Music / Idols

Miryo Is Seoul’s Baddest Female

Written by Ashley On February 1, 2012

There are so many female “rappers” in K-pop girl groups these days, it’s easy to forget the ladies that studied to be true, viable MCs, only to get stuck with 20 second breaks in the middle of all the songs. Ladies take note – you received a lesson from Tasha and now you’re getting a course from Miryo.

With fellow Brown-Eyed Girls members Narsha and Ga-In releasing their own work, it seemed a matter of time before JeA and Miryo split solo; and I have to say I’m very pleased it’s the latter coming up next. However, I will say that I will fully support a future JeA ballad album as well.

But on to the Head BEG In Charge, Miryo. She’s mentored other burgeoning rappers in the business, and clearly feels comfortable enough to take creative control of her own projects; word is that she co-produced all the tracks on her album and slipped into the roles of musical and creative director as well.

So guess who is responsible for the look and styling of these teaser photos?

That is the one thing that concerns me however – the picture with the shades is what I would expect of her slick, sophisticated style, but the other two – well, you can’t say she isn’t stepping out of the box.

Keeping in mind that I became a K-pop fan circa 2008, I don’t believe I’ve seen Miryo expose tons of skin very often. She definitely does not have an ultra-conservative stage style, but the overall new look has a startlingly feminine and girly feel. Miryo’s playfully (or seductively, depending on how you view it) biting a fingernail, and is in a closed stance with her head cocked and her arm behind her back in what I would call the patented, “young female rookie pose # 274658.”

However after viewing all three of Miryo’s MV teasers, it is clear that we are not getting light, bubbly fair in the least. The washed-out color scheme and somber scene of Miryo seeing herself in bed, possibly comatose, may imply a single with the depth of ‘Cleansing Cream.’ That scream at the end was a bit of a shock, but crazy person that I am, it just makes me want to see more.

I normally proceed with caution when idols break from their carefully crafted image to pursue a look or sound of “their own.” However, if there is anyone I could be less worried about it would be Miryo – she did create the concept herself, after all, and I doubt she would present herself in any way that endangers her identity as an artist. I was surprised and amused by how dark and quirky Narsha’s solo effort was, and Miryo has the experience and maturity to successfully project her own unique image and sound. Despite some reservations, perhaps these imaginative pictures are a indication as to the unexpected offerings we should look for from when we finally hear from her February 1st. Are you excited for Miryo’s solo break-out session? Or are you the least bit cautious about this effort?

Note: At the time this article was written, only the teasers had been released. Stay tuned to Seoulbeats for further analysis of her solo material!

TAGS: Brown Eyed Girls, Miryo

http://www.twitter.com/hipployta Hipployta
LOL…um were you around for the 2008 or 2009 Gayos…Miryo will show some skin LOL.
Yeah the MV was not quite what I was expecting but the ending was LOL
LA
is she trying to be korean nicki minaj?

G.
Some parts of Dirty sounded like she was tryna rap like Nicki’s angry alter-ego. -__-

Reyfey
omg hhaha baddest Female .No. I love Miryo her solo material sucks – I really really wanted to love it but it really didn’t work for me. Sad times

YesNo
I feel the same way! Love her, hate this mini.

http://twitter.com/lily_of_west CLover/Infiknight
i like miryo’s beg stuff but in this album i only liked “revenger” the rest of the songs weren’t as good as i expected…she’s a good rapper and no one can take that away from her though…i’m just interested what do her die hard fans have to say abt autotune now…coz cl received a lot of bashing from at least so called miryo fans that her rap sucks coz it’s autotuned…the tables have turned now i see….but despite everything miryo is miryo her talent is undeniable and even though i was more hyped abt the album before it dropped i still give her props…

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6NR4CWLS6RLSC6PCXOWJ2HQLJA PasserBy
“i’m just interested what do her die hard fans have to say abt autotune now”^ THIS
http://twitter.com/simpledm xelo truo
I wonder too.

