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WTF Moment: B.A.P are Aliens

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Written by On January 23, 2012

I became a Bang Yong Gook fangirl when “Going Crazy” and “I Remember” came out and I fell in love with his rapping and voice. I started to keep an eye on him and his upcoming group, so it wasn’t surprising that I watched the show “Tadah, It’s B.A.P” and this is all I have to say:

WTF.

This show sets the premise of the group and their concept. B.A.P is a group of elite agents from the planet of B1A4AP224 on a mission to find an alternative energy source for their world and conquer earth. They plan to take over the world by debuting as idols since the alternative enrgy source is, apparently, the screams of fangirls.

Yeah, it’s like Vampire Idol except they’re not vampires. But it explains the bleach blonde hair — maybe all the inhabitants of B1A4AP224  are blonde; who knows — but aside from the ridicolousness of the concept, it was a pretty fun show to watch.

These boys are horrendous actors but it makes the gimickiness of their concept even funnier.

The show starts out with a mysterious (and badly edited) shooting star flashing across the sky during Bang and Zelo’s performance of “Never Give Up“. Who could it be? It’s the other three members, Young Jae, Dae Hyun and Jong Up who arrive wearing dark glittery face masks and black trenchcoats. They “speak” to their comrades who already were on earth for a while infiltrating the K-Pop music industry through singing and MCing. They have a mission to find another source of energy which we later figure out to be the fangirl screams. One should never underestimate the power of fangirls, and these boys seem to understand that. Underlying their concept is a slight jab at the entertainment industry, the boys are obviously making fun of industry through the fake ignorance of the alien idols that they portray.

When Bang Yong Gook is describing his conquests (primarily being his role in Song Ji Eun’s “Have You Gone Crazy” and his solo track “I Remember”) and mentions that he created a robot, Zelo,  to feature in “Never Give Up,” I knew that pretty little face of his was too good to be true.

The boys then are given a mission by the planet’s new governor, Secret’s Hyosung, to make a new greeting. Himchan has a very polite and respectful greeting, bowing down ninety degrees and saying

“We are B.A.P and we’ve come to conquer the universe.”

On the other hand, Bang Yong Gook offers a more aggressive and memorable greeting filled with yelling and that four-letter English word that rhymes with duck.

Overall the show is incredibly gimmicky but hilarious to watch, and their concept of being aliens set to conquer this world is ingenious and honestly bizarre, but they’re making a name for themselves. After seeing their Warrior teaser, I am inexplicably excited for this group to debut.

What about you? Do these aliens make you excited for what’s to come or did you facepalm?

 

 

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  • Geekyninja7

    I like weird stuff. For the first time since I ventured into Kpop, which has been a whole year now, I’m more than mildly interested. Slightly. Im so picky I have yet to find a group that I’ll listen to more than one song. So B.A.P. is the Invader Zim of Kpop hmmmm. Is that why they’re name is so stupid? Cuz they’re aliens?

    • Music=Love

      If B.A.P is anything like Invader Zim then I just became their number one fan girl. 

  • http://twitter.com/Miharuu_Issa Sagami Miharu

    I really hope Warrior is similar to the teaser..I will never forget the disappointment from Never give up. I know most of the time there are differences between the teaser and the Mv ( see Super Junior – Mr Simple o.O) but that was seriously too much…

    • http://www.facebook.com/isabelle.theconfused Isabelle Jun Muluta

      Super Junior’s Mr Simple, has 2 versions… One is a CF

  • Skye

    I haven’t seen the video but I just read this and facepalmed enough for me to check this out, lol.

  • Anonymous

    does it have eng sub?

  • http://www.twitter.com/veiledheart VeiledHeart

    Honestly, the first episode bored the crap outta me. I hope there are more interesting things to come later on. I’m only mildly excited about the group now. They kinda killed all my excitement with that gospel-lite song they put out. It was not what I was expecting at all. The teaser could be a complete and total lie (much like the one before it) so I’m gonna wait until the actual video is released. 

  • Anonymous

    Monster’s Inc. powered their world with children’s screams; B.A.P. will power theirs with fangirl screams. Guess who won’t be having an energy crisis?

    • Bookthiefj

      Exactly what i thought

    • VeryCuticle

      LMAO!!!

  • Aurora2687

    lol, what’s with this theme, their supposed rivals EXO also come from a different planet – EXO Planet as indicated in the released teasers.

  • Anonymous

    Lol I like it! It’s different. It makes me think of children’s shows. It’s a tad more creative than a regular ole debut.

    I sensing a space theme for 2012.

    B.A.P. = Blond Asian People.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FS52P3WGP37JJ6YJNRLPPBVS4E A

    I immediately thought of Vampire Idol, when I saw the first episode! It was kind of corny but kind of campy (and we ALL know that THEY know that it’s ridiculous) so I didnt take it too seriously. 
    Honestly, though, it was kind of boring until they got to the very end with the greeting part. It displayed their personalities a bit more, and I got to know them.
    Everything else was, imo, filler, and I couldnt care to tell them apart with their blonde hair and masks and similar clothing.

    But, they seem fun and definitely different from other idol, rookie groups. I mean, heck, I remember their name. That’s a step in the right direction LOL.

  • jericho98

    i watched the episode and i litterily watched that part where bang yong guk oppa had his LITTLE out burst 17 times, no jokes, i died every time holy , man i love b.a.p

  • Music=Love

    I think Bang Yong Gook would get along great with Block B’s Zico.