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

2NE1′s CL volunteers at children’s services center

Singer Sean revealed that 2NE1‘s CL did some volunteering at a children’s center before heading out to the United States for the group’s tour.

Sean tweeted on the 17th, “Before departing for her concert in America, CL came to visit the children of Holt. She planned on spending an hour with them, but she fell in love with Dojoon and spent three hours feeding the children and playing with them. Both Dojoon and CL had a great time.”

He later added, “Dojoon, do you know that the girl kissing you right now is CL noona of 2NE1? Here’s to hoping that our little angels at Holt Children’s Services join happy families.”

Netizens commented, “CL has a kind heart”, “That baby will know when he grows up”, and “This makes me see a different side of CL”.

2NE1 will be holding their “2012 New Evolution 1st Global Tour” concert at the Prudential Center in New Jersey tonight and then travel to California on August 23 KST for their official ‘Facebook Live’ at the site’s headquarters along with another performance at the Nokia Theater on August 24th.

Source: Sean’s Twitter

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CL takes photo with famous music director Divinity Roxx

2NE1‘s Dara posted a picture of CL posing with Divinity Roxx.

On July 30th, Dara updated her me2day with a post that stated, “CL and Divi yesterday at the ‘New Evolution‘ concert after party! So cool, right? From the concert to after party~ I had so much fun [jumping and chilling] with people who are crazy for music ^^ Our band and global tour staff members are probably on their way back to America right now… We’ll see you guys in about half a month in New York! We love you!” along with the picture above.

CL and famous music director, Divinity Roxx, seem to be enjoying the atmosphere to the fullest as they wrap their arms around one another while posing for the camera.

Fans commented, “CL has gotten so pretty,” “It’s good to see them together!” and “They are both cool.”

Meanwhile,  2NE1 kicked off their world tour in Seoul, South Korea on July 28th and 29th.

Source & Photo: Dara’s me2day

BTS photos from ‘Cass Light’ CF with Lee Dong Wook and CL surface

A compilation of photos titled ‘Lee Dong Wook‘s cute body language” was recently posted on an online community site showcasing a few behind-the-scenes photos from the recent ‘Cass Light‘ CF filming.

Although CL comfortably strikes a sexy pose, Lee Dong Wook is unable to hold his balance with his awkward pose and is seen falling over to the side. CL tries to hold in her laughter as she smiles, and fans also couldn’t help but laugh at Lee Dong Wook’s attempt.

“Lee Dong Wook is a klutz“, “CL is sexy“, and “The two surprisingly look together” were a few of the responses from netizens.

Check out the two’s CF here if you missed it last time!

Source + Image: Sports DongAh via Naver

2NE1′s ‘lipstick art’ for New Evolution promo pictures becomes a hot topic

2NE1’s shock factor generally lies around the territory of clothes and hairstyles. This time, however, the girls decided play around with their make up as they pose for promotional posters for “New Evolution,” the girls’ upcoming world tour.

The posters see the four ladies posing fiercely, flaunting their individual look. Netizens took notice of the girls’ lips, as each member has on a rather interesting choice of color and design. Members CL and Dara both have on animal print patterns, while Minzy and Bom have on a solid, pearly shade of purple and light pink respectively.  All four ladies are wearing temporary lip tattoos by Violent Lips, which has become all the rage this summer.

“It’s so unique, I think it’s a look only 2NE1 can pull of,” comments one netizen, “It looks kind of creepy, but I like it!”

Meanwhile, the girls are working diligently to promote their latest digital single “I Love You” as well as preparing for their world tour, expected to kick off on July 28th in Seoul. Note, the sudden passing of Minzy’s grandmother may alter their promotions.

Source & image: Naver News

2NE1′s Minzy & Yang Hyun Suk make a compromise regarding sexy dances

2NE1′s Minzy revealed that she made a compromise with her agency’s CEO Yang Hyun Suk after he asked her to cut down on the sexy dances.

In an interview held on July 6th at the YG Entertainment building, the interviewer asked, “We heard that Yang Hyun Suk gave you a special command to refrain from doing sexy dances?“  To this Minzy replied, “That is why he has give me space to express my freedom in my solo parts.”

She went on to say, “Overall, the choreography is very sexy but we made a compromise when I went over the choreography with our CEO.”

CL stated, “I don’t think that our CEO likes us to be overtly sexy.  It still needs to have the 2NE1 flavor so the dance needs to be changed accordingly.”

Previously, Yang Hyun Suk said in a different interview, “In the new choreography for 2NE1, there is a sexy dance where they use the lower half of their bodies.  All the members are doing well with the sexy dance so I am satisfied, but when our underage member Minzy does it I just feel a little uncomfortable.”

2NE1 released a new track on July 5th the mixes electronic and trot titled, ‘I Love You‘ and has been atop many music charts.  They will make their their comeback on July 8th through SBS’s ‘Inkigayo.’

On the 28th and 29th, 2NE1 will open a world tour titled ‘NEW EVOLUTION‘ in Seoul and move on to hold concerts in 10 cities in 7 countries.

