G-Dragon's Perfectionism Delayed His Music Video Release

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Big Bang member G-Dragon released the music video for his song "A Boy" on Monday.

This is the fourth music video he is releasing from his first solo album following the videos for songs "Heartbreaker", "Breathe" and "Butterfly."

"We were going to release the video back when he had been promoting the song but G-Dragon requested to hold additional shoots for it so its release got delayed," his agency YG Entertainment said. The 21-year-old singer had promoted the song in mid-October.

YG went onto explain that they combined actual video of G-Dragon with 2D image for the music video, like was done for "Butterfly".

G-Dragon, currently in Japan to promote his group's third single, is set to hold his first solo concert titled "Shine A Light" at the Olympic Park on December 5 and 6.

The "Light" concert will feature performances from the singer and songwriter, plus a candid look into his 10-year journey turning from a YG trainee into the leader of boy band Big Bang.

Source: asiae.co.kr

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Comments

[jaejoongxyuno07.livejournal.com]

Love GD...
But not sure about the MV.
Love the song a lot, though.

[thewokstar.livejournal.com]

LOL.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

As an aspiring concept artist, I thought it was nice and all..... but later I realized it's very boring to watch more than once. Poor GD :\

really?

[sequinstilettos.livejournal.com]

I love GD's music. but honestly the mv seemed like he was there posing in different clothes with MASSIVE special animations and effects added in.

Re: really?

[cloaked.livejournal.com]

it didn't seem like it, that was totally it.

[club-hypnotic.livejournal.com]

mv is a complete and utter eyesore (exception: gd in that black cape jacket thing with a faux-hawk).

[centric-xx.livejournal.com]

whatev's. i just loved his dragon ball z hair.

[jaejoongxyuno07.livejournal.com]

super saiyan GD.

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

should have delayed it longer because that shit was boring as hell

[poppy-sky.livejournal.com]

Sorry GD, but it was not worth the delay :/

[nicooyo.livejournal.com]

I felt like I did some weird drugs and that was the reason I was seeing the video.

[jaejoongxyuno07.livejournal.com]

mte.

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

...they delayed the music video, and that's all they were able to come up with?
don't get me wrong, the mv's interesting to watch...for about the first third of it, after that it gets repetitive and boring :|
i liked his hair though, and it made me sad the video for this was less than stellar, because this is one of the songs from his album that i like

[joongified.livejournal.com]

When I saw "the 21-year-old singer", I had to gasp for a moment because I forgot that he was D:

[aloakley.livejournal.com]

its easy to forget huh. i'm a year younger and so immature it makes me feel guilty when i think of all he's gone through. i have no achievements whatsoever D:

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

I love the video, tbh. It's my favorite out of the four he's released.

[xbigbangx.livejournal.com]

finally someone who likes the mv! 8D
same here tho. (:

[nene718.livejournal.com]

I didn't know the MV came out. There's so much going on in it.

Fav song off of the album.

[crystalheng.livejournal.com]

I need to watch the video subbed before I can say anything about it. I kinda get what the video's trying to convey though. Of the robots (or whatever they are) getting tied, the green apple turning red, etc. It's probably as lyrical as the Heartbreaker MV is, so I'll have to wait for the subbed version first ._.

It's understandable for us to judge the MV without knowing the actual lyrics since we don't know Korean but doing that doesn't do justice to what GD wants to show through the MV. It's like how several people thought that Heartbreaker had unnecessary sets, etc, when everything about the MV (even the colours used) expresses the lyrics.

[banjjak.livejournal.com]

I felt that the video was appropriate for the lyrics, because he talked about how people said he was too young, he has too much. Like too much bullets trying to hitting the iron mask (??) that it is deformed. I think because he started out young there were many restrictions thus the strings pulling the robot. Haha, sorry I talked too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVDsjcrR3I8 (Eng subbed)

[evilsupergirl.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm just easily amused because I throughly enjoyed it.

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one that loved the MV? ^^; I've watched it several times now, and I love trying to work out the symbolism of everything. I feel like the MV is actually a pretty honest showing of who GD feels he is, it's just a matter of us plebs figuring out WTF he's trying to say. XD; I mean, it's a bit wanky and pretentious and pseudo-avant-garde, but I love it because it's all that.

Like, for example, I just noticed at 2:22 that there's clearly a Louis Vuitton-esque pattern in the background, but the background is sort of 'bleeding' and the pattern is that imitation LV one that crops up on handbags in China and stuff. If you want to get in depth, the LV pattern = GD and the 'fashionista' thing he's got going on, the use of the fake pattern over the real one could indicate that he feels it's a frontage/fake persona (or maybe that he just doesn't want to get sued) and the bleeding could show he thinks it's washing away, or something. Then that would tie on into the whole mask/rusted mask theme that crops up in the MV. I DON'T KNOW. But I'm having a blast exploring this video and theorising.

.../tl;dr

[xbigbangx.livejournal.com]

o.o........
THIS. really. I love your comment. (:

the lyrics

[aloakley.livejournal.com]

it makes so much sense when you understand the lyrics

Re: the lyrics

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

More accurate translation (apart "shine alive", which should be "shine a light"):

[dancerocknight.livejournal.com]

Loving the MJ shirt though. Haha.

[meccamputech.livejournal.com]

all this energy should of been put in a 'she's gone' mv instead

[minamelody.livejournal.com]

i <3 it and he looks bangin' ;)

[beanii.livejournal.com]

When the baby came out the apple and was standing up, it was a little freaky.

[outlawed.livejournal.com]

I hated this song when I first heard it. Hearing it again it's finally sticking to me now.

[jishcreator.livejournal.com]

Lol, the mystery has been revealed. Love him to death. ♥

[tokidokilolita.livejournal.com]

With the lyrics I like the video alot more, though I totally did not mind watching it before considering he looks hot with his super saiyan hair <3

[crossbones.livejournal.com]

why is korea obsessed with apples