Stop Getting Your Costumes From Second Hand Stores!

Is there a more natural list to make after Fire Your Make-Up Artist, than Stop Getting Your Costumes From Second Hand Stores? Oh no. And as easy as it was to find music videos for the make-up one, it's going to be even easier to find videos demonstrating a lack of good taste, self-preservation instinct, or even a sense of sight when it comes to the clothing choices made by most Korean boy bands. I might even make this a top 10 list instead of 5. In no particular order (this time) horribly dressed hot guys singing and dancing:

IMPORTANT NOTE: A video's appearance on this list does not mean that I don't like the song!

1.


TVXQ, Keep Your Head Down. Not all of the costumes here are hideous, just the one's that look like someone was trying to design couch fabric that would call to mind an owl with rabbit fur stuck to it's back. You'll see these monstrosities at 2:11.
And as a special side note, that glove that Max wears sucks too.

2.

MBlaq's Y. I think you can guess which costumes I find horrid, but I'm going to tell you anyway. The padded overalls horrible at 28 seconds, but when they start glowing in the dark like at 1:43 they becomes unbearable. This group has some cute guys who are not bad at dancing... but who can concentrate on stuff like that when they're dressed in the glow in the dark jump suits?? The answer to that is a resounding 'no one.'

3.

SHINee's Lucifer has some serious fashion fumbles. For instance, Onew's vest with the furry back. Ew. And Jonghyun... or the main singer, his is the only name I don't know by heart, his backless vest/jacket thing is just horrible. I don't even know if you'd be able to find that stuff in a second hand store because who would buy it in the first place? You'd probably have to actually put different parts of different pieces that you COULD find in a second hand store together in a really horrible way to get these costumes.

4.

JYJ's Ayyy Girl. Ok, there was a lot more make up than usual for DBSK in this video, but that's not what this list is about. Most of the costumes in this video look pretty good but Xiah's white hospital vest/apron thing is the stuff of horror stories. I haven't met anyone who liked that top. And that necklace at 43 seconds! It's like a whole bunch of dogtags tied together with random bits of fabrics, fishing line, and gum. I mean, Hero's necklace is big, but Xiah's is a monster. That was 500 second hand necklaces all put around his neck at once. Kudos!

5.

Beast's Bad Girl. I'm searching frantically for any part of any costume that I like here. All of the styles represented in this video were either never in, or were in so long ago as to be past even 'retro'. The feathers on one side, sleeveless other side is nauseating. The parachute pants, with one leg rolled up, the enormous shoulder pads, the skirt looking things, and did we notice the thick ugly plastic necklace thing at 34 seconds? Just horrible. I have yet to see half of these things in second hand stores, but I'm sure if I hunted long enough, (and in enough countries) I'd find exact replicas that no one wanted.

6.

If you weren't expecting F.Cuz's Wanna Be Your Love on this list, leave right now. You don't belong here. Shoo! If, however, you've merely been waiting for this one, then yes, you were right. There was not a single item of clothing or accessory in this video that was not sitting in a thrift store somewhere for years before these guys swooped down on it 5 minutes before shooting. Maybe the store was having a 'Pitch Black, Half Off' promotion. How else would anyone even conceive of these combinations??

7.

G Dragon's G Market. Not one of the songs I listen to regularly, but when I decided that I wanted to do a list of horribly dressed Korean singers, I knew right away that G Dragon was going to be making an appearance. I just didn't know which song since he has so many that could have made the list (see the slinky in Heartbreaker and the My Little Pony in Butterfly and feel free to pick any costume from Knock Out). However, since the title involved second hand stores instead of just funny looking clothes, this song stood out. Is there a single thing he's wearing that you don't think you'd ever find in a second hand store? No. I didn't think so either. All of it looked thrown together from a thrift store shopping spree.

And really, that's all the bands I listen to. So they all made the list! Heh. There must be a law in Korea that all boy bands must support their local Salvation Army store in at least one music video. I'm choosing to believe this because otherwise there's just no excuse for the horrible badness of their clothing decisions.