News: US Fuse TV Spotlights 2NE1 ~ “Cannot Help Loving Them”

US Fuse TV Spotlights 2NE1 ~ “Cannot Help Loving Them”

[OSEN=Kim Gyeongju] US FUSE TV made headlines of 2NE1’s recently released regular 2nd album.

In last 27, FUSE TV generally introduced 2NE1’s second album ‘CRUSH’ and analyzed 2NE1’s 9 strengths.

FUSE TV introduced 2NE1 as “it has contributed to raise K-pop’s international status and had successfully completed its world tour as the first Korean girl group, and worked with Will.i.am, having 6.4 millions of facebook followers and 2.1 million You tube subscribers. The TV described its new album ‘CRUSH’, “Final master piece of new challenge and experiment”.

First reason why people have to love ‘CRUSH’ is ‘Returning to Their Roots’. Most listeners’ introduction to 2NE1 comes via the ferocious “I Am the Best,” arguably their signature tune. From the first notes of album opener “Crush,” it’s clear that the girls are back. While the quartet played around with reggae pop and acoustic ballads in past singles like “Falling in Love”, this feels like the statement 2NE1 needed to truly make a comeback.

The second reason is ‘Reggae/Trap Hybrid Lead Single “Come Back Home”.’ Crush’s lead single “Come Back Home” mashes two seemingly disparate genres and makes them into one smokin’ single. Starting with a bouncy beat, the girls croon about losing a lover, asking their baby to “come back home” until the single’s production flips into a heavy trap beat. The ambitious song should stand up well next to past 2NE1 singles.

The third reason is ‘We’re Getting Four Music Videos!!!’ and fourth is “Potential to Sell A Lot”. FUSE TV said, “As one of the top K-pop acts to make moves Stateside, Crush raced into the Top 10 of the iTunes Albums chart despite no American promo. Still, with four music videos already planned, the LP could be a steady-seller versus falling off the chart after one week.”

There are also others reasons: “2NE1 manage to convey heart-wrenching concepts without throwing their feel-good vibe out the window,” and “Both “Good to You” and “Baby I Miss You” prove that the quartet can deliver clean, crisp vocals on top of soothing piano beats. The latter boasts a synthy lounge vibe with a notable verse from CL, whose flow is right on point.” Also “Scream” actually ended up fiercer with this K-pop rendition. “Come Back Home (Unplugged Version)” puts a much-welcome spotlight.

Starting from March of 1 to 2, 2NE1 will firstly deliver its performance in second world tour ‘ALL OR NOTHING’ held in Olympic Park SK Olympic handball stadium.

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Source: Naver Star Cast

FUSE TV’S FEATURE STORY: “REASONS TO LOVE 2NE1”

[OSEN=김경주 기자] America’s FUSE TV extensively spotlighted 2NE1 and their recently unveiled 2nd full album.

FUSE TV introduced the new album CRUSH on Feb 27, under the title “9 reasons to love” the album.

It read, “K-pop girl group 2NE1 are one of the driving forces in K-pop’s international expansion. The quartet was the first Korean female group to stage a world tour, will.i.am snagged them for his #willpower LP, they have 6.4 million Facebook likes and 2.1 million YouTube subscribers.”

The first reason was “Returning to Their Roots.” It wrote, “Most listeners’ introduction to 2NE1 comes via the ferocious “I AM THE BEST,” arguably their signature tune. From the first notes of album opener “CRUSH,” it’s clear that the girls are back.”

The second reason was “Reggae/Trap Hybrid Lead Single ‘COME BACK HOME”: “CRUSH’s lead single “COME BACK HOME” mashes two seemingly disparate genres and makes them into one smokin’ single. The ambitious song should stand up well next to past 2NE1 singles.”

The third was “We’re Getting Four Music Videos!!!”, while the following was “Potential to Sell A Lot.” It wrote, “As one of the top K-pop acts to make moves Stateside, CRUSH raced into the Top 10 of the iTunes Albums chart despite no American promo. Plus “COME BACK HOME,” “CRUSH” and “MTBD” are all climbing up the iTunes Pop Songs chart… Still, with four music videos already planned, the LP could be a steady-seller versus falling off the chart after one week.”

The following reasons were: “Tug at Your Heartstrings, But Throw Your Hands Up,” “Hello R&B!” “CL the Soloist Truly Arrives on ‘MTBD’,” “SCREAM” in Korean “COME BACK HOME (Unplugged Version)” to Close the Album.”

On March 1 and 2, 2NE1 will be performing the new songs for the first time as part of their 2nd World Tour “ALL OR NOTHING” at Seoul Olympic Park SK Handball Arena.

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Source: YG Life

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

[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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Source: YG Life

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”?

[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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Source: YG Life