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Article: Netizenbuzz – “2NE1’s ‘Come Back Home’ hits an all kill on 10 digital music charts”

2NE1’s ‘Come Back Home’ hits an all kill on 10 digital music charts

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Article: 2NE1’s ‘Come Back Home’ overtakes SNSD and takes #1 on 9 digital music charts

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1. [+511, -94] Listen to all of the songs in the album, they’re all daebak ㅋㅋㅋ I saw them on the live charts this morning and got so excited listening to all of them. There’s a song that feels like the old ‘Fire’, there’s a ballad… finally songs I can loop on repeat ㅠㅠ And please don’t use SNSD in the titles -_-

2. [+384, -56] I like the other tracks better than the title track for some reason ㅋ

3. [+339, -209] Everyone usually gets their new tracks at #1 at least once

4. [+75, -42] I like this better than SNSD’s song

5. [+69, -25] I’m not a fan but 2NE1’s new album is going to be remembered in female idol history. Each of the songs are modern and full of emotional and you can tell that a lot of work was put into them. They really got ready for this battle and it ended up barely being any competition… I think this album will put 2NE1 back at their peak with ‘Fire’, ‘I Don’t Care’, and ‘I’m the Best’

6. [+61, -37] The title track and the rest of the tracks are amazing… Mr. Mr. doesn’t even begin to compare

7. [+44, -11] 2NE1 got so much crap for trying to hit SNSD from the back but unless you’re deaf, comparing their songs side by side… the clear victor here is 2NE1 by far.

8. [+36, -9] I like all of the songs~ I like SNSD as well but their recent song is just so so…

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Source: Naver

1. [+616, -54] I’ve been disappointed in them since ‘The Baddest Female’ but this album is really daebak

2. [+549, -56] Got goose bumps just 10 seconds after downloading the song ㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+477, -45] It’s an album that really has 2NE1’s colors on the songs

4. [+147, -12] I think ‘Come Back Home’ will become one of 2NE1’s legendary song

5. [+134, -12] Already looping them…

6. [+129, -10] Fu*k, I have ‘Come Back Home’ on loop…

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Source: Naver

1. [+1,234, -106] Expectations have been met……. I genuinely like it

2. [+990, -99] This album is going to hit daebak for sure!!

3. [+896, -90] I wish they made Crush and Come Back Home the title tracks

4. [+267, -36] They definitely upgraded the current state of the Korean music industry ㅋㅋㅋ Can’t describe the album as anything other than daebak..

5. [+206, -19] Fell asleep listening to the unplugged version of Come Back Home in the morning, so good ㅠㅠ

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Article: Mwave – “2NE1’s New Album ‘Crush’ Takes Over Music Charts”

2NE1’s New Album ‘Crush’ Takes Over Music Charts

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2NE1 has proven its musical power once again by taking over the music charts with its new album Crush.

2NE1 released its second full length album Crush on February 27, ranking both titles and the other tracks at the top of music charts.

In Naver Music, Bugs, Mnet, Soribada, Daum Music, Olleh Music and Genie, 2NE1’s new songs nearly took over the top ten spots, beating out all other artists, except Girls’ Generation (SNSD)’s Mr. Mr. and SoyouXJunggigo’s Some on the top spot.

The second album consists of ten songs including the songs composed by CL herself. The title single Come Back Home is a cross over dance song and the album includes the unplugged version of the song, allowing fans to enjoy the same song with different vibes.

A music critic Hwang Sun Up said, “The attention has been on whether the songs composed by CL and her producing ability will be well accepted by the public. 2NE1’s producing abilities will be put to the test through this album.”

Meanwhile, 2NE1 will be performing its new songs at its upcoming concert taking place on March 1 and 2 at Olympic park’s SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium.

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Article: 2NE1 Dominates Online Music Charts

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2NE1′s new album “CRUSH” released online yesterday midnight has taken over Korea’s music charts.

As of Thursday morning, its title tracks “COME BACK HOME” and “Gotta Be You” are at first and second place, respectively, on a total of ten real-time charts including MelOn, Naver Music, Mnet, and Daum Music.

Several other tunes from the girl’s ten-track second studio album, also their first full-length effort in four years, has placed within the top ten slots of the charts: namely “Crush,” “If I Were You,” and “Good To You.”

While the physical album itself is set to hit stores on March 7, 2NE1 are now preparing for the first leg of their forthcoming world tour named “AON (ALL OR NOTHING)” in Seoul, Korea on March 1 and 2, where they will also perform their new songs.

In the meantime, the rehearsal for their upcoming concert will be broadcasted live through portal website Naver at 7 p.m. tonight.

