Goodbye to 2NE1

There were only 3 options for YG to commit to once Minzy left the group. Either replace her with a rookie, allow the group to go on as a trio or simply disband the group. YG really messed up by not using all of his artists. 2NE1 to my eyes, was the best female group in Korea and the most popular one outside of Asia. I think only CL will be releasing more albums in the future despite the four declaring they will release solo albums. 

I believe Dara will go on to win numerous awards as an actress, Bom might drop off the radar, and Minzy may spend more time dancing and appearing on reality shows. It's sad to see such a great group split up but I believe its due to poor management. I have no problem with the group disbanding I felt like it was a little too early. Once again, I blame YG because they pushed CL's music down our throats while the other three did their own thing.

Minzy is currently signed with Music Works (a subsidiary of the CJ Group) and is working on a solo album in which she will be exploring different genres of music. She will be releasing her first solo single "I wanted To Love" sometime this year. She's slated to join the cast of Sister's Slam Dunk, a reality TV currently in it's second season. 

Dara is still signed to YG Entertainment but doesn't have an album in the works at the moment. She will star in the upcoming film One Step and is the host of Get It Beauty (a cosmetics review program). Dara has performed since leaving 2Ne1 but I left wondering if she will continue being a singer. 

Bom also did not re-sign with YG but she still took part in the groups final song "Goodbye" in early 2017. So far she has nothing in the works but she did share a letter to her fans on Twitter. Due to her scandals and backlash at her appearance I don't believe another company will sign her. I really do want her to simply be happy as she feels like she is battling the demons of depression.

CL will be releasing a solo English album that I will not bother with. She has been touring and getting ready to release her album. Out of the four she probably has the best market appeal although I lost respect for her after her newest releases. I don't like what she or her company is doing. 

Anyway, in the long run they were a great group and YG will lose even more money now with his only truly big act being Big Bang. 

Goodbye to 2ne1

Reaction to CL: Lifted & Dr. Pepper

CL was a great rapper when she is a member of 2NE1. But when we are blessed with her English language music it's complete trash. What are you doing CL?  How much of it is you? I'm sure this will never be answered.

"Lifted" was terrible and highly sexual for no real good reason. Her appearance and attitude is slightly different from her original appearance in 2NE1. She is basically dry humping the backup dancers about a song that just repeats itself. It lacks the style we are used to from her. This was a terrible song and horrible video.

"DR Pepper"

Don’t get me wrong I love Dr.Pepper but not this song. The best part was watching CL play with her breasts. Overall, it's the stupid kind of music that has taken over radio. This is a terrible way for her to try to break into the American music industry.

"Hello Bitches"

Was low caliber as well, it's just not as ear catching as anything 2Ne1 has released.

2ne1 is now a trio: Minzy officially leaves 2NE1

First, I apologize for my lack of posting. I'm working hard on creating a better quality of life for me. Secondly. I saw a video from Hallyu Back (A Youtube Channel) entitled "2NE1 Breaking Up Permanently". After reading a few articles online, this proved to be true. Sadly, I kind of guess this would happen when I talked about all the hate surrounding 2NE1. I actually thought CL would be the first to leave since she has been working on her solo career a lot. 

We can't blame anyone for 2NE1 breaking up. The way that K-pop groups are set up are doomed to fail. It's rare for group members to know each other before they are made into a group. So in a way they are forced to get along for the sake of the group, this could either be great or this can end up poorly. This doesn't really happen in places outside of Asia, it just doesn't really work out a lot. They are forced to perform together when in reality they might have different interests and musical tastes. This can really weigh on someone's psyche. 

2NE1 was one of the greatest groups to come out of South Korea. It sucks that YG didn't use them a lot in 2015. A lot of groups do that "comeback" routine which is bullshit. Anyone knows you have to choose the right time to start performing again in most cases the companies choose to wait too long before releasing a track. What fans don't really care about is that the group's are not in control of themselves. They are the contracted slaves of whatever company they signed to. The owners of the companies get to decide the style of the group, the lyrics of the songs, etc. It's not like in America or England in which the group has control over everything. 

