On May 24th, CL shared a new group photo of the girls with their stylist along with a short message of, “WHAT“, leading fans to speculate it to be the title of their new lead track.
Stylist Yang Seung Ho is holding up a banner with inter-crossed V’s to form a W. Previously, memberDara had aroused the curiosity of fans regarding their upcoming comeback, so CL’s follow up message has definitely gotten heads turning.
Netizens commented, “Looks like 2NE1 will be making a comeback soon”, “Is their title track ‘WHAT’?”, “What does the ‘W’ mean?”, and “Looking forward to it!”
Source + Photos: CL’s Official Me2day - allkpop
1 April:
On April 1st, CL of the fierce foursome 2NE1 wrote on her me2day, “I got double eyelid surgery, thanks“, with the above photo.
While some fans and viewers alike had themselves a panic attack, those with sharper eyes easily noticed; CL forced a double eyelid by flexing her eyelids and forcing a fold over her eyes. For fans of CL’s natural beauty and non-double eyelid eyes, the truth was a relief.
Fans responded by commenting, “Your eyes are much better without them. Never get surgery~” , “I thought you really got them so I freaked out” and, “Today is April Fool’s Day“.
Source & Image: CL’s me2day - allkpop
29 Feb:
Not only is hip hop group M.I.B his opening act at his event, will.i.am also snapped a photo with Super Junior‘s Choi Siwon and most recently shared the above photo with CL who recently celebrated her 21st birthday.
In addition to sharing the photo via his official Twitter page, he wrote, “Pisces birthday cake for CL in seoul korea at YG’s studio with 2ne1 recording…”
will.i.am and CL share the same astrological sign, as will.i.am is also a Pisces, born on March 15th.
Fans who saw the photo remarked, “aww. so sweet!”, “fresh new beats and cake, what better?”, and “We’re so excited to see what you’re going to make together!”
will.i.am has been spending more time in Korea and with 2NE1. Hopefully this means their collaboration project will drop sometime soon.
Source & Image: will.i.am’s Twitter - allkpop
4 January:
MTV Iggy has recently posted their list of ’10 International Collaborations That Blew Our Mind in 2011′. Although there were many amazing collaborations featured on the article, coming in at #1 were none other than 2NE1′s CL, will.i.am, Apl.de.ap with “Where is the Love” at the ’2011 MAMA’(Mnet Asian Music Awards).
The description of the performance read, “The K-Pop star brought freshness to The Black Eyed Peas’ “Where is the Love” when she performed at the MAMA with will.i.am and apl.de.ap. We loved her soulful vocals and urgent rap verses, but we really loved that this pairing was no coincidence. It was a reminder that the Will.i.am-produced 2NE1 album has been recorded and is now awaiting release. Now, there’s an international collaboration we can’t wait to hear.”
Congratulations to the trio, and check out their performance below!
30 December:
Chosen as one OSEN’s ‘Hottest People of 2011‘, CL and her members were praised for their ability to churn out chart-topping hits one after the other. The group has gone through a wide spectrum of genres this year which attributed to their success, but CL humbly chalked it up to “good timing.”
CL began, “I don’t whether we’re trusted 100% yet, but our success benefited a lot from our music. Producer Teddy oppa wrote us really great songs and we released them at a great timing. ‘Lonely‘ was released when there weren’t many quiet songs on the market, and then we came out with ‘I Am the Best’ right after.”
All year long, the girls have been dominating the charts, starting with “Don’t Cry“, “Lonely”, “I Am the Best”, “Hate You“, and “Ugly“. These are achievements any singer would die for, but CL claims it’s not enough.
“I admit that we’re a group with a different color, but I think we’re still far from success. I want us to slowly create an image for ourselves that people can conjure up immediately when they hear the name 2NE1.”
As their current image stands today, the girls are known for their independent, confident style that has won the support of a lot of female fans. “We don’t only represent women, but since we’re women ourselves, we do not want to provide them with more power. It started with ‘I Don’t Care’, and we just hope that women will live more confidently. Not only through our lyrics, but through our performance and even clothing, we just want to create the image of a confident woman. I personally love that style so people tend to think I’m scary on stage, but I’m really not in real life (laughter).”
At the mention of her being shyer than some of the more feminine girl groups, she quickly agreed.“Right? But I guess I have something scary inside of me. My image on stage, however, is just one side of me.”
When asked to pick the happiest moment of the year, she replied, “I was a bit frustrated in the beginning of the year. Our Japanese promotions were delayed in the spring so we couldn’t do anything up till May. I worried about what would be happening to our promotions, and that’s when our mini-album was released. I had a lot of fun promoting it, and honestly speaking, I don’t remember anything that happened since the filming of our ‘Lonely’ music video.”
She continued, “We went on our first concert tour this year. A lot of people came to our Korean and Japanese stops, and you will never know how happy that made me. I also can’t forget our performance in New York. We were in a greater mood than expected, and I think it’s because we had no idea, really. We’ve been promoting for two years but have had few opportunities to meet directly with our fans so I was grateful to be able to visit other countries and meet with so many people this year.”
