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The past year has been an exciting one for R5 and they don't plan on toning it down anytime soon. The Hollywood Records pop/rock group has returned but is getting into some trouble on the set of their new music video for the indecisive love-crazed new track "Heart Made Up On You," the lead single and title track from their latest third EP, which serves as the first taste of the pop-rock quintet of R5's upcoming sophomore full-length studio album, scheduled to be released on September 30.
It doesn't take much listening to tell that the band's sound has evolved since their last record, which featured pop chart-toppers "Loud" and "(I Can't) Forget About You." Ellington Ratliff, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Ross Lynch and Rydel Lynch are venturing away from bubble-gum pop in their new material, instead delving into dance-pop with EDM elements, as can be heard in the EP's lead single "Heart Made Up on You." With catchy beats and lyrics, it's possible that this can be the next "(I Can’t) Forget About You."
"Heart Made Up on You," is a ridiculously catchy and radio-friendly yet tune about a very complex relationship with a boy being psychologically hooked on a girl who's no good, and Ross' vocals have certainly grown stronger and matured in this new EP. "Lyrically, behind the song, is the fact that a girl isn't good for you but you still want her. So we took the concept into the video and made it a very literal thing where the girl is basically leading us into a trap. Ross is in love with her, so we're trying to help him out he's there and then it ends up being that she's, was completely bad for him and the fact that we were all right and we shouldn't have been involved with her in the first place," Riker explained in an interview.
The gritty crime setup is an unexpected as R5 get involved in an epic heist in the "Heart Made Up on You" video, which fits perfectly with the message of song. What better way to showcase that than with a double-crossing hope-to-be girlfriend? The video, which plays like a crime thriller, shows the band getting mixed up with Ross' up-to-no-good girlfriend and her father in the small and slightly abandoned town. As the jewelry theft unwinds, R5 perform their catchy single, "My mind says, no you're no good for me/ You're no good but my heart's made up on you." However, the heist eventually goes awry and the plan turns to chaos or does it? You'll have to watch the twist ending to find out!

After teasing fans for almost a week, American pop-rock band R5 has finally released their new shiny music video on Disney Channel for their new song, "(I Can't) Forget About You," the the second official and third overall single taken from their début studio album "Louder." We know that from tweets, Instagram posts, and videos, that R5 is simply crazy about Japan. So it totally makes sense why the guys and girl took their music across the world and gave the Japanese R5 Family the chance to star in an R5 video.
R5 has rapidly emerged as an exciting new voice in the world of pop rock. Originally from Littleton, Colorado, the Los Angeles-based band R5 was formed in 2008 and is comprised of siblings Riker, Ross, Rocky and Rydel Lynch; along with friend Ellington "Ratliff." After a successful first single, "Pass Me By" that reached 4.5 million views, the Lynch team is back with a follow-up "(I Can't) Forget About You." The song is about being left in a daze and only being able to remember details about a special girl, and the emotional free fall sparked by falling in love.
The song's theme definitely runs through the video, which takes place across Tokyo, Japan! Directed by Thom Glunt, the video was shot over the Thanksgiving 2013 holiday in Tokyo during the band's first visit to Japan. The fun clip is all about the day after a night none of them seem to remember how they ended up there. It starts off with the clip of Rocky being rolled up in a carpet. As the video goes on, we learn that Rocky's not the only one who isn't waking up in his bed. In fact, the whole band looks like they are waking up in a strange place.
After a strange and wild night, each band member wakes up in separate random locations scattered across Tokyo, in bewildering circumstances and can't remember what happened the night before. As they navigate the streets of Tokyo to reunite, each one of them comes across someone who will give them the clue to where they will find each other again. Call this 'The Hangover' for the tween set, since R5 is Disney-affiliated. Still, Japan is known for crazy things in their culture, so the aftermath of a wild party there shouldn't be that unexpected. Let your imagination run wild as to what really happened.