Wahhh! They featured the girls on an Mnet Wide segment before the start of M!Countdown. ^_^ OGM OMG OMG! Spazzing so hard! You guys, our girls are back! And they are looking awesome! And wah, just look at blonde Dara! She looks so good with her pink top! T_T /crying tears of joy
130711 2NE1 on Mnet Wide
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[OSEN=Lim Young-jin] American media MTV and Spin.com heaped praises on 2NE1’s newly released single “Falling in Love.”
On the 9th (local time), MTV posted a review article on the music video for “Falling in Love.” “The ladies have thankfullly returned with a brand-new K-pop-tinged reggae jam, ‘Falling In Love.'” On the same day, Spin.com called 2NE1’s new song, “pretty great.”
MTV reported on the rumor that 2NE1 will be releasing a new single every month from July to October. “These next four months may in fact be the best of your life. Until you get married. Or win the lottery. (It all depends on how you define “best.”),” the music site wrote.
Spin.com also commented on the song, “[Falling in Love] which debuted yesterday… has already racked up 3.5 million YouTube hits… The foursome has received praise from Diplo in the past… The ladies slide effortlessly between English and Korean..” Diplo is a famous American music producer and deejay.
2NE1 released “Falling in Love” through music downloading sites at midnight on the 8th. The song has gone on to sweep all the music charts in Korea, proving 2NE1’s wild popularity.
2NE1 is due to have their first comeback stage with “Falling in Love” on the 11th at Mnet’s “M Countdown.”
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Source: Naver Star
2NE1 commented on the recent trend of girl groups adopting racy looks. They said they could understand the group’s choice.
In a recent interview with OSEN, 2NE1 said they were okay with a “sexy” concept so long as it was in sync to and inspired by the group’s music. They said as long as the sexy image befit the musical concept and it was genuine, they were okay with it.
The members also gave their own defition of “sexiness.”
Dara defined it as “self-esteem and confidence” while Minzy saw is as “naturalness that comes from within and not something that is put on just because you are onstage.”
At midnight on the 8th, 2NE1 released “Falling in Love,” their first reggae song since their debut. The song features the members in a totally different look. The song is another radical attempt at a new genre, following their last year’s “I Love You,” a ballad song that includes elements of the “trot” genre. The song has gone on to sweep domestic music charts and ranked number one in iTunes chart of seven countries.
2NE1 is winning in charts home and abroad. They will put on their first comeback stage with “Falling in Love” on the 11th at Mnet’s “M Countdown.”
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Source: Naver Star
Our girls be looking pretty and awesome. I just hoped Dara wore something that fit better on her, but she’s comfortable with what she wears and told reporters before that she enjoys wearing baggy “hip-hop” clothes, so I guess I shall respect that, kekkekee! ^^ Suffice to say our girls are a mixture of naughty and nice in this shoot.. ^^
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Source: Segye via Naver
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Ooohohhh! Our girls be looking awesome in their black and white Kesh outfits!!! And Minzy is wearing her pink wig! /so happy Wahhh, we can see BlonDara performing live for the first time today, and brunettes CL and Bommie! OMG I am so ready and excited for this! FIGHTING GIRLS!!!
Their sets be looking awesome and summer-y, and makes me want to go to the beach! Though the palm treest do look a bit sad there, kekekekeke! XD
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Source: @MnetMcountdown
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As expected from the Public Relations General Manager! Woohooo!!! Cannot wait for Double Park TV! ❤
yg-life.com/archives/19796 They are coming in 2013!!! SsangParkTV Coming Soon~!!! Double Park TV coming soon!!!
And this is the post on YG-Life!!!
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Source: @krungy21
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara
Keeping their promise to be more visible during this promotion period, 2NE1’s Sandara Park and Park Bom have teamed up to create Double Park TV.
The surprise announcement was made through an intro video released on July 11.
The video showed Sandara Park and Park Bom receiving the order from Yang Hyun Seok to create a promotional team. The 2NE1 members even received official gear and business cards.
More information on the upcoming show will be revealed in the near future.
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OMG YOU GUYS! Seriously, this video is the bomb! And is so so so funny, you have GOT to watch it! ❤ It’ll keep you smiling from start to finish ahahaha! ^^ These two dorks are so adorable and funny without even trying. Watch Dara act like the bamf boss that she is and tossing her hair and holding out her bag for Bommie to hold! Haha! And Bommie acting like a cute assistant! Ahhhh, so so so cute! /spazzes, flails, dies
Public Relations Manager Sandara Park and
Public Relations Agent Park Bom,
Forming the Public Relations Team
“Double Park” will show a variety of interesting news and stories.
Please meet them at “Double Park TV.”
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Q. A video clip of you guys performing at a club in Mexico in the past was popular in Korea at one point. I think people in South America must like you.
CL: Brazil is actually the country overseas where we have our second largest fanbase. I think they like us because our songs are hot and passionate.
Q. You give off an extreme amount of energy when you perform live. Are there any performances you’ve given recently that are memorable?
Sandara Park (Sandara): PSY’s concert at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul was memorable because there were so many people there. You rarely get to perform in front of so many people. We got so excited that we had as much fun as we could.
