The drama version music video opens up with the simple plot of T-ara N4 members, working hard under the blazing sun, bored and tired of the farm life. When their supervisor gets distracted, the girls play hooky so that they can enter a spontaneous dance competition.
The music video is fast-paced and filled with a countless number of cameos, including singer Kim Wan Sun, politician Heo Kyung Young, actor Jung Woon Taek, former baseball player Yang Joon Hyuk, Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, and even SPEED’s Tae Woon.
The music video is fast-paced and filled with a countless number of cameos, including singer Kim Wan Sun, politician Heo Kyung Young, actor Jung Woon Taek, former baseball player Yang Joon Hyuk, Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, and even SPEED’s Tae Woon.
The reason why Countryside Diaries tugged us in right from the start is because of the mix of the old and new.
Not only did the special cameo appearances by veteran actors, Choi Bool Am and Kim Su Mi (who are adorable by the way), had us remembering the good ol’ drama series Countryside Diaries, which aired from 1980 to 2002, even the song itself includes part of the drama’s theme song, triggering a memory from our childhood as we grew up watching the series with our grandparents.
Nostalgia and traditional Korean music mixed in with the new exciting beats and melodies has already got this song on repeat (in our heads at least).
Not only did the special cameo appearances by veteran actors, Choi Bool Am and Kim Su Mi (who are adorable by the way), had us remembering the good ol’ drama series Countryside Diaries, which aired from 1980 to 2002, even the song itself includes part of the drama’s theme song, triggering a memory from our childhood as we grew up watching the series with our grandparents.
Nostalgia and traditional Korean music mixed in with the new exciting beats and melodies has already got this song on repeat (in our heads at least).
Now, the only real complaint we have of this song and video is that it has so many inside jokes that may be quite exclusive to Koreans.
T-ara N4 said it wants to let the warmth of the people from the Korean countryside be known to the world – and that’s all great, but how can that happen when the majority of the international audience knows nothing about the little things happening in the music video?
We’re not saying that people newly introduced to this song or music video won’t enjoy it, but we believe it won’t be fully appreciated without knowing what the cameo appearances, the scenarios, and even the dance moves are referring to.
T-ara N4 said it wants to let the warmth of the people from the Korean countryside be known to the world – and that’s all great, but how can that happen when the majority of the international audience knows nothing about the little things happening in the music video?
We’re not saying that people newly introduced to this song or music video won’t enjoy it, but we believe it won’t be fully appreciated without knowing what the cameo appearances, the scenarios, and even the dance moves are referring to.
But in the end, we do give T-ara N4 some props for bringing this part of Korean culture into light. And just like the group sings in the song, we’ll stop bickering and just enjoy what T-ara N4 has brought to us.
-L
source:enewsworld.mnet
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