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Everything I love about Black Mamba's Music Video
This is a Black Mamba Music Video appreciation post - brought about from my love for Music, Art in Photography, Video Editing, Visuals and in-betweens. - Aespaaesthetics
I'll go subjective with this one:
I'm ADDICTED. How about we start by playing the Music Video and singing along with the ENG lyrics to celebrate Aespa's Black Mamba 8 months since its debut! Proud MY here!
LYRICS
aespa - Black Mamba (English Translation) Genius English Translations Release Date November 4, 2020 View All Credits 135.3K121
[Intro: All] Hey Hey [Verse 1: Karina, Ningning] I'm addicted, endlessly talking to me, my aespa (Oh) This communion Your existence brings me to another dimension (Oh) I'm at the centre of the world, you're in the flat All of my action, it grows your power [Pre-Chorus: Winter, Giselle] From some time ago you synk out Looking like a noise I can't find it anymore The temptation that swallows you, Black Mamba [Chorus: All] Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba Ooh, woah, woah (Hey) Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba Oh, woah, oh, oh (Hey) [Post-Chorus: Karina, Ningning, Winter, All] You wander this KWANGYA Aya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya I wanna find your other self Aya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Hey ma-Mamba
[Interlude: All, Karina]
I hate ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma Mamba
Hate ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma Mamba
[Verse 2: Giselle, Winter]
I'm ejected, good is not enough (Woo) to break your greatness
I'm exhausted
Yur existence has grown swallowing all of the greed
I'm the aespa, there can't be two
Monochrome to colours
This is evo, evolution
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Karina]
Oh! I make a dangerous joke
You're charming but gotta deny
It will swallow everything, Black Mamba
[Chorus: All]
Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba
Ooh, woah, woah (Hey)
Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba
Oh, woah, oh, oh (Hey)
[Post-Chorus: Giselle, Winter, Karina, All]
A-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya (Hey)
I can't lose against you
A-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya (Hey)
Hey ma-Mamba
[Bridge: Winter, Ningning, Karina]
Is the me in the mirror you? (Hey)
Is it just a distorted vision?
(Hey, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-mamba)
If I could connect with you again (Hey)
(Hey, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-mamba)
I want to meet you (Hey) now
(Hey, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-mamba)
It will swallow everything, Black Mamba
[Chorus: All]
Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba
Ooh, woah, woah (Hey)
Ma-Ma-Ma-Mamba
Oh, woah, oh, oh (Hey)
[Post-Chorus: Karina, Ningning, Winter, All]
Aya ya ya ya ya ya (Hey)
I can't lose against you
Aya ya ya ya ya ya (Hey)
Hey ma-Mamba
They brought Vaporwave again in the game! For those of you who don't know this word or concept. I did a little research.
VAPORWAVE (VISUALLY APPEALING):
Visually, it incorporates early Internet imagery, late 1990s web design, glitch art, anime, 3D-rendered objects, and cyberpunk tropes in its cover artwork and music videos. Adding to its dual engagement with musical and visual art forms, vaporwave embraces the Internet as a cultural, social, and aesthetic medium. The visual aesthetic (often stylized as "ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣＳ", with fullwidth characters incorporates early Internet imagery, late 1990s web design, glitch art, and cyberpunk tropes, as well as anime, Greco-Roman statues, and 3D-rendered objects.
source: wiki/Vaporwave
*note: I'm a Next level Era MY and my favourite is Winter. If ever I was born during the Black Mamba Era, this scene right here with Ningning might be my key to be a NingNing Bias. Just saying! :*
An example of some graphic design elements typically associated with vaporwave: Black Mamba x Vaporwave. In this photo (left), you can see Wikipedia's sample for Vaporwave effects, with several origins, history and impact since then and when comparing it today, I can see its developments and improvements. I, myself I use an app called Vaporgram Pro to give twists to my Photo and GIF edits.
*The fact that the concept with SMCU engaged by using Visual effects like Vaporware is amazing. Personally, I don't watch a lot of music videos since subscribing to Spotify Premium, everything can be enjoyed listening to, but when I heard of Aespa, the need to watch their Music Videos is at par with their songs. They deserve this.
*Pandemic means more CGI and combos.
Computer-generated imagery (CGI):
“The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
CGI is used for visual effects because the quality is often higher and effects are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single artist to produce content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props. Recent accessibility of CGI software and increased computer speeds has allowed individual artists and small companies to produce professional-grade films, games, and fine art from their home computers.
source: ScienceDaily
The Artists, the storyline, the concept deserves the budget
I may not be around when they created this Masterpiece but the fact that the end product is obviously given so much interest, money and effort by the brains and hearts behind it. Even just with one frame, in the pandemic year 2020 when they created it, SM perfectly thought about this really hard. I said that when I look at this set of photos it gives me chills.
