2NE1, the ‘original girl crush’ reunited for a concert commemorating the 15th anniversary of their debut
After 8 years, all 4 people have come together… 21 hit songs ‘live’ for 2 hours
The more mature members’ singing skills stand out… 12,000 spectators raved over three days
“Are you ready to play?”
On the 4th, the voice of girl group 2NE1 resonated powerfully at the Olympic Hall at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The ‘WELCOME BACK IN SEOUL’ concert held on this day to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their debut was reminiscent of a huge karaoke room. As a ‘K-pop legend’ who was loved for the original girl crush concept and released many hit songs, fans cheered the return of the female girls by singing along to all the songs.
It has been eight years since the team disbanded in November 2016 that 2NE1 came together as a full four-member group. This is the first solo concert in 10 years and 6 months since March 2014. Members CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom, and Minzy each have different agencies, but this time they performed with YG Entertainment, where they originally worked. This is because the members met YG general producer Yang Hyun-seok ahead of their 15th debut anniversary and expressed their intention to perform.
“I want to hit me, me, me. I want to run-run-run-run-run-run-run-run-run faster.” 2NE1 appeared on stage wearing strong primary colors with red lighting and heated up the atmosphere with their debut song ‘Fire’. The members, who performed hit songs such as ‘Clap Your Hands’ and ‘Can’t Nobody’ live to the accompaniment of the band, quickly became drenched in sweat, but their expressions were consistently excited. When the members sang “2NE1” in the middle of the performance, the audience responded with “Let’s play!”
When ‘I Don’t Care’, which topped the Cyworld Music annual chart in 2009, was played, not only the standing room but also the audience in the audience stood up and started dancing. “Kneel down and repent your mistakes, or get out of my sight right away.” The fans’ cheers reached their peak during the highlight section where the singer criticized her cheating boyfriend.
“Olympic Hall is a special place for us. I held my first concert here. “Are there people here who really wanted to go (to the concert) at that time but couldn’t because they were students?” (Sandara Park) It was only after about 1 hour and 20 minutes of non-stop live performance that the members began to speak. Minji said, “I was 16 back then, but now I’m a lady. When he said, “I am grateful that Minji grew up in your hands,” the audience erupted in cheers. CL said, “We prepared a classic performance in the hope that many people would share their memories and that newcomers would know that a group like this exists.”
As CL said, ‘classic’, this day’s performance did not have the fancy arrangements or special guests that usually appear at idol concerts. However, thanks to this, I was able to enjoy 2NE1’s hit songs that the public remembers with the same old sensibility. In particular, when singing ballads such as ‘Missing You’, ‘It Hurts’, and ‘Lonely’ in black suits, the singing skills of the members, who have become more mature over the past 10 years, stood out. “Who is the best?” became a kind of buzzword. ‘I’m the Best’, which combines the lyrics “I’m the best” and intense dance, showed overflowing charisma.
2NE1, who performed 21 songs in two hours that day, attracted 12,000 audiences at the Seoul concert held from the 4th to the 6th. It is said that the performance was suddenly canceled and there were difficulties in renting the hall, so they had no choice but to reserve a hall with a relatively small capacity. During the performance, Sandara Park said, “I heard there was a ticket crisis. Shouldn’t the encore concert be held in a larger venue?” After the Seoul performance, 2NE1 plans to conduct a total of 15 Asian tours across 9 cities, including Manila in the Philippines, Jakarta in Indonesia, and Kobe in Japan.
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2024-10-07 04:08:34