Reporter. Jessica Kim

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Article: 2NE1 Does A Cute Birthday Dance for Leader CL

2NE1 does a cute birthday dance for leader CL

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Dara released a funny Instagram video of her dancing to the “The Baddest Female” with fellow members Park Bom and Minzy in celebration of leader CL‘s birthday, which ended a few hours ago.

CL appears to be filming while singing her song, which gets interrupted with her laughing at the member’s silliness.  2NE1 seems to be having a lot of fun!  Check out the adorable birthday dance below.

 

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Article: February’s Self-Marketed Comebacks

February’s Self-Marketed Comebacks

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The Korean music industry of today is based on self-marketing. With artists alerting their fans of their comeback through social networking services, they are attempting to establish a closer relationship.

Recently, Girls’ Generation, 2NE1, CNBLUE and BTOB have experimented with new methods of self-marketing.

On the 25th, Girls’ Generation sprayed graffiti on SM Entertainment building walls. Along with their individual signatures, they left the words “Mr. Mr.” on the walls to advertise their upcoming comeback. This act amassed attention for being a new and refreshing way of marketing.

In addition, members Taeyeon and Seohyun posted statuses on each of their online social accounts. On SM the Ballad‘s single release day she posted, “Today. 12 P.M. Set me free! Breath M/V! 19th SNSD comeback!” together with a photograph of her with a surprised expression. Seohyun, on the other hand, uploaded a photograph of her on the set of their new M/V.

2NE1 member Sandara Park, through her Instagram account, has posted various spoilers of their comeback. For example, in order to promote their new single “Come Back Home”, she uploaded a teaser of her rocking a metallic blue hairdo and a black beanie reminiscent of howSeo Taiji and the Boys looked like during their “Come Back Home” days. In addition, large-scale balloons were put up in front of the YG building to celebrate 2NE1’s return.

On the 24th, after the release of their album, CNBLUE was seen on the subway promoting their work. During the shooting of KBS 2TV’s “Entertainment Weekly”, CNBLUE took 3 signed CD’s of their album Can’t Stop to a subway station in order to self-market it. They explained their music to each individual they met and shook hands with them as well.

BTOB, who made their comeback on the 17th with “Beep Beep”, have been fiercely self-marketing their EP. At a radio station, they promoted a campaign of safe driving(which has to do with their title track). In addition, they gave out bread and drinks that were labeled with the words ‘Beep Beep’ to the radio staff as well as invited guests.

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Article: Arts & Culture Part 1 – K-pop Girl Groups Go Head-to-Head with New Albums

Arts & Culture Part 1 – K-pop Girl Groups Go Head-to-Head with New Albums

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And now it’s time for our regular Arts & Culture segment with Lee Tae Ho.
Today, Tae Ho brings us all the latest from the world of K-pop.
Good afternoon, Mr. Mr. Tae Ho.

Good afternoon, Yeon-ji.
Well, it seems that you are quite up to date on your K-pop hits.

Yes, I am.
So what’s the news in K-pop this week?

This week, and especially the past two days, has been big for fans of K-pop, with two powerhouse girl groups releasing brand-new albums on successive days.
Let’s go ahead and find out which groups are going head-to-head.

The ladies of the powerhouse girl group Girls’ Generation have finally released their long-awaited new mini album.
The album was released on February 24th, and it went straight to number one on nine online music charts here in Korea in just under an hour.
The lead single, “Mr. Mr.,” was produced by the world-renowned Underdogs, who have worked with such international stars as Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.
But will the ladies continue to show the world that this is still their generation?

Another powerhouse girl group is about to release its first full-length album in four long years.
The long-awaited album is by the Korean girl group 2NE1 and it’s called “Crush.”
2NE1’s label, YG Entertainment, has released teaser images for each member of the group leading up to the release, which will be at midnight, tonight.
Interestingly enough, one of the lead singles from the album is titled “Come Back Home” and it has drawn a great deal of attention here in Korea, because the title is the same as a hit song by the legendary group Seo Taiji and Boys, of which YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk was formerly a member.

In any case, whether you’re a fan of Girls’ Generation or 2NE1, February is shaping up to be a great month for fans of K-pop.

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News: 2NE1′s Second Studio Album “Crush” is Finally Available Online

2NE1′s Second Studio Album “Crush” is Finally Available Online!

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2NE1‘s second studio album, “Crush,” is finally out! YG Entertainment released “Crush” through online music portals, such as Naver Music and iTunes, on February 27 at 12:00 AM KST.

The first title track off “Crush,” “Come Back Home,” was produced by YG’s main producer Teddy, PKand DEE.P, and received praise for its unique mix of genres (reggae, electronica and hip hop) and addictive melody. The album also contains an unplugged version of the song, which YG has stated, sounds like an entirely different track.

