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I thought I had already written about all my favorite "K-pop and J-pop girl groups that are good and also have a bit of quirk to them", but apparently I've never mentioned Orange Caramel on this site? When I wrote about which K-pop groups are/were timeless (and not) back in 2022, I mentioned Girls’ Generation, Red Velvet, f(x), 2NE1 and Craiyon Pop, but I failed to bring up Orange Caramel who really, when you think about it, should also be joining that company of timeless K-pop artists. I guess I was in a different phase with a different taste in 2022, but now they've worked their way back to me.
Because they were like the kbrecordzz flavor of K-pop in the early 2010s. A bit of fun and a bit of good, lots of colors, and going against the grain and the standard in a fun way while still being part of the grain and the standard. If you're the type who likes colorful pop with quirky costumes and dances, they gave you double the amount. More of all the nice stuff, instead of keeping it balanced and tasteful.
I especially like the songs "Bangkok City" and "The Gangnam Avenue" and their respective music videos:
It's uptempo electropop, but with a streak of sadness in it, and the videos are colorful while also having pitch-black backgrounds. It looks simple, but in a good way (when you don't have a big budget, always go for a black background, it almost always looks good). The music reminds of 90s eurodance/bubblegum pop (and "nightcore"?) and 2010 "party music", and I'm just a big fan of those simple yet powerful styles of music. It's simple but comes with lots of emotions.
The rest of everything you could write about the group is already out there. Search Youtube for the ”hah!” compilations, the video essays about their stance as the weird group in K-pop, etc, and enjoy Lizzy's smile.
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