issue 12 // volume 44 arts // no. 9

YouTube Music Video Classics:
‘Likey’ by Twice

> K-Pop filmed right here in Vancouver

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

he music videos of K-Pop songs are

interesting because of their elaborate
sets and creativity. Many of these music
videos are filmed outside of South
Korea. Vancouver is in the background
of a music video for a song made by, in
my opinion, the biggest K-Pop group
in South Korea right now: Twice.

I first heard of Twice when I saw
the music video of their second hit
single “TT, which I would describe as
the Halloween hit of 2016. The music
video is great, and I like the part when
one of the members of the nine-member
group dresses up as a superhero.

The music video of “Likey,” which
is the first hit single from the group's
first album Twicetagram, was released
on October 26 of this year. It begins
with one of the members of the group
getting her handheld camcorder and
follows her day as she films herself touring
around Steveston. We also see the rest
of the group playing around English Bay.
Back in the day, if you wanted to film
yourself you used a handheld camcorder,
which sometimes has a better picture
quality than a cellphone camera.

Next we see one member riding
her bike through a typical Vancouver
neighborhood, one member
skateboarding in Gastown, and one
member rollerblading along the Seawall
in Stanley Park. Also, we see group
shots of the group in a gelato place,

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an alleyway in Gastown, and a gym in
a secondary school in Vancouver. We
even see a member on the pier in White
Rock, and we see the group dancing in
the Skytrain, so there’s a possibility that
they passed by the New Westminster
campus when they were riding on it.
There is a part near the end of the
music video when one of the members
does a brief dance solo. The music video
and the song are similar to “TT” because
of the style of the group’s music videos.
Most K-Pop groups have a specific style in
their music videos and the same structure.
In some scenes, the camera zooms in
and out of the group at various times.

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Each member has a solo, and the
whole group takes turns singing and
rapping throughout. There is a scene
when one of the members gets her hair
braided by the rest of the group in stop
motion, and another scene when the
same member moves her hands and the
rest of the group jumps in super slow
motion. The gesture the group makes
in “Likey” is like the one in “TT.”

When these types of music videos
are filmed, there is often security around
the set to prevent K-Pop fans from
seeing their favourite groups. Since the
group filmed the music video here in
Metro Vancouver, there may not have

  

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Still from ‘Likey’

been security around the set of it, and
some fans of the group might have seen
them and gotten to talk to them.

Seeing the city in the music video is
interesting because when you watch it,
you will probably say, “T know that place.”
It is a typical K-Pop music video, and Kim’s
Convenience star Jean Yoon described
it on Twitter as “musically derivative &
shallow,” and wrote that “It will likely
launch years of an irritating revival of the
treacly & vile expression, ‘Me likey likey.”

The song is currently number one
in South Korea and with the success of
the music video of the song, Vancouver
is in the spotlight worldwide again.

Chairman of the Board:
Challenging the master

> ‘Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective’ board game review

Ed Appleby
Senior Columnist

 

kk

love a good mystery. Every autumn

I like to tuck into my favourite
chair and see if I can solve the crime
faster than Poirot, Fletcher, or Castle.
When will I encounter a game that
will truly tax my little grey cells?

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
(1981) is a thematic murder mystery
game for one to eight players designed by
Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg,
and Gary Grady and published by Ystari
Games. In the game, players take the
role of the Baker Street Irregulars, a
group of orphans and street rats who
are Sherlock Holmes’ eyes and ears
on the streets of London. The players
then follow leads, interview suspects,
and deduce the nature of the crime.

As murder mystery games go, this
one has a lot of freedom. The game

plays out like almost a Choose your Own
Adventure style, with leads giving vital
clues and guiding you to the next one.
Leads can be deduced from the case
description as well as clues hidden within
the daily newspaper. Once the players are
ready, several questions are put forward
and points are scored depending on

how many the players got right, minus
how many leads they followed. The

goal is to beat Sherlock’s score, which

is always 100 points and a few leads.

This game is fun, but not for
everyone. There is a lot of reading
involved, and like many in-depth
crime games—such as How to Host a
Murder (1985-2003)—concentration and
deduction is paramount, so I wouldn't
recommend this game for more casual
play. There are only 10 cases that can be
played, so the game has a limited replay
value. However, if you want to truly
experience the world of Arthur Conan
Doyle's great detective, I would highly
recommend you pair up with your best
mates and track down a copy of this game.

 

 

Illustration by Ed Appleby