[MV] Park Bom (feat. DAWN) - I

Really nice to hear Bom again. This one feels really reminiscent of 2NE1's mellower tracks.

[MV] Sandara Park (feat. Uhm Junghwa) - FESTIVAL

Samples Uhm Junghwa's 'Festival' from 1999. I think Junghwa isn't in the official track, but her voice is definitely presence at the end here. Very cool cameo.

Maybe I'm just having a brain fart, but I feel like it's super rare for 2nd gen ladies to do really cute, bright, bubbly stuff. Really suits Dara even though she's almost 40... never beating the vampire allegations. LOL.

[MV] Park Bom - Holding The End Of This Night

[MV] Park Bom - Remembered

[MV] CL - CHUCK

The beat of this is so addicting to me. Gotta dance.

[MV] CL - SPICY

John Malkovich in my K-Pop... wut. XD

[MV] MINZY - TEAMO

[MV] Park Bom (feat. Sandara) - Spring

Bom's back!!!
Didn't know Dara would feature so much. Really nice to have them both on this. I just want all the 2NE1 ladies to triumph after the garbage they went through at YG.

[MV] Black Eyed Peas (feat. CL) - DOPENESS

Thinking back to when this collab was first being discussed seems like a lifetime ago.

[MV] MINZY (feat. Flowsik) - NINANO

Minzy's official solo debut post-2NE1.
I'm going to continue tagging CL, Dara, Bom, and Minzy with '2NE1' since the group is fully disbanded and not being re-made with new members.

[MV] 2NE1 - GOODBYE

Oof. Right in the feels.
Things fall apart. Certainly the case with YG and 2NE1. Would've been ideal if Minzy had recorded with them for this final track. Nice that she's in the video at least.
It was a thrill to watch them debut so strong and sad to see the group come to an end.

Gotta wish them all well. Thank you, ladies!

[MV] CL - LIFTED

This is finally CL's OFFICIAL official debut in the US.
Exhibit A for why I prefer not understanding Kpop lyrics. Lol.

My initial reaction was "derivative"... which probably sounds snooty.
I have some conflicted feelings. The relaxed vibe of the track is really nice. I think that works. But the lyrics are entirely about getting high and drinking, which I suppose there's nothing wrong with... it's just so common and tired in American music right now.

Also some potential issues with casting almost entirely black men for the video and essentially using them as props to show how cool CL is. Appropriation issues come up a lot with CL and YG in general. This certainly isn't helping things.

The dudes trampolining (?) up that wall she's sitting on was neat. Most everything else feels like pandering to particular demographics in a rather cringe-y way. MRJ expressed a lot of my concerns in his review.

I've been rooting for CL hard since she debuted. Fantastic performer. I just think everything she did with 2NE1 early on was vastly superior to all the stuff she's done recently. I wish she could bring something vibrant and distinctly 'Kpop' to the US market, instead of something like this safe, corporate, cliche-filled creation.

[MV] PSY (feat. CL) - DADDY

The ballroom dancing has me wheezing.

328 views when I first posted... what will it be by the end of the day?

Multiple millions?

24 HOURS LATER EDIT:

 5,336,912 !!!

[MV] CL - Hello Bitches

No comment other than to say Parris and her crew dance well.
Like crazy extremely well. Good lord.

Currently unlisted, so might need to re-post later.

[MV] Diplo, CL - Doctor Pepper

CL is gearing up for an American debut. Even if it all ends up in English, I'd like to support her by posting her solo work here. She's just featuring on this one and there's a whole lot of twerking butt cleavage to get through, but CL looks great, so... CL FIGHTING!

 

[MV] 2NE1 - GOTTA BE YOU

[MV] 2NE1 - Crush (Live performances)

CRUSH:



IF I WERE YOU:

[MV] 2NE1 - COME BACK HOME

Interesting video. I read Neuromancer recently and this video is very much in that vein. The acoustic version of Come Back Home is my favorite track on the album. Good stuff!

[MV] 2NE1 - HAPPY

Big comeback releases from 2NE1 today!

[MV] BOM&HI - All I Want For Christmas Is You (cover)