Dara shocks fans with her ‘Teddy Bear’ pants designed by Jeremy Scott

2NE1‘s Dara wore a shocking pair of pants fully covered with teddy bears!

On August 24th, designer Jeremy Scott tweeted, “OH DARA I LOVE U!” with a photo showing Dara in a pink jacket and pants covered with teddy bears. The exotic pants, designed by Jeremy Scott, is wrapped around with various types of teddy bears from the hips to the ankle to the point where her sneakers are almost not showing.

In another photo, the 2NE1 members individually showed off their unique fashion style. Minzy wore a jacket with two large teddy bears on her shoulder, CL accessorized herself with a large ’2NE1′ chain necklace, and Park Bom styled her clothes with large golden safety pins. However, Dara’s shocking teddy bear pants seem to make all the rest of the members look normal!

Netizens responded, “Wow… only Dara would be able to wear that…“, “I’m horrified“, “Please don’t wear anything just because it’s made by Jeremy Scott“, “At first, I was surprised by Minzy’s jacket. But then I saw Dara and I was utterly shocked.”

In related news, 2NE1 will be holding a concert tonight at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, CA.

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate, Jeremy Scott’s Twitter

Who are K-pop’s leggiest idols?

The latest segment of MBC TV Entertainment revealed the measurements of various long-legged idols and actresses in today’s Korean entertainment world, with none other than actress Kang Sora coming out on top with legs spanning 105~107 cm.

As expected in an industry that focuses on one’s appearance and beauty, female idols often show off their long legs in outfits that will flatter these assets, such as dresses with slits and shorts.

The segment noted that idol groups often have a signature member with an iconic face and glamorous body, and dubbed the Top 3 to be the Wonder Girls‘ fashionista Sohee, 2NE1‘s power vocal Park Bom, and After School‘s bagel girl UEE.

Even when wearing flat shoes in lieu of heels, these ladies can still draw eyes to their long and shapely legs. For example, the Wonder Girls’ “Like This” promotions have been strikingly casual, yet Sohee’s legs are still as glamorous in sneakers. Park Bom’s latest promotional photo for 2NE1′s tour shows off her legs in a long dress with a daring slit on the side, giving a peek at her doll-like legs. UEE’s figure has also become well-known, even as part of a group whose members are all quite beautifully long-legged.

Aside from the Top 3 listed by MBC TV Entertainment, who do you think has the most beautiful legs on k-pop? We’d love to hear your suggestions!

Source: Star News

Yang Hyun Suk states that 2NE1 will never have a member change

YG Entertainment‘s CEO, Yang Hyun Suk spoke out against potential rumors of a member change in 2NE1.

He revealed that a member change in 2NE1 will never happen and the members will remain permanently. Clearing up recent rumors and misunderstandings that generated after the ‘Future 2NE1′ video was revealed.

On July 2nd, Yang Hyun Suk told Star News, “After the video, ‘Future 2NE1′ was released, a few fans were worried that the girls in the video were going to be new members of 2NE1 but that is not going to happen.” He then added, “‘Future 2NE1′ means that the girls are going to become a great girl group in the mold of their 2NE1 unnies.”

Yang Hyun Suk reassured, ”2NE1 is going to continue to be CL, Dara, Park Bom, and Minzy. There will never be a member change in 2NE1 so fans shouldn’t misunderstand or be worried.”

He also added, “The 12, 13 year old girls who are in the video are going to debut 4 years from now. They are not the new girl group that YG is going to debut in the second half of this year.”

Recently, a video titled, ‘Future 2NE1 (4 years later) was ‘released through their yg-life website, with the subtitle stating, ‘ages 12 & 13′. In the video, you can see four girls who are in their early teens, revealing their top-notch skills in singing and dancing.

Shortly after, despite the explanation provided by Star News, there were still misunderstandings of these girls becoming a part of 2NE1. However, with this interview, Yang Hyun Suk re-enforced that 2NE1 members will permanently remain the same way and continue with their activities.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 will be releasing their digital single “I Love You” on July 5th, officially announcing their comeback. And on the 8th, the girls are scheduled to make their first comeback stage through SBS ‘s ‘Inkigayo‘.

