K-Pop Throwback: Lee Hyori Is Just One Reason To Revisit Leessang's 'The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave' [VIDEO]

The hip-hop ballad is a genre often explored by the K-pop hit-makers of today.

And while it may be well-traveled ground, producers would be hard-pressed to achieve a better balance of soothing soft pop and growly hard-edged rap than "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave" by South Korean hip-hop duo Leessang.

Although it was originally released back in 2010, "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave" still sounds like a breath of breezy fresh air, and is without a doubt worth another listen.

The production skillfully builds up layers of strings and percussion, only to strip them back to just a simple classical guitar figure and vocal.

There is a nice overall blend of live musicians and DJ sampling effects that achieves a sound that is both organic and straight from the street.

Oh and did we mention that Lee Hyori is in the video?

As if there weren't enough reasons to revisit "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave," Lee Hyori delivers a moving acting performance as the romantic lead in the music video.

In one particularly poignant scene, Lee is taking shots at the bar as she reels from a breakup. Tears stream down her face as she throws her ring into the shot glass.

The overall video concept for "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave" is an innovative one.

The couple at the heart of the plotline walks around in a world where everyone except for them is wearing a mask.

In the climax of the clip, Lee and her ex are seen in a car, happy together. The two of them, each walking by themself, then walks past the vehicle, signifying their present post-breakup reality.

In a pop music world dominated by fake, exaggerated or invented emotions, it is the raw honesty of both the song "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave" and the music video it produced, that make them both worth the trip.

Watch the music video for "The Girl Who Can't Break Up And The Guy Who Can't Leave" from Leessang's 2010 album "You're The Answer To A Guy Like Me" RIGHT HERE

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