Thursday, January 3, 2013

Brown Eyed Girls 브라운 아이드 걸스 Abracadabra 아브라카다브라




   Today I would like to talk about the group Brown Eyed Girls  브라운 아이드 걸스. They have been on the Kpop music charts since 2006 when they debuted. They are one of the longest running female groups with the original members, although they each have started on a solo path. They started doing R&B and have developed more towards Electronic Pop.
  The four members are (from left to right)  Park Hyo Jin (Narsha  나르샤) then Son Ga In (Gain나르샤) who is the maknae, then we have Jo Mi Hye (Miryo  미료) and finally the leader Kim Hyo Jin (Jea  제아 ).
  The video/song named "Abracadabra" 아브라카다브라 is still one of their most popular even though it was released in 2009. The song speaks of a girl who lost her man and is willing to do anything, even turn into a bad person of sorts to get him back. The bad she talks about is casting spells as if she is someone who practices Voodoo. She repeatedly asks if he loves her, (meaning the other girl) or if you love me. It sounds to me like she is possessed by him, as in “fatal attraction”.  Although it doesn’t say in the lyrics the video set is that of him sleeping or under a spell and waking up to find himself handcuffed to the bed with a nasty surprise about to happen. If she can’t have him no one will. In the final scene, it may be the other women she is after with another spell. 
  One set is that of an apartment with the above mentioned bed as the focal point. Adding to the element of the triangle is scenes of passion with our spell-caster and her dog on her way to them. Perhaps it’s her animal companion that many of the occults often have. Another scene is just a plain white room with the contrasting black outfit of the ladies and their backup dancers. This is where they perform a rather complex dance routine including  the signature move of the song, a simple but provocative hip sway.  There are a few minor sets such as one of the ladies in a cage of sorts and another of a woman in a chair with televisions all around, maybe signifying she sees all.   The sound track itself is a danceable electro pop beat. This could be another Kpop song that will grow on you.    
Until next time
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