YG-Life: 2NE1, Being “Surreal with Space-Warrior Theme”

[OSEN=선미경 기자] 2NE1, about the female space-warrior image on the poster of their 2nd World Tour commented, “We wanted to create a surreal image.”

At a rehearsal press conference for 2NE1’s 2nd World Tour “AON (ALL OR NOTHING)” held in 9A Hall Exhibition 2 of Ilsan Kintex on Feb 20, CL said, “We put much thought into filling this Tour with everything that women can express.”

She added, “We designed our concert around that theme. Space is non-human and surreal. We wanted to make the whole concert experience a surreal one.”

On the title “ALL OR NOTHING,” she said, “We named it this way because this is our first show in a long time with a full album, so we want to show everything we have.”

2NE1 already has a record of successfully holding Korea’s first-ever girl group World Tour in 2012 under the title “NEW EVOLUTION”. In March 1 and 2 they are set to kick off their second one “AON” at Seoul Songpagu Olympic Park SK Handball Arena. They will hold 15 concerts in 12 cities, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Yokohama, in 9 countries including Korea, Japan, and China. They will attract 200,000 fans.

Fans have high expectations as 2NE1 unveiled 3 songs “FALLING IN LOVE,” “DO YOU LOVE ME,” and “MISSING YOU,” along with CL’s “THE BADDEST FEMALE”. But what’s more, world famous directors Travis Payne and Stacey Walker, who joined them in the first Tour, will again work with them for a quality World Tour.

2014. 2. 20.

YG-Life: Travis Payne Extolls 2NE1, “Powerful Musicians”

[스타뉴스 일산(경기)=이지현 기자] World-renown concert director Travis Payne showed his affection for the girl group 2NE1 (members BOM, DARA, MINZY & CL).

Travis Payne partook in the press conference of ‘ALL OR NOTHING’ at Ilsan Kintex Exhibition Hall 9A on Feb 20, of which is about 2NE1’s 2nd World Tour.

Payne commented, “BOM is like a lovely fairy, while CL is a lovely hard-worker.” He added, “MINZY is an amazing dancer who knows how to enjoy music.” About DARA, he said she is a “funky angel.”

Payne extolled the girl group by saying, “The four combined makes them powerful musicians. I worked with many female groups in the past, but compared to others, all members of 2NE1 have the advantages to become artists.”

Payne also worked with G-DRAGON on his World Tour “ONE OF A KIND” and with other world pop stars like Michael Jackson.

2NE1 is set to kick off their 2nd World Tour next month, touring around 9 countries including Korea, Japan, and China across 12 cities to hold 15 concerts. The first ones begin on March 1 and 2 at Seoul Songpagu Olympic Park SK Handball Arena.

2NE1 will also make a comeback. On Feb 27 at 0 hour, their 2nd album “CRUSH” will be revealed on various online music sites. “COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU” are the two title songs, and their offline release will take place on March 7.

2014. 2. 20.