2NE1 topped Instiz Chart Singles Ranking for the first week of August

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 The Instiz chart combines the overwhelming variety of charts that South Korea uses to rank music sales, and it’s what fans use to determine whether their favorite artist has achieved an “All-Kill”.
Check out the chart rankings for the 1st week of August below!
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Instiz Chart Singles Ranking
1. 2NE1 – “Ugly” – 13,255 Points
2. miss A – “Goodbye Baby” – 7,555 Points
3. CM HaHa – “Sticky Rice Cake” (“Infinity Challenge”) – 7,056 Points
4. Super Junior – “Mr. Simple” – 4,663 Points
5. 2NE1 – “Hate You” – 3,876 Points
6. XIAH Junsu – “You Are So Beautiful” – 3,662 Points
7. Leessang – “Grand Final” ft. Jung In & MC Nal Yoo – 3,497 Points
8. 4MEN – “Vision Of Love” – 3,167 Points
9. Ha Dong Kyun – “I Will Wait” – 2,434 Points
10. Ja Woo Rim – “Whale Hunting” (“I Am A Singer“) – 2,154 Points
Source: Instiz iCHART
Credit:Allkpop

2NE1 talks about when they feel the most and least confident

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The ladies of 2NE1 are now famous in the K-Pop industry for their confident style, but they still managed to turn quite a few heads when they came out with “Ugly“.
In their interview with OSEN, the girls were asked if they ever felt ‘ugly’ like in their lyrics. Fans were surprised to read Dara’s answer, who laughed, “Yes, when I’m wearing a feminine style. I’m always dressed like a man on stage, so I feel a loss of confidence when I’m wearing more feminine styles.”
Bom replied, “I don’t specially feel ugly or anything, but I don’t have confidence when I get my song wrong.“

Minzy said, “I feel that way when I’m trying to improve and advance, but when it’s not going out the way I want it to.”
CL said, “I don’t feel especially ugly, but I do get into a slump sometimes. Like the lyrics of ‘Ugly’ state, I do feel lonely at times.”

In reverse, the girls were then asked for the time where felt that they were amazing. Bom said, “When I’m singing.  I love singing and I’m the most confident in it.”
Dara agreed, “It’s easy for me to feel confident when I’m on stage. The shouts of our fans thrill me and I truly feel like I’m the best for the three minutes I’m on stage.”
Minzy expressed, “When I’m dancing to my solo part”, while CL said, “If I don’t feel confident on stage, then the people that are watching and listening to us won’t feel it either. I have to be the best on stage so that the audience feels the same way. I go up on stage thinking that I’m going to be the best.”
Source + Photos: OSEN
From:Allkpop

Childhood photos of CL revealed!

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In fairness to CL, she looks cute as a kid. Well, I just noticed that some K-pop artists don’t look cute on their childhood photos, but CL, I give her credit for this. Her smile makes her look fresh and she seems so happy. She’s still so innocent. Anyways, CL is pretty no matter what. She grew up beautifully don’t you think?

An awesome performance of ‘Hate You’ and ‘Ugly’ by 2NE1

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Now the animated music video of 2NE1’s ‘Hate You’ has been released!

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This is my thought of the MV:
When I posted this video, I did not watch it yet, I was able to watch it later on, and because it seems I wasn’t able to grasp the story, I watch it again. When I watched it, specially the first part, I thought there was more to it than four bounty hunters chasing a criminal. But then boom! The video ended by killing the criminal. I wasn’t able to control the urge to comment, so I posted my comment on YouTube regarding the matter. Well, when I was watching the part when the villain had an encounter with Dara, they looked in each others eyes and it seems there’s something there. Like a connection or something. I don’t know. The girl even looked so helpless when the four are chasing her.
I thought the story goes like this: ‘She was once one of them, and for some reason, she walked out and went her own way. And then their Big Boss released an order to kill her because she betrayed them, and sent her former allies. But then, since they had been together for a very long time and they really are close friends, I thought the four won’t kill her and just let her go’.
But they killed her mercilessly. I can’t even relate the part when she transformed into a gigantic monster when Bom shot her, then turns back to her original form when Minzy shoots her again. And when she’s back to her poor self, CL even  kicked her with a ‘Serves you right’ expression.
Since I couldn’t contain my curiosity why the MV turned out like that, I googled and binged for the translation of the lyrics, but for heaven’s sake, I couldn’t even find a decent translation! So I guess I’m still left with a question of a big WHY?.

I Am The Best MV by 2NE1

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