Big Bang

From left to right: (front) G-Dragon, Seungri, Taeyang (back) Daesung, TOP
As usual, Big Bang makes their music video full of charms and quirks that makes me go aww and melt into a puddle of goo.

Watching Big Bang's new music video, Bang Bang Bang and We like 2 Party, I am amazed at the amount of viewers they can garner in such a short time span. Ever since I heard Lies in sixth grade on my friend's iPod nano, I am a VIP and I am so proud to see how BIG they grew since they debuted in 2006. Since then, I have kept up with their progress and changes in music, style, and popularity and truly believe they make up a large part of my childhood and teenage years. From the melancholy melodies of Haru Haru and Lies to the electronica infused Heartbreaker and Tonight era, they have done it all and every step they moved forward I followed along. For someone who doesn't really care for boy bands, they have managed to capture my attention and keep it for all 10 years. With five distinct personalities, voices, and appearances, they have a charm that I cannot withstand and will always be part of my playlists and heart. 

With that said, I am excited to say that I plan on going to their concert at Newark on October 10~11 for their 2015 MADE World Tour! I am literally counting down the days till the tix are available (June 12, 10:00 AM) so I can get the best possible seat to see my babies! The last time they came to USA, I was unfortunately unable to go to their concert and was really bummed. Yet now is finally the time to see them perform live after watching performance after performance on Youtube and TV. I suppose there are perks to waiting till now as well because I can get to see them perform their latest songs as well! I am utterly obsessed with BAE BAE. The neon lights, fluorescent color scheme, sick beats, and beautiful Seungri... I can't get over it! My favorite bits have to be T.O.P holding the incredibly suggestive syringe filled with mysterious, white liquid and spraying it at the stunning flower covered girl and of course Seungri's romantic, melodic singing and brilliant white hair near the end. He looked like an angel of darkness. So. Hot. It's also refreshing to see a song which is incredibly sexual in nature turned into a music video in a really fantastic and sophisticated way. There's nothing really vulgar about the video (except maybe the squirting bit) and approaches sexual chemistry and passion in a really charming, funky way. I love how they took very cliche romantic scenarios and applied it to each of the member. It's as if they are all fetishes in their own harlequin romance novel covers. Tae Yang looking wild and sexy with his cowboy outfit and dark stallion in his Wild West scene, TOP is in a room full of flowers looking mischievous and full of charisma, Daesung looking mysterious and brooding in a paradise like setting, and Seungri looking suave and seductive like a vampire of some sorts--looks like classic female fantasies to me and I am all for it. Hehe. G-Dragon, to be completely honest, I'm not sure what the major theme behind his scene is. With the mannequins, angel statues, and fluorescent lights--it's as if he is the one being seduced by woman (as a whole) and is overwhelmed and enlightened while the other members are the seducers. But the best part of the music video definitely has to go to the end. That close up shot of dduk (rice cakes) slamming into each other while the members chant "chemistry" and "rice cake" (Making rice cake symbolizes having sex in Korean). Big Bang dancing on the moon (where rabbits make dduk, another Korean folklore) with beautiful women dressed in hanboks. The playful skirt chasing and the last scene where they smile into the camera underneath the "skirt". I died. They are so precious. I also loved how they mixed in a little bit of Korean folklore into the concept. It gives a really unique edge amongst K-pop music videos.

On another note, dare I say, the song almost seemed to parallel Frank Sinatra's The Way You Look Tonight. The lyrics to both songs ask the woman to never change and look beautiful the way she does now.

"Lovely... never, never change

Keep that breathless charm

Won't you please arrange it? Cause I love 

just the way you look tonight."

- The Way You Look Tonight

"Baby baby
Can you stay beautiful just like you are right now?
So my heart can race even after time passes
Baby baby
Don’t wither, this is all for the selfish me
You have to stay just as you are right now"

- BAE BAE

Who knew this would be a common theme? But for Sinatra or Big Bang, I suppose I will try and stay as beautiful and breathlessly charming as always. I mean, it shouldn't be too hard being me. Heh.

Loser, which has a completely different vibe is really catchy and reminds me a lot of Bad Boy for some odd reason. Maybe it's the overtone of gray and somberness, or maybe it's the fact that both videos feature them walking around cities in the USA. Like Bad Boy, I dig it but it's not something I would mass replay on my phone. Oh gosh, how ironic, my brother is playing Bad Boy right now and I had to add it to my playlist again. 

The latest music videos and singles released for the MADE series strike a chord but didn't hit home run with me. I think it'll take a bit of time before I start getting into it... but goodness gracious, in I Like 2 Party THEY ARE SO CUTE. They are seriously such a playful bunch and I adore G-dragon's smile. And he smiles so much in the music video, hehe. I think watched it 3 times. I think it's the first time that they feature fans in their music video (G-dragon did separately for his music video, Who You) and kind of made it documentary style. I wish I was there when they were out and about, ugh. Hopefully, if I go to Korea this summer, I get to be graced by their presence. Atleast, at the concert I will for sure see them *-* Rock on, Big Bang! I'm always supporting you! Good luck to your world tour~♥ ♥ ♥ 

some Big Bang ear candy
Lies by Big Bang What started it all. 

Haru Haru by Big Bang A classic.

Cafe by Big Bang Jazzy and chill with a nice beat.

Love Song by Big Bang That wing movement dance is everything to me.

Crooked by G-Dragon For those days when the world seems to be against you.

One of a Kind by G-Dragon Because you are one bad ass and G-Dragon knows it.

That XX by G-Dragon For when you're feeling melancholy.

Black by G-Dragon (Feat. Jennie Kim) Fave. Slow, sad song. 

Hello by G-Dragon (Feat. Dara) Such a bubbly, fun song. Great to dance along to.

Without You by G-Dragon (feat. ??) Mild electronica filled with a sad sweetness to the melody.

Don't Go Home by G-Dragon (Feat. T.O.P) I love the girl in the mv. Such a playful song.

Baby Good Night by G-Dragon (Feat. T.O.P) The mv gives me life. Feel sexy listening to this jam.

Eyes, Nose, Lips by Taeyang Beautiful ballad with a half naked Taeyang. Nuff said.

I Need a Girl by Taeyang Fun dance song with Dara wearing tights I used to obsess over.

Oh goodness...
Here's a little update.
Literally, a few hours after writing this post I was watching Running Man ep. 250 where Big Bang is featured... and then watched Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook where Big Bang left me a sobbing mess.
During the interview prior to the performance, they told Yoo Hee Yeol that their special stage will be a time travel to the happiest moment in their careers. 2006. Their debut. From their outfits to their dreams and speech mannerisms, it was a serious throw back. I died a little when I saw G-Dragon's classic k-pop hair cut and their matching sneakers. Damn, that was 10 years ago. 6th grade. Sitting in a tent at a church picnic listening to my friend's iPod and having a moment of enlightenment as I listened to this song. Going on youtube and replaying the music video over and over again. Wow. They have made it so, so far. I'm so proud of them. So, so proud of them.

They have been on a lot of programs recently in order to promote their new album and it is giving me life. For those of you interested in the latest variety programs featuring Big Bang, check out Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook, Running Man, Naver Starcast, and Happy Together! I missed seeing them on programs like these *tears of happiness* They are so adorable and fun together.