K-Pop Crossover: Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' Compared To D'Angelo's 'How Does It Feel' Music Video

If Taeyang's music video for "Eyes, Nose, Lips" looked familiar, the answer may lie in D'Angelo's single "How Does It Feel."

"Untitled (How Does It Feel" is a 2000 single released by American artist D'Angelo, which gained notoriety for its somewhat controversial music video.

On the popular K-pop-based YouTube channel Eat Your Kimchi, co-hosts Simon and Martina pointed out a similar cinematic style between "Eyes, Nose, Lips" and "How Does It Feel," particularly since both Taeyang and D'Angelo are shirtless for the entire durations of the videos.

"Pretty much the exact same thing as D'Angelo's 'How Does It Feel,' if anybody remembers that video," said Simon in their "Catching Up On K-Pop" YouTube video review. "Except in that video, you didn't actually see below his waist, while here you do see Taeyang's pants."

"I remember the rumor of D'Angelo's video was that he was receiving some personal satisfaction below, [and] that's why the camera didn't go down. We don't see that in Taeyang's video."

"That's right, just shirtlessness and pants and some exploding signs in the background," quipped Martina.

During an interview with the KBS program "Entertainment Relay," Taeyang addressed his reasons for going shirtless for his latest comeback.

"I kept hearing from those around me that you look the most handsome with the clothes that Mother Nature gave you," said the Big Bang member. "So I decided to go shirtless from start to finish."

When teased about his next music video filming taking place at a bathhouse, Taeyang teasingly replied, "That sounds like a good idea. Around four years later, I think it would be nice to [film a music video] in the bathhouse."

Check out Taeyang's "Eyes, Nose, Lips" and D'Angelo's "Untitled [How Does It Feel)."

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