News: 2NE1′s “I Am the Best” Rises to the Top of the Charts After Their Appearance on “The Bachelor”

2NE1′s “I Am the Best” Rises to the Top of the Charts After Their Appearance on “The Bachelor”

On January 27, 2NE1 appeared on ABC’s hit reality show “The Bachelor,” fostering a new interest in the girl group in the United States and Canada.

The cast of “The Bachelor” visited YG Entertainment headquarters in South Korea. The show introduced YG to the cast as the place where “K-Pop in South Korea happens,” and compared 2NE1 to the Spice Girls, saying that 2NE1 are megastars in Korea. 2NE1 then welcomed the cast, who came into their dance studio, and taught them the dance to “I Am the Best.”

One of the girls on the show said, awestruck, “2NE1 is huge here in Korea. Their YouTube video has 77 million views. Million. That’s a lot of views.” 2NE1 also invited the “Bachelor” cast to perform with them for “I Am the Best” during their mini concert at Times Square in Seoul.

Following the broadcast of “The Bachelor,” 2NE1’s “I Am the Best” shot up to 3rd place on the U.S. iTunes’ electronic singles chart, and took over the top spot on Canada’s electronic singles chart, as well.

In other news, 2NE1 will be starting their second world tour in March at the Seoul Olympic Park SK Handball Stadium.

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Source: Soompi

News: 2NE1 Appears in ABC Channel’s “The Bachelor” Show ~ “Dance Coaching at YG Office”

2NE1 APPEARS IN ABC CHANNEL’S “THE BACHELOR” SHOW, ‘DANCE COACHING AT YG OFFICE”

[enews24 전수미 기자] 2NE1 appears in American TV channel ABC’s hit reality show “The Bachelor”, proving the team’s status as a global pop star.

“The Bachelor” is ABC channel’s hit reality show which depicts a man’s romantic journey of finding out his soul mate and genuine love among a number of women. The show began in 2002 and has been enjoying a great popularity by displaying men and women’s behaviors and psychology about relationship and marriage. Recently, season 18 of the show is broadcasted.

2NE1 will appear in a date episode of “The Bachelor”’s season 18 that will be aired on the 27 this month at 8pm (local time). The episode will show a group date of former Venezuelan professional soccer player Jan Pablo Galavis, the bachelor, and beautiful women who are competing to be his mate. In the group date, they learn the dance of 2NE1’s hit song “I’M THE BEST”.

The cast and crew of “The Bachelor” came to Korea to shoot the group date of dance lesson. They visited the dance training room of YG Entertainment office to meet 2NE1 members.

2NE1 taught them the dance moves and point choreography of “I’M THE BEST” and “The Bachelor”’s cast members followed 2NE1 to learn the dance in a friendly atmosphere, according to YG insiders. 2NE1 members showed the choreography in front of “The Bachelor”’s cast members and corrected their moves, transferring their dancing know-how.

Plus, 2NE1 performed “I’M THE BEST” with “The Bachelor” members at 2NE1 mini concert held at Time Square in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. Their performance was acclaimed by the audience who crowded the place.

It has been five years since 2NE1 made their debut and 2NE1 has grown into a leading girl group in Korea in both name and substance, by transforming themselves constantly through different musical attempts and creating a number of hit songs. 2NE1 has represented a strong and confident woman with their unique songs such as “I DON’T CARE”, “GO AWAY”, and “I’M THE BEST”.

Such moves of 2NE1 have drawn attention from world-class artists like “Will.I.Am” and “Diplo”. 2NE1 has also exerted their influence as a fashion icon and model for major brands’ campaigns including Adidas’s original ad in which they appeared with Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and designer Jeremy Scott who was the designer of the entire collection of “New Evolution” concert in 2012.

Meanwhile, the episode of “The Bachelor” season 18 in which 2NE1 appears is sponsored by Korea Tourism Organization.

Credits: YG-Life

News: 2NE1 to appear on US show ‘The Bachelor’ ~ Dance Instructors 2NE1 for Back-Up Bachelorettes Dancers

2NE1 to appear on US show ‘The Bachelor’

Korean pop group 2NE1 will be appearing as guests in the new season of the American dating show “The Bachelor.”

The reality TV show will premiere on Jan. 6 next year on ABC with 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis, a former professional football player, as the bachelor.

As part of the new season’s dating trips in different parts of the world, Galavis and the bachelorettes went to Seoul in South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Salt Lake City in Utah, Miami and St. Lucia.

According to ABC, one of the highlights of the season include private concerts by 2NE1, Romeo Santos and Josh Krajcik.

In Seoul, Galavis and six bachelorettes appear as backup dancers at 2NE1′s mini-concert at Times Square mall in Seoul. The taping in Seoul was held last September.

“Jetting off to Seoul, South Korea, Juan Pablo and the remaining women are submerged into a totally different culture,” according to ABC.

It said the Galavis and his bachelorettes were surprised when they learned that they would be the backup dancers for the K-pop group in front of fans.

“Six women are introduced to the South Korean K-pop superstar group 2NE1 who teach them one of their choreographed dances. They are shocked to find out that they will perform as their back up dancers in front of a huge audience of screaming fans,” ABC added.

From Seoul, Galavis and the women went to Vietnam, New Zealand, Miami and St. Lucia. Galavis is a single dad from Miami and his quest for love begins when he meets 27 bachelorettes.

Credits: Manila Bulletin