\2\N\E\1\ is making us FALL|IN|LOVE with them in their 9th thread!

[NintendoHTF1242]

It's shameless American promotion for them who cares. It's rare to see Asian artists on American television.

[ILoveGeniuses]

^Its rare for majority of North Americans to even know of most Asian artists' existence at all. PSY was probably one of the very very 1st to get any REAL MAJOR international attention. However a talk show or something like America's Got Talent would have at least made a bit more sense.

I think it'll be interesting to see the headlines they release after this in Korea. It'll be all hugely positive blowing it way out of proportion I'm guessing. Usually is. LOL

[& + H]

It may not count but Far East Movement were the first asian american to get a #1 on the billboard charts.

But still.

[AyusakiFan]

2NE1 will be releasing their full album 'CRUSH' digitally on February 24th and physically the following week! The MV teaser for the title track will also be released on the 24th and the full version will be available on the 28th!

FROM YG: 2NE1 to release new album ‘CRUSH’ on February 24

A very belated new year’s greetings…

Hello everyone, this is YANG HYUN SUK.

I get an opportunity to send you greetings in writing about once a year.

And as this is a rare chance, I would like to share my thoughts with you on some of the things that had my mind reeling, while also delivering news on YG artists in 2014.

2014 is expected to be a more important year than any other ones for YG.

To put it bluntly, 2014 is like a year of big gamble that will determine the next 10 years of this entertainment agency.

Not only is it a year where YG’s main artists PSY, BIGBANG and 2NE1 are releasing albums for the first time in a while, but it is also a year where sensational four new groups of YG will be unveiled, after a very long period of preparing and training.

It takes YG several years to produce an album for the existing artists, and they’re unveiling four new groups? Four?

I agree that this is not an easy task, so I choose to use the word “challenge.”

And since it’s also risky, I say this is a “gamble” for us, but we are determined to achieve the goal.

And the only way to reach the goal is to produce good music.

This calls for maximizing the talents of YG artists with composing and writing skills, as well as more than ten YG composers.

In order to do this, we expanded our music studio, recording and dance training rooms for the last few months, while also arranging meetings with foreign music producers for active collaboration.

Now to the main news. I would like to tell you all the details of what is happening to the YG artists.

Since there’s a lot to say, I would like to make it into a brief Q&A form, keeping in mind some questions you would have.

Thank you for your understanding.



Of the 2014 list, which YG artist is the first in line?

Is it because we had fans waiting for too long? Just hearing the name 2NE1 makes our hearts throb.

People who are not familiar with the details might think I am overreacting when I say this, but I do so because 2NE1, who made a debut 6 years ago, will be unveiling a full album with many new songs for the very first time.

To be more precise, 2NE1 released their first album 4 years ago in September 2010, but it was an album with just a few new songs added to the previous single soundtracks.

So this is the first time in 6 years for the divas to be unveiling an album full of new songs.



When is 2NE1’s 2nd full album release?

2NE1’s second full album will be released at 12 am on February 24th on online music sites. The album will go on sale offline the following week.

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.

2NE1’s new songs will be presented for the first time at their Seoul concert on March 1st and 2nd.



What should we be looking for in this album?

The part that you have to really look at in 2NE1’s new album is that CL, the leader, included whopping 3 songs that are self-written and composed for the first time in her life.

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 8 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.

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



More details of this album?

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.

2NE1’s 2nd album <CRUSH> will be comprised of a total of 10 songs.

Apart from one track that was released in Japan, and is translated back into Korean, the rest will be new songs.



What are the plans for 2NE1 this year?

I also thought it unfortunate that 2NE1 had only a few opportunities to carry out music activities in the past, so I would like to make a promise here that 2NE1 will continuously perform their new songs throughout the year in 2014.

The long preparation time means there are many songs besides the ones included in the 2nd full album, so other members’ solo songs initially planned to be included in the latest album are currently put aside for the next album.

And as we expect CL to be more actively writing and composing, there should be no problem in releasing 2NE1’s next album and CL’s new solo album before this year ends.



PS: Correction on 2NE1’s After Party of their concert.

I received a brief report that 2NE1’s members and the staffers want to hold an after party at a club after their concert.

The published announcement, however, was different to what I had in mind, so I would like to make some corrections on the issue.

2NE1’s after party will be held only once after the concert finishes on March 2nd,

and we announced that ticket holders of at least one of the 2-day Seoul concerts will be able to enter free of charge.

However, we would like to note in advance that the club party will be held in a first-come-first-served basis, thus if the number exceeds the maximum, guests may be required to wait or may not be allowed to enter.

