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Article: Manila Bulletin – “2NE1′s ‘Crush’ Achieves ‘All-Kill’ Status”

2NE1′s ‘Crush’ achieves ‘all-kill’ status

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2NE1 swept the Korean music charts following the release of their new album “Crush” last night.

The single “Come Back Home” landed at No. 1 on several Korean real-time charts to achieve “all-kill” status.

According to chart tracker Instiz, the song is No. 1 on Melon, Bugs, Olleh, Soribada, Naver, Daum, Cyworld, Monkey3 and Genie.

Eight other songs from the album are also on the top 10 of Naver’s real-time chart.

2NE1 also occupied the top nine slots on Olleh’s real-time chart.

The girl group will be starting their “All or Nothing” world tour on March 1 and 2 in Seoul.

At a press conference last week in Seoul, American concert director Travis Payne praised 2NE1 members.

“BOM is like a lovely fairy, while CL is a lovely hard-worker. MINZY is an amazing dancer who knows how to enjoy music,” said Payne, adding that Sandara Park is a “funky angel.”

He added, “The four combined makes them powerful musicians. I worked with many female groups in the past, but compared to others, all members of 2NE1 have the advantages to become artists.”

Payne previously worked with the late Michael Jackson and Big Bang’s G-Dragon.

“Crush” contains 10 tracks including, “Come Back Home,” “Gotta Be You,” “Crush,” “If I Were You,” “Good to You,” “Happy,” “Scream,” “Baby I Miss You,” and an acoustic version of “Come Back Home.” It will be released in music stores in Korea on March 7.

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Article: Yahoo PH – “2NE1 Takes Over Music Charts with 2nd Full-length Album ‘Crush’”

2NE1 takes over music charts with 2nd full-length album ‘Crush’

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2NE1 has made a successful comeback after a long hiatus, as it took over music charts following the release of its 2nd full-length album ‘Crush’ at midnight of February 27th.

As of 8AM (KST) on February 27th, 2NE1’s double title songs ‘Come Back Home’ and ‘Gotta Be You’ ranked highly on music charts like Melon, Mnet, Bugs, and Genie, and also overtook Girls’ Generation’s ‘MR.MR.’ which had been released earlier at 5PM (KST) on February 24th.

‘Come Back Home’ was a joint production by Teddy, PK, and Dee.P and is a multiple genre song that incorporates R&B, reggae, and Hip-hop styles. There was also an unplugged version of ‘Come Back Home’ included in the album. ‘Gotta Be You’ was produced by Teddy, PK, and MASTA WU, and is described as a song with a popular appeal, and the main part in which Minzy and Park Bom cries ‘GOTTA BE YOU’ leaves a very strong impression.

The album also contained songs like ‘CRUSH’, ‘If I Were You’, ‘Baby I Miss You’, ‘SCREAM’, and ‘MTBD’ which leader CL wrote lyrics for. Among the songs included on the album, CL wrote lyrics for 5 songs while also composing for 3, and was proof of her talent in song composition.

2NE1 will begin their 2nd world concert tour ‘AON: All or Nothing’, starting with Korea on March 1st and 2nd, where they will perform their new 2nd album songs for the first time at Seoul’s Olympic Park SK Handball Stadium.

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Photos: Official HQ/HD Pictures of Fierce and Badass 2NE1 for their New Album “Crush”

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News: 2NE1 Entered Top 10 in America’s Itunes Album Chart

2NE1, entered top 10 in America’s iTunes album chart..’Power’

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[OSEN=Hwang Mi Hyun] A group 2NE1 showed the power of entering into top 10 of America’s iTunes comprehensive album chart.

2NE1 entered into top 10 with the new album ‘CRUSH’ on the comprehensive album chart that America’s iTunes released on the afternoon of February 27th(Korean time). Including Kid Cudi, 2NE1 joined the group of famous stars such as Beck, who got the grand award in Grammy Awards, and Romeo Santos and so on.

2NE1 released the new album ‘CRUSH’ at midnight on this day, and with the double title songs ‘COME BACK HOME’ and ‘GOTTA BE YOU’, they showed the dignity of completely dominating 1st place in all music websites in Korea.

They created sensation in Korea’s music market and at the same time, they are standing out in global music market so they predicted the sensation toward this album.

