Oh wow! Dara so so so pretty! ❤ Another BTS pic! Kekeke! Thanks for updating with this one, Bommie! ❤
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Starts at 3:45! I just love how the members went all excited and envious when they heard that Cheondoongie got a home-cooked meal from Dara! Adorable MBLAQ are forever adorable! Doongie shares the story of Dara’s home-cooked breakfast! ^_^
[KBS World] ‘K-Pop Backstage Chat’ Ep.12 with MBLAQ
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I seriously cannot tell who is saying what, hahaha! But the girls are totally adorable and cute in Line! ❤
It’s Big Park and Small Park , right??ㅋㅋㅋ
[BOM] Ah really, I should just write Bom, right?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[BOM] Cute ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆
From now on, we shall imitate Yang-sajangnim speech *^^*
I… When I was still a trainee, the president would always ask when he sees me… Every time… “Are you eating candy?” Does I really look like it? ㅠㅋㅋㅋ
MINZY: ㅋㅋ Darong looks like it ㅋㅋ It’s because your cheeks are round that it looks like Darong is eating candy in her mouth ㅋㅋㅋ
MINZY: 2NE1 aims for a strong finish …<Lo…lo..ve,., you very much, sajangnim~~>
Ah, ah, this is Chaerin, ovah
I love Blackjacks, ovah
I am Yanggaeng
kkk
BOM) Ah, just use your name ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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Source: 2NE1 Line
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara
It’s already July, which means that summer has been around for quite some time here in the northern hemisphere. But with summer singles continually popping up on the K-pop scene lately, it seems as if we’re ushering in the summer season anew with every release. 2NE1 is the latest to join the bandwagon, having dropped their digital single “Falling In Love” and subsequent music video only a couple of days ago. Check out the MV below:
There’s something about the earnestness and novelty of summer singles that makes them immune to the usual sense of seriousness and self-importance that tends to characterize K-pop music, and 2NE1 is no exception to the latter rule. Sure, YG certainly deserves points for being ballsy and unabashedly bizarre at times with their material, but it gets suffocating to see the same tropes being played out again and again in 2NE1′s material. In comparison, the video for “Falling In Love” is light and refreshing, and while it’s not as “creative” as 2NE1′s usual works, it still sneaks in just enough of that weird 2NE1 flair (gold spray-painted male models flanking Minzy at the pool, for instance) to ensure that the video stays far from being blah. Likewise, the song has a zany beat typical of 2NE1′s music, but still keeps its summery, reggae-inspired flavor at the forefront.
Admittedly, there’s not much to say about “Falling In Love” apart from it being a fun, light summer tune that reflects 2NE1′s unique style in its classic beach-ready beat. Some might take offense at this rather blase assessment of 2NE1′s highly anticipated comeback song (after a year long absence, no less!), claiming that “Falling In Love” is just a digital single, nothing more than a fun, radio-friendly summer tune with an August expiration date, and that YG is saving the good stuff for 2NE1′s real comeback in a couple of months.
But in all honesty, I prefer this toned down, agendaless 2NE1 over a 2NE1 that is blatantly trying to “make a statement” through a needlessly gaudy comeback single. There’s something about summer songs that are light, novel, and temporary, but “Falling In Love” does a good job of maintaining that carefree attitude without cheapening the entire production. The last thing anyone really wants is a fun, summer single that is trying too hard — and let’s be real here: relaxed, fun 2NE1 makes for a much more refreshing experience than tryhard 2Ne1.
I guess the one thing I really love about “Falling In Love” is that it’s fun in every way: it has a fun beat and a cute music video, but more importantly, it’s executed and presented in a way that doesn’t make a huge production out of itself. I mean, YG literally just plopped it onto the K-pop scene with one teaser image and virtually zero fanfare afterwards. It’s a practice expected of a summer digital single, but that same carefree attitude (in both the PR surrounding the release and the release itself) is one that is not seen enough in the oftentimes overproduced world of K-pop. 2NE1 tends to be particularly guilty of this, which makes it all the nicer to see “Falling In Love” being as understated as it is.
