Hate you

Hate you!

That's not directed at anyone on my flist, it's just the name of the new 2NE1 single - which, despite its sentiments, and the violent video (where they merely save the world rather than blowing it up), is a nice little half-trance thing: late-night calm, early morning amble.

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Also, Mat points me to the new video shoot for "Ugly," where Dara's hair sprouts wings and a tail of beads:



And points me to Sunny transforming into Sandara:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DEPIogwD0

Blackjacks

In the Philippines, the fans of 2NE1 call themselves blackjacks. It took me two hours of Web surfing to find out why ('cause I'm stupid):

21 is the high number in Blackjack.

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Dara had moved to the Philippines at age 8 or so, and was already an established figure there - finished 2nd on a TV talent show and acted and sang, though if what's said at Celebrity Info is correct, her career was sputtering - when she moved back to Korea to join 2NE1. Here's her Star Circle Quest audition:

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