Hello & Goodbye – MYNAME

Song

Even though they are a rookie group, I really like them. I loved their song Message and now this song has infiltrated my mind. Hello & Goodbye has this really addictive ring especially where they sing “Hello & Goodbye“. I found this to be quite addictive, as every time I come across the words Hello and Goodbye in my life those two words ring in my head, the exact same way as they had sung it. I really like the calmness of the song, as the lyrics down sound quite powerful, which is kind of different. I also like how they keep all their energy in and release towards the end, as it is quite unique. I like how the rap is not as fast paced as other raps, but not as slow as if you think the rapper is actually talking to you. The vocals were quite good. I was impressed with the long, high note at the end.

Music Video

Now this is interesting. The guy I am assuming is a part of the Mafia or something similar. He meets the Mafia boss’ daughter or girlfriend. Both develop a crush over each other. The girl asks the guy for a dance, which the Mafia guy lets. When she wants to go public about their relationship, the Mafia guy gets jealous and kidnaps the girl. The guy then fights for the girl, but then the girl dies. The guy also gets shot by the Mafia leader, which should kill him.

Now I don’t get why the Mafia guy got jealous. He gave the girl away to the lead. Is he really that jealous? Is he really that stupid to “lend” a girl to another guy and then become jealous in like less than a day? Really stupid leader.

I did like the violin segment towards of the music video, because it made it more dramatic.

Live Performance

I liked the dance, but at the same time felt it was unappealing. It matched the beat, but really did not portray the same amount of emotion as like the music video did.

And The Rating?

I’d give it a 7.5/10. Really good song. and alright music video and performances.

Have Fun Watching. Troy 😀

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So It’s Only Hard For Me – M.I.B

Song

I had a mixed reaction to this song. Its beat was really good but also quite simple, but the vocals were a bit unappealing. Did anyone get that as well? I dunno.I felt bad if I gave this song the thumbs down, but also too generous if I gave the song the thumbs up. I did not like the actual start of the song, but as soon as the chorus I felt the song kind of had a sudden boost which was good because if the song was indeed like the start of the song I would have been bored to death. Literrally.

Music Video

It was plain. Just filmed the artist walking down streets and filmed them also posing on walls of the back street. Nothing that appealing and interesting. I think GDM and Celebrate were quite interesting music videos (with Celebrate, I think it was the really crappy graphics that were used that appealed me to the video). Beside that…..

Live Performance

Yes, boring as well. Not really interesting is it. I did however watch one of their performance (which I may not link at the bottom, depending the first one I find) where they are meant to be wearing the LED jackets. Not impressed. No LED jackets were used at all. Expected too much.

And The Rating?

This must be the shortest review ever for me. 6/10. So close to being a 5, but I felt nice.

Have Fun Watching. Troy 😀

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Music Video:

To You – Teen Top

Song

Now, at first I did not like this song. And now for some reason, I enjoy listening to this song. I found the beat to be quite weird at first, but now I find relaxing and really catchy. I really want to know what had happened. Why did my liking just change?

I find the vocals in here quite nice and the raps too. The highlight of the song for me was the very start of the song.

Music Video

To be honest, I have not touched the music video at all. Surprise, Surprise. I have watched the teasers which has given me a glimpse of what the music video is like. Dancing in a room full of cubes and one of the members wet, in a bathtub. which is for some reason located in the middle of the room, at a very weird angle. It is also full of water. I really don’t understand KPOP videos when it comes to bathtubs.

After watching the music video: WTH?

The plot was quite confusing. Really. I can tell it is about a group of guys who want to be with the girl they want, but she does not want them. So they fight? Bathe? Dance in puddles? To me, even though I never have been in a relationship, that girl is not for keeping. If you try to be kind to her which I think they have been with letters and meeting up with her in car parks, and she does not want to be with you, why bother. If probably take notice of you after a while, or fish for more in the sea. There are always more fish in the sea.

But at the end, the whole paragraph I wrote up there may have just disappeared. Not cool mate. Seriously are they ghosts or are they actually real living people? She had physical contact with them before, but now they disappeared?

As you can tell I am very confused.

