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Photo/Official: Gorgeous, Badass, Blue-Haired Dara for 2NE1’s Album “Crush” Teaser Picture

OH. MY. GOD.

DARA-OPPPAAAAAAAAAA WELCOME BACK! ❤

Dara seriously looks so so so good! She looks a tad androgynous, but I love it! Her eyebrows are blue-ish! Oh wow, I am so loving this! Probably just a wig, but she seriously looks good in this teaser.. ^_^ Crush’s “Come Back Home” music video looks promising and badass! ❤ I’m sorry, I think I’m rambling, this teaser short-circuited my brain! Gah! ❤

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Photos+Trans: 2NE1’s “The Listening” Event and Translations to Fan’s Review of “Crush”

They surely treated the 21 Secret Listeners like VIPs! Steak, snacks, 2NE1 goodies, the works! ❤

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Some anecdotes from the fan:

“Crush” is a fast upbeat song like I am the Best and Can’t Nobody. It’s very unique for a first song in the album, and leaves a mysterious kind of atmosphere. It gives off a very strong impression of 2NE1, a 2NE1 song through and through. The members all shouted “Nolza, Nolza, Nolza” at the end of the song, and it left a great impression.

“Come Back Home” has a pop and reggae and R&B feel that is unlike 2NE1’s past songs. Once you listen to the song, you’ll have the understanding of why it’s the track of the album. It’s a very fresh song, and the verse and chorus are very memorable. The members’ vocals were amazing in the song. 

“너 아님 안돼” has a chorus by Bom and it is a pop song with mid tempo and up tempo beats. Somehow, the song reminds the listener of “Go Away” and “Love is Ouch.”

“살아 봤으면 해” is like Lonely, It Hurts, and Missing You. It is a sad R&B type song. The fan also said, “Dara’s vocals at the beginning of the song was really dreamy.. I really like Dara’s voice a lot in this song.” 

“착한 여자” is a mid tempo R&B song. It has a subject like CL’s “Nappeun Gizibe,” like saying that 2NE1 are bad girls that are good girls. XD

“멘붕” is a typical YG hip hop song that you would expect that showcases CL’s rapping. This is CL’s solo.

“Happy” is a mid tempo pop song that makes you feel happier and bright. It’s a song that gives the feeling of walking on a road during a sunny day, it has a very happy and warm feel.

“Scream” is the Korean version of the Japanese one. 

“Baby I Miss You” was a fan-favorite. There wasn’t a person at the event that didn’t like the song; their reaction to the song was good. It’s like a very chic and fashionable woman, it gives off  a more matured and sophisticated feel of the songs found in the first mini-album (like the girl in the first mini-album grew up into the woman in this song). It’s a song that you’d want to listen to over and over. A song you’d look forward to listening to weekly, but still want to listen more. It’s like people who’ve never eaten chicken don’t crave it, but people who have tasted chicken would want to eat more and more of it.

“Come Back Home, Unplugged” is the highlight of the song. It’s the music people would’ve wanted to listen more to. It’s a simple song to listen to. It minimized the instruments but maximized and highlighted the voices of the members. It’s a good song that made people teary-eyed after we listened to it.

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News: 2NE1 Disclosed Track List of Second Regular Album… CL’s Contribution to the Album is Significant

2NE1 DISCLOSED TRACK LIST OF SECOND REGULAR ALBUM… CL’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ALBUM IS SIGNIFICANT

[스포츠조선 이정혁 기자] The track list of 2NE1’s second regular album “CRUSH” has been disclosed. 2NE1 is to release their second regular album, four years after the first one.

The track list of 2NE1’s new album that was disclosed on the 19 at 10pm on YG’s official blog (www.yg-life.com) shows that 2NE1’s leader CL has greatly contributed to the new album.

CL composed or wrote the lyrics of three songs including track No.1 “CRUSH”, “IF I WERE YOU”, and “BABY I MISS YOU”. She also wrote the lyrics of her solo tracks “MTBD” and “SCREAM”. As such, CL exerted her talent as a singer-songwriter, composing three songs and writing the lyrics of five songs among total 10 songs of the new album.

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As CL now takes part in songwriting, adding to her outstanding rap and vocal, expectations for a new change in 2NE1’s color are further heightening.