“Gotta Be You,” the album’s second title track, was co-produced by Teddy and PK, and was commended for being accessible to the mass public. The album also contains three songs written and composed by CL, “Crush,” “If I Were You” (“Hope to Live“) and “Baby I Miss You,” while BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon contributed lyrics to the track “Good to You.”

“Crush” retains the distinctive sound of 2NE1, yet attempts to take their music in new directions. Listeners will find that themselves with a wide variety of songs and genres to choose from.

2NE1 will be kicking off their “All or Nothing” World Tour this weekend on March 1 and 2 in Seoul. Their second album “Crush” will be available offline from March 7.

Look out for more 2NE1 comeback updates!

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2NE1 release album ‘Crush’ online #2NE1CRUSH

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2NE1 is back! Yes they are indeed as they release their 2nd full-length album ‘Crush’ online.

The comeback which Blackjacks have been anticipated for is finally coming. The girls release the 10 tracks on various music portals. This album is being anticipated, for the reason that leader, CL, has written a total of 3 songs including her solo song ‘Mental Breakdown’. The track list followed below with two title songs “Come Back Home” and “It Must Be You”:

1. Crush
2. Come Back Home
3. It Must Be You
4. I Hope to Live
5. Nice Girl
6. Mental Breakdown (CL’s solo)
7. Happy
8. Scream
9. Baby I Miss You
10. Come Back Home (Unplugged version)

Support the girls and download their album legally. [MelOn] [Bugs] [iTunes] Meanwhile, the offline release will be on March 7 and MV is expected to be released tomorrow.

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News: 2NE1 Comeback Timer Right Before Releasing the Regular 2nd Album ‘Powerful+Anticipation’

2NE1 Comeback Timer Right Before Releasing the Regular 2nd Album ‘Powerful+Anticipation’

BhXljhiCIAAa9MY[OSEN=Hwang Mi Hyun] A group 2NE1 activated the comeback timer right before the release of the regular 2nd album ‘CRUSH’.

 

Through official blog on the noon of February 26th, YG Entertainment made an advanced notice about the comeback by revealing 2NE1’s comeback timer and a new teaser image.

 

In the revealed teaser image, the members are getting the attention with stylish outfits that are unified in black and with strong hair colors such as black, blond, blue and red.

 

2NE1’s title songs of this album are two songs of ‘COME BACK HOME’ and ‘GOTTA BE YOU’. ‘COME BACK HOME’ is a work by YG’s main producer Teddy and affiliated producers and is a crossover genre song that thoroughly mixed the elements of R&B, reggae and hip hop. In the album, the unplugged version will also be revealed.

 

The name of the second title song is ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ and it is a work by affiliated producers Teddy and PK. It is a song that can appeal to the public as Minzy and Bom’s main part melodies approach in a very memorable way.

 

Other than that, the leader CL wrote the lyrics and composed the song for total of 3 songs ‘CRUSH’, IF I WERE YOU’ and ‘BABY I MISS YOU’ and wrote the lyrics for her solo song ‘MTBD’ and ‘SCREAM’.

 

Meanwhile, the music for 2NE1’s regular 2nd album will be revealed through the music website at midnight of February 27th. 2NE1 will present the performances of new song in regular 2nd album for the first time on second world tour that will take place at Seoul Olympics Park SK Olympics Handball Stadium.

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News: The Night Before Comeback ~ 2NE1 Marks The Beginning of YG Artists’ Comeback

[THE NIGHT BEFORE COMEBACK] 2NE1 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF YG ARTISTS’ COMEBACK IN 2014… HOW BIG SENSATION WILL IT CREATE?

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[OSEN=이혜린 기자] 2NE1, a girl group who has created sensation with their novel music and bold stage performance for every comeback, releases their second regular album “CRUSH” at 0 o’clock on the 27 and comes back. The new album is the so-called “final blow” adding to “FALLING IN LOVE”, “DO YOU LOVE ME”, and “MISSING YOU” released in the second half of last year.

Not only 2NE1 but also their label YG Entertainment have a special resolution for the new album. YG’s head Yang Hyun Suk said that “2NE1’s new album has an unprecedented quality”, so fans expectations for the album have been heightening to the peak. Fancy teaser images of each member, which have been creating sensation recently, a music-listening event attended by experts, as well as a comeback performance on the stage of world tour, are all being advanced well for 2NE1’s comeback.

# Targeting Both Artistic Shock and Popularity

2NE1 is a group who creates a subtle harmony between a drastic styling and popular melody. They shock people with a strong hip-hop beat and extraordinary fashion, but their music has a strange power that makes people sing along it, so 2NE1’s music is usually ranked in high places on music charts.

