Rolling Stone 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014: 2NE1 'Crush' at #6 spot!

Almost two years after K-pop first giddily barged into America's imagination, the genre hasn't sustained a post-"Gangnam Style" wave, but the Seoul machine keeps humming. Female foursome 2NE1, buoyed by a cameo on The Bachelor, moved more units of their album in its first week of release than any previous Korean act. That was about it for sales records, but the album itself was no stiff; in fact, it's a canny downshift from the wigged-out "I Am the Best" maximalist mash-ups of the past. "Happy" is a sunny, strummy jaunt with no manic gimmicks and the ballad "Good to You" soars and sweet-talks likably. But Crush's centerpiece is "MTBD," which spotlights group member CL on a bratty squirt of EDM-hip-pop with a bubblegum trap groove. C.A.

Credits: Rolling Stone

2NE1 won the "Best Female Group" + their performance in the '2014 SBS Gayo Daejun'

Crush + Come Back Home Performance

2NE1 - Best Girl Group Award @ 2014 SBS Gayo Daejun

YGE reveals 2NE1's performance of 'I Am the Best' from 'YG Family World Tour 2014'

YG Entertainment revealed a special live performance of 2NE1's "I Am the Best" from the 'YG Family World Tour 2014' concert in Japan.

YGE released a live concert performance of one of the songs that put 2NE1 on the map, "I Am the Best". The live DVD and Blu-ray documenting the YG Family's world tour concerts in Japan, which ran from April to October this past year, will be out on January 7, 2015.

Credits: Allkpop
Video: YG Ent

Song of the Year: It Had to Be 2NE1′s “Gotta Be You”

The results of our 2014 Song of the Year poll are in and, naturally, it had to be 2NE1′s “Gotta Be You.” It’s fitting since the trap/house song and its bold pop art meets fashion video combined all the things we loved in 2014 (like those Jeremy Scott sweaters) and reconfirmed that 2NE1 really is the best. 

The fans have spoken. Congrats to 2NE1 and all the loyal Blackjacks who voted.

Credits: MTV Iggy

CL hints on possible collaboration with Skrillex and Diplo

CL continues to tease fans as she prepares for upcoming debut in the United States, sharing tidbits of her recent recording sessions on Instagram. 

On November 21st, CL updated her Instagram account with a photo of the recording studio, which came with the tag, “#EVERYDAYYY.” The photo further displayed a text saying “Diplo + CL + Skrillex,” which allowed fans to speculate on a possible collaboration.

Two days prior to his post, CL had hinted on her collaboration with Skrillex as she posted a photo with the artist in the studio. She also previously worked with the international artist and participated in the track “Dirty Vibe” together with G-Dragon. She had also recently collaborated with Diplo for a special performing during the 2014 Style Icon Awards held in Seoul, South Korea. The updates only stirred fans on her ongoing preparations for her debut next year.

Meanwhile, CL will be making her debut in the United States under Scooter Braun’s management agency, SB Projects, famous for handling other pop artists such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, PSY and more.

Credits: Koreaboo

Winners from the MelOn Music Awards 2014!

MelOn Music Awards 2014 acknowledges the singers, idols, and celebrities who have made the entertainment and KPOP industry colorful this year.

Let's see who among them shine this year!

Artist Of The Year 

IU

Song Of The Year 

Eyes, Nose, Lips - Taeyang

Album Of The Year 

Chapter 8 - god

Rookie of The Year 

WINNER

Netizen Popularity Vote 

BEAST

Hot Trend 

SISTAR Soyu & JungGiGo

Best OST 

'My Destiny(My Love From the Star OST)' - by Lyn

Best Ballad 

M.C THE MAX

Best Dance 

Block B (Male) 

APink (Female)

Best Rap / Hip Hop 

SanE & Reina

Best R&B 

Fly To The Sky

Best Rock 

"Can't Stop" - CNBlue

Best Electronic 

"Come Back Home" by 2NE1

Best Folk 

Akdong Musician

 
Best Song Writer 

Kim Do Hoon

Best Music Video 

‘Another Parting’ by Melody Day; directed by Won Tae Yeon

MBC Music Star Award 

LADIES' CODE

TOP 10 MelOn Awards 

1. EXO 

2. WINNER 

3. IU 

4. Big Bang Taeyang 

5. 2NE1 

6. BEAST 

7. Akdong Musician 

8. Girl's Day 

9. SISTAR 

10. god

Credits: DKpopNews

Dara celebrates 30th birthday in Manila!

