K-Pop sensation CL of 2NE1 is determined to conquer America with her message and music. The 25-year-old Korean superstar has already resonated all over the world via the internet, and now she has her eyes set on the U.S.
She believes she has spent too much energy to back out, so she has to send her message and represent who she is, CNN reported. 2EN1's 2014 album "Cruch" made it to the top of the chart as the highest-charting and best-selling Korean album in the US Billboard 200 list in history.
Before hitting the US Billboard, CL released her first solo "The Baddest Female." In 2014, she announced in the US that she will debut as a solo artist and partnered with Scooter Braun, the American music agent who manages big stars such as Usher and Ariana Grande.
Just last October 29, CL gave a sold-out performance of her "Hello B----esh" concert tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, Yibada reported. Even as a solo she still gave tribute to her 2EN1 roots performing "Can't Nobody," "I am the Best," and their first phenomenal hit, "Fire." The stadium was full and everyone was dancing and singing as she performed "The Baddest Female," "MYBD," and "Doctor Pepper."
She ended her concert with an electrifying performance of her US debut single "Hello B----es" and "Lifted." This nine-city concert tour will be held at various places in America and Canada. It will end in Toronto, Canada this November 14.
CL's videos in YouTube are sensational with millions of views. Not only that American fashion designers Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang consider her as their friend and Muse. She also featured legendary rapper Method Man in her latest "Lifted" music video.
KPop critic Jeff Benjamin said CL needs certain elements such as the right time, right music, right song, and right presentation to succeed. Jeremy Scott said he has seen CL's fans in Brazil, Chile, and all over Europe, and he can only say that she is not just a Kpop phenomenon, she is truly a global superstar. Some reports described CL as the future of Kpop in the United States.
