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Article: Sandara Park Sends Fans a Customized Christmas Card

2NE1 member Sandara Park recently posted a special thank you and Christmas post for her fans online!

On December 22, Sandara Park shared the photo to Twitter with the caption, “Today is the last broadcast for ‘Missing You’! Thank you everyone for your hard work and support. I am so happy that we were able to end this year on a high note. See you guys next week at the SBS Gayo Daejun! San-dolf (Sandara Rudolf) will be sending you heart-shaped arrows!”

Sandara showed her creativity by editing her photo into a customized Christmas card for fans. She can be seen wearing an adorable Rudolf hat while shooting imaginary hearts.

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She also shared another photo with the hat and wrote, “Ssandolph the red-nose reindeer~ had a very shiny nose.”

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In related news, 2NE1 performed “Missing You” for the last time on stage for SBS’s “Inkigayo.

Source: Soompi

Article: 2NE1 Wrapping Up Single “Missing You,” Preparing for New Album and World Tour

2NE1 Wrapping Up Single “Missing You,” Preparing for New Album and World Tour

 
2NE1 Wrapping Up Single “Missing You,” Preparing for New Album and World Tour

Girl group 2NE1 is set to finish its activities regarding their chart topping single “Missing You.” Their final performance of “Missing You” will take place on the December 22 episode of SBS‘s “Inkigayo.” The group will then appear on SBS’s end of year music program “Gayo Daejeon” which will air on December 29. It was also announced that 2NE1′s Sandara Parkwill be an MC for “Gayo Daejeon” alongside ballad singer Sung Si Kyung and Super Junior‘s Kim Heechul.

The dynamic girl group will then start preparing for their new album while also getting ready for their second world tour that will begin in March of next year. The tour will start in Seoul and continue onward to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and etc. Watch 2NE1 announce their world tour in the video below.

Credits: 2NE1, Soompi

2NE1 Ends ‘Missing You’ Performance Today – Starts Preparing Next Album

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[OSEN=Lee Hye Lin] The popular girl group 2NE1 ends their official activity with ‘Missing You’ with a performance at SBS ‘Poplular Music’ on the 22nd.

Having been active with ‘Missing You’ for last past month since their release on the 21th of last month, 2NE1 is going to end their official activity with the song on the 22nd and will participate in the ‘The Color of K-Pop’, the end of the year music festival hosted by SBS in Gyunggi Ilsan Kintex. Dara will be hosting the show with Sung Shi Kyung and SuperJunior’s Heechul. 2NE1 is planning to concentrate on preparing the next album after ‘The Color of K-Pop’.

2NE1 had ranked the top on 9 music source websites with ‘Missing You’ and ranked the 1st on the Melon weekly chart since 25th of last month and the 1st of this month. Renown girls hip-hop group, 2NE1 has gained a lot of attention and love from their fans with the ballad that was considered as abnormal compared to their usual music style and image.

Preparing their next album at the same time, 2NE1 will begin their second world tour in March, starting in Korea and in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan.

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Article: 2NE1’s Dara shows support for Bom


2NE1’s Dara updated her Twitter with a post that showed support to her fellow member Bom Park who collaborated with HI with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You.’

She wrote with the photo above, “All i want for christmas is you~ ♥.” 
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Source: @dkpopnews

Article: The ‘FUR’, Flower of Winter, Becomes Young and Trendy

The ‘FUR’, Flower of Winter, Becomes Young and Trendy

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[by Yoon Hee Na/ translated by Sunghee Park] As the weather gets cold, the season of fur hasbegun. With its soft texture and high quality design, fur makes you look womanly and elegant.

If you\’ve been avoiding fur because it makes you look old, then take a look at new fur styling for this winter. For this season, new fur styling is casually designed with short length and splendid colors.

Fur has been a most famous winter wear for female celebrities who are sensitive to new fashion trends. 4minute’s Hyun Ah, 2NE1’s Sandara Park, Girls Generation’s Sunny, and other actresses often coordinates their real way look with fur items.

‘Fur Vest,’  How to create Young and Chic Styles

If you feel burdensome wearing a fur coat, then try wearing a fur vest. Fur vest creates casual and refined feelings.

Often, wearing a fur vest over different items creates different images of style. For example, Actress Yoon So Yi gave a point to all-black look by wearing a royal blue colored fur jacket over it. With short and tight fur vest with black skinny jeans, Yoon So Yi succeeded on emphasizing her chic feeling.

2NE1’s Sandara Park used her colorful fur vest as an item to show her unique characteristic. She arose the funky feeling by wearing black and yellow fur jacket with leather pants.

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Credits: BNT news
Source:  Yahoo.com

Article: “2013 SBS Gaeyo Daejun” Releases First Round of Line-Ups

2013 SBS Gayo Awards posted the first round of line ups on its official website on December 20.

The list includes top singers such as Lee Seung Chul, Park Jin Young, Lee Hyori, Dynamic Duo, Baechigi, Brown Eyed Girls, Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang, K. Will, Kara, Girls’ Generation (SNSD), SHINee, 2PM, 2NE1, f(x), 4Minute, B2st, Rainbow, CN Blue, ZE:A, miss A, Girl’s Day, Nine Muses, A Pink and EXO.

