Hello Bitches Tour
The Hello Bitches Tour (stylized as Hello Bi+ches Tour) was the debut concert tour of South Korean singer CL. The tour visited nine cities in 2016 in the United States and Canada, kicking off in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on October 29 and concluding in Toronto at the Sound Academy on November 14. The tour was promoted by SIVA Entertainment Group. The setlist consisted of her solo songs along with many of her previous works with K-pop girl group 2NE1. Background and development On September 23, 2016, YG Entertainment announced that CL would hold her first American tour. She will visit nine cities in North America, with a total of nine shows. The tour's name derives from CL's 2015 Korean language single "Hello Bitches". The tour's announcement followed the release of CL's debut American single " Lifted" on August 19, amid news of an upcoming English-language debut EP. The sold-out show at the Hammerstein Ballroom made her the first Korean female singer to play a solo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CL (singer)
Lee Chae-rin (born February 26, 1991), better known by her stage name CL, is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she spent much of her early life in Japan and France. CL trained at JYP Entertainment before joining YG Entertainment at the age of fifteen. She debuted and rose to fame as a member of the girl group 2NE1 in 2009, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. As a solo artist, CL made her debut with the single "The Baddest Female" in May 2013 and released the solo track " MTBD" in February 2014 as part of 2NE1's final studio album '' Crush''. Following the group's hiatus at the turn of 2015, CL pursued a solo career with the release of the standalone singles "Hello Bitches" (2015) and " Lifted" (2016). The latter single led CL to become the first female Korean solo artist to place onto the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the third Korean artist to do so overall. In November 2016, YG announced the disbandment ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Baddest Female
"The Baddest Female" (Korean: 나쁜 기집애; ''Nappeun Gijibae'') is a song by South Korean artist CL, a member of 2NE1. It was produced by long-time collaborator and fellow YG Entertainment label mate Teddy Park. The single was released on May 28, 2013 as a digital-only single. A music video was uploaded to YouTube at the same date of the release. The video reached more than one million views in less than 24 hours. Musically, "The Baddest Female" is a K-pop and hip hop song that incorporates elements of dubstep and electro. Background The original title of "The Baddest Female" was announced as "Bad Girl" on May 23, 2013 by YG Entertainment, but it was changed after Lee Hyori released a single entitled "Bad Girls" and YG renamed the English title to "The Baddest Female". It was subsequently released for digital download and streaming on May 28, 2013 through YG Entertainment. The song was produced by Teddy Park and is described as a hip hop, dubstep and electro track that ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Love You (2NE1 Song)
"I Love You" is a song recorded in two languages (Korean and Japanese) by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The Korean version was released on July 5, 2012, through YG Entertainment, while the Japanese version was released on September 19 by YGEX as the group's third Japanese single. The song was produced by 2NE1's long-time collaborator Teddy Park. Musically, "I Love You" is described as an affectionate, lush, and "moody synth" dance-pop track that infuses elements of electronic and traditional Korean trot music to create a "different sound" and "new genre of music", whilst still showing the beauty of Korean culture. Upon release, "I Love You" garnered generally positive reviews from music critics, with them complimenting the song's production and composition along with the unique musical styles. It was ranked within the top five on ''Billboard'' magazine's list of Best K-Pop Songs of 2012 and was further included on their list of 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s in November 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Missing You (2NE1 Song)
"Missing You" (Korean: 그리워해요; RR: ''Geuriwohaeyo'') is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1, released as a digital single on November 21, 2013. The song was produced and written entirely by long-time YG Entertainment producer and collaborator Teddy Park. Commercially, "Missing You" experienced success in South Korea, debuting at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 1 million digital units by the end of 2014. A Japanese version for the song was later included in the group's Japanese edition of their second Korean studio album '' Crush'', which was released on June 25, 2014. The track was also featured in the '' 2NE1 Best Collection -Korea Edition-'' compilation album, which was released by YGEX in December of the same year. Background and release Beginning on November 18, 2013, YG Entertainment began releasing individual teasers featuring each member singing a snippet from the track, leading up to its release on November 21, 2013. The day before the rel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lonely (2NE1 Song)
"Lonely" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1, serving as one of the lead singles from their 2011 self-titled second EP. The single was written and produced by Teddy Park and was released via digital download and streaming on May 12, 2011 by YG Entertainment. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart in addition to topping all of the South Korean real-time digital charts following its release, achieving a perfect all-kill. A Japanese version of the song was released digitally on September 14, 2011 through YGEX, and was included in the Japanese edition of the extended play, titled ''Nolza''. Background The song was written and produced by the group's long-time collaborator and in-house YG Entertainment producer Teddy Park. Musically, the song is composed in the key of E major with a moderate tempo of 95 beats per minute, and has a runtime of 3:29. The instrumentals incorporates only stringed instruments, which include the guitar, cello ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Falling In Love (2NE1 Song)