That is why people have the highest expectations for how 2NE1’s new music will be “easy to sing along”, while being “extraordinary” at the same time. As 2NE1 well understands such expectations, they have put up double title for the new album. According to opinions produced from the music-listening event, “COME BACK HOME” is expected to reproduce the shock that “Taiji & Boys” created with their original version of “COME BACK HOME” about a decade ago. It is a cross-over music in which elements of R&B, reggae, and hip-hop are mixed together, and it was evaluated to be the song that represents 2NE1’s identity.

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“GOTTA BE YOU” seems to be a choice made to pursue popularity. Yang Hyun Suk talked about the song, “This song was co-produced by YG producer TEDDY and PK. It is a popular song that has a quick tempo and the melody in BOM’s main part where she cries ‘gotta be you’ leaves a very strong impression”, and expectably, it got high scores for popularity at the listening event.

# The First YG Artist to Come Back This Year… Heavy Responsibility

YG is a label whose lineup for comeback is especially undisclosed. As the company pays an extra-careful attention to producing, comeback of its artists is put off frequently. At first, TAEYANG was expected to comeback for the first time in 2014 among YG artists, but his comeback seems to have been postponed. The official debut of WINNER and AKDONG MUSICIAN, which was expected to be done in this February, also seems to be on hold. The schedule of PSY’s comeback, which was also expected to be made during this February, is still unknown.

It is very exceptional that a major label like YG has not released even one new song for almost three months into a new year. It is more so when compared to the comeback of SM’s TVXQ!, S.M. THE BALLAD, and Girls’ Generation, as well as busy schedules of JYP’s GOT7 and Sunmi, all done at the beginning of this year.

2NE1’s new album is YG’s first output of this year and the company has been highlighting that the year 2014 is extra-important, because it will present a large number of new artists during the year. Thus, it is expected that people will pay a keen attention to the success of 2NE1’s new album. Whether 2NE1 gets on the right track for success will significantly influence people’s expectations for other YG artist’s debut or comeback.

YG is confident about it. Yang Hyun Suk said, “Before we present our work or performance before the public, YG should be satisfied with it first. We should never put out an output which cannot satisfy ourselves to the public. In this context, 2NE1’s new album will be a very good present for music experts and fans. We didn’t just pull it out of the hat, but have been working hard for it for the past few years. So the quality of the album is very high”.

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Fashion Feature: [STARCAST- What should I wear this week?] The weekly fashion learned from girl groups

[STARCAST- What should I wear this week?] The weekly fashion learned from girl groups

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Did everyone spend a warm holiday? It was a warm weather but it must have been not that easy to walk out the door due to tiny dust. It is expected that the tiny dust will cover entire Korea this week also. We would recommend putting more care into protecting the respiratory system from Monday to Wednesday.

There is also good news about rainy weather. On Wednesday, it will start to get slowly from the south and Jeju Island and it will rain throughout Korea on Thursday. Since it is a spring rain, it might be possible to feel the warmth as the spring is about to begin even when it is during the middle of the day. It looks like this rain will go away on the morning of Friday.

Inconsistent weather, it is a trouble when we think of what kind of clothes we should wear to deal with it, right? We found answers from the fashion of the stars. First, we will introduce a mask fashion that stays strong even with tiny dust. Also, we recommend the trench coat fashion that matches well with the spring rain.

It is ‘What should I wear this week’ that STARCAST introduces. As a bonus, check the weekly weather in advance also.

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▶ Monday, February 24th ㅣ Lowest 0 degrees, highest 10 degrees (Celcius) Little cloudy, tiny dust (based on Seoul) : A clear and warm weather is expected. The temperature in Seoul during the day will go up as far as 10 degrees. However, the level of tiny dust is expected to reach the level of ‘Slightly bad’.

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Suggesion ① Scarf&missing bottom ㅣ Even with the tiny dust, it is not possible to give up the style. How about we make use of the scarf just like ‘2NE1’ Bom? We can protect our respiratory system and also look cool so it is catching two birds with a single stone.

However, match the bottom lightly. That is because the top can rather look tight with a thick scarf. We recommend a bold missing bottom look that exposed the body figure. 

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▶ Wednesday, February 26th ㅣ Lowest 0 degrees, highest 12 degrees, slowly get cloudy  : The warmth that might can be felt in middle of March is expected. The lowest temperature in Seoul will be 0 degree, and the highest will be 12 degrees. However, it looks like it is going to slowly get cloudy beginning from the south and Jeju.

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Suggestion ③ Cardigan&dress ㅣ There will be people who thinks it feel so empty wearing only a t-shirt or a sweater. Use the cardigan just like Dara from ‘2NE1’. Spring is the season of cardigans.

It will be all good when matching a long cardigan with bright colors to a dress. It will be a little more feminine when matching it to a flower print dress. Here is the refreshing lovely look that defeats a cloudy weather~.

(A/N: Omitted parts not relevant to Dara and Bom. Full article on the credits link. ^^)

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