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2013 single by CL
"
The Baddest Female
" (
Korean
:
나쁜 기집애
;
RR
:
Nappeun Gijibae
) is a song by South Korean rapper and singer
CL
. It was released through
YG Entertainment
on May 28, 2013, with the accompanying music video uploaded to
YouTube
simultaneously.
[1]
The video reached more than one million views in less than 24 hours.
[2]
Musically, "The Baddest Female" is a
hip hop
song that incorporates elements of
dubstep
and
electro
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
Background
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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".
[4]
It was subsequently released for digital download and streaming on May 28, 2013 through YG Entertainment.
[1]
The song was produced by
Teddy Park
[5]
and is described as a hip hop, dubstep and electro track that incorporates "squiggly electro, military drum breaks, wind chimes, and a monstrous bassline".
[3]
[6]
Music video and promotion
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"The Baddest Female" was first publicly revealed via a promo photo released by
YG Entertainment
.
[1]
CL also performed the song on
SBS
's
Inkigayo
throughout the month of June.
[5]
On February 25, 2018, CL performed the song at the
2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
at
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
along with "
I Am the Best
" (2011).
The music video for "The Baddest Female" was directed by Seo Hyun-seung.
[7]
[8]
It features CL's
YG Entertainment
label mates
G-Dragon
,
Taeyang
from the Korean boy band
Big Bang
, Lydia Paek and Teddy Park.
[2]
[4]
[9]
Yang Hyun-suk
, founder of
YG Entertainment
praised the video, regarding to it as "one of the best music videos I have ever seen."
[10]
Accolades
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Music program wins
Program
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Date
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Ref.
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Inkigayo
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June 9, 2013
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Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
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References
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a
b
c
d
Peterson, Jacques (May 24, 2013).
"2NE1′s CL Teases Dougie Solo Debut, "The Baddest Female"
"
.
Popdust
. Popdust Inc
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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a
b
c
Benjamin, Jeff (May 28, 2013).
"2NE1's CL Is 'The Baddest Female' in Solo Video"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
- ^
a
b
Barretto, Clyde (May 29, 2013).
"2NE1's CL Goes Solo, Becomes K-Pop's "The Baddest Female" (Video)"
.
Prefix Magazine
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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a
b
Jackson, Julie (May 28, 2013).
"2NE1's CL to make solo debut"
.
The Korea Herald
.
Herald Media
Inc
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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a
b
Hong, Grace Danbi (May 28, 2013).
"2NE1's CL Sweeps the Music Charts with 'The Baddest Female'
"
.
Enewsworld
.
CJ Group
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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Peterson, Jacques (May 28, 2013).
"Bow Down, Bitches: 2NE1′s CL Flies Solo On "The Baddest Female"
"
.
Popdust
. Popdust Inc
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
- ^
"CL Drops "The Baddest Female" MV"
.
seoulbeats.com
. Soulbeats. May 28, 2013
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
- ^
"Yang Hyun Suk Has High Praise for CL's "The Baddest Female" MV"
.
ygunited.com
. May 28, 2013. Archived from
the original
on June 20, 2013
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
- ^
Wong, Jada (May 30, 2013).
"K-Pop Fashion Explosion: CL's Newest Video Is Bonkers"
.
refinery29.com
. Refinery29
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
- ^
Park, Sui (May 28, 2013).
"CL unveils debut single 'The Baddest Female'
"
.
The Korea Herald
.
Herald Media
Inc
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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"Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 Winners"
.
Mwave
. Archived from
the original
on November 23, 2013
. Retrieved
November 22,
2013
.
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"BC - UnionPay Song of the Year Voting"
(in Korean).
BC Card
. Archived from
the original
on November 4, 2013
. Retrieved
November 26,
2021
.
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"2013 SBS MTV Best of the Best"
.
MTV Korea
. Archived from
the original
on December 16, 2013
. Retrieved
June 29,
2017
.
- ^
<6月 둘째 週 人氣歌謠 차트>
[Inkigayo chart for the 2nd week of June].
Seoul Broadcasting System
(in Korean). June 10, 2013.
Archived
from the original on April 10, 2021
. Retrieved
February 23,
2021
.
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"Digital Chart ? Week 23 of 2013"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
March 3,
2021
.
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"Download Chart ? Week 23 of 2013"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
March 3,
2021
.
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"K-pop Hot 100 - June 15, 2013"
.
Billboard
. June 15, 2013. Archived from
the original
on July 19, 2015
. Retrieved
August 12,
2022
.
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"CL Chart History Billboard"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 3,
2021
.
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"World Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2013"
.
Billboard
. Archived from
the original
on November 25, 2020
. Retrieved
August 12,
2022
.
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"나쁜 기집애 THE BADDEST FEMALE - Single CL"
. itunes.apple.com
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
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