▶ One female fan intensely cheers. “Oh my god”, “I can’t believe it” and gathers the lips. Who would be the one in which ‘Oh wow’ is directed towards to. They are ‘GIRLS’ GENERATION’. This overseas woman admired ‘Mr.Mr.’s mannish look.

▶ One American male cries out. He consecutively shouts “Oh~no”. Another man gathers his hands and prays. He also made a facial expression of going blank. The one who made him jealous is Dara. The love scene in the music video of ‘COME BACK HOME’ triggered the overseas male fan.

The music videos of GIRLS’ GENERATION’s ‘Mr.Mr.’ and ‘2NE1’s ‘COME BACK HOME’ are popular. ‘Mr.Mr.’ exceeded 12.86 million views on YouTube. ‘COME BACK HOME’ is recording 6.21 million views. It is two weeks after they were released but they are still tempting people to click on the video and are attracting popularity.

What kind of charms of ‘Mr.Mr.’ and ‘COME BACK HOME’ would overseas fans have fallen for? We have analyzed the ‘Reaction’ videos that are on YouTube. The reaction video is a video that recorded the reaction towards the music video. In the case of ‘Mr.’, there are about 70,000 and ‘COME BACK HOME’ has 310,000 reaction videos.

◆ 2NE1 ‘Come back home’ : An addictive melody worked. As the music video approached the end, the number of fans singing the chorus part increased. They also showed interests toward the overall story. When the part that they could not understand very well was shown, they were very curious about it.

Best 1. Dara’s Couple Acting

☞ Scene(37 seconds) : I miss the smell of you, who were hugging me ~ the lyrics part.

Dara’s acting stood out. She was lying on the sofa while hugging the male actor. Dara petted on the man’s hair with anxious facial expression.

☞ Reaction : Dara, what are you doing. “Oh, my Sandara~”.

It was like as if saying bye to the lover. Sad facial expression was obvious. One male fan from America shouted “Why is Dara with a man”. Another male fan touched his chin. His face looked unhappy in no time.

☞ Reason : High level affection scene

Dara is in charge of the look. The level of support from male fans is high. The love scene that she presented was enough to bring forth jealousy from the fans. In the scene where she is lying with a man with missing bottom outfit, there were even sighs.

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Best 2. CL’s style to the max
 
☞ Scene(19 seconds) : One, two, three you left me ~ the lyrics part.

This is the start of the song. It is the scene in which CL appears for the first time. She is walking with a blank facial expression while holding a red color spray can in one hand. In her ears, there are earrings that look like ice pick.

☞ Reaction : CL, you are amazing,~ ” Earring, Earring ”

When CL appeared, all the fans cheered. They focused on unbeatable style. One male fan in England said “Those earrings are amazing”. He looked pretty interested. Another female fan also said “Earring” and admired.

☞ Reason : Unconventional piercing, twist

CL walks calmly matching with the medium tempo. Would it be calm emergence. Of course not. There was a twist hidden in the zoom-in of the camera. The piercing with a unique shape got the attention of the fans at once. The anticipation toward the style, the reactions was like ‘Of course it is’.

Best 3. Chorus, Come Back Home~
☞ Scene(1 minute 26 seconds) : Come Back Home ~ the lyrics part.While wearing the cap that covers the entire face, CL who is shouting “Come Back Home” appears. It is a cyber-like atmosphere. Immediately, the background that reminds of outer space is shown.

☞ Reaction : Everyone “Come Back Home~”

All the fans who were watching the video sang at the same time. They either nodded or opened and moved their mouths. One male fan in America shouted “SWAG” and presented a hip hop gesture.

☞ Reason : Addictive melody

An addictive melody worked. A tempo that suddenly got faster is also one of the contributors in making the fans shake their shoulders. Since the chorus was in English, everybody was able to join. It was even possible to watch ‘Singing along’ of the overseas fans.

Best 4. Fancy outer space Best 3.

☞ Scene(1minute 39 seconds) : ‘Come baby baby come come baby~ the lyrics part.

Dara is sitting in an outer space. Next, many ‘objet’ that only took CL’s face is shown in a fancy way. It is a scene that creates an illusion of as if watching SF movie.

☞ Reaction : Compliments one after another, “Good” x 20

The admiring words “Nice” and “Beautiful” were continuously heard. One female fan in England stopped what she was saying and stared at the screen. One male fan continuously nodded and said “OK”.

☞ Reason : Colorful CG

The production fee of 5 hundred million Korean won was not a waste. The colorful space CG that looks like it will only be possible in SF movies satisfied the curiosity. The dreamy melody that plays in the particular scene also received positive comments.

Best 5. Dara’s unexpected behavior

☞ Scene(2 minutes 55 seconds) : Where are you, where, too far away ~ the lyrics part.

Dara’s lover is lying down while wearing special equipment in eyes and ears. Dara quietly stared at the man. When she took out the device that is in the ear, the light that was surrounding man’s face also disappeared.

☞ Reaction : What happened to him? “He died”

To the action of Dara, the fans said “What’s going on?” and were confused. One male fan in America shook his head as if he does not understand. Another fan was also shocked.

☞ Reason: Dara’s unknown story

There was no clear evidence to Dara’s actions, It is a scene in which it is not possible to know cause and effect. So the fans were much more confused. What kind of story will Dara’s behavior have. The fans themselves also started debating. The music video is over but reflecting on it is not over.

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Source: Naver Star Cast