I feel like an alien sometimes, where I don't feel like I belong anywhere.
CL
I have so many things I want to say.
I've always been colorful and taken risks.
I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.
Girls in Asia are very obedient, shy, timid, quiet, but I can tell that it's changing, and I want them to be stronger and tell them that it's OK to be different.
I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and English-based songs.
I use Maybelline's eye studio gel eyeliner and simply glide it onto the eyelids to shape the makeup. Then, I use brown eyeshadow to add more detail to make my eyes look deeper.
A lot of Asian girls love being basic because it's safe. But the thing is, a lot of my fans are those girls, and they want to be bolder, but there's no one they could look up to and be like, 'It's OK to be that way.'
2NE1 was special because we each had different characters and styles, for individual tastes.
There are always two sides to a person. CL is me, and so is Chaelin.
I'm a tomboy, and my style is punk.
All our fans have great energy, and that's where we get our energy to perform. They know how to have fun with our music.
I love Chanel. Everything about her was personal. All of those lions she made, she handmade them. Red and green, they were her favorite colors. She kept it personal and real, and she was a woman.
I'm a city girl from Seoul City, where I grew up, to Tokyo & Paris.
Culturally, I'm not 100 percent Korean. I'm very mixed and very open.
N.Y. is definitely one of my favorites. Love the culture, people, attitude and music, art, and fashion.
My eyeliner is part of my face. There are elements that I'll change here and there, but my eyeliner, with little wings, that never changes.
We treat each album as our traces and our legacy.
Personally, I don't like defining myself. I don't want to be put in one category in any kind of way.
I don't want to take too much responsibility, where I'm like, 'Oh, I'm representing Asia.'
I like to play different characters.
I actually wrote the lyrics for 'Goodbye' in 10 minutes.
We're into discovering ourselves as 2NE1. Since all four of us are different, we inspire and push each other.
My creative is for the world.
I don't actually like calling myself a rapper. I'm more a performer.
I wanted to go on a project which shows the mixture of Chae rin and CL, not just CL on stage or in a music video.
I want people all around the globe to know that there are girls in Asia, like me, who like hip-hop and dress uniquely.
Love A$AP Rocky. I love his music, and I love his style.
I have makeup on for such a long time that I need to give my skin a break. And at night, I really get clean when I take all my makeup off.
I don't cry often.
In my point of view, bad girl is not a villain. Like, people in the United States use 'bad' as referring to something cool. So it means 'Cool girl.' I wish CL was like that.
I enjoy exploring and finding myself.
I love to perform and express myself to inspire people.
Once you have the money, fame, success or power, it's so easy to maintain that, because all you have to do is play it safe.
We just love shopping. I don't look at the brand; I don't look at the most pricey outfit. Even if it's a dollar, I don't care.
Normally, people think of Asian women as timid, but I think I'm very strong.
For me, the things that are luxurious are things that are rare. It's not really about how much something costs or whether it's 'limited edition'; it's about how special it is.
We're 2NE1, and we're from Korea. We're this girl band with great music.
I love being called Baddest Female.
When I perform or have work, I get my makeup done by an artist.
With 2NE1, it's not personal because it's not only about me; it's about all the members. We're more about influencing the world.
I have this other side of me that people didn't meet in 2NE1.
I want to represent Asian women.
I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype. There's this standard where they're all calm. I want to break that.
I want to express my ideas through my music and on stage because I'm a musician.
What is portrayed on stage and in my music videos is different from my everyday lifestyle. But I want to people to see me as CL on stage and in my music.
I feel like 'I Am The Best' or 'Can't Nobody' are very much 2NE1's style, if that's how you want to put it.
'I Love You,' was something different for our fans and for 2NE1.
It takes so much energy and time to make one song perfect.
I've been a fan of Dave Meyers and his music videos.
