[2NE1] The 10th Thread - 'ALL OR NOTHING' Era

[adantatu2]

No please, stay in Asia. If they try the US market, they could be a group doing stuff like PSY D:

[ILoveGeniuses]

^They don't have to. Also an English album doesnt have to be a promoted American release. Besides, the early 21st Century so far has made some great advancements in human rights and equalities including how we're thinking about them. Maybe it's just time to tear down even more of those walls holding us back.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^there are snippets of the whole english album floating around and its sounds nothing like PSY.

[ILoveGeniuses]

^Well glad about that. I'm one of the few that doesn't like Gangnam Style, Gentleman or any other song I've heard off him. I'd never expect anything 2NE1 makes to sound like PSY's music anyways. The girls have their own styles. ♥♥♥♥♥

[brener]

Yeah I need that English album too.

Take the World On and Gettin' Dumb were awesome

[ILoveGeniuses]

^I kinda liked Gettin Dumb. Wasn't so much the fan of the other. I still havent heard that song CL was on for Skrillex's album in full.

[brener]

Well, you should because Dirty Vibe is a great song!

[ILoveGeniuses]

^Just did listen to it in FULL and I must disagree. Majority of the song except for CL's solo spot, I found it rather annoying.

[adantatu2]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

^there are snippets of the whole english album floating around and its sounds nothing like PSY.

Thanks !!! I was afraid. But, since I am the best they are releasing that english album and now is 2014

[Isicio]

from ygladies.com

[ILoveGeniuses]

What are the English snippets floating around? Are they all just English Versions of songs in Korean? Or are some brand new originals?

[thinkingoutloud89]

^there is a vidoe of them with will i am in the studio
you can#t make out much but around 10 different song in will i am electro style

[visionfactory]

^But that video has to be from the track released on that guy's album

There was a leaked song in english of 2ne1 which I didn't liked, it was EDM style

I didn't have idea the album was released this week!! They were #3 and #5 on the first days!!

[AyuHamasaki01]

[Update 3] 2NE1's Park Bom revealed to have attempted to smuggle drugs + YGE preparing to release a statement

2NE1's Park Bom has been belatedly revealed to have tried to smuggle drugs into Korea.

According to an exclusive report by Segye Ilbo (2), Park Bom used international mail in an attempt to smuggle narcotic amphetamines into Korea back in 2010. However, the prosecutors decided to suspend her case, meaning they would neither investigate nor punish her for the crime.


According to prosecutors on the 30th, Park Bom was caught back on October 12, 2010, trying to use international mail (Fedex) to smuggle 82 pills of amphetamines from the United States, but it was caught by customs at the Incheon International Airport.

Although the drug is used for medical treatment purposes in some countries, in other countries it is heavily regulated or sometimes outright banned. It is a strong central nerve system stimulant, and because it can cause a lot of harm to the body when abused, its use is banned by a Presidential decree in Korea and some other countries. Because its chemical structure is similar to methamphetamine, it is usually considered as methamphetamine when sentences are being dealt out in the country.

She was originally caught by customs, and it was reported to the Incheon District Prosecutors. The pills were scheduled to be delivered to the address of a relative and the package recipient was in the name of Park Bom's relative. The prosecution discovered the package was meant for Park Bom after investigations at the receiving address. The case was officially registered on October 19th. However, 42 days later on November 30th, the prosecutors decided to suspend the case. Case suspensions for cases where there is a charge, but there is no need to book the case. When cases are booked, a suspected person's status changes to a criminal suspect. It's the first time that the prosecutors have given such an indulgence to a for drug related crimes. Park Bom avoided all punishment because of this, and many are wondering why they decided to just let her go.

A prosecutor with experience in drug investigations said, "Even if it is their first time, amphetamine smugglers are held and investigated by rule, and I cannot understand what the logic behind not even booking her case was.There are cases where drug criminals are first booked and then the cases are suspended, but I've never heard of a case where it wasn't even registered."

Segye Ilbo tried to contact Prosecutor Shin, who was in charge of the case, but he was unable to be contacted. He has since left the Incheon Prosecutor Office.

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Update 1: A rep from YG Entertainment stated, "We're checking the truth".