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Lee Seung Chul is reported to be preparing a collaboration stage with vocalists from various idol groups, while Lee Hyori announced her special stage with 2NE1’s CL.

The second round of line-ups will be released next week through the official website.

Don’t miss out on 2013 SBS Gayo Awards airing on December 29!

Credit: MWave

Article: 2NE1 Mentioned in “Fashion Tips from Female Idol Group’s Stylish Stage Look”

For singers who have to captivate audience’s attention only in a several minutes, stage costumes are as important as their dance performance.

Stage costume is a significant factor especially for female groups. They put a lot of effort and time on adorning themselves. Female idol stars’ fancy accessories, special makeup, and daring costumes always catch audience’s eyes.

There are three female idol teams that have been receiving the hottest responses for their stage fashion: 2NE1, Miss A, and Hyorin. Let’s get some fashion tips from their stage look!

2NE1’s Free-Spirited Costume 

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2NE1 has been sweeping the music chart with its new song ‘I Miss You,’ proving their power in the K-Pop world.

This time, 2NE1 members took off their signature strong, ‘bad-girl’ look. Instead, they mix-matched various fashion items like a one-piece and sweater to express each member’s individuality and different style.

Dara and Gong Minzy wore unique printed cardigan while Park Bom and CL matched their plaid items with a mini one-piece, making their feminine look more street-fashion looking.

The “FUR”, Flower of Winter, Becomes Young and Trendy

As the weather gets cold, the season of fur hasbegun. With its soft texture and high quality design, fur makes you look womanly and elegant.

If you’ve been avoiding fur because it makes you look old, then take a look at new fur styling for this winter. For this season, new fur styling is casually designed with short length and splendid colors.

Fur has been a most famous winter wear for female celebrities who are sensitive to new fashion trends. 4minute’s Hyun Ah, 2NE1’s Sandara Park, Girls Generation’s Sunny, and other actresses often coordinates their real way look with fur items.

‘Fur Vest,’  How to create Young and Chic Styles

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If you feel burdensome wearing a fur coat, then try wearing a fur vest. Fur vest creates casual and refined feelings.

Often, wearing a fur vest over different items creates different images of style. For example, Actress Yoon So Yi gave a point to all-black look by wearing a royal blue colored fur jacket over it. With short and tight fur vest with black skinny jeans, Yoon So Yi succeeded on emphasizing her chic feeling.

2NE1’s Sandara Park used her colorful fur vest as an item to show her unique characteristic. She arose the funky feeling by wearing black and yellow fur jacket with leather pants.

Credit: Yahoo

Article: Starcast – “Star Anatomy 2NE1”

This is a really really interesting read! ^_^

Even it is the ‘Era of idol groups flourishing’, it is hard to see a girl group like 2NE1 in which the members have a strong individuality. From the charismatic leader CL, unique vocal Bom, adorable Dara and to naturally talented dancer Minzy.

With this year being the 5th year since their debut, 2NE1 recently released their single ‘Missing You’ and tried to give changes to their images with a concept that shows powerful colors and charms of a woman. 2NE1 is commented as a group that maximizes the charms that each member has and we have analyzed them in various angles through looking at their music, dance, fashion and the fortune based on their facial features and figures and so on.

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# Music & Vocal – The rapid progress of the female musician resulted from the changing phases of time in 2000s.

Overall comment: The leading role in girl groups as they are centered on women. Using a differentiated strategy with the individuality of each member.

– Jo Hong Kyung, the representative of Voiceffect (JTBC ‘Hidden Singer’ vocal masters)

In their early years, 2NE1 made their debut with a nickname ‘Woman BIGBANG’ and back then, they showed a differentiated strategy through the strong colors of each member. Their music had easy melodies, which made people of all ages easily sing along and it is also the advantage that 2NE1 has.

If we take a look at the members, CL is someone in which her charm develops along with her age. CL, who shows the most power and energy in vocals, has a chic charm that is like a rebel. Also in the team, she has the most powerful vocal style.

Bom has a voice with unique individuality and a solid singing ability and is raising the level of completeness in terms of music. She is someone who has a unique voice but it looks like that she needs to make more effort to make her strengths certainly stand out. Dara is the oldest in the group and is definitely a mood maker but in terms of singing, it is slightly not enough. Just like CL, ‘The dancer’ Minzy is a member that appeals to people with fantastic singing ability. Since she has an enormous charm as she is able to dance, it would be better if she is much bold and daring in expressing her power.

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Article: 125 Top K-Pop Singers Gather for “2013 SBS Gayo Daejun” Special Friendship Project

Dara and Minzy were both spotted at the filming. ^^

125 of the top K-Pop singers gathered for a special project.

PD Kim Yong Kwon of the 2013 SBS Gayo Awards revealed on December 18 at the press conference, that the ‘friendship project’ was organized as “a way for hallyu singers to do something meaningful together.”

