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[120425][ARTICLE] The Japan Times Reviews 2NE1's Collection Album

"LISTENING POST: 2NE1 'Collection'"



NOTE: This is an OP-ED article, not all the opinions/comments are positive! The Japan Times is an the most widely read English-language newspaper in Japan. It's goal is to give Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English in order to help Japan to participate more fully in the international community.


With Korean idol groups now saturating the Japanese pop market to the extent that the initial breath of fresh air and rush of slick, electropop energy is passing, it takes a more seasoned kind of fan to differentiate between the legions of immaculately rehearsed Girls' Generation clones. But with Japan slow to respond with forward-thinking pop of its own, the task falls to another Korean group to blow K-pop apart.


2NE1 have a habit of reminding the listener of the group's name every three or four seconds during the first half of this first Japanese-language album, and like a Korean TLC composed of four Lisa "Left Eye" Lopezes, every moment buzzes with that most misused word in pop music — attitude. Main rapper CL's spoken word intros are full of swagger, Park Bom is as fine a singer as they come, Dara is sassy with a touch of ironic self-awareness, and Minzy ... well, she's a good dancer.

In a way, 2NE1's closest Japanese equivalent is probably idol group Momoiro Clover Z*. While they come from radically different musical backgrounds, they share a seamless integration of personality, image and music, with each element mutually complementary. They also share a completely batty, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach to songwriting. "I Am the Best," already familiar from last year on the "Nolza" mini-album, is a particularly striking example with its collision of manic house music bleeps, crunching electro synths, tribal drumming and Indian/Middle Eastern melodies sounding like absolutely nothing else on earth. What do you even call that music? Dutch electro-Bollyhouse? Who even cares?



The inclusion of "I Am the Best" alone would have marked "Collection" out as a contender for album of the year, but it practically machine-guns you with similar moments. Even where they get all serious and emotional, glorious moments shine through the schmalz — CL comparing the end of a relationship with Beyoncé leaving Destiny's Child in "Go Away" can't help but raise a smile.

Unfortunately, the closing cover of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" is a pointless, deflating end to the album. However, recent single "Scream" shows off the talents of the group's production team, who are keeping 2NE1 one step ahead of the electropop crowd. Reworked versions of older songs such as "Fire," "Follow Me" and "Clap Your Hands" retain the scattershot arrangements and chimp-going-crazy-with-the-autotune-knob-style madness that made them so gloriously silly and downright fun in the first place.

K-pop is dead: Long live K-pop.



Source: The Japan Times & wiki
Thanks to sjaikb for the tip
Reuploaded + Additional information by tazanya@ygladies.com

aku ga terlalu ngerti tapi sepertinya bagus reviewnya
mereka pernah masuk top 2 dioricon juga udah lumayan
toh hampir semua lagu dialbum itu lagu lama,tapi tetep aja laku

[ichayanami]

ane dengar rumor, 2NE1 bakalan ke Indonesia?
itu cuma rumor atau emang ada beritanya?

[2ne1blackjack]

ane dengar rumor, 2NE1 bakalan ke Indonesia?
itu cuma rumor atau emang ada beritanya?

rumor kayanya
mereka lagi sibuk mau comebac agustus sama album will i am akhir tauh
taun depan mungkin yaaaaaaaa

good news

[RUMOR] 2NE1 Comeback in May?



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semoga semoga rumornya bener
kangen bgt mereka soalnyaaaa

[pimen8]

rumor kayanya
mereka lagi sibuk mau comebac agustus sama album will i am akhir tauh
taun depan mungkin yaaaaaaaa

good news



semoga semoga rumornya bener
kangen bgt mereka soalnyaaaa

semoga aja bukan rumor kk, g sabar denger lagu baru mereka

[blu3p1nk]

aduh bener2 gak sabar mereka comeback

apalagi foto selca terbaru Minzy cantik feminim bener, semoga mereka comeback dengan style yg bikin surpise

kangen liat perform mereka

[ParkSoYBom]

Wah bneran comeback May? kok smp skarang blm ada beritanya.

Ga sabar banget liat comebacknya + US album with Will.I.Am

[2ne1blackjack]

France's Largest Music Radio Station NRJ Creates Plays 2NE1 on their Online Kpop Channel



This online streaming station plays all of 2NE1's hits, plus hit songs from other kpop artists. CLICK HERE and scroll down to find the NRJ k-pop Station

NRJ is a French multimedia group based in Paris originally founded back in 1981 as a French pop music radio station. Since 2002, NRJ has been the most popular music radio station in France and the second most popular overall in terms of audience numbers and market share; only the talk radio network RTL has more listeners.

Source: NRJ Streaming Radio and wiki
Thanks to ukygqueens for the tip.
Reuploaded by tazanya@ygladies.com

mereka memang membanggakan
lagunya terkenal di prancis

2NE1 for Nikon Coolpix Mania!

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[Liola09]

HEH?
2NE1 mau comeback aaak ga sabar nunggunya apalagi Bom unnie
di foto2 itu dia cantik banget, trus aku juga suka sama suaranya aaak ga sabar

[2ne1blackjack]

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Show 2NE1 playing Wii with Actor Kim Kab Soo

Credit: forever-2ne1@tumblr

asli ngakak banget liatnya

[2ne1blackjack]

[NEWS] The Present Condition Of Hallyu Stars Global CF - 2NE1 For Intel Ultrabook And Dara For Etude House

Over 1 Billion Won! Finances Rise Due To Hallyu Stars’ Global CFs



Hallyu stars have evolved into global CF stars.

Recently, Korea’s hallyu stars such as DBSK, 2PM, SNSD and others, have expanded from being domestic CF model to being chosen as CF models for foreign brands as well. Big Bang was chosen to become Thailand’s Yamaha CF model during March of this year, while 2NE1 will begin to do various promotional events for Intel Ultrabook starting on May 1st, as Korea’s CF model for the world-wide campaign. YG Entertainment has revealed, “Recently, Hallyu stars are being chosen as international CF models as well as domestic, so we’re concentrating on CF agreements abroad too,” he also said, “2NE1 has signed a cotnract with Intel and will be launching an international campaign through Facebook to meet the fans all over the world,” he said.

T/N: Omitted parts not related to 2NE1 or YG Entertainment

OMG OMG OMG! So proud of 2NE1 and Sandara Park! Woohoo! International domination! ^^


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Source: Nate
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara

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