It seems Sandara Park could not resist visiting her friends in the Philippines and having an advance birthday celebration with them. In this Instagram post by Sam Concepcion, he and girlfriend Jasmine Curtis-Smith made it to Sandara's party, which was also attended by the Korean star's celebrity friends Joross Gamboa, Christian Bautista, Sam Milby, and Erik Santos. 

According to sources, also present were her Star Circle Quest batchmates Melissa Ricks and RJ Martinez, as well as Sharlene San Pedro, Nash Aguas, Alexa Ilacad, Luis Manzano, Vhong Navarro, Ryan Bang, and Robi Domingo. 

Sandara is celebrating her 30th birthday on November 12. 

 

Credits: PUSH

2NE1, WINNER, AKMU, Taeyang & more named Top 10 Artists of ‘MelOn Music Awards 2014’

Loen Entertainment, which operates the online music site MelOn, named MelOn Music Awards 2014’s Top 10 artists who received the most love throughout this year and announced on October 31 that the second round of voting to select the winners of different categories will begin.

This year’s MelOn Music Awards 2014 Top 10 includes 2NE1, EXO, g.o.d, Winner, Girl’s Day, B2ST, SISTAR, IU, Akdong Musician, Big Bang’s Taeyang, who have been selected through online voting (20%) and music scores (80%).

The Top 10 artists include some of the most popular male idol groups, such as EXO and B2ST as well as 1st generation idol group g.o.d. Three girl groups, namely 2NE1, Girl’s Day and SISTAR, also are on the list.

Winner and Akdong Musician, the monster rookie groups that have caused a major wave, Big Bang’s Taeyang who successfully carried out his solo activities this year and IU, who swept the charts with her mature sentiments, have also been named.

The first round of online voting raked in over 4.37 million votes, more than twice the amount compared to last year. The second round of voting to select the winners for various awards will continue until November 12.

The winners of MelOn Music Awards 2014’s Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year awards will be announced during the award ceremony taking place on November 13.

The nominees for various genres of awards, including The Newcomer Award, Netizen Popularity Award and Hot Trend Award, have also been announced. The winners will be selected after the results are collected from the second round of online voting closing on November 12.

The nominees for The Newcomer Award include Winner, Park Bo Ram, Red Velvet, Eddy Kim and MAMAMOO. The nominees for The Netizen Popularity Award include EXO, Infinite, B2ST, B1A4, Winner, Park Hyo Shin and more. The nominees of The Hot Trend Award include High4 & IU’s Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms, San E & Reina’s A Midsummer Night’s Sweetness, Soyou & Junggigo’s Some and more.

The upcoming MelOn Music Awards 2014 will be carried out under the concept of ‘Melon, You: Your Music Story.’

MelOn Music Awards 2014 will be launched on November 13 Olympic Gymnastics Arena and will be aired live through MBC Music, MBC Every1, MBC Queen, MelOn, 1thek and YouTube channel, making it available for all fans in and out of Korea to watch.

Credits: YGUnited
Source: Mnet

Minzy changes her image on “Mix & Match”

It looks as though the youngest member Minzy, has become even more beautiful than before.On October 30th’s episode of Mix & Match, Minzy made an appearance on the show as a guest judge. 

On the episode, B.I and Bobby, the new members of YG Entertainment’s rookie group iKON, Kim Jinhwan, and six other competitors came on the show to demonstrate their dancing skills.

B.I, along with Bobby and four other members, danced off to B.I’s song “Shino Start”, showing great performance. Minzy, member of 2NE1 and labelmates of iKON, stated that the team “showed great energy when starting off their stage performance, and they look like guys who are about to make something big.” complimenting their dancing skills.

Minzy showed quite a different look on the episode of Mix & Match, showing more of a slender figure and prettier look. Check out the photo below:

Credits: Koreaboo
Source: TV Report

Scooter Braun formally welcomes CL to management company, SB Projects!

As CL prepares for her upcoming debut in the United States, Scooter Braun formally welcomes the singer to his management company, SB Projects. 

On October 31st, Scooter Braun updated his personal Instagram account with a message saying “Welcome to the family @chaelincl – very exciting,” officially welcoming CL to his management company, SB Projects.