Live Performance

I guess the best thing of the whole song is how orignal the actual dance is. It flows. No rough ends. I also find the dance throughout the whole song quite addictive. So yeah. YAY DANCE!

And The Rating?

I’d give this song a 7.4/10. Not really that good in terms of the music video. I did kind of liked the song but really enjoyed the dance.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

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Sorry But I – C-Real

Song

C-Real must be one of the most underrated groups ever. This song definitely proves so. Though this song contains no rap compared many of the good songs that are out there, this song totally rocks. Listening to this song is quite soothing. Its quite catchy and is really good.

The vocals in this song are quite good. All the members poured their emotions into the song which most of us can actually see in the song. After No No No No No and Joma Joma, Sorry But I is a really good song.

Music Video

In my point of view, the music video is quite confusing. Either the girls have someone else which they want to be with, or that the girls are not interested in the guys they are currently with. At the start you can see thatall the couples are playing playfully with each other. But after a while, the guys freeze, allowing the girls to sing and leave the guys. They all meet up and walk down a road which has a dead end. DFunnily enough when thr girls reach the dead end, they look lost. Why? Look at the sign. “Dead End Road NO Turn Around.”

I’m sorry what?  I think the sign should be saying. “Dead End. Turn Around”. No wonder they look lost just by turning around. But after that, they return to their boyfriends, knowing that they won’t be happy, but it is the only way.

Live Performance

Is there any?

And The Rating?

I’d give this a 9/10. The Dead End sign was funny though.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

Music Video:

Sexy, Free & Single – Super Junior

Song

Let’s get something straight forward. I like this song much more than Mr. Simple and A-Cha. This song is like the times better than the last two promoted songs.

Anyway, this song totally rocks. The beat is quite good and I found it quite easy to get into it. I really like the vocals in this song, particularly Yesung and Kyuhyun’s voice cause they stood out the most. I am not sure about the rap of the song. Was there a rap? I’m can’t decide if the song actually had a rap in it. Half of me yes, the other half is not.

I really like the chorus of the song where the instrumental is like hands clapping and they are singing “Sexy, Free, Single”. It is quite unique.

Some points that I hated, was in fact the start of the song. Really did not flow with the rest of the song, though it did somehow connect with the actual song. Also, “Sexy, Free & Single. I’m ready to bingo” makes no sense what so ever.  The actual lyrics were “Sexy Free & Single. I’m Ready too, Bingo.” which does kind of make sense but all I hear is  “Sexy, Free & Single. I’m ready to bingo“.

Music Video

Another letdown. Another boring room with boring things in it. It looks tall at least. Reports said that matrix cameras were used in the filming of this music video. It is true that they did use the camera but in an awful manner. The ending was quite terrible (where the matrix cameras were used).

And how many costume changes did these guys go through? At one point Sungmin had a scarf on. Then Kyuhyun’s close-up, and then poof it was gone. And those terrible costumes for the close up shots. No, I don’t want to see people half-naked, where their necks are covered, to the point where talking in those looks really uncomfortable.

Live Performance

The dance is very unique. Just it really does not really have any match to the title of the song. Sexy is portrayed through the clothing and costumes of the singers, but where does the free & single part come into the dance. There was not much proof as well in the music video for the same reason. But beside that the dance for this song, really matched the beat of the song.

And The Rating?

I’d give this song a 9/10. I am quite happy with this song,as they really had really bad songs last year.  But are you already to bingo?

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

Live Performance: (Sexy, Free & Single + From U)

Music Video

Baby Goodnight – B1A4

Song

Okay, I really don’t like this song. Cutesy boy is not a way to go for me. This song was kind of a let down, since all the other songs sung by B1A4 had really good vocals. Here, its just a bunch of guys being held back. I do like the change since it is a repackaged album, but Baby Goodnight really is not “the” change B1A4 needed. They had a really serious song as their first promotional track, but a cutesy boy aegyo kind of song for the repackage album. I would compare them to other artists, but it is not worth it.

The rap is okay and vocals are pretty good. Just really unsure about the chorus. What they put in for O.K., Beautiful Target, Only Learnt The Bad Things and Baby I’m Sorry is missing in this particular song.

