Review: Teen Top - Miss Right

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Once again I'm reviewing a song that is slightly out of date. But as this song had so much potential, I could not not review it. Also, I'm trying to push out two reviews by this week so please look forward to it.

 

Music Video

Let's start with the good things about the video. Teen Top had really good energy in the video even though parts like the "Lalalala~" and the wolfy-howl kind of makes them sound like rowdy boys. But it's okay, because they are boys, and boys play around. Also in the dance scenes, the transition of colors from light to dark was really well done, so props to the editors.

In the video, Teen Top are students who meets their dream girl when she gets transferred to their class. But woah, this is one seriously messed up school if they have their students dressed in prisoner outfits and sleeping in prison cells. Also why is the floor covered in bedding and fluff?

Are they hamsters or something?

They even taunt the students by leaving the keys outside the cell, just far enough so that they can't reach it. Now that is some serious psychological sh*t right there.

"Every stinking day. Just kill us now."

There was a pretty big hype about L Joe's kiss scene with the female actress in the video. Now, I'm not a big fan so I'm probably being a little dense here, but I don't really see what the big deal is. He landed one on her gas mask, and it only lasted about three seconds. It was so non-scandalous that I didn't even pay attention to it until I read about it online. I mean, Jay Park kissed almost every female extra in almost all of his music videos, which is something that still unnerves me to this day.

But the Jaywalkers didn't exactly lose their minds over it.

Well, maybe just a little.

Anyway, I think the fans were too distracted with the Kiss-That-Missed to notice that the girl was kind of harassed by not just L Joe, but almost all the boys in this video. Lets count it, shall we? So Ms Mini Skirt has just transferred to a new school and feels lonely. So, she tries to be friendly and makes conversation with one of them. But after a while, he starts acting all creepy and stroking her hair. So she dumps him and asks Niel to teach her how to dance. But Niel starts getting fresh with her and twirls her around until he has her pressed against his chest. Seriously though, if any guy tried that on me, I'd sack him where it really hurts.

Lets just say he'd be losing more than just his dignity.

Finally, she's had enough and decides to change and go home. But instead, she sees Chunji in the locker room. He pretends to be blind, just so he can openly watch her change without her realizing it. And that is about the creepiest sentence I've typed so far.

Hang on a minute, that scene makes no sense whatsoever. How can you have classes with him, and not know whether or not he's blind? Also, they seriously need to upgrade their facilities if they're making the boys and girls share bedrooms and locker rooms.

"We share bathrooms too, just FYI."

 No offense, but I'd probably get a transfer again. Really soon.

 Song and Lyrics
I thought that this would probably a tough, aggressive, BAP-styled song, especially with the tense soundtrack in the beginning. So I was kind of taken aback when I heard the song. However it is a good song. It's catchy, the hook is great, and it has Teen Top's signature style written all over it. I didn't really like the song when I first heard it, but it grew on me after a while.

Despite the fact that the music video was shot in a jail cell, the lyrics were surprisingly sweet. It is actually the kind of song that a boy would sing to a girl that he likes. It was a light-hearted song of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, girl already has a boyfriend, boy is totally devastated. Lol, just kidding. But seriously, those are the lyrics.

Although, there were a couple sentence in the song that stood out, in particular these lines:

Why are you thinking about her even more when it rains? Is it because the rains washes away her makeup so she looks prettier or something? Dude, we have waterproof cosmetics these days. I know I'm nit-picking here, but the lyrics were kind of hilarious.

Also, there was a teeny-tiny mention of underage drinking. NOT that I have a problem with it, its just that I'm kind of surprised they got away with it. In 2PM's Hands Up, they had to change their lyrics because there were also implications of drinking and unlike Teen Top, they were not underage. Maybe Kpop regulations aren't as strict as they used to be, I don't know. Again, I have no problem with it, just bringing up something that I noticed.

Dance
The dance for this song was pretty awesome. Most Kpop idol groups keep to a few strict formations in a dance, moving only when they need to switch formation. And usually all members would have the same dance moves. But for this song, you see the members weaving in and out between each other like it's no thing, dancing different steps, moving in a way that seems totally random but somehow falling into position at the exact right moment. Also, I didn't notice it the first time I watched the video, but at the 2.43 mark, three members danced in reverse with the other three, so it looked like they were a mirror image of each other. That was brilliant.

The head-tilting-shuffle-step in the chorus was awesome. Very Michael-Jackson, and the fact that they could maintain the V-shape while shuffling only enhances its utter awesomeness. The only reason why I like the mirror-dance better is because it also contains the MJ-shuffle. Plus it needs a hat.

A couple of top hats and this would have been perfect.

But still, I need to bring this up: What is with Kpop guys and their crotch-grabbing? Seriously, it's like a new form of lip-rubbing for them these days. I kept my silence when BAP did it for No Mercy, only to see U Kiss doing it in Standing Still and now Teen Top in Miss Right. They aren't even being subtle about it. Kpop fans, you can't seriously think that openly grabbing that area is sexy. I'm a girl and honestly, I find it awkward as hell to watch.

I dare you to shake their hand afterward.

 Fashion
I don't really follow Teen Top's trending fashion. The last time I paid attention to it was during their To You promotions where Leader-shi was pretty much bald, I think. So now that he has hair, I almost didn't recognize him. But it looks good. As for the rest of the rainbow-haired members, I have no complaints besides Chunji. Purple on blonde? Really, Chunji? How did  your hair even survive that intense dye job?

That is a wig.

The members are decked out in prisoner outfits for most of the video, so there isn't really much to talk about. But remember the beginning, where the members were wearing different-colored numbered T-shirts? Maybe it was just me, but they immediately reminded me of something from my childhood.

 

Go Go Power Rangers!!!