The girls are wearing their most comfortable outfits while giving their best and energetic performances for their songs.
Watch their performances below:
Credits: DKpopNews
Sunday, May 26, 2013
2NE1 performance at Korea University Festival
The girls are wearing their most comfortable outfits while giving their best and energetic performances for their songs.
Watch their performances below:
Credits: DKpopNews
CL releases D-2 'BADDEST FEMALE' teaser with Taeyang & G-Dragon
Counting down to the release of CL's solo debut single 'The Baddest Female', YG revealed a teaser photo showing CL in a group shot with people who will presumably participate on her single.
Fans are quick to point out Choice 37, Teddy, Model Seo Woo Tak, Masta Wu, Monster Woo on the teaser. Taeyang and G-Dragon who were reported to appear on her MV are also seen on the teaser photo.
Are you ready for the debut of 'The Baddest Female' in KPOP?
CL's single and MV are scheduled to be released on May 28.
Credits: DKpopNews
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Park Bom calls Lee Hyori 'Bad Girl'?
Don't worry there's nothing wrong going on between Park Bom and Lee
Hyori. It's just a cool way of Bom calling Lee Hyori 'Bad Girl' as she
supports her on her comeback.
On May 24, Hyori uploaded a photo of herself taken in Music Bank's backstage and wrote, 'I will work hard during rehearsals with a new attitude (talking about her single 'Bad Girl').
After posting it, Park Bom responded, 'Hello eonnie! Seems like
you'll perform with your new attitude on Music Bank today. Bad Girl
fighting! Me and everyone will watch the broadcast!' in which Hyori
replied, 'It's been a while Park Bom'.Credits: DKpopNews
2NE1 to attend the Asia Style Collection event
Join the biggest Asian Fashion X Music event rocking the shores of Singapore on 22 June 2013.
The inaugural Asia Style Collection 2013 is a celebration of Asian pop culture, combining fashion and music in an amazing one-day extravaganza. The event features the first-ever collaboration of Korea's K-POP Collection and Japan's Tokyo Girls Collection, with exciting performances by Asia's marquee musical acts such as 2NE1 and Girls' Generation.
Watch the teaser below:
Park Bom hailed as "Fishnet Stockings Queen"
Bom again caught the eyes of netizens for her recent fishnet stockings photos.
Photos of Bom wearing fishnet stockings were uploaded on various websites with a caption 'Fishnet Stockings Queen'.
The photos were taken from the May 21st performance of 2NE1 at Hanyang University Festival. Wearing her usual unique fashion, Bom flaunts her long and perfectly shaped legs. Her sexy charms were emphasized through her black shirt with slit-sleeves and black shorts. People who saw the photos expressed their envy for her perfect proportion.
They commented, "Her legs are really perfect. I haven't seen legs as proportioned as these.","She's really a head turner. I couldn't stop staring at her.","Not everyone looks good on fishnet stockings except Bom." and so on.
Source: DKpopNews
Dara with a huge pink ribbon vs. 2NE1's Manager
BTS photos from '2NE1 Loves Shinsegae' project for Bom, CL, and Dara revealed!
2NE1 has released beautiful BTS photos from their '2NE1 Loves Shinsegae' project!
Park Bom, CL, and Dara all look
incredibly gorgeous in their cuts as they bring out their fierce poses
and expressions looking edgy yet chic with their accessories and
outfits.
As
mentioned before, the mysterious '2NE1 Loves' project has turned out to
be a campaign for Shinsegae, one of the biggest department stores in
Korea. The project, also in collaboration with 'Chrome Hearts', will run
from May 29 to June 27, where the girls will be helping the department
store become a 'young and forward fashion department store'.
Hopefully, we'll soon get Minzy's pictures as well!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
YG’s CEO “Doesn’t matter whether she comes in last, CL should just enjoy it!”
YG Entertainment’s CEO Yang Hyun-suk told CL,
who is to make a comeback on May 28 in for the first time as a solo in 4
years, “It doesn’t matter whether you come in last in the rank, just
enjoy it.” It was a heart-warming advice from CL’s boss.
YG’s personnel said on May 18, “The CEO said what he said because he
has been watching CL working night and day on her solo comeback.” Yang
is not worried or afraid of the outcome, he simply is giving CL courage,
as he is more than well aware of CL’s potential in music. 2NE1 has
released numerous big hits, and the comment is a testament to Yang’s
affection for the artist and his high expectations.
There is a reason Yang told CL not to care about the “rankings.”
