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NATURE -- Allegro Cantabile
https://youtu.be/fuYXtN_MaIg?si=eRfFchc4i8Ymd6M4

The other day @pixelcats mentioned the joy that Kpop can bring into the lives of fans.

One track that continues to bring me sweet and undiluted joy is this debut from Nature, a group that is, alas, no more.

Tastes differ, of course, and some will never enjoy "Allegro Cantabile" .

I wonder, though, if some westerners, encountering an East Asian cute concept MV like this, immediately dismiss it as "weird". After all, I might once have done so myself.

To allow prejudice to close oneself off from the singing happiness of Nature here would be such a shame.

So if you are not a Kpop or cute concept fan, put aside prejudice and give "Allegro Cantabile" a try.

If you don't like it, you will have lost less than five minutes of your time.

If you don't even try it, you might be missing a source of intense joy you will find nowhere else.

There's another reason this MV delights me. It is a Kpop version of ...

#Kpop #Nature #AllegroCantabile #CuteConcept #GirlGroups

ILY:1 -- Twinkle Twinkle
https://youtu.be/iKAen7Z8JA8?si=JahF5g-AU3jLeVCa

I was sorry to read today that ILY:1 have disbanded, as I enjoyed their cute concept songs.

This stage is charming; I am particularly taken with the mauve beret.

Kpopfans from South Korea probably find us multistans as strange as Europeans or South Americans might find somebody who claims to support lots of football teams.

#Kpop #ILY1 #TwinkleTwinkle #CuteConcept #GirlGroups #Multistans

CSR -- Euratcha!

Whatever happened to CSR? They were top notch cute concept Kpop!

EDIT: I am delighted to see that "Business Channel boosted your post".

https://youtu.be/bh_ns3A4dC8?si=fJZkShDbdCeqHuzb

#Kpop #CSR #CuteConcept #GirlGroups

Here's hoping for a cute nautical concept...

#Kpop #OhMyGirl #OhMy #CuteConcept

I've been enjoying this city pop inflected cute concept song. Even though I don't love all of the outfits, I still prefer this Studio Choom to the MV.

Like many others, I was struck by the "Thank you Jesus" line. I wonder why that was included.

#Kpop #SayMyName #ShaLala #StudioChoom #CuteConcept

https://youtu.be/H3Ncs0HIXoU?si=yBUzX1i_FrybgKz-

Every Sunday I look back at the preceding week in kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen UNICODE – Let Me Love.

https://youtu.be/sCF22BQYHYI?si=Io_KZtS4G8VRob88

Kpop is a niche taste in the west, but I suspect I occupy a niche within that niche, because I think not that many westerners love cute concept girl groups.

This song, so reminiscent of early GFriend, has really grown on me. I liked this Inkigayo stage because the outfits do not necessarily read as school uniforms, that styling choice being the one aspect of cute concepts that I am not crazy about.

The composer, Jinyoung, also wrote one of my favourite Oh My Girl songs, “Step By Step”, sometimes known as “One Step Two Step”, which I will append as a reply to this post.

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #Unicode #LetMeLove #CuteConcept Jinyoung #GirlGroups

CLASS:y -- Winter Bloom

https://youtu.be/w21XcXiTP3g?si=YeaPa-Ce7GOOe1vR

"Cute concept" kpop is never going to find a big audience in the west, but I hope those discerning few who do appreciate its pleasures will agree that this song is a delightful offering from an underrated group.

#Kpop #CLASSy #WinterBloom #GirlGroups #CuteConcept

#KpopMonday #CandySugarPop

It 's so sweet of @Erzbet and @lil_meow_meow to have chosen and organized this theme.

APRIL -- Dream Candy

https://youtu.be/H2T1yZbTMzo?si=HkSUTXIq6tgqilDt

Cute concept at its sweetest. I know that this sort of stuff is never going to be popular in the west, but I love it!

It's such a shame that April broke up in a welter of acrimony

#Kpop #GirlGroups #April #DreamCandy #CuteConcept