Archive for 2011

News: 2NE1’s “I Am The Best” achieves an all-kill on the music charts!

To no one’s surprise, 2NE1 has reached the number 1 spot on all of the music charts!

Though their new single “I Am The Best” was released only a few hours ago, it has managed to climb to the number 1 spot on nearly every chart including MelonCyworldMnetDosirakSoribada, andBugs.

What an amazing accomplishment for 2NE1 to get another all-kill and completely dominate the charts in such a short amount of time!

Tip: ajekalyn

Credits: exceptlove@ALLKPOP

Audio: “I AM THE BEST” is finally out!!!

“I Am The Best” is finally out! So what do you guys think? Does the beat make you want to get up and dance? Does it make you want to shake your booty? LOL How do you think our Goddess Dee did? She’s awesome right? 

Even though this is posted, please don’t forget to download the song legally! Let us all support our girls! Dara really worked hard in promoting “I Am The Best!” Let us not fail her! ^_^

Credit: Hanguk83@YT

Audio teasers released earlier this week after the cut 🙂

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Official: YG-2NE1 Official Website for “I Am The Best” Plus Official Wallpapers!

Here is the official website for 2NE1’s “I AM THE BEST”

http://www.yg-2ne1.com/ds_iamthebest/main.asp

There, you can download their official wallpapers and photos. You can also see links to streaming sites and links to where you can download “I Am The Best” legally.

Here are the official wallpapers:

YAY! Wallpapers! I shall change mine! Mwahaha! I love the animated poster! And of course, the girls in silver outfits are pure love also! Wah! Thank you YG! Now I can’t wait for the MV!

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Me2Day: Visiting Hongdae and a Flexible Minzy

[UPDATED WITH YG-2NE1 PICS] “I AM THE BEST” Concept Photos!!!

Okay, before anything else, I wrote Soompi for permission to post on the blog. All credits go to Soompi and of course, YGE.

The original post is here => http://www.soompi.com/news/exclusive-2ne1-mv-pictures

Here is Soompi’s reply to my request:

“Belle,

Thank you for cooperating,

Less than 5 hours and 40 minutes and then feel free to post them, also please include a link to the original article which will be posted at midnight. Including the pictures you saw some more will be added as well which are also just as stunning 🙂

Regards,
John”

So here are the pics!

Do not post this anywhere else, unless you have permission from Soompi. Please. I trust all of you guys, and I would hope that the trust is not misplaced. ^_^

Enjoy guys! The rest of the pics are in the gallery!

 

UPDATE! Uploaded the pics from the YG-2NE1 site also! They have watermarks, but it’s not noticeable. A go go go!

Credits: YGE via Soompi

[UPDATED!] Photos/Fancam: Dara visits her MP3 Player at Hongdae

Seriously! Can we ever find an idol like Dara? ^_^ Not only did she plan this MP3 Player Event (together with YGE employees) in order to be closer to blackjacks, she also visited Hongdae in order to visit her MP3 Player! Goddess Dee truly goes out of her way for blackjacks! That’s why we love her more and more.

Here are some pictures taken by fans when Dara visited Hongdae.

FANCAM

Cr. DC2NE1 at Youtube + Lover21

Bonus: 

Thanks to: DCmyminzy + NOKIOV for the pictures ^_^

[OFFICIAL] YG-LIFE’s Notice In English

June 23 notice:

About the First Comeback Stage..

The first comeback stage of 2NE1’s new single, “I Am The Best”
has decided to SBS’s “Inkigayo” on coming Sunday.

The broadcasting station showed consideration to allow 10 min for comeback stage
but YG requested politely to perform only 1 song.

It is normal wish for artists and producers to get even 1 more min for comeback stage
but the reason that YG requested to shorten the length is

we think it’s more important to focus on one complete performance
with more concentration on the final stage of practicing “I Am The Best”.

M/V Release Date

The music video, “I Am The Best“ will now be released two or three days later
than its expected release date, June 24th 00:00 AM.

The problem was that we had set the bar too high..
Might be overambitious for great work? We spent more than twice the amount of money
we had spent on previous videos, and the scale of the video grew larger than expected,
which lengthened the post-production time.

Deepest apologies to all of our fans
and hope you can stay tuned with full support. Thank you.

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June 15 Notice:

June 24th, “I Am The Best” Digital Single Release..

First of all… deepest apologies for delayed 2NE1′s new song release for the internal affairs.
After “Don’t Cry” and “Lonely”, 2NE1′s new song release date
has fixed to June 24th and song title is “I Am The Best”.

The work of YG’s main producer, “Teddy”, “I Am The Best”
is a mix of electronic and hip-hop genre with fast and intense beat.
It is expected to get a good response from not only young generation who is familiar with club culture but also fans who love 2NE1′s own colored music such as the debut song “Fire”.

Unlike those previous songs which didn’t make TV appearance,
2NE1′s comeback and TV appearance with “I Am The Best” are scheduled.
2NE1′s new song release combined with TV appearance has been approximately 9 months
from the last September when we released the 1st official album included “Can’t Nobody”, “Go Away”, “Clap Your Hands”, “It hurts” and others.

The M/V of “I Am The Best” is filmed by director, Seo Hyun Seung and
it will be released at the same time of the song release which is coming June 24th 00:00 AM.

2NE1′s EP, Expected Release Date..

