AMERICA’S FUSE TV SPOTLIGHTS 2NE1 – “THEY’RE GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD”

[enews24 전수미 기자] 2NE1 is attracting much attention by making an appearance on America’s FUSE TV.

America’s music cable FUSE TV is introducing artists from YG Entertainment one at a time, in celebration of the New Year under the title, ‘FUSE LOVES SEOUL: From K-Pop to Hip Hop.’

In the morning of Jan 14 (American time Jan 13 7:30 pm), 2NE1 was the first in line to be introduced on FUSE TV. The reporter was at YG head quarter for the interview with 2NE1. CL, the leader of 2NE1, set the stage for a relaxed interview with FUSE TV reporter with her fluent English.

The reporter said, “They’ve racked up over 400 million YouTube views, and with the World Tour set to kick off in March, they’re gonna take over the world. [2NE1] has even caught the attention of American rappers like will.i.am, who featured 2NE1 in his #willpower album, along with Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus,” and added, “2NE1’s first studio album won ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2010 MAMA.”

CL commented, “We have been working on an album right now for like 5 years. To me, an album is like a footprint. It’s like a legacy. And we’ve been just dropping singles out and we want every song to have a video, have a concept, and have a message, and have the right performance, style.” And the reported added, “And it seems to be working. The reggae-tinged ‘Falling In Love’ music video was the 4th most watched K-Pop video in the U.S. in 2013.”

The quartet that is set to kick off their World Tour in March, starting from Seoul, said, “We’re gonna be touring all across Asia, and we would love to go to South America, because our second biggest fan base is in Brazil.”

Lastly, when asked which artist they want to work with, CL answered, “We love M.I.A. I met her and I was like, ‘I love you!’, and she said she’ll be in Korea soon. I love Drake. I think he’s cool.”

FUSE TV, spotlighting artists from YG Entertainment who brought sensational waves to the world music market, will be moving on to following artists after 2NE1: on Jan 14 YG Entertainment and the upcoming new group WINNER will be featured, on Jan 15 T.O.P and BIGBANG, on Jan 16 TAEYANG, and Jan 21 EPIK HIGH and Jan 22 LEEHI.

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Source: YG Life

2NE1, “WANT TO WORK WITH M.I.A” ON AMERICA’S FUSE TV

[스타뉴스 윤성열 기자] YG’s girl group 2NE1 (members DARA, CL, BOM and MINZY) made an appearance on FUSE TV, America’s music cable channel.

FUSE TV revealed its interview with 2NE1, held at the head office of YG Entertainment in Seoul, Hapjeong, on Jan 13 (local time).

FUSE TV’s reporter began the interview by saying, “They’ve racked up over 400 million YouTube views, and with the World Tour set to kick off in March, they’re gonna take over the world.”

She added, “[2NE1] has even caught the attention of American rappers like will.i.am, who featured 2NE1 in his #willpower album, along with Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus,” and added, “2NE1’s first studio album won ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2010 MAMA.”

2NE1’s leader, CL, explained, “We have been working on an album right now for like 5 years. To me, an album is like a footprint. It’s like a legacy. And we’ve been just dropping singles out and we want every song to have a video, have a concept, and have a message, and have the right performance, style.”

The quartet that is set to kick off their World Tour in March, starting from Seoul, said, “We’re gonna be touring all across Asia, and we would love to go to South America, because our second biggest fan base is in Brazil.”

When asked which artist they want to work with, CL answered, “We love M.I.A. I met her and I was like, ‘I love you!’, and she said she’ll be in Korea soon. I love Drake. I think he’s cool.”

FUSE TV is doing a special program in celebration of the new year, under the title, “FUSE LOVES SEOUL: From K-Pop to Hip Hop”, and will be introducing artists from YG Entertainment.

Moving on from 2NE1, on Jan 14 YG Entertainment and WINNER will be featured, on Jan 15 T.O.P and BIGBANG, on Jan 16 TAEYANG, and Jan 21 EPIK HIGH and Jan 22 LEEHI.

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Source: YG Life