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News: 2NE1 Comeback Musical Experiment + Characteristics of Appealing To Public Contained 6 Years of Growth

‘Comeback’ 2NE1, musical experiment+characteristics of appealing to public..Contained 6 years of growth

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[OSEN=Seon Mi Gyung] A girl group 2NE1 came back with second regular album ‘CRUSH’, which is deeply coated with their styles. They did not let go of characteristics of appealing to public even when they were doing musical experiment, and tried various things such as listing the song written by the member CL and so on.

2NE1 released the second regular album ‘CRUSH’ at midnight on February 27th and revealed the double title songs ‘COME BACK HOME’ and ‘GOTTA BE YOU’. In addition, total of 10 new songs such as ‘CRUSH’, ‘IF I WERE YOU’ and ‘BABY I MISS YOU’ and so on in which CL participated in writing the lyrics and producing the song for the first time were listed.

6 years since the debut, in this second regular album, it contains the growth of 2NE1 the way it is. They did not let go of the trend, unique points for genres and deep sentiment while growing as only authentic women hip hop group in Korea. They have nicely balanced the characteristic of appealing to public and trying new things while maintaining 2NE1’s identity.

First, the title song ‘COME BACK HOME’ is a song that mixed genres of reggae, hip hop and dub step and so on. When the title of ‘COME BACK HOME’ was revealed, there were lots of reactions that think of Seo Taiji and Boys, but it is a song that has impact that contains the style of 2NE1. A melody that is easy and comfortable to listen to harmonized well with calm restoring-the-old rhythm in the intro and it raised addictiveness while adding freshness.

Another title song ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ is a song that can appeal to the public more. Unique synth sound and rhythmical rap is harmonized and the beat and melody is catchy. It did not let go of characteristics of appealing to public while containing the style of 2NE1 nicely.

The song written by CL pursued diversity for each genre and got the attention. ‘CRUSH’ reminds of 2NE1’s unique powerful music and ‘IF I WERE YOU’ is a little more sentimental song and a unique vocal and refined melody is charming. ‘BABY I MISS YOU’ in which a member Bom highly complimented well-emphasized R&B and City Pop and so on and the comment says that the calm and refined atmosphere is memorable.

CL’s solo song ‘MTBD’ is also impressive. The lyric that is unique and keep repeating such as ‘MTBD, MTBD’ and so on harmonizes perfectly with CL’s charming voice and rap. It contained the charm unique to CL nicely with free and fun feeling.

In addition, ‘GOOD TO YOU’ is a song that has R&B soul’s sentimental mood, and ‘HAPPY’ is a song that is cheerful and happy. 2NE1’s charming vocal and rap expressed many emotions.

It is also getting positive reactions from the public. The title song ‘COME BACK HOME’ became 1st place in 9 music websites such as Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Soribada, NAVER Music, Daum Music, Olleh Music, Cyworld Music and Genie and so on as of 9am on this day and another title song ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ became 1st place on Monkey 3. Not only that, more than 8 listed songs by 2NE1 are ranked as top 10 in most music websites such as Mnet, Bugs, Soribada and NAVER Music and so on, and shows lining-up-in-a-row phenomenon.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 will hold the second world tour ‘AON(ALL OR NOTHING)’ at Seoul Olympics Park SK Olympics Handball Stadium from 1st to 2nd of next month, and will reveal the performance of the new song for the first time.

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News: Trendy 2NE1 Returns As Exclusive Hip-Hop Girl Group With Deeper Sentiment

TRENDY 2NE1 RETURNS AS EXCLUSIVE HIP-HOP GIRL GROUP WITH DEEPER SENTIMENT

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[마이데일리 = 최지예 기자] 2NE1’s 2nd full album CRUSH proved the group’s exclusiveness and infinite possibilities as South Korea’s female hip-hop group.

CRUSH, unveiled at 0 hour of Feb 27 through various online sites, revealed its potential by holding trends and sentiments unique to 2NE1.

2NE1 unveiled their double title songs “COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU,” which clearly show their matured music and deepened sentiment.

“COME BACK HOME” is a classy song of a crossover genre song that encompasses R&B, reggae and hip-hop with a vintage melody and modern sound. In the latter part, it refreshes the ears with an EDM trap. The lyrics that are easy to follow are indeed addictive.

The second song “GOTTA BE YOU” brings in unique synthetic sounds and rhythmical rapping. CL dominates the song with her fun and sentimental rapping. The latter part is joined by strong and upbeat  old-school melody.

