International Women’s Day 2023 is right around the corner, and we can’t help but turn towards some of the best music videos by girl bands to fire up the soundtrack for the inspiring day ahead. With artists like such, raising the bar each day around, every day is yet another celebration of their hard work and hustle to churn out empowering anthems for us. Though not all of these releases are ostensible power tracks, some of them rather validate our desire for letting it loose and simply grooving along and having fun.
Best Music Videos by Girl Bands to Get You Pumped for International Women’s Day Week 2023
Wannabe by Spice Girls
There’s no way Spice Girls don’t pop into your mind when we think about girl bands in general. The self-composed song by the members of the not only defined their bright career ahead with this debut single in 1996, it also eventually became the soundtrack to many movies and lives. The bubbly melody compels you to put your best dancing foot forward and just groove along like the girls do in the video, while having the time of their lives.
More and More by TWICE
The setting of this MV feels as if its situated in the modern day Garden of Eden, that’s digitally spiced up by lights and what not. The more high definition your video quality is on the screen, the more it make you feel to be a part of a paradisiacal else-world that may otherwise be out of your reach in the real world. The colourful outfits donned by the nine members of the girl group add to the floral touch of the picturesque set.
Psycho by Red Velvet
Psycho has almost become synonymous with Red Velvets identity at this point, and there’s a good reason as to why that is so. Unlike many other bubblegum flavour-like girl group visuals, the five members of the SM Entertainment music act keep things classy, composed and minimal by sporting high-end attires that stand a class apart, further defining their roles as the leading women in the industry.
Love Dive by IVE
This IVE track is quite literally the ‘Song of the Year’. It brought the fourth generation girl group signed under Starship immense success and fanfare and its video is just as much festive with the girls breaking into an addictive dance routine and sometimes even taking flight in the skies. With the overall concept being that of cupid’s floating in the air, IVE shoots their arrows of love right at us and we have no choice but to fall for them instantly.
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Wannabe by ITZY
Survivor by Destiny’s Child
DDU-DU DDU-DU by BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK may have come out with several catchy beats and choreographies, yet somehow, nothing will ever beat the magic of the legendary DDU-DU DDU-DU. The group’s recent videos have taken on a grander visual scape, but this one stays aloof from all that background noise to pay special attention to the four leading ladies and their impressively commanding dance choreography.
HIP by MAMAMOO
Addressing head on how women generally get the short end of the stick when it comes to beauty standards, and even more so as per the set and constricting Korean standards, MAMAMOO deals with the prevalence of lookism in society. This issue has become even more so pronounced in the recent years as social media clicks and likes have overshadowed our lives. The four members of the group have distinct fashion styles, each of which go on to define femininity in their own way, and music video couldn’t have illustrated it any more appropriately than this.
Power by Little Mix ft. Stormzy
Although Jesy is no longer a member of the group, this track not only celebrates the 10 years of Little Mix, but also stands tall as a powerful anthem unlike any other. With each member standing by their own beliefs and support systems, they all bring the entire community together in a diverse parade at the end, which not only vouches for girl power, but also LGBTQIA+ representation.
Black Mamba by aespa
aespa’s music videos are a a lot of things – otherworldly, cyberpunk, mystical, fantastical and the list goes on. However, these defining traits find their possibly best amalgamation in the Black Mamba music video, which despite mixing a plethora of visual candies, does so coherently and makes for a visual feast which need a big screen to do it justice.
Happy International Women’s Day Week!
Is there any music video by a girl band that has become your favourite escape route from the chores and banality of daily life? Let us know your favourite MV in this list as well. Type down your thoughts in the comments section below.
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