Fire (2NE1 song)
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"Fire" is the debut single by K-pop
girl group
2NE1
. Released in May, the song became a hit on various on- and offline charts.
revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip-hop/reggae
song, to be released to digital outlets on May 6, 2009. The song, titled "Fire", was written and produced by 1TYM
's Teddy Park
. Short clips of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May.
"Fire" was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video released the same day — a "space" version and a "street" version. The videos received over one million views in a day; the viewcount then quickly increased to two million. The video was also profiled on Perez Hilton
's blog.
The group's first performance of the song was on May 17, 2009, on SBS's Inki Gayo. beginning the group's activities. Their first performance was also included in Perez Hilton's blog once again, showing his interest towards the group.
Both the song and the group have been very popular online, with the song topping M.Net's online chart and the group's name becoming a top search term. The group was also rewarded with three Cyworld
Digital Music Awards, with both "Lollipop" and "Fire" winning "Song of the Month" awards and the group winning "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009. They also received two "Mutizen" awards from SBS's Inkigayo music program.Song was even more popular in the Philippines with a 6 week reign on the number 1 spot.
. In the scene of the space version, when they are dancing in the red/white room, Bom wore latex leggings and a black mini dress, CL wore a Black/Yellow suit, Dara just wore white and black, Minzy wore black, and had white ripped-up shoes on her. In the street version the members dressed like teenager dudes. Photos of both versions was shown 4 May 2009, before the two versions were released on the same day. Both videos were silmlar.
The street version of the music video starts with the girls coming out of a white limousine. Before the girls come out of the car, two metal game cards are shown on the edge. As the members come out of the car there are normmaly doing dances (but changed from the choreography of the space version), all verses are normally doing the dances and standing alone in the same place, but in the second chorus it shows the girls going all trippy. (There is also a cameo appearance of G-Dragon
from Big Bang doing a swing around Minzy but was behind her).
Space version
In the music of Fire (Space version). what happens is all members are dancing in a red and white room (like a cotton candy stall colour from a fair) wearing Beats by Dr. Dre
Studio headphones. When its the verses it shows. CL on motorbike in a room full of lights and colours, Minzy in a room full of drummers (In her second verse she has a big green giant glove on), Finally it Bom`s verse. The camera zooms into Bom`s eye and shows Bom wearing rabbit horns standing on massive cards, Because dara has two different kinda verses, her first verse (what is like a rapping verse) it shows her in room dressed like an Indian with background arms coming outta her and her second verse shows her dancing with the members in a room full of lights and colours.
K-pop
K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
2NE1
2NE1
Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009...
. Released in May, the song became a hit on various on- and offline charts.
Background
On April 30, 2009, Yang Hyun-suk of YG EntertainmentYG Entertainment
YG Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Korean band Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk and based in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk...
revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip-hop/reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
song, to be released to digital outlets on May 6, 2009. The song, titled "Fire", was written and produced by 1TYM
1TYM
1TYM is a four-member Korean hip hop group. The four members are: Oh Jin Hwan , Park Hong Jun , Song Baek Kyoung , and Im Taebin . Leader Teddy and lead vocalist Danny originated from the United States and moved to South Korea when they were accepted under YG...
's Teddy Park
Teddy Park
Park Hong-jun , better known as Teddy Park or just Teddy, is a Korean-American rapper and record producer. Born in South Korea, Park moved to the United States as a young child. There, he learned English. After moving back to South Korea, he majored in English at Myongji University.Teddy Park...
. Short clips of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May.
"Fire" was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video released the same day — a "space" version and a "street" version. The videos received over one million views in a day; the viewcount then quickly increased to two million. The video was also profiled on Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
's blog.
The group's first performance of the song was on May 17, 2009, on SBS's Inki Gayo. beginning the group's activities. Their first performance was also included in Perez Hilton's blog once again, showing his interest towards the group.
Both the song and the group have been very popular online, with the song topping M.Net's online chart and the group's name becoming a top search term. The group was also rewarded with three Cyworld
Cyworld
Cyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
Digital Music Awards, with both "Lollipop" and "Fire" winning "Song of the Month" awards and the group winning "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009. They also received two "Mutizen" awards from SBS's Inkigayo music program.Song was even more popular in the Philippines with a 6 week reign on the number 1 spot.
Track listing
Background
Both versions of the music video were filmed in April 2009, but at the time it was secret and the music video was released May 6, 2009. The videos were both directed by Seo Hyun-seung. The space version is 3:58 minutes long and the street version is 3:51. The space version was uploaded on YG's YouTube account on August 17, 2009. Since then it has had 19,410,688 view as of April 25, 2011. A behind the scenes was released May 10, 2009. Some people said about the video : which version is the official version on YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. In the scene of the space version, when they are dancing in the red/white room, Bom wore latex leggings and a black mini dress, CL wore a Black/Yellow suit, Dara just wore white and black, Minzy wore black, and had white ripped-up shoes on her. In the street version the members dressed like teenager dudes. Photos of both versions was shown 4 May 2009, before the two versions were released on the same day. Both videos were silmlar.
Synopsis and Concept
Street VersionThe street version of the music video starts with the girls coming out of a white limousine. Before the girls come out of the car, two metal game cards are shown on the edge. As the members come out of the car there are normmaly doing dances (but changed from the choreography of the space version), all verses are normally doing the dances and standing alone in the same place, but in the second chorus it shows the girls going all trippy. (There is also a cameo appearance of G-Dragon
G-Dragon
Aside from Big Bang, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" , titled as the part two version to the song. The single was released digitally...
from Big Bang doing a swing around Minzy but was behind her).
Space version
In the music of Fire (Space version). what happens is all members are dancing in a red and white room (like a cotton candy stall colour from a fair) wearing Beats by Dr. Dre
Beats By Dr. Dre
Beats By Dr. Dre is a brand of headphones and loudspeakers marketed by hip-hop/rap musician Dr. Dre and Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine under Beats Electronics LLC. There are six versions of the headphones and six versions of the earphones, which are manufactured and...
Studio headphones. When its the verses it shows. CL on motorbike in a room full of lights and colours, Minzy in a room full of drummers (In her second verse she has a big green giant glove on), Finally it Bom`s verse. The camera zooms into Bom`s eye and shows Bom wearing rabbit horns standing on massive cards, Because dara has two different kinda verses, her first verse (what is like a rapping verse) it shows her in room dressed like an Indian with background arms coming outta her and her second verse shows her dancing with the members in a room full of lights and colours.