Source: TV Report via Naver

2NE1′s Dara reveals her eating habits

2NE1‘s Dara revealed a few details about her eating habits during an interview at YG Entertainment on July 6th KST.

Dara stated, “I don’t eat without rice. Whenever I go overseas, I take packaged rice and red pepper paste. I don’t eat bread or ramen as a substitution to a meal. Only rice.”

Fellow 2NE1 member CL commented, “Dara unni always remembers to take her packaged rice, even to Japan, which is close [to Korea]. That’s why her overseas luggage is always filled with rice.” Dara responded, “When I travel far, there are many times I can’t get a proper meal. It’s hard during those moments.”

She went on, “During our recent break, the members and I went to the Alps via airplane for the first time, it was a truly new experience. To be honest, I have a fear of flying so I can’t ride on a plane for long.”

In related new, 2NE1 will have their “I Love You“ comeback stage on this week’s ’Inkigayo‘ on SBS. The group’s world tour, ‘NEW EVOLUTION‘, will start in Seoul, South Korea at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena, on July 28-29.

Source: Osen

2NE1′s Dara reveals she shed tears as she shaved her head for her comeback transformation

2NE1‘s Dara revealed that she shed tears as she shaved the side of her head for her dramatic hairstyle change.

During an interview held at YG Entertainment‘s headquarters, Dara stated “When I was getting my head shaved, the feeling of sorrow just crept up and I started tearing… I just did it without thinking through it for we decided that a new transformation was needed while in the midst of rehearsing. It was my first time getting my head shaved and I thought to myself that maybe this is how men who shave their heads to go off to the military feel.”

CL added, “At first, the stylist unni told me to do it. I was going to do it at first but I just couldn’t get myself to go through with it. Seeing Dara unni cry, my heart was heavy… I was going to do it at first, but I was scared of looking too strong so I had nominated the pretty Dara unni.”

Despite shedding tears the first time, Dara revealed that shaving her head no longer bothers her. “My hair grows fast, so this is already the third time I’ve had to get it shaved. Now I don’t have any lingering emotions about it.”

In related new 2NE1 will be holding their first comeback stage on July 8th through SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘.

Source: Osen via Naver

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′s Dara shares video of CL freestyling to JOJO & Nicki Minaj

2NE1‘s Sandara Park shared a video of CL‘s solo performance which took place during their 2011 Nolza Concert.

Along with posting the video, Sandara Park wrote: “CL’s solo from last year’s 2NE1 Nolza concert. First public disclosure! ^_^v Isn’t it awesome?!? Want more…? You can see more at 2NE1 2012 1st World Tour “NEW EVOLUTION” !!! July 8th,29th at 6PM! Olympic Gymnastics Arena!

In the video, CL can be seen why she’s labeled the “One and Only baddest female” as she’s freestyling to JoJo‘s “Marvin’s Room” along with Nicki Minaj‘s “Did It On Em“.

Check out CL rocking the microphone below.

Source: Sandara Park’s me2day

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Lee Dong Wook to endorse ‘Cass Light’ with 2NE1′s CL

Actor Lee Dong Wook has been selected as the newest endorsement model for ‘Cass Light‘!

Known as the representative light beer of Korea, Lee Dong Wook will be kicking off a fresh start for the brand as their new model. Since his discharge from the army last year, he’s been involved in a variety of activities like emceeing for ‘Strong Heart‘ and has risen as an almighty entertainer that viewers are more than comfortable seeing on screen.

Riding on his popularity, love calls from the advertisement industry have been reportedly pouring in. In the end, it was with ‘Cass Light’ that clinched a deal with Lee Dong Wook, helping him rise as the newest ‘CF King’ in the market.

Lee Dong Wook will be working with 2NE1‘s CL for a new advertisement due to come out this month.

Source + Photos: Asia Today via Nate

2NE1′s CL talks about the 100 takes for Dara’s kiss scene with Lee Min Ho

2NE1 leader CL expressed her honest thoughts on Sandara Park and Lee Min Ho‘s famous kiss scene from 2009.

CL and Lee Dong Wook who were filming an advertisement for CASS Beer sat down for an interview on the June 6th broadcast of SBS ‘One Night Of TV Entertainment‘.

Ahead of CL, fellow member Sandara Park (Dara) and actor Lee Min Ho had been selected as models to endorse the famous brand of beer.

Dara and Lee Min Ho reportedly had to film their kiss scene over 100 times, and CL had her doubts about whether or not that many takes were really necessary.

“I was on set to cheer her on,” CL said. She evoked laughter by adding, “I did not understand why they needed to film for that long. They seemed to go out of their way to drag it out.”

Lee Dong Wook was then asked about the level of skinship with CL in their own CF, and the actor looked disappointed as he said, “We didn’t even touch hands.”

Source & Image: TVDaily via Nate

2NE1′s CL reveals the drinking habits of Sandara Park

2NE1‘s CL revealed the drinking habits of fellow member Sandara Park.

The June 6th episode of SBS‘s ‘One Night Of TV Entertainment‘ caught up with 2NE1′s CL and Lee Dong Wook who were filming a alcoholic beverage CF for Cass Beer together.