Boo
The MV was hilarious. Loved the end and the middle finger part. Ace. :D
Anonymous
Imo the album didn’t suck. I liked it, but I think like everybody else I was expecting to a more hip hop influence. I definitely think she played it safe and catered to the public. I hope she gets a follow up album like Ga-In.
happyslip
I personally loved the album, but would still choose Ga-In’s and Narsha’s solo effort over this.
Anonymous
I was really looking forward to the album, it was pretty good but it didn’t blow me away.
Miryo is great rapper but i really don’t when she transitions to english words.
I really totally didn’t get Party Rock, why would you take stuff from two current hits. Party Rock right now is so identifiable with LMFAO and the hoo hoo hoo sample is probably the most identifiable part of Moves like Jagger.
Revenger was good though
http://twitter.com/denzelwynter アシュリ (Ashley)
If anything I’ve enjoyed this album more than Narsha’s and GaIn’s. I think Miryo has done well- she’s balanced commercial appeal and street cred.
Andi
Like a lot of other people, I was expecting either an old school hip-hop vibe from Miryo’s solo, or a hard electro/hip-hop sound. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy the album, but Revenger was the only song to really strike me as different and distinctively Miryo. So far Ga-In’s solo release is still the best for me. It was innovative, different and full of Ga-In’s personality and charm. I’m still not sure whether I prefer Miryo or Narsha’s album more, but I’m leaning towards Miryo.
Guest
MV was a fuckin mess except for the part where she give the camera two outstanding middle fingers.
I was expecting something better, since Narsha and Ga-in’s solo albums were incredible. : Sry, Miryo.
Kel12892
I love how the author named her the “baddest female” just to spite 2ne1 fans
Drevilgirl_18
I think CL is the own only the baddest female
I am sorry (~_~;)（ーー；）

chelle
Can I ask what makes CL “the baddest female in kpop”. I like her I really do she’s better than most idol rappers but strip her away from those jeremy scott attire, dance, and the rest of the members what do you have?

Anonymous
A good rapper with tons of stage presence. She doesn’t need the “Jeremy Scott attire, dance, or the rest of the members”. Without it, she’s still… a good rapper with tons of stage presence.
Example? The Leaders performance at the 2009 Gayo, her verse at the YG Fam stage of the 2007 Gayo, and all her trainee videos where she covers English rap verses. No Jeremy Scott attire. No choreographed dances. And no other members. She still kills it.

chelle
She’s a good rapper…but to be the baddest female in kpop shouldn’t you be the greatest? CL is not the epitome of rap in kpop she has presence not gonna deny that but best rapper? Left Eye, Missy Elliot, etc. they are great rappers because they have awesome flow, freestyle, and make their own music. The closest thing the kmusic scene has to those ladies is Tasha (and maybe Miryo but she’s only had 1 album so far). CL, what music does she have without the production of Teddy?
Her covers show she has the ability to rap and if we have to compare trainee videos I actually like Minzy’s better (the tone of her voice is more easier on my ears). 2007 Gayos she was surrounded by all of YG of course she’s going to get attention. 2009 Gayo…she’s not wearing jeremy scott but does that mean her attire isn’t distracting? She’s exposing her stomach, wearing high heals, and spikes.
CL is a solid rapper and very entertaining but that does not equate to baddest b of the kpop game. Until she produces more of her own work outside of 2ne1 then I’ll consider her title.