Update 2: YG Entertainment has revealed that they are preparing an official statement at the moment to release soon.

Update 3: A few media outlets have mentioned that one of the reasons that Bom was most likely cleared or given a case suspension by the prosecution is because she had a prescription for it in the States. Netizens are looking to YG Entertainment's statements to get a clear idea of what had exactly happened and what was the exact reason for why she was given the clear as the drug is still considered illegal in Korea. The agency says they were working on their statement, but that they've experienced delays in preparing it so that it may come a bit later than expected.

Was Park Bom's drug smuggling news released to divert attention from the investigation into Sewol tragedy?

On June 30, the Segye Ilbo released a surprising article, belatedly revealing that Park Bom was discovered attempting to smuggle drugs into South Korea... back in 2010! However, she was not charged, rather the case was mysteriously dismissed, which is unprecedented according to a prosecutor who is familiar with such cases. Although the case is rather intriguing and surprising, more people have been raising their eyebrows at the odd timing of the news, considering the event occurred nearly four years ago.

There are some netizens who are wondering, "Why is a situation that wrapped up four years ago exploding now?" and are clearly suspicious of the timing for the release of this report. It just so happens that the same day Park Bom's article came out, the government-related investigation into the tragic Sewol accident back in April were beginning at the National Assembly.


Currently, portal sites' real-time trending searches include "Park Bom" and "Sewol disaster support fund."

Many shocking items were exchanged during the Sewol investigation, as one side stated they secured testimony from the salvage unit, which took part in inserting air at the time of the Sewol disaster, claiming that what they used during the insertion job was not respiratory oil but rather industrial oil, which could cause harmful carbon monoxide to enter the human body. With all this serious talk going on in relation to one of the greatest tragedies the nation had to suffer in recent years, many people are wondering whether this big celebrity scandal was exposed much later than its time of occurrence in order to misdirect people's attention.

The reports will continue for two weeks until July 11

source: allkpop

[& + H]

I hate the headline. Yes they are drugs but the tittle made it seem like it was weeds, heroin or whatever not only that, that happened 4 years ago like wtf?

Is for medical need so why does this article even exist?

[Not Fade Away]

Sadly, it doesn't even matter if Bom is cleared/if she ever had anything to do with this at all (though it's clear that she did). The K-Netizens/Media won't let this go and both Bom's and 2NE1's images will take a huge hit with this news.

I personally think it was exactly what YG said in his released statement:

Spoiler:

Hello, this is Yang Hyun Suk..

I wanted to explain about the report of misunderstanding that had suddenly spread yesterday night.

Why is this being explained through Yang Hyun Suk's letter and not as an official YG statement?

To be accurate, the content in the article was something that happened 4 years ago, and something that I was first told of then when Park Bom's parents came to us and told us that they had been investigated, and also about a shocking incident Bom had experienced in the past and her medical history. So until then, all of YG as well as the 2NE1 members had no knowledge of this.

That's why I thought that rather than to have YG, which doesn't really know the situation, release an official statement, it is better for me, who directly heard of all this [from Bom's parents], to tell you about it.

Your feelings about the article as a producer?

If you combine the training years, then the amount of time I've been with 2NE1 is 9 years.

The 2NE1 members I have watched over for 9 years do not smoke... do not drink much... and seems to me to have never once gone out to hang out at a club besides for official events.

At least from what I know, that's how it is... and also because I've never heard of rumors of that sort from those around me.

But the Bom that I know to be this way has suddenly become overnight a 'drug smuggler' according to the title of the article.

It's absurd and shocking that I don't know what to start off saying?
Should I be explaining this absurdity? Will that end up making this situation even bigger?

It's true that these did momentarily present a concern.

However, for all the fans of 2NE1, who are currently on their world tour... for the silly and dongseng-like Bom who became a drug smuggler overnight, I thought that I couldn't just sit back and watch.

What is the truth?

As fans already know, Park Bom spent a long time in the U.S. before 2NE1 debut, and she has said that there was a time when she dreamed of becoming a soccer player.