Currently, 2NE1′s EP release date is expected to July 21st.
In this album, two or three new songs will be added
with the previously released songs, “Don’t Cry”, “Lonely” and “I Am The Best”.
As this album has prepared for a long time it will include various plans
but will get back to you soon with more details.

2NE1′s The First Exclusive Concert..

It will be held on August 27 and 28th, total twice
at “Olympic Hall” located in the Jamsil Olympic Park.

After a long construction period, “the Olympic Hall” transformed into
a specialized performance hall and the expected attendance is about 4,000 seats per 1 show.

Comparing to previous concerts held in YG, it is not pretty big
but since it’s the first concert after debut, rather than greed,
will try to focus more on the show which can interact with fans and
have great fun more closely.

Expected ticket open date is July 7th and more details
will be announced through YG and 2NE1 website on early next week.

More News..

The airdate of “2NE1 Season 3″ has not fixed yet and
YG ON AIR which aired on every Friday, total 6 times,
will be proceeded in the form of guerilla whenever there is a good idea
as intended for the first time planning.

2NE1′s official activities with EP album beginning with “I Am The Best”
will be led by the end of August and as 2NE1′s the first exclusive concert is over,
they will go to Japan on early September for about 2 months
to make Japanese debut and proceed the first promotion.

Please give us your interest and continued support on 2NE1 coming back after a long time.
Will get back to you soon with more details about EP album. Thank you.

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Source: YG-LIFE BLOG (http://www.yg-life.com/)

UPDATED! [ME2DAY] Dara Hinting On 2NE1 TV Season 3?! OMO!

Is this… could it be?! Season 3 of 2NE1 TV?! YAAYYYYY!!! Oh I hope they’re filming it already! I can’t wait to watch Dara and the girls again! 2NE1 TV has made a lot of people fall in love with Dara’s adorable and dorky personality, and for sure, this season would be no different! I can’t wait to see our goddess, and 8D Bom, and energetic maknae Minzy, and cool leader CL again! WAH! 2NE1 TV Season 3, come to me! 😀

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[NEWS][TRANS] Sandara Park, “I Am The Best” Point Choreography, “Follow Me”

Sandara Park, “I Am The Best” Point Choreography, “Follow Me”

2NE1 member, Sandara Park has unveiled “I Am The Best” point choreography.

Sandara updated her me2day on the 22nd with, “The Olympic Hall performance has finished! Today I was sho-sho-shocked while singing!!! This place~! I looked around! We are at the place where our concert would be held!We would really be close to each other, so should we hear each other breathing?!? Kkya!!! I’m shy~! *.* ke ke ke This would really seem to be a fresh concert! You can expect it!” after her update, she taggged it with, “Posing the I Am The Best point action! Practicing it for Friday while the music plays!” with a picture to go along with it.

In the photo, Sandara Park is seen in an intensely red leather jacket, and a fitting pants designed with unique black and white patterns. However, it was her playful look that took attention with her expression, and a pointing motion that she revealed is part of the choreography for “I Am The Best.”

Netizens who saw the photo commented with, “I have a lot of expectations for your concert!” “Looking forward to I Am The Best,” “Sandara Park’s tutorial on the point dance step,” “When I do it, do I have to have the same expression?” “I Am The Best seems to have a cool dance step,” “Your expression is unique,” “You look completely adorable,” “I’m sure this new song would be daebakk,” “You are too cute!” “I will be cheering you on very hard!” “I want to see you perform,” “I tried to follow your poses as it was done in your pictures,” “Looking at your photos, I can’t wait to see the song’s choreography,” “I am anticipating your stage,” “I can’t wait for your music video!” “You look great! Cute and playful at the same time,” “At your concert, I will do my best to follow your pose,” “The best choreography!!!” garnering a hot response.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 is set to make their comeback on the 26th, on the show SBS “Inkigayo,” performing their new single, “I Am The Best.”

Credits:

Source: Nate: http://news.nate.com/view/20110623n04768

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Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara

[NEWS] [TRANS][NEWS] 2NE1’s Comeback in “Inkigayo” on the 26th… Only One Song With No Special Treatment

[TRANS] 2NE1’s Comeback in “Inkigayo” on the 26th… Only One Song With No Special Treatment

Girl group 2NE1, is set to make a comeback after nine months, with a more powerful look.

On the 26th, 4:00 PM, 2NE1 will have their comeback, showcasing the first stage of their new song, “I Am The Best,” live at Inkigayo. In the meantime, while 2NE1 is setting up for a comeback, they would be releasing 2-3 more songs; but unlike their previous comeback, they would only be performing one song for their comeback stage.

Their agency has spoken about the matter through their president, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk, on his official blog, saying, “The broadcasters considered a 10 minute-comeback stage for 2NE1, but after considering, we politely declined, and they would perform only one song instead,” he said, “Rather than be too busy preparing for multiple slongs, they would put more focus on “I Am The Best” because we think it is more important to concentrate on giving a more mature stage,” he said.

President Yang emphasized that 2NE1 would be practicing a song that is a strong mix of the electronic and hip-hop genres, plus the intense and unique choreography, that calls for twice the normal time to practice.

In addition, YG has also revealed information on the revelation of the music video, “2NE1’s new music video grew to more than what we expected for the set and the scale, making the cost twice more than what we have done before,” he explained, “Thus, the release date will be delayed.

Credits:

Source: My Daily Via Nate http://news.nate.com/view/20110623n05669
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara