IZ*ONE - Secret Story of the Swan MV

[frequency.livejournal.com]

source: Stone Music Entertainment

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[frequency.livejournal.com]

commenting on my own post, hooraaaaay

this honestly looks like an older WJSN MV to me!! especially the colors and the ~up in the clouds~ scenes.

i'm still not 100% sold on this song, though.

[frequency.livejournal.com]

oh the CGI is definitely terrible, lol. they could've delayed the comeback and let this MV cook a little longer.

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

yeah, parts of this feel wholly lifted from 'Secret'

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

that was my exact thoughts on just the screencap alone. I was like...why does this look familiar?

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

I much prefer real sets and outdoor filming to cgi and box mvs. I also prefer the showcase performance video to the mv, they really shine in the perf! They look beautiful as usual. Yena's rap is a highlight. Wish we had more of yuri's husky vocals.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I enjoy their songs for what they are: the musical equivalent of fast food. I won't remember it in 2 months but I'm enjoying it now.


The visuals are always pretty, but there's also always something missing to give it that extra factor. I think it's because they have some many members and they try to show everyone so you barely get two seconds of each scene and it's... dizzying (that an adjective?)

[degloss.livejournal.com]

lol idk if I didn't look too much into the teasers for this comeback but this was not what I was expecting....
It just seems like all recent ish tropical pop songs mashed into a disjointed noisy (not nct adjacent noisy LOL) song?
the editing for the mv also feels weird? like they were using those high tech 360 cameras but didn't edit out the parts where in the first few seconds they don't really know how or where to look?

[pukingflowers.livejournal.com]

i am a die hard stan of the j-line but... feeling meh about the song. some cgi parts of the mv were rough.
how can you go from violetta & fiesta to something so forgettable?

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

the song is average and i don’t particularly care for it but wow i absolutely love the mv!!

[frequency.livejournal.com]

They think it's edgy or avant garde or some shit when it's just bad songwriting.

idk why this made me laugh. 😂 you're not wrong tho!!

[adenar.livejournal.com]

I'm getting a little tired of their mv style if I'm honest, this one isn't as headache-incuding as fiesta but wow just give me some longer shots and make the scenes vaguely relate to each other, the boats seemed completely out of place

The song gets better by the first chorus, the beginning isn't very well thought through.

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

it's....fine. It's no Fiesta but few songs can match that perfection

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

this is my FAV song of theirs since la vie en rose. violeta & fiesta bored me but this song has an extra edge that i love! it reminds me of (g)i-dle & everglow

the mv, though... eh. quite tired of the "explosion of cgi and elegant visuals" trend, give me something simpler that just shows off the members

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I don't really like it, something about it feels noisy without being interesting? the MV looks pretty weird too with the CGI part. but the sets one (Eunbi and Chaewon's one especially) are pretty!

yes to Chaeyeon getting many lines here, rise vocal, dancer, rapper Chaeyeon!

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I'll pass. Will they ever be able to top their debut song?

[ironmangina.livejournal.com]

The MV is edited more weirdly than usual because they had to cut parts where Eunbi was wearing a bindi.

As for the song....definitely I thought it was fun I liked the beat.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

*sigh* at least they cut it out but they shouldn’t have in the first place...I wonder who told them this isn’t ok to include

[frequency.livejournal.com]

on one hand, at least someone was smart enough to say "hey, you might wanna cut those parts out!"
on the other hand, it could've been avoided completely if they just hadn't filmed those parts altogether. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[coyote-revolver.livejournal.com]

Kind of disappointed in the MV since their Korean releases always have great production values. I feel they could've had a much more interesting video/imagery considering the 'swan' concept, they even simulate swan wings in the choreo :s yay for more Chaeyeon scenes though!

[mortkero.livejournal.com]

The constant changing shot was almost headache inducing, in particular the bit with the swinging chain watch.

I liked the styling with the boat.

But I really really wanted to add

Like [a] swan

Hearing 'like swan' really bugs me

[mortkero.livejournal.com]

At least that is more grammatically correct - ish
Do the swan!

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

i honestly think this is their weakest comeback tho i still like this song. i don't hate this mv but it doesn't show the full impact of the choreography which sucks. fiesta (vid & song) were superior.

this is doing surprisingly well in korea tho so good for them

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

both the song & the MV are disjointed af... & not in a good way – but rise Queen Chaeyeon! 😍

LVeR/Violeta remain the superior songs imo

[onerainysunday.livejournal.com]

Is this their last comeback?

[mortkero.livejournal.com]

Came back to say the choreo is a lot better than the MV

They had quite a few nice moves that fitted with the song title. I liked the wing movement at the start, and the whole v shaped, members facing each other and stepping back move