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'''Ladies' Code''' ({{Korean|hangul=레이디스 코드}}) is a South Korean [[girl group]] formed by [[Polaris Entertainment]] in 2013. The group's original lineup consisted of leader Ashley and members [[Kwon Ri-se|RiSe]], EunB, [[Lee So-jung (singer)|Sojung]], and Zuny. They made their debut with the mini-album ''[[Code 01 Bad Girl|Code#01]]'' and the lead track "Bad Girl", which were released on March 7, 2013. On September 3, 2014, the group was involved in a car crash that resulted in the deaths of EunB and
==History==
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===2012–2013: ''Bad Girl'' and ''Pretty Pretty''===
[[File:Ladies' Code in October 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Ladies' Code in October 2013]]
In 2012, Ladies' Code started recording their debut album. On February 20, 2013, Sojung confirmed that she would join a new girl group being formed by [[Polaris Entertainment]], and that they would debut in the following month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1361326711469005010 |script-title=ko:'보코 출신' 이소정, 권리세 걸그룹 합류 "3월 전격데뷔" |date=February 20, 2013 |publisher=TV Daily |access-date=September 10, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/29638/the-voice-of-korea-meets-the-great-birth-in-polaris-entertainments-upcoming-girl-group |title=′Voice of Korea′s′ Lee So Jung to Join ′The Great Birth′s′ Kwon Ri Sae′s Group |last=Choi |first=Eun-hwa |date=February 20, 2013 |work=CJ E&M enewsWorld |publisher=MWave |access-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060819/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/29638/the-voice-of-korea-meets-the-great-birth-in-polaris-entertainments-upcoming-girl-group |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Promotion began on February 25, 2013, with the release of
The group's debut mini-album ''Code#01'' along with the title song "Bad Girl" and accompanying music video was released on March 7, 2013.<ref name="debut">{{cite web |url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/30826/ladies-code-releases-new-mv |title=[Video] Ladies Code Debuts as Bad Girls in New MV |last=Hong |first=Grace |date=March 7, 2013 |work=CJ E&M enewsWorld |publisher=MWave |access-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505173716/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/30826/ladies-code-releases-new-mv |archive-date=May 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The day after their debut, their song charted well on the real-time music charts including Bugs, Soribada, Mnet and Daum, and eventually peaked at number 34 on the [[Gaon Digital Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201303090100053530004264&ServiceDate=20130308 |script-title=ko:초특급 신인걸그룹 레이디스코드, 이하이와 맞대결한 음원 성적 보니 |date=March 8, 2013 |website=sports.chosun.com |publisher=The Chosun Ilbo |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=14&f_year=2013&f_type=week |title=2013년 14주차 Digital Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031010529/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=14&f_year=2013&f_type=week |archive-date=October 31, 2014}}</ref> They had their first live performance on ''[[M! Countdown]]'' the same day of the release with the group concluding promotions on ''[[Inkigayo]]'' on April 21, 2013.<ref name="debut" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201304225574q |script-title=ko:걸그룹 레이디스 코드 '나쁜여자' 굿바이 무대 가져 |date=April 22, 2013 |website=hankyung.com |publisher=The Korea Economic Daily |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
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On September 3, 2014, at around 1:30{{nbsp}}am ([[Korean Standard Time|KST]]), the group was involved in a serious car collision while returning to Seoul after attending the recording of KBS "Open Concert" at [[Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology|DGIST]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LADIES′ CODE′s EunB Passes Away in Tragic Car Accident with Kwon Rise and Sojung in Critical Condition [Archive] |url=https://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/ladies-code-s-eunb-passes-away-in-tragic-003118553.html |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo! Philippines |access-date=August 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618155749/https://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/ladies-code-s-eunb-passes-away-in-tragic-003118553.html |archive-date=June 18, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="openconcert">{{cite web |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140914000146 |title=Final performance of ill-fated Ladies' Code to be revealed on TV |last=Ock |first=Hyun-ju |date=September 14, 2014 |publisher=The Korea Herald |access-date=September 14, 2014}}</ref> The group's manager, Mr. Park, was driving the van (a [[Hyundai Starex]]) and had been speeding, driving {{Convert|137|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} in a {{Convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} zone for a distance of {{Convert|30|km|miles|abbr=on|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201409271149537265 |title=레이디스코드 차량, 사고 당시 137km 과속 |last=Oh |first=Hang-dong |date=September 27, 2014 |publisher=YTN |access-date=September 28, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref> Rainy conditions made the road slippery, which caused Park to suddenly lose control of the vehicle, causing the group's van to hydroplane and skid several times before crashing into a protective wall in the vicinity of the [[Singal-dong|Singal Junction]] on [[Yeongdong Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:'레이디스 코드' 은비, 교통사고로 숨져 |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201409030531424909 |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=YTN News |access-date=September 2, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:레이디스코드 측 "차량 뒷바퀴 빠져 사고, 권리세 중태"(전문포함) |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201409030848362410 |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=Newsen |access-date=September 2, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
