Tuesday, July 29, 2014

HyunA "Red"


HyunA never fails to deliver a solo bop. Getting past the ridiculous of "Bubble Pop" allowed to me to genuinely enjoy "Ice Cream" and her Trouble Maker singles as well. So I don't feel bad at all for saying "Red" is the most addicting K-Pop song of 2014.
"Red" pushes HyunA's hypersexualized image to the next level, both lyrically and visually. The pre-chorus and chorus in Korean are everything, but confusing when translated to English:
Don’t leave me,

I’m so lonely right now
At least you don’t leave me,
I’m the only one here
I might change right now
A monkey’s butt is red, what

Red is Hyuna, Hyuna is yeah
A monkey’s butt is red, what
Red is Hyuna, Hyuna is ah... (...wtf?)
Throw in a twerkable, G-Dragon b-side type instrumental and "Red" is HyunA (I guess).
Her delivery and vocals are similar to Lip Service's "Yum Yum Yum", a K-rap song about dieting and the pressures of being thin. The music video is HyunA being a K-Pop chameleon and sporting a ton of different looks (my favs are Lorde HyunA, Cleopatra HyunA and Sad Gel and Glitter Haired HyunA) , booty smacking and shaking and other forms of debauchery that the Korean Ministry is gonna have a field day with. There are also monkeys and phallic symbols.

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