[MV Review] Rania - Up

This was actually released last week (I think), but I've only just now heard about it while scrounging around for something to write about. SO HERE'S A MUCH-DELAYED REVIEW~

Rania's latest single is a promo CF song for some resort in Korea, so my expectations going in weren't that high. Especially when they decided to release it for free as a gift to the fans. While the motion is appreciated, that doesn't bode too well for the song quality if the management didn't think it would be able to sell. In any case, the MV essentially boils down to just dancing and frolicking.  But then again, that's not necessarily a bad thing. You have to remember that this is a CF song for a resort. A water resort. Meaning swimwear. Meaning Rania in swimwear.

If I have to spell it out any more for you, this probably isn't the MV for you.

As such, the MV is understandably heavy on the fanservice and easy on the eyes. The dance, while uninspired and obviously just cobbled together to meet a sudden need for choreography, does have its moments. Unlike a certain other dance routine from a recently reviewed MV. 

Bring back the swaglean.

Told you it was pretty basic.

I will give them credit for this bit of twerkin' though. Not many girl groups can
attest to that kind of choreo.

No one's been this blatant in a while. At least the 94'ers are legal in Korea
now, or this woulda been bad. (Not.)

Whole-lotta ass but even I, a diehard Rania fan, will admit that there are not many buns there to admire. Unless I've been spoiled by the likes of Girl's Day and the Yurass, I'm sure most of you out there will agree. I do have to gripe about the mysterious lack of Di in the dance bits though. She's present for (many) of the jammin'/chillin'/frolickin' segments of the MV, but her face is always obscured by goddamn lens flare. I'm almost 80% sure she wasn't even present for the recording of some of the choreography for some as-of-yet unexplained reason, but surely DR Music doesn't expect us to buy this shit:

"Di" is the one in the purple bikini top and studded white shorts.
(4 if you're counting from left to right.)

COME ON MAN, THAT STUNT DOUBLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE SAME HAIR COLOR. ARE YOU EVEN TRYING? EVEN CCM DID A BETTER JOB PASSING OFF THAT COW AS HYOMIN IN THE DAY BY DAY MV!! And just look at this blatant lens flare bullshit!!

OH PLEASE.
("Di" is on the far right. Duh.)

I may be biased and all, but just look at her! Jjangbak as fuck, how could you even try frontin' that shit with me the viewers?! Especially when she's resplendent in the parts of the choreo that DID make it into the MV.

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

NAE MA EUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM
(Google translate tells me that's the romanization of 내 마음, or "MY HEAAAAAART")

Like I said earlier, the MV is pretty much just Rania dancing around a pool and clubbin' it up at this fancy resort. Lotta eyecandy, because the girls look fantastic. Like jjangbak as fuck. Standouts still remain Di and surprisingly Saem (she really broke out of her previous shell, so to speak). I would usually go with T-ae, but I'm not enjoying that dirty blonde dye job she's rocking at the moment. Oh random note, but apparently the resort features a "snow" zone too. One that just BEGGED for sexualized advertisement.

Like wat. Who would actually believe attractive girls in their sane, rational minds would
EVER go frolic in the snow dressed in sports bras? How did that ever get through??

Blatant fanservice aside, I have to say, this is a fairly good "feel-good" summer clubbin' jam. I mean sure, it's pretty basic and nowhere near the level of their real singles, but it's a pretty good fit for a randomly commissioned CF song for a summer resort. Pretty heavy on the autotune for my taste, but that IS the nature of these kinds of songs. I really enjoyed the first bridge, that shit sold me on this song. Not so much that shitty dubstep breakdown, but the choruses were serviceable and the hints of eurodance and Latin music influences were nice. Best part is, the lyrics don't pretend to be something they're not. This is all about dancing and partying and (possibly) sexing it up, and that's not a bad thing.

I'm sure many of you will question my ears, but I think it even holds up to the "mainstream" normal shit that the idolverse has been pumping out lately. Not that it says much to be better than say the 4Minute track, or the 2NE1 one (both of whose names escape me right now), but still. Pretty good for my favorite nugus.

TL;DR: Feel good viewing experience of girls in bikinis frolicking to a feel-good summer clubbin' jam.

+:

• decent song
• that bridge doe
• interesting hints of eurodance/Latin flava
• DI
• Saem
• everyone looks damn good
• passable choreography

-:

• T-ae's unfortunate hair color
• wtf snowzone?
• dubstep breakdown
• a tad Engrishy
• lack of Di in some parts 
• LENS FLARE AIN'T FOOLIN NO ONE, DR MUSIC

I give this MV a 3.5 out of 5, with an extra 0.25 for the visual aspect. ;D