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[Guest itszmaeee]

it could be another guy. dara and thunder wear their rings on their index finger and if you look at the ring its different from this

;2ne1 needs to comeback then ygfam and sweep all the prizes and top all the charts yeee

Could be but I doubt that. Maybe she switches the ring around her fingers. Plus I just checked her past me2day pictures and I only see her wearing one ring which is the one she usually wears as well as cheondoong. And now that the topic is about rings, lately netizens has been pointing out 'couple rings' from idols, I wonder who's next. Haha.

EDIT:

About the hiatus. I'm not really tired of waiting for the girls to come back because I've been keeping myself busy by listening and following other groups. Instead of mourning to myself of how sad I am because I barely see the girls, I would listen to other group's music and show support. I'm still a loyal blackjack though. But that's just me (:

[Guest iY0nGKy0]

omo!! i'm so excited..i love park bom ..

so hopefully, they will be a huge success..i mean it's from YG..can't be wrong..

they are going to be my fav. group..<img src="http://cdn.vanillaforums.com/soompi.vanillaforums.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I love park bom as well! She's so talented! She's beautiful as well and she has a nice personality. What I love about her most is her voice!

[kimlees]

Sandara Park's dancer transformation for Taeyang's new music video

Sandara Park has suddenly transformed into a dancer for Taeyang.

Sandara Park had been filming Taeyang's music video for his first title song 'I Need A Girl' from the July 5th to the wee hours of the morning on 6th.

Sandara Park and Taeyang had already filmed the video for 'I Need A Girl' at the end of last month. The fan response for the limited edition album released on the first of this month was so great that to commemorate the release of the regular edition, they are filming a new music video.

YG Entertainment representatives have revealed to MoneyToday's StarNews, (T/N: Korean news website) "During the first music video for 'I Need A Girl,' Sandara Park acted as Taeyang's girlfriend but this time, she will be a dancer instead, showing off a cool dance with him."

"Taeyang didn't dance in the last video, so this time he will present a dynamic and sensitive dance with Sandara Park," he added.

Taeyang's limited edition version of his album sold out on the first day. On the 9th, Taeyang's regular edition album will be released.

Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20100706n04170

Translated by: elise @ ygladies.com

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[Guest JiAhUiis]

Hey guysss~~ ^^

I would like to find out more about how to purchase the PINK CONCERT tickets. Does anyone know where to buy it or any other details on it?

Hope someone could help me here~~

Thanks~

[Guest sjaikb]

MINZY ME2DAY

요즘은 추리소설이나 미스터리소설이재밌는것같아요~^^해답을풀어나가는그짜릿함~!함께느껴봅시다!!

[Guest evilgary]

any idea what was the meaning for minzy's update on me2day?

it would be nice to see sandara dance with taeyang

[Guest tazanya]

Finally able to post, the long-awaited Music Choice -- CL article. Thanks Belle and Elise.

[ARTICLE][091123] Musician's Choice - CL's '"Women's Songs that Breathe Inside Me"

CL "Women's Songs that Breathe Inside Me."

CL, 19 years old, born as Lee Chae Rin, is the youngest musician to be introduced in Musician's Choice. CL's music-loving father, introduced her to music, and she grew up listening to a variety of pop music, black rap music. and Japanese rock music, ever since elementary school. While looking for some dance music, she happened to listen to Lauryn Hill's album, making her interested in singing those kinds of dance songs. She learned to focus on dance and hip-hop music, especially black rap music. From then on, she started to dream of becoming a singer.

During that time, the departure of singer, Lexy, opened the door to opportunities. Prior to that, YG Entertainment, was not open for any auditions. During middle school, she went directly to YG Entertainment President, Yang Hyun Suk, and handed him a demo CD. She became a trainee after that event. And after three years of training under YGE, the group 2NE1 debuted. "A few times, I thought that maybe this isn't for me, but training was fun. Now that I have the chance to sing songs, I would like to sing the songs that people can relate to themselves." As a singer, CL is attracted to artistes such as Lauryn Hill and Madonna, and has come to work herself to become like them. She also wants to try her hand in creating their own songs. "I want to be a singer-songwriter, who writes different kinds of music, I don't want to be restricted to one kind of music only, and want to make songs that cover a variety of concepts that different people could like"

CL suggested that the theme of this Musician's Choice be 'Women's songs that breathe inside me.' The title refers to the women artists who shine and show themselves off on stage. These artists, starting with role models Madonna and Lauren Hill, will now be introduced.