Source & Image: Naver

2NE1 releases Park Bom’s teaser image

After revealing CL‘s teaser image, 2NE1 has followed with the next member in line, Park Bom!

Bom shows off her elegance and doll-like beauty in a long dress that showcases her pretty figure. The photo also includes the words ‘I Love You’, leaving fans wondering what they could possibly be eluding to.

Stay tuned for the release of other teasers to come as YG-Life continues to update us with new teasers to drive us mad with curiosity!

 

2NE1′s new song to be used for Maybelline New York + Park Bom attends PR event in Tokyo

Via tokyohive:

On June 22nd, 2NE1‘s Park Bom attended a PR product launch event for the makeup brand ‘Maybelline New York‘ in Tokyo.

At the event, Maybelline announced that 2NE1′s new song (title not yet announced and will be released on August 29th) is going to be used as the theme song for their upcoming CM promoting their ‘Volume Express Magnum Cat Eyes Waterproof Mascara’.

Bom was wearing a sexy dress that accentuated her gorgeous body line and beautiful legs for the event and commented on the tie-up, “It’s an honor. The song expresses the feelings of a woman and perfectly fits with the image of Maybelline. I still can’t sing it for you yet, but please look forward to it.”

The new CM is scheduled to start broadcasting nationwide in August.

Source & Pictures: Model Press

Who Wore it Best? JJ Project’s JB, 2NE1′s Park Bom, or T-ara’s Dani?

Merchandise produced by Jeremy Scott under the Adidas label has been one of the trends in K-pop fashion. The designer’s clothing has been spotted on a lot of idol stars.

The $200 Jeremy Scott Leopard Football Jersey pictured was found to be one of the hottest fashion must-have items for idols.

JJ Project‘s JB, T-ara‘s newest addition Dani, and 2NE1‘s Park Bom were all seen wearing the jersey by Jeremy Scott. Both ladies accentuated their femininity by pairing the jersey with shorts. In contrast, JB is wearing the jersey with matching tiger-printed sweats, giving the whole look an athletic appeal.

Now it’s time for you to vote! Who do you think wore this jersey best?

T-ara’s Dani

JJ Project’s JB

2NE1′s Park Bom

survey solutions

Netizens select Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon voted as most ideal vocal coach

Girls’ Generation leader Taeyeon has been voted as the #1 idol who could potentially be a good vocal coach.

Following the ‘healing idol’ poll that had previously taken place, music portal site Monkey3 conducted yet another online survey asking users, “Which idol do you think will be a good vocal coach?”

The online poll took place between May 10th to 16th. Taeyeon, who is well-known for her talented vocals, topped the list with 43% of the votes. The singer is the lead vocalist for Girls’ Generation and is also currently active in the new unit group, TaeTiSeo.

Under the poll, participants left comments such as, “Not only does Taeyeon have a special tone of voice, her outstanding singing ability and her ability to express her emotions when singing is amazing“, and “She has the basic skills so I think she would be a great teacher.”

Trailing behind Taeyeon were SISTAR‘s Hyorin (13%) at the #2 spot, and 2AM‘s Changmin (12%) coming in at 3rd. Others included Big Bang‘s Taeyang, 2NE1‘s Park Bom, and MBLAQ‘s G.O..

Who would you select as your vocal coach?

Source & Image: Newsen via Nate

YG Entertainment’s upcoming girl group seems to parallel 2NE1?

YG Entertainment recently revealed yet another ‘mystery girl’.

On May 11th, YG Entertainment released a video teaser featuring a potential member of the agency’s upcoming girl group on the YG-Life Blog. The new mystery girl seems to have outstanding dancing skills and, according to reports by media and fans, is rumored to be a 16-year-old half Caucasian and half Korean trainee from Thailand.

With three ‘mystery girls’ in total, including Kim Eunbi and Euna Kim, who were already known to the public through Mnet‘s ‘Superstar K‘, it seems like the members and overall structure of the new upcoming group shows several similarities to 2NE1, who made a powerful and impacting debut into the Korean music industry in 2009.