Music Video

The music video is pretty colourful. I have to say this. And the plot of the music video made everyone go WHAT? The whole music video is about cheating, not loving your actual girlfriend as specified in the teaser, which makes me fell like I belong here. I am quite gullible and so are the many KPOP fans. LOL.

There was also that twist at the end. We know the guys are cheating on their girlfriend (notice that there is no pural) or is it just CNU cheating on his girlfriend? I really don’t know. Well it shows us that the girl ends up cheating on CNU/guys as well. However, would it not be obvious if the girl is cheating on her boyfriend/s, when they are oh so close to each other. Where the whole music video is set, is actually a small western cowboy themed town, where all the buildings are named after the members. Yep. Pretty sad. Anyway.

Live Performance

This dance is pretty cutesy as well. So it is not of much to my liking.  But I have to say something. Boots and shorts do not mix well together at all. Disgusting. Disgraceful.

And The Rating?

7/10. Not like the other songs which I liked. I found this song just average.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

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Music Video:

Bounce – JJ Project

Song

I have been dying to review this song and now that I am OMFG!!!! I really love this song. It really is a great song that really does stand out from the rest. It really catchy beat and the really good rap and vocals. Oh and the chorus. It was like JYP chucked a load of English terms into one song, making it all sense and letting everyone’s jaw drop. As soon as I heard this song, I fell straight into its groove and beat. Jb and Jr are two very talented young men. If they keep on trying different genres, I think they would succeed. From what I know, there is a bit of rock and electro-pop into this song, which is pretty unique. I just want to say and it has been a while since I last watched the video, but the subtitles made no sense at all. Or was that another video? (If it is, then it would be very awkward right now.)

Music Video

Ummm… I really liked the music video. Expect for a small bit which kind of makes me look weird in a way. Is there a camera man in the music video? I think there is:

There is a camera man in the music video. Now I can see if he director made a mistake, but shouldn’t the editor surely picked up on this lonesome person in the corner. He  must have right?Look at UKISS’ video. AJ punched Kevin in the face. The editor there probably got sacked and another person got the job. seriously, while everyone has fun, there is a cameraman in the shot, just doing his job. How sad.

Oh and another thing about the music video. Newest fashion piece in the KPOP industry. All the stars are wearing this to the next red carpet: 

Imagine getting his head out this one. And I am talking about the cone head one. Not the actual stars of the video. Just the really smart person, who go a witches hat (cone) stuck on their head. Yay!!! Beside those two points, I really liked the music video. It was pretty good.

Live Performance

I enjoyed the dance for this song. It was energetic and quite fun to dance along with. The lyrics matched the dance literally (Like Wonder Girl’s Like This). Their heads bounced, when they were singing “Bounce, Bounce” and they shook their asses when they sang “Shake It, Shake It for me”. Not erotic at all. However the dance sequence at the end, kind of ruined the song, because it did not show much of the talent in of the artists. Though it looks hard, I expected something more from the guys at the end.

And The Rating?

8.66666/10. Yeah, cameraman. Not blaming it on you. Blaming it on the editing.  I don’t like a cameraman in the video. On in Behind The Scene footage.

Have Fun Watching 😀 Troy

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Bad Boy – Baek Ji Young ft Junhyung (Beast)

Song

I really like this song. Even though its lyrics do try to defame my gender, I find the song quite enjoyable to listen to. I actually don’t like the fact that some “organizations” are complaining about the lyrics and the fact that this song should be banned. A few words: Shut Up, there are songs that defame girls, yet do any female “organizations” complain? Most of the guys a part of the organizations are wimps. That’s all what I am going to say.

This song has a catchy beat and I really found the rap quite a really good part of the song. Even though it is not a dominate part of the whole song, it does stand out.

Music Video

I don’t really think there is much to say about the music video itself. It is literally dark which fits the tone of the song. And it is just a bunch of people dancing. Nothing much really.

Live Performance

Again, not much to say about the dance. It just like the music video, just more colour. Seriously.

And The Rating?