Some titles in the track list arouse curiosity. The interesting titles include “COME BACK HOME”, a song that has the same title with Taiji & Boys’ “Come Back Home”, which was the title track of Taiji & Boys’ fourth regular album that created sensation in 1995, “GOOD TO YOU”, which is totally contrary to CL’s solo single “THE BADDEST FEMALE”, and “MTBD”. The titles alone are enough to catch eyes as much as the songs themselves are.

Notably, title track “COME BACK HOME” is a cross-over song with a mixture of R&B, reggae, and hip-hop elements, which was made by YG’s main producer TEDDY and other YG producers together. An unplugged version of the song is also contained in the album, which is drawing all the more attention from fans.

For the new album, YG’s leading producers were all called out. It is expected to be an album that well expresses YG’s color and 2NE1’s character, with contribution by TEDDY who has been working with 2NE1 since the team’s debut, CHOICE 37 who has written BIGBANG’s “BAD BOY” and G-DRAGON’s “ONE OF A KIND”, and PK who wrote BIGBANG’s “MONSTER”.

“COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU” have been selected as the double title of 2NE1’s second regular album and the music of the album will be disclosed on on-line music-streaming sites at 12am on the 26. The off-line album will be released on March 7 and total four music videos have been made to entertain fans.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 holds the Seoul concert of their second world tour “ALL OR NOTHING” on March 1 and 2 at Olympic Park SK Handball Hall located in Seoul.

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News: 2NE1, ‘Come Back Home’ – ‘Gotta Be You’ double title..Will be released on 27th

2NE1, ‘Come Back Home’ – ‘Gotta Be You’ double title..Will be released on 27th

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[OSEN=이혜린 기자] YG Entertainment announced on the 19 that girl group 2NE1, who has been creating sensation before their imminent comeback, will release a new album that includes new songs “COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU” on the 27th.

YG’s head Yang Hyun Suk posted the announcement on YG’s blog on the day and said 2NE1 will change the time for the release of their new songs to 0am on the 27, two days later than the original schedule which was set at 0am on the 25. The album will be released on March 7 as originally planned.

Yang went on to say, “The reason why the schedule has been put off is because we decided to release the new album on a more meaningful day. In the second regular album of 2NE1, three songs composed and written by CL for the first time will be contained and as it happens, February 26 is CL’s birthday. We ask for your understanding”.

He also added a detailed explanation about 2NE1’s new songs.

The first title is “COME BACK HOME”. Yang explains, “Since the title is the same with Seotaiji And Boys’ ‘COME BACK HOME’ that was super famous, many people may think of that song. But 2NE1’s ‘COME BACK HOME’ is a totally different song that has the lyrics and melody of a woman missing her lost lover”.

Then, Yang said, “The song is co-produced by YG’s main producer TEDDY and other producers. The genre is cross-over in which a variety of elements of R&B, reggae, and hip-hop are mixed”.

An unplugged version of the song will be also contained in the album. Because the two versions have totally different atmosphere, two different versions of music video will be made. All of them will be disclosed on the 28.

The second title is a song titled “GOTTA BE YOU”. According to Yang, “This song with a quick tempo is co-produced by YG producer TEDDY and PK. It is equipped with a popular appeal and the melody of the main part in which BOM cries ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ leaves a very strong impression”.

Total four music videos have been created for 2NE1’s new album. Yang announced, “On the 28, two versions of ‘COME BACK HOME’s music video will be disclosed and then, the video of the other title ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ and another music video of “HAPPY”, which was shot in the United States, will be disclosed in turn”.

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News: YG Announces 2NE1′s Album Postponement, Title Tracks, Music Videos and Other Details

YG Announces 2NE1′s Album Postponement, Title Tracks, Music Videos and Other Details

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On February 18, YG Entertainment gave an update on 2NE1‘s comeback, announcing a two day postponement to their second album release.

YG Life posted an announcement that stated 2NE1′s album, which was scheduled to be released on February 24, will be released on February 26 at 12AM (technically February 27). The offline release date is still the same at March 7.

YG explained that since CL has written and composed three songs in the album for the first time, it would be more meaningful if the album was released on February 26, which is her birthday.

The announcement also stated that there will be two title tracks. The first title track is “Come Back Home.” It has the same title as one of the most famous Seotaiji and Boys’ songs, “Come Back Home” in 1995. However, 2NE1′s “Come Back Home” is a completely different song about longing for a lover who has left. “Come Back Home” is produced by YG’s star producer Teddy and is a crossover genre of R&B, reggae and hip-hop.

