Review: Girl's Day - Female President

Music Video
The music video was a lot of fun and since the it was called Female President, the speech podium and meeting room was an awesome addition.

Pictured: The board meeting of every guy's dreams.

I especially loved the girl-guy(girl?) interaction between Minah and Hyeri. I thought it was hilarious the way Minah acted all coy and flustered around the guy she liked who unfortunately, was not who he appears to be. (*Spoiler Alert* Dude's a girl.)

But I'm kind of sensing a back story here. In 2.02 - 2.11, you see Hyeri opening doors for Minah and holding up an umbrella for her, no doubt to protect her from the harsh glare of indoor lighting.

Wait, why is he(she?) wearing heels?

From what I can see there, Minah is the big-shot female president, while Hyeri acts more like an escort than anything else. That means that Minah is scandalously involved with her bodyguard! Who is actually a girl! But wait, who's that other girl hanging suspiciously around Minah's car?

She is probably Minah's love rival. That would explain why she's hanging around the carpark which is totally not stalker-like at all, waiting for Hyeri to finish her work. And since all of them are seen in the same meeting room, I think it's safe to assume that all of them work in the same company as well.

So to recap: Both Minah and one of her employees are in love with Minah's bodyguard-slash-driver, who is in fact a girl dressed up in drag. I think I just introduced the setting for every soap opera ever.

And the plot thickens...

Song and Lyrics
You know they say that honesty is the best policy, and I feel that I need to be brutally honest here. This has to be one of the most offensive songs I've heard in a long time.

I think it's really great that Korea has it's first female president. However, I don't think that this is the right song to represent that. I'm not Korean, so I'm saying this more from a female's perspective, but I doubt the president would appreciate her accomplishments to be compared to something as inconsequential as confessing to a guy. If you were president of a nation developing at a lightning-quick pace with a neighboring country constantly threatening to blow your ass sky high, would you consider that kind of pressure to be as daunting as telling a guy that he's cute? I don't think so.

Maybe it's my problem. After all, I don't get what the big deal is about girls confessing to guys. And girls, I don't even know why you would want to. Just let the guys do all the hard work. But this song doesn't empower women the way it thinks it does. Honestly, I find it pretty demeaning.

The real shame is that this is actually an awesome song. It was upbeat, the hook was great and they have some crazy vocals. I would have loved it if not for the lyrics. Now I just feel like someone made me a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with an epic FU written on it in mustard.

And gave you the finger while you were eating it.

Dance
When it comes to the choreography, I'm torn. Some parts I actually did like, such as the part where they clapped along the beat during the chorus. At least it wasn't as cheesy as when 2PM did it. Shudder~~ And the salute part was very cool.

But then they had to ruin it all with the butt dance. When did it become acceptable to shake your butts in a recording camera that would ultimately replay it in front of other people? So you're shaking your butts into other people's faces. And considering that the shorts they were wearing barely covers their behinds, it makes the whole routine really awkward to watch.

Some netizens argued that it was the awkward camera angle that made it look trashier than it really was and I totally agree. I do think the cameraman did a pretty botch job of focusing on that particular area. But on the other hand, one can argue that there isn't really a good angle to shoot a dance that involves this much butt wagging.

Not this angle.

Not this.

NOPE.

Fashion
Today I'm going to give everyone a lesson on Kpop fashion, with a little help from the girls of Girl's Day. In the MV, you may have noticed the girls wearing a type of high-waist short shorts. The high waist is meant to create the illusion of a shorter waist, while the non-existent length at the bottom accentuates the length of the girls' legs. Both these aspects combine to make their legs look longer than they already are.

Now, I feel that I don't have to get into the whole Classy vs Trashy topic again. I think their pants are too short. you can almost see their underwear peeking out. That alone should suffice. Although I did recently read an article about 'The Ten Hottest Moments in Girl's Day's President MV', where the blogger proudly announced that they were bringing the 'Diaper Fashion' back (Her words, not mine). Now, I'm pretty sure she meant it as a compliment. Unfortunately, I can no longer look at those dia-, er, shorts the same way again.

Anyway, I want to apologize if this blog seems harsh to any Girl's Day's fans out there. I'm a a bit of feminist and it especially irks me when girls won't stand up for their own gender. Or worse, they degrade them whilst under the impression that they are doing a favor for females everywhere. So yes, the rant happened. I hope there were no hard feelings. Peace out.