Aside from announcing it on his official networking accounts, CL was also added to the official artist line-up in the company’s homepage, adding her credentials in the music and fashion industry.

SB Project is the talent management company founded by Scooter Braun also well-known for its influence in the music and entertainment industry. Famous artists being managed by Scooter Braun are Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Martin Garrix, PSY and more.

Meanwhile, Scooter Braun will be supporting CL on her U.S solo debut with a single expected to released in early spring 2015.

Credits: Koreaboo
Source: SBProjects

CL expresses her excitement about working with Diplo for her debut in America

CL first hinted she may be working with Diplo for her solo debut in United States with an Instagram picture and confirmed during the 'SIA (Style Icon Awards)' event in which the two even put on collaboration performances.

The MCs asked CL during the event how she felt about her entrance into the American music market.  She said, "I'm very happy about advancing into America and think I'm going to work a lot with Diplo.  Diplo is so cool and good-looking."

Are you excited to see what the two have in store for you in their future collaboration?

Credits: Allkpop

CL performance in '2014 Style Icon Awards'!

The '2014 Style Icon Awards' (commonly known as 'SIA') took place at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.

The 'SIA' is a ceremony that celebrates the past year in fashion and awards influential figures in the fashion world. The event also holds a concert and film festival as well as a media artist excavation project. 
 
Credits: Allkpop

2NE1's ‘I AM THE BEST’ becomes popular in the US

On October 21, Billboard reported that 2NE1's song ‘I Am The Best’ was played 24 times in New York Radio WBMP, and 14 times in Boston’s WODS until October 19.  

The song was chosen as the theme song for US Microsoft Tablet ‘Surface Pro 3’'s promotion, and it drew many people’s attention by its upbeat rhythm and addictive chorus. Billboard added, “It is very rare for a non-English song to be broadcasted in the US radio, so it’s a good news to 2NE1.”

Meanwhile, CL is planning to debut in the US with the help of Scooter Braun.

Credits: DKpopNews

2NE1 to skip out on all year-end award ceremonies, only CL to perform at 'Style Icon Awards'

2NE1 will not be attending any of the year-end award ceremonies except for the upcoming 'Style Icon Awards'.

A rep from YG Entertainment announced on October 24, "Though they've received a number of offers for music award ceremonies, we respectfully declined. Park Bom is still reflecting, so we ask for your understanding." It's also been confirmed that CL will be the only member to attend 'SIA' on October 28 for a collaboration performance.

CL will be performing alongside American DJ Diplo for a very special stage. A YGE rep also stated that she'll be traveling between America and South Korea for her solo American debut as well as 2NE1's comeback next year.

Credits: Allkpop

Scooter Braun playfully asks CL if she's ready for her solo debut in the US

One of America's most well-known entertainment managers, Scooter Braun of School Boy Records, is working with CL for her upcoming American solo debut! This comes as no surprise as he's worked with YG label mate Psy for the singer's American career, not to mention other top stars in America like Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen.

To further amp up excitement for the launching of her American solo career, Scooter Braun playfully tweeted, "CL ready? :)," tagging her name.  A plethora of fans responded, exclaiming that they were ready and eagerly showing how excited they were to see one of their favorite K-Pop celebrities take on the American music scene.

Credits: Allkpop

YG Entertainment responds to rumors going around about 2NE1's breakup

Ever since the news of CL's upcoming U.S. debut and the timing of Minzy's decision to take out '21' and '2NE1' from her Instagram & Twitter account and profile, speculations regarding a potential breakup of 2NE1 had been going around. Although Minzy did re-add in '2NE1' back into the profile description, the speculations continued to grow.

In response, YG Entertainment has spoken to TV Report to deny the breakup rumors and also update fans on Park Bom, as she has been keeping under the radar lately. 

A YG Entertainment rep told the media outlet on the 17th, "We are aware that Minzy's SNS account has been receiving attention since yesterday. Minzy personally manages her own Instagram. It is absurd that there are rumors that we are in talks concerning 2NE1's breakup due to what happened on her personal SNS account. The account has been changed back."

"There are no issues with 2NE1's activities. They are currently staying in Macau due to their previously arranged group activities. They will make a good album and come back as 2NE1."