7.3333/10. Really nice song and an alright music video + performance.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

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Music Video:

Sherlock – SHINee (Jap. Ver.)

If you are smart, I have just recopied everything here from the Korean Version of the song. So yeah. Score still as it is.

Song

What a really cool song. It really lives up to its stand as a really good comeback song. It is really funky and really modern. This by far is the best SHINee song ever. This is the first song by SHINee which I enjoyed hearing in Korean. I really do prefer SHINee singing Japanese, but this song may change my theory. Everyone has great vocals in this song. Minho and Key’s rap in the song is so awesome and Jonghyun, Onew and Taemin’s vocals is the best song. I really think they guys have gone a long way since their debut. The chorus is really the best part of the song. “Oh I’m Curious, Yeah. Oh, I’m Curious yeah, yeah…~”. That is literally stuck in my head. Definitely a song to listen to.

Music Video

MUST GET SOMETHING OFF MY CHEST: TAEMIN CUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that is off my chest, I can now continue.  Wow, A SM Ent. video with a plot? What is going on? This plot is actually fool-proof so not many people can point it flaws. However I really have to say something. That person who craved the statue must have been drunk or something when they did that. Why? That statue does not look anything what so ever like Jessica. I believe that was an insult to Jessica’s beauty. (Jessica looks really beautiful in this music video. LOL).

There is nothing I can pick beside that from the video. Except for how obvious that secret room is on the outside because of the two different shades on the walls and that Taemin’s hair gets in the way when he dance. A nice music video better than Mr. Simple, A-Cha, Hello etc.

Live Performance

I really love the dance for this song. Actually, this was the first song which I tried dancing to in public and trying to copy it. I really love the start, It is very creative. Especially the slow motion walking. Boy, That must have been the most creative dance move there. I really love the chorus where they are like doing something similar to an Irish dance or something. (No offence to anyone Irish out there, if I got the nationality wrong.) I also love the very start and ending of the song with the position of their hand. Like a detective.

And The Rating?

BEST COMEBACK EVER. 9.5/10. (I’m sorry, blame the teasers.).

Have Fun Watching. Troy :D

Live Performance:

There is none. I think. I was sure there was.

Music Video:

Like This – Wonder Girls

Song

Now, I have to admit. I had mixed feelings about this song. This has to be an epic song. It is a clear dance track that tells people to dance, not make them dance. Two different things. The lyrics in the rap and the chorus makes the song quite fun, which sets this song a part from the others.

However I have to say this: I think the girls held back too much. Be My Baby had great use of their vocals and rap. Here the rap is just fine, however I felt the others held back. Even Sohee sounded a bit corridnated in a song that is just meant to be all fun and party, but the vocals in this song is not that outstanding. I understand Sun’s side of the sotry, as they recorded and held all their comeback stages sick, but seriously the other girls. But this is still a really good dance track. YAY!!

Music Video

This music video is nothing but a big flash mob. Though I think many of the parts were filmed as an actual music video, I still think it a very original idea. From my experience, nothing made the music video more epic than the idea of the flash mob.

Beside that, there is nothing much to say about this song, beside the fact that there is a lack of colour in the video. Dunno if anyone has noticed, but the music video looks dull when the song is very colourful and loud.

Live Performance

I love this dance. Though the start of the chorus bit I am still trying to master, the dance is pretty good. Its fun and very “up there”.

And The Rating?

9/10. If the girls did not sound like they were held back and the music video had some more oclour in it, then it would’ve been better. However it is still a good song. “Like This Yo, Like This”.

Have Fun Watching 😀 Troy

Music Video

The Chaser – Infinite

Song

This is a really good song. I actually did not like their previous songs at all. This song compared to their other songs are more refreshing and really does not sound like an actual love story like BTD, Be Mine or Paradise (which was kind of a song that I thought would be a Vietnamese song from the instrumental). I found the very start of the song, which sounds like some keys dropping very original. The vocals and the rap were pretty good. Also I found that the second chorus, which slowed down very original and very refreshing. I think this song really was “Infinitize”. (Like my lameness?)

