Eye-Candy & Ear-Candy, I like it.
Yes, I'm still going through my old queue. What can I say? February was a rough month for me and it just didn't get any easier as the semester rolled onwards... It's especially tragic because there was a lot of good stuff in February. AlphaBAT's release here is yet another example. AlphaBAT is another one of those bands that faced major obstacles with being taken seriously long before they actually debuted. Their debut didn't improve their odds of making a solid stake from themselves in the industry. They had talent, they just had one of the worst initial concepts I have ever seen. Tantara isn't anything revolutionary, but it's catchy as hell and a visual treat. The warehouse thing and all of the styling have become Kpop's grunge cliche, but at the same time it got popular for a reason: it looks good. And AlphaBAT add a particular spice to it all, the sort of attitude that many bands going for the grunged-up-gangster thing can only dream of. The riot batons do contribute to that, it's easy to feel safe behind a weapon, but at the same time, it's also easy to drop a weapon so the fact that these guys pull off the prop is all them. And they do it very well. The choreography works the prop into the fabric of the dance to fabulous effect. The choreography itself is tight and clean and while nothing innately remarkable, the prop adds interest to the rather generic moves, especially when the lights go out and the flashlights turn on. The choreography is still pretty unspectacular, but it's visually pleasing and very cleanly executed. Now the song itself is also nothing unbelievable. But there's elements of dance and trance that give it an underscore of energy and a nice droningly clam overtone. I've had it on in the background while I've written more than a dozen essays this semester and I've definitely felt that it's helped. It's nothing special per se, but there's still something about it that I find particularly enjoyable.
I give it an 8/10: Fabulous!
| This is such a sweet video for a pre-release single. I'm a sucker for the sweet stuff released for the fans, featuring the fans. It's just heartwarming. BTS footage in general is fun. And the song is tremendously sweet as well. | |
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