5 Things to Know About CL, the Rapper Who Slayed the Olympics Closing Ceremony
Rapper CL is already a bonafide star in her native South Korea and around the world, but many American viewers learned about her music for the first time when she performed at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday, wowing the crowd with hits like “The Baddest Female.”
Here’s what to know about CL, one of the biggest K-pop stars in the business
She was part of the girl group 2NE1
The group broke out in 2009, according to Billboard, and remained dominant until it officially disbanded in 2016. The band’s last album, Crush, was the top-ranking K-pop album on the Billboard 200 chart for two years. The group broke up so its members could pursue their solo careers, YG Entertainment said at the time.
