Coney Island, the filming location for BIGBANG's "Blue" music video!

 

Do you know where the music video for Big Bang's "Blue" was filmed?

It was Coney Island in New York, USA.

 

The filming location for Big Bang's "Blue" music video is

Why did it have to be 'Winter Coney Island'?

 

Coney Island is a vibrant amusement park visited by numerous New Yorkers and tourists in the summer to enjoy swimming and rides.

 

However, Big Bang proceeded with the filming

Coney Island in February exudes a completely opposite atmosphere.

 

The amusement park closes for the off-season,

A wide sandy beach where a cold sea breeze blows and

The empty streets are the 'pain of separation' in the lyrics,

'Emotions that have grown cold'

It was the perfect stage to maximize the visual impact.

 

According to an interview with a music video producer,

Rather than the glamorous and trendy side of New York

"The rough, old, and lonely vibe of 1970s New York"

They said they chose this location because they wanted to capture it exactly as it is.

 

 

The key spot in the music video, the Coney Island Cyclone, is

A wooden frame assembled like a tower

In the world that opened in 1927

It is the oldest wooden roller coaster.

 

This is the huge grid-patterned structure that appears as the background where the members walk or stand in the music video.

 

The faded wooden structure bearing the traces of time adds to the song's wistful analog sensibility.

 

 

Scenes of the members walking or running alone were filmed against the backdrop of the long wooden boardwalk and white sand beach along the Coney Island coastline.

 

It creates a visual maximization in harmony with the song title, "Gray Winter Sea and Endless Empty Beach."

 

In addition to Coney Island, Brooklyn's Dumbo area and the alleyways under the elevated railway appear.

 

Scenes of the members performing their respective parts while brushing past a foreign female model amidst old graffiti-covered walls and steel structures showcase the unique vintage visual aesthetic of New York.

 

However, at the time of filming, it was the middle of winter in New York with biting winds. The members, who had to film wearing thin spring and summer fashion outfits, finished the shoot in such bitter cold that they had to run to the vehicle to warm up every time the director called 'cut'.

 

At the time, because it was a comeback song released in early 2012 after Big Bang had gone through various incidents and accidents in 2011,

To the fans, the cold and lonely atmosphere of Coney Island resonated even more deeply as it seemed to represent the anguish and inner maturity of the Big Bang members at the time.

 

For fans, as this music video became a global mega-hit and surpassed 200 million views on YouTube,

For K-POP fans visiting New York, Coney Island has become more than just an amusement park; it has become a must-visit pilgrimage site.

 

The lively Coney Island in the summer is nice, but

I did it on purpose to feel the exact vibe of a Big Bang music video.

Visiting this place in late autumn or winter and listening with headphones

Walking the boardwalk has become a dream among fans.