T-ara has had a fantastic 2011. They've had the biggest selling single of the entire year in South Korea with the mega-hit "Roly-Poly" and they've finished the year on a real high - with the current single "Cry Cry". Although "Roly-Poly" may have been a fun, party track that captured the hearts of the young and old of South Korea, their follow-up single "Cry Cry" took a completely direction. They could have simply returned with another catchy, retro and disco-inspired single, but they've instead gone for a more dark and mature sound with "Cry Cry".
The magic of this song is that it comes with both an uptempo dance version and a ballad version. And the ballad version is not just a slowed down version of the uptempo one, no, it's entirely different. Whereas the ballad version illustrates the softer and more gentile side to T-ara, the uptempo transforms the song into a fierce, strong and powerful dance number, featuring harsh, industrial beats and Spanish guitars.
T-ara may not be the most talented girl group around (their vocals are not the best in the K-Pop industry), but they absolutely ooze class and charisma. From "Bo Peep Bo Peep" to "Roly-Poly" (and to some extent their somewhat criticised single "yayaya", which didn't boast any lyrical genius), the 7 girls of T-ara are highly versatile.
Furthermore, as demonstrated in "Cry Cry", they also boast credible acting skills. Their 15 minute music video, or mini-movie as we can now call it, is packed full with drama and a thrilling plot, which accompanies the song (ballad and uptempo version) perfectly. Jiyeon's acting is truly remarkable and gives a stellar performance in her role as a spy.
We have definately been spoiled by T-ara this year, as "Roly-Poly" also had a mini-movie as it's visual. At the end of December, T-ara are expected to release "Lovey Dovey" which is the follow-up track to "Cry Cry". We are told that "Lovey Dovey" concludes the mini-movie that began with "Cry Cry" - as the ending of "Cry Cry" ends with a bit of a cliff-hanger.
We'll look out for "Lovey Dovey", without a doubt, and also look forward to what 2012 will bring for T-ara.
The magic of this song is that it comes with both an uptempo dance version and a ballad version. And the ballad version is not just a slowed down version of the uptempo one, no, it's entirely different. Whereas the ballad version illustrates the softer and more gentile side to T-ara, the uptempo transforms the song into a fierce, strong and powerful dance number, featuring harsh, industrial beats and Spanish guitars.
T-ara may not be the most talented girl group around (their vocals are not the best in the K-Pop industry), but they absolutely ooze class and charisma. From "Bo Peep Bo Peep" to "Roly-Poly" (and to some extent their somewhat criticised single "yayaya", which didn't boast any lyrical genius), the 7 girls of T-ara are highly versatile.
Furthermore, as demonstrated in "Cry Cry", they also boast credible acting skills. Their 15 minute music video, or mini-movie as we can now call it, is packed full with drama and a thrilling plot, which accompanies the song (ballad and uptempo version) perfectly. Jiyeon's acting is truly remarkable and gives a stellar performance in her role as a spy.
We have definately been spoiled by T-ara this year, as "Roly-Poly" also had a mini-movie as it's visual. At the end of December, T-ara are expected to release "Lovey Dovey" which is the follow-up track to "Cry Cry". We are told that "Lovey Dovey" concludes the mini-movie that began with "Cry Cry" - as the ending of "Cry Cry" ends with a bit of a cliff-hanger.
We'll look out for "Lovey Dovey", without a doubt, and also look forward to what 2012 will bring for T-ara.
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