[Review] Girls' Generation - Mr. Mr.

Vocals: 9 / 10

Before we talk about the main vocalists, I’d like to show some serious appreciation for the line distribution, and subsequently, the support work shown by Sooyoung, Yoona, Sunny, and Yuri. They’re certainly not the best singers in the group, but they more than pulled their weight in the transitions. Rotating members to do the pseudo-rapping in the chorus was also a good touch, and you usually can’t go wrong with having belts from Taeyeon, and that hasn’t changed in “Mr. Mr.”, although not quite to the caliber of her works in “Genie” or “Twinkle”. The whole of the vocals give off a very high energy / vibe, and that carries through the song. There’s some awkward English per usual, but it’s not that bad in all honesty, and only serves to flow into the chorus.

Appearance: 10 / 10

This is probably the best eye candy we’ve seen from Soshi since the Genie days. Unlike past concepts, there isn’t one single member that stands out in a negative way (Sunny in “I Got A Boy”, Hyoyeon in “The Boys”). Jessica and Tiffany in particular look the most stunning, and Sunny’s glorious return to the long hair is well appreciated. Does anyone remember what Hyoyeon looks like as a brunette? I think she’s been blonde since the days of “Hoot”, right? That’s a long time. Even CL went back to brown / black for a bit, I think it’d be a nice change of pace to see Hyoyeon do the same.

Dance: 7 / 10

Hyoyeon may have gotten the least lines (per usual), but she got a dance break! That’s amazing, and like, what she’s been needing, seriously. We didn’t get to see much of the dance in this music video, but the dance break was rather excellent, even if half of said break was completely offscreen thanks to the garbage MV (more on that later).

Music Video: 3 / 10

Who even recorded and edited this? This is beyond awful. If T-Ara’s “I Go Crazy Because Of You” MV caused seizures for such ridiculous camera changes, this MV will cause seizures for the obnoxious colour scheme and retarded close up shots and completely unnecessary special effects. I don’t know why they thought this would be a good idea but it definitely wasn’t. Outside of the awful visual effects, the rest of the MV follows in standard S.M. fashion of being bizarre with no serious plot. Tiffany must have been hella pumped to be wearing pink for a majority of the video.

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Overall: 73 / 100

So, from what I know, there’s a boy group called “MR.MR.” or something? That’s rather awkward, but this is a good showing for Girls’ Generation since their last two title tracks haven’t been as impressive. I do think this is one of the weaker songs on their album, and also slightly out of place, but I won’t take away from the solid vocals and charming visuals. Just make sure they fire the people who put this MV together. Please.