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BE ORIGINAL: Hwasa “Maria” (Patreon)

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2020-07-14 22:52:53
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moomoo fighting

I never thought of it the way you said it but now I guess I do kind of see your point. I also think that for this song, whenever she sings, she focuses on the vocals that's why choreo is just simple. Then, her choreo gets a bit more complex during times when she does not sing. Overall, I do think that this was more of an artistic song, which is why the MV had so much symbolism, and they made a choreography that suits the song best.

Coleen

Your interpretation of Hwasa asserting herself as the boss or distinguishing herself from her dancers by NOT doing the choreo is such an interesting observation. I think you picked up on what’s been really subtle in this choreography but nonetheless absorbed by those who watch it. It’s interesting that this is her way of standing out, whereas in k-pop with solo artists or idols doing solos, their way of standing out is by their outfits (here, Hwasa is dressed the same as them). Lia Kim (who co-founded 1 Million Dance Studio and choreographed songs like Hip and Sunmi’s Lalalay and Gashina) created the choreography for this and it shows. In a behind the scenes video there was a clip of her and Lia’s meeting and Hwasa mentioned how she trusted Lia with conveying the emotion of the song in the choreography. You’re spot on about how during peak vocal parts Hwasa barely does any movement because it’s what Lia was mindful of when creating it to showcase Hwasa’s vocals when she performed this live. Unfortunately Hwasa hurt her back while practising this (probably the aggressive body rolls lol) so we never got to see her give it her all live and her promo was cut short. Lia being in charge of the choreo 100% makes this song better for me and really captures the art of Hwasa’s music. In her own right, Lia is an artist through and through so it was a pleasure seeing them collaborate like this. Lia mentioned in an interview once that she OBSESSES over the first moves in choreography, because it’s like the cover of a book, a first impression. She spends a lot of time on setting the stage by doing that. Thus in the beginning, with the dancers centred around Hwasa with her foot on knees and being carried around, it’s evident the message she wants you to receive: Hwasa is the art. She took advantage of Hwasa’s stage presence and ability to enrapture you with a look and this performance video really conveyed that. If you’re interested in your own time, you should watch the 1 Million Dance Studio video of Hwasa, Lia and the other choreographers performing to this that was posted today. Hwasa looks more rested and her back seems to be recovering well since that was filmed a few days ago. Even without all the fancy lighting, her energy matches the tone of the song and it’s *chef’s kiss* I think Hwasa’s creative control of the MV really took over this song because of the love and effort she put into it. Therefore, I found that it takes a couple of listens to move past the powerful visuals and hear the song for what it is. Pairing it with the choreo like this really highlights it though imo, like a really stripped down version. Thank you for reacting to this!! Stay safe out there and good luck on your move.

Tania Duran

I agree with the second post. Lia did want to take care to ensure Hwasa can show off her vocals but we may never know if the choreo was intended to be more complex for Hwasa before she injured her back. That being said I don't think dancing/choreo is Hwasa strong suit and Lia Kim being such a good choreographer and good at interpretating a song and taking the artist's strengths in mind probably choreographed it to accentuate Hwasa's strengths which are her vocals, her attitude on stage, her facial expressions. I think what you said is spot om. Hwasa is the art and being propped up by the dancers especially considering the message of the song and overcoming the struggles of being a celebrity and being put down by netizens and society for not looking like or acting like a stereotypical female idol.