Recently new songs has been flooding the music market and Yang
understands clearly that being a temporary number 1 in the domestic
music charts is far less important than letting people notice the hidden
charms and uniqueness of CL. That is the key to success.
Such advice hints that CL is aiming for something more than just
becoming a mainstream musician. It connotes that CL is preparing a
unique character of her own that can give a pleasant surprise to the
fans. She will bring something sensational.
The news on CL’s solo comeback was a surprise to all. Teddy, YG’s
main producer who is the secret to many of 2NE1’s big hit songs, wrote
another song. As soon as Yang heard it, he decided “the song suits CL
best” and bulldozed the project in a blink of an eye.
So CL is now expected to make a comeback at the end of May, in the
month where a number of female solo artists like Lee Hyori, Seo In Young
and Ivy also made a comeback. Competition will be inevitable. 2NE1 has
swept across rankings and was no doubt the leader of the female artists,
but now the 23-year-old CL is left alone to compete with more
experienced female musicians. It will be interesting to see what kind of
music style CL will use as her “weapon” in the competition.
Just 10 days before the official comeback of CL, personnel from YG
Entertainment said nothing about the big surprise except that CL will be
making a comeback as a solo. There are no other hints like teaser
images or even song titles. But it is YG, an Entertainment agency known
for its idiosyncratic ways of promoting its artists. This time, it is
their silence that is building up the curiosity of the fans more
intensely than ever.
2013. 5. 18.
Credits: YG Life
Friday, May 17, 2013
2013 to be 2NE1′s golden year with group comeback following CL!
YG Entertainment has a special announcement for Blackjacks on 2NE1‘s 4th anniversary!
As you know, to celebrate the special occasion, YG Entertainment‘s official blog YG-Life posted
a 4th anniversary poster for the girls. The poster reads, “ARE YOU
READY?”, and it’s now confirmed that those words are meant to not only
prepare fans for CL‘s solo debut on May 28th, but 2NE1′s comeback as a whole as well!
Rumors have been circulating for a while that the group’s comeback
may happen after CL’s solo single promotions, and they have turned out
to be accurate!
YG Entertainment stated regarding the poster, “It’s a teaser that embodies CEO Yang Hyun Suk‘s goal to make this year 2NE1′s golden year,” as well as, “Although 2NE1′s official comeback date hasn’t been confirmed yet, the girls will be releasing a new song.”
So, “ARE YOU READY?” for 2NE1′s comeback?
Credits: Allkpop
Thursday, May 16, 2013
2NE1 reaches their 4th Anniversary!
Time sure flies as the ladies of 2NE1 are already celebrating their 4th anniversary!
The fierce ladies debuted exactly 4 years ago on SBS‘ ‘Inkigayo‘ with “Fire“, and they’ve stayed at the top of the game, climbing new heights over the last four years.
Now, they’ve come so far as leader CL is set to make her solo debut. To celebrate, YG Entertainment‘s official blog YG-Life posted a 4th anniversary photo for the girls. The poster even read, “ARE YOU READY?“, probably alluding to CL’s upcoming solo.
Blackjacks are also trending #4everBeOur2NE1 and #FOUREVER2NE1 on Twitter. Congratulations on 4 great years for 2NE1!
2NE1′s debut performance:
Dara gets her own sexy character and sidekick for ‘Wind Runner for Kakao’
Dara has become the next YG Family member to get her own character for the popular mobile game ‘Wind Runner for Kakao‘!
Dara shared the news on Twitter, “Dara
& Dadoong!!! I finally arrived in ‘Wind Runner’!!! Everyone around
me has fallen for ‘Wind Runner’ these days~. To those who have fallen
for ‘Wind Runner’, is it good news?! The sexy Dara character and sleek
Dadoong character run run!!!”
Dara has become the next YGE artist to get her own character for the game following Psy and G-Dragon. The character resembles Dara from head to toe with the idol star’s unforgettable ponytail from 2NE1′s “Fire” and “Lollipop” days. Her character is also seen bringing along her trusty cat, ‘Dadoong’, named after Dara’s hilarious catchphrase.
Credits: Allkpop
Tip: Ela
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
"Who's Next?" - CL is, with her first solo single!
Blackjacks have been waiting eagerly on the edge of their seats to find out if their girls will be coming back as a whole or if it will be a solo album for leeir final teaser poster for their “Who’s Next?” question!
CL will be releasing her first solo track in 5 years, and it’s guaranteed to be a good one because.. well.. it’s CL! And because Yang Hyun Suk himself is said to be the one behind this project.
