Global K-pop icon CL has released her new music video for her track ‘Let It,’ following last week’s anticipated debut for her solo album – ALPHA.
International superstar and K-pop phenomenon, CL has released the music video for “Let It,” taken from her debut album “ALPHA.” CL continues to ride the momentous wave following ALPHA’s lead single “SPICY” last month, and its follow-up “Lover Like Me;” culminating in last week’s explosive release of ALPHA.
The track layers punchy verses and a powerful chorus atop a piano-driven melody, revealing an unexpected dimension to CL’s artistry and own persona— a vulnerable dichotomy to the always-in-control alpha CL. With a masterful blend of both English and Korean in its lyrics, the track is danceable yet delicate in its sound. “I don’t care what they say,” she sings confidently— unapologetic in her musical expression, a signature tenet of her artist persona.
ABOUT CL
CL exploded onto the k-pop scene at 17, front-woman to the biggest k-pop girl group in the world, 2NE1. As a writer and co-producer of the group’s 2014 hit album “Crush,” CL quickly distinguished herself as a promising versatile crossover artist, as the album went on to become the highest-charting and best-selling Korean album in US Billboard 200 history.
Following several sold out world tours later, CL (reverently called the “Queen of K-Pop”) embarked on a long-speculated solo career in 2016, marked by the release of her first smash single, “Lifted,” off her debut solo album: the single garnered over 33 million YouTube views and landed CL her US TV debut The Late Late Show with James Corden. After a three-year recording hiatus and show-stopping performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, CL returned to the spotlight in 2019 with a gift for her eager fans: six new tracks under the title “In the Name of Love,” chronicling her more private years following the release of “Lifted.” A genre-bending artist, she has collaborated with artists from the Black Eyed Peas to Lil Yachty, and performed with the likes of Skrillex and Diplo. A creative mastermind and reinventor by nature, a new CL returned to the American music scene with a powerful performance back where it all began: The Late Late Show with James Corden, ahead of the releases of two brand new singles “HWA” and “5 STAR,” which have amassed over 36 million combined worldwide streams to date. Now fresh out of the studio with a new vision ahead, CL’s long-awaited solo debut, ALPHA, is available everywhere you get your music. The album debuted at #3 on the U.S. iTunes charts and #1 on both the Pop and K-Pop charts—in addition to nabbing the #1 spot on iTunes overall Album Charts in 9 different countries. Proudly wearing the trailblazer label, she continues to pave the way for Asian women in music, utilizing her platform (12M combined) to empower them to push past cultural and industry barriers.
