[MV-RANT] BAP - Stop It MV

October 23, 2012 marked the release of B.A.P’s new album [Woohoo, on my birthday]. First of all, I’d just like to say, BAP has been active [non-stop] since their debut, releasing album after album. I think they really deserve rookie of the year. Anyways, since B.A.P is more widely recognized for their “warrior” concept, this album and song came as a surprise. When they released Crash, I thought they would just temporarily take on a more pretty-boy image, not that I’m complaining. I really like the song but the music video is a little weird but I like it regardless. 

The MV starts off with Bang Yong Guk being mesmerized by a girl, to the point where he doesn’t see a car coming and gets run over. And I’m sorry, but the hair flip is so much more effective with long hair. The man who's driving is in question is none other than our Busan Wonbin, aka Daehyun. So after being run over, we see Yong Guk get up unscathed and happy. And then he just proceeds to follow the girl around, hiding behind poles every time she turns around. Kind of reminds me of CN Blue’s Love Girl MV except Yong Guk’s hiding skills are so much better.

So, apparently she can’t see him but she can feel him. In fact, he can touch everyone and no one will know it’s him because they can’t see him. At the end, however, we find out that the girl could see him the whole time but she pretended not to. But, if I remember correctly, Daehyun could see him even when he got up and ran off after “dying.” Bang Yong Guk’s real life character rubs off onto his character in the mv. He’s such a bully to the other members, even using violence at times. Although I think his jealousy was really cute. And the 2 maknaes, Zelo and JongUp, were the cutest trouble-makers.

But of course, after he messes with Himchan, we get a glimpse of what seems to be a tail on him…I don’t even know what to say about that. It was kind of a “what the heck?” moment. Then they show that he’s a devil whereas the girl is an angel which probably explains why she pretended like she didn’t see him although I’m 100% sure she was charmed by him just as much as I was. One part that really bugs me is when she crushed his tail in her hands. I just thought that was awkward to watch.

Oh and did I mention, blonde B.A.P is back! That means the good old blonde joke is back too. It is just way to hard to have a bias in this group, but if you’re interested, my favorite is the blonde one.

What do you think of the MV?

[RR] Gurupop Show Episode 4 - BAP Review

Here's my review of the show and if you haven't already seen it, I recommend you do. The best thing about this show is that San E and Daniel do all the translating for you.

"Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she shits." - San E [3:00]

     With every episode I realize how much more comfortable our “number 1 oppas” are getting with their mc positions. Congratulations on completing one month with the show! 

     In the opening, I thought the tongue twisters were a fun addition, especially since we get to see our English experts Daniel and San E struggling with it. Another segment I really like is when San E and Daniel go over the celebrity tweets. It kind of becomes my only means of catching up with what celebrities are up to. And I love how San E always shows his love for the JYP Nation members [except at the end of this episode where he said Girls Day would be their first female guests]. I loved the music video choices of this week as well. All the songs that came out recently are really good.

     And here’s comes BAP with the results of  the most mother-like members of the group. Himchan came out on top, which I totally expected since I voted for him too. And he also started BAP’s catch-phrase of the day: VICTORY! He was followed by Youngjae, Yongguk, Zelo, Daehyun, and JongUp. This episode really makes last place look like a “victory.” Jongup was given a “happy meal” to go with his cushion seat. Zelo on the other hand looked like he was squished up in his seat with his super long legs. BAP’s self-introductions were short and sweet and we also got a preview of their English skills. Also later on we found out just how many languages BAP members know [at least they can say short phrases] and it wasn‘t just the ordinary ones you would expect so I was shocked.

     As a fan of BAP, we all know their individual talents so I was really glad that there was a special segment for Himchan to showcase his talent in traditional music. And I couldn’t help but notice how genuinely shocked San E oppa looked after his short performance. 

     Sadly, there’s always last minute changes in the order of activities during the show which always leaves our mcs a little bit flustered but I think they’re getting better at handling it. It must get confusing for the guests too. Thankfully, this little blunder was followed by some freestyle from Yongguk.

     Some fans are so lucky because they get their comments read aloud to the artists. And the idols are usually happy with what they hear. And we all know how anti-aegyo Yongguk is but with their latest song, Crash, he performed a cute dance. 

     I realized how many of the questions/wishes were similar to each other but I’m glad they asked some good questions during this episode. BAP also managed to carefully give intelligent answers especially to the one about the tattoos and piercing. Their ideas for a date were really cute too. As a girl, I was impressed. And finding out little things like what they just bought recently were interesting facts so thank you Alyssa, who asked the question. Although I think it felt a little unnatural when they were asked to name their favorite girl group song. It seemed like they named Secret because they’re under the same company or to help promote for Secret’s comeback. IU and BoA were also mentioned but it was really funny how they didn’t even know the lyrics to their “supposed” favorite songs.

     Now my favorite segment is always the balloon fight. It was a great idea to add the weapon choosing portion. Who would’ve thought the fly swatter and the flip flop would turn out to be the greatest weapons? Youngjae must have been so disappointed that he broke the hammer. Another segment I really enjoy is the learning Korean part. Himchan’s “daebak shireuda” was hilarious whereas Zelo’s was really adorable. 

     The highlight of the episode was definitely when Daehyun kept stealing from JongUp’s happy meal, and his poker face when he was caught by the camera. Also San E's little blunder at the beginning with the tongue twister had me laughing for a good 5 minutes. I couldn’t stop laughing at their antics throughout the show. And I can honestly say, it looked like BAP had a lot of fun on this episode since they were constantly laughing. 

*Make sure you watch the future episodes live!