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

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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