The album will also contain an unplugged version of “Come Back Home” but since it is so different from the original track, two different versions of the music video will be made and both released on February 28.

The second title track is called “Gotta Be You,” which is co-produced by Teddy and PK. It is a fast-tempo song with a strong melody that can be enjoyed by general public.

YG also announced that there will be four different music videos in total for 2NE1′s second album. After the two versions of “Come Back Home” on February 28, “Gotta Be You” and “Happy,” which was filmed in the US, will be released as well.

Finally, the announcement stated that the track list for 2NE1′s second album will be released tomorrow night at 10PM (KST).

In other news, Girls’ Generation has also announced a delay to their comeback, causing many to wonder about 2NE1 going head-to-head with them.

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News: 2NE1 Invites Fans to their Private Music – Listening Event Before Comeback

2NE1 INVITES 21 FANS TO THEIR PRIVATE MUSIC-LISTENING EVENT BEFORE COMEBACK

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[스포츠조선=이정혁 기자] 2NE1 holds a private music-listening event titled “THE LISTENING”.

2NE1 is to release a new regular album three and a half years after the release of their first regular album “TO ANYONE” in September 2010. Before the disclosure of the music of their second regular album “CRUSH” on-line at midnight on the 25 this month, 2NE1 holds private music-listening event “THE LISTENING” in Seoul on the 20.

21 people including fans selected through on-line music-streaming sites and from 2NE1 fan club, as well as experts from different fields, will be invited to the event. It will be a precious opportunity for 2NE1 to disclose the new songs they ambitiously created to the guests and to listen to their review of the songs in advance before the official release of the album. The location and time of the event will be known only to the 21 selected listeners.

The poster of “THE LISTENING” event, which was disclosed on NAVER MUSIC on the 17 is catching the eyes of many people, with its mystical feel. In the poster, there is a hand that is stretched out to light in the space and the title of the event “’PRIVATE EVENT THE LISTENING” with words “2NE1 NEW ALBUM CRUSH”.

Generally, a showcase is held before a singer releases a new album, but 2NE1 holds this unusual private music-listening event. This is the expression of 2NE1’s confidence in the new album that they want to receive a fair evaluation for the album on which they have been working hard for a long time, from fans and experts of different fields.

In their first regular album “TO ANYONE”, 2NE1 attempted a wide variety of genres including electronic, hip-hop, and slow tempo. Plus, they have entertained fans with their bold trial of new genres and dramatic transformations for every new song. Thus, it is worthwhile to pay attention to what review the experts will give to 2NE1’s new music at the event.

2NE1’s new album contains total ten songs and it is known that there will be three songs that are composed and written by CL for the first time in the album. So, fans are paying keen attention to the album.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 will disclose the performance of the new songs in their second regular album at the Seoul concert of their second world tour “ALL OR NOTHING”, which will be held on March 1 and 2 at Olympic Park SK Handball Hall located in Seoul.

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News: Will 2NE1 ‘Crush’ Girls’ Generation In ‘All Or Nothing’ Battle?

Will 2NE1 ‘Crush’ Girls’ Generation In ‘All Or Nothing’ Battle? Billboard Highlights February 24 Release Date For Both Album Comebacks!

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As 2NE1 prepares for their epic comeback, everyone is buzzing about their full-length album release date—the same day as Girls’ Generation.

As the two biggest K-pop girl groups in the world, 2NE1 and Girls’ Generation will be releasing two new albums on February 24—”Crush” and “Mr.Mr.,” respectively.

And while Girls’ Generation has already released a music video teaser for their comeback single “Mr.Mr.,” 2NE1 fans are still waiting for their own single and music video.

According to Billboard, “Crush” will drop on February 24, along with a teaser for the music video of the yet-to-be-announced single.

The single will then have its music video release on February 28, with reportedly “the largest budget for the group” at $470,000.

This is a slightly different tactic from Girls’ Generation, who will release the music video for “Mr.Mr.” on February 19, ahead of the album release.

It’s hard to tell whether this is intentional, but everyone is anticipating the epic music chart war that will descend upon K-pop when 2NE1 and Girls’ Generation release their albums at the same time.

Recently, 2NE1 has received a lot of worldwide attention, including a recent guest star appearance on popular ABC reality series “The Bachelor” and a new endorsement for CL with Maybelline New York.

In addition, 2NE1 has been covering the preparations and plans for their upcoming world tour “All or Nothing.”

