[The K-Pop 100: Idol Group Songs]
Introduction
#100 – #91
#90 – #81
#80 – #71
#70 – #61
#60 – #51
#50 – #41
#40 – #31
#30 – #21
#20 – #11
#10 – #1
60. 2NE1 – Fire
From Fire (digital single) (2009)
Label: YG Entertainment
Composition/Writing/Arrangement: Teddy
Links: music video, audio, live
Our first meeting with 2NE1 was heavy in hip-hop, to the point where essentially all the verses were more rapped than sung. And that looked like a good, label-appropriate niche for this group to live in. Minimalist beat and repeated syllables ruled the day, and these women were fiercer and more aggressive than anyone else in 2009.
Found In Translation 