YANG HYUN SUK, “2NE1’s new album, looking really good” [Interview]
[OSEN=손남원 기자] YANG HYUN SUK, the founder of YG, proudly said that 2NE1’s upcoming 2nd full album and the World Tour on March 1 and 2 are “best-ever album and a world-class concert.” Despite his busy schedule for being part of SBS’s K-Pop Star 3, he is deeply involved in 2NE1’s comeback album and concert rehearsal.
In a phone interview with OSEN on Feb 24, YANG said, “2NE1’s new album is the best ever. It’s meaningful that it is the first one with new songs in 6 years since their debut, but it is more special because the producers and 2NE1 are really satisfied with the work,” and added, “I don’t mean it will rank #1 on music charts when I say ‘best ever.’ Everyone at YG is satisfied, so for us personally, it is the best ever.”
2NE1 will reveal their 2nd full album online on Feb 27, and will hold an exclusive concert for 2 days on March 1 and 2. They already held a first Korean girl group World Tour “NEW EVOLUTION” in 2012, and the follow-up is to be hosted at Seoul Olympic Park SK Handball Arena under the title “AON.” This second World Tour will cut across 9 countries including Korea, Japan and China, and in 12 cities like Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore and Yokohama for 15 concerts. The Tour will attract 200,000 fans.
YANG said, “Before we showcase anything, YG needs to be satisfied with it. We cannot show something we are not happy with. In that sense, 2NE1’s comeback will be a great gift to the fans and to music experts. It’s not a creation of quick work—it took years and a lot of hard work to produce an album like this.”
2NE1, the first girl group to hold the second World Tour, will appear before the fans with more mature music. World-renown directors Travis Payne and Stacey Walker, who joined in the last World Tour, will again partake in the second one. Fans should be excited as the new songs will be performed at this latest World Tour.
2NE1 was spotlighted around the world last year as well, with their three new songs “FALLING IN LOVE,” “DO YOU LOVE ME,” and “MISSING YOU,” along with CL’s “THE BADDEST FEMALE.”
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