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This week’s Music Monday is the rap `battle edition, with Block B’s NA LE NA LE NA LE NA
[sample of Block B’s “NanlinA”]
This is the first Block B video that we’ve ever reviewed.
Freeze almost made it into music Monday, but it didn’t.
And, to be honest, we’re glad that it didn’t, because we didn’t like that song or video AT ALL!
[clip from “Freeze”
Did he just say,
[THE F BOMB!] Us?
This song and video, though, are a totally different story.
Altogether, I can really say that Block B has grown a lot since then. A lot a lot. A lot
Nanlina, though, is great! Really like it! It’s so catchy and always stuck in my head
My favourite rapper out of the member, I think his name is P.O or is it PO? (is this PO)
I’m digging his sound the best. He’s got that kindof raspy voice that I love. It’s great.
My only criticism is that - now, don’t murder me for this - it feels like some of the members,
like for example Zico, are more comfortable at being swag and having a hip hop feel to them
so sometimes I feel like a few members are trying too hard.
I have the same complaint for forcing guys to act aegyo and it just doesn’t suit them.
But, otherwise, I’m really digging the song
Anyhow, the video starts off with about a minute of buildup before the song actually starts,
Oh boy! I love it when my music videos don’t play music!
but at least there is a story being told during the buildup and not just people making faces at the camera.
[making sexy faces at the camera]
So the video starts with Team Black dragon guy staring at a wall with what we assume is the date and location for a gang war.
The camera zooms in on his hand for like three seconds as he opens the zippo lighter,
and then he lights the zippo lighter, and then CLOSES THE ZIPPO LIGHTER!
Wow. That’s a cool zippo lighter.
Talk about the most anticlimactic scene ever.
I was expecting him to throw it on a tied up person, covered in gasoline and screaming for mercy,
or for him to throw it on a trail of lighter fluid that sets a house on fire
so he can walk away slowly as it explodes in slow motion
or for him to set SOMETHING on fire. A cigarette? Maybe a birthday candle
Side note here: I’m not sure what model of zippo lighter closes with a gunshot,
but I would like to buy that one. Because my zippo lighter is lame.
BAAHHHH!
The guy on Team Red Tiger, though, is a total badass.
He sees some guy disrespecting a woman, to Tiger guy goes over and beats him up.
My favorite part of the scene:
before he goes to beat him up, you see 2 glasses full.
When you look at the guy who’s been beat up, you see two glasses knocked over, but no spill ANYWHERE.
That means that Red Tiger guy not only beat up the guy,
but he’s also polite enough to clean up after his mess.
Either that, or...he’s a raging alcoholic.
Anyhow, the song finally starts it turns out that this is actually a really good song.
Like, really good, I’m not joking here. This song is pretty awesome.
It’s all BRAAAAAAA and grimy BUH BUH BAH BAH BAH BAH BUH BUH
Can I just ask you never to sing a song again, Simon?
No
And it’s got what sounds like cowbell. It’s faint, it’s small, but it’s in there.
I think Kpop is starting to listen to my call.
For me, Cowbell in music is like ranch on food. DELICIOUS!
Now, I’m don’t know enough about Block B to be their fan yet,
or a BBC as you call yourselves.
Wait...really? BBC? Doesn’t that stand for British Broadcasting Corporation?
You guys named yourselves after a British newschannel?
I wonder what your fanmeets are like...
I am Sir Pennington Wigglebottom the 2nd
Top news for this evening:
Bananas in pajamas broke into a man’s garage and stole his vitamins
and other things with British accents that I cannot pronounce.
Back to you Sir Elton John.
Anyhow, I’m not a big enough BBC to know the names of all of the people in Block B
but, umm, what’s up with the misplaced dorky looking guy with the glasses?
Everyone’s acting badass, and have chains with skulls, messy “idontcare” hairstyles,
and he’s got the bowl haircut and dorky glasses of a middle school student.
He doesn’t look bad, he just doesn’t fit this video’s look at all.
Not really the vibe they were going for, I’d say
This just in, Block B fans around the world have gathered to murder Martina of eatyourkimchi.
They have accused her of being an anti-fan, a racist, a pacifist, an ableist
and a whole bunch of other -ist words that they don’t understand
probably because they have the propensity to be very easily butthurt.
Back to you, Susan Boyle.
And about that final fight scene.
You’re about to start a big fight between two crews,
after you spend most of the video walking through hallways and rubbing your faces.
They’re all ready to throw down. Dude...brings a chair.
Really? Your weapon of choice, out of the vast amount of possibilities in this world, is a chair?
A tool, not created to harm people, but to give them comfort?
Not the most discreet weapon either.
[Kill Bill music]
I’m just gonna sit on it.
It’s a good view of the fight I have here.
Alright, fine, at least tell me that you’re going to crack that chair over someone’s back, WWE style.
Everyone is squared off and ready to fight,
but Mr. Forever Alone here decides to pick a fight with a chair.
I get the numbers are uneven, but you know, gang up, you know? Like 2 on 1.
That’s why they call you a gang. You gang up on people. When you fight them.
I don’t know about you, but if I had a crew
and one of my crewmates decided to beat up somebody’s furniture, instead of some people
he would no longer be in my crew.
[music]
First off, love the crotch cooling dance.
I know what I’m doing next time I’m overheated at a club.
Hot Hot Summer is out, Block B is in.
Now, maybe this is just us, but does the main dance not seem like...a gorilla dance?
I mean it doesn’t help that the arms of their jackets look like they’ve been made from the bodies of several dead gorillas,
but the chest scratching and angry arm throwing is just so...so...gorilla.
Remember kids: Block B: the B stands for Banana.
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As for the English of the song, we give this a 3 out of 5.
Now, this song has a bunch of English in it.
Some of it is acceptable. Some of it is awkward.
For example: “When you look at me, make you crazy.”
It’s not bad: it would have been better if he said “I make you crazy” or something like that.
And then there’s one part, that - to me, sounds like he’s saying
“I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know, but I’m hard.”
Then he starts fanning his crotch.
And then he says “you know what I mean”
No Block B, I don’t want to know what you mean.
I think I know what you mean, but I’d rather not say it out loud.
Too much information.
Last week we asked you which band had the most abstract acronym. B.A.P. or MBLAQ.
and MBLAQ crushed BAP!
I don’t really know if that’s something to be proud of,
but we’re talking over 2000 votes more than BAP,
which, everyone seems to think stands for Blonde Asian People.
But...congratulations MBLAQ?
For this week’s Rap Battle showdown, we ask you who you think would win this Rap Battle:
Block B, or B.A.P. GET YOUR CREWS, SON!
Leave your votes in the comments, or in our Facebook poll
and we’ll announce the winners next week.
Also, thanks to the BBC for voting for Block B this week.
If there’s a video you want to see us do for next week’s Music Monday,
head on over to http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/kpopcharts and get voting.
And lastly, don’t forget to like and favorite this video and to subscribe for more Music Mondays.
And if you want to see who won the BAP contest, check out our Bloopers.
Take it away, Spudgy.
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