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News: American Billboard Says “2NE1’s Chance of Entering Billboard Chart is Getting High,” Spotlighting 2NE1

AMERICAN BILLBOARD SAYS “2NE1’S CHANCE OF ENTERING BILLBOARD CHART IS GETTING HIGH”, SPOTLIGHTING 2NE1

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[OSEN=박현민 기자] American Billboard mentioned the chance of 2NE1’s entry into Billboard chart, in its special feature about 2NE1 who will come back with a regular album soon, four years after the release of their first album in 2010.

On the 13 this month, YG Entertainment’s head producer Yang Hyun Suk announced the release of 2NE1’s second regular album by posting the first FROM YG message in a year on YG’s official blog (www.yg-life.com). The news has been welcomed by 2NE1 fans in and out the country and now, Billboard has expressed its interest in the new album of 2NE1, which is attracting keen attention from music fans.

On the 12 (local time), Billboard expressed its expectations for 2NE1’s new album, saying, “According to a posting on YG’s blog by Yang Hyun Suk, the head producer of 2NE1’s label and one of the “2014 Billboard International Power Players”, 2NE1’s new album titled “CRUSH” will be filled with wholly new songs”.

Billboard drew attention with its presumption that “One of 2NE1’s singles released in Japan will be translated into Korean to be included in the album. The song is highly likely to be “Scream”, a single released in 2012, which stayed in the top 20 place in “Japan Hot 100”.

Plus, Billboard cited the FROM YG message posted by Yang, to say, “There will be three songs directly written and composed by leader CL for the first time, in the new album. Those new songs will be disclosed for the first time at Seoul concert of 2NE1’s world tour on March 1. On February 24, all the songs will be released and the teaser of the music video will be also disclosed.”

Billboard went on to mention the music video that will be disclosed on the 28. Billboard expressed its special expectations for the music video by stating, “Past music videos of 2NE1 seem to have needed quite a large amount of budget. Notably, Yang referred to the new music video, that ‘the largest-ever amount of budget was put into the music video and a high quality computer graphic work was necessary’”.

Billboard also drew music fans’ attention, saying, “Because 2NE1 has carried out a series of promotions in the United States, including their appearance in America’s Arena Show and other TV shows, they have a high chance of entering Billboard top 200”.

Meanwhile, the music of 2NE1’s second regular album will be disclosed on on-line music streaming websites on the 24 at midnight. 2NE1 will present the performance of the songs of their second regular album for the first time at Seoul concert of their second world tour “AON(ALL OR NOTHING)”, which will be held on March 1 and 2 at Olympic Park SK Olympic Handball Hall located in Seoul.

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News: 500 Million Won Budgeted for 2NE1’s New MV: Top Secret Work With New Director

500 MILLION WON BUDGETED FOR 2NE1’S NEW MV: TOP SECRET WORK WITH NEW DIRECTOR

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[OSEN=이혜린 기자] YG’s girl group 2NE1 is about to showcase a grand scale music on Feb 24.

2NE1’s new full album, the first one in 6 years, is to be filled with new songs. And their music video is worth a whopping 500 million won. This blockbuster-level video is even unprecedented for YG, an entertainment agency that often showcases grand MV’s.

To set it apart from other MV’s, new directors and staffers were involved in the making. Which director is involved is kept as top secret, but according to the crew, it is done by someone completely new who has never worked on music videos yet.

YANG HYUN SUK, on YG’s official blog uploaded on Feb 13, wrote about the comeback, “The music video (MV) of 2NE1’s latest title song, which is an MV with the largest budget for the group, requires high level of computer graphic work. So a teaser video will be unveiled first on February 24th, and then a completed version on February 28th.”

He added, “2NE1’s 2nd full album is titled “CRUSH,” which means “break” or “destroy,” but could also be used when saying “having a crush on someone.” Since this is the first album in many years, rather than focusing on the structural aspect of the album, we put more thoughts and effort into choosing every single soundtrack, as though every one of them is the title song.”

There will be a total of 10 songs in this album, and 3 of them are composed by CL. 2NE1’s first performance will be held at Seoul concert of their 2nd World Tour on March 1.

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YG Invests 500 Million Won into Production for 2NE1′s Music Video

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CEO Yang Hyun Suk invested approximately 500 million Won (roughly 470,000 USD) in2NE1‘s music video, an amount comparable to the budget of a blockbuster flick!

