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August 17, 2002
What is it with Las Ketchup

The biggest hit at the moment in Panama (and probably the rest of Latin America and Spain) is "Asereje" by a new Spanish all girl group "Las Ketchup".
I like to think I'm open minded with music (hmm... Actually I guess I'm not), but this song has to be the most annoying thing since the Macarena craze of the mid 90's. It comes complete with non sensical lyrics and entire clubs doing the dance that goes with it, when it comes on.
The worst thing is, no matter how much I dislike it after hearing it I cant get it out of my mind.
I have irrational fears about flicking over HTV the big Latin Music Channel in case it happens to be playing.
I guess I'll just have to live with it and give in.
(Still listening to Alejandro Sanz - Unplugged, IMHO the best artist out of Spain)

Posted by pelleb at August 17, 2002 07:33 PM
This entry was posted in the following Categories: Music , Panama
Comments

Fuck You. All 3 of us have worked hard to make Asereje a hit.

Posted by: Las Ketchup on August 19, 2002 01:49 PM

Ay, Lo Siento Señorita Muñoz, ;-)
Tal vez no entendiste mi ironia ingles?? He renunciado todas mis problemas con Aserejé y la bailá todo el noche este sabado.
La verdad es que soy tu fan mas grande.

Posted by: Pelle on August 19, 2002 02:18 PM

MMM No te creo. Ademas, si te gusta o no la cancion no nos importa. La cancion la creamos para la gente que disfruta de la vida. A la que se sabe divertir.

Posted by: Las Katchup on August 19, 2002 04:44 PM

Do the new US import restrictions cover this kind of thing? Or can we expect drunken old geezers dancing to Las Ketchup at office parties in the near future?

-A concerned citizen

Posted by: Concerned Reader in the US on August 19, 2002 04:56 PM

Por favor mi amor,
Intiendo que no es importante si me gusta o no, pero disfruto mucho de la vida.

Estoy aprendiendo bailar Asereje. Hay un pagina al web con instruciones? A mi novia se encanta esta cancion y quiero soprenderse.

Posted by: Pelle on August 19, 2002 05:06 PM

I do not care What You say I D I O T ..... I like the song ant that is it...D U M M Y.."

Posted by: Gil on September 29, 2002 01:57 AM

You know what thinking it over F YOU.... You are so stupid like most noth americans....Pinches Gringos pendejos....... Just like that stupid britney Spears.... F this F that wow....I bet You killed some neurons....tratando de pensar esa groseria pobre pedaso de caca....." get a life Dummy.."

Posted by: Gil on September 29, 2002 02:02 AM

Hola:

Searching 4 D' ketchup email, any body has it?

Please write back.
Tanks a mill.

Posted by: martin martinez on October 3, 2002 12:14 AM

Vivo en Brazil y un grupo local (ROUGE) lanzó Asereje en portugues, y salio bien, pero la musica en español es mas agradable, por lo menos para mi. Es muy buena para bailar y divertirse.

Posted by: Marcelo on October 8, 2002 04:02 AM

Good work girls .. it's beautiful song just go on and no one could stop u if u wanna the best ..

Posted by: ebograph on October 9, 2002 06:02 AM

Maybe is not the best song in the world now, before and after but this is a kind of music that make you feel happy, so just live it.
And enjoy listening some words in spanish or spanglish.

Asereje.

Posted by: jose mari lopez on October 13, 2002 10:14 PM

Your song has non-musical sense. It's just a snappy and catchy tune that just made it big. how? you say that is your hard work and give us all that shit, but is that unfortunately music has lost its essence and its now STUPID. just like your music. But I do support the topic of "just having fun" but that song may be "to have fun" but is NOT music. Fuck you bitches

Posted by: Joao on October 14, 2002 04:14 PM

How do we do the fucking dance?
I wanna know... damn them chicks are hot

Posted by: Nick on October 19, 2002 04:13 AM

Me divierto muchisimo con Asereje, aunque en mi oaís (Rep. Dominicana), empiezan a hacer comentarios de que es satanica, etc.,etc. pero yo no lo creo, no veo que tenga nada de malo, sino que al contrario, la considero antistress.
Por cierto, Dónde puedo conseguir las letras????

Maritza Orozco
Sto. Dgo., Rep. Dom.

