Once or TWICE?

OOH-AHH - TWICE

JYP's newest girl group, TWICE, just debuted with their song"OOH-AHH하게" also known as "Like OOH-AHH." TWICE is a 9-member girl group made up of different ethnicities, such as Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean. They were previously chosen to be in the group through JYP's show SIXTEEN, which was kind of misleading because I thought his group would have 16 members in the beginning. As you can probably figure out with JYP and his groups, he has a thing with numbers. But he never disappoints with the groups he debuts and their debut song!

As TWICE's teasers started to come out 3 at a time, I was very curious about their concept. When I first watched Nayeon's teaser, I thought it was cute seeing her wash her face and smiling in the mirror. I did not expect seeing that zombie towards the end though! At first I got really scared and it got creepier and creepier with the other two teasers. Then there were teasers from Sana and Jeongyeon that made the whole zombie concept a little funnier when they did not care about the zombies being in their way. Overall I had no idea what TWICE was going with this zombie concept, I was scared that the MV was going to be scary. Also, through their teasers we did not get any preview of their song only the signature "TWICE" at the end of each video. If you are a GOT7 fan, you may have noticed Dahyun and Sana from their music videos as well! 

After the long awaited wait, TWICE's MV released on October 19 (in the U.S.) or October 20 (in Korea). All the girls looked great in the MV and I was very surprised with this concept! I loved their outfits and of course their vocals. It seemed like everyone had an equal amount of time in the song, which was really good. I love how the song is upbeat and the background music goes perfectly with it (was that a flute type thing?). In my opinion, my favorite part of the whole song is the chorus when they sing the "OOH-AHH." I also like the meaning of the song on how they want to find "true" love and not this fake love. I guess thats how they intertwined the zombie concept in this MV because they don't have hearts and they don't really care as much. They want to find a guy that will show their love for them in a different way that will catch their attention. The ending of the MV reminded me of the zombie movie, Warm Bodies because at the end the main character, which is a guy, starts to fall in love with a human and he starts to care for her throughout the whole movie. He protects her from the other zombies and she does the same as he was being attacked by the government people. Then towards the end of the movie, they show that he has a heart and it starts to beat. I don't know if the director of the MV watched the movie and got inspired by it, but I saw a connection with the MV and the movie. Do you think it was just a coincidence?! 

The dance was very intricate at points, especially during the dance break when they were behind the school bus. There are also parts of the choreography that seems easy to follow, so if you love making those dance covers make sure to try out this dance! With their dancing, it makes the song a little more catchy and fun because you see them having fun dancing with the zombies and with each other throughout the whole MV. 

I can't wait to listen to the rest of their album and see their comeback stages on the various music shows! I know they will be very successful with this comeback and with their music career. So don't forget to check them out and watch their music video! Let us know what you think about them and if you have any favorites on their album. 

-Rhea

Time Slip (Red Velvet's love affair with sleep)

Time Slip - Red Velvet

Red Velvet's newest MV "Dumb Dumb" came out a few days ago. The song is catchy and I can't get the repetitive lyrics outta my head! That's not always a bad thing. haha Even though I like the song and their voices sound really pretty (Red Velvet is on point with their harmonizing), I wanted to check out the rest of the songs on their album, "The Red."

I enjoyed "Huff and Puff" since the lyrics reminded me of Alice and Wonderland when they were singing about running and a rabbit. I think my favorite song on the album was "Day 1," as it talks about the first day of a relationship. The song was a sweet representation of young love and looking towards the future of a relationship.

Though, I'm not talking about those two songs today. I want everyone to check out "Time Slip." 

I really like the beat of the song since it reminds me of American music. The two metered (I think it's two metered, I could be wrong) "bump" sound reminded me of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea. Anyway, when I first listened to the song, it gave me a feeling of wanting to slip away or escape from something. Maybe, Red Velvet was trying to slip away from time?

I went to check out the lyrics to see if the feel of the song was like I suspected and matched with the words. The literal meaning paints the picture of a person who wishes to sleep in and doesn't want to wake up on a Monday. She wants to go back to sleep so that she can continue her beautiful dream. 

I think that the song is really about being disappointed with the way reality is treating a girl. Real life is repetitive, boring and can be weird like the weird Monday weather described in the song. She needs a temporary escape so she turns to dream land. Dreams are so much better than real life because men are perfect or a girl's crush has mutual feelings in the dream world. A person can go at his or her own pace in their dreams too. The lyrics of the song even say, "The world out of this bed is moving too fast." Time waits for no one in the real world.  

Basically, the girl in "Time Slip" isn't happy with what's going down in her life and it's going too fast. She needs to slip out of time for a bit to adjust and wander another world/fantasy. She can temporarily do that when she daydreams or sleeps. 

Overall, I like the song. The lyrics were good and have an interesting meaning. I might give it a few more listens here and there before it gets lost in my iTunes shuffle when I'm studying. 

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Please check out the song and read the English translation, then let us know your interpretation or what you thought of the song. 

-Kristine