CL (rapper)

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Template:Korean name

CL
이채린
CL in 2013
Born
Lee Chae-rin

(1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2007–present
Musical career
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Chae-rin
McCune–ReischauerI Ch'ae-rin

Lee Chae-rin (born on February 26, 1991[1]), better known by her stage name CL, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper.[2] Born in Seoul, South Korea, she spent much of her early life in Japan and France.[3] CL trained at JYP Entertainment before joining YG Entertainment at the age of fifteen and debuted as a member of the girl group 2NE1 in 2009.[4] Following her group took a break, CL embarked her solo career in the United States in 2015. In 2016, 2NE1 officially disbanded and CL remained a solo act under YG until her contract expired in November 2019.[5]

Biography

1991–2008: Early life and career beginnings

Lee Chae-rin was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent most of her childhood living in Paris, Tsukuba, and Tokyo. When she was 13, she moved to Paris alone where she studied for two years.[6] Lee got an audition with YG Entertainment when she was 15.[3][6] Her first feature on a song recording was Big Bang's "Intro (Hot Issue)" in 2007. Later that year, Lee performed for the first time on stage at Seoul Broadcasting System's Gayo Daejeon alongside her label mates.[citation needed] Her first credited appearance in a song was in 2008, with Uhm Jung-hwa's "DJ," in which she rapped.[7]

2009–2013: Debut with 2NE1 and solo career beginnings

Main article: 2NE1

Lee took on the stage name 'CL' and was placed as the leader and main rapper of 2NE1, alongside Bom, Sandara Park and Minzy. The group then collaborated with label-mates Big Bang for the song "Lollipop" before officially debuting on SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed "Fire". 2NE1 achieved significant success with the number-one single "I Don't Care" from their first extended play, 2NE1, which won them the "Song of the Year" award at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making them the first rookie group to win a daesang in the same year of debut.

In August 2009, she collaborated with label-mates G-Dragon and Teddy Park of 1TYM for the single "The Leaders", featured on G-Dragon's first solo album, Heartbreaker. The same month, after the group finished with "I Don't Care" promotions, CL collaborated with fellow member Minzy for "Please Don't Go," which charted at number six on the Gaon Chart by the end of November.[8] Her first solo single, "The Baddest Female", was released on 28 May 2013.[9] For 2NE1's second album Crush, CL wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the tracks "Crush", "If I Were You", and "Baby I Miss You". She also wrote the lyrics for her solo track "MTBD", as well as the track "Scream".[10]

2014–2019: Stand-alone singles and featured appearances

CL in 2013

In October 2014, it was announced that CL was planning to debut as a solo artist the following year in the United States, teaming up with Scooter Braun as her manager.[11] In May 2015, she featured in Diplo's single "Doctor Pepper", alongside Riff Raff and OG Maco.[12] In November 2015, CL released her first single "Hello Bitches", as a teaser for her upcoming EP Lifted.[13][14] The lead single, "Lifted" was released on August 19, 2016.[15] The song appeared in the Top 30 of iTunes’ Hip-Hop/Rap chart within three hours of being released, peaking at 21.[16] Time noted her as the "future of Kpop in America".[17] On October 29, 2016, CL kicked off her first North American tour, the Hello Bitches Tour, in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, and concluded in Toronto on November 14.[18]

Alongside Shaiana, she featured on Lil Yachty's song "Surrender", an exclusive track off of the Target deluxe edition of his album Teenage Emotions, released on May 26, 2017.[19] CL also recorded an original single titled "No Better Feelin'" for the My Little Pony: The Movie soundtrack, released on September 22, 2017.[20] On January 4, 2018, she was reported to make her Hollywood debut as an actress in Peter Berg's film Mile 22 that stars Mark Wahlberg.[21] On February 25 2018, CL performed at the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, performing parts from "The Baddest Female" and the 2NE1 global hit "I Am the Best".[22] At the closing ceremony, she met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, First Lady Kim Jung-sook, Exo, and U.S. First Daughter Ivanka Trump.[23]

2019–present: Departure from YG Entertainment and In the Name of Love

On November 8, 2019, YG Entertainment announced that CL did not renew her contract with the company.[24] On December 4, CL started partially releasing new music from her upcoming release In the Name of Love, beginning with the songs "+DONE161201+" and "+REWIND170205+".[25]