This is what makes summer K-pop singles so great. They’re commercial as hell and tend to run on the cheap side when it comes to production value, but hey — isn’t this what guilty pleasures are made of? Songs that would otherwise be horrifying to listen to become acceptable or even enjoyable because they are made to accompany happy summer memories. In many ways, summer K-pop singles embody the ideal summer perfectly — vapid and juvenile at times, but nonetheless carefree and fun. Of course, let’s not pretend that the bulk of us aren’t spending our summers sitting in our air-conditioned homes watching Netflix all day, but this makes the case for the greatness of summer singles even stronger: why go to Bora Bora and drink champagne on the beach when you can do so vicariously by listening to DBSK‘s “Hi Ya Ya“?
Obviously, “Falling In Love” boasts a higher production and creative value than “Hi Ya Ya” and other novel summer singles, which makes it slightly less of a guilty pleasure and more of a song and MV that can be enjoyed for its musical and creative appeal, and not just as a summery mood-maker. In all likelihood, 2NE1 will be going back to its leather-and-spikes, Baddest-Bitches-of-K-pop image for their actual comeback that we will still love like we always have – but just like the fleeting summer, “Falling In Love” is a glimpse of a relaxed and happy 2NE1 that isn’t out to impress, but just to have fun.
Rating: 4/5
Written by: Patricia@Seoulbeats
NEWS: 2NE1, “Running Man” Surprise Appearance… First Time On Body-Challenging Variety Show
Note: While YGE already released a statement that 2NE1 is going to appear in Running Man, a different news article was released wherein the PD of Running Man said that while there are talks about 2NE1 being on the show, their appearance/attendance is NOT yet confirmed.
4-member group 2NE1 (CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom, Gong Minzy) is set to appear on SBS “Running Man” for the first time in four years since their debut. This will also be their first variety show intended to challenge their bodies.
According to broadcast officials as announced on Star News, 2NE1’s CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom, Gong Minzy, will be shooting “Running Man” in an undisclosed location, in the middle of this month.
Broadcast officials stated, “2NE1 will be shooting for ‘Running Man‘ next week, the footages filmed may be aired in broadcast at the end of the month,” they said, “2NE1 members are big fans of ‘Running Man’ so they chose the program as their first variety show program guesting for their comeback.”
In September of 2010, 2NE1 appeared as a four-member group in KBS2 TV talk show program “Win Win,” but the four members have yet to attend a variety show that will challenge their physiques through running, moving, and jumping; this will be the first time they will do so since their debut in 2009. 2NE1‘s guesting in “Running Man” is already being paid the highest attention to.
In addition, viewers are also turning their attention to this to see how the 2NE1 members will get along with the “Running Man” members, which include Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Joong Gook, Ji Seok Jin, Gary, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, and Haha.
Previously, 2NE1‘s agency president, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk, revealed the group’s comeback activities to the fans, which includes appearing in more programs, increasing their usual one-show-a-week appearances, this would include variety and entertainment programs in their endeavor.Therefore, for their comeback, they have chosen the program, “Running Man” for their first variety show.
2NE1 members are said to be already excited for this guesting, as they are already exercising harder and are more passionate in their training, as they prepare for their “Running Man” filming.
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Source: Nate
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara
2NE1 Worried More for the Asiana Flight than Delayed Comeback
It could have been disappointing to delay an anticipated comeback, but for the 2NE1 members, their concerns were elsewhere.
During an interview with reporters on July 9, 2NE1 talked about its comeback that was supposed to happen on SBS’ Inkigayo on July 7.
However, due to the sudden Asiana airplane crash in San Francisco on the same day, the music program was canceled and 2NE1’s comeback postponed.
When asked about how they felt about the postponement, the 2NE1 members replied, “We were more worried about the accident than our comeback stage.”
“We heard that the program was canceled after we completed our pre-recording,” said 2NE1. “We’re able to do our stage whenever. We were just really worried about the accident and that had priority.”