EunB was declared [[dead on arrival]] by the time the paramedics reached Sungbin Medical Center, while the remaining six passengers were rushed to various hospitals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/310213 |script-title=ko:'교통사고' 레이디스 코드, 고은비 사망, 이소정 권리세 중상 |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=10 Asia |access-date=September 3, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref><ref name="billboardusa">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6236640/ladies-code-involved-in-fatal-car-accident-eunb-dead-two-members |title=Ladies' Code Involved in Fatal Car Accident: EunB Dead, Two Members Severely Injured |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> Sojung and
The investigation conducted by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) revealed and confirmed that the cause of the collision was due to driving over the posted speed limit and that the van's back tire came off due to the impact of the van crashing into the protective wall.<ref name="bizherald">{{cite web |url=http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20141020001218 |title=국과수 "레이디스코드 사고 차량 결함 없어" |date=October 20, 2014 |website=biz.heraldcorp.com |publisher=The Korea Herald |access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> It had been reported that none of the van's airbags deployed at the time of impact, while witness accounts state that the vehicle rolled over multiple times after it hit the protective wall. An ambulance worker who was at the scene later reported that he did "not recall undoing any seat belts" as he attempted to help the injured passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=201409172131321135&ext=na |script-title=ko:레이디스코드 사고 목격자, "흔들리는 차량 피해 방호벽 박아" |date=September 17, 2014 |publisher=MyDaily |access-date=September 17, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
In the wake of EunB and
The group's final performance with all five members aired on KBS on September 14, 2014, bookended with a tribute to EunB and
On November 12, 2014, Park was arrested and indicted on the charge of causing a fatal collision under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents and was sentenced to a year and two months in jail on January 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20141112000688 |script-title=ko:‘권리세·고은비 사망’ 레이디스 코드 매니저, 구속 기소 |date=November 12, 2014 |website=biz.heraldcorp.com |publisher=The Korea Herald |access-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/82737/police-demands-two-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-ladies-codes-manager |title=Prosecution Demands Two and a Half Years in Prison for Ladies' Code's Manager |last=Bae |first=Jae-ryun |others=Jung, Yeawon |date=December 9, 2014 |work=Newsen |publisher=Mwave |access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/society/2015/01/15/0701000000AKR20150115126800061.HTML |script-title=ko:교통사망사고 낸 레이디스코드 매니저 금고 1년2월형 |trans-title=Traffic fatalities — Ladies' Code manager sentenced to 1 year 2 months |date=January 15, 2015 |publisher=[[Yonhap]] |access-date=January 15, 2015 |language=ko}}</ref> On March 25, 2015, Park filed an appeal to reduce his sentence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ladies' Code manager appeals prison sentence|url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/ladies-code-manager-appeals-prison-sentence/|website=The Korea Times US|publisher=The Korea Times|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> On April 8, 2015, he reached a settlement agreement with both EunB and
On April 26, 2015, it was reported that Zuny, Ashley, and Sojung had resumed their practice schedule while continuing to receive counseling and follow-up treatments for injuries sustained from the crash.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ladies' Code move back in together & begin training|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/04/26/ladies-code-move-back-together-begin-training|website=SBS PopAsia|publisher=SBS|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yoon|first1=Seong-yeol|title=[단독][단독] 교통사고 후 8개월..재기 꿈꾸는 레이디스 코드|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2015042417543627868&type=1&outlink=1|website=Star News|publisher=Star News|access-date=February 16, 2016|date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
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===2015–2016: Return as trio, ''Myst3ry'' and ''Strang3r''===
Ladies' Code held a memorial concert named "I'm Fine, Thank You:
On September 3, 2015, Sojung and Polaris artists Kim Bum-soo, [[Ivy (South Korean singer)|IVY]], [[Heejun Han|Han Hee-jun]], Rumble Fish, and Sun Woo released a cover of "I'm Fine, Thank You" in memory of EunB and
[[File:Ladies' Code at a fansign in Shinsegae inMarch 2016 03.jpg|thumb|right|Ladies' Code at a fan event in [[Shinsegae]] on March 19, 2016.]]
On January 23, 2016, Ladies' Code was revealed to be preparing for a comeback in the spring, their first comeback since the crash and as a trio. Polaris Entertainment noted the end of February as a tentative comeback date and clarified that there were no future plans to recruit new members.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/01/201_196181.html|title=Ladies' Code in comeback after deadly crash|date=January 24, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2016|publisher=koreatimes.co.kr}}</ref> The album named ''[[Myst3ry]]'' with its title track "Galaxy" was released on February 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=레이디스 코드, 새 앨범 '미스터리' 공개...빈자리 충원 없이 컴백|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=19617639&ctg=1503&tm=i_ntr_c071&mc=1503005|website=Ilgan Sports|publisher=DramaHouse & J Content Hub Co.,Ltd.|access-date=February 23, 2016}}</ref>
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* EunB (은비) – vocalist<ref name="ladiescode.com"/><ref name="donga"/>
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