2nd Chad Future MV Teaser Surfaces

Teasers

by Kristin | on August 7th, 2012 | 3 comments

Yep, this is still happening. David Lehre aka Chad Future decided that while Korea is scrambling to gain legitimacy by collaborating with American artists, singing in English, and basically being more international, he’s going to go the opposite direction. He’s going to limit his potential audience by releasing a song in Korean. And I’m no expert, but I can’t imagine that his Korean is stellar… so not only will English speakers be unlikely to respond, but most Koreans probably won’t be interested either.

Hmm… Brilliant plan dude.

I mean, other than the obvious marketing flaws in his upcoming debut… he just doesn’t seem like he’s that great.

BUUUUUUUUT let’s not get ahead of ourselves. He may very well be a k-pop crossover phenom– bwahahahahaha okay I couldn’t even get that out. There’s no way he’ll be a crossover phenomenon, but maybe he’s not as terrible as I’ve built him up to be in my head. Plus he seems like a super sweet guy so I’ll try to keep an open mind when the video finally drops.

What do YOU think of the teaser? And more importantly, what do you think of an American singer attempting a debut in this manner?

nana

ಠ_ಠ Is he actually going to sing the whole song in Korean?
Oh gawd. I feel embarrassed for him already.
Erika

OH lord. He’s wearing Taemin’s pants AND he can’t dance AND, as you say, his Korean likely sucks…. Awkwarrrdd. I’m cringing for him and it’s only a teaser.
Kaese

When Koreans speak fail English it’s usually charming. At least to me.
That’s what we’ve come to expect from KPop, don’t you think? The nonsensical “fantastic elastic”-lyrics amuse me.

The other way around though… Oh dear god. Like you said, it’s not a smart marketing strategy. Hardly anybody will listen to this. Because KPop is much more high-quality and has cuter boys.

In this short teaser we’ve already established: a) his Korean is fail b) the concept is douchy and badly put together. Tight pants and a puffy jacket with a fur-lined hood and those sunglasses? I think not.
Maybe Rain could’ve pulled it off, because unlike this guy, Rain can really dance. And he probably would’ve picked a better hairdo to go with the clothes.

The whole concept, setting and props are underwhelming and just generic.
Dancing in a warehouse, chain-link fence, blowing flour/dust? Oh come on…