Posted by: Maritza on October 21, 2002 08:17 AM

i think las ketchup is an Awsome group and sing terrific but can some one e mail me the lyrics ....lil_booty_0224@yahoo.com thank you
the song is real popular in nyc and in Corpus Christi Tx. ( where i am from )
you go girls

Posted by: crystal on October 21, 2002 07:33 PM

I like the song because it means nothing, it is a empty song where you don't have listen to the lyrics

Posted by: Jane on October 23, 2002 10:45 PM

es verdad que las katchup la cancion es satanica (asereje)???

Posted by: carolina on October 24, 2002 09:30 AM

thalouha

Posted by: nesro on October 26, 2002 03:35 AM

I think it s the coolest song ever! I'm still tryin to find the lyrics though!

Posted by: Limpright on October 26, 2002 02:04 PM

a great song...i want the mp3!

Posted by: Gaby Saardi on October 27, 2002 07:08 AM

Que magnifica es la cancion y tambien el DVD!!
Nuestra tienda "Borders" en Portland, Maine, USA, ahora vende el CD!! Mis estudiantes (de trece y catorce anos) van a bailar y cantar a ASEREJE manana en mi clase de espanol......Mis hijos en
casa estan ensenando a todos sus amigos ahora despues de oirlo hoy.........Vayan chicas bonitas!! Tienen un video del baile????

Posted by: senora (profesora) on October 27, 2002 10:34 AM

las katchup rocks dawgs... y'all really don't know what the hell you're talking about. it's just a fun song... jesus, i mean since when does everything have to have some sort of philisophical meaning..? maybe some of you need to get a life and remember what it means just to have some fun! jesus cristo! damn! las katchup... u gurls rock!

Posted by: lulu on October 27, 2002 10:51 AM

I LOVE THAT SONG ALOT I DONT KNOW WHY PEOPLE DONT LIKE IT.ME GUSTA LAS KATCHUP.HOLLA YOU ARE pendejos IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS SONG.

Posted by: tiffany on October 30, 2002 07:06 AM

YOU KNOW WHAT IAM NOT SURE IF I LIKE IT ANY MORE BECUASE I JUST HEARD THAT THE SONG WAS ABOUT THE DEVIL I HOPE ITS NOT OR I WILL HATE THE SONG

Posted by: TIFFANY on October 30, 2002 08:34 AM

hmmm...their voices ANNOY me to no end. The only reason I ever heard the song in the first place is because my music loving Spanish teacher made us learn that whole song backwards and forwards (with the dace,just for kicks). The song never gets out of my head. :-/

Posted by: Lauren on November 9, 2002 05:00 AM

This is the best:
http://www.heidi4fun.de/ketchup/dance.htm

Posted by: ketchup on November 10, 2002 04:35 AM

the song is good if u dont like it then go fuck urself coz no 1 cares

Posted by: nick on November 10, 2002 07:14 PM

where can i find the lyrics
mail me plz

Posted by: aziz on November 16, 2002 09:41 PM

i think this song is pretty cool and people just talk shit. Also if you don't like you don't have to listen to it. Best wishes Asereje.

Posted by: erika on November 17, 2002 10:55 AM

I love you the 3 of you Las katchup and i want to marry one of you ..

Posted by: EL_Shadow on November 24, 2002 06:40 AM

I am lesbian and I want to marry one of you too.. but I can't decide yet... plz.. who is the best cook of you? :-***

Posted by: Shinji on November 24, 2002 06:51 AM

I love all of you I have the lyricz.

Posted by: bogi on December 3, 2002 09:16 AM

my little girl loves this song and i love it too.

Posted by: ev on December 4, 2002 09:17 AM

Aqui el asereje es bacan todo mis yuntas lo escuchan porque es bacan y mostra.

Posted by: Edwin on December 19, 2002 01:09 PM

Aqui el asereje es bacan todo mis yuntas lo escuchan porque es bacan y mostra.

Posted by: Edwin on December 19, 2002 01:09 PM

Big hit in Manila! Great tune! Great steps!

Posted by: vicoy on December 21, 2002 10:14 AM

Pinche cancion puede ir a CHINGAR A SU MADRE CON TODO Y SUS INTERPRETES

Posted by: SHORTY on December 27, 2002 07:41 PM

Holla!! I like the song becauseit make's me fell happy!! I just don't see why you people don't under stand the meaning of the song!!! Come on just give it a chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by: anna castaneda on December 31, 2002 11:11 AM

what does "asereje" means? it's so popular yet no one knows what the hell it means.

Posted by: shaz s. on January 15, 2003 08:36 AM

FUCK YOU BITCHES. hope that you'll meet satan soon. fuck you.Your song has non-musical sense. It's just a snappy and catchy tune that just made it big. how? you say that is your hard work and give us all that shit, but is that unfortunately music has lost its essence and its now STUPID. just like your music. But I do support the topic of "just having fun" but that song may be "to have fun" but is NOT music. Fuck you bitches. Stop composing songs with non musical sense.

