

What it is:

a hip hop/rap/power ballad mishmash (…it works somehow); stylistically the Bohemian Rhapsody of kpop

(Re)watch the official video – it’s nearing 82 million views

Watch it live and get the full impact of the killer dance and chemistry

Watch Tiffany accept the 2013 Youtube Music Award for it

Watch the other girls shamelessly make fun of her speech

Thought it was fun? Weird? Catchy? Thought Tiffany was cute and lovely? Thought the other girls were huge dorks? Thought they were all hot?

You have no idea.

Five (kpop) videos to watch next:



Gee



What it is:

Fun, addicting pop; the quintessential kpop song – before Gangnam Style, the most viewed kpop video on Youtube

Watch the official video

Watch it live and appreciate the synchronized lady dancing

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden

Hoot



What it is:

sounds like the theme for a spy movie; mod 60s vibe

Watch the official video

Watch it live and appreciate the synchronized lady dancing

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden

Genie



What it is:

dance-y; the picture says it all

Watch the official video

Watch it live and appreciate the synchronized lady dancing

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden (ft. Rapper Hwang)

If you liked the dance, check out the early choreography for the demo version

Oh!



What it is:

fun pop

Watch the official video

Watch it live and appreciate the synchronized lady dancing – and pick the number(s) of your favorite and remember it for later

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden

If you liked the dance, check out the flawless synchronicity in the practice room version

Run Devil Run



What it is:

sultry, r&b-ish revenge song

Watch the official video

Watch it live and appreciate the synchronized lady dancing

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden

They sing in English, too.

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Franki Valli



DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again (by the SNSD subunit TaeTiSeo/TTS)

In 2012 they released an English song and had their American TV debut. The song is (lyrically) not as strong as the dancing is, but it’s catchy, they look hot, and their English has only improved since.

The Boys (remix) – live on Letterman

The Boys + interview – live on Kelly

Bonus – live at Madison Square Garden

Oh, and they can really bust a move.

Womanizer, Britney Spears/Hollaback Girl, No Doubt/etc

Sorry Sorry (kpop cover) (Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun with Amber and Krystal from f(x))

Sorry Sorry/Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson (Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Seohyun)

Bonus – nine (what else?) kpop wildcards (author’s choice)

happy songs:

Kissing You (remix) – live at Madison Square Garden

Baby Maybe – unofficial video (lyrics by Yuri, Sooyoung, and Seohyun)

ballads:

Mistake – abridged live (lyrics by Yuri)

Baby Steps – live (SNSD-TTS)

one of the greatest fancams in existence

Oh! and Gee on a football field – basically the first video I watched *note: don’t ever watch fancams with the volume up

the two most recent releases – from their Japanese album

Galaxy Supernova – fun, catchy, lots of butt shaking

My Oh My – fun, catchy, like 50% in English

how it all started:

Into the New World – debut song

watch it live and see those girls dancing their hearts out