The 2NE1 members shared that they weren′t too concerned with the postponement, since they have a lot of things prepared for this round of promotions.
Credit: MWave
I think this car is just fabulous!!!
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2NE1 Turns On The 4 Stage Booster…The First Is With Reggae [Interview]
‘Unrivaled team’, ‘Sound Source monster’, ‘Incomparable artist’, these are phrases that characterize 2NE1, a group of four girls who have recently gained huge popularity with a new reggae-style song ‘Falling In Love‘. Immediately after the sound source release, 2NE1 dominated a number of domestic music charts. Moreover, they received a global attention as they ranked first in 7 of the iTunes Chart worldwide, and ranked high in more than 10 of them.
What’s remarkable about this is that 2NE1 has just started the march. 2NE1 who hasn’t been so active lately except for releasing ‘I Love You‘ last year, plans to make a glorious comeback by showing everything they have prepared for their fans. They declared that they are planning for a ‘4 Stage comeback’ in which they will release new singles and music videos, one per month, from July to October.
“We wanted to present a perfectly-packaged song since each and every piece is wonderful. It is of course good to present all of our songs at the same time in a lump sum but rather, we wanted to highlight the colours of each song. Since we have been working on this for 2 years, we have so many ideas and diverse concepts to share with you.”
The first launch of the unprecedented ‘4 stage booster‘ is the reggae-style ‘Falling In Love’ which captured the minds of 2NE1‘s fans worldwide. They have always dominated the top rank whenever a new single was released, yet members of 2NE1 feel happier than ever.
The leader of the team, CL said as she smiled “I am extremely pleased. It’s been a while like 2 years since we have really buckled down and performed, and yet our fans have given us great attention and love and I really appreciate that. All I can think for now is to return the favour with better performances.” When asked whether she is pressured to produce a good sound source record, she responded with a wit as she said “The one who is really pressured is Teddy who’s producing the song.”
2NE1 has always brought sensations in the industry as they refrained from following the trend of mainstream music and this time they came back with reggae. Members of the team were always interested in reggae and this is well reflected in a number of past hits such as ‘Fire,’ ‘I Don’t Care‘ and many more. They have even released a reggae version of ‘I Don’t Care‘. However, this is the first time for 2NE1 to release an entirely reggae-style song.
“Minzy struggled the most during the recording. She practiced a lot for a reggae-style vocal. Moreover, she worked really hard with Teddy to demonstrate an accurate reggae-style melody in the booth. On the other hand, the rest of the members focused more on reggae moves and choreographs for the stage.”
2NE1 plans to be away from their charismatic image for a while as ‘Falling In Love’ is more of a cheerful and exciting reggae melody. It seems all the more appropriate that they decided to choose bright outfits and choreographs that are in line with the melody.
“You will be able to see us enjoying and laughing on the stage more than ever. We will try to stage an enjoyable and relaxing performance through highlighting the reggae feel of the song. We have never done such a thing before, so it is not easy for us to get used to it as well. I often question myself whether it is okay for me to laugh this much on a stage. I hope that those who watch us feel the positive energy we produce on stages.”
Another issue grabs our attention. As 2NE1 schedules to make monthly comebacks throught the next four months, a fierce competition among YG Entertianment artists is expected. In the next four months Bigbang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang’s solo comebacks will take place as well as Kang Seug Yoon‘s solo and team comeback which will heat up the second quarter of the 2013 music industry. To this, 2NE1 is more excited than worried.
“To think we will be active all together, it is so exciting. Since we have seen how hard our colleagues work, we will always encourage them and root for them. I hope you love our songs as well as songs of our colleagues in YG Entertainment.”
They also didn’t forget to thank their fan club ‘Blackjack‘ who waited for 2NE1 in what seemed to bea long break.
“Our fans are incredible. We didn’t show up for 2 years, yet they trusted us and we are so thankful that they waited. We will return their favour by working harder. You can look forward to it since we are planning to show up on screens more frequently.”
