That’s right. It’s DBSK’s new Japanese single. Every blog post for the last two days on my Tag Surfer has been plauged by their weird MV and its lack luster choreography…. but that part is yet to come. First let’s talk about the title. Survivor, at least, that’s how I read it. Junsu would beg to differ:
“What about this MV?” You might ask. Do you really need me to post it? Youtube it, Google it, heck WORDPRESS it, there’s no doubt you’ll find DBSK and their twins dressed in black and white respectively, dancing around. [Click] After seeing the MV a few times (and maybe listening to the song repetitively) I think I get the concept. Maybe.
Once, in a land not so far from here… (try across the Pacific) there was a group of sexy looking men dressed in white, and a similar group in black. Those in white enjoy lesuirely walks on the beach thanks to their Apple endorsments. The black dressed guys have to stay in some sucky demolished building to work on their hardcore factor.Admittedly, I am in love with the opening. Jusnu starts, and while singing, he backs up and every starts dancing in sync… starting with a shoulder roll or something? Anyway. Its the only cool dancing in the whole piece… The rest is just. Well, lets just say that I could probably pull this choreography off. Y’know. In like six months.
Now, one of the guys in white presses a wrong button, and the building self destructs. They call in their darker alteregos to hang out in the bulding as it collapses. The Leader shakes hands with himself as the two temporarily join forces, and then Team White gets the heck out of Dodge… leaving black team back to their crappy dance moves in a newly demolished building.
Commenter Sung Kim has disproved me by claiming that South Korean age of consent is actually 19. You can see the below commnets for clarification. I will leave the article unedited aside from this dislaimer, because I think its kinda fun to read… but -sigh- they’re all back to jailbait ;]
DISCLAIMER: The follow article isn’t actually based on fact (apparently).
Is Korea a little more liberal than we had thought? The sudden banning of songs last year by The Ministry of Tightwads Commission of Youth Protection, or whoever, certainly points to a little more prudness in their culture. You may remember that DBSK’s Mirotic was banned for multiple sexual innuendo’s, but mostly for the horrifically graphic “I’ve got you under my skin~” (I wonder if the Comission even HAS an English translator.)
The Idol Wave is still going strong though, despite the censoring of many big time stars. Newly blossoming boyband SHINee showed up on the scene in Spring of ‘08 , bringing a fresh and youthful look to the music scene. Many fangirls have lamented at the ages of some of their new favorites. The debuted as five 18 and under boys, clearly off limits to many of us here in the U.S… but maybe you were wrong.
The youngest SHINee member, Taemin (15).
According to the “trusty source” that is Wikipedia:
The age of consent in South Korea is 13 regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation.
Is your mind blow yet? Now I’m not suggesting that every 13 year old in South Korea is roaming around consummating their love. I’m also not encouraging any of you cougars out there to go throwing yourselves at young boys because its not illegal in Korea. I’m just saying that when 18 year old AJOO recently came out with his music video for ‘Wealthy 2nd Generation’ where he sips wine while intimately stroking foreign girls, no one can say anything.
For all the cruel jokes that are made about Jaejoong’s questionable sexuality, Yunho is dragged down as well by rabid JaeHo fans. A scary thing in itself, the gay community has begun to recognize. I was depressed enough by being underage, a foreigner, and the same height as Yunho… but now I have to compete with men too?!?
U-Know Yunho (vocalist), which is in number 10, is considered as the highest rank among other singers (T/N: which I assume the top 9 are non singers).Together with Super Junior’s member Kang In they’re chosen as “Mature Idol” among charismatic men.
It’s also possible that many people likes his cute image before he did dental surgery.
This Arirang interview with still new boyband, 2pm, was plesantly surprising. Normally, here at the theselooselips headquarters, Meghan and I are shaking our heads at the English prowess of out favorite K-pop stars… but these boys have it going on. I must have missed the fact that some of these guys are… American? -sigh- My researching abilities have been rather lack luster as of late. In any case, there is no doubt that about half (1/3 ?) of this ‘band’ speaks English, and I am proud of this. I already liked them and their we-are-men-and-like-GIRLS-dammit vibe. Now they are officially awesome.
So why the American fail? Watch them introduce themselves, both at the begining and end of the interview, and you’ll see several members flash ‘The Shocker’. It would have been great to capture my facial expression when I saw this.
Boys, you may be able to say “Straight up” and actually sound like you know what you’re talking about but PLEASE, watch the handsigns.
Thanks to LIFM for the heads up. Check out her blog, it’s fantastic.
