Incredible - Xia Junsu
get your party suit on and click here (or just watch below)
The video was released on two channels (loen and cjes both released the video) on July 14th 2013 and as of July 22nd had a combined 915,749 views.
*as a side note, I'm flyin' solo this week, Em is still away so we're trying out singleton writing*
Overall impression:
Ruby: So Junsu’s solo work is always a little bit
off-kilter. I don’t think anyone is going to forget Intoxication anytime soon.
So. There’s that. There was A LOT of clothing in this video. Junsu changed a
buttload of times and then he had a million and a half backup dancers who were
all decked out for a super funky retro rave disco beach party. That is the
technical term. Generally I found the fashion to be too much for me. I like parts
or concepts but it was really massively overwhelming. I mean in a way it worked
since I think they were going for chaotic summer nutso party. But there were
parts of it that I was like, I just don't get it. Mesh tank top and a button
down…. Why.
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| Secret filming location. I swear. |
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| I mean i don't really understand where any of those pieces were designed to be worn. Except the bra. Which was made to go under shirts. so. |
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| I. just. I mean. He's wearing his suit pants, mesh and pastels. |
Other promotional Materials:
Ruby: The video teaser featured what I found to be the
coolest part of the mv in itself. It was a good representation of the mv itself
and it definitely intrigued me. I guess you could also consider 11 am, his mv
before this was also sort of a preface to this. It’s incredibly simple and a
really nice counterpoint to the insanity of Incredible. Actually it kind of
looks like they got the order wrong. Maybe 11am was the aftermath of his crazy
beach party. There was a showcase where he performed several songs. He changed accordingly, wearing a silver and black tassel-dangling suit for Tarantellegra but the red patch jacket for Incredible.
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| Now this is pretty. |
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| must've been a wild party dude |
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| Red coat with appliques and a newsprint tie.... oh blurry screencaps. |
Continuity:
Ruby: I feel wrong discussing continuity in this mv. There
is zero continuity. Okay well, maybe I’ll give it ½ a point for the main girl,
she seems consistently like pastel hipster and I like that. Although she is really
really out of place. I mean who wears lacy shorts and hipster headbands to the
neon spandex flashdance cat mask party? Then again, Junsu was also clearly struggled with what to wear and his initial choice of black pants a white shirt was very wrong and later rejected.
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| FLASHDANCE |
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| Don't worry guys, she's a pretty stalker. |
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| Crap, I misread my own dresscode. |
Band’s Overall Image:
Ruby: Junsu likes to be the sexy pop star when he’s not
performing with his group, JYJ. I mean, Tarantellegra and Intoxication were
equally as racy and provocative. I mean 11am was much more reserved, which was
a big change for him. I guess he might be trying to work maturity into a very
risqué image that he’s maintained throughout his career. He’s 26, so I can understand
him wanting to emulate his age and experiences in his life. I would miss Junsu
if he decided to be conservative or cutesy, but it good to see him take on a
more serious role as well. Thus 11am and Incredible were well paired.
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| Junsu in 11am, very simple and never changes. |
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| And then there was Tarantellegra, |
Trends in K-POP:
Ruby: There were so many many things….. Can gold suits not
be a trend? No no no. There was another video released recently where they wore
something similar. All I can think of is pornstar-oppa. We see the return of
oddly patterned suits, something SHINee is well known for. Maybe Junsu borrowed
one of Jaejoong’s mesh shirts. I guess the randomness in itself is a trend
right now. Like 4minute.
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| Tarantellegra teaser! |
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| Porn. Star. Oppa. |
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| And then there was more gold fabric. |
Conclusion:
Ruby: I like the song and I like the video in a way. It was
one of those, this is terrible and I love it. It's a mess and its very confused
and I shouldn’t like it. But I do. I found Junsu’s outfits sort of unimpressive
but the chaos behind him is kind of wonderful. For me I think I’ve enjoyed some
of his other mv’s more but this was quite interesting and it’s summer, so it's
a good time to have crazy-butt parties and go wild.
But I mean in all honest I paused the video more than once just to be like, what the hell are you wearing. dear god.
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| This part was cool. |
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| but then I was like, dear god where did you even find that!?!?!?! |
Daily Dose of Daebak:
FISH HAT and CAT MASKS
SHAKE YOUR SPACESHIP CANDY
So tell us what you would wear to Junsu's massive beach party!!!!
Or just leave lonely me some love :(
see ya soon!
Ruby......
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