Svsunk
Well she did write her rap parts for the song “Leaders” and I think that the term baddest female is usually associated with her because she raps a line “the one and only baddest female” in the song. I don’t know if the author was trying to take a swipe at 2NE1 or not but generally the term is associated with CL so that’s why Blakcjacks are taking offense. It’s not really a title which is why I think this article should not have used it as one. I agree that if we really want to compare CL and Miryo, CL needs to come out with some solo work.
Just a quick clarifyer, does Miryo produce and write her own songs? I’m not sure so I wanted to ask..
chelle
I I think read it before that Miryo wrote all her raps for every BEG song.
YesNo
You are taking the “baddest female” thing way too literally. It’s something she said in a song once & it stuck.
You asked what she was without the “jeremy scott attire, dance, and the rest of the members” and you were told, now you’re asking what she is without Teddy’s production…LOL
How many excuses as to why she’s not the “baddest female” in your eyes do you need to make? Just say she’s not the best in your opinion & move on.
Music, like any art form, is subjective. Just because she’s not the “baddest female” to YOU doesn’t mean that she’s not that for someone else.
The “baddest female” title not as serious as you’re making it.
Anonymous
Yes, exactly. Chelle asked what CL was without jeremy scott, dance, and other members and I said what she is – still a good rapper. I didn’t say that she was the BEST rapper or the epitome of rap in kpop. Just that when she’s stripped of all the things Chelle mentioned she is still a good rapper.
If by ‘Baddest Female’, Chelle, you mean the best rapper in kpop right now – hand down it’s Tasha. Nobody can touch Tasha. And most CL fans and Blackjacks know that and acknowledge that.
And like YesNo said, music is subjective. I love Miryo and I’m a huge fan of the Brown Eyed Girls, but I wasn’t impressed by this minialbum and I find her tone a little grating. That doesn’t mean she isn’t a great rapper; it just means she isn’t my favorite.
“Her covers show she has the ability to rap and if we have to compare
trainee videos I actually like Minzy’s better (the tone of her voice is
more easier on my ears). 2007 Gayos she was surrounded by all of YG of
course she’s going to get attention. 2009 Gayo…she’s not wearing
jeremy scott but does that mean her attire isn’t distracting? She’s
exposing her stomach, wearing high heals, and spikes.”
And about this ^
Like you said, her trainee videos show that she’s a good rapper. I think you’ll be hard pressed to find many other female rappers in kpop that can kill an English song like CL can. And you like Minzy’s tone better, that’s cool. But what does ‘being surrounded by all of YG’ and ‘exposing her stomach, wearing high heels, and spikes’ have to do with rapping ability? Okay, don’t look at the video and just listen to her rap and it’s STILL good. You could say the same thing about Miryo in her DIRTY music video. She’s wearing technicolor makeup, shorts, bright clothes, and high heels. Does that take away from or affect the way she raps? No. She’s an artist and a celebrity and being so means you need to be aesthetically pleasing as well. Do you expect them to go up on stage in sweats and a T-shirt chillin with no make up on? (Sorry for the Drake reference, but I had to hahah). But trust that if either of them did, their rapping would still be spot on.
Wow, this is way longer than I expected it would be. Sorry! :)
chelle
If I don’t share the same opinion it is an excuse, well that’s nice.
“Music, like any art form, is subjective. Just because she’s not the
“baddest female” to YOU doesn’t mean that she’s not that for someone
else.
The “baddest female” title not as serious as you’re making it. ”
I’m not trying to make it serious nor am I offended by the title but what I want to point out is that the title bears a heavy load. If you use it back it up that’s why I could never take Lil Kim seriously with had the baddest B act and she fizzled out. Like I said before I like CL, I honestly think she is talented. I don’t think she has found her identity yet as performer and musical artist besides what the higher ups and producers give her.
“But what does ‘being surrounded by all of YG’ and ‘exposing her
stomach, wearing high heels, and spikes’ have to do with rapping
ability? Okay, don’t look at the video and just listen to her rap and
it’s STILL good. You could say the same thing about Miryo in her DIRTY
music video. She’s wearing technicolor makeup, shorts, bright clothes,
and high heels. Does that take away from or affect the way she raps? No.
She’s an artist and a celebrity and being so means you need to be
aesthetically pleasing as well. Do you expect them to go up on stage in
sweats and a T-shirt chillin with no make up on? (Sorry for the Drake
reference, but I had to hahah). But trust that if either of them did,
their rapping would still be spot on.”
You said she has stage presence so I replied to that. I am not saying she doesn’t have charsima because she clearly does but you picked two performances that didn’t help your argument. The 2007 Gayos was a YG collaboration and CL had all the YG men surrounding her so she was playing off that hype and YG introduced her which was a good move on his part. The 2009 Gayos you said in your previous post she wasn’t wearing Jermey Scott but she was wearing an attire that was just as provocative. You look at GD and Teddy their covered up.
(And this goes the same for Miryo I don’t know much about her album yet but I’ll gather info soon enough) If CL can be CL without all the neons, spikes, autotunes, and leather let her be that.
YesNo
You are just talking in circles now.
“what I want to point out is that the title bears a heavy load”
NO IT DOESN’T & that’s the point everyone is making. IT’S JUST SOMETHING SHE SAID IN A SONG!!!!!!!!!!
Again, just because her performances are not good enough for YOU to call her the “baddest female” does not mean that that’s the case for EVERYONE.
I don’t know how much clearer I can make this for you……
Anonymous
“You said she has stage presence so I replied to that. I am not saying
she doesn’t have charsima because she clearly does but you picked two
performances that didn’t help your argument. The 2007 Gayos was a YG
collaboration and CL had all the YG men surrounding her so she was
playing off that hype and YG introduced her which was a good move on his
part. The 2009 Gayos you said in your previous post she wasn’t wearing
Jermey Scott but she was wearing an attire that was just as provocative.
You look at GD and Teddy their covered up.”
Yeah, I still don’t get what you’re trying to say. You could put anyone up on stage and surround them with YG guys or put them in the outfit CL was wearing and their stage presence wouldn’t change. Would Dara or Bom have the same stage presence and command as CL did if they were on those stages? No.
I think the stages I mentioned show exactly how much stage presence CL has. She could have easily looked stupid surrounded by guys just standing around (like some other female idols) and she could have looked ridiculous in that get-up from the ’09 Gayo, but she has enough presence and charisma to own it
And in the first place, I wasn’t talking about stage presence when I mentioned those performances. I was talking about rapping ability.
Guest
I believe the term came to be labelled by fans when she rapped “baddest female” in The Leaders. Or at least, that’s where I heard it. I will try to be very patient here. I don’t know how exposed you are with the hip hop/mainstream music, but normally a rapper likes to “boast” or brag about themselves in their music. It’s a musical-cultural style that I’ve seen repeatedly, both in Korea and America.
Just because T.O.P stands for “The Official Pimp” (from his Turn It Up video), does that mean he actually bitch slaps hoes in the YG building basement? It’s called taking creative liberty in your art/music and not everything is meant to be taken literally. Good Lord.