Musical style and influences

CL cites 1TYM leader Teddy Park, who produced much of 2NE1's music, as an influence and inspiration, as well as Madonna, Queen, and Lauryn Hill.[3][26]

Discography

For CL's works with 2NE1, see 2NE1 discography.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
[27] 		US
[28]
Korean
"Please Don't Go" (with Minzy) 2009 6 — — To Anyone
"The Baddest Female"
(나쁜 기집애) 		2013 4 — Non-album single
"MTBD" (멘붕) 2014 15 — Crush
"Hello Bitches" 2015 21 — Non-album single
"+REWIND170205+" 2019 — — — In the Name of Love
"+DONE161201+" 154 —
"+Paradox171115+" — —
"+I QUIT180327+" — —
English
"Lifted" 2016 — 94 — Non-album single

Collaborations

Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
[33]
"Doctor Pepper" (with Diplo, Riff Raff & OG Maco) 2015 47 Non-album single
"₩1,000,000" (G-Dragon X CL X Okasian X BewhY) 2016 — Unreleased

As featured artist

Title Year Peak positions Album
KOR
[35] 		FRA NOR SWI US
Dance 		US
Korean
"Hot Issue" (Big Bang feat. CL) 2007 * — — — — — Hot Issue
"DJ" (Uhm Jung-hwa feat. CL) 2008 — — — — — D.I.S.C.O
"What" (YMGA feat. YG Family & DJ Wreckx) — — — — — Non-album single
"The Leaders" (G-Dragon feat. CL & Teddy) 2009 38 — — — — — Heartbreaker
"Kiss" (Dara featuring CL) 5 — — — — — To Anyone
"Daddy" (Psy featuring CL) 2015 1 40 20 25 6 97 Chiljip Psy-da
English
"Dirty Vibe" (Skrillex feat. Diplo, G-Dragon, & CL) 2014 — — — — 15 — Recess
"Surrender" (Lil Yachty feat. CL & Shaiana) 2017 — — — — — — Teenage Emotions
"Dopeness" (The Black Eyed Peas feat. CL) 2018 — — — — — — Masters of the Sun Vol. 1
"Cut It Up" (PKCZ feat. CL & Afrojack) 2019 — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes recordings which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Album
"No Better Feelin'" 2017 My Little Pony: The Movie

Songwriting credits

Year Album Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2009 Heartbreaker "The Leaders" Yes G-Dragon, Teddy Park No —
2013 Non-album single "The Baddest Female" Teddy Park
2014 Crush "Crush" — Yes Choice37
"If I Were You" Dee.P
"MTBD" (멘붕) Teddy Park No —
"Scream" —
"Baby I Miss You" Yes Choice37, Dee.P
2015 Non-album single "Doctor Pepper" Thomas Wesley Pentz, Riff Raff, OG Maco, Brian Wollman, Jordan Safford No —
"Hello Bitches" Teddy Park, Danny Chung, Jean-Baptiste
2016 "Lifted" Teddy Park, Asher Roth, Robert Diggs, Clifford Smith
2016 "₩1,000,000" G-Dragon, Okasian, BewhY
2017 "Goodbye" Oh Hyuk

Tours

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2013 Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Style Award — Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance – Female Solo[36] "The Baddest Female" Won
Song of the Year Nominated
MYX Philippines Hottest Female Star of 2013 — Won
SBS MTV Best of the Best Best Female Solo[37] Nominated
2014 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Awards "The Baddest Female" Nominated
Popularity Awards Nominated
YinYueTai V-Chart Awards Top Female Artist (Korean)[38] — Won
Style Icon Awards Top 10 Style Icons Nominated
2016 Nominated
2019 45th People's Choice Awards The Most Inspiring Asian Woman Won

References

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  13. ^ "CL Preps Debut English EP 'Lifted' for Fall". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  14. ^ "Diplo Talks K-Pop & New Songs Recorded With CL in 'Time' Interview". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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  22. ^ Herman, Tamar (February 25, 2018). "K-Pop Stars CL & EXO Impress at Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony". Billboard.
  23. ^ Trump, Ivanka (2018-02-25). "The world witnessed the extraordinary stories and successes of hundreds of athletes at this year's #WinterOlympics. The Olympic Closing Ceremony was an amazing tribute to all those that competed at #PyeongChang2018!pic.twitter.com/4LUrl2IKNH". @IvankaTrump. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  24. ^ "씨엘, 결국 YG 떠난다…"전속계약 종료 합의..각별한 마음으로 응원"[공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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