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 fromis_9 – Like You Better
What a difficult choice it was this week! I was so impressed by the ARTMS Club Icarus in Seoul mixset, and was also delighted by Hearts2Hearts performing “Style” in their pyjamas. Even after settling on “Like You Better”, I was undecided for a while about which version I should choose: one of the stages, a performance video, or the MV itself.
I eventually chose the MV, because I had felt so relieved when I first saw it. When I heard early this year that fromis_9 had lost members and was no longer with Pledis/HYBE, I feared we would longer hear from them. These fears were hardly assuaged when I read that the five remaining members had signed with ASND, an agency hitherto unknown to me. I was dreading one of those low budget videos set in wasteland or a parking garage with a poorly recorded song. So I was delighted to see a well made video shot on location and even more pleased to hear this exuberant summer song. Even though I have liked the stages, I think that the second part of the chorus works better on the MV, and the video as a whole does so well at matching the mood of the song.
As a bonus, I have also learned from the MV that Thailand, like the UK, Japan, Australia, and seventy or so other countries, drives on the left!
https://youtu.be/r1QapH1SIAI?si=K0hTmfDfflRXZ7i9
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