According to a rep at the agency, CL’s solo track won’t be just a one-step project, as she’ll be having promotional activities as well.
So stay tuned for CL’s solo release and its music video on May 28th!
Credits: Allkpop
Monday, May 13, 2013
YG Entertainment to establish a company in China
YG Entertainment is reported to be preparing for further advancement in China by opening up a company.
YG Entertainment stated, “In order to expand our business ventures in greater
China, we are planning to start a separate company there… We are
currently cooperating with our partners to create a company, but we are
unable to mention the specific details on what it will be like as of
now.”
According to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, YGE gained confidence to enter the Chinese market from the success of Psy and Big Bang‘s
world tour. The agency predicts that it will be difficult to make
profit from online downloads and physical album sales in the country, so
they plan to focus its business on concerts and events.
Credits: Allkpop
Who’s the prettiest girl group member?
Well, of course they’re all gorgeous and opinion varies according to type, but Reach Panel Korea‘s PanelNow wanted to find out the answer through a poll. They surveyed 22,104 people and asked who they thought were the prettiest. Suzy gathered 29% of the votes and placed first overall.
YoonA came up right behind her with 25% of the votes. After that, there was a big jump down to third place, as Krystal received 9% of the votes.
The rest of poll is as follows: Dara with 7%, HyunA and Hara who each received 6% of the votes (1,370 for HyunA, 1,259 for Hara). Sunhwa was next with 4%, and Jiyeon along with Dasom wrapped up the poll with 2% each (461 for Jiyeon, 410 for Dasom).
Who would you have voted for?
Credits: Allkpop
Tip: 3asy
Dara shares her beauty and fashion secrets!
Sandara Park, known to fans affectionately as just Dara, is one of the
hottest faces in K-pop now for her cutting edge style and pretty face.
She’s been voted by the South Korean public as one of the industry’s
most beautiful artistes and her fans worship her constantly changing
hairstyles and radical makeup.
Want her look? Or the secret behind that porcelain smooth skin? Yahoo!
SG got Dara talking about her beauty tips and must-haves in an e-mail
interview about her recently appointed status as makeup brand Clio’s
beauty ambassador.
Describe your sense of style?
I strive to stay true to myself. I’m actually a very shy person, but I
love colourful and dramatic styles, and I am passionate about makeup.
But even when I try on something really dramatic, I try to ‘balance’ it
out so that it’s still stylish without being over the top.
Many Blackjacks adore 2NE1 for your fierce
and distinctive makeup styles, hairstyles and fashion sense, can you
give our readers some tips on how to turn these into everyday wearable
looks?
My no.1 style rule is to strike a balance between what’s drastic and
what’s moderate. For example, if you want a very avant-garde hairstyle,
you should pair it with a more classic dress. And if you are going for
loud or dramatic makeup, your hairstyle should be more moderate. It’s
about considering the total balance in your getup. I always choose to
emphasize on only one element of my look for the day
What are some must-haves in your purse?
I always have my handphone, mirror and eyeliner in my purse. I am
almost never without my eyeliner. I draw it on even when I don’t have a
busy work schedule
What is your favourite feature about yourself?
I used to think that I am the ‘cute’ type, but after joining 2NE1, my
style has transformed so much that it’s now sometimes charismatic,
sometimes chic, sometimes fun and sometimes funny! I really love being
versatile and being able to transform my look so frequently.
In this campaign, you’re showcasing a sexy and feminine side. Can you describe what’s sexy to you?
Sexiness is the most extreme expression of a woman’s charm. What’s
sexy to me in this Clio campaign is the intense burgundy colour in my
eye makeup. It makes me feel powerful and feminine – so that’s sexy to
me.
2NE1 does a lot of dancing and traveling, how do you keep your makeup fresh all day?
I feel that keeping your makeup fresh has a lot to do also with good
skin. My beauty secret? A good night’s sleep – which never fails to give
me a natural radiance and glow in the morning. If I can’t get enough
beauty shuteye, my emergency beauty SOS is to put on a mask for instant
moisturisation and brightening. It preps my face and helps keep my
makeup fresh.
Who is your music/dance inspiration?
Um Jeong Wha – who is really successful as a movie star and singer. I think she has a real passion for her job and is very professional. I feel that coming through whenever I watch her movies or listen to her songs.
Um Jeong Wha – who is really successful as a movie star and singer. I think she has a real passion for her job and is very professional. I feel that coming through whenever I watch her movies or listen to her songs.
Who is your all-time favourite style icon and why?