Girl groups, are also subject to change over time. Members of S.E.S, a girl group in the early time, Shoo and Eujene are married and Sea is continuing on her career as a solo artist and a musical actress. Lee Jin and Sung Yu Ri of Fin.K.L, have also moved into the acting industry while Lee Hyori who has made her comeback recently is now a bride-to-be. What is the future of 2NE1?
“No matter how we dream of our future, it will not turn out exactly as we thought. For now, we’ve got so many paths to walk and so many things we can do. We can’t make precise predictions at this time. We just want to do our best until we can and perform as much as we can.”
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Source: Naver Star
PUBLIC RAVES ABOUT 2NE1’S ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ FOR 2 DAYS: A FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW
“I want to show the song to our fans as soon as we can. We want to give this gift that we have been preparing for 2 years, in a very pretty package.” (CL)
On July 8, 2NE1 made a comeback with their digital single ‘FALLING IN LOVE’. On the day of the release, it ranked #1 on 9 different music charts. Currently, (on July 9), it is still the leader on charts.
This is the first release for 2NE1 in 1 long year since ‘I LOVE YOU’, a mix of electronic and trot (the older form of Korean pop music). But because they did not carry out any music related activities with ‘I LOVE YOU’, the Korean fans did not get many chances to see 2NE1. Considering this fact, 2NE1’s comeback is the first in 2 years since July 2011 release of their second mini album.
Last month, CL made a debut with a solo digital single ‘THE BADDEST FEMALE’, which marked the start of 2NE1’s music activities. After ‘FALLING IN LOVE,’ 2NE1 will be releasing one song every month until October.
‘FALLING IN LOVE’, a summery reggae song, is 2NE1’s first attempt at the genre. Its refreshing melody is perfect for the season. This is a collaborated work of YG Entertainment’s main producer TEDDY and CHOICE 37.
CL said, “Our music always have hip-hop as the base, and we add rock or electronic or other genre. Our hit songs ‘FIRE’ and ‘I DON’T CARE’ also have a tinge or reggae feel to it. But ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ is the first one to have full reggae, and we tried to blend the genre into our own colors. We learned some reggae moves from a Japanese choreographer.”
What they did for the new song is quite similar to what the American hip-hop legend SNOOP DOGG would do. When SNOOP DOGG approached reggae, he changed his name to SNOOP LION. The American hip-hop artist and 2NE1 met in person on May 4 when he was in Korea for a concert, and 2NE1 was a guest artist for the show.
CL said, “Spending time with SNOOP ‘uncle’ affected us a lot in many ways. I especially learned a lot from the way he enjoys music.”
On stage, 2NE1 was known for their charismatic female power. But with ‘FALLING IN LOVE’, they are more feminine and comfortable. CL laughed, “We are going to show that we enjoy being on stage. We are not used to this concept yet, and we sometimes think, ‘is it ok to smile on stage?’”
2NE1 is different from other girl groups who are more focused on the concept of “sexy”. To this, CL said, “If that “sexiness” is for the song, and if that’s inspired by the music, then I think it’s ok.”
For 2NE1, “sexy” refers to “confidence and the ability to enjoy, and being natural” (CL), “confidence” (Dara), and “internal beauty” (Minzy).
Their songs rank #1 every time. CL explained, “TEDDY, who produces our song, would probably feel the pressure more than we do. Ranking #1 is important, but the fact that there are fans out there who love us is much more meaningful to us.”
Because their song makes it to the top every release, the group must feel stressed and pressured. Plus, this time, a new song will be released every month until October. To this, CL said, “Whether we feel stressed or not, it does not affect the result. So we are going to do our best every time. That way we would not regret it in the future, no matter how we do on music charts. And when we do feel the pressure, it is having a positive influence on us because that motivates us to make greater songs and move forward.”
As 2NE1 has not had many opportunities to meet the fans on Korean TV, they will be seen a lot more frequently from now on. CL commented, “Dara and Bom really want to go on a lot of variety show programs. It’s a chance for us to show the fans what we’ve got!”
