General view during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 25, 2018. Pic/ AFP

South Korean K-pop artists CL and EXO took the stage at the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics here on Sunday, paying compliments to athletes for their hard work and victories. At the closing ceremony, hip-hop songstress CL took the stage to present the future vision of the country through K-pop under the theme of "Song of Passion", reports Yonhap news agency. Following a segment that honoured and recognised volunteers at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, CL, formerly a member of girl group 2NE1, entered the stage at the Olympic Stadium, singing her hit song "The Baddest Female," with fireworks.