When asked about Park Bom, the agency rep stated, "Following the YG Family concert in Seoul in August, she is carrying out the concerts overseas as they were scheduled beforehand. 2NE1 cannot put on a stage without member Park Bom... However besides that, Park Bom is not participating in any other domestic schedules. She is currently taking time to self-reflect. Please support them until they make make their comeback."

 

Credits: Allkpop

2NE1 tops Billboard's 'World Digital Songs' this week with 'I Am the Best'

2NE1 showed that they really were the best!

The girls' song "I Am the Best" ranked at #1 on Billboard's 'World Digital Songs' chart for this week. Likely buoyed the song's appearance in the Microsoft Surface Pro commercial that has been running for a few weeks. Last week, the song skyrocketed to #4, but it kicked its way up to the top place this week! 

The song was heard on air on American radio as well.

Congratulations to the girls!

Credits: Allkpop

CL awes with her stylish outfits for “Harper’s Bazaar” magazine

CL showcased her unique fashion sense through a glamorous pictorial for the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

 

Wearing her signature winged eyeliner and long nails, CL held a fierce expression on her face while showing off her stunning figure in a variety of outfits. 

CL made sure her curvaceous body and toned legs could be seen as she wore a hugging white and black patterned dress and a skirt with a high slit. She also presented her favorite accessories from “Hedge,” choosing the bags that complimented her outfits the most. 

Through the bold colored background and funky design of her outfits, viewers are able to get a glimpse of CL’s amazing fashion style.

In related news, the rapper has been spotted in her many fashion escapades, visiting Italy for Milan Fashion Week, attending New York Fashion Week, and performing with Rita Ora at her showcase. 

Check out her pictures! What do you think of CL’s fashion sense?

Source: Harper’s Bazaar Facebook
Credits: Koreaboo

Dara reveals the secret to her baby face on 'Get it Beauty'

Dara revealed the secret to her baby face during a recent filming of OnStyle's 'Get it Beauty'.

Dara was asked how she manages to maintain such a youthful look, and she shocked the studio by answering, "Botox." She then went on to explain to the hosts and other guests, who were caught off-guard, that she meant she knows of a massage that helps with the volume in her face that has a Botox-like effect.

On top of the "Botox massage," the 2NE1 member also shared that she does her trademark "apple hairdo" 300 days out of the year as it makes her look younger.

Check out what else Dara has to say on tonight's episode of 'Get it Beauty' at 11PM KST!

Credits: Allkpop 

7 Seriously Impressive Fan Color Oceans for K-Pop Idols

Fans take serious pride in their fan colors, from protecting it from other artists to literally showing their pride at concerts. We put together some of the most impressive “oceans” that fans have participated in.

Check out our list titled, "7 Seriously Impressive Fan Color Oceans for K-Pop Idols"

1. Girls’ Generation
2. TVXQ
3. SHINee
4. BIGBANG

5. 2NE1  

6. EXO
7. Super Junior

Credits: Koreaboo 

11 Popular K-Pop Idols With Western Celebrity Friends

K-Pop idols have started to collaborate with western artists so often that they’ve become close friends! From YG artists to actors and SM artists, there are so many idols who have made it into the US!

Here’s our list of "11 Popular K-Pop Idols With Western Celebebrity Friends"
 
1. CL and ASAP Rocky

2. Lee Hyori and Jessica Alba
3. Wiz Khalifa and T-ARA
4. PSY and Justin Bieber
5. CL with Will and Jaden Smith

6. Tiffany and Brad Pitt
7. CL and Nicki Minaj

8. PSY and Snoop Dogg
9. Crayon Pop and Lady Gaga
10 . G-Dragon and Pharrell
11. Girls’ Generation and Bill Murray

Credits: Koreaboo

Lydia Paek says she looks up to Sandara Park as an artist

Korean performer Lydia Paek recently visited the Philippines and performed for Filipino fans at Zirkoh last Thursday, August 7. Lydia remarked that she felt ecstatic to finally be singing live for her supporters in the country. “I’ve always felt like majority of my fans are Filipinos so I’m thankful for that and I just want to be here and be able to perform for them,” she said in an interview with Push and MYX.

The performer who was born and raised in the United States and moved to South Korea to pursue a career in music said that her style revolves around R&B and soul. “Overall I feel like it’s from the ‘80s and my favorite genre of music is ‘90s and R&B and soul. I also like pop, I love rock country but I think what I usually gear towards is R&B and soul.”

