CL sits down for a solo radio interview with San Francisco's '99.7 NOW'!

CL is here to represent in her solo interview for San Francisco's radio station '99.7 NOW!' She talked to the radio DJ about everything we're interested in, including 2NE1, personal things about herself, her music and her fashion. 

CL looks flawless, her English is flawless, and she's so comfortable, despite the fact that it's her first official U.S. radio interview! She talks about Scooter Braun, Jeremy Scott, and more, so this is definitely an interview you don't want to miss.

Credits: Allkpop
Video: 99.7 NOW! FM KMVQ

Fans rave over CL and Dara’s dramatic reunion video

CL and Dara got the attention of their Blackjacks after a short reunion video of the two went viral. 

On September 8th, Dara updated fans from her personal trip to Los Angeles, California, where she was greeted by her fellow member, CL. In the short video, Dara was seen entering the hotel room and dramatically running towards CL, who then gave her a tight hug and was posted with the caption, “Run to baby Rin!!!”

The video gathered much interest from their fans as CL has been shying away from 2NE1 while she focuses on her upcoming debut promotions in the United States.

채린아~!!! 일주일만의 재회... 너무 보고싶었어!!! 😂 #그리워해요 Run to baby Rin!!!

A video posted by Sandara Park (@daraxxi) on Sep 8, 2015 at 12:51am PDT

Credits: Koreaboo

'Dazed' predicts CL's 'The Baddest Female' as one of the songs fashion will be obsessed with

'Dazed' (formerly known as Dazed & Confused) has just picked 11 songs which they think fashion will soon be obsessed with. The magazine says they 'looked into their crystal ball' to predict which tracks are going to be popular in SS16 (the Spring/Summer 2016 season).

The list includes popular artists including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and more, but what's most notable is that CL's "The Baddest Female" has made it to the number 9 spot! It's also the only K-pop song on the list.

In addition, the day before, 'Dazed' also put out a Top 13 K-Pop playlist titled 'K-Pop's Fashion Crossover Stars'. The American track CL is featured in, "Doctor Pepper" takes the number one spot, followed by songs from other top artists like Big Bang, G-Dragon, SHINee, Girls' Generation, f(x), and 4minute. CL's "The Baddest Female" makes it onto this list as well.

Credits: Allkpop / DazedDigital

CL is selected as one of the "8 Debut Albums to Get Excited about This Fall" by American "Entertainment Weekly"

CL’s soon-to-be-released debut album in the US has been chosen as one of the “8 albums to get excited about this fall” by Entertainment Weekly (EW) – an US entertainment magazine. 

EW chose eight albums that fans should look out for this fall and announced it on September 2 (local time). Along with CL’s debut album (title yet to be determined), Car Seat Headrest’s “Teens of Style”, BØRNS’ “Dopamine”, and Bob Moses’ “Days Gone By” were among the eight most expected albums.  

EW wrote “K-pop sensation CL (Lee Chaerin) is heading stateside this fall as she releases her first EP with Mad Decent.” About CL’s collaboration with world-renowned artists, EW commented “She introduced herself through choice collaborations with tastemakers du jour Diplo (who doubles as Mad Decent’s labelhead) and Skrillex with the frenetic dance-pop-rap mashup “Dirty Vibe,” which featured fellow Korean G-Dragon.“

EW also expressed high expectations for her album by saying, “And if her prior collabs with Diplo are any indication, despite her switching to an English language performance, we won’t be getting a “Westernized” version of her unique pop-rap style.“

Even though she hasn’t made her official debut in the US yet, CL has been getting a lot of spotlight from the foreign press including EW, BBC, Rolling Stones, Billboard, Complex, and Fuse TV. Already, CL has performed several times in the US and will continue her MDBP tour in Berkley, California and LA on September 11 and 19. 

Meanwhile, CL received much attention from the media when she attended MTV’s Video Music Awards with the world famous fashion designer Jeremy Scott on August 31. 

Credits: Entertainment Weekly / YG Family

Get to know CL a bit better with her 'InStyle' interview + more stunning photos!

CL's looking absolutely gorgeous on the September cover of 'InStyle Korea'. We were impressed with her previously released photos a few weeks ago, but it's time to get even more up close and personal with the starlet through a video interview and the rest of her photoshoot!

The interview took place in L.A. where her photoshoot was held, for a 'Questionnaire de Proust' interview, which is a questionnaire about a person's personality, to get to know them better!

Without further ado, click on the two videos below to get to know CL better!

CL receives backlash for comments about Asian women

CL's recent comments in an interview she held with New-York based magazine Paper are making headlines.

The 2NE1 member and her well-known bestie designer Jeremy Scott held a photo shoot with Paper magazine, and the interview was just released on September 1. CL's comments about Asian women in particular are getting some negative feedback with some netizens claiming that her statements were insulting.

CL was asked about the definition of "luxury" and her career as a global pop star when she responded, "Girls in Asia are very obedient, shy, timid, quiet, but I can tell that it's changing, and I want them to be stronger and tell them that it's OK to be different. Being special is a luxury, and I don't think we have that. Yet."

She continued, "I think a lot of the young kids right now are looking for something new, and they want to look different. Especially girls, and this is why I'm trying to come out here — to set an example of an Asian girl. A lot of Asian girls love being basic because it's safe. But the thing is, a lot of my fans are those girls, and they want to be bolder, but there's no one they could look up to and be like, 'It's OK to be that way.'" 

Some netizens are asserting that her statements about Asian girls being "obedient, shy, timid, quiet" as well as "basic because it's safe" are insensitive.

What are your thoughts?  

Credits: Allkpop