First, despite her young age of only 17, Kim Eunbi was one of the Top 6 finalists in 2010′s ‘Superstar K2‘. Many are anticipating that she will most likely be the main vocal or the ‘Park Bom‘ of this new group. During the second season of ‘Superstar K’, Eunbi showed her quirky and honest personality that captured the hearts of many male fans, which seems similar to 2NE1 Park Bom’s four-dimensional and dorky personality.

In addition, Euna Kim, who showed her talents and rapping skills in ‘Superstar K3‘ last year, could be connected to 2NE1′s CL. Euna Kim proved her potential and capabilities in rapping through her cover of Sam Sparro’s “Black and Gold” with Kim Eunbi. Other than that, her English proficiency and background in the United States seem to be similar to CL.

The second ‘mystery girl’, who was revealed on May 4th, gained attention from the public through her innocent and beautiful appearance. Although there hasn’t been much information revealed about this member, many are speculating her to be handling the ‘visual’ role of the group, which reminds us of 2NE1′s Sandara Park.

It has been said that the third ‘mystery girl’ revealed on the 11th is one of the best dancers from YG, with a fantastic sense of rhythm and powerful moves. Although she is only 16 years old, the video clip revealed shows her flexibility and skills in dancing to fast beats. This member seems to parallel with the ‘dancing-machine’ and the youngest member of 2NE1, Minzy.

These 16-20 year old girls have been taking away the search rankings on various Korean portal sites each time they were revealed through the YG-Life Blog. It seems like the marketing strategy by YG to reveal each ‘mystery girl’ one by one to build up anticipation has been a success so far.

Recently, there have been many girl groups making their debut in the industry. However, this upcoming girl group from YG Entertainment has been gaining a huge amount of attention from the media and public despite the fact that only a few members have been revealed. This is incredibly similar to when 2NE1 made their debut. 2NE1 transformed the definition of K-Pop girl groups, from innocent and cute looking to powerful hip-hop warriors. 2NE1 was a revolutionary group that swept the music charts during their debut, and now many are anticipating whether this new girl group will be able to follow in their footsteps.

YG has been trying to hide the personal information of these members and have been keeping them in complete ‘mystery’. With YG’s impressive marketing strategies, ability to set a new trend in the industry, and their top-class trainees, many are excited to see what this new group will bring to the K-Pop world.

 

Source + Photo: Star News via Nate

2NE1′s Park Bom shows off her new puppy ‘Summer’

Over the past couple of days, 2NE1‘s Park Bom has been completely smitten with her new puppy Summer, sharing back-to-back photo updates of the pup on her Twitter.

After a series of solo shots of the puppy, she returned with a selca taken right alongside Summer on April 25th by writing, “A photo to cherish Summer’s first day home~~*^^* Look at Summer’s paws ㅠㅠ They look so thick ㅠㅠ With cutie Summer *^_____^*.”

Netizens commented, “Bom’s little sister, Summer,” “Both are so cute,” and “Park Bom must be a big animal lover.”

Source + Photos: Park Bom’s Official Twitter

Actor Lee Wan is discharged from the army + reveals his favorite girl group

On April 23rd, actor Lee Wan was officially discharged from the army and returned to the arms of his fans at his discharge ceremony in Yongsan.

Hundreds of Japanese fans were reported to have gathered in the crowd to celebrate his return with his Korean fans and reporters. Unable to hide his joy, he smiled and laughed with the crowd before expressing, “I was only able to sleep about two hours last night, so I still feel a bit out of it. I really can’t believe I’m being discharged. I’ve always loved physical activities so I did a lot of sports during my service.”

When asked about his older sister, Kim Tae Hee, he answered, “I was hoping she’d come today, but she didn’t even know I was being discharged today when I called her. She kept talking about how she broke her computer instead. I served close to home, but she still didn’t come visit me often. Whether she lived near or far, I don’t think it would have mattered (laughter).”

He continued, “She did make my service a lot easier, though. I received about 2,000 copies of her autograph and gave them all out to my seniors and juniors. Thanks to her, my service went comfortably.”

As traditional of discharge ceremonies, Lee Wan was asked which girl group he liked the best, to which he replied, “I knew I’d be asked this so I thought about it. I like 2NE1, and I even had their picture up in my cubby. Park Bom is my favorite member, and she was a great source of strength during my service. I’d love to be able to greet her on broadcast someday.”

Source + Photos: Asia Today