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.
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