This is a really difficult question! I don’t have just one style icon because I don’t keep to just one style. One day, my look is cute and the next day, I have transformed myself into a sexy temptress. I think the whole idea is to keep changing my look – transforming myself is my big pleasure in life.
Source: ph.omg.yahoo.com
YG Entertainment narrows down “Who’s Next?” to 2 artists!
YG Entertainment previously left an ambiguous teaser, asking fans, “Who’s Next?”, with the names of its artists listed on the poster. Then, the agency narrowed down the list by fading out some of the names, leaving just 2NE1, Kang Seung Yoon, CL, Taeyang, and YG New Artist!
Now, even more names are faded out leaving just 2NE1 and CL.
Considering that it has been well over a year since the release of
2NE1′s last album, fans are more than eager to hear new music from their
idols. It looks like regardless of who is actually next, Blackjacks will be happy campers.
YG Entertainment stated, “Starting from the 28th to the end of this year, a lot of YGE artists plan to make their comebacks. As 28th is the starting date, CEO Yang Hyun Suk and the agency artists and staff are preparing hard for it.”
Will CL be releasing a lead single or mini-album as a prelude to a
2NE1 comeback? Will 2NE1 release a new album and then follow-up with
Cl’s solo promotions? Only Yang Hyun Suk knows the answer, but we’d love
to know what you think will happen on May 28th.
Credits: Allkpop
Love it or Hate it: Dara’s ‘veil-beanie’
We saw Bom with her fishnet leggings, and of course, being 2NE1, all of the girls are fashion forward and we can’t leave out Dara!
On May 10, she was spotted at Gimpo International Airport departing for Japan as 2NE1 performed at ‘Super Live 2013 in Universal Studio Japan‘.
She was dressed normally, but put the point of her outfit in her unique
beanie with a veil over it. The veil over the beanie gave her a look
similar to a bride. She tweeted a photo of herself, writing, “Dara wants to be a May bride~ I’ve arrived in Osaka! ^^ I want to eat okonomiyaki~”.
Credits: Allkpop
Which female idol has the most ‘innocently royal’ face?
With her forever-innocent, beautiful face, perhaps it’s no surprise that Seohyun was chosen as the #1 female idol with the most ‘innocently royal’ face.
The cosmetics brand Regen Cosmetics recently polled 592 women in the 20 to 30 age demographic, “Which girl group member has an ‘innocently royal face’ with a sophisticated and noble look?“. Seohyun snagged the top spot receiving 51.3% of the vote. She was followed by Dara with 21.4%, third place went to Dasom with 13.1%, and Sunhwa was fourth with 12.6%.
After revealing the results of the poll, Regen Cosmetics said, “We
were able to better understand the image that the public has of girl
group members. Recently, skin that is clear and is lively is called the
‘innocently royal’ style. I think these girls like clear skin because it
gives off a luxurious image.”
Who would you vote as the #1 girl group member that has the best ‘innocently royal’ face?
Credits: Allkpop
Tip: Xesyre
Friday, May 10, 2013
’2NE1 Loves’ project releases 4th teaser featuring Minzy!
After the release of CL, Dara, and Park Bom‘s teasers for a mysterious project called ‘2NE1 Loves‘, as predicted, Minzy is now here with her own!
Continuing on with the naming scheme, this new clip is titled ‘2NE1 Loves Vol.2 – Minzy Loves‘ with a link to the website 2ne1loves.com.
As mentioned previously, although fans are hoping that this is
related to their comeback, it seems most likely that it’s actually for
an endorsement project of some kind as YG Entertainment commented on their me2day, “Please continue to keep an eye on 2ne1loves.com homepage!! What kind of collaboration could it be?”
Credits: Allkpop
Jaden Smith joins Sean and Minzy to meet with terminally ill children!
Jaden Smith joined YG Family members Sean and Minzy to help out children in need.
Sean wrote on his Instagram, “‘$10 Miracle’s 124th participant,
Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son), joined us to help our goal in building
the children’s rehabilitation hospital. He came to Korea to promote his
film ‘After Earth’ and contacted us requesting that he wants to meet the
sick children. So we went to the Severance Hospital’s pediatric ward
together and enjoyed a happy time by spending about an hour sharing
stories, taking photos, and giving autographs to the terminally ill
children. Minzy (cute Minky) also came with us. Before we parted,
[Jaden Smith] told me that he will help out ‘$10 Miracle’ and gave me a
check worth $3650 [USD]. I thank the movie star and singer, and more
than anything else he is a handsome young man who loves those in need.