The first album CL chose: Madonna's [Celebration]

Madonna's greatest hits album. The album, released in September, is composed of digital remastering of already existing hit songs, plus two new songs 'Celebration' and 'Revolver.' "Madonna has been famous even before I was born. I found out about her, and then, naturally she became my role model. I've read Madonna's autobiography before; she's sacrificed a lot for the sake of music. Especially since her mother died young and she had to endure mental pain from her father, etc. She wasn't fortunate as a child. But given the fact that she first liked dance as opposed to music and her Catholic beliefs, we were similar when we were young. I like all of Madonna's songs, but on 'Celebration,' all of my favorite songs are there, such as 'Music,' 'Sorry' and others. I'd recommend them."

The second album CL chose: Lauryn Hill's [Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]

The only solo album Lauryn Hill, a member of the mixed member group The Fugees, released in 1998. "I started liking Lauryn Hill after I listened to the Fugees. When I listened to 'Ready or Not,' I didn't know about her at first. Then I saw her play a lead role in [sister Act 2] and I started to really like her, making the effort to find her music and listen to it. 'Superstar' is an exciting song that showcases Lauryn Hill's rap and singing. She has a lot of songs with depth but this song is fun and easy to listen to, so it's good. I had the chance to see her perform on MTV Unplugged with just an acoustic guitar. She played music, even cried and talked with the audience. The side of herself that she shared was really cool.

The third album CL chose: Lil' Kim [La Bella Mafia]

The third album of Lil' Kim, the rapper chosen as the sexiest out of female hip hop artists; released in 2003. "Whenever I sign autographs for fans, I always sign with 'the baddest female.' When I'm CL, I want to be that bad. When I look at pictures of Lil' Kim, she looks exactly like the image I have of a 'bad female.' I listened to [La Bella Mafia] a lot when I was a trainee. Lil' Kim and another female rapper, Foxy Brown, were rivals. Foxy had a lot of supporters but I liked Lil' Kim more. Her clothes and concept were ridiculously cool and her rap overflowed with charisma. What's more, when I watched Lil' Kim's documentary, she was also shy and feminine. I thought she was more charming because of the disconnect between the Lil' Kim on stage and the Lil' Kim in real life.

The fourth album CL chose: Mary J. Blige's [No More Drama]

Called 'the queen of soul,' Mary J Blige released this album in 2001. "Mary J Blige does so much: hip hop music, professional photography, campaign for disadvantaged children, etc. She knows how to act like a queen while singing soul and rapping. She makes music steadily and expresses herself through various means, so every song gives off a slightly different feel. Especially soul, which she sings so easily that you can listen even more easily. 'No More Drama' is a song that Mary J Blige shows us her character clearly. It's a song that you can't sing without emotion. When she was married she went through a lot of pain but she overcame it with music."

The fifth album CL chose: Erykah Badu's [Mama's Gun]

American R&B artist Erykah Badu's album released in 2000. I started liking her when I saw the music video for 'Love of My Life' featuring Common. Erykah Badu can dance well, sing with a really dreamlike and soft feeling. She has really great characteristics that are really masculine. She expresses herself through music but fashion is also really important. Madonna is the same but I like Erykah Badu's fashion sense. With her turban which is always on her head, her skinny frame, and even with her lipstick that's only applied to the middle of her lips, her personality can be seen. It's good that she has her own style."