She stated that her main goal is to release songs that people would enjoy especially her fans here in the country. “I don’t where this journey is going to take me. My goal is to put my own music. I don’t know how it is going to evolve, I’m just going to keep on praying and make sure that I am following God’s path and know that He has a plan for me.”

Lydia continued, “When I become a singer like an artist professionally, the main thing is just to enjoy the music, nothing else nothing about the fame and the money. That my fans, they are able to enjoy it in the car and while they are walking or anything that's my main goal.”

Lydia is a close friend of 2NE1 member and Star Circle Quest alum Sandara Park who came to watch her show in Zirkoh last Thursday. “She is all kinds of kindness, all kinds of cute. She is just such a great person. She’s one of the kindest and most humble, giving persons that I ever met and as a friend like she's awesome, if there is a better word than awesome that would be it,” she said when asked to describe Sandara.

She also shared that she looks up to Sandara as an artist and as a performer. “As a co-artist she's just so hardworking, she just want to get better every day and I respect that and I appreciate that and those type of personality with the urge to get better makes me want to do so much. As an artist she’s very hardworking and humble.”

Source: PUSH

CL and Dara's sweet rides!

Cars. For some, they're just a mode of transportation. For others, they're a badge of stylish SWAG. And for these fine, CL and Dara was one of these independent female idols who make it rain on the regular, an expensive, badass accessory on wheels is a fashion-must.

When you're the baddest female, you need the baddest car to match that rep. CL got herself a bright and bold yellow Hummer H2 that announces her equally bright and bold presence to the world at a price of ₩64-65 million won (~ $62-63,000 USD). BAMF status.

Funky royal Dara like driving in luxury, as they both have white Land Rover Range Rovers in their possession, at a price of ₩91-103 million won (~ $88-100,000 USD). Drive on in your heavenly-white chariots, ladies, drive on.

Credits: Allkpop

A.KOR's agency speaks up about controversy surrounding Kemy's diss track

As the controversy surrounding the diss track from A.KOR's rapper Kemy towards Park Bom continues to grow, allkpop received an exclusive statement from A.KOR's agency, DOO Republic.  The agency showed concern as they continue to attract negative attention from YG fans and even had to deal with a false apology on Twitter through an impersonator as well as diss tracks from Park Bom's fans.

The agency said, "It was only a diss track meant for submission into a rap competition, nothing more and nothing less, which is why we have remained quiet on the topic. However, as an 18-year-old girl is in great shock over all this, we will finish this week's set schedule and then wrap up promotions."

Source: Allkpop

An alleged apology to Park Bom revealed to be from an impostor account posing as A.KOR's Kemy

Word has been going around that A.KOR's Kemy recently apologized for her bold diss track targeting Park Bom through her supposed SNS accounts. However, this has been found to be the work of an impostor as A.KOR's agency has denied Kemy apologized.

This SNS account in question (@topofkoreakemi) had posted, "I didn't know that my diss towards Park Bom sunbaenim would become this big... I'm really sorry to 2NE1's fans and Park Bom sunbaenim.... I'm so sorry, everyone. Please love A.KOR a lot!!" 

In response to this, top netizen comments on articles had read, "The one apologizing should be Park Bom, not you", "But everything you said was right", and such along those lines. However, others voiced that Kemy should indeed apologize and wondered if this was a noise marketing tactic for her and her group: "You are still a hoobae of Park Bom, and to see a rookie post an apology only to say 'Please love A.KOR', this sounds more like noise marketing than a diss".

As the situation grew bigger, A.KOR's agency was contacted about this alleged apology who denied that this was true. They told news outlet SBS CNBC, "Kemy is currently not active on SNS. The person who posted an apology towards Park Bom via Twitter and Instagram is an impostor posing as Kemy."

Credits: Allkpop

Park Bom's style coordinator responds to Kemy's diss track

After rapper Kemy of rookie girl group A.KOR dropped a diss track targeting Park Bom, the 2NE1 member's styling coordinator went to her defense.  

The coordinator uploaded Kemy's picture onto a personal Instagram account, tagged Kemy's ID, and left a message, "These days, whether it's a dog or a cow, they say they're doing hip hop and diss others through rap.  What bull****.  How dare you speak informally and do this and that to a big senior when the ink hasn't even dried yet on your social security number card? I see that you're ridiculously gutsy, so you do whatever you want.  As soon as you debut, you must've planned to retire from the group. They say you can diss somebody if you've reached the level to meet them face-to-face and eat together."

