"Bad Boy" is a song by South Korean singer
Chungha
Kim Chung-ha (, born Kim Chan-mi []; February 9, 1996), known mononym, mononymously as Chungha (stylized as CHUNG HA), is a South Korean Pop music, pop singer, dancer and choreographer signed under MNH Entertainment. She finished fourth in Mn ...
and Danish singer
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
. It was released on September 23, 2020, by
MNH Entertainment
MNH Entertainment (Korean: 엠앤에이치엔터테인먼트) is a privately held multinational entertainment group and talent agency based in Seoul. Founded in November 2014 by Lee Ju-seop, a former manager at JYP Entertainment. The company was f ...
,
Parlophone Denmark and
Warner Music Korea
Warner Music Group's labels include the following.
Flagship labels
*Atlantic Records
*Elektra Records
*Parlophone Records
*Warner Records
Atlantic Records Group
* 1st & 15th Entertainment
* All Money In
* Artist Partners Group
* Asylum Rec ...
.
Background
The artists' first collaboration work was originally planned to showcase during Christopher's concert in Korea this year, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
, known for his love for Korea and K-pop, brought up the idea of working with a K-pop star for his concert.
MNH Entertainment said that
Warner Music Korea
Warner Music Group's labels include the following.
Flagship labels
*Atlantic Records
*Elektra Records
*Parlophone Records
*Warner Records
Atlantic Records Group
* 1st & 15th Entertainment
* All Money In
* Artist Partners Group
* Asylum Rec ...
offered Chungha the idea, and she gladly accepted it because she had been a fan of Christopher's music.
Composition and lyrics
"Bad Boy" was written by Park Sung-jin, Kim Jae-woong, Park Ki-hyun and Anna Timgren. It runs for three minutes and three seconds. The upbeat track talks about a man who would want to be a "bad boy" to win her back ― is woven through with the artists' smooth vocals.
Commercial performance
The song topped the chart on Bugs music, and was second on Genie Music's chart, one day after the release.
Music video
The music video was released on September 28, 2020.
Awards and nominations
Charts
Release history
References
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2020 songs
2020 singles
Christopher (singer) songs
Chungha songs
MNH Entertainment singles
Warner Music Group singles
Parlophone singles
English-language South Korean songs