Music / Idols

What Will Orange Caramel Cosplay as Next?

Written by Ashley On October 13, 2011

You know how you can both love and hate something at the same time? Yeah, that’s the only explanation I have for my feelings of anticipation and dread for Orange Caramel’s new mini-album. However, the fact that Super Junior’s Heechul penned the lyrics for their single “Shanghai Love”, just tips it over into ecstatic.

Sometimes something is just so over-the-top ridiculous that you have to give the person or people involved props for pulling it off. In the beginning, I felt sorry for the girls; the ridiculous outfits made me cringe, and Raina’s vocal talent was just being wasted.

But then I had to admit to myself that in some silly, childish way, the whole concept was fun. The fact that they are literally working their way through a musical homage to every major country in Asia is impressive, in it’s own way – though I’ll say I’m more interested in their on-stage get-up than the actual songs. Judging by the pictures for ‘Shanghai Love’, it’s disappointingly demure (but cute). And don’t think I’m not seeing the irony at their comeback being in October. It’s actually genius, this group is tailor-made for Halloween.

I keep making excuses for them, so I’ll come out and admit that as much as they make me cringe, and probably stand musically for everything I’m against, they’re fun and I look forward to every single they promote. You can’t say that about many idols or idol groups these days.

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TAGS: Kim Heechul, Orange Caramel

Anonymous

I agree about the love/hate relationship – this group consistently churns out an exaggerated mishmosh of almost every pet peeve of mine in k-pop – but I find myself actually (guiltily) liking them.

I think what makes all the difference is that it’s obvious they’re just having fun and not taking themselves too seriously (whereas groups with bad music and concepts that DO take themselves too seriously are just straight up nauseating).

The other thing is – I like the fact that this group is trying to pave their own consistent style instead of having a bipolar personality like many other groups. The music is very distinctively theirs, too. I would recognize an Orange Caramel song on the radio even if I had never heard it before. It’s a good thing when you are able to stand out from the genera mass of pop sounds just from your music alone.
Huh

Over-the-top ridiculous describes Orang Caramel completely!
Sali

The title should be, what city will OC do next?
Lordofreimes

Ironically, this song is still tonnes better than the saccharine high-pitched songs released by the chinese ‘otaku godesses’.

Diz

How do you mean by ironic? R these otaku goddesses you speak of meant to be professional singers?

Tigana

They keep releasing awful song with choreographies so ridiculously simple they don’t even deserve to be called that. Barf. I like cute, I liked Secret and Girls’ Day going that route, but this is just…
Boo

It’s funny how they’re koreans dressed in chinese outfits singing a jpop like song! lol
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Osnow2

This is way too gimmicky for me.