Shooting the cover video for Rain’s “Rainism” has allowed me to explore different areas of media and performing talents. Since K-pop stars are so multifaceted in their performing arts, learning the dances to this song brought me out of my comfort zone. Although i had a brief stint of dance and acting experience in High school, I had to push myself and bring everything i learned in the past onto the table. Since my acting and dancing were a different style to K-pop music videos, I had to challenge myself to adapt their particular form. This showed me how talented K-pop Idols truly are. Since we generally see K-pop Idols through the lens of a Music Video, we often forget how much work they put into their craft. K-pop idols appear perfect and seem to never fail, however, it seems to be the case, that in order for them to display this level of perfection, they would practice their acting, dance, etc a thousand times over to get to a stage where they can display their best in a music video.
Their is without a doubt that idol performers are extremely talented, but we often forget what is happening behind the camera. The importance of the development team really shined for our cover video, and it’s unusual that the production is not acknowledged as much in Korean music videos. Assets like editing, sound, direction are very important to K-pop, and allows an idol performer to showcase their best in a music video.
This cover video has allowed me to rediscover acting and dancing, and the importance of the the production and development team of K-pop music videos, and what is occurring beyond the scenes.
Flinton Yang
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