Music Video

Okay I am totally lost. I really don’t get the music video at all. The amount of vehicles and lights were used in this video was astounding. A first a key goes backward from the ground to a person’s hand. Then a car is seen to be flipped around, for the entire music video. I have no idea what the box at the end means at all, or the lost guy in the lights. Even the car driver got a little tired from tumbling around. Seriously, its like weird. I guess there was meant to be some kind of symbolism in this video, however it was not as clear, like Cleansing Cream by Brown Eyed Girls. So yeah. Really lost, like the guy in the light area. (Another lame joke, hahahah)

Live Performance

I really like the live performance. The dance is pretty good and actually met with the beat of the song and complimented each other. Even the guys’ facial expression seem to have fit nicely with the song’s tone. Really good.

And The Rating?

7.3333/10. It would’ve been better if the music video was little more simple than what it is already is.

Have Fun Watching. Troy 😀

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ER – Dalmatian

Song

I like this song. It is not catchy but it sounds good. The beat of the song and the rap was pretty good. I really liked the bridge of the song. There is something which I don’t really like about the song, it is the sounds effects in the back. They have a song called “Drive” and yet they continued to use the car sounds in the background. Kind of annoying, since they used of a lot of car sounds in the ‘Drive” song. Their song is calm yet very forceful in a way and it portrays their emotions really well, especially in the music video.

Music Video

Have to get one thing off my chest, that new guy, Simon, I think his name is looks a lot like Taeyang from Big Bang. Am I right?

Anyway, this music video is not my thing actually. It was like a mash-up between death related videos and really bad autopsy. I mean, the guys die (I am assuming) even though they rise from the dead at the end (zombies) shirtless. And then it is their girlfriend who is actually doing an autopsy on her 5, shirtless, tattooed boyfriends, who has a very brief moment with each member. I have only one thing to say, well actually two things to say. The first is that why the hell is the girl dating the 5 members at once, and how on earth does the members don’t realize that their girl is dating thier other bandmates. The other thing, is that I found it very scary, that 5 guys who were died, came a alive in the shortest amount of time when the screen goes dark. Actually I already said that: zombies.

Live Performance

I actually find their performance quite average. No catchy dance moves. There was nothing that was a stand out, nothing bad or good. Well expect for Simon, I keep on forgetting he is not Taeyang. They look so alike.

And The Rating?

I’d give this a 7.5/10. Its alright.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

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Music Video:

Abracadabra – Brown Eyed Girls (Korean Version)

Song

OMG, Finally, I have gotten around to doing this song. I absolutely love this song. Just listening to it, you know how sexy and dirty this whole song will be. It was amazing. Even though it has been released years ago, it is still a really good song to listen to. The vocals are really good and the rap is quite good as well. There really is not much to talk about this song.

Music Video

I am a little confused with the music video. Is Ga-In bisexual in this video? Cause she is making out with a guy, straps a bomb to his chest, turn into Narsha, turns back into herself and then makes out with Narsha. Jea does not make an appearance in the video, expect for the dance and Miryo is watching because she is a “supervisor”. Interesting group we have here. There is a really good plot, which has some rough edges in it, but overall pretty good.

Why on earth did I make this video sound like a porno?

Live Performance

Ah, my friend. If you have no idea what I am going to talk about in the dance, you have officially been living under a rock your whole freaking life. The frontal dance is so freaking famous. I think it is called that. I call it the hip dance but then again. It is so popular and famous, everyone has been dancing to it. Everyone from Jo Kwon to the Nation’s Grasshopper (Yoo Jae Suk). I really like this dance, cause it is easy to do. Just stand and sway your hips. I also like Ga-In’s solo. Where all the girls rub themselves over her body! LOL what?

And The Rating?

Has Brown Eyed Girl’s ever disappointed? 10/10.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy

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Music Video:

Insane – BTOB

Song

The song fits the genre, everything is okay. I do like the violin in the song and the piano is fine. The vocals are pretty good as well, especially in the chorus. It is an interesting combination of violin and piano with a pop beat. The thing that kind of makes me confuse is the English at the end of the chorus. I quote: “You make me go insane. She give me so much pain. I won’t be back again”. This make no sense what so ever. If you take it literally, yeah it makes sense. But one moment the guy is talking to his girlfriend. The next moment he is discussing the mater with a friend. So it goes from one person to another. Which is kind of not a good idea, after you have said that you ex drives you insane.