PD Kim Yong Kwon stated, “Since the top singers are gathering together for the year-end ceremony, we wanted to do something meaningful. The singers will sing one song together and create a music video. All proceeds from the music and music videos will be donated through SBS’s charity channel.”

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The participating singers include Lee Seung Chul, Kim Jo Han, Park Jin Young, Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae, Lee Hyori, Sung Si Kyung, Super Junior, Brown Eyed Girls, K. Will, Sunmi, Big Bang, Kara, SNSD, SHINee, 2PM, IU, After School, 2NE1, 4Minute, f(x), B2ST, CN Blue, ZE:A, Infinite, miss A, Teen Top, Girl’s Day, A Pink, B1A4, Ailee, EXO, B.A.P and more.

The 125 singers gathered on December 2 to shoot the music video and will also sing the song You are a Miracle live at the 2013 SBS Gayo Awards on December 29.

Credit: MWave

Billboard: 2013’s Biggest-Selling K-Pop Songs in America: PSY, Girls’ Generation, 2NE1 & More

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Acts may have felt sales spurts from TV placements, high-profile award wins and, of course, general fanfare.

When you consider we’re in 2013, a look through America’s 10 best-selling K-pop songs has expected and majorly-unexpected inclusions.

Unsurprisingly, PSY leads the count for top-selling K-pop track. But it’s not with his 2013 single “Gentleman,” a top-5 hit on the Hot 100; rather, t’s with with last year’s international smash “Gangnam Style,” which is still selling the Korean rapper loads of singles. The 2012 single also landed at No. 55 on Billboard’syear-end Hot 100 chart. Last year, “Gangnam Style” was at No. 47 on 2012’s year-end chart.

PSY’s slinky follow-up single “Gentleman” is the second-largest-selling K-pop track of 2013. Meanwhile, PSY’s 2010 single “Right Now” — which also boasts a high-energy electronic production similar to “Gangnam Style” — is the eighth biggest-selling K-pop track.

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Another surprise comes from the third-biggest seller: “Fantastic Baby” by five-member boy band BIGBANG, which was also released in 2012. “Fantastic Baby” is, perhaps, one of the most accessible K-pop tracks to American listeners, helping it outsell a slew of 2013 releases. Interestingly, the leader of BIGBANG — rapper/singer G-Dragon — did not chart any tracks from this fall’s “Coup D’Etat” album despite collaborations with names like Missy Elliott, Sky Ferreira and Diplo. Still, the release hit No. 182 on the Billboard 200 earlier this year, the only K-pop act in 2013 to enter the Billboard 200.

Behind BIGBANG is Girls’ Generation’s “I Got a Boy.” While the nine-member girl group is popular on its own — a GG splinter group still holds the record for the highest-charting K-pop album on the Billboard 200 — sales may have been spurred after “I Got a Boy” won Video of the Year at the first-ever YouTube Music Awards.

At No. 5 is “Growl” by 12-member boy band EXO. Less than two years after its debut, the group has made waves in the K-pop industry for not only for becoming the year’s biggest-selling act in Korea, but also for impressive visuals like the one-take video for “Growl” along with “Wolf,” the ninth biggest-selling K-pop song in America.

K-pop girl group 2NE1 land at No. 6 with its 2011 single “I Am the Best.” Unlike “Fantastic Baby,” this track isn’t as hard to figure out, following two contestants performing a fierce rendition to the electro-pop track on “So You Think You Can Dance.”

The quartet’s reggae-tinged “Falling in Love” single, 2NE1’s first new release in a year, also rounded out the top 10 at No. 10. 

Just behind 2NE1 is the girl group’s leader — rapper/singer CL — with her debut solo track “The Baddest Female.” The hip-hop track was CL’s first foray into solo stardom.

Check out the Top 10 biggest-selling K-pop songs in America below based on Billboard’s year-end World Digital Songs chart. Read weekly updates about the biggest-selling K-pop tracks in America on K-Town’s weekly chart stories.

1. “Gangnam Style” PSY
2. “Gentleman” PSY
3. “Fantastic Baby” BIGBANG
4. “I Got a Boy” Girls’ Generation
5. “Growl” EXO
6. “I Am the Best” 2NE1
7. “The Baddest Female” CL
8. “Right Now” PSY
9. “Wolf” EXO
10. “Falling in Love” 2NE1

Credit: Billboard

Breaking News: Sandara Park, Sung Si Kyung and Heechul to MC for the 2013 SBS Gayo Daejun

Bringing a close to 2013, Sung Si Kyung, 2NE1’s Sandara Park, and Super Junior’s Heechul will be showcasing their MCing abilities at the 2013 SBS Gayo Awards.

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On December 18, SBS announced the three singers as the hosts for this year’s music festivities. While it’s a rare occasion that all three MCs are singers, Sung Si Kyung and Heechul have proven their hosting abilities through several variety programs, such as 1 Night 2 Days, Witch Hunt, and Ssulzun.

This will be Sandara Park’s first time hosting an award show, but with her bright personality, she is expected to mingle well with the other MCs.

The 2013 SBS Gayo Awards will take place on December 29.

Source: MWave