This caused netizens to criticize the coordinator, saying, "A third party should not get involved," "A new icon for thoughtlessness," and more, so that the coordinator deleted the relevant Instagram post to no avail as a screenshot of the post has already been circulating via Twitter and on-line communities.  

Credits: Allkpop

2NE1's Japanese album 'CRUSH' charts high on Oricon and iTunes chart on day of its release!

2NE1's Japanese full-length album 'CRUSH' charted at #2 on the 'Oricon Daily Album Chart' and #1 on Japan's 'iTunes Top Pop Albums Chart' on the day of its release!

According to YG Entertainment on June 26, 'CRUSH' (Japanese version) did better than their previous Japanese album 'COLLECTION', which ranked #4 on the 'Oricon Daily Album Chart' back in March 2012. 'CRUSH' was released on the 25th and charted at #2 on the 'Oricon Daily Album Chart' and also topped the 'iTunes Top Pop Albums Chart' in Japan, showcasing their popularity.

2NE1 will continue on their world tour 'ALL OR NOTHING' ('AON') at Singapore Indoor Stadium on the 28th. They'll then move on to the Japanese leg of their world tour at Yokohama Arena on July 5-6 and Kobe World Memorial Hall on July 12-13 as well as holding an after party.

Congrats, 2NE1!

Credits: Allkpop

Dara exceeds 1 million followers on her Instagram!

Dara is the next Korean celebrity to surpass 1 million followers on Instagram!

This comes as no surprise as many fall in love with her cute, bright, and lovably strange persona.  Fans are flooding to her account to look at her funny pictures, whether she's wearing a mustache to be "Doom Dara" or partying it up with her other YG family members.

You can follow her here for fun updates if you haven't already!

Credits: Allkpop

2NE1 holds a Successful Concert in the Philippines, Celebrating 5th Anniversary of their Debut!

YG Entertainment(YG)’s power girl group 2NE1 held a concert celebrating the 5^th anniversary of their debut in the Philippines, which was a great success.

On the evening of May 17, the day that 2NE1 debuted five years ago, the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the Philippines, was packed with local fans who came to see 2NE1’s world tour, “ALL OR NOTHING.”

Wearing stylish and colorful outfits on stage, 2NE1 started the concert with their 2^nd regular album’s title track, “CRUSH,” and captivated fans.

2NE1 impressed fans by singing songs in various genres from hit songs that boast powerful performances such as “FIRE,” “CLAP YOUR HANDS,” and “PRETTY BOY,” to sentimental songs with soft vocals such as “MISSING YOU,” “IF I WERE YOU,” and the unplugged version of “COME BACK HOME.”

Local fans enthusiastically welcomed 2NE1’s first-ever concert in the Philippines by singing along to all lyrics in Korean. 2NE1 performed a total of 18 songs including pervious hit songs, “I AM THE BEST” and “I DON’T CARE,” as well as their 2^nd regular album’s new tracks, “COME BACK HOME,” “GOTTA BE YOU,” and “SCREAM.”

Local fans were especially excited for 2NE1’s first exclusive concert in the Philippines because DARA used to be a local performer while living there. As a way to respond to the great enthusiasm of local fans, 2NE1 prepared a special performance by other members of 2NE1 singing along DARA’s single that she released in the Philippines, “IN OR OUT.”

2NE1 also arranged a special stage to celebrate the 5^th anniversary of their debut.

Cakes in various colors sent from fans were displayed on stage so that 2NE1 could celebrate the special occasion not only among themselves, but also with fans. 2NE1 playfully put the cake’s icing on each others’ faces, which drew a joyful cheer from the audience

DARA posted a message on her SNS in Tagalog after the concert ended, saying, “I’m the happiest person right now. Black jack! 2NE1 loves you!”

Meanwhile, WINNER, a new boy band that YG has put together for the first time in eight years, showcased their new songs “GO UP” and “JUST ANOTHER BOY” as opening acts of 2NE1’s concert in the Philippines, leaving a memorable impression on local fans.

Following the concert’s great success in the Philippines, 2NE1 will travel to Malaysia on May 24 to continue their world tour concert in Kuala Lumpur.

Source: YG Life