Bad Girl (Beast song)

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"Bad Girl"
Single by Beast
from the album Beast Is the B2ST
ReleasedOctober 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)
Recorded2009
Genre Dance-pop, electrohop
Length3:14
Label Cube Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Jang Hyun-seung, Lee Gi-kwang, Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger, Son Dong-woon, Yang Yo-seob, Yong Jun-hyung & Yoon Doo-joon
Beast Koreansingles chronology
"Bad Girl"
(2009)
"Mystery"
(2009)
Music video
"Bad Girl" (Korean) on YouTube
"Bad Girl (Japanese Version)"
BadGirl regular.jpg
Regular Edition cover
Single by Beast
from the album So Beast
ReleasedJune 15, 2011 (2011-06-15) (Japan)
Recorded2011
Genre Dance-pop, electrohop, hip hop
Length3:12
Label Far Eastern Tribe Records
Songwriter(s) Jang Hyun-seung, Lee Gi-kwang, Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger, Son Dong-woon, Yang Yo-seob, Yong Jun-hyung & Yoon Doo-joon
Beast Japanesesingles chronology
"Shock"
(2011)
"Bad Girl (Japanese Version)"
(2011)
"Midnight -Hoshi wo Kazoeru Yoru-"
(2012)
Music video
"Bad Girl" (Japanese) on YouTube

"Bad Girl" is the debut single by South Korean boy group Beast, coming from their debut mini-album Beast Is the B2ST which was released in South Korea on October 14, 2009.

Contents

The group released a Japanese version of the song as their second single in Japan on June 15, 2011. [1] The Japanese single came in 4 editions: 3 CD+DVD and a regular edition. On June 7, 2011, a week before the physical release, the song peaked at no. 1 in the mobile site Recochoku - Chaku Uta's daily ringtone chart. [2] The single peaked at no. 2 in Oricon's Daily Chart with 21,449 copies sold on the first day and no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly Chart with 42,386 copies sold in the first week. [3]

Background

On May 19, 2011, while still in the midst of their Fiction and Fact promotions, Cube Entertainment announced that Beast will be releasing their second Japanese single on June 15, 2011 with a Japanese version of their debut song “Bad Girl”. [1] The single was released in four editions: 3 limited CD + DVD edition (Type A comes with a 32-pages photobook, Type B and Type C) and a regular edition (comes with a trading card). Each edition of the single has a different B-side, all of which are remixes of their Korean songs aside from Easy (Sincere Version). [4]

Promotions

On June 14, 2011, Beast held a surprise event at Tokyo, Shinjuku Station Square where they performed “Bad Girl (Japanese version)” and their debut single “Shock (Japanese Version) in front of approximately 5,000 fans. The event was held in order to promote the release of their second single which was set for release on the following day, June 15, 2011. However, Beast leader Yoon Doo Joon was not present in the event due to conflicting schedules. [5] The group also held a two-day mini-concert titled Beast Night on June 22, 2011 at Studio Coast in Tokyo as a celebration for the release of their single. They also announced during this event that they'll be releasing their first regular Japanese album in August which would include their first two releases. [6]

Music video

Japanese version

The Japanese version of the music video resembles the Korean version, the choreography is the same but it changes the studios (in total are 5 different studios) that are more clean and futuristic, the clothes are more fresh and clean and in the music video, the individual parts are in the same studio, different from the Korean version when every member has different studios. The music video was released in the YouTube official channel of the group on May 26, 2011. [7] There was no dance break as with the Korean version.

Korean version

The music video was filmed in September 2009 and it premiered October 13, 2009.

The video begins with the members dancing in a black room, also it has blue lights (on the walls and ceiling), when it Kikwang's verse, the screen switches to the members where they dance in a white room, also there were solo scenes of the members, at 2:24 the song stops and the members do a dance break what were set in a brown night desert.

Track listing

Japanese single: [4]

Type A
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version)3:12
2."Mystery" (80KIDZ Remix)4:25
3."Easy" (Sincere Version)3:42
Total length:11:20
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."BEAST to Isshoni Ippaku Futsuka" (BEASTと一緒に一泊二日) 
Type B
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version)3:12
2."Bad Girl" ((Korean Version) Genki Rockets Remix)3:56
3."Bad Girl" (Instrumental)3:11
Total length:10:17
DVD (Type B)
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version) (Music Video) 
2."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version) (Music Video - Making of) 
Type C
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version)3:12
2."Special" (FIREWORK DJs Remix)3:55
3."Bad Girl" (Instrumental)3:11
Total length:10:16
DVD (Type C)
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Live from 1st showcase in Japan 2010.11.27 THE LEGEND OF BEAST VOL.1 ~2010 Yajuu Densetsu no Makuake~) 
Regular Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (Japanese Version)3:12
2."Bad Girl" (Korean Version)3:14
3."Shock" (Korean Version) (SONPUB Remix)5:24
4."Bad Girl" (Instrumental)3:11
Total length:14:29

Charts

Oricon

Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
Daily Singles Chart242,38658,000+
Weekly Singles Chart3
Monthly Singles Chart14
Yearly Singles Chart138

Other charts

ChartPeak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [8] 10
RIAJ Digital Track [9] 77

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaOctober 14, 2009 Digital download Cube Entertainment
JapanJune 15, 2011Digital download, CD single Far Eastern Tribe Records

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