Q. Minzy, I remember you singing while running about for that concert.
Gong Minzy (Minzy): The runway was so long that I ran out of breath. But I got excited unknowingly because there were so many people. I received so much energy from them.
Q. What did CEO Yang Hyun-suk say of your new song?
Sandara: He isn’t good at saying sweet things. So he doesn’t express [his emotions] directly but he is always there for us.
Q. 2NE1 always get mentioned alongside YG Entertainment. In a way, maybe this means you’re tied to the image?
CL: That’s not true. Our boss doesn’t force a certain style of us. He rather tries do pull out what’s within us. I think of YG as a crew. Our stylists and every member of the staff are all members of YG. You can’t make an album by yourself. It’s good to have good people by our side.
Q. What do you think of Teddy who’s the most important songwriter at YG?
CL: There are various charms to him. He always listens to a lot of music and more than anything, he’s always trying to improve. He is always looking beyond and forward. More than anything, his music is sincere.
Q. It’s been four years since you’ve debuted so in a way, you’re seniors.
CL: We’re still rookie singers. We still feel like rookies because we were on a close to two-year break. We’re comfortable with doing concerts but still feel uncomfortable with going on television. We haven’t been on a lot of variety shows so far but I think we will this time. We want to be more approachable to fans.
Q. Are there any variety shows you want to go on?
CL: I want to go on “Impossible?! Possible! The Unlimited Challenge!” but I’m not confident of being funny. I think it’d be nice to go on a talk show if I were given the chance to.
Minzy: I’m confident with my physical strength. I’d like to go on “Running Man” because I like sports.
Sandara: I’m not good at talking so I’d like to go on a romantic program like “Just Married.” When I get lonely, I tell myself it would be nice to go on those shows.
Q. A lot of idol groups go on “SNL Korea” these days to change their image. Would you consider it too?
Sandara: I think it would be fun. I think I’d do well with skits.
Q. Most members of idol groups pursue acting too. Don’t you want to as well?
CL: I don’t think we’ve had the chance to. Even last year, we were overseas the whole time because we went on tour right after we got done promoting our album. Right now, I just can’t wait to have people listen to our new music.
Q. Well, reality is that idol groups need to pursue acting or go on variety shows to maintain presence in the industry. But your song “Falling in Love” topped music charts even when you don’t usually appear on TV. What do you think is your secret?
CL: I think the only thing I could say is that it’s because our music is good since we haven’t even started promoting the song on TV yet. We were worried that the public might have forgotten about us so we were surprised when we topped music charts.
Sandara: We’re so grateful. I still can’t believe we were in first place. I can’t wait to say hello to fans on stage.
Q. It seems that YG doesn’t make its artists go on variety shows as much as other agencies do. I think YG helps you focus on your music.
CL: That’s right. I like that we can be ourselves yet improve. It’s a place where we can exhibit our creativity.
Q. Wonder Girls’ member Sun got married recently. Don’t you want to marry too?
Sandara: People who get married around me seem so pretty and happy but marriage isn’t real for me yet because I’m not even dating anyone.
Q. Then you should. I heard you’re allowed to date someone starting last year.
Sandara: Yes but nothing’s happening.
Q. Who do you think will get married the earliest?
(All point to CL)
CL: I think I’d be able to get married right away if I met someone good.
Sandara: I think CL would be able to do a great job of leading both her life as a singer and wife.
Q. Sandara and Bom, how does it feel to be in your thirties (Korean age)?
Sandara: I don’t feel any change. I still feel like I’m 20. I still feel awkward when I receive those questions. And I’m still technically 28.
Bom: I still feel like I’m in high school. I don’t think anything has changed except for the fact that I’m aging.
Q. Sandara, what’s your secret to looking young?
Sandara: Nothing in particular. Maybe just getting along well with younger people?
Q. If you each had to choose a love song of yours that you related to the most, what would it be?
Bom: For me, “Slow.” I actually cried while singing it by thinking of when I was young. The director had asked me to sing it sadly as well but the sad emotions really welled up inside me.
Minzy: I’d like to choose “Falling in Love.” It’s sad that I have to sing this song when I’ve never dated anyone before.
Sandara: There are two songs. “I Don’t Care” is amazing in how well it expresses a woman’s emotions. And the situations such as another woman’s lipstick on the collar of her man’s shirt or hearing a woman’s laughter over the phone are things that could actually happen. I also related to the lyrics of “Lonely.” Feeling lonely even when you have someone.
CL: For me it’s “You and I” and “Lonely.” There are times when you’re with your lover, or even your family, but you’ll feel lonely, right? “Lonely” expresses that emotion so well. And “You and I” seems sad although it’s about being in love.
Q. G-Dragon will come out next month and then Taeyang in September. So you will all be pursuing your activities at the same time. How do you think you’d feel if you all were up for first place on music shows?
CL: We’d be happy whoever gets first place. Because we’re family.