RR
Actually what I like most about CL is that EVEN IF your strip away the crazy fashion, the choreographed moves and -yes- even the rest of the members the girl is talented and could stand on her own.
I love her cover of Lauren Hil”s Doo Woop, her cover of Marvin’s Room and version of Did it on ‘em from the Nolza concert, someone already mentioned her trainee videos, her The leaders performance, her YG family gayo performance and her feat on YG fam song “What”.
She hasn’t released a solo album or single and she hasn’t been given the opportunity to release self produced music so I think it’s a little premature to compare her work to other korean female rappers for the very simple reason that there’s nothing to compare.
As for “the baddest female” title. I think kpop fans have a habit of taking everything literally. It’s associated with CL because she’s said it in a few songs. I doubt she meant to declare herself the “epitome of rap” as some seem to be implying.
As for Miryo’s song. Honestly, I was disappointed. I was hoping for something better.
http://twitter.com/simpledm xelo truo
I don’t know but she kinda patented the line ” baddest female seoul city ever had”
Sarah
What do you have?
Talent. And Stage Presence.
Which is a lot more than most kpop idols. Just sayin’
nisean111 mack
Uhm..? this >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZBnRN3bVnc
Pretty badass if you ask me

Johnny
She doesnt even write her own raps. Rappers write their own lyrics period

YesNo
In theory…yes.

Anonymous
Is the label “baddest female” exclusive to CL?
I know it’s some kind of catch-phrase for her (especially since it somewhat rhymes with her name), but I feel like fans are getting confused here — “baddest female” actually a common phrase in the hip-hop vernacular (not limited to K-pop), so just because someone is labeled “baddest female” doesn’t necessarily mean they’re trying to rip off of her title or anything.
For example, I’ve heard the label offhandedly applied to both Rihanna and Nikki Minaj in the past.

Anonymous
I get what you’re saying and I agree, but it’s an established nickname for CL and I have never heard anyone else refer to themselves or anyone else by that name in kpop.
It’s understandable why some Blackjacks might think the title or the article is a slight toward CL. I doubt it is, but fans get sensitive about these things. It’s just the way kpop is, hah.

Rin
I was really excited for Miryo’s solo but I was left a little underwhelmed. I wanted her to blow us away with her rapping skills. Sadly, I think the majority of her songs dont show that off. However, I did like revenger :)
Mgflutie87
Ha nope. BEG’s are a bunch of dumbass hoebags that can’t sing. Sry but I hate girl bands that have no looks no voice and no dance skillls yet they still get into the music industry

penguin
ok looks are subjective and i wont argue with you on their dance skills but voice, seriously do you have ears!!!??!?!!?? BEG was created as a vocal group and the three vocalists, Ga-In, Narsha, and Jea, are all very good at singing. Especially Jea, you can go look up what vocal experts have to say on her to find out what im talking about.
http://profiles.google.com/jcho49 J Cho
trollolol
http://twitter.com/simpledm xelo truo
You’re talking about Brown Eyed Girls right? Maybe you should youtube them or clear your ears.

dase
At first I was extremely disappointed with the mv as the beginning scenes looked like an extreme rip off of Lady Gaga’s Marry the Night music video, but as the story progressed it grew into its own plot and I really enjoyed it.
As for the song I have nothing really nice to say. It was okay I was expecting better. At least it was catchy.
oobie
Her face looks sooo plastic :(
Anonymous
I actually really liked the MV’s plot line, but the song didn’t really stick. And yes, it held some similarities with Lady Gaga’s Marry the Night, but I actually understood Miryo’s video while Gaga’s just confused me until the end.
Is it just me or does that last teaser image look like a picture I’ve seen of HyunA?

Guest
everything gaga does is a rip off of many Euro and Japanese music artists’ previous work. Gaga is recycled. So people that seem to be copying her are probably just copying the same ‘sunbaes’ she’s copied

daniaaaye
i’ve heard all the tracks in the single, and despite reading this article first and feeling apprehensive, i love all of them! yeah, even the autotune lol. and well, i’m not a person who watches mv anyway, so won’t comment on that. but seriously, beg’s solo endeavors are all praise-worthy in terms of uniqueness, material, and power!
i knew it was worth it to stick it out ever since “How” came out :”)