At first listen this song is actually really creepy... It's a very hush hush sort of romance, the sort of hush hush that boarders on unhealthy (a thought that resonated with me seeing as this MV was released within a few weeks of History's Might Just Die...). Seriously, the lyrics involve a secret trip to a guy's house, a guy the girl has only just met... There's a lot of assumption on the male narrator's part, and a lot of demands... Particularly the "I'll meet you around the corner and far away from witnesses in ten minutes" thing caught in my mind as creepy... Like serial killer levels of creepy... But honestly a closer look at the lyrics, and an understanding of the fairy tale roots of the story, make things a lot better. It IS kind of creepy, but he's a magical creature trying to lure away his prey, so it's SUPPOSED to be creepy.
              The set  aesthetics are gorgeous, very elegant and fantastical. All the delightful throws to fairy tale lore fit neatly in place within the gorgeous setting, and the camera's movements are all fabulously engaging. I particularly adore the slide of Junsu's entrance at :53. I think some of the styling is a little wonky, but these guys manage to pull it off for the most part (Nichkhun's flesh-colored shirt is pretty iffy). I'm not a huge fan of the choreography over all, but it's big and expressive and quite engaging. The track on it's own it fantastic, absolutely delightful. The beat is relaxed and overtly casual, but there's a powerful zing of energy to it, like a fantastic beast biding its time before a sudden pounce. The intro is a slow vamp of energy, the repetitions serving to ramp up the intensity of the rhythmic elements, in a slow, methodical crank of energy, especially considering that the second go of each grouping has more syllables that the last ( 그래 becomes 안그래 and such). The chorus swings into place with a smoothe slide of panache. Over all it's well spatialized, delightfully mixed, all the voices and instrumental bits ring though in perfectly timed moments of cool intensity tinged with the heat of seduction and the chill of resistance and artfulness.

           At first I wrote this off because the MV was... well kinda gross, quite frankly. I'm still not the biggest fan of the ridiculous objectification, gawking, desire to be possessive of the female body, thing, but there's other elements that I decidedly enjoy, and the fact that the track is just unbelievably kickin' means I've watched this MV like a thousand times at this point and it's therefore more or less criminal for me to avoid reviewing it. I don't have too much to say on the matter, just that it's a shame the MV's so... over the top. In some ways that's what makes it almost excusable, there's an element of parody here. There's also the advocating for safe-sex aspect, and the fact that it represents women of multiple skin-types as all equally sexy. All in all the MV is not my favorite but the track is incredible. Honestly, the feature rap section is just a bit too long for my tastes, but still it gives the rest balance and an enjoyably dynamic contrast. The undertow of epic synth energy pulls the whole track forward and the light bounce of the lyrics moves over it with a sassy slide of confidence that steps well into arrogance but somehow stays appealing. It's spatialized perfectly and the bounce of beats between the ears makes the whole thing even more ecstatically energized. The transitions are smooth and the timings flawlessly poignant. It's pretty dang epic.

Hard-core Hottest I am not, most of 2PM's stuff just isn't my style, but HOT DAMN I've been watching this over and over (and listening to it on repeat) for almost a month.

The Choreo is just glorious, angsty and hot and yet still strong, powerful, and hyper-masculine. In case you're wondering why the hand thing is so sexy {I've seen the comment going around}, it's called protectionism and in this case it's got a few layers: the hand's placement is that socially naturalized to be the placement of a partner's, typically one asking for sex, they're projecting a girl into their space and the 'you' of the lyrics plus the way they stare straight at the camera leads the audience to project themselves into the empty space that lacks the partner they're imagining. (Isn't psychology fun?)

The MV is simple and oh-so sexy, and very well put together. B&W for classic style, a stage for the idea of persona and acting one way while thinking another, steamy yet still innocent cuts... the transition timing is just fabulous and DAMN do they look GOOD. ^_~ All it's lacking is a fully cinematic story, and honestly I don't think it really needs one.

And the song itself is beautiful; a powerful, energized, lament that's angsty and romantic at the same time. The interplay of styles from the different instrumental features gives it this great, distinctive flavor that gets more and more intense as the song progresses (particularly in the distance between the highest note and the lowest note heard in a given phrase). It's fantastic! Hands-down my favorite 2PM mv!