However, she directly witnessed a close friend dying during a game, and after that, Bom had spent difficult days as she fell into sorrow and shock that was difficult for her to handle at a young age. After that, she spent several years receiving psychological counseling and treatment and used drugs that were prescribed to her by a famous university hospital in the U.S.

After that incident, Park Bom was no longer able to continue on with soccer, and after changing her dreams to that of becoming a singer, she came to Korea and participated in the YG audition. It's a day I remember clearly.
The reason that I remember Park Bom among the numerous audition contestants is because as soon as I saw her, she had boldly stated, "If it's not YG, I'm not going to be a singer."

Although she didn't pass that audition, she came again the year after that and she didn't make it again, but in her third year, she qualified in first place among the thousands that had participated, so I think that is why Park Bom remains clear in my memory.

The reason why I am talking about these seemingly irrelevant matters is that considering that I did not know that she played soccer or about her medical history until her father told me 4 years ago, even though it's been 11 years since I first saw Bom, and that she's never brought this up to her members, it seems clear that this is a painful memory that Bom doesn't want to bring back.

Up until 4 years ago, Bom had been using the medication that she had been formally prescribed by the university hospital in the U.S., but because she could not go to the States due to her busy schedule, in the process of receiving the medication from her mom and grandmother, it had become a problem because it is a medication that is prohibited in Korea.

But luckily, her medical record over the past several years and her prescription from the university hospital were received and submitted during the investigation, so it was an event that was safely and soundly wrapped up with every evidence being provided.

It's said [the drug] has narcotic properties, did they know of this?

In common sense, what mother and grandmother would go get their daughter and grandmother narcotics?

Especially in a world like today when most medications need prescriptions, how many people know of what kind of properties a medication has?

Like I mentioned through my appearance on 'Healing Camp' before, I have to carry around a sedative and take it on a daily basis because of my panic attacks, but I am not curious about what properties make up that medication and even if someone told me, I wouldn't understand very well.

In the case of Bom, she only knew that the medication she took in the States was not available in Korea. It doesn't seem she understood that it was a medication that was prohibited in Korea.

After realizing this after the investigation 4 years ago, from what I know, she has been using another medication prescribed by a university hospital in Korea.

Because they've been busy with their world tour, I haven't seen Park Bom in a while either, but I ran into her when I came out of the office to record last night and saw her shed tears throughout the night because of the articles coming out. After seeing her this way, I feel torn that it has come to a situation where I have to explain a past that Bom does not want to reveal.

I want to wrap up my words as I apologize for bringing about worry to many of you. I will greet you again with happy news soon. Thank you.

2014.07.01

Yang Hyun Suk


Credit: http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/...nt-4-years-ago

I think she just didn't know that the prescription would be illegal in Korea or just wasn't thinking about the ingredients in general. I mean it is Bom after all.

Her adorable ditziness is one of the reasons I love her, but she probably just wasn't thinking at all.

Sadly, this will cost her and 2NE1 as a whole. And for anyone that is in denial about the impact, let me just say that YG Ladies has even written up a huge post about how much this will impact 2NE1/Bom's image - in a negative manner - and that fan site is so 2NE1 biased that they've denied other blatantly obvious controversies surrounding 2NE1 in the past (including denying the plastic surgery rumors and barely bothering to report CL's MTBD Qur'an controversy, and then defending her against it and calling people that took issue with it 'childish').

As much as I don't want it to be, this is a huge hit to the BlackJack fandom, which is a shame because 2NE1 were like the only K-artists I liked (with the exceptions of JYJ and Big Bang).

What a crazy year for K-Pop scandals...smh.

[NintendoHTF1242]

smh this is just like what happened with Jay Park. Made a blog post like five years about the rigorous training in the K-Pop scene and how it was taking a toll on him on MYSPACE and some Korean people found it or something and he was dismissed from 2PM smh South Korea you're too much. Poor Bom and poor 2NE1.

[visionfactory]

Don't really care about this drug stuff, it's not even "hard drugs" after all just pills for a related that needed them

[freedreamer]

I felt really sad reading YG's letter...

[AyuHamasaki01]

Poor Bom.

She didn't even know those medicins were illegal in Korea. And those articles really make it seem like she's a drugs dealer... Poor Bom.