2NE1 made a great leap forward in the last 6 years. They catch up with the current trend while keeping their true colors.

At 7am on Feb 27, the new album is sweeping 9 major music sites like Mnet, Melon, Genie, Olleh and Daum music, Bugs, and Cyworld Music.

They are lining up the charts with songs in their album including “CRUSH,” “GOTTA BE YOU,” “IF I WERE YOU,” “GOOD TO YOU,” “MTBD,” “HAPPY,” “SCREAM” and “BABY I MISS YOU.”

The group attracted much attention, as its comeback date was the same as Girls’ Generation’s. The latter group revealed their 4th mini album 55 hours before 2NE1 under the title “Mr. Mr.” which now stands at rank #5.

2NE1 is set to kick off their 2nd World Tour “ALL OR NOTHING” at Seoul Songpagu’s Olympic Park SK Handball Arena on March 1 and 2, where they will perform their new songs for the first time.

 

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News: 2NE1 Sweeps Music Charts Upon Release of New Songs Is This The “YG Effect?”

2NE1 SWEEPS MUSIC CHARTS UPON RELEASE OF NEW SONGS… IS THIS THE “YG EFFECT”?

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[브레이크뉴스 = 박윤경 기자]  2NE1’s comeback is creating a sensation.

Girl group 2NE1’s second regular album that was released at 0am on the 27 is creating sensation, sweeping the real-time charts of different music-streaming websites.

On the day, 2NE1 took the No.1 place in NAVER’s real-time search word chart, upon the release of their new music. Then, they dominated real-time music charts, succeeding in topping all the major music charts and making multiple songs take top places in them.

Notably, title track “COME BACK HOME” topped the real-time charts of all the ten major music websites in Korea, upon being released.

Another title track “GOTTA BE YOU” is ranked in the second place on the charts of ten music-streaming sites, competing with the other title “COME BACK HOME”, which is a very interesting and unusual scene.

Besides the double title, most of the songs in the new album’s track list, including “CRUSH”, co-composed and written by YG producers and CL, “IF I WERE YOU”, “BABY I MISS YOU”, and CL’s solo track “MTBD” are in the top ten places in most of the music charts.

“COME BACK HOME”, which is dominating the No.1 places in different music charts, was co-produced by YG’s main producer TEDDY and other producers. It is a cross-over dance music created by combining different genres including R&B, reggae, and hip-hop.

Before the disclosure of 2NE1’s new songs, BIGBANG member G-DRAGON posted a mention “2NE1’s new album will be disclosed soon. You’ll not be disappointed, so just listen to it”, and EPIK HIGH’s member TABLO also posted a mention, “2NE1 is coming”, which drew much attention from fans.

Internet users are also very much interested in 2NE1’s comeback and say, “Every song in 2NE1’s new album is so good”, “Expectably, 2NE1’s proven to be the best girl group”, “2NE1 is creating sensation without exposing themselves”, etc.

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News: 2NE1 ‘COME BACK HOME’, 1st place on music chart right away..’Expecting sensation’

2NE1 ‘COME BACK HOME’, 1st place on music chart right away..’Expecting sensation’

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[OSEN=Hwang Mi Hyun] A group 2NE1 became 1st place on music chart an hour after revealing ‘COME BACK HOME’, the title song of the new album, and predicted sensation.

‘COME BACK HOME’, the title song of 2NE1’s new album ‘CRUSH’, became 1st place on music websites such as Melon and Mnet, the biggest music website in Korea, and also on Olleh Music, Bugs, Cyworld Music and Genie and so on an hour after its release on the midnight of February 27th.

Not only that, including another title song ‘GOTTA BE YOU’, the listed songs such as ‘CRUSH’, ‘IF I WERE YOU’, ‘GOOD TO YOU’ and ‘MTBD’ and so on were ranked in top 10 and showed its power by showing the skill of lining up in a row.

‘COME BACK HOME’, which became 1st place, is a crossover genre dance song that mixed various genres such as reggae and hip hop. Especially, it added restoring-the-old melody to the calm sound that can be heard at the intro and took care of refinedness and addictiveness. Also in the latter half, it added freshness by giving a twist with EDM trap.

