Trendy 2NE1 returns as exclusive hip-hop girl group with deeper sentiment
[마이데일리 = 최지예 기자] 2NE1’s 2nd full album CRUSH proved the group’s exclusiveness and infinite possibilities as South Korea’s female hip-hop group.
CRUSH, unveiled at 0 hour of Feb 27 through various online sites, revealed its potential by holding trends and sentiments unique to 2NE1.
2NE1 unveiled their double title songs “COME BACK HOME” and “GOTTA BE YOU,” which clearly show their matured music and deepened sentiment.
“COME BACK HOME” is a classy song of a crossover genre song that encompasses R&B, reggae and hip-hop with a vintage melody and modern sound. In the latter part, it refreshes the ears with an EDM trap. The lyrics that are easy to follow are indeed addictive.
The second song “GOTTA BE YOU” brings in unique synthetic sounds and rhythmical rapping. CL dominates the song with her fun and sentimental rapping. The latter part is joined by strong and upbeat old-school melody.
2NE1 made a great leap forward in the last 6 years. They catch up with the current trend while keeping their true colors.
At 7am on Feb 27, the new album is sweeping 9 major music sites like Mnet, Melon, Genie, Olleh and Daum music, Bugs, and Cyworld Music.
They are lining up the charts with songs in their album including “CRUSH,” “GOTTA BE YOU,” “IF I WERE YOU,” “GOOD TO YOU,” “MTBD,” “HAPPY,” “SCREAM” and “BABY I MISS YOU.”
The group attracted much attention as their return was close to that of Girls’ Generation’s. The latter group revealed their 4th mini album just 55 hours before 2NE1 under the title “Mr. Mr.” which now stands at rank #5.
2NE1 is set to kick off their 2nd World Tour “ALL OR NOTHING” at Seoul Songpagu’s Olympic Park SK Handball Arena on March 1 and 2, where they will perform their new songs for the first time.
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