Although YG Entertainment has always produced music videos of sizable scale, the budget allocated for 2NE1′s music video production costs this time is an exceptional amount.

In order to produce a music video that stands apart from the rest, YG Entertainment is keeping it a big secret as to who they will select as producer and part of their team of staff. Word has it that the producer will be a new face in the industry.

CEO Yang Hyun Suk announced previously that 2NE1’s title track music video will contain CG work and be released on February 28. The teaser clip for the music video will be released on February 24.

2NE1 will be making their comeback with second album, “CRUSH” on february 24. “CRUSH” will feature ten tracks and the third track is said to have been composed by CL.

On march 1, 2NE1 will give their first comeback performance in Seoul to kick off their world tour.

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News: 2NE1’s New Album in 4 Years Concert + 10 New Songs “Promised”

2NE1, new album in 4 years…Concert+10 new songs “Promised”

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[OSEN=Park Hyun Min] YG Entertainment(YG) reduced curiosity that people specifically have toward the news of 2NE1’s new album, plan for promotion activities and after party and so on.

YG Yang Hyun Suk representative producer announced such news with a posting titled ‘News about 2NE1’ on the official blog on 13th and got the attention of lots of people.

# 2NE1’s album release date+10 listed songs.

CEO Yang said “2NE1, who is in their 6th year since the debut, gets to release the regular album that is filled with new songs for the first time” and added “Releasing the album that is filled with new songs is first time in 6 years since the debut” and requested to look forward.

Also, he said “2NE1’s 2nd album is going to be released online through online music website on the midnight of February 24th, but the offline release of the album is expecting to be a week after that. Because music video has lots of computer graphics work still left, the teaser will be released on 24th and the complete version will be released on 28th” and revealed.

According to YG, the leader CL was active in writing the lyrics-composing the song for this album and not only 2NE1’s album, but also planned CL’s solo album within this year.

# Comeback and after party…Correct the misunderstanding

CEO Yang Hyun Suk also emphasized 2NE1’s continuous activities. CEO Yang said “2NE1’s not enough activities for last few years were just too bad” and added “I wish to promise 2NE1’s continuous activities this year” and described.

In addition, he also corrected few wrong expressions about the concert after party. CEO Yang said “2NE1 after party will only take place once on March 2nd, the day Seoul performance is wrapped up, and it is possible to enter for free for people who came to concert at least one of the days out of two day performance” and revealed.

The associates of YG said “We prepared the club party to celebrate 2NE1’s second world tour performance and also for releasing the regular 2nd album in few years so we wish it can be a good memory to 2NE1 members and the fans” and requested.

Meanwhile, the associates of YG got the attention by announcing additional information about the details later on such as 2NE1’s title song and track list and so on through this blog’s official statement.

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New 2NE1 Album ‘CRUSH’ To Feature 3 Songs By CL, According To YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk

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YG Entertainment co-founder and CEO Yang Hyun Suk sent his yearly message to fans on Wednesday, a practical State of the Union for the K-pop label.

And though Yang’s letter covered a variety of topics, the majority of the music mogul’s message was devoted to the popular girl group 2NE1.

“Just hearing the name 2NE1 makes our hearts throb,” Yang wrote.

“People who are not familiar with the details might think I am overreacting when I say that, but I do so because 2NE1, who made their debut six years ago, will be unveiling a full-length album of new material of for the very first time.”

He then launched into a brief history of the group’s recordings.

“2NE1 released their first album four years ago in September of 2010, but it was an album with just a few new songs added to previous [material that had been released on] soundtracks,” Yang wrote.

Their new 2NE1 album, “CRUSH,” is scheduled for release on Feb. 24.

According to Yang, the band’s frontwoman, CL, stepped up her level of creative involvement on the album.

“The part that you have to really look at in 2NE1’s new album is that CL, the leader, included a whopping three songs that she composed, for the first time ever in her life,” he wrote.

“You are the ones to judge the quality of her music. But when I first listened to CL’s very own song, the one word that described my feeling was ‘surprised.’ Which is only natural, because I have known CL for eight years and I never expected her to produce a song like this, and the song was too good to be her very first one.”

“CL is one of the very few South Korean female rappers who is known for her charismatic performance and outstanding fashion sense, and I am sure creating her own song will act as a foothold for CL to take another leap forward,” he added.

“I can tell that this will bring big changes to 2NE1’s future music, while also lighting a path for CL to produce her own solo album.”

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