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Source: 10Asia
2NE1 has been considered ‘different’ from the moment they debuted in 2009. They weren’t sexy or cute like other girl groups. And one of their strengths was that they could pull off the ‘style’ of Hip-hop. There is nobody you can compare them to in Korea. They may briefly remind you of black girl groups like Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, or TLC but there is something that is still different about 2NE1. So what it is? Their style? Fashion? Music? Or boldness? One thing for sure is that they have become a group that is like none other – that is ‘special.’ 2NE1, back in the music scene for the first time in almost a year with song “Falling in Love” talked to the media on Tuesday.
Q. This is your first song in a year.
CL: We released “I Love You” a year ago but it’ll be close to the first time in two years that we’re fully resuming our activities. We had craved to go on stage with a new song. While working on our new songs, we said we should try to work as hard as we did before we released “Fire.”
Sandara Park (Sandara): It’s almost feels like we’re debuting again. It’s exciting.
Gong Minzy (Minzy): We’ve waited for a new song as much as our fans have.
Park Bom (Bom): We were craving the stage so much to the point that we had to beg our CEO Yang Hyun-suk. And I’m not usually the begging type (laughs).
Q. You went on a break after going on your world tour last year. How have you been?
Bom: I went back to being like a trainee, taking lessons from a singing teacher, and I also bought different items.
Minzy: Sandara and I worked out a lot.
Sandara: I was trying to make pretty abs but I worked out so hard that they’re starting to turn into manly abs. I shouldn’t have worked out as hard. I’m regretting it now (laughs).
Q. Minzy, you’re 20 now (Korean age).
Minzy: I’m the youngest on the team so the fact that I’m 20 hasn’t hit me yet. I made an attempt at being cute in the music video for our new song “Falling in Love” to show that I’m 20.
Q. The pink wig you wore in the music video left a strong impression.
Minzy: I told my stylist that I want to try wearing a pink wig. I have a habit of collecting photos of things I want to try out. And pink hair was one of them.
Q. “Falling in Love” is a reggae tune that fits the summer.
CL: It’s a mix of reggae and hip-hop. It’s dynamic. And while the verse that Minzy sings is easy-going, the hook is lively. There’s the most hip-hop to the rap and the part that Sandara sings has the most reggae. Reggae is a new genre for us so it was fun coming up with the dance for it as well.
Q. The songs you’ve sung in the past are far from singing about songs that other love songs usually do. But the lyrics to your song this time are cheerful and lovable. Doesn’t it feel awkward?
CL: For us, it actually feels like it’s the first time we’re singing a normal love song. There was “I Love You” as well but that was about a woman who is clingy. We mostly sang of songs telling the guy to back off so we’re finally singing a normal love song.
Q. A lot of other girl groups go with lovable images. Have you ever imagined yourself doing that?
CL: We’re trying to be lovable in our own way. So you saying that hurts (laughs). We tried hard to seem more cheerful this time.
Q. I understand that Teddy made the song. What was your first impression of it?
CL: To be more precise, it’s a song that Teddy and Choice37 made together. Choice37 is the person that made G-Dragon and Lee Hi’s songs. We originally did some rapping using “Falling in Love” as the intro to a performance we gave for “I Love You” last year.
Sandara: I got hooked to it as soon as I heard it. Minzy’s part in particular made me feel like I’m at the beach.
Minzy: I’m the type that dances upon hearing music so the song made me want to dance.
Q. Your new song is like a song for the beach. Have you been to the beach recently?
CL: I suddenly feel sad. The last time we went to the beach is… When?
Sandara: It’s been over a year. I went to the Philippines for a photo shoot so I got to work and play as well then but I haven’t been able to go since.
Q. You recently went on stage for Snoop Dogg’s concert in Korea. And he recently released a reggae album titled “Reincarnated” under the name Snoop Lion. Have you listened to the album by any chance?
CL: Snoop Dog made the album by learning reggae directly in Jamaica. And I’ve liked him for a long time. It was fun getting to perform with him and it was good because we got to talk to him a lot.
Q. Of the numerous girl groups in Korea, you probably differentiate yourselves the most in terms of style. Is there anything in particular you did this time around as well to differentiate yourself?
CL: We’ve been true to ourselves rather than trying to be different. And we’re returning [to the music scene] for the first time in a while so we just want to stay true to ourselves rather than trying to show a new side to us. We recorded a lot of songs whenever we have time, during the past two years so we can’t wait to have you hear them. Our style and wardrobe will depend on the song.
Q. How many new songs do you have so far? I understand that you’ll be releasing a new song every month and then release an entire album in the end.
CL: It’s the way in which we released our mini-album last year as well. We started with “Lonely,” then “Ugly,” “Hate You,” and “I Am The Best” before releasing the album itself. As of now, we have enough new songs to release two studio albums. We’re planning on releasing a new song every month and releasing an album in October. We haven’t decided on whether it’ll be a studio album or a mini-album.
Q. What did the rest of you think of CL’s “The Baddest Female”?
Bom: It was like a new world to me. She pulled it off so well that I became a fan.
Q. I think the energies that you experienced on your world tour must’ve influenced how you worked on your new album.
CL: We wanted to release an album with the energy we got from our concerts as soon as we were done [with our world tour] but we weren’t able to. There’ll be a lot for us to show once we get on stage since we’ve been holding ourselves back.
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Source: TenAsia
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