Lipstick (Orange Caramel album)
Lipstick is the debut studio album by South Korea girl group After School sub-unit Orange Caramel. It was released on September 12, 2012 and contains 13 songs (including a new recording of their song "Bangkok City".) The title track "Lipstick" samples the popular tune "The Streets of Cairo" and was used as the album's lead single.[1] The album includes previous hits such as "Magic Girl", "A-ing" and "Shanghai Romance" and each member also has their own solo song.
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| Released | September 12, 2012 (South Korea) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 - 2012 | |||
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| Length | 45:28 | |||
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Background
Early May 2012, Pledis Entertainment's managing director announced that Orange Caramel will be releasing their first full-length album later that year and that the album demo is "nearly finalized".[2] Several months later, in September, Pledis revealed three photo teasers through their official Twitter page of each member.[3] The following day, the track list was revealed and a special teaser was released on September 7, 2012.[4][5] Two days later, another three individual member photo teasers were revealed through Pledis's Twitter page and a music video teaser was posted the following day, with the final music video being released at 12PM Kst on September 12, 2012 along with the album being released through Korean online music stores and iTunes worldwide.[6][7]
Promotion
Promotion for "Lipstick" began on Mnet's M! Countdown on September 13, 2012 and they also performed a shortened version of "Milkshake" as a part of their special comeback stage. Orange Caramel continued to promote the song on various Korean music shows such as Music Bank, Music Core, Inkigayo and Show Champion.
Chart performance
The title track, "Lipstick", was a commercial success having managed to stay in the Top 10 singles on the Gaon Digital Chart and Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for over a month. To date, the title track has been downloaded more than one million times in South Korea according to the Gaon Download Chart.[8] The album itself charted well, peaking at number 3 on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart, number 9 on the Gaon Monthly Album Chart and it also charted on Japan's Oricon Weekly Album chart at number 92, selling 2,187 copies.[9][10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bubble Bath" | Kim Ina | East4A | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Milkshake" (밀크쉐이크) | Team M49 |
| 3:35 |
| 3. | "Lipstick" (립스틱) |
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| 3:21 |
| 4. | "A~ing♡" (아잉♡) | Wheesung | Jo Yeongsu | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Magic Girl" (마법소녀; Mabeopsonyeo) | Wheesung | Jo Yeongsu | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Not Yet..." (아직…; Ajik...) (Raina solo) | Raina |
| 3:29 |
| 7. | "Superwoman" (Raina solo featuring Choi Seung Cheol (S.Coups) of Seventeen) | Yu Chiyeon | Yu Chiyeon | 3:20 |
| 8. | "One Love" |
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| 3:22 |
| 9. | "Shanghai Romance" (샹하이 로맨스) | Space Big Star | Jo Yeongsu | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Clara's Dream" (클라라의 꿈; Keullaraui Kkum) (Lizzy solo) | Jeong Yunhwa | Park Sangheon | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Close Your Eyes" (눈을 감아; Nuneul Gama) (Nana solo) |
| Park Sangheon | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Love Does Not Wait" (사랑을 미룰 순 없나요; Sarangeul Irul Sun Eopsnayo) (Raina solo) | Oh Seunghun | Park Deoksang | 3:25 |
| 13. | "Bangkok City" (방콕시티) (2012 New Recording) | Won Taeyeon |
| 2:50 |
| Total length: | 45:28 | |||
Charts
Album charts
| Country | Chart | Peak position |
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| South Korea | Gaon Album Chart (weekly) | 3 |
| Gaon Album Chart (monthly) | 9 | |
| Japan | Oricon Albums Chart (weekly) | 92 |
Sales
| Chart | Sales |
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| South Korea Gaon physical sales | 15,324[11] |
| Japan Oricon physical sales | 2,187 |
| Total | 17,511 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | September 12, 2012 | Digital download | Pledis Entertainment LOEN Entertainment |
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| South Korea | September 14, 2012 | CD | |
| Japan | September 24, 2012 | Avex Marketing |
References
- "Orange Caramel Vol. 1 - Lipstick". YesAsia. September 9, 2012.
- "Pledis Entertainment's managing director drops details on After School's upcoming releases". Allkpop. May 4, 2012.
- "Orange Caramel releases 'Lipstick' Image teasers". Allkpop. September 3, 2012.
- "Orange Caramel reveals tracklist for their first full-length album". Allkpop. September 4, 2012.
- "Orange Caramel releases special teaser for "Lipstick" MV". koreaboo. September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
- "Orange Caramel Reveals Additional Individual Teaser Images for "Lipstick"". Soompi. September 9, 2012.
- "Orange Caramel Releases MV for "Lipstick"". Soompi. September 12, 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-10-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-10-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-10-08/
- Sales references:
- "2012년 12월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- "2013년 01월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
