Review: CL - Baddest Female

So......
My last review got a ton of hits. Wow really? Cuz I just re-read it (Yes, I like to stalk myself from time to time) and I thought that it was awful. Seriously, it was so bad I felt almost embarrassed for having the audacity to release something as low-budget as that. This is what I get from continuous sleepless nights fueled only by countless disgusting cups of coffee.

Music Video
From first glance, this looked like a female version of GD's MVs. But the more you watch it, the more you realize that this has a totally different vibe from GD. CL was unconventional, yes, but there was both structure and style in this video. You could see that there was purpose in there; it wasn't just about CL going wild and doing whatever the hell she wanted in her video. On the other hand, GD's MV was......just insane.

Speaking of which, GD and Taeyang made an appearance in the music video. I shouldn't be surprised, Big Bang shows up in everything. They are like the kings of random cameos. The world of music videos belong to them.

This is the future.

Come on, it's the girl's first solo! Let her have her spotlight! Although them being there did prove one thing: CL is totally fierce enough to hold her own against two members of Big Bang. Even when the camera would switch to them every now and then instead of her, there was still no doubt in my mind who the main character was.

Seriously though, I still have goosebumps from watching the video. I have never seen any female Kpop artist show that much swagger in their music videos. In fact, I haven't seen that many guys do it either. CL has this ballsy, I'm-sexy-and-I-know-it attitude about her and that kind of confidence is something you absolutely cannot fake.

I really don't have anything bad to say about the video. It was fun, it was well-edited and it was so YG. If I had to make one comment about it, it would be that the video got kind of weird nearing the end. First you see CL stranded in some tropical jungle, with straggly hair and soaked to the bone. Then we finally get our first glimpse of the Hood in Korea which is where 2ne1 came from, and also where CL scares the living daylights out of random children.

 Also, there is a cat-lady for some reason.

Song and Lyrics 
Anyone who follows my blogs would know that I'm usually a ballads girl. So even though I like the song, it doesn't contain any of that hold-my-breath, heart-wrenching moments that I sometimes get with other songs. But I will say this: This song totally represents CL. It was bold, it had attitude, no, it had CL...erm, -titude written all over it. It was perfect for her. If YG plans to promote CL as a soloist, then she is off to a phenomenal start.

Most of the song was great. When she said "This is for all my bad girls, not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good", That line was EPIC. It was a little humorous, but also so full of badassery that you couldn't help but be filled with awe. The other rapping was great (Of course it was great, this is CL we're talking about). the singing was gr- Wait, was there any singing? Yes, there was. Okay, then that was great too. Although I did think the Unnie-Yoooooo~ part was weird. I mean, it just sounded really awkward. U-Nnie-Yooooooo~ Unnie, Unnie, Unnie, He-

"Shut up."

Dance
CL does a hip-hop-tiger-crouching dance which makes it difficult for me to comment on it, so I won't.

Fashion
I'm not going to break down every single outfit she wore because it would take forever. Let's just keep it short and say that Cl looked incredible in the video. Those golden-fanged grills were definitely a little out there, but CL wore them well.  And even though most of her outfits were quite revealing, it wasn't trashy. CL managed to wear them with both class and confidence. I mean, just look at those uber sexy legs! Wait, that didn't come out right.

My favorite outfit is without doubt the black strappy leather outfit with chains all around her face as she stood on that cliff yelling to all her bad girls. She looked like a hot dominatrix, which when you consider the fact that she was holding a horse whip at one point, isn't really that far-fetched. Okay, is there a rising BDSM trend in Kpop that I should know about?

"I'm going to hurt you so good."

CL's boy vs girl outfit was hilarious. But she made a tiny slip-up by wearing high heels while she was in her male character. Guys don't wear high heels, CL. Well, except for Jokwon and occasionally GD I suppose.

Actually that's GD in drag.

 Speaking of which, GD, don't think I didn't notice that you forgot your pants in the MV. Just because you're a leading fashion icon in Kpop does not give you a free pass to wear boxers in an MV. Come on, dude.

Behold GD on the left, in all of his pantless glory.

Gah......I can't feel my fngers.....