2NE1’s initial plan was to perform ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ on SBS’s music program Inkigayo on July 7. But because of Asiana’s plane crash at San Francisco’s airport, the program was cancelled due to breaking news report. Now they are making an official comeback performance on Mnet’s M Countdown on July 11.
CL emphasized, “Because we can perform any time, we were not upset about it. We are more worried about the people who were on the plane when it crashed. The music program is not important at all, considering what happened to Asiana.”
Each member of 2NE1 is a big star, but they are not much different from any other girls in their 20’s. They want to go on dates like other people do. YG Entertainment used to ban their artists from dating, but now the rule is gone. Dara said, “The CEO told me that I should go on dates. But it’s hard to meet people. I hope someone hits one me!” She giggled shyly.
CL added, “Because we yell out ‘I’M THE BEST’ on stage, people think we are too strong. Not only women, but men also seem to be intimidated by us!”
The youngest of 2NE1, 19-year-old Minzy who made a debut when she was just 15, hoped that “the fans see her mature self on stage.” She added, “I had to socialize with people since I was young, and I deeply feel that it is an important process for me to grow.”
2 years ago when they were interviewed for their 2nd mini album, they told us that their characters are “undefined.” CL explained, “I did not want to put a boundary on ourselves by defining who we are. And we are still the same. That’s why we tried reggae for the first time.” About the songs that are to be released in the future, she said, “the songs embrace a lot of different genre and there will be a big twist!”
On not being able to perform much in Korea, CL explained, “We felt like we stopped ‘rolling’. Our new song makes us feel like we are ‘rolling’ forward again. We told ourselves that we are starting from zero again. We really wanted to perform and see our fans.”
Bom, who was unwell from feeling too nervous about Inkigayo performance on 7th, said, “I am so grateful for the fans that they have waited so long for us. I really wanted to perform. There are so many things to show you, so stay tuned!”
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Source: YG-Life
2NE1 RANKED #1 ON MUSIC CHARTS, “GRATEFUL FOR THE FANS AND MOTIVATED BY POSITIVE PRESSURE”
2NE1, knocking out all music charts with their new song ‘FALLING IN LOVE’, expressed their gratitude for the fans.
In the interview conducted at a café in Seogyodong, Mapogu, Seoul, 2NE1 told us about their thoughts on the comeback of ‘FALLING IN LOVE’.
2NE1’s comeback marked another moment of success for the group as they swept across all Korean music charts and ranked within the top range on overseas iTunes.
2NE1 said, “We are so happy and grateful. Last year, we released ‘I LOVE YOU’, but it’s been 2 years since we properly embarked on music promotion activities. So it’s been long since our last song, and we are thrilled by the positive reaction. We would like to repay this by doing our best on stage.”
Because 2NE1 hits the bull’s eye of success every comeback, they earned a nickname “Music Monster”. And when asked about how they feel about this nickname, they answered, “YG (the producer) would be feeling the pressure more than we would!”
They added, “When we rank the top on music charts, it makes us feel great. But we love it more when we can actually see the reaction of the audience. Actually feeling love and support in the air is more important to us. So although ranking #1 is valuable for us all, it’s not as good as people actually singing our songs or airing our performance more often.”
With the comeback of ‘FALLING IN LOVE’, 2NE1 will be releasing a new song every month until October. The music world is already keeping an eye on the future monthly release dates of 2NE1’s new songs.
The group laughed, “We did not have an opportunity to do this for the last two years. So we are going to do it all at once this year!” They also told us about the pressure and stress from such high expectations.
They said, “Since our debut, we slowly learned how to not be so stressed about our performance and people’s reaction. Whether we feel stressed or not, the result does not change. So we are simply doing our best and devoting all our energy into our performance. We learned that enjoying every process is important.”
They added, “So pressure that comes from such expectations is giving us motivation. Because without it, we can’t develop further or move forward.”
On July 11, 2NE1 will be performing ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ for the first time on Mnet’s M Countdown
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Source: YG-Life
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