MVNEGood? SNSD "The Boys" & Secret "Love is Move" MVs Review

This week, we reviewed SNSD's "The Boys" and Secret's "Love is Move". Review vlog link here. Extra footage here.

Final Verdict: "Secret has a good video. Everything is coherent, looks nice, matches, and their style is still the same."

"The Boys" Final Verdict: "This video has fallen into Super Junior video formula trap. It has great art direction for separate individual members and moments. However, SM has made a big mistake by randomly tossing those gorgeous scenes with modern sets with electro-pop music. Major disappoint."


T.S.AAV Notes: SNSD- "The Boys"

1. Music:

-Kor- they are trying to empower people, including random boys. Eng- we're amazing and awesome, and something having to do with boys agn. 

-TRX= Teddy Riley eXperience , changed to "Girls are back" for live performances2

-cheat rap=more like chanting, talking really fast

-tiffany's annoying autotune (come on, she can do better)

-chorus chant is really annoying and cheap, does not show off their past vocals

-but good "talent" distribution- gave the singing lines to the singing people, gave the (cheap) rapping lines to the not as good singers

Video:

-major disappoint! teasers expected a fairytale theme

-SNSD - looked like random stuff tossed together

-whats the point of the dove? no one can make sense out of it, but what im guessing is that their previous youthfulness is flying away?

-coherent components- rose petals, ball gowns, dove.

VIsual

-FINALLY! their concept photos are wearing different outfits that match! sick of seeing them in uniform

-all hairstyles are great for once, except hyoyeon's one evil queen hairstyle

--especially sunny's short hair (hence disappoint when find out its wig)

-some snsd dresses are awful (tiffany's scale dress)

-wth sooyoung's orange cut sweater

-wth shoulder things (fuzz, feathers, hyoyeon butterfly, yuri wing thing,

-wth pleather next to suits next to ball gowns??? (and hyoyeon's velvet shorts???)

-wth seohyun/yuri's plain tuxes with those fancy half swimsuit half dresses

-wth taeyeon's repeated hairstyle derp shots- tied/untied for same sets, then 4:24 pink stuff is gone, lololol

Set/Shots

-love the gorgeous slow-mo shots in the beginning, esp the bouncing flower potel and the flying dove- it all made sense and very well done

-love the silhouette shots - very cool

-annoying ass flow-mo shot

-annoying cubist dance backgrounds

Dance

-finally, return of a mostly difficult girl dance!!!

-nothing much to say except chorus and dance break looks cool

-lol ending pose=genie?

Rayestar Notes: Secret "Love is Move"

Music:

-American '80s retro

-more groovy than catchy

-Zinger's rapper voice isn't given credit

-lyrics: "girls are like reeds" (starting out wary, getting together, breaking up)

Dance:

-lots of 'familiar' dance moves

-more dynamic than any previous dance

-Jieun's backup dancers XD

-Zinger's head bang can't be as hard because of her bun? XD

Visual:

-blue, pink, and black o.o (and some white)

-Jieun's blue contacts

-Hyosung's belly

-Sunhwa's mesh clothing

-female backup dancers' pants D:

-Zinger's diaper!? and her heels!!!

Set/Shots:

-flashy lights everywhere (except Jieun)

-costumes match theme of sets

-Hyosung's mirrored set

-nail polish...

-less close shots of white costumes