During their interview, Lee Dong Wook admitted that he has a habit of falling asleep after drinking, and CL revealed the drinking habits of one of her fellow members.

“She starts running, and then suddenly passes out and goes to sleep,” she said. A curious Cho Young Goo asked CL to provide the initials of this fellow member, and CL remarked, “The person who passed on this CF to me.”

Ahead of CL, Sandara Park and actor Lee Min Ho had been selected to be models for Cass Beer.

Feeling apologetic that she had revealed Dara’s secrets, CL looked towards the camera and said, “Sorry, unnie.”

Source & Image: TVReport via Nate

Eye Candy: The 91 Line [Female]

Following last week’s eye rejuvenating ‘baby face series‘ courtesy of 6Theory ‘s staff, our ‘Eye Candy‘ series continues with K-pop’s hottest “91 Line” idols!

Many people who are wondering what “91 Line” means is, it simply referes to the year you were born. Since I was born in 1988 I would be in the “88 Line”.

Check out which 1991 idols made the cut and topped our list below!

Warning:

This feature may cause serious symptoms of drooling and nosebleeds, so proceed with caution!

Enjoy!

(Not in any particular order)

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KARA‘s Hara

After School‘s Nana

Girls’ Generation‘s Seohyun

KARA‘s Nicole

SISTAR‘s Hyorin

2NE1‘s CL

A Pink‘s Chorong

Nine Muses‘s Minha

Dal Shabet‘s Ahyoung

Let us know who your favorite is below!

Who wore it best? 2NE1′s CL, T-ara’s Hyomin, or JJ Project’s Jr.

JJ Project's Jr.

T-ara‘s Hyomin, JJ Project‘s Jr. and 2NE1‘s CL were all spotted wearing the same Adidas jersey.

All three artists play on different charms in the Adidas Originals Tailed Tank 53 jersey designed by Jeremy Scott. They each pulled off a different look with various accessories and different stylings.

While both Jr. and CL styled the jersey with more loose, hip-hop accessories, Hyomin attracted the viewers with a feminine, sporty, and sexy appeal. Hyomin also wore sheer tights that caused fans to do a double take. The jersey costs $400 and can be bought on adidas.com.

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

T-ara's Hyomin

2NE1's CL

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CL drops another hint about 2NE1′s comeback

2NE1‘s CL has dropped a surprise hint about their comeback!

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, member Dara 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

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 CL having fun on a mini-trampoline on Children’s Day

On May 5th, 2NE1‘s Sandara Park posted a photo of fellow member CL which displayed CL’s fun personality.

Via me2day Sandara Park wrote “Little CL has an enjoyable day ^__^” and attached the above photo of CL jumping on a yellow smiley-face trampoline in celebration of South Korea’s national Children’s Day.

In Korea, May 5th is officially recognized as Children’s Day. Similar to Mother’s and Father’s Day, this is a day where Parents spend quality time with their children and give them presents.

Upon seeing the photo, netizens wrote, “Baby CL… so cute!”, “She looks like a little kid right now“, and “Baby Chaerin and adult Sandara, what are you guys doing?”

Source & Image: Sandara Park’s me2day

2NE1′s CL snaps a photo with world-renowned designer, Jean Charles de Castelbajac

2NE1 leader CL revealed a photo of herself with the famous designer, Jean Charles de Castelbajac. CL uploaded the above photo on her me2day page on April 27th with the caption “Please come to Mr. Jean Charles de Castelbajac’s lecture today at Hongdae! I will be there!”

In the photo, Monsieur de Castelbajac is seen wearing a casual suit with his hands on CL, who has a stylish outfit on as usual, showing off her unique fashion. Known for her distinct style, fashionista CL was excited to meet this world-renowned designer.

Netizens commented, “I wish I could have been there. Hope he has a great lecture“, “CL unnie looks like a Barbie doll“, and “I wonder when 2NE1 is coming out with a new album. I love them.”

Source: CL’s me2day

SHINee to conclude promotions for “Sherlock” & begin touring Japan

After five weeks of promotion, SHINee will be concluding their promotions for “Sherlock” this week and is scheduled to emark on their Japanese tour starting on April 25th.

SHINee made an explosive comeback with their title song, “Sherlock”, from their 4th mini album. The group achieved 1st place on KBS‘s ‘Music Bank‘ for two consecutive weeks (April 6, 13) and have also won the triple crown on SBS‘s ‘Inkigayo (April 1, 8, 15), taking home the Mutizen trophy.

In addition, SHINee has also topped the Gaon Chart for the month of April for selling 135,370 copies. Not only were the boys being recognized in Asia, but they are also being noticed in France. SHINee was featured on a famous French talk show CANAL plus‘s ‘Le Petit Journal‘, where they introduced the MV of “Sherlock” as well as a mini news segment of the boys.

SHINee is scheduled to conclude promotions for “Sherlock” on the April 20th broadcast of KBS’s ‘Music Bank’, followed by MBC’s ‘Music Core’ on April 21st. They will then begin their Japanese tour ‘The First Japan Arena Tour: SHINee World 2012‘ on April 25th at Fukuoka.

Source & Image: Asia Today via Nate