2NE1 'I Love You': When you feel like there's no way out Love is the only way Geudae naegeman jalhae jwoyo Hangsang n. In 2010, 2NE1 released their debut full-length album, the Park-produced To Anyone, which topped the album charts in South Korea and reached number seven on the Billboard World Albums chart. Also in 2010, 2NE1 earned Artist of the Year and Album of the Year accolades at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. A Japanese version of 'Missing You' was released on the group's Japanese edition of their 2nd Korean studio album, Crush in March 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.
| 'Missing You' | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by 2NE1 | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | YG Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Teddy Park | |||
| Producer(s) | Teddy Park | |||
| 2NE1 singles chronology | ||||
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'Missing You' (Korean: 그리워해요; RR: Geuriwohaeyo) is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The song was digitally released simultaneously with its music video on November 21, 2013. The song was produced and written by long-time YG Entertainment producer and collaborator Teddy Park. The single debuted at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
A Japanese version of 'Missing You' was released on the group's Japanese edition of their 2nd Korean studio album, Crush in March 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[edit]
Beginning on November 18, YG Entertainment began releasing individual teasers featuring each member singing a snippet from the track, leading up to its release on November 21. The day before the release, Yang Hyun Suk was quoted stating the single brought him to tears when he first heard it. Dara spoke about the song, saying, 'I cried so much during the recording that I used up a box of Kleenex by myself.' Bom commented, 'Our emotions pour out from the song'.[citation needed]
Music video[edit]
The music video was released on November 21 at midnight KST. The members are depicted individually reminiscing over their previous relationships in solitary while navigating through a somber neutral-colored storage room-like setting, where at one point member CL is shown to be nude while recollecting her deep emotions. The members are shown to be united in the sense they share common sentiments of heartbreak. Regarding CL's nude scene, Billboard states 'the video's talking point is undoubtedly when CL goes nude for a daring naked scene during the second chorus. The rapper/singer wistfully sits in a room of deteriorating cement, covering herself with only her arms and legs.'[1][2]
Promotion[edit]
The song debuted with 2NE1's performance at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, which followed a remix of the group's 2011 track 'Lonely'. On November 24, 2NE1 began promoting the song on M! Countdown, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.
Music show promotions for the single concluded on SBS Inkigayo on December 22.
Reception[edit]
The music video received much attention from Korean and foreign press regarding the scene featuring CL nude. The scene has been compared to the music video for Miley Cyrus's 'Wrecking Ball', which was released just 3 months prior and also widely notable for unprecedented nudity.[2]
'Missing You' was a commercial success, topping the majority of South Korean daily charts. The track also debuted #1 on iTunes charts of Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The song was 2NE1's most commercially successful single of 2013, and achieved an all-kill.[3]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang | Won | [4] |
| Program | Date |
|---|---|
| Mnet's M! Countdown | November 28, 2013 |
| December 5, 2013 | |
| MBC's Show! Music Core | November 30, 2013 |
| SBS's Inkigayo | December 1, 2013 |
| December 8, 2013 |
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon)[5] | 1 |
| Korea K-Pop Hot 100 (Billboard) | 2 |
| US World (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Sales[edit]
| Country | Sales |
|---|---|
| South Korea (digital)[7] | 1,100,000 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | November 21, 2013 | [citation needed] |
References[edit]
Cached
- ^'2NE1 Get Emo and Naked in 'Missing You' Video'. Fuse. November 22, 2013.
- ^ ab'2NE1 Gets Sentimental, CL Gets Naked in 'Missing You': Watch'. Billboard. November 20, 2013.
- ^'2NE1's 'Missing You' debuts #1 on 9 music chart'. sg.style.yahoo.com. November 22, 2013.
- ^'GOLDEN DISC AWARDS History'. www.goldendisc.co.kr. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^'Digital Chart – Week 48 of 2013'. gaonchart.co.kr (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^'World Digital Songs: 2NE1'. Billboard. February 1, 2017.
- ^'국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!'. gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
External links[edit]
- 그리워해요 (MISSING YOU) M/V on YouTube
2ne1 Discography