CL, the girl who dreams of Madonna and Lauryn Hill

When CL imagines herself at 40 years old, she says that since Madonna and Lauryn Hill are role models, she wants to follow the path of one of the two. At 40, she would like to either be like Madonna, and keep making new music just as she does now, or be like Lauryn Hill and give up music and live normally as a wife and a mother. "Madonna's always working with different producers and showing different sides to herself. Lauryn Hill, however, would only show one side of her personality. Madonna doesn't do anything outside of music, but Lauryn Hill's resting, leaving her only masterpiece for the future. I'll probably also have to choose one out of the two." CL is stubbornly not going to listen to only rap music. Although she isn't familiar with rock, she says these days she is seeking out more of that type of music to listen to. But since she has already made a foundation for herself in rap music, she says wants to try a fusion of rap and rock.

"Singers put music into people's lives. It's the same on stage. Music reflects a person's experiences and values. So if the singer can, through his gestures and speech, tell about his life, you want to know. Because this person's music started playing." CL's group 2NE1 was scheduled to release their first album in early November and have a concert at the end of the year, but their album was delayed and the concert pushed back. "Now we're working hard making music. If the album is going to be good, it can come out anytime. The delay of the concert is also unsettling but in this time won't we be able to practice even more to show you a better version?" If CL releases a solo album, she says she would rather try music that is completely new or dark etc, and experiment with music that is ultimately powerful, as opposed to something trendy and popular.

source: http://music.naver.c...rtdate=20091123

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Guys...i have a bad news... 2ne1's fans is going down LOOK! before they are in 11th spot now they are in 12

PLS YG BRING 2NE1 back quickly!!!! I MISS THEN SO MUCH!!!

Daum FanClub Rankings as of July 2010 - July 3, 2010

01. 东方神起 (TVXQ): 773,051 ↓2889

02. Bigbang: 357,541 ↓ 1692

03. 少女时代 (SNSD): 304,528 ↑ 507

04. SS501: 254,334 ↓11081

05. 2PM: 225,203 ↓ 4571

06. Superjunior: 196,784 ↓ 480 (manful24)

07. 神话 (SHINHWA): 115,313↓ 270

08. SHINee: 114,879 ↓ 2837

09. Wonder girls: 107,383 ↓ 1

10. FT Island: 107,019↓ 476*

11. BEAST: 106,992↑ 6840

12. 2ne1: 95,514 ↓ 408

13. MBLAQ: 78,990 ↑4220

14. f(x): 62,095 ↑ 1987

15. 2AM: 60,443 ↓ 117

16. Kara: 55,502 ↑104

17. Brown Eyed Girls: 44,738 ↓ 55

18. Seeya: 43,055 ↓223

19. CNBLUE: 30,466 ↑3674

20. T-ara: 27,841 ↑ 645

21. 4minute: 22,684 ↑ 1563

22. ZE:A: 22,373 ↑402

23. 超新星: 18,951 ↑ 5390

24. After school: 17,430 ↑ 404

25. Sistar: 16,138

26. 天上智喜: 12,866 ↓ 61

27. Davichi: 10,394 ↑ 61

28. U-kiss: 8,684 ↑4846

29. Infinite: 8,056 ↑4442

30. SECRET: 5,574 ↑254

31. 大国男儿: 4,223 ↑665

32. F.CUZ: 3,360 ↑82

Source: http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=817344748

I know alot are upset by the decreased numbers, (fyi the ranking changed more because of BEAST great gain in members than 2ne1's great loss of members) I prefer to look at it as a testament to the power and strength of the Blackjack fandom. Without heavy promotion and near constant variety show appearances, with but one mini album under their belts and a string of hit solo songs. 2ne1 is the third highest ranking girl group. The only other gg ahead of 2ne1 debuted years before our girls. To me the list is a beautiful thing, 2ne1 began as an powerful and awesome rookies, and this list is more evidence of that continuing awesomeness.

