Making all kills on the music charts just hours within its release, Twice’s “Cheer Up” is a comeback that is packed with visual aces and wacky themes. With the full album being released on the 25th of April 2016, “Cheer Up” is a very upbeat song, hence its title, and it has a hook that is catchy groove, too.
Twice is a K-pop girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 reality show “Sixteen”. The group, which is composed of nine members, debuted on October 20, 2015, with the mini-album title, “The Story Begins.” Considering that Twice only debuted less than a year ago, the comeback with “Cheer Up” is a remarkable achievement, and it worked as their first stepping stone to becoming a national phenomenon.
“Cheer Up” is about a girl who enjoys giving guys a hard time by playing “hard-to-get,” relating how a confident woman may approach the world. This is evident in numerous parts of the lyrics - an example of such being, “A girl should not give away her heart easily.” One of the best parts of the song is the chorus. It is fairly good, with an easy-going melody and a strong bass to back it up. The central theme of “Cheer Up” is cheerleading, and thus all members of Twice dress up as cheerleaders for the live performances and in certain parts of the music video.
The music video of “Cheer Up” consists of different concepts to illustrate that Twice is capable of embracing diverse characters. It gives the impression that it is aiming for a concept that showcases the stereotypical roles that women are expected to play in different sub-cultures of the society. On top of the music video carrying a somewhat earnest message, it is visually pleasing and satisfying to watch.
Overall, taking everything about this comeback into consideration, the catchy hook, pleasing visuals, and decent choreography have helped the success of “Cheer Up.” Some critics may question, “Why would such a busy and tightly-packed song become so popular?” Well, in that case, as Twice suggests in “Cheer Up,” “I’ll pretend like I don’t care”.
Soo-Young Chang (11)
Twice is a K-pop girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 reality show “Sixteen”. The group, which is composed of nine members, debuted on October 20, 2015, with the mini-album title, “The Story Begins.” Considering that Twice only debuted less than a year ago, the comeback with “Cheer Up” is a remarkable achievement, and it worked as their first stepping stone to becoming a national phenomenon.
“Cheer Up” is about a girl who enjoys giving guys a hard time by playing “hard-to-get,” relating how a confident woman may approach the world. This is evident in numerous parts of the lyrics - an example of such being, “A girl should not give away her heart easily.” One of the best parts of the song is the chorus. It is fairly good, with an easy-going melody and a strong bass to back it up. The central theme of “Cheer Up” is cheerleading, and thus all members of Twice dress up as cheerleaders for the live performances and in certain parts of the music video.
The music video of “Cheer Up” consists of different concepts to illustrate that Twice is capable of embracing diverse characters. It gives the impression that it is aiming for a concept that showcases the stereotypical roles that women are expected to play in different sub-cultures of the society. On top of the music video carrying a somewhat earnest message, it is visually pleasing and satisfying to watch.
Overall, taking everything about this comeback into consideration, the catchy hook, pleasing visuals, and decent choreography have helped the success of “Cheer Up.” Some critics may question, “Why would such a busy and tightly-packed song become so popular?” Well, in that case, as Twice suggests in “Cheer Up,” “I’ll pretend like I don’t care”.
Soo-Young Chang (11)