It may have pink hearts on it's cheeks but I have the strangest inkling that this cat is not to be trusted! But it does have a bow on and, for someone who prefers dogs, it is a pretty favorable cat I must say! But "Why cats?", I hear you ask. Well, it's from a scene of Circus by W&Whale, the music video for the main song made for the new S. Korean horror film The Cat that is coming out. Actually, the music video has lots and lots of lovely cats in it, and is much less scary than the film I bet, and the song isn't bad either (though the beginning sounds a bit too much like Goldfrapp for my liking). You can see it here.
Just to fill you in briefly about the band though, here is a helpful synopsis: Before Whale joined the group in 2008, W (Where the Story Ends) only had three male members. They had released two albums under the name W, winning the group artist of the year and the best pop album titles at the third Korea Pop Music Awards in 2006. “Shocking Pink Rose” from W’s second album was used in the hit drama, “My Name is Kim Sam-soon.” W & Whale came under the spotlight in September 2008 when their song “RPG Shine” was adapted into a jingle for SK broadband. Taken from here, where there are also member profiles should you want them. The male members seem a little bit like Korea's answer to the Blue Man Group but in varying colours? 'Lol'.
Anyway, slightly more interestingly, they teamed up with Jo Kwon of 2AM to make
a digital Single in autumn 2009 called Dunk shot. The music video is nothing to write home about, but quite a lot of it sounds a bit like Madonna's La Isla Bonita and I kind of really love it, especially Kwon's bit. It's probably the best I've ever heard Jo Kwon using his voice both seriously and solo? It was a happy find.
To get back to the scaredy cat theme, maybe even better is the collaboration they did with MC Mong, also in 2009, titled Horror Show.This one definitely deserves the music video to be embedded! MC Mong and Kang Ho Dong make such a fun time pair at the start. And the whole video literary oozes with horror film and K-pop references, two things I love a lot. Sleazy Mong vampire seduction, some type of exorcist head rotation, bloodied up twins doing the Abracadabra dance... It's great!
I have liked MC Mong for a long time on and off, and he is definitely in the same category to Supreme Team's Simon D, the grown-up-ever-so-slightly-lolcat gently crushing category.
Sadly due to draft dodging controversy - though he has now been found innocent of the original accusation - he no longer appears on our screens see here :'( But at least we can back date with songs like this I guess.
To come full circle, this is the new W & Whale song teaser that got released today, and I must say that it is looking pretty good!
Once you get past the Matrix-esque beginning, it looks a bit T.O.P. Turn it up with the costuming, though obviously only a tenth as good, the best anything ever could be in relation to that video. Also, it's an electro dance track but a man has an electric keyboard strapped to him? Cool. I think my favourite bit may be the over-sized decapitated teddy bear all trashed at the end, stuffing popping out and in a pile at her feet, which for some reason bought this video to mind. Anyways, it's not an idol band but the song may be enough like a k-pop hit for me to love it. Hope so.