At the mention of all of the achievements they’ve made thus far, such as winning the ‘Best New Band in the World’ on MTV Iggy, ranking in at 6th place on ‘SPIN‘ magazine, and ranking 3 music videos into the ‘Top 10′ most watched K-Pop music videos of the year, CL stated, “Through music, we’re diminishing the border between countries in the world. Instead of setting one country as a target, I’m just looking forward to our music being accepted everywhere. This is only our beginning, and people often ask us about what we’ve accomplished so far when it’s only been two years since our debut. I guess people think we’ve been around for a while (laughter). We have a long road ahead of us.”
YG Entertainment has already announced that they’ll be releasing a new girl group next year with a ‘pretty concept.’ CL concluded, “I’m not upset. Positively speaking, we’re different from other girl groups(laughter). I think it’s right for YG’s next group to be different from us. We’re going to just make sure we keep our uniqueness going, haha!”
16 December:
Global news provider, BBC World News, recently conducted an interview in English with 2NE1‘s leaderCL.
The news anchor began by talking about 2NE1′s achievement in scoring the ‘MTV Iggy Best New Band In the World‘ award, before they went on to discuss the global impact and potential of K-Pop. Viewers were quite amazed at how the Korean native responded smoothly in English with little hesitation.
At one point in the interview, the BBC asked, “Talking about K-Pop, how big of a future do you think it will have on the global entertainment industry?“, to which the idol answered, “Well, I think it’s just the start and I hope it gets bigger and bigger, but I don’t know if we want to categorize ourselves into one thing as 2NE1.”
Check out an excerpt from the interview!
Source: allkpop
21 August:
With 2NE1’s debut date in Japan drawing ever nearer, the girls continue to release revamped material from their upcoming Japanese album.
Having released “I Am The Best“ and “Hate You“, 2NE1 shifted their focus on a new teaser cycle for “Ugly“! Leader CL revealed her teaser clip through YG Entertainment’s official YouTube channel today, so check it out below!
2NE1 will be releasing their debut Japanese album on September 21st.
Source: allkpop
12 August:
She wrote, “Look who it is! Here is a little something for all of our fans– CL’s grandmother gave her the hanbok as a gift to celebrate becoming an adult! She looks so lovely with her hands folded like that. She looks ready to get married, but not before us unnis! Thank you grandma!”
CL is snapped in the picture with her blonde hair neatly tied back, while wearing a traditional hanbok with a pink jacket and navy skirt.
Netizens commented, “This is so different from her fierce image on stage” and “She looks good in a hanbok“.
In related news, 2NE1 will be holding their very first solo concert from the 26th-28th at Seoul’s Olympic Park.
8 August:
YG Entertainment has revealed the final teaser for 2NE1’s upcoming Japanese song, “Hate You“, through their official YouTube channel!
Starring leader CL, the clip exhibits her busting out some verses in Japanese right before the chorus comes in. Check out the clip below!
7 July:
On July 6th, Sandara Park updated her me2day with, “Dara unnie’s Vegeta-do emulated by a mini-Vegeta-hairstyle-rocking Lee Chaerin! So cute“.
The text was accompanied by a photo of CL with her locks stiffly sculpted into the Dragon Ball Zhairstyle Dara has been sporting lately for 2NE1’s comeback.
Netizens commented, “Fits her well“, “She has such a individualistic fashion sense“, and “Her expression is adorable“.
19 June:
2NE1 fans, rejoice — YG Entertainment has finally given the public its first look and listen to the quartet’s new single, “I Am The Best”! The company just released a concept image and short song snippet via its official website, YGLIFE.
The sassy concept image (above) features all four members in cartoon form with heavy make-up and brightly colored guns.
Today’s song preview is the first of a daily series; YGE has revealed that they will release a 10s song snippet each day until the full track release on June 24.
The teaser features the opening seconds of the hot dance track, unveiling a heavy bass beat plus the first line of CL’s swaglicious rap, “I Am The Best.” Check it out here!
It goes without saying that this will measure up to be one of this summer’s hottest tracks.
Source: allkpop
10 Mei:YG Entertainment has just released the debut teaser for 2NE1’s “Lonely” on the official 2NE1 YouTube channel!
Not all that much is going on in the debut teaser for 2NE1’s upcoming release, “Lonely”. However, if the recent past is any indication, there’s a good chance that there will be plenty more teasers to come, and everything will begin to slowly unfold for fans.
Check out the first teaser below!
12 Maret:
A YG Entertainment representative revealed, “Due to complications with flight reservations, CL has returned to Korea before the other members. The other remaining members will be taking an evening flight to return [to Korea].”
2NE1 left for Japan on March 9th to begin their official Japanese promotions through TV Asahi’s “Music Station” on March 11th. However, the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan yesterday, forced the cancellation of their broadcast.
25 Februari: 
On February 25th, Minzy uploaded a series of photos from CL’s birthday celebration. She narrated the events through the photos saying,
“Kyaa~ all of 2NE1 has gathered~!!!!! keke Although CL-unni’s birthday is tomorrow, we all gathered to eat delicious food together~~#^^# CL-unni said she was going to pay today~ keke live broadcast!! Please anticipate the work of writer Ggong (Minzy) and Reporter Ssan (Dara)!
The four of us~^_^ Click keke
Dara-unni~ Violent service!!! keke Cutting food!!
After delivering presents~ From being a trainee to a singer, 2nd time sharing a hug!! keke
Cotton swab girl kekekeDid girl holding a flower & cake kekeHappy Birthday CL!
Pushed the small-faced Dara-unni to the front ke!!“
Source: Star News via Nate & (@mingkki21) via allkpop
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