As this club party is organized in celebration of 2NE1’s second World Tour and their 2nd full album in many years, we hope that this event will provide 2NE1 and the fans with an unforgettable memory.

Further details on 2NE1’s title song and the track lists will be announced in separate notices in the near future.



I will be back with more news soon.

Thank you.

2014. 2. 13. FROM YG



Source: YG-LIFE

Edited by Catarina@YGLadies.com

[moonLIGHT]

but , what about these songs

I Love You
Falling In Love
Do You Love Me
Missing You

Will they include on their new Album ?

[ILoveGeniuses]

^Looks like no they wont which all in all im happy about. More new material! ♥♥♥♥♥

[AyusakiFan]

Originally Posted by moonLIGHT

but , what about these songs

I Love You
Falling In Love
Do You Love Me
Missing You

Will they include on their new Album ?

That's what I've been wondering as well. Prior to this album announcement, I was under the assumption that those songs would be included on the album, however, the only previously released song that they referenced being on the album is a Korean ver. of a Japanese song, which is assumed to be "SCREAM". They said the rest will be new songs and since all of the songs you listed were released last year (with the exception of "I Love You" being released in 2012), I don't consider them to be new. At this point, I guess we'll have to wait until the tracklist is revealed to see what the fate of these songs will be as far as a physical release. If they are not amongst these new songs, I hope they'll at least be released as bonus tracks on the album.

[ILoveGeniuses]

I really wanna hear some of those English songs CL mentioned in an interview that shes been working on.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^uhm no it doesn't
we would get new 10 tracks regardless if they smush four more on there or not

[ILoveGeniuses]

Well guess we'll wait and see. I still doubt ILY will be on there. Just if theres 10 songs and 5-6 are taken up by the singles and what Im guesing is the Korean Version of SCREAM by that article that only leaves 4-5 COMPLETELY BRAND NEW tracks that are 100% unheard before.

News On Budget Of New MV - http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/...llion-krw-470k

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by ILoveGeniuses

Well guess we'll wait and see. I still doubt ILY will be on there. Just if theres 10 songs and 5-6 are taken up by the singles and what Im guesing is the Korean Version of SCREAM by that article that only leaves 4-5 COMPLETELY BRAND NEW tracks that are 100% unheard before.

but via Allkpop, it is said there are 9 new songs with the possible Korean version of SCREAM

[ILoveGeniuses]

^well i was including SCREAM when I said "and". Sorry guess i didnt explain properly. Anyways my impression I've received is 9 BRAND NEW NEVER EVER HEARD BEFORE TRACKS, plus SCREAM Korean Version.

[harufi]

Originally Posted by ILoveGeniuses

Well guess we'll wait and see. I still doubt ILY will be on there. Just if theres 10 songs and 5-6 are taken up by the singles and what Im guesing is the Korean Version of SCREAM by that article that only leaves 4-5 COMPLETELY BRAND NEW tracks that are 100% unheard before.

News On Budget Of New MV - http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/...llion-krw-470k

The article says that only Korean ver. of SCREAM is included and the rest are all new. So the singles won't take up part of the 10 songs, unless they change their mind last minute.

[milky_way]

OMG 10 new songs?! From YG's mouth to God's ears, plz let this happen

[ayu_ready?]

fuck YG

[ILoveGeniuses]

An article post has been made on 2NE1's Facebook saying American Billboard Expects "CRUSH" Will Make It Into The Top 200

Article>>> http://www.yg-life.com/archives/27743?lang=en

[ILoveGeniuses]

A teaser for the AON Concert in Seoul. It's mostly just footage from the New Evolution Concert from what I can tell though.



Btw for the "World Tour" the following countries are announced so far.

Korea
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Thailand
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
Japan

That's 7 on the list so far, and according to the description there will be only 9 countries they'll visit, meaning it'll probably be more of an Asia plus a stop or 2 in the US tour like usual.

[Isicio]

Too bad that not coming in the rest of the world

[CoriKaru]

Did we really think they were?

I thought we all knew what"WORLD TOUR" meant in Asia. IN ASIA.

WORLD TOUR does sound better in promotions than a STAY OVER HERE TOUR. That's what Crystal Kay had. lol

[ILoveGeniuses]

^I suspected as much that it would happen. Very few Asian artists have World Tours that actually do include every continent. Laruku has done some more coverage of the World Map but not quite enough. They have been to France, Australia and US though. I think London UK too once but I may be wrong. The KPOP companies though seem more 'comfortable' being mostly in areas that have large populations of the Asian community....