“Try to follow me~ try to follow me~ try to follow me~ like this!”
2NE1 has remade the nursery rhyme into a cool hip hop song that anyone can sing along to. Starting with their appearance, each time 2NE1 comes out with a new song, it’s a huge issue sweeping the nation! Because they attract so much attention from fans, it seems like they must be pretty stressed sometimes too. Now, compared to their usual dazzling appearance, a different, simple and easy going side of 2NE1 will be revealed.
Trends can be very distorted. The lifespan of trends is also very short. Trends are talked about a lot and also faked a lot. But you can only survive if you set trends. The youths who lead the trends are being led by 2NE1, but they have also had their shares of ups and downs. Rather than creating more problems after problems in the past have been solved, these girls show their fans their mature images.
Q. While doing group activities, what do you think is the most important thing?
Bom: I think it would be keeping our manners and communicating with each other? I think that it’s especially important to respect each others’ privacy since we live in a dorm together. I think that because of that reason, it’s important for us to understand each other and to acknowledge that. And in order to understand each other better, we must communicate between us a lot.
How long has it been since they’ve been together! They seem to be able to understand each others’ feelings with simply one word. It’s also an important rule that they need to communicate a lot between each other in order for them to understand everyone. There’s more! 2NE1 communicates with their keyboards too. By using their me2dayss, they communicate with their fans! They reveal their every day lives and habits freely and interact with their fans in a natural way. They don’t have a ‘veil’ and they don’t hide anything appearing even more pure. Even while they use the me2days as a service to communicate to the public, they haven’t even once left a hateful comment.
Q. Which member follows the law the most?
CL: All the members make efforts to follow the law. For example, on the way to our apartment there’s a small crosswalk. When there aren’t any cars, you can literally cross it with 5 steps, but no matter what we always wait for the light to change before we cross. ^^
Q. Is there a law which no matter what you think you need to follow?
Minji: We think it’s important to follow every law, but if you ask us, since we’re singers, we don’t download music illegally. Whether its music, movies or dramas, basically any piece of work, we always download it legally because we know well how much time and effort goes into making it (^^). Everyone please be a ‘Good Downloader’ too!
Coming from the Philippines, Sandara Park finds the traffic lights interesting!
Q. Is there a law in Korea that you think is really different from the Philippines?
Sandara: I was really amazed at the people waiting at the traffic light when I first came to Korea!! Whether it was a big intersection or a small intersection, it was really impressive seeing everyone standing and waiting for the light to turn green.^^ Honestly speaking, in the Philippines, it’s really strange for someone to stand and wait for the light to change. But now, because I’m used to living in Korea, it’s a bit shameful to see people jaywalking once in a while.
2NE1’s time is golden. The members all travel together and there are also many people looking after the members, so if even one person is late, the entire day’s schedule can get pretty hectic. Asking them ‘What is one of 2NE1’s laws?’ they replied ‘We always promise to be on time!’. Even when they have separate schedules, on the days that they all gather together, they work hard to arrive on time. “The entire team can’t be held up by me alone.” This is an example of 2NE1’s very straightforward life, by thinking it’s not ‘just me’ but ‘beginning with me’.
Q. Is there anything you want to say to the fans, as the trend-setting girl group of Korea?
CL: I think that our laws are not only to maintain manners between each other but if all laws are upheld, it will make a better society. We’ll be really proud if our fans follow laws as well. We’re making an effort to be good role models, so everyone “Try to follow me~ like this!”^^*
Sandara Park, “Please give me a new nickname other than DalOng!”
credit: kbites
2NE1 Sandara Park has asked fans to think of a new nickname for her.
Sandara Park wrote on her me2day page on 22nd March with a photo of herself attached, “Wassup!?ㅋI’ve been thinking about this together with those around me..ㅋIt is about the nickname DalOng! Isn’t it time to change it now? Because I wish toㅋDalOng DalOng it’s a cute nickname but it’s a little weird to keep calling it for no reason ㅋBody wise and heart wiseㅋㅋㅋI also want a short, cute and healthy nickname like baby Rin, Poppin MingJi and YoungChoon~!Kyak”
Fans have started giving Sandara Park the nickname of DalOng formed by joining ‘Dara’ and ‘Ong’ together. Netizens have been engaging in heated discussion after this to come up with new nicknames for Sandara like ‘SsanCho (short for Ssandara elementary school kid)’, ‘Dal-Rabbit’, ‘Da Roongie’, ‘Queen Dara’, ‘Dal Tokie’ leaving over 100 over replies to the post.
Sandara Park then replied “Ssan-Rabbit is cute.. I wanted to raise some and feed them.. A new chipmunk nickname is cute too I can then always have fun saying it ㅋ Is there any other good nicknames? Let’s pick a new nickname~! Ah come on! ^.^”
left to right :
소유, 보라, 다솜, 효정
Soyu, Borah, Dasom, Hyojeong
Their company, Starship Entertainment, announced on the 23rd that they'll be debuting in April and for the past 2 years they've been working on their vocal and dance training.
The composer of the debut single is Shinsadong Tiger (4minute, T-ara, HyunA). Other composers announced were E-TRIBE (SNSD, Lee Hyori) Brave Brothers (U-Kiss, After School, Son Dam Bi) and Cho Young-soo (SeeYa, Dynamic Duo). They will have songs with rhythmic hip-hop vibes and medium-tempo ballads that showcase their vocals.
Starship Entertinament announced, "Their title song is about good friends, it will be able to highlight the vocal abilities of the group."
SISTAR's name means Sistar and Star. They are meant to be sisters in the entertainment business and become big stars. SISTAR, composed of Hyojeong (19), Dasom (17), SoYu (19) and Borah (20), has a friendly image that will be able to capture hearts of all ages.
Already before debut they have starred in advertisements for the casual brand FUBU for a pictorial in Ceci magazine which has attracted much attention.
Starship Entertainment revealed the first member today, Soyu, saying, "She has outstanding talent and potential. She has been singing and dancing since her childhood and has often been called 'Little Lee Mi Yeon' due to their similar looks and voices," they said.
Theme: Where's The Modern Pop Meet Traditional Culture All About!!
Concept: 5 Fandom from 5 Pop country - Malaysia Japan Korea Thailand & Taiwan.
Activities: Concert, Food Festival, Dance Competition, Cosplay , Culture Show, Stalls , Cooking Competition, Coloring Contest and many more...
This is going to be in Malaysia. Date and venue are unknown yet. Here are more information
Poprainbow Music Festival
ARTIST
Korea : Kim Taegoon, DNT, 2ne1
Japan : W-inds, Tamaki Hiroshi
Malaysia : Adam af, Dior
Thailand : Tata Young, Taechin, B.O,Y
Taiwan : will update soon!
Ticket price: RM90, RM120, RM160, RM240, RM280, RM360, RM460, RM480