Music Video

Ah. This music video is really good. There is one ting I have to mention though. At the end, the group goes and deicide to destroy items. The piano is burnt, the mirror is broken and a few books were kicked. Yeah, kicking books with not actually do much to yourself. As you see, breaking a mirror and burning a piano really does bring out the emotion in the person. Kicking books and ripping them apart is not my friend. Looks like you were desperate to destroy something, however books are not the ideal thing to release your anger on. I can rip a book here and still be happy. Breaking mirrors and a piano is a different story.

But beside that, the emotion in the song was perfectly portrayed in the video. (of course, I am excluding the book boy).

Live Performance

I found the dance pretty cool. I really like the formation of the group at the chorus and the violin re-enactment at the start. It was pretty good.

And The Rating?

8.3/10 is what I would rate the song. Pretty good.

Have Fun Watching. 😀 Troy.

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Music Video:

100th POST!!!!! YAY!!!!! (Hush – A Pink)

Hi guys, I have written up 100th reviews. (This counting as the 100th one). Thank you for sticking around with this website. It has been over 6 months now and I am really happy. Never thought I get up to 100 posts though. Thought I just quite after making the first 10. Anyway, Thank you again for the great support you have given me with your kind comments. Now onto the review…..

Song

Now at first I liked this song, but then I never touched the song ever again. I have to say this is a different style of song. I kind of liked My My, but for some reason, I just did not listen to it again. I liked the start of the song and the “Hush, Hush” bit in the chorus is quite catchy as well. I really don’t like the first part of the bridge. It kinds of just stops the song randomly which makes the disco music kind of weird. I am not a fan of A Pink, but their last single and this one is actually pretty good.

Music Video

Again another close up video. There is not much to comment on as it is only close-up and dancing. So yeah. Chocolate?

Live Performance

Yeah, mixed feelings for the dance. It is a disco themed song, so I was expecting some kind of disco dance like T-Ara’s Roly Poly, but this dance was bland. Kind of sucked in my point of view. C’mon A Pink up your game.

And The Rating?

7/10. Not particularly the best song out there, but it will do.

Have Fun Watching. Troy. 😀 (YAY 100TH POST DONE!!!)

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Venus – Hello Venus

Song

Is there a trend going on? You know with the Venus titles? Hello VENUS, VENUS by Shinwa & VENUS by Hello VENUS.

Well beside the title, I find this rookie group really good. They really have potential. It’s not one of those really cute songs that rookie girls sing when the first debut. This song actually sounds like an actual song that I would actually dance to. This group is really good. The vocals and the rap both sounds equally good.  Yes, that’s right, they have potential. Prepare 2NE1 for your competitors. The start of the song sounds good and is really catchy. I really like the prefer the “Hello” at the start and the chorus. “Yooooooouuuuu~“.

The only thing I just don’t like with the song is the “V.I.C.T.O.R.Y girls” part of the song, it just does not match the tone of the song as the song does not sound that mature.

Music Video

Okay, first things first. I find it very distracting that they are dancing in a really bright white room. It reflects back at you!!! MY EYES!!!!

I really like how straight forward the girls are to the guys in the video and I really like the concept of the party. It fits in well with the tone of the song, as it is light a fluffy. OH ITS SO FLUFFY!!!!

NU’EST is also in the video (for those who don’t know, they are the guys at the end in the pink jackets). Its great since both of them are in the same company and debuting just around the same time, so its great to see the two bands actually taking notice of each other.

Oh and those guys can dance. The chef and the two policemen at the end were hilarious.

Oh and another thing, the girls look adorable and cute.

Live Performance

The dance is quite catchy in the song. I really like the costumes, cause it brings out their light a fluffy personality. Beside that I think the whole performance was pretty good.

And The Rating?

I give the whole song, music video and performance a 9/10. Really great debut.

Have Fun Watching 😀 Troy.

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