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Originally posted by Jaxswim
can someone compare CL's popularity in SK/Asia to an American pop girl so I can have a comparison?
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Nicki Minaj
Here's why:
Both are extremely successful
Everyone in South Korea knows who she is without even saying/mentioning 2ne1 aka high public recognition (everyone knows who nicki minaj is in the US)
Is seen as one of the best female rappers and one of the most visible mainstream female rappers (same as nicki minaj)
Can also sing but mainly focuses on rapping
Has collaborated with top artists in the industry (Psy, Big Bang) similar to Nicki collaborating with Drake and Beyonce
Even though the "queen of rap" title is never used, CL would be the current queen of rap since Yoon Mi Rae isnt as musically active anymore just like Nicki is the current queen due to none of the previous queens of rap being active/relevant
Side note: its a bit dificult to compare SK artist popularity to American artist because their is different types of popularity in Korea. Seolhyun from AOA is a popular singer but not for her music though if you asked who are the most known female idols currently, she would be named. Hyuna is basically CL's main competition because she and her group are successful and everyone in korea knows her. What puts CL over her is the fact that CL is viewed as being one of the best rappers while no one ever mentions Hyuna's rapping ability. However Hyuna would be considered nicki minaj's SK counterpart too because both use sexual imagery and are extremely successful and popular. But based on my experiences of being in Suuth Korea and asking people about Kpop, i think CL being nicki minaj is as accurate as i can get