[Guest sw8et_vietgurl]

never heard of this before

Yesasia is selling 2NE1 first mini-album thailand version

are there any chance that they might make a debut in Asians countries soon?

anyway Thai fans please buy the album to support the girls

i might buy it, even though i already bought their korean version(just want the DvD really)

CD:

01. FIRE

02. I DON’T CARE

03. IN THE CLUB

04. LET’S GO PARTY

05. PRETTY BOY

06. STAY TOGETHER

07. KISS

08. YOU & I

09. PLEASE DON’T

10. FOLLOW ME

11. LOLLIPOP (bonus track)

DVD:

01. FIRE (SPACE VER.)

02. FIRE (STREET VER.)

03. I DON’T CARE

04. YOU & I

05. FOLLOW ME

http://www.yesasia.com/global/2ne1-1st-mini-album-thailand-verison/1022924902-0-0-0-en/info.html

[Guest NV4ever]

i want YG to put up their mini album on Itunes as well, and also for their future albums~~ it'll help the girls gain more recogition all around the world ^^

about the fanclub issue, i dont think we should worry much b/c the girls have been on hiatus for like a year now so it's understandble, the numbers actually pretty stable, not much of a decrease... BlackJacks are staying faithful waiting for the girls to comeback~~ and they gained like 95000 members with just ONE mini album!!! wat more when they comeback with a FULL album!! the numbers will explode for sure ^^

[Guest jadeal_17]

Sandara Park's dancer transformation for Taeyang's new music video

^WaaaahHHHHH!!!! So that's why YG suddenly removed the MV from their site.

I thought they will merely edit the MV, but this news is sooooo much better.

They actually refilmed it and this time, Dara will be dancing with YB!

But...it didn't mention about Dara being in the live broadcast.

I hope they perform it on stage too~

*excited mode!*

EDIT:

thanks to YGE n ML for a great and busy week, glad it was filmed/doc and looking forward to sharing it to the world.

Cr. Shaun Evaristo's Twitter

^So It's Shaun's work we'll be seeing. I bet it's awesome!

*To the 3 people who posted below me:Do we need to spell the ONE LINER RULE for you?

[Guest blackjackVip]

gaahhhh....i'm dying of boredom and waiting.

[Guest pinktux101]

yayyy 2ne1!!!!

♥Park Bom

anyone know when their new album is gonna be released?? o.o

[to2lovely]

^

Not really. Most likely after sept.

[Guest haze1nut]

UGH! SO TIRED OF WAITING!

Let's play a game!

Name 3 things you want to see/hear in their next promotions

1. Individual Solo promotions (I'm crossing my fingers for another Bommie solo, lol)

2. Song collabs with other YG artists, especially Big Bang

3. AN ENGLISH SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think they can pull off the english song I remember BigBang did it for the japan promos

I was going to also add 2NE1tv but we all know that's def. coming! I can't wait!

Seriously..............I know they're probably editing their 2NE1TV to tie in with their promotion......but I can't wait! ugh the wait is killing me

and boo to the members leaving the fanclub bc they're 'tired of waiting'. how impatient I'm sure it doesn't make the girls feel happy knowing their precious fans are leaving

Hmmmmmmmmm........I wonder if the girls will ever do a 'girly sweet' but fierce theme...or maybe sexy sweet? Like Beyonce?

Also, looking at how skinny minny Dara is in the Taeyang vid, I still can't believe the 'mystery abs' pic from their trainer is her..I still think it's Bommie hahaha...which goes on to me saying, I'm hoping to see these abs from her during their promotions! if it is her (which i hope it is), it'll drive all her fanboys crazy

Also, love how Bommie is ranked as one of the idols with that seems to have the most 'motherly/housewife' skills

Sorry if I'm jabbering my head off but haven't posted in a while...and I'm tired of waiting!

[Guest JYCL]

JYCL answers

I would love the 2ne1 album to have

1. a ballad or RNB song. The song matched with a really nice and sweet video shot not in studio but in an outside venue with the 2ne1 girls in full acting.

2. a really cool dance song for the whole of KPOP to dance to. Its about time they show off their dancing skills to match their cool voices.

3. a POWERFUL 2ne1 song like Fire - a song that seemed not to end and will make a mark forever.

[Guest babymodz]

was lurking & got bored, so here's my reply to haze1nut's question

Name 3 things you want to see/hear in their next promotions

o1. Song collaborations/feats with YG family.

