" The word 'nude' can be perceived as provocative, and people may think, 'Why is it 'nude'? Isn’t it too explicit?' But when I thought of the word 'nude', I thought of my true self, not an undressed version of me. I consider nude not as just being naked, but being bare."
《Nxde》獲得了大部分的正面評價，大多數評論家都對其賦權主題發表了評論。 The Kraze 的 Hien Nguyen 指出：「(G)I-dle 借用夢露的形象，傳達了令人驚嘆和大開眼界的信息，即女性及其智慧常常被社會貶低，只剩下她們的美貌和身體。」[12]此外，Nguyen 寫道：「片尾的歌詞‘我生來-dle 鼓勵女性接受自己的真正價值。 HITC 的 Shriya Swami 寫道：「在她們充滿力量的『金髮女郎』時代，這些女孩完美地展現了她們的魅力，她們傳遞出的信息不僅僅是外表。」[15] 在 Medium 線上出版物中，Kassy Menke 認為這首歌的「歌詞」強烈而毫無歉意。讓人想起瑪麗蓮，並向全世界社會傳達了她的新面貌。作者也肯定說：「(G)I-dle 再次利用他們作為偶像的特權，讓人們意識到女性因社會期望而遭受的傷害。如果你覺得他們的信息冒犯了你，請隨意回憶一下這首歌的介紹。」[17] The Standard Pop 的 Hathaitarn Chatlertmongkol 認為 (G)I-dle 在《Nxde》中進一步稱其為“Tomboy”中試圖將其定義為“Tomboy’的刻板印象”
On October 15 and 16, music video teasers were released through the group's official social media.[12][8] On October 17 the official music video was released.[4] Choreography for the song was created by Moon Tae-eun, a member of South Korean boy band The Vish,[13] and Kiel Tutin, who previously choreographed the group's 2022 hit single, "Tomboy".[14] While the music video being directed by director Son Seung-hee (Samsonii) of High Quality Fish production team.[15] Set design for "Nxde" is lead by art director Lee Jungae.[16]
On October 15 and 16, music video teasers were released through the group's official social media.[12][8] On October 17 the official music video was released.[4]
The video depicts the members as movie stars in "showgirl-inspired fashion" along with numerous references to "iconic" Marilyn Monroe moments.[4] The music video shows "the ambivalence of a showgirl" who is not what the public wants on stage. It depicts situations where (G)I-dle have become showgirls and get judged biasedly through various scenes.[10] The scenes in the video, whether in theatres, museums and press conferences, are spaces that catch the eye of the public. In another scene, Soyeon is seen live through her phone, and the screen is full of criticism that they are somewhat incompetent and disrespectful insults.[17] The video also references Banksy, a street artist who excels at slashing social, economic, and political satire.[17] His Love is in the Bin painting — depicting the infamous self-shredding of the piece after being auctioned off.[18] In "Nxde", a nude picture was destroyed in the music video thus portray a rebellion against social norms breaking their limits to create something fresher and more awesome[17]. Sofia Gomez of Genius regarded that "the self-destruction became a performative spectacle that rejected the commercialization of art with its sole intent of humiliation. In connection to (G)I-dle's message, both the painting and music video criticize how as art, they're undermined and reduced to what society gains from them — taking away their worth and significance."[18] Towards the end of the video, it stated in bold red text on a black background that "Marilyn Monroe and Banksy inspire the video. Thank you, and love you".
Vogue Hong Kong noted that in the music video (G)I-dle wore 3 group costumes, and each member had at least 2 sets of fashion styles to play the classic style of Marilyn Monroe. Minnie wears a pink turtleneck suede dress from Vetements and a crystal necklace from Alessandra Rich to recreate Monroe's pink dress in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Yuqi replaced the 1955 film The Seven Year Itchclassic white pleated skirt with a Zimmermann white dress, showing a youthful and energetic side, subverting the sexy stereotype of Monroe in the past. Soyeon's first look for "Nxde" featured a tapered top by Jean Paul Gaultier and Lotta Volkova, emphasizing the feminine aspect. People can't help but recall Madonna's Jean Paul Gaultier infamous cone bra for her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour. The art sculpture Soyeon wore a costume made by Korean designer Kowgi, an intricately crafted pearl embroidery paired with retro silhouette tailoring. Greek statue Shuhua wore a Retrofête metallic green evening dress.[19]
宣傳
2022年10月17日，在《I love》发行後，(G)I-DLE與媒体记者以及Makestar活动的112名获奖者举办了一场名为“X-Love Show Private Premiere”的现场活动，去介绍专辑及其歌曲，包括主打歌曲〈Nxde〉[20][21]；(G)I-DLE还将在10月18日于薇娟的節目《Gossip Idle》 (Naver Now)[22]、和舊金山Now FM[23]，10月19日于李旼赫的《Kiss the Radio》 (KBS Cool FM)[24]、 和崔榮宰的《Got7 Youngjae's Best Friend》[25]等各种电台节目中宣传这首歌；10月20日，該組合於M Countdown (Mnet)音樂節目首次表演此歌曲。[26]
The song's title, "Nxde", positively affected the search function of the social media portal. The word '(G)I-dle's nude' has occupied inappropriate keywords such as child nude and girl nude. The name (G)I-dle '(여자)아이들' in Korean comes from girl '여자' and children '아이들'. Although the song is stylized as 'Nxde', it is still written out in Korean as '누드'. Thus, the inappropriate keywords was pushed down and was replaced with '(G)I-dle Nxde' or '(G)I-dle nude' media article, pictures, videos, stage photos, broadcast captures, album or song information or etc.[17][28] Oh Myung-gi of Dispatch wrote in his article, "One's unembellished, natural state was expressed using the word 'nude.' It shatters the R-rated images one associate with the word."[28]
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