Korean PV rips-off Final Fantasy VII

[tinyppl]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/final-fanta...vii-243638.php

The webpage has it all- includes the youtube video and what fans say.

Quote from the article:
"It doesn't kinda look like FFVII, it totally looks like it."


Especially for people who have watched FF7 Advent Children. Lols. I had a great laugh out of it. The director of this video has like the greatest excuse ever. Who doesn't know www.square-enix.com? Google can bring you there. Enjoy =D

[ImpactBreaker]

LOL True. The scene and most of the video looked pretty great though (aside from the parts where the girl is dancing LOL).
I just hate the fact koreans sample too much classical music into their RnB tech pop songs...it sounds awkward and awful

[Lumix]

Lmao, this thread rocks. I totally love the quote and I love how you put it in huge font. Priceless. XD

And the video? Oh my God.. I think they kinda must have expected such feedback.. that's it's the same. I like the FF graphics more though. The characters in this PV look like 3D objects with human faces.

[waltz#2]

Originally Posted by tinyppl

Quote from the article:
"It doesn't kinda look like FFVII, it totally looks like it."

When I saw the thread title, I thought, "There's no way!" I was wrong. XD I wouldn't mind it so much if the song wasn't awful.

Looks like someone got lost on their way to a cosplay convention.

[Melting_Holidays]

I like it. XD I just don't like that she reminds me of BoA during the dancing scenes.

I didn't know Koreans sampled classical music, this is my first song that I've heard that but then again I don't listen to Korean music that much.

[the angel song]

CRAPPY SONG IS CRAPPY.

This is probably the only cosplay I can stomach. Hm I wonder about any future lawsuits.

At least the video with the ff7 scenes were executed well.

[Kikaru]

So not only it is taking from a video game, but it is also taking something from what another composer wrote?

Too bad you can't sue on for Elise anymore.

But the song was weird and crappy.

[sora2522]

the song was ok during the bridge, when she just sings this slow little thing, but:

the dancing was random
the cosplay, though was good, seemed sorta fake, and the dancer doesn't look AT ALL like tifa
her voice is so squeaky during the chorus @.@;

but other than that...horray? (i never thought that the FF7: AC reference would be so obvious XD)

[truehappiness]

It looks like they state in the beginning of the PV that it's taken from FFVII: Advent Children.. :|

[sora2522]

yea, i sorta saw that, but i couldn't read it that well...so blurry and small @.@

[m-a-z-e]

I like it. It looks cool. And I swear it says 'Final Fantasy VII Advent Children' in the video when that guy enters anyway...almsot like its promoting the FF movie. *Shrugs* I think it looks really good. The songs not bad either.

[Hazuki]

I bet a lawsuit is coming. Ivy really looks like BoA (QUINCY PV) when she's dancing in the white outfit.

The song is kind of scary...

According to the video's director, this is just a "parody," and he "wanted to contact Square to get permission but, couldn't find their contact info."

Oh come on, he shouldn't have made the PV then >_>

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It looks like they state in the beginning of the PV that it's taken from FFVII: Advent Children.. :|

Yup they do.

[bulmasman]

lmao that the least subtle rp-off i've ever seen. Infact, at some points i'm pretty sure they've just edited her head onto the Tifa model

As for the classical music thing, I really like how they can do that with rap and rock music alike, it's different and you don't really hear it done often (if at all) in other countries. However... sad to say this song really isn't good ><

[Huaka]

There was actually a little news spot on one of my grandma's recorded entertainment news about. It showed her singing and her dancing around on the wires. I didn't know it was this video until I saw it.

Yeah, the song really sucks and it's a very blatant rip-off of Advent Children.

[Qt Mashi]

wow, it's so similar that it seems like she was meant to portray the ff7 character in advent children

[Rurutia]

i thought the cosplay of tifa was awesome, the song was mediocre but not horrible.....it was decent.......but the parody part was done very well, although he should've gotten permission.........i think he knows lawsuits are headed his way, but isn't that obvious? maybe he was so desperate he didn't care

[Keishi]

Is it only me who thinks that this thing is pretty cool and they pulled it off nicely? I mean c'mon, even the best cosplayers you can find in USA couldn't pull such cosplays. XD

[ohsixthirty]

well, ignoring the pv...am i the only one who kind of likes the song?

[Nana]

Originally Posted by Keishi

Is it only me who thinks that this thing is pretty cool and they pulled it off nicely? I mean c'mon, even the best cosplayers you can find in USA couldn't pull such cosplays. XD

Nope, I thought it was really cool and very well done as well.

[tinyppl]

I am not sure if you can call this cosplay oO Tifa doesn't have nerd fringe like this.

Maybe I would feel better if that song didn't suck and if they had picked a cuter looking girl to micmick marlene. And most of all, if they had seeked permission but....

from the link given, there's person who commented called Applekid said something really funny but totally makes sense:

"wanted to contact Square to get permission but, couldn't find their contact info."

Translation: Wanted to contact Square to get permission but we knew they wouldn't allow it.