I seem to be using this excuse a lot, but I really have been sick a lot these days. I caught a bug that's been going around lately and now I'm currently typing this through a fever-induced haze. To make things worse, my finals are coming up next week. Why do I always get sick right before my exams??

Anyway, I really wanted to do a review this week but that doesn't seem possible since I can't even crawl out of bed at the moment. So I'm really sorry, guys. Next review will be out next week, I promise.

Review: 2PM - A.D.T.O.Y

So...
This is the review for 2PM's second MV. I did my best, but it's still somewhat lacking compared with my usual blogs. Am I losing my touch?

Music Video
Compared with Come Back When You Hear This Song, this music video wasn't nearly as interesting. But I have to say, I'm digging the black-and-white tones. Very classy.

This is probably going to be a boring review since the music video doesn't really give me much to talk about. I mean, it's basically 2PM making out with their girl in every possible location ever. On the bed. In the bathroom. In the kitchen. On the staircase. Up against the wall. In the car. Ooh 2PM, you so nasty~~^[1]  

And while we're on that subject, I don't know what it is with 2PM's music videos, but they make it very obvious that they're really into sharing, especially when it comes to girls. In their previous video, the girl hooked up with all six of them on a rooftop. For this song, we see several close-ups of the girl's tattoos, just so there is no mistake that they are in fact, getting frisky with the same girl.

Cuz sharing is caring and all that shit.

One of the tattoos is spelt LILERITAS, which sounds like the name for some mythical Greek being, which sounds flattering until you remember that the Greek mythology also included Gorgons. The other was a snake coiled on her ankle, which might have had more of a double meaning. Maybe it refers to the girl as a snake for dating all the members of 2PM at the same time. Or maybe she's as bendy as one.

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That's hot.

Song and Lyrics
Now I've mentioned this in my previous review, I really like their new song. It's funny that I would say that though, since it combines everything about Kpop that I usually dislike - an electronic-sounding autotuned voice and over-repetitive lyrics. And yet, it was catchy and sexy and compared with Come Back When You Hear This Song, it's much more in sync with their new album concept. It shows them as grown, matured men who sings about how much they're anticipating the night to come, so that they can be with their girl, deeper and deeper and deeper...... Hmm, I don't think we're talking about bingo anymore.

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Tetris, maybe?

Raunchy lyrics aside, the falsetto part was pretty amazing. Like wow, I'm really impressed. But Chansung bro, I gotta be honest with you. Your rapping for this song was kind of awkward. Maybe this was an isolated case because I never had a problem with his rapping before. Still, Chansung's rap needed some work.

Dance
The dance was a lot better than Come Back When You Hear This Song, but I still think that 2PM can do way better than that. Sorry guys, but I'm not that easily distracted by swaying hips and those hands sliding sensuously down your bodies.

 

Well okay, that part was pretty hot. But while I respect their choosing to focus on a more sexy concept for this album, I'm still hoping that someday they might go back to doing back flips or making human pyramids. That was what made them awesome from the start.

I don't have any major complaints about the dance, although their choreography at the beginning kind of reminded me of a couple of guys on treadmills.

Stare at this long enough and you'll see my point of view.

Still, overall 2PM did a good job. There wasn't a strict choreography to follow, in fact most of the time they had to dance separately but still be in perfect timing with each other, and they pulled it off really well. But there was this one thing about the dance, the part where they grabbed the front of their pants and pulled left to right. It kind of reminds me of the crotch-grabbing move that Kpop dudes just love, except it was more......grown up, I guess?

"This is how real men do it, son."

Anyway less is more, guys. Let's just tone it down next time, yeah?

Fashion
For the most part, the guys look great in this video. Their clothes are simple and understated. Lots of leather, and also some disapproval from fans over Wooyoung's wild messy hair, but I liked it. I especially like Junsu's wide V-neck shirt. He usually doesn't stand out that much in terms of fashion, but this time he totally did.

Nickhun's outfit however, stands out in a different way. That leather jacket and military hat combination kind of makes him look like someone you might see at a S&M club. All he needs is a whip looped around his arm. Just saying.

 "Hands up, baby."

^{[1] - Quoted from Simon&Martina cuz they are awesome and it was just too good an opportunity not to use it.}