Junsu’s releasing an album. You
are excited. That’s all there is to it.
Don’t say that you’re not excited.
You are. If you say you aren’t you’re lying
to yourself and to me.
Okay. Sorry about that, I’m
alright now. Just got caught up in the craze. But yeah, Junsu’s releasing
another solo album soon, and I’m be gonna sharing my thoughts on the title
track of his previous one, Tarantallegra.
Bit of a mouthful, eh?
Tarantallegra. Don’t worry, just enter ‘Junsu T’ in Google, and ‘Junsu Tarantallegra’
should be one of the recommended searches. Or click here to watch.
Actually, the name of the song
comes from a spell in the Harry Potter series, one that makes you dance
uncontrollably. Draco apparently used it on Harry in the second movie.
It’s an appropriate name.
Right, so this MV… let’s just say
it’s pretty awesome. I downloaded it May 4th this year, and I have
watched it pretty much everyday since.
Usually twice or three times. Because I’m weird and addicted.
Okay, in this MV, Junsu wears a lot of different outfits. I’m actually
gonna count them as they come up, yeah?
The MV starts with a little sneak
peek of what’s gonna come in the MV. Hot girls, hot guys, dramatic backgrounds.
I would put up a snapshot, but I insist on having Junsu be first.
Outfit #1: The Boss. Because he looks so awesome sitting in that
great stone chair. I love all the jewellery around his neck, and the pattern in
the suit. This is the first dance outfit, and he looks so good. Like, so, so hot. Seriously not the cute, innocent ex-DBSK
member I’d heard of. And he dances so well!
And then we have his next outfit
really close:
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| The shot isn't too good, sorry |
Outfit #2: The Prince in Gold. There’ll be a lot of nobility
references, I can’t help it. Bowl haircut… actually looks pretty damn good.
Sitting in the stone chair, he doesn’t dance in this outfit, and we don’t get
too many clear shots of it either. You can see him better in this teaser:
Unless you’re totally oblivious
and completely absorbed in Junsu, you might notice we also have a rapper. He’s
Flowshik from the band Aziatix, and he actually sings a great deal of the song.
I like it, though, the repetitive lines. And damn it, Junsu looks so freaking
sexy while Flowshik raps, the choreography is awesome and he pulls it off
confidently.
Junsu then starts singing. His
voice is husky and alluring and perfect for the song. He also shows off his
dance moves. He does both at the same time during concerts, and I am just in
awe.
Chorus comes on. Not a big fan of
the chorus. I’m more of a fan of powerful choruses, so this was a little
anticlimactic for me. We then get a little music break (I love the heavy beat
during it) and then:
Outfit #3: The Lonely Count. The black coat with the lace pattern
really gave me a count-like feel, and you’ll get the feel of his name when we
close up on him later.
We then move onto a scene change–
a winter blizzard. Another review I read of this MV called this scenery kind of
cheap, and yeah– it’s quite obviously, blatantly fake. But I like it. It really
adds a different dimension to the MV, which has so far been dominantly dark and
warm. This scene is also the home of the next outfit change:
Outfit #4: The Red Duke. My favourite
outfit. Seriously, this is when I fell in love. So, so good-looking here,
with the blonde and the maroon-red. I’m so glad we get loads of close-ups of
him like this, and so many shots of him in this setting. I love Junsu blonde.
Woops, almost forgot! We also have
Outfit #5: The Dancer. I love his
dreamy expression when we close up on his posing for the camera.
And then we have The Lonely
Count’s close relative, Outfit #6: The
Grey-Eyed Princess. Does this man ever look unattractive? Junsu said that
when he dressed up as a woman, he thought himself prettier than most women. He
was right. He looks distinct and different, but still so beautiful.
Also, we get a close of silently
crying Junsu in black, thus explaining The Lonely Count.
One more chorus, and then we see Outfit #7: The Dark Sorcerer, Controller of
Men. Not to be confused with:
Outfit #8: The Dark Sorcerer, Controller of Women. You might get
all caught up in that bright orange-red hair (not Junsu’s best look), but yes,
he is wearing something different. While Flowshik raps, Junsu stands with the
women who are totally all over him. Lucky women. His gaze as he gets fawned all
over his really strong.
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| And this dance snapshot really fits the name |
We also get shots of another
background, this one with Outfit #9: The
Mad Scientist. This is a purely dance outfit– we get no close-up shots of
it, which is a real shame. I adore Junsu blonde.
And then, we have Outfit #10: The Rockstar. Named so
because of all the cameras on him. This is Junsu’s main outfit for the rest of
the MV, his dance outfit. No, he is not wearing a shirt under that jacket… yes,
I like it.
You might notice that he also
doesn’t have clear-cut, sculpted abs. I think I like it like that. I actually
think he’d look weird if he did have abs.
The chorus starts up again, and
this time we have Junsu’s powerful adlibs over it. Aargh this guy sounds so
good. No wonder he’s one of the most highly-rated idol singers. His voice is
strong and husky and I’m just gonna fangirl a moment.
.
Okay. Done. Wait, no, not done.
Junsu does this sexy little panting (dies)
Might not seem that great, but
that’s because you haven’t heard him say it. It is to die for.
Much like the high pull he goes
into.
We then have some awesome, hot
music play while numerous girls fawn over him again. He looks so at ease, so
confident. I’m dying.
Oh, wait, what’s this? None other
than Outfit #11: The Dark Sorcerer,
Controller of Dreams. Yes, we have women’s hands all over him, but he is
not wearing the same thing. I’ve watched this video fourteen billion times. I
know.
Flowshik starts with his lines
again, and once again Junsu wows us with his dancing. The song ends with some
an awesome shot of Junsu giving us a burning gaze.
You might’ve noticed quite a few
things about this video (if you weren’t all caught up in Junsu, anyway). First
is that all the back-up dancers are foreign. All of them. Also, all the girls
are quite healthy– they look strong, which is good since that’s the MV’s
general theme, strength. Also, we don’t only have scantily-clad girls being hot
and sexualized– everyone is hot and sexualized,
the girls, the guys, everyone except Flowshik.
Either way, this is an MV with a
very strong impact, and Tarantallegra should definitely not be skipped over.
And now I leave you with Junsu’s
favourite extra MV footage:
I love this guy.
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