Last year, 2PM had quite possibly one of the biggest songs in the kpop world with their smash hit, "Heartbeat." Since then, they released "Without U" in early Spring, which had a good reception, and just made their comeback last week with their newest song "I'll Be Back." Unfortunately, the song has disappointed many for some of the following reasons:
1) The Terminator: supposedly, the movie "The Terminator" was an inspiration for this song. You can see its influence in the chorus, which sings "I'll Be Back," along with a metal hand that one of the members is wearing, and finally with the dance sequence at the end of the video which uses the song from the opening credits of "The Terminator." And that's it for the similarities between the two. 2PM's song is about love and a girl, so it's quite confusing why they would use the Terminator as their muse. There's no protecting of John Connor or shooting out kneecaps or running from the T2000. The Terminator had no place in this song and video, but was forced in, for some reason.
2) The Dance: what's very bizarre about this video is that the dance is awful. Absolutely awful. 2PM are some of the best dancers in all of Korea, yet the dance to this song is the running man. Sure, it's a little more complicated than just the running man: they change directions, and do the running man again. Wow! There's also a very bizarre sequence near the end of the video in which they start mule kicking and doing the running man at the same time. It's completely bizarre, and quite possibly the worst Kpop dance of the year.
3) The Makeup: for some reason, all of the members are wearing heavy, heavy makeup. We're not talking about a bit of eyeliner here and there. From the first second you see them in the video, you're amazed at how much makeup they're wearing. It's not subtle. It looks like the ugly friend you had in high school who caked on pounds of makeup.
Altogether, after watching this video many fans may be hoping for the 2PM of old, and remembering the good old days of "Again and Again" and "Heartbeat." Hopefully their next single and video will not be as disappointing.
1) The Terminator: supposedly, the movie "The Terminator" was an inspiration for this song. You can see its influence in the chorus, which sings "I'll Be Back," along with a metal hand that one of the members is wearing, and finally with the dance sequence at the end of the video which uses the song from the opening credits of "The Terminator." And that's it for the similarities between the two. 2PM's song is about love and a girl, so it's quite confusing why they would use the Terminator as their muse. There's no protecting of John Connor or shooting out kneecaps or running from the T2000. The Terminator had no place in this song and video, but was forced in, for some reason.
2) The Dance: what's very bizarre about this video is that the dance is awful. Absolutely awful. 2PM are some of the best dancers in all of Korea, yet the dance to this song is the running man. Sure, it's a little more complicated than just the running man: they change directions, and do the running man again. Wow! There's also a very bizarre sequence near the end of the video in which they start mule kicking and doing the running man at the same time. It's completely bizarre, and quite possibly the worst Kpop dance of the year.
3) The Makeup: for some reason, all of the members are wearing heavy, heavy makeup. We're not talking about a bit of eyeliner here and there. From the first second you see them in the video, you're amazed at how much makeup they're wearing. It's not subtle. It looks like the ugly friend you had in high school who caked on pounds of makeup.
Altogether, after watching this video many fans may be hoping for the 2PM of old, and remembering the good old days of "Again and Again" and "Heartbeat." Hopefully their next single and video will not be as disappointing.
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