Park Boram - Celepretty (MV Review)

Charming, Cute, and Colorful

          One of my favorite uses of the celebrity-status-commentary in Kpop. Usually, most of what you hear is about how awful it is to be a celeb, especially an Idol. There's no privacy, you're away from friends and family, you're always being judged and 2-steps away from career-ruining scandal... But you also have an entire team of people devoted to making sure that you're absolutely gorgeous, which is a pretty big plus side. This video takes a cute, bright-side approach while the song's lyrics take the more angsty, dramatic approach, which gives the release an even more realized demonstration of how celebrities need to have a stage-persona that's not necessarily in sync with their BTS personalities. There's a story here, it's not hugely detailed and it doesn't resolve, but it's here.
           The styling and the set-aesthetics are all gorgeous. I love how the line between cast and crew is blurred a bit particularly at the end, because the makings of a star is never just the star. The choreography is fabulous, perfectly suited to the track and fantastically fun to perform. It's just simple enough to be playful and just complicated enough to look carefully designed. The video editing does wonders by playing off the choreo, creating beautifully dynamic transitions that give the over all video a smooth and flawless finish. The song is catchy and energized with a fantastic zing. Over all, I love it!

I give it a 7/10:  Me Gusta.