‘$10 Miracle’ worldwide baby!”
Sean also shared a selca taken with the movie star and label mate
Minzy. Will and Jaden Smith have been spending time with the YG Family
during their 3 night-and-4-day promotional tour in Korea and visited the YGE headquarters as well. The two movie stars wrapped up their stay and departed on the 8th.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Mysterious ’2NE1 Loves’ project releases third teaser featuring Park Bom!
After the release of CL and Dara‘s teasers for a mysterious project called ‘2NE1 Loves‘, Park Bom is up next!
Continuing on with the naming scheme, this new clip is titled ‘2NE1 Loves Vol.3 – Bom Loves‘ with a link to the website 2ne1loves.com.
Although fans are hoping that this is related to their comeback, YG Entertainment provided a bit of insight lately when they updated their me2day with the comment, “Please continue to keep an eye on 2ne1loves.com homepage!! What kind of collaboration could it be?” The
word “collaboration” killed a bit of hope for fans as it does seem that
this is most likely an endorsement project of some kind.
Stay tuned for the release of Minzy’s clip to come!
Credits: Allkpop
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
YG Entertainment gets you closer to finding out “Who’s Next?” for a debut or comeback!
YG Entertainment previously left an ambiguous teaser, asking fans, “Who’s Next?”, with
the names of its artists listed on the poster. Now, the agency has
narrowed down the list by fading out some of the names, leaving just 2NE1, Kang Seung Yoon, CL, Taeyang, and YG New Artist!
Even with the shorter
list of candidates, fans are still having a hard time predicting the
next artist or group, since the ones left out of the list were mostly
already ruled out.
YG Entertainment stated, “Starting from the 28th to the end of this year, a lot of YGE artists plan to make their comebacks. As 28th is the starting date, CEO Yang Hyun Suk and the agency artists and staff are preparing hard for it.”
It seems the agency will be continuing to release a few more of these
posters until there is just one name left! But until then, can you
guess “Who’s Next?” now that the list has been narrowed down?
Credits: Allkpop
Second mysterious video teaser revealed for ’2NE1 Loves’ featuring Dara!
After the release of CL‘s mysterious video teaser for a project called ‘2NE1 Loves‘, Dara is up next with her own!
Continuing on with the naming scheme, this new clip is titled ‘2NE1 Loves Vol.2 – DARA Loves‘ with a link to a website 2ne1loves.com.
With the timing of this mysterious video and YG Entertainment’s latest teasing about something coming up on the 28th, some speculate that this is a teaser for 2NE1′s long awaited return. However,
others aren’t getting their hopes up, and believe that this is part of
some kind of collaborative endorsement project with a brand.
There is still no confirmation about what this is for, so just hang tight as the rest of the teasers are released!
Credits: Allkpop
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
2NE1 ‘Drop it like it’s Hot’ with Snoop Dogg for ‘Unite All Originals Live’ concert!
It was previously announced that 2NE1 would be standing on the same stage as Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion during his first concert in Korea, and fans were finally able to see the idol group and hip hop superstar perform together!
Snoop Dogg held his first ever concert in Korea, ‘Unite All Originals Live with Snoop Dogg‘, on May 4 at the Olympic Park in Seoul. While Snoop Dogg was performing his hit song “Drop It Like It’s Hot“, 2NE1 entered the stage and performed with Snoop Dogg himself.
Snoop Dogg also brought the house down with his performances of “Here Comes the King“, “Gin and Juice“, “Nothing But A G’ Thang“, “I Wanna Love You“, “The Next Episode“, “Signs“, and more. Korean hip hop duo The Airplane Boys and DJ crew DDND MVMT also represented Korea as they opened up the concert.
Image(s): @Originals_KR + Dispatch.
A mysterious video teaser for ’2NE1 Loves’ surfaces featuring CL!
After the release of YGE‘s latest ambiguous teaser hinting at something big to come on May 28th, a mysterious video teaser for a project called ‘2NE1 Loves‘ is making its way around the web!
Fans came across this video teaser titled ‘2NE1 Loves Vol.1 – CL Loves‘ with a link to a website 2ne1loves.com.
Of course with the timing of this mysterious video and YG
Entertainment’s latest teasing, fans are predicting perhaps this is a
teaser for 2NE1′s comeback!
However, that leaves the question of why this video was uploaded
separately with a separate website launch and not on the girls’ official
channel, leading others to believe this is perhaps a collaborative
project as an endorsement for a brand.
Whatever it may be for, the teaser is hot and is bound to grab your interests!
Credits: Allkpop
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