In this album, the leader CL took part in writing the lyrics and composing the song of total 3 songs such as ‘CRUSH’, ‘IF I WERE YOU’ and ‘BABY I MISS YOU’ and wrote the lyrics for her solo songs ‘MTBD’ and ‘SCREAM’.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 will present the performance of new song in regular 2nd album for the first time during the second world tour Seoul performance that will take place at Seoul Olympics Park SK Olympics Handball Stadium from March 1st to 2nd.

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2NE1 SWEEPS 10 MAJOR MUSIC CHARTS… SIGNALING SENSATIONAL COMEBACK

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[스타뉴스 이지현 기자] Girl group 2NE1 (DARA, BOM, CL, MINZY), who have just come back with a new album, is sweeping music charts.

2NE1 disclosed all songs in their second regular album “CRUSH” on the 27 at 0 o’clock on online music-streaming websites. As of 8am on the same day, “COME BACK HOME”, one of the double title tracks of the album, is ranked in the No.1 place on the real-time charts of nine music-streaming sites: Melon, Mnet, Olleh Music, Bugs, Genie, Naver Music, Daum Music, Soribada, and Cyworld Music. As “GOTTA BE YOU”, the other one of the double title, has also took the top place in the real-time chart of Monkey3, 2NE1 has dominated all of the ten major music-streaming sites in Korea.

“COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU”, the double title, have different colors.

“COME BACK HOME” is a cross-over dance music where elements of R&B, reggae, and hip-hop genres are mixed together, which was co-produced by YG Entertainment’s main producer TEDDY and other producers. The sentimental lyrics of the song express the heart of a woman missing her lost love. 2NE1’s unique vocal stands out in this song, which centers around an easy melody, and a powerful and exciting beat, as well as an old-school style melody catch ears.

2NE1 is boasting their strong presence on music charts, making multiple songs including the double title, “CRUSH”, “IF I WERE YOU”, “GOOD TO YOU”, “MTBD”, and “HAPPY” take top places in major music charts such as Melon, Bugs, Soribada, and Olleh Music.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 meets their overseas fans in nine countries, in their second world tour that begins next month. The world tour starts from Seoul concert that will be held on March 1 and 2 at Olympic Park SK Handball Hall located in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

The offline album will be released on the 7 next month and total four music videos have been created for the new album.

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Interview: Teddy, 2NE1’s Crush “Put So Much Thought Into It”

[EXCLUSIVE] TEDDY, 2NE1’S CRUSH “PUT SO MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT” (INTERVIEW)

[스타뉴스 이지현 기자] YG Entertainment’s producer TEDDY, aged 35, said 2NE1’s 2nd full album CRUSH will be a “long-loved” music.

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On the phone interview with Star News on Feb 26, TEDDY sounded confident about 2NE1’s upcoming full album that is to be released at 12 am, which is 0 hour of Feb 27.

He said, “2NE1 has been loved with many songs, but being unable to stray away from those hit songs can hinder them from going further,” and, “So despite the risks, we decided to create a song that will last.”

He added, “There are so many ‘instant’ songs these days, and I and 2NE1’s members and other producers decided to focus on a song that will last.”

When asked the concept of music, he said, “It’s colorful.” “2NE1 was able to showcase electronic, hip-hop, R&B, reggae and more, and the latest one is also a mixture of many. But it doesn’t look messy. It naturally blends all the different kinds of music 2NE1 can take in.”

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As this is the first one in many years, the preparation took that much time. He commented, “Out of 10 songs, some were produced in 2 to 3 weeks, while other ones took 2 and a half years.”

The title song “COME BACK HOME” is identical to that of Seotaeji and Boys, a group of which YG’s founder YANG HYUN SUK was a member. “It has a hint of reggae with melody. It’s sentimental.” When asked why it’s named the way it is, he said, “I liked the word HOME more than COME BACK. I realized how good this phrase is.”

TEDDY extolled the producing skills of CL, who will showcase 3 of her own written and composed songs. “There are only 3 in this album, but there are about 20 songs she wrote and composed. She works very quickly and produces good music. She does this despite her young age. She’s very talented. She often shows me her songs, and I can say for sure that she is good at producing and she possesses her very own musical mind.”

When asked how 2NE1 would do with the latest album, his answer was modest. “I often fail to predict correctly. The listeners will judge the album.”

But he looked greatly satisfied that the album encompasses 2NE1’s real talents and their colors. He explained, “You can have your expectations high for each song in the album. We put so much thought into them, so I hope people trust us when they listen to the songs.”

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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 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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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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