After releasing the tracklist and
name of their new mini-album Bad Man, B.A.P have jumped on my radar again
(don’t hate me, there was INFINITE and B2ST and Junsu). And so I’m finally
getting this Hurricane MV review out there.
This MV has made quite a stir in
the B.A.P fandom. Everything has really been looked at and talked about over
and over– way more than the buzz over Coffee Shop. The MV has been loved and
chuckled at, and usually both at the same time. As for me, I much preferred
Coffee Shop, song and MV-wise.
The MV was filmed in Las Vegas, but for those of
you worrying for the underage members (which is, like, all but two) there was
no gambling or anything of the sort, and the only partying took place in a limo
with no drinks and no chicks. But there was a stripper pole. That Daehyun was a little too fond of.
It starts off with the six boys walking down an empty Las Vegas street, wearing… gold foil. Aargh, the bane of my K-Pop groups’ existence is back. Gold foil? Why? Why do they think people look good in that? Himchan’s hair is still parted, but at least it’s on the side. At least.
Shots of the boys in the Nevada desert, as well
as a glimpse of the best part of this MV flicker past. Don’t worry, you’ll see
it enough later. A heavy, pulsating beat starts us off, as well as our leader’s
deep voice, and then Daehyun starts showing off early with his voice. He also
shows off his gorgeous face.
Youngjae starts singing, and
honestly it’s a little hard for me to pick out his voice, as they heavy beat’s
still going on in the back. He looks really nice though. I think instead of
trying to push the clean, prim image on Himchan they should give it to
Youngjae.
Jongup comes in to the MV, with
that red-maroon hair so gorgeous on him. Shades are pretty prevalent in this
MV, and Jongup knows how to rock ’em. Unfortunately, a lot of his shots are not
in the tuxedo-hotel room setting, but with the gold-foil clothes, and in that
setting Jongup’s clothes are the absolute
worst. No, I will not screenshot them, because I don’t want to embarrass
Jongup.
Daehyun comes in with the
pre-chorus and some nice high notes, but there’s so much movement in this MV
it’s difficult to get good screenshots, and honestly I’m a little tired.
Okay, these were just too good to
pass up on.
Himchan starts his part, but
honestly, can you really listen to anything when this comes up on screen?
He looks gorgeous! So cool and
confident and sexy. Also, the car is freaking awesome.
After another line from Daehyun
the chorus starts up. Ah, the chorus. It’s perfectly fine if you don’t get what
they’re saying– the background music is funky and it’s really something awesome
to dance to. Of course, the first thing that hits you though, is that Daehyun
is repeatedly saying ‘we hurricane’. Not… the best English. I actually accept
that, though– he’s using the word hurricane as a verb, not a noun. What I
cannot accept, though, is the last line where he says ‘I’m hurricane’. I like
to fool myself into believing he’s saying ‘I’m here again’.
And then my favourite part of this
song. Youngjae’s voice is all high and the tune is like what they’d play in those
swanky ’60s clubs, and Youngjae really looks the part.
And Daehyun looks gorgeous too,
but I really do prefer Youngjae’s part.
Wait, why does Youngjae look so
gorgeous in this? Why am I filled with an uncontrollable desire to just fill
this whole post with his screenshots?
Oh, and Himchan in the car.
And now possibly the most famous
part of this MV. It’s amazing how many jokes 7 seconds of an MV can spawn.
Himchan’s middle-parting isn’t even the big deal. It’s that he is–quite
clearly–saying the loof is on fire.
And he looks so nonchalant as he says it. For a moment I wondered if actually he was saying it right, and I’d just
been saying it wrong all my life. That’s how confident he looked. I’m not even
putting screenshots of him in that chair or in the car.
Oh, and while he’s saying the loof
is on fire, you can hear that heavy beat-whistle combo from No Mercy. Pretty
cool.
Yongguk starts his rap, and again,
strong heavy beat is present. I’m not a big fan of how it’s just meshing
together with Yongguk’s voice. It’s pretty short, actually, and then we get
Zelo’s rap.
And a clear-ish shot of Zelo and
what fans are calling the Grandma Perm. Seriously, what is up with the colour?
Actually, it looks perfectly cute when tucked down underneath a cap, or even
when it’s made all clean and proper. Unfortunately Zelo’s moving around so damn
much it’s impossible to get a good shot. If I fish around the MV, though, I
think I might be able to squeeze some out.
We go back to chorus, and my
favourite part of the chorus is that there’s a lot of freestyle dance, and Zelo
and Jongup can show off without have anyone else on their minds. Looked super,
super cool.
And then Youngjae comes back with
my favourite part of the song, and I keep myself from spazzing. Youngjae’s
taking over my heart in this song, really.
Ooh, mandatory Himchan-in-car
shot.
And then super-flipping-awesome dance
break where Zelo and Jongup pretty much blow anything and everything out of the
water. I wish we could’ve seen at least a little of Jongup’s face, though.
And then Zelo comes in with a
surprisingly deep voice. I guess I’m just too used to his nasal one. He’s
speaking English, proper English, thus reinforcing my belief that only he can
pull it off. (sorry Yongguk, is true)
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| I'll just add a snapshot of you, because I love you |
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| I couldn't cut Yongguk out, I'm sorry Jongup |
Ooh, mandatory crappily-made gif
of Jongup’s awesome cap-losing flip.
And the song pretty much ends. Not
the best B.A.P song, in my opinion. Maybe that’s why the review turned out so
short. Hopefully Bad Man is better. The DaeJae teaser is definitely lifting expectations.
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