NASTY NASTY released the music video for their single, "Knock," on September 2.  As previously reported by allkpop, NASTY NASTY is Star Empire's new project group consisting of Nine Muses' Kyung Li, ZE:A's Kevin, and newcomer Sojin.

SINGLE REVIEW

NASTY NASTY got their nasty on with this sensual song on lust and attraction.  There is a saxophone overlaying a dance beat the vibe reminds of Trouble Maker's, "There Is No Tomorrow."  The vocals in this track are really smooth--the masculinity of Kevin's voice nicely offsets the two feminine vocals. 

The lyrics were definitely more risque than most K-pop tracks I've listened to.  With lines such as, "I'm sitting down but other parts of me are up," and, "Take off your clothes," they're definitely not sugar-coating any of the lyrics.  As a fan of American rap and more, vulgar lyrics is nothing new to me, but something about these particular lyrics seem too much for me.  I think it may be the combination of the back track and vocals with the lyrics whilst each individual component is fine, the combination sounds a little slimy. 

Overall, they (as a group) have potential but I'm not a huge fan of this song with a theme and sound that has been way overdone.

MV REVIEW

As for the music video, I loved the lighting and color grading.  However, again, this video was nothing out of the ordinary.  The story line--if there was one--was difficult to follow.  All of the scenes from the joy ride to the screen playing old videos of a happy couple and the tub scene were compiled into a video that fell short on artistic originality. 

In addition, I feel like the dance moves were just too blatantly sexual.  There was no subtlety or artistic vision in a girl spreading her legs and squatting up and down.  Thus, while it wasn't painful to watch, I was definitely not impressed.

As previously mentioned, overall, they have potential but I've always liked this quote about potential: "Potential is nothing, execution is everything."

What did you think about the song/music video?