This I called Black mamba's DARK THEMED frames. (These are my screenshots). I just realized that if I didn't have the time, invest to make this blog post I wouldn't come across these pieces. When I saw these images, I see effort incorporated, differently, versatile approach, the power a person, the amazing concept/theme can bring out into the spectrum of Music and Video production. I salute these talented humans.
*I changed the video's playback speed on youtube to get these screenshots. Damn, just surreal. SM ENT you got to be killing my creative spirits with aesthetics.
FAVORITE lines FROM THE LYRICS:
1. HEY!
2. Synk out
3. WANDER KWANGYA
4. HATE MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMBA
5. AYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAY
6. I'm the aespa, there can't be two
7. Monochrome to colours
8. This is Evo, evolution
FAVORITE CHOREOS:
1. This communion - KAR
2. THE SIDEWAYS NINGNING AND THE GANG
3. NO YOU OKAY GISELLE
4. CHORUS
5.SIDEWAYS WINTER AND THE GANG, AESPA IS ME THERE CANT BE TWO, Monochrome to colours, This is Evo, evolution: LITERAL ON VIDEO
6. EXTREME FAVES DROPDEAD CHORUS
7. EXTREME FAVE JUD NEON GREEN DANCE IN THE TRAIN, WUTG SUBTLE DANCE MOVES. INSERT THAT HERE!!!!
8. THE GREEN TRAIN MAMAMAMABA! ARE THEY SOMEHOW INTOXICATED WITH THIS COLOR?
9. THE CELLPHONE VIDEO TRANSITION!!!!
10. KARINAS MAMAMAMAMBA PAP, PAHP PAHP MAMAMAMMBA CHOREO
FAVORITE SCENES:
1. AIRDROP Karina, DETECTS BM -
2. BLACK MAMBA AND THE VAPORWAVE fx ft. NINGning
3 GUNSHOT NING GRAFFITI SLOWMO
4. DUDE THE BLACK MAMBA PAINT OR GRAFFITI AS BG
5. BLACK MAMBA LURKING ON THE TRAIN
6. EVIL PART EYES BLACK
7. VENOM SPILLS, MEANS A FIGHT
8. MIRROR EMOJI WINTER AT HER PHONE TO NINGS TOXIC MAMBA SCREEN AND THE AE + KAR PUNCH!!
9. CARTOON BM FACING AESPA
10. IS THAT BM IN A NAEVIS FORM? FROM UNDERGROUND? TOXICITY? EQUALS TO BM BREAKING SNS HEARTS!
11. BOA'S PART BUTTERFLY!
*This video contains flashy lights and both fast and slow phases. Proceed with caution.
REALIZATIONS:
1. IT'S GISELLE WITH MEMBERS NOT WITH BACK UP DANCERS omg PRE-CHORUS (the cut part version)
2. WHILE BM IS LURKING LOOK AT THEIR BACKS ON THE TRAIN!!!!
3. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT TALKING ABOUT WHAT I HATE CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO HATE, just a funny scene (Winter and Ningning possibility of laughing in this scene though) They're like playing!
4. BACK UP DANCERS WEARING BLACK ADDS CONTRAST VS. clothes VS. COLORFUL AS BACKGROUND
5. IT ENDS WITH A RED AND BLACK THEME so you'll know the story continues (THE BEST PART OF THE CONCEPT IS THE STORYLINE PARALLEL TO IT)
6. This video is well balanced because it never fails to show the other side (cute, colourful) of the concept, not too much
YOUTUBE COMMENTS:
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."-William Arthur Ward
*Just imagine how the music and video producers imagined this concept and make it work. Brainstorming, the amount of time, effort and coffee, the pressure on the artists themselves. The twists, the story behind the scenes! BTS Below!
Get Inspired! If you're just like me who loves appreciating the itsy-bitsy parts and diving into the deep...
Check these amazing Music Video and Song Reviews:
1.JORDAN ORME'S: BLACK MAMBA MV REACTION AS A VIDEO EDITOR HIMSELF
2. RIVERSELIVE: BLACK MAMBA MV REACTION AS PERFORMERS AND BM CO-SONGWRITER WITH NIIVA
3. Jeff Avenue: Performer Reacts to Aespa 'Black Mamba' MV
*the fact that they are globally appreciated is proof of how music revolves and connects people no matter where and how. They earn their places with hard work same goes for the production crew. Job well done!
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