Idols/Music

CHI CHI’s horrifying vocals revealed

Written by Dora On March 27, 2011

When it comes to uncovering hidden vocal gems among the sea of idols today, MR (music-removed) videos are probably one of your best shots. There are several floating around on Youtube currently, created either by loyal fans who wish to show the world how awesome their idols are, or netizens who are curious to know the truth about a particular singer’s singing ability.

Of course, while an MR video can reveal idols’ true talents, it can also expose their embarrassing lack of skill as well. This is especially true for newly-debuted girl group CHI-CHI (you know, the group aiming to overtake SNSD. Ring any bells yet?)

The rookies have been under heavy criticism from netizens for their recent performance of debut song “Don’t Play Around“. Most of the time, idol groups have pretty rigorous dance routines during their performances, so they have to depend on background music to avoid screwing up the vocal component of the stage. We’re all human, obviously, so people tend to forgive and forget.

But for Chi Chi, netizens have been complaining that the girls were lip-syncing too much, such that they were basically relying on the pre-recorded track for the whole performance. During the rare instances when a few members did sing, they were extremely off-tune or delivered only half their lines. This led viewers to wonder if the girls were really singers at all.

I pity this group for experiencing such hate when they’ve barely even warmed up the stage, but honestly. A live performance is when, you know, a singer SINGS his/her song LIVE. So if they’re going to play the background music extra-loud and pretend to be singing live, does one still call the performance LIVE?! If the dance routine is so tiring that the members can’t even deliver a single line well, it’s time to tone down the dancing. Because at the end of the day, idols are singers, and singers are supposed to sing, right? If they can’t, what on earth have they been doing during those years of training? Sure, Chi Chi is a rookie group, but IMO, they should have worked harder to blow our minds and showcase their talents during their debut stage.

Maybe I’m just being biased and overly harsh. But seriously, what kind of name is Chi Chi? Isn’t it Spanish slang for um, something else?

Anyway, I’m sure you’re all dying to hear their vocals for yourself, so without further ado, I present to you…

chocoxxful, vicki

TAGS: CHI-CHI, SNSD

Well…
Well their singing is just as terrible as most idol girl groups in kpop so I don’t see the problem.

Anna
THIS.
tk
If you look at the MR of most kpop groups they sound just as bad.
kpopboi
cha ching. you get the prize for most sensible comment on the interwebs today. +1 internets.
Kyana
I really don’t think there are very many girl Kpop groups that sound THIS bad. Most of them at least 2 or 3 that can actually sing but damn! they didn’t have any.

momolito
HAHAHA thank you!! But it depends where youre from to get the meaning of the word in spanish. If youre from dominican republic chichi means kid, but if youre from mexico it means something else. Any way they performance sucked, and i hated the outfits!! Im a latin fan who love kpop more tha regaeton!
Daydream
Chi Chi? WTH. Does the agency wish to get these poor girls ridiculed or something? I mean, sure, there are plenty of wacky group names out there already, eg HAM, F(x), Mblaq etc. but this one’s just horrendous. if they want to debut in Japan in the future, I suggest they change the name right now.
As for the MR video, i don’t think you are being overly harsh. when artists or idol groups are given an opportunity to perform on stage, they are expected to be at least decent. if they can’t meet that expectation, then they obviously aren’t ready to debut yet.
reimin
most Kpop groups tend to use a lot of background vocals. i think it’s the norm?
when KARA performs in Japan, they use too much background vocals i can’t really hear them sing.
kc
I in no way like this group at all, but it seems a bit harsh to say they can’t sing- there are plenty of people out there who can sing, but a good majority of them just can’t sing and dance on stage.
if you’ve ever been on a stage with roaring fans, you’d know how difficult it is to hear your self and then add dancing to that… I’m rather surprised how they can sing at all really.
I think the only fair thing to do is to do this to all of their lives, though when it comes down to it, I really am not interested in another SNSD.
SOL
Poor girls I kinda understand (kinda) they’re nervous, dancing, also the song doesn’t really give you room to show your true singing abilities. Anyways, the song is sort of catchy I personally dont like it, but its something different I guess.
“Maybe I’m just being biased and overly harsh. But seriously, what kind of name is Chi Chi? Isn’t it Spanish slang for um, something else?” Simply love it XD
YEah the name it is horrendous, as a Mexican I would never have their music on my iPod just because ppl would brand me as a perverted weirdo. That name has got to go and Im not playing around.
Dramz
LMAO!!!! I’m Latin but I had not made the connection between Chi Chi and what it means in Spanish, until now. Hahahahahah!! I have a feeling I’m going to laugh everytime I see their name lol *wipes tears away* sigh….
asianromance
I’m not sure if MR removed videos are the best judge of talent since everyone sounds like they’re singing in the bathroom and being recorded by a $10 voice recorder…but it is a good judge of where you land in comparison with other idols and these girls are at the bottom of the barrel right now. Even if they have good voices (and I suspect some of them do or else they wouldn’t have made it this far), not being able to sing half the words is just bad.
asdfjkl;
The ones who aim to overtake SNSD. Now compare this to Into The New World. See the difference?
I’m not hating or anything, and I think it’s a good goal for them, but I just can’t help but giggle a little. (Sorry, I’m a bad person?)
Song is catchy and there are some girls that show good potential (:
http://twitter.com/nerdiac Ria
At least they have skinny arms?
JM
erm this article needs a review maybe your trying to say they sucked at sining but from what im hearing they did sing live in fact they actually bothered to sing the chorus which very few in any idols actually do
and for the times none of the members were singing well that’s because those are portions of the song the group isn’t required to sing

http://cmgaddict.wordpress.com cmgaddict
Yes, they did sing live partly, but it’s not good. That’s the point. There two to three persons who sang their part, FULL. And there’s this girl that’s caught catching her breath, making the lipsynching so obvious.

Kyana
They obviously needed some more training. It’s totally understandable that singing while dancing on stage is hard but they are idols and that most of what idols do. Now if they do get the proper training and still can’t perform decently onstage then yea they just can’t sing.
Noona
Well, that’s what the company get for producing a half-baked group. I guess we shouldn’t immediately point the blame towards CHI CHI. The group didn’t even train that long and yet the company let them debut. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING??!! And I also heard that the company made them say that statement about SNSD. Its understandable that they just made those statement for publicity, but they gained more antis than fans. Their company is even worse than SME… and plus, they’re trying to cover it up by releasing some stuff about CHI CHI’s contract saying that they aren’t allowed to have plastic surgery… Their faces might be natural but their voices certainly aren’t.
LitaTheWitch
I find it funny that this flop site thinks they know it all. Obviously they sang the chorus, did you not notice that Dora? You are such a flop writer.
Anonymous
Awwk, they’re cute! They suck but they’re cute for their aim to overcome SNSD :L They should really work on their vocals before they send out a new song because the song after their debut one? The singing was a bit better but their dancing got worse, they are clearly not cut our for the dancing AND singing at the same time thing ?? Also its like only one or two girls that sing aswell. The one thats always in the middle reminds me of Yoona, not the strongest singer but the prettiest one, except she can’t sing at all! CHI CHI, please, before you’s ‘aim’ to overcome SNSD try to get through one song without killing someones cat with your voices.