Sadly, 2NE1 is still contracted to YG until later in this year. 2NE1 was my favorite K-pop group but they really just disappeared in 2015. CL did her badly done "Bad Bitches", Dara was the leading star in several web dramas, and Bom was suffering due to her scandals. What was Minzy doing? Nothing, she doesn't even have her own Wikipedia page. Minzy was contracted to YG way before she was a member of 2NE1 and the group was fully together for 7 years. Minzy does not have a solo song or a solo career for that matter. Bom, CL, and Dara all re-signed with YG so 2NE1 will still be making a comeback later this year as a trio. Although, Minzy didn't really have any real moments as a member of the group. She was really a backup vocalist and the main dancer. I kind of feel like she wanted to break out of being the young one in the background. 

I think YG might try to replace Minzy in the future with another younger singer and I don't think that will play out right. 2NE1 had chemistry in all of their performances and videos. That chemistry is hard to re-establish with a new member. I truly believe all blame should fall onto YG for not managing his artists better. Minzy is a great dancer, she could have been featured in other group's videos as a dancer or did the guest vocals on someone else's song. YG did nothing with her talent, so I'm happy that Minzy had the courage to walk away. It sucks having talent and not being able to have your own career. Can you imagine how Minzy felt after all these years watching her fellow 2NE1 members have careers outside the group while she wasn't able to do nothing? It would fucking suck!

Truthfully, I think YG doesn't really care at all about this group. I think he only sees dollar signs because of how famous internationally 2NE1 has gotten. He didn't really even protect Bom with all of her scandals but states he wants to "protect 2NE1". 

Is this the end of 2NE1?

2NE1 was to me the greatest girl group in all of Korea. They were on their way to becoming more known than labelmate Big Bang. It was to be suspected as I think 2NE1 has more talent than Big Bang. But the group has come under fire so much, I doubt that they will be able to pick themselves up. Each member has basically broken off to do their own things.

Park Bom was attacked with plastic surgery allegations, but they slowed down as the group took on the industry and were winning. She was also yelled at for cursing on a variety show called Roommates. She was justified because the incident scared the hell out of her. She was in the backseat of a car with her a few of co-stars. When the idol in the car kind of lost control of the car due to lack of sleep and the car swerved off the road for a moment which resulted in Bom saying something like "oh Shit".
Later Bom was attacked with a drug scandal as "she" had drugs delivered to a family member's house in their name to avoid any type of negative attention. In late 2015, she is under another scandal as people dubbed her a plastic monster for appearing to have undergone another nose job.

But it wasn't just her who was verbally slandered at the latest 2NE1 appearance. As Minzy and CL was also attacked. CL was attacked because she wore a ton of makeup and Minzy for having her nose done. It appears that only 2NE1's international fans are still supporting the girls as their Korean ones are attacking them.

The only one not under fire is Dara, who has returned to acting by starring in a web drama.

There is a lot of negativity about the Korean entertainment world, which is one of the reasons why I started this blog. South Korea is traditionally number 2 or 3 on the list of countries with the highest suicide rates per year. This is a globally rating, which means that Korea has the second highest suicide rate in the whole world. It's the number 1 for plastic surgeries. So before we judge the entertainment industry we must focus on the society of the country.

There are a ton of women in South Korea who have plastic surgery yet they basically try to kill the careers of women who admit to having surgeries. Yet this is the standard method of beauty in the country, so how can this be right? There is a lot of rumors that the idols are basically slaves to the companies they work for. Which is something I agree with, I do believe that these girls and guys are slaves to companies like YG, JYP, etc.

As of now I do believe that YG has to be the shittest manager as his excuse for why Bom's drug scandal was truly hilarious. Plus G-Dragon's numerous scandals and Psy's anti-American scandal. He is fucking up the chance to inspire so many females out there but due to poor management, I believe that YG is killing 2NE1.

CL's solo rap career is ridiculous, her "hello bitches" video was so freaking weak. It wasn't anything but sexual yet this new appearance doesn't really do much for me. In 2NE1, she is sexy but also a badass. Despite how good of a dancer Minzy is, they really aren't doing anything with her. Even Bom has skills but they are not able to manage her well. They even have some kind of business relationship with Will.i.a.m who is one of the most famous musicians in the world and yet they are not properly using that relationship well. It's really sad to this group crash as they were my favorite K-pop group and I believed them to be the best K-pop group in Korea.

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