& i don't just mean BB. i meant others like Se7en, YMGA, maybe some of the 1TYM guys too. cos as an old-time YG fam fan i miss the whole collaborations like they used to do back then. remember; YG isn't only about the idol groups

o2. More real hip-hop songs.

& that i mean real ol' skool hip hop. IDC was pretty pop, to be honest. it's like a trend in kpop now where everyone releases hook songs (meaning catchy tunes, repetitive lyrics, easy to sing along to) & everyone sounds almost alike ... it's boring.

o3. Perry & Choice37 to produce some of their songs!

& i love Teddy, i really do, but i want something DIFFERENT i guess. Perry is an amazing producer, tons of hits with BB & other YG artistes. but i think with the girls being in LA & London recently, there were rumors that they're working with foreign producers. i hope that happens.

[Guest bluishme]

Name 3 things you want to see/hear in their next promotions

1.) WONDERFUL AND COOL concept-- i want to see them offer new trend on their clothes.. the started with funky and cool accessories and hairdo... i want to see them rock another cool concept that make koreans and international fans love and follow them haha..

2.) AWESOME SONGS-- i want their album to showcase their vocal capabilities through great songs. i know they have it and i hope that the new producers/teddy/YG will help them achieved that.. well a collab with SE7EN, GUMMY, BB or Teddy will so great.

3.) CHOREOGRAPHY- just want to see a better and addictive dance routines.. (SHAUN and AIMEE) haha..

[Guest pandabubba986]

Shared?

2NE1 MTV BIGBANG in 24 Hours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L8-sowkA2s&feature=related

[Guest scarletletter]

MY TURN ... KEEPING THIS THREAD ALIVE

Name 3 things you want to see/hear in their next promotions

1)  i would like an RNB songs with pop mix (i know its a weird mix but hey its 2ne1, i know they can pull it since all four have different genre of voices) .... Add to that will be a cool dances with shaun style of dancing .... or lyrical hiphop will also do ... but anything dope choreo from them will do....i also like a hard core Hip-hop for the girls to live up the YG name since their sunbaes BB are going to the matured image, how about the girls living up the hiphop for awhile LOL??

2) SOLO songs for CL and Minzy and duet from Bommie and Dara ..... want to do alternate position this time .... since we have Pls dont go from the maknaes, how about solo for both of them this time and a duet for the Park Sisters... maybe slow rnb songs for the Park Sister.... and OH since CL and Minzy are in the process in composing songs, it will also do good if they put it in their next album

3) collaboration with Teddy .... I literally want my hubbie to be in the album not as a producer but more as featured artist for them and perform with 2ne1 in stage .... if its not Teddy, i agree with others , anyone from 1Tym or Seven will do .... but i really like Teddy to performed with them ..... I actually had this weird dream of mine the last past months about 2ne1 having a collaboration with Black Eyed Peas ( i know too far-fetched but hey nothing is impossible right ) it will be totally so awesome if it will happen .... I mean imagine four of BEP and four of 2ne1 with CL and Will-I -am do the main rapping kekekeke ..... but hey any foreign collaboration will do

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Tainer Hwang Double Updates in his Me2day Featuring Dara

DARA BEST BODY AWARD GOES TO ---------   TRAINER HWANG!!!!!

산달 선물!^^ 몸울 더 신경 써야겠다! 고맙다 산달!

사진작가:공밍끼 작품명: 산달

Based on dara last me2day where she post the best boyfriend award thingy, I'm guessing this is dara souvenir gift for Trainer Hwang .... kekekeke .... Hwangssabbu must be so happy to be given that such award LOL

[Guest Zelle]

first off:

i love CL's interview

thanks for sharing but im quite shocked how she likes Lil Kim's stage outfits. i hope she doesnt do something like that soon. im not ready Cl-roo. break it to me gently. lol

as for the survey:

-im all for at least one full english song! pretty please, YG! let's go and test the waters already ^v^

-one RnB ballad. i loved their Love Is So Difficult rendition

-more lady looking concept. show those abs they worked so hard for. lol.

and yeah, some hardcore hip hop songs would be great as well!