"So Bad" (stylized in

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) is the debut single released by South Korean girl group

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. Co-written and produced by

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, the song was released on November 12, 2020, as the lead single from the group's debut single album ''

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''. A remix of the song titled "So Bad (Tak Remix)" was released on January 10, 2021. The remix was later included on the group's second single album ''

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''.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on the same day and the song and amassed over 2.6 million views in its first 24 hours of upload. The video was directed by Minjun Lee and Hayoung Lee.

Plagiarism accusation

On November 16, 2020, Korean netizens noticed that aspects of the "So Bad" music video appeared similar to the music video of " Midnight Sky" by

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. A few days after the accusations, Legend Film, the music video production company, issued an apology.

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 90 on ''Billboard's'' K-pop Hot 100 later peaking at number 82, and number 21 on the

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chart. The song also entered the Korean

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peaking at number 159.

Live performance

To promote the song and the album, STAYC performed "So Bad" and

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"Like This" through a VLIVE debut showcase. The group made their music show debut on November 13, 2020, at KBS Music Bank, and then at

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, and The Show.

Track listing

;Download and streaming # "So Bad" – 3:32 ;Streaming (Tak Remix) # "So Bad (Tak Remix)" – 3:05

Accolades

"So Bad" received a nomination for New Artist of the Year – Digital at the 2021 Gaon Chart Music Awards. ''

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'' ranked it number 23 in their list of the 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020.

Charts

Release history

References

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