2NE1 has made an impressive comeback with the release of their first official album, “To Anyone.”  Staying true to their unique and powerful energy, they’ve revealed a variety of concepts through their music videos, making sure to differentiate themselves from the other girl groups on the market.

However, in an interview with OSEN on September 15th, 2NE1 showed a different side to their standard image. Despite being confident, they were also humble, and despite being outgoing, they were serious as well. They shyly laughed while commenting, “Meeting us in person, we’re less scary than you thought, right?”

2NE1 revealed that they made a deeper contribution to the album production, working alongside staff members and making sure they got their opinions heard. Additionally, the choreography had every move examined by the members themselves before anything was finalized.

CL revealed, “Honestly, our music producers are already so amazing that we just trust and follow their lead. However, they do try and reflect our opinions as much as possible when they’re making music. Outfits are decided by all of us as well. What we participated the most in with this release is the choreography though. All of us worked with foreign dance instructors to create the choreography, especially for ‘Can’t Nobody’ and ‘Go Away.’ We spent a lot of time on it and made sure to pick moves that we could enjoy performing on stage.”

What actually didn’t reflect the members’ opinions was the CD album jacket. CL stated, “The jacket is what presents our music. I want to someday be able to design it ourselves.”

Recently, one PD commented, “Girl groups are all the same, but I can tell apart 2NE1 instantly.” 2NE1 laughed when the statement was delivered, with CL expressing, “We agree that we’ve differentiated ourselves. Our image and everything is quite different (laughter). I want to think of it as a compliment. We’re different, but not wrong.”

2NE1 also monitors various message boards after they perform. Despite some hateful replies, they claim that they’re not too upset by it. CL stated, “Even I admit that I have some weird pictures out there (laughter). But that’s the real side of me, so I don’t take it to heart.” Minzy added, “Actually, I’m more upset by having no replies as opposed to hateful replies. I’d rather just think of everything positively.”

The members went on to talk about their senior group, Big Bang, and how they were shy when they first debuted. Big Bang didn’t have a lot of experience conversing with other artists outside of YG Entertainment and felt unfamiliar with journalists and broadcast halls. 2NE1, however, revealed that the were even more shy.

CL stated, “Even now, it’s still very awkward. I was standing in the corner of our waiting room during our comeback. What we really can’t do are variety programs. We decided to just stick to music because it was so difficult.”

Dara added, “We have a tendency to look kind of foolish when we’re not on stage. I’ve also heard that we’re a bit immature.”

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Promising actor, Sandara Park of girl group 2NE1, says that she wants to concentrate on her music activities first.

In a recent interview, Sandara Park speaks about her plans for acting, in response to the many rumors about it, “Someday, I would like to act, but now does not seem to be the right time,” she said, stressing on her focus on her music activities.

After one year, 2NE1 recently introduced their full album. Because of the long time wherein the girls were in hiatus, the full regular album was met with much affection. And the activities are also big, making the girls busy.

Dara appeared in “The Return of Iljimae” in 2009, and we asked about what she thought of her performance there, and she told us with total lack of candidness, “Every time someone watches “The Return of Iljimae” episode, I always fall quiet since I am a little embarrassed,” she continued, “I feel that my previous appearances in dramas and acting was not enough, and acting is not easy.”

She also said, “One day I would love to try acting again. This is something I must approach very carefully,” she continued, “Now, I am content with acting on stage.”

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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20100915n07185
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara

A/N: Part of me is disappointed. But another part of me rejoices that she is going to be focused, and not too stressed with acting and music activities.