Six13 is back with an infectious Passover K-Pop (Korean pop) — or rather J-Pop (Jewish-pop) — parody that makes us want to recline and bop our heads all Passover long. (The holiday starts on the evening of April 12, in case you didn’t know!)
The new parody from the veteran a cappella group is a Passoverized version of the smash Rosé (a member of the iconic K-pop group Blackpink who released her first solo album last year) and Bruno Mars hit “APT,” based on a Korean drinking game — so truly perfect for a holiday in which we have to drink four cups of wine. The song itself incorporated elements from the wonderfully nostalgic song “Mickey” by Toni Basil (co-written by Jewish British songwriter Nicky Chinn) and was also co-written and co-produced by Israeli songwriter and record producer Omer Fedi (who, fun fact, is also popstar Addison Rae’s boyfriend).
Six13 incorporates some of the fun elements of the Bruno Mars and Rosé video, turning its pink hues to blues but featuring the same dancing, animated elements and studio setting. They also add so many fun Passover flourishes, from crumbled matzah to stuffed frogs to bopping Stars of David and bottles of Manischewitz.
Instead of “APT,” the song is called “PSVR,” and the group starts by reciting the order of the seder then turns the chorus of “APT, APT” into “Passover, Passover.” At the end they also incorporate the title of iconic seder songs like “Chad Gadya” and “Ma Nishtana.” It’s a delightful parody and it’s hard to choose my favorite part, though I will say it might have my favorite micro-retelling of the Passover story of any parody in the bridge of the song:
“Stone heart, stone heart Pharaoh said, ‘stay’ / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / There were ten plagues / Dough flat, no time / We ran away / No, no, no, no, no / No longer slaves,” they sing. Honestly, that’s the full highlight reel — no notes! Happy PSVR everyone!
