So I have an unpopular opinion. I love Fancy by TWICE, but it frustrates me to no end. Probably because of its heavy flirtations with a darker storyline, yet none of them come to fruition — and the super fascinating sci-fi motifs just wind up being purely decorative. I wish they'd done a lot more with the excellent aesthetics they had at disposal, but maybe discussing the song/MV will alleviate this problem for me.
I'd noted somewhere else that this song and MV are a throwback to early 2000s pop. (I know people are obsessed with 80s nostalgia right now, but Fancy doesn't evoke that for me at all. The constant green-screen, everything... it's so early 2000s! Mina's scene in front of the city view even reminds me of Britney Spears' Toxic.)
But it's just so kitschy in a specific way that I couldn't put my finger on. Then I realized Europop could be a specific inspiration for Fancy? Could be why they use "I fancy you," which is so distinctly British, rather than the usual Americanisms.
Thoughts?
I'd noted somewhere else that this song and MV are a throwback to early 2000s pop. (I know people are obsessed with 80s nostalgia right now, but Fancy doesn't evoke that for me at all. The constant green-screen, everything... it's so early 2000s! Mina's scene in front of the city view even reminds me of Britney Spears' Toxic.)
But it's just so kitschy in a specific way that I couldn't put my finger on. Then I realized Europop could be a specific inspiration for Fancy? Could be why they use "I fancy you," which is so distinctly British, rather than the usual Americanisms.
Thoughts?
