According to Korea Times, 2NE1's YouTube account has been updated for the first time after 7 years of being empty. Many fans expect the 4 girls to return with a new song.
The latest video uploaded to the group's YouTube channel is the stage of CL performing "The Baddest Female" and "MTBD" as a special guest at Treasure's junior show in Seoul.
Before that, the last video posted was "2NE1 - 'GOODBYE' M/V", released in 2017. Since then, 2NE1 has been absent from the music industry and is no longer active as a group.
In early August, YG confirmed that 2NE1 would have a tour to celebrate their 15th debut anniversary, starting in October in Korea, then continuing to Japan and lasting until 2025.
Major international media outlets such as Billboard and NME have also highlighted 2NE1's return, showing that competition for tickets will be fierce both domestically and internationally.
Therefore, the public thinks that the group will release new products to warm up their name before starting the tour. The restart of the YouTube channel is one of the signs that 2NE1 is ready to release a new song.
2NE1 includes members CL, Minzy, Park Bom and Sandara Park (Dara), once the most popular girl group of YG and the 2nd generation of Kpop.
The girls with their "unusual" and "different" looks and beauty broke all the common standards set by the Korean public for girl groups at that time, such as being cute, pure, singing fun music. fresh or light…
2NE1 is famous for a series of hits Fire, I Don't Care, Can't Nobody, Clap Your Hands, Go Away, I Am The Best, Come Back Home, Lonely...
At the end of 2016, after Minzy left the company, YG announced that 2NE1 officially disbanded. The final single titled "Goodbye" was released in January 2017 as a farewell to the group's fans.
In April 2022, 2NE1 unexpectedly reunited on the stage of the Coachella music festival in the US, performing the song "I Am the Best" after CL's solo stage.
The time 2NE1 went on hiatus and disbanded was also the time Blackpink debuted and achieved success. Once considered a "copy" of 2NE1, Blackpink has made breakthrough steps, surpassing any other Kpop girl group to become global superstars.
When Blackpink brought the girl crush style mixed with hip hop globally, they were even more successful and trendy than 2NE1 in previous years.
Korean media said that 2NE1 or SNSD was a stepping stone for Blackpink to be born, but Blackpink's achievements and reputation are "unprecedented" in Kpop.