Posted by: denver on January 15, 2003 10:40 PM

just shut the fuck up! asereje means devil!!!

Posted by: stephenn hernandez on January 16, 2003 05:51 AM

here in ther Philippines text messages is disminated all over about the meaning of asereje, messages said that the meaning of it is DEVIL. but for me i dont think so, aereje made it to the top here in the phil. so what's wrong about it maybe the are just so pathetic about its meaning in spanish.....
Don't mind them Las Ketchup, your song is a hit then be it. good luck and more power....God Bless the three of you, you are so beautiful

Posted by: Ed Anthony on January 17, 2003 02:34 AM

i dont think that asereje doesnt mea anything and that you just made it up...
noone will say its bad if it isn't right?

Posted by: Melissa on January 17, 2003 04:41 AM

i dont think that asereje doesnt mean anything and that you just made it up...
no one will say its bad if it isn't right?

Posted by: Melissa on January 17, 2003 04:42 AM

Iam a Band Vocalist here in Manila and the crowd is getting wild when we start singing this "ASEREJE", i dont really know the meaning but the song was so "cool and hip".

Posted by: Froilan Santiago of 7th Element Band on January 17, 2003 05:46 AM

Ola,
Yo sta oon Spasish eyoo tiyane oon bebe

Posted by: Monica on January 20, 2003 11:34 AM

Fuck you all bitches who think Asereje is a devil song....its A BrILLIANT piece of musica de Espana y ME ENCANTA EL CANCION!!!

Posted by: Nesum on January 23, 2003 12:13 AM


I really dont think if what is the meaning of asereje! What the fucking music that is... if the true meaning of it is... worship for sathans!!!

Posted by: aizie on January 30, 2003 10:52 PM

i dnt like da song coz it sounds weird & i dnt want 2 listen 2 dat kind of music... STUPID!!! if u sing da song its like ur singing n satan's chant also dancing n his music...f u wnt 2 be 1 of his dsciples den go ahead but if nt better stop it nw... ur jaz wsting ur time & effort!!! get it ???:)

Posted by: blue angel on February 5, 2003 05:47 AM

great music

Posted by: sudama rawat on February 7, 2003 11:05 AM

Asereje is really a nice song,but i found out thatit is devil song.If you sing it,that means you call the satans come.it said that a guy name diego,heis the devil.Fuck you all,asereje is an idiot song.We should not listens to it.If still don't believe ,find it in the internet.It spred very cleary.

Posted by: apple on February 8, 2003 12:34 AM

the chorus part of asereje means(stop praising god,stop being yourself,and live your being to DIEGO(satan).If still don't believe go to this website Remember,the brujeria words appears in asereje lyrics.If you all go in this website,first in shows a goat,the goat is
anti-christ.then down of the goat show enter.click the enter and inside it shows.......... you all will be shock if see this photos.

Posted by: apple on February 8, 2003 12:59 AM

Interesting...
Personally, I liked the song, but there's so much CONTROVERSY here over who likes/doesn't like it--can't we all just live and let live?! Some people like it... some don't... is it really worth so much cussing and so on? About the devil thing... *Apple*- you didn't include a URL for the site proving the song's heresy!

Interesante...
Me gustò la canciòn, pero está demasiado CONTROVERSIA sobre quien gusta/no gusta la canciòn--¡¿no podemos vivir y permitir todos a vivir?! Algunos gente le gusta, algunos no le gusta... verdad necesitamos pelear sobre lo? (Lo siento si mi grammer es malo... estoy un estudiante estadounidense--mi clase de español escucharon la canciòn para un actividad.)

--Commentator

Posted by: Commentator on March 18, 2003 09:37 PM

can anyone tell me what 'ritmo ragatanga' and
'mezcla con la salsa' and 'y la baila and he dances y la canta' translated in english means

Posted by: shibu on April 29, 2003 11:39 AM

yeah it IS a dumb song. and its got smth to do with devils. and it doesnt make me happy. so yeah.

Posted by: hnnss. on July 2, 2003 11:30 AM

I liked the song.Asereje is really a nice song.I just don't see why you people don't under stand the meaning of the song!!! Come on just give it a chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think this song is pretty cool and people just talk shit. Also if you don't like you don't have to listen to it. Best wishes Asereje.

Posted by: Zaheer on May 15, 2004 11:49 PM
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