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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 |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025032111/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1361326711469005010 |url-status=dead }}</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 Rise's teaser video, followed by Sojung's on the 26th, EunB's on the 27th, for Zuny's on the 28th, and March 1 for leader Ashley respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/02/25/2013022501265.html |script-title=ko:'레이디스코드' 권리세, 티저영상 속 순백의 팜므파탈 매력(동영상) |date=February 25, 2013 |website=thestar.chosun.com |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |access-date=September 10, 2014 |language=ko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910215813/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/02/25/2013022501265.html |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent99&idxno=2013022614385030471 |script-title=ko:걸그룹이 화염방사기까지...레이디스 코드 '소정' 티저 공개 |last=Hwang |first=Won-jun |date=February 26, 2013 |publisher=Asia Economics |access-date=September 10, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref> On March 4, 2013, they released the group teaser for their music video.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201303041351320310 |script-title=ko:권리세 걸그룹 레이디스코드 청초한 악녀 변신 티저공개 |date=March 4, 2013 |publisher=Newsen |access-date=September 10, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
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]] |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=[[The Korea Economic Daily]] |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092013/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201304225574q |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Their first digital single "[[Hate You (Ladies' Code song)|Hate You]]" was released on August 6, 2013, serving as a pre-release for their upcoming second mini-album. The group's return was originally set for July 25, 2013, however member Zuny had an unexpected leg injury which pushed back their comeback until August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013070912220596565 |script-title=ko:레이디스코드 주니, 연습 중 '앗!'... 무릎 부상으로 컴백 '무기한 연기' |last=Yi |first=Geum-jun |date=July 9, 2013 |publisher=Asia Economics |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref><ref name="hateyou">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/ladies-code-goes-horror-for-pre-release-hate-you/ |title=Ladies Code Goes Horror for Pre-Release "Hate You" |last=Smith |first=Corynn |date=August 6, 2013 |publisher=MTV K |access-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331034950/http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/ladies-code-goes-horror-for-pre-release-hate-you/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song debuted high on the real-time charts, achieving their first number-one single on Bugs Music and charting within the top 10 in four other music charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20130807/56883107/2?rec=1 |script-title=ko:레이디스 코드, ‘헤이츄’로 데뷔 후 첫 음원 1위 등극 |last=Oh |first=Se-hoon |date=August 7, 2013 |publisher=Donga |access-date=October 30, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
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Prior to the crash, Ladies' Code's music had been predominantly [[pop music|pop]] with a [[Retro style|retro]] sound. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine noted that the group blends in "modern [[electropop|electro-pop]]" with "classic throwback elements" and powerful vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5885543/top-5-k-pop-artists-to-watch-in-2014-ladies-code-got7-and-more |title=Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2014: Ladies' Code, GOT7 and More |last1=Benjamin |first1=Jeff |last2=Oak |first2=Jessica |date=January 28, 2014 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> The group's debut single "Bad Girl" was described as a swing/jazz-inspired track accompanied with solid vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/ladies-code-dont-mind-being-the-bad-girls/ |title=Ladies Code Don't Mind Being the "Bad Girl" |last=Smith |first=Corynn |date=March 3, 2013 |publisher=MTV Iggy |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2968218 |title=Ladies' Code makes debut on Mnet |last=Lee |first=Sun-min |date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/kwon-risae-of-kpop-group-ladies-code-dies-after-van-crash-20140908-10dpx2.html |title=Kwon Ri-sae of K-pop group Ladies' Code dies after van crash |last=Wilder |first=Gabriel |date=September 8, 2014 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Their follow-up single, "[[Hate You (Ladies' Code song)|Hate You]]" was marked as a departure, returning with a mid-tempo dance song with a combination of brass and acoustic guitar arrangements.<ref name="hateyou"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mnet.interest.me/special/6425 |script-title=ko:레이디스 코드 ‘Hate You' 뮤비 촬영현장 비하인드 스토리 |date=August 5, 2013 |publisher=[[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]] |access-date=October 28, 2014 |language=ko |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028104233/http://mnet.interest.me/special/6425 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Subsequent releases retain their earlier style with Corynn Smith of [[MTV|MTV Iggy]] explaining their second extended play's title track "Pretty Pretty" as another example of the group's "rich retro sound", moving from 40s swing to a mixture of 70s and 80s beats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/ladies-code-brings-the-brass-with-pretty-pretty/ |title=Ladies Code Brings the Brass with "Pretty Pretty" |last=Smith |first=Corynn |date=September 4, 2013 |publisher=MTV Iggy |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[CJ E&M|enews]]'' on their digital single "[[So Wonderful (Ladies' Code song)|So Wonderful]]", member Ashley explained the song was a continuation of their previous releases but added that they had incorporated the use of more instruments and were going for a "retro feeling from the 80's."<ref name="interview">{{cite web |url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/60440/interview-ladies-code-want-to-go-foward-without-resting |title=[Interview] Ladies Code Wants to Promote More, Now and Fast |last1=Lee |first1=Jin-ho |last2=Jung |first2=Yeawon |date=March 8, 2014 |work=CJ E&M enewsWorld |publisher=MWave |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007154948/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/60440/interview-ladies-code-want-to-go-foward-without-resting |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Their first release after the crash, ''Myst3ry'', shifted into an R&B sound with the lead single "Galaxy" described as a "mid-tempo song that invokes a gloomy and dreamlike mood".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7632450/best-kpop-songs-2016-critics-picks |title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic's Picks |last1=Benjamin |first1=Jeff |last2=Oak |first2=Jessica |date=December 22, 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201602231342485961818_2 |title=Ladies' Code poised for midnight release |last=Son |first=Ji-hyoung |date=February 23, 2016 |website=[[Kpop Herald]] |access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>
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