We’ve already heard the song, and now it is time to see if the music video lives up to these same standards. Today with BEAST’s Japanese debut, here is the music video that will set them on their way. The already familiar, Shock, now in Japanese and newly filmed.

Now there isn’t much of a difference between this version and the original Korean version, but there are some differences none-the-less, and why not review it afresh?

I synced both videos up to run at the same time, and boy, what an interesting experience that was, but for the most part all the things we found familiar were synced up to a tee! For this Japanese version, the setting is definitely brighter, and it slightly focused more on the dancing more.

One thing I feel is that, I don’t think the camera shaking was overused, as that plays as a common technique in both videos, but it was definitely rougher in this one, and a little too much in my opinion. It would have been better to switch from steady to shaky like in the original, but still, since this is their Japanese debut PV, I am glad they did add a few changes to make them stand apart as two separate versions. Just that technique wouldn’t have been my first choice to change.

I fell in love with the Korean version, and I am happy to say that I really don’t have a favorite now. Normally I would choose one over the other, but I think both the Japanese and Korean version were executed perfectly, and though they don’t stand alone on their own as much, they still kept true to the original.

I do like the main dance setting for this one better though, I feel it goes better with the theme of the song, while in the other version, the room with the neon zig zag on top, it seemed rather common, nothing really special about it. They still kept the angles and styles I loved from the original though.

At 2:47 though, there was a random clip from the girl that also appeared at the end of the original video, only for a split second, a blur really, leaving that unexplained and awkward, unlike that moment in the Korean version. But that and the shakiness were the only bothers I had with this.

Overall I would rate this video a 4 out of 5.

What did you guys think of their Japanese version compared to their Korean version?