So a quick follow-up from the previous post on “Eat You Up,” BoA’s first attempt to break-out in the U.S. pop music market — it looks like there will be two versions of the music video — one for Asian audiences, one for American audiences. It may be that my sarcasm levels have been really high for the past couple of weeks, but here are the biggest difference I’ve noticed from this video (linked from Slant Eye for the Round Eye) and her U.S. teaser video due next month:
- In the Asian version of her music video, BoA is more “dancey” and not as “sexy.”
- Also in the Asian version of her music video, there are no black people.
Also: Did the first 25 seconds of the video remind anyone else of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time?” Except with a ribcage hoodie instead of a schoolgirl outfit? No? Okay, just me then.
UPDATE: Okay, updated with BoA’s American version of the same video, this time on the right, for side-by-side comparisons. One more note: girl, what’s up with the gold baseball cap? You can NOT break into the American market with that hat on. No, no, no. That is an epic fashion FAIL right there.