"Falling in Love" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The single was released on July 8, 2013 through YG Entertainment. The song was produced by the group's long-time collaborator Teddy Park, and was co-written by Park and Choice37. Musically, "Falling in Love" is a breezy K-pop song that infuses elements of reggae, electronic and hip hop. The music video was uploaded to the group's official YouTube channel the day before. The video reached more than one million views in less than a day. In South Korea, the song topped the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 885,000 digital units by the end of the year. In addition, it peaked at number three on the Korea K-pop Hot 100 and number four on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs chart. Background and release A snippet of the track was first heard as the intro of 2NE1's comeback stage for " I Love You" on SBS' ''Inkigayo'' a year prior on July 8, 2012, with CL rapping a verse in English. On June 18, 2013, YG Entertainment announce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gotta Be You (2NE1 Song)
"Gotta Be You" (Korean: 너아님안돼; RR: ''Neo anim andwae'') is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1 and is the second Korean-language single from the group's final studio album '' Crush''. The track peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart and was ranked number 42 for the most downloaded songs in South Korea in 2014. The song was the last single that 2NE1 released as a quartet, before Minzy's departure from the group in April 2016. The Japanese version of the track was also included in the Japanese version of ''Crush'', which was released on June 25, 2014. Background "Gotta Be You" is described as a synthy dance-pop song with elements of hip-hop and EDM. The track was written by long-time YG Entertainment collaborator Teddy Park and was co-produced by Park, Masta Wu, and P.K. The music video for the song was released on May 21, 2014, at 9:00 KST, and was uploaded "to celebrate their fifth anniversary of their debut." The music video combines elements of R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Don't Care (2NE1 Song)
"I Don't Care" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1 from their eponymous debut extended play, ''2NE1'' (2009). Written and produced by Teddy Park and Kush, the song was released as the EP's second lead single on July 1, 2009 by YG Entertainment. The track has been characterized as a mid-tempo dance-pop track that incorporates elements of R&B and reggae, and was noted for marking a stylistic shift in the group's mainly previous hip-hop image. Lyrically, the song revolves around the theme of independence after a break up. A commercial success following its release, "I Don’t Care" became one of the country’s most popular songs of 2009. It won various awards, including multiple Mnet Asian Music Awards and Cyworld Digital Music Awards. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by Cha Eun-taek and was filmed over the course of two days in late June. It features the members visiting a fortune teller who then freezes time in order to play sabotage on their cheat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Come Back Home (2NE1 Song)
"Come Back Home" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1 for their second and final Korean-language studio album, ''Crush (2NE1 album), Crush'' (2014). The song was released on February 27, 2014, through YG Entertainment in conjunction with the release of the album and serves as one of its two title tracks. Written and produced by Teddy Park along with Choi Pil-kang and Future Bounce, Dee.P, the song is a hybrid of a variety of musical genres, including electropop, R&B, reggae and Trap music (EDM), trap. An unplugged version of the single was also made available on the album. The song received generally positive reviews from Music journalism, music critics, who complimented its musical style and production. 2NE1 received several accolades for "Come Back Home", including Song of the Year – March at the 3rd Gaon Chart Music Awards, Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and Best Electronic Song at the 2014 Melon Music Awards. The song maintained the List of Gaon Digital Chart number ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Am The Best
"I Am the Best" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1 for their self-titled second EP. It was written and produced entirely by the group's long-time collaborator Teddy Park and was released for digital download as the third single from the EP on June 24, 2011, under YG Entertainment. "I Am the Best" integrates a variety of musical genres such as electro house, electronic and hip hop, complete with instrumentations of synthesizers and middle eastern inspired rifts. An empowerment anthem, the lyrics revolve around the themes of self-confidence, dominance, and narcissism. Music journalists applauded the musical styles of "I Am the Best" and 2NE1's performance, and considered it an iconic symbol of the genre's girl crush image—an industry-specific concept encompassing themes of ferocity and female empowerment. Recognized as an important work in the spread of the Korean wave around the world, it has appeared near the top on several critics K-pop bests lists. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scream (2NE1 Song)
"Scream" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It was released through YGEX alongside the group's Japanese compilation album ''Collection'' on March 28, 2012, and marked the first and only original Japanese song by the group. "Scream" serves as the second single promoted off the record after " Go Away", which was released in November 2011. A remix of the song by M-Flo was released digitally on Recochoku on March 14, 2012, before the single itself was released on March 28. A recording of "Scream" in Korean was included on the tracklist of 2NE1's second studio album '' Crush'', which was released in February 2014. Editions The single was released in three different versions, two limited CD & DVD editions and a regular CD only. First press edition come with a sleeve cover and the regular edition also includes a 22-page booklet consisting of pictures of the group and lyrics to "Scream" and "Fire". Type A's DVD contains the music video of the title track "Scream", the mak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |