what do you know, my trusty laptop chose this time in particular to crack it's screen...again. Based on previous experience, I know that it is now living on borrowed time unless I can get it fixed soon. So during the period where it is getting fixed, I am basically handicapped.
Music Video
Right off the bat, my biggest issue with this music video: what is Taemin doing in it? More importantly, why is he playing Boa's boyfriend? No wait, judging by the inconspicuously placed ring that was shot in extreme close-up before Taemin very slowly and deliberately put it on his ring finger, they were either married or engaged to be in this video.
Let's look at the facts: Boa was born in 1986, while Taemin is a 1993 baby, which means there is a seven-year gap between them. Huh, actually that doesn't sound so bad. At least it wouldn't if you didn't consider the fact that Taemin is technically still nineteen. Boa is twenty-six. And they are supposed to be a couple? Is there some kind of ongoing trend that I don't know of with all these noonas pairing up with boys barely out of their teens? Not to mention the fact that Taemin hasn't lost his baby face yet, and no amount of old-man clothes is going to make him look even close to Boa's age. He just looks like a kid in old-man's clothes.
A good looking kid in old man's clothes though.
Come on, SM. You have dozens of Kpop guys at your disposal. Anyone from either Super Junior or TVXQ could have easily been a better choice to partner Boa. You know what? Forget those two groups, even the other members of Shinee would have fit the part better. But you had to choose the youngest kid of the bunch. When he leaned over her like he was going to kiss her, I felt my gut curl in horrified anticipation. He looks like her baby brother, for crying out loud! Just...Gah, never mind. Forget it, let's just go to the video.
Besides the obvious age difference, Taemin actually did a good job acting in this video. I don't know if Boa broke up with him in this video, or if she died, but either way he portrayed perfectly the role of someone heartbroken and trying to move on after losing the love of his life.
This video is very similar to Sistar19's Gone Not Around Any Longer, because there is a contrast between the happy times when the guy and girl are together, versus the sad times where the guy is trying to deal with the fact that the girl is gone. However, the difference is that Boa still appears before him in this video, but even though she can clearly see him, you can't be sure whether or not Taemin sees her. You see him looking straight at her at first, but then he brushes past without acknowledging her and when you look at the reflection in the mirror behind him, she isn't there. So you don't know if she's really there or if she's a figment of his imagination. But when Taemin tries to get a closer look, she disappears.
So he goes crazy and starts trashing the place up, but then he turns around and sees her staring at him with a melancholy expression. That's when his calm exterior cracks and he just breaks down and starts crying. By the way, I use the term melancholy loosely, because there isn't really that wide a range of expressions on Boa's face.
"What are you talking about? I look devastated."
Or maybe she is quietly contemplating her choice in marrying someone who still looks like a little boy.
Song and Lyrics
I'm not sure why the title of this song is Disturbance. There was no mention of the word, whether in English or Korean, anywhere throughout the song. In the music video, Taemin was so broken after his wife died that he started seeing her everywhere. Thus, it is relevant. But the song is a normal break up song with no mention of seeing ghosts or being emotionally unbalanced. So even though the song title is relevant to the video, it's not really that relevant to the song itself.
Anyone who is into Kpop knows that Boa is a legend in the industry. So I actually made a conscious effort to like the song. I really did. But I still didn't. Like the song, I mean. I can't explain it, I just didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Even for a ballad, it was too lullaby-like, and the accompanying instrumental didn't help bring an impact to the song whatsoever. Also it's just really, I don't know, monotonous? There wasn't enough emotion in her voice, and there was no build up to the climax. Even the climax was really...anti-climatic. It was basically one flat line.
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Kind of like this.
I'm being hard on her because I've heard better songs from her, I know she can do so much better than this. So please don't kill me. T^T
There is no dance! And I couldn't find any live performances either. So this section is again empty.
So instead, let's look at this flying cat.
Fashion
Since this is a music video with an actual plot, the clothes they wear are completely normal and acceptable, so I have nothing to comment about it. Boa's outfits for the entire video are both sophisticated and elegant, perfect for someone with her age and status. But then there is Taemin with his baggy grey sweater and currypuff hair. Sigh, why SM? Just, why?Also, while I admire your going-green efforts in planting all those trees in your house, you might want to plant those trees outside next time. That way, you don't have to install sprinklers inside the house and worry about all that water ruining your beautiful tiled floors.
"Why did I think this was a good idea??"
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