With lyrics like “I’ll go looking for you to Neverland by following Tinkerbell, who was sent by the memories” and “You were prettier than Wendy or Cinderella”, they took the theme beyond just the title. Moving away from videos and into lyrical territory (and I really could go on forever here, so I will pick just a sample) there are so many K-Pop songs that either tell the story of these children’s favourites or use the story as metaphor the whole way through.įirst up is EXO’s ‘Peter Pan’. The very end shows a hook being placed on his arm. The video begins with a young woman opening a ‘Peter Pan’ book and as the story progresses we see the boys taking on a role to rescue her, as the story flips on its head with Peter becoming the bad guy of the tale (with the help of a cartoon level bundle of dynamite). ‘Obsession’ is a bit less in-your-face than ‘Bounce’ and incorporates the children’s story more through the use of metaphor than direct story telling. Well, it’s been a good couple of paragraphs since I mentioned Boyfriend last, so you might not notice I’m about to mention them again right? No? Tough! Boyfriend clearly love the twists on kid’s tales, as they tackle a Peter Pan and Wendy love story with their track ‘Obsession’. If you were in any doubt as to the theme, the liberal sprinkling of the girls in red riding hoods should fix that! The cutesy romp is split between modern, cartoony takes of a man in a wolf costume and shots of uniformed girls dancing sweetly. TINT – ‘Wolf Is Stupid’ is an adorable take on the ‘Red Riding Hood’ story! ‘Alice In Wonderland’ isn’t the only fantastical children’s story to have had the K-Pop treatment though and girl groups have gotten in on the action too. One of my favourite examples comes from Big Bang’s loveable, problematic maknae Seungri!Ī much more subtly inspired display compared to Boyfriend’s, Seungri’s ‘V.V.I.P’ borrows a lot of imagery from ‘Alice In Wonderland’ to a give a kind of crazy and weird vibe to the video – from the girl’s dress, to the playing with comparative sizes of props and right on through to a game of croquet! Of course, ‘Alice In Wonderland’ is a fairly universally known part of popular culture, so it should come as no surprise that Boyfriend are not the only people to use it as inspiration. Most of you probably realise girl groups are my first love, but Boyfriend are one of those groups whose last few dramatic releases have won me over! Of course, this being Boyfriend, the video is chopped up with cuts to their stage sections showcasing the dramatic choreography that has defined their last few releases. I love the bold, super -theatrical sets and costumes. If fans were left in any doubt about the nature of the theme, the following cuts of iconic ‘Alice In Wonderland’ iconography clears things up nicely.Įach member seems comfortable with assuming their role wholeheartedly and the video is far from subtle with its imagery.
The video actually begins with a girl in a ‘Red Riding Hood’ reminiscent cloak. The first example that springs to mind for me is Boyfriend – ‘Bounce’įor the most part a fantastic ‘Alice In Wonderland’ themed romp.
I am fairly sure you can’t have missed this trend, but if you have, you are in for a treat. One of my favourite of these is the trend for Fairy Tale inspired videos. K-Pop gets a rep for its ‘box sets’ and cleanly executed choreo, but every now and then a trend comes along that pushes K-Pop in a more theatrical direction.
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