‘COME BACK HOME’ is a dance song with a crossover genre that mixed several genres of reggae and hip hop. Especially, the restoring-the-old melody was added to the sound that can be calmly heard at the intro and took care of well-refined beauty 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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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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Official: YG’s Notice for 2NE1’s New Album “Crush” + Pre-Order Start at YG E-Shop

[NOTICE] RELEASE OF 2NE1’S NEW ALBUM “CRUSH” ON MARCH 7!

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Hello, this is a message from YG Entertainment.

We announce the disclosure of 2NE1’s new songs on February 27 and
the release of their new album “CRUSH” on March 7.

The biggest reason for 2NE1’s popularity is their music!
2NE1 is coming back with a new album filled with their original music, four years after their first regular album.

2NE1 has been working hard to make an album that can be recognized by fans,
who have waited 2NE1’s new music for a long time.
Plus, they have also been doing their best to make more original and 2NE1-like music and now,
they have finally completed the album.
The new album has total 10 “the most 2NE1-like songs”, which 2NE1 can confidently present to our times.

A true heart, original resolution, hard-work, capabilities, and self-confidence.
2NE1’s new album “CRUSH” has been created based on all those values as well as 2NE1’s passionate efforts for a new leap forward!

For more information, please read the following.

♦ 2NE1 NEW ALBUM CRUSH ♦

▶ Reservation schedule : the day that will be announced later ~ March 6, 2014 (Thu.)
▶ Where to make reservation: YG e-shop and on/off-line record shops
▶ Date of release of music : February 27, 2014 (Thu.) 0am (12 o’clock in the night)
▶ Date of release of album : March 7, 2014 (Fri.)
▶ Composition (announced later)

▶ 2NE1 NEW ALBUM CRUSH track list

01. CRUSH
With an exciting beat and rhythmical rap and melody which center around a powerful lead synth sound,
This song is easy for anyone to sing along at first hearing.
The mixture of the style of different genres including dance, trap, and rock beat, adds to the excitement,
Showing the distinguished color of 2NE1.

02. COME BACK HOME (TITLE)
This cross-over dance music created by combining different genres including R&B, reggae, and hip-hop
Is a sophisticated song where a modern sound source is put over popular retro melody, the megatrend of
contemporary music.
The later part of the song entertains listeners with a fresh twist into trap, one of the hottest genres of
EDM.
It is a strongly catchy song with an easy chorus melody and lyrics, which make listeners want to sing along
it continuously, at first hearing.

03. GOTTA BE YOU (TITLE)
The intro part is composed of a unique synth sound and rhythmical rapping
And the later part mixes a powerful and exciting beat with an old-school style melody.
It is a cross-over dance music where trap and elements of EDM are combined together.

04. IF I WERE YOU
A tender piano and unique string sound,
As well as a magnificent drum beat stand out in this sentimental ballad.

05. GOOD TO YOU
A sentimental melody that flows tranquilly like a stream, and a mellow piano sound stand out in this ballad.

06. MTBD (CL SOLO)
MTBD is CL’s solo and a trap music that is composed of a tense drum beat, low bass, and unique synth
sound.
The witty lyrics written by CL by using the concept of “mental collapse”, one of the cultural icons of our
times, entertain listeners.

07. HAPPY
A shuffle beat centering around a magnificent electronic guitar sound and the progress in a major code,
As well as a sentimental chorus melody catch ears in this pop song.

08. SCREAM
A powerful drum beat, catchy “Scream” hook line, and unique synth sound catch ears
In this energetic electronic-dance song.
In the intro part, it progresses in a minor code and an ear-catching rap and mid-to-low-pitched melody
add to the energy, While in the later part, a chorus melody in a light major code brings the mood to the
climax powerfully.

09. BABY I MISS YOU
A dreamy sound of electronic piano, unusual code progress that feels mystical,
And the lyrics about a secret crush between a man and woman are catching ears in this sweet urban
R&B song.

10. COME BACK HOME (UNPLUGGED VER.)
Another version of the title track, which is a reinterpretation of the title in an acoustic guitar version.
This song gives a sentimental feel that is different from the dance version, and the unique voice of each
member stands out in this version.

We ask for your interest and support.

Thank you.

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Twitter: Hot, Androgynous “Dara-Oppa” Tweets her Official “Crush” Photo

DARA -OPPPAAAAAAA!!! Crushing on you so so so hard! ❤

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