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When YGE announced that 2NE1 was coming back in early July, Blackjacks around the world breathed a sigh of relief as they’ve been waiting for over a year to see the girls on stage, with new music. About two weeks ago, image teasers brought the news that 2NE1 would officially be back with a single, and earlier this week, audio teasers were released, raising the anticipation of the immenent comeback (catch the YGL staff reactions to the fashion, image teasers, preview snippets, and upcoming world tour).
Well, the wait was definitely worth it as “I Love You" released to the welcoming arms of both Blackjacks and kpop music fans!
Upon release, fans took to Twitter to talk/comment/spazz about the new song and trended #2NE1ILOVEYOU all the way to #2. It also took charge of Nate by trending #1 and staying there even at 12:30am and at #2 at 3:30am
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The girls prove that they are once again worthy of their “Digital Monsters" title as they shot straight up to the Melon roof in just 1 hour after their release, even amongst strong competition from promoting artists such as fx, Wonder Girls, Busker Busker, T-ara, Super Junior, Sistar, Jo Kwon, and more. By 1AM KST, ‘I Love You’ had already conquered the #1 spot in Melon, Mnet, Olleh Music, Soribada, Cyworld and #2 for Bugs, and by 2AM KST, the girls clinched the #1 spot of every major music portal in South Korea.
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2NE1 didn’t only conquer the Korean charts as their newest release hit iTunes all over the world by storm. In addition to ranking high in the Electronic Songs category, they reached #165 on the overall iTunes charts, an amazing feat considering no promotions post release aside from the MV teaser.
In fact, praises from K-Netizens streamed in left and right when they heard 2NE1′s new song. “Trot & Electronica combo. How is it even possible? 2NE1 is, indeed, different than other girl groups." “The song is daebak (the best)… I can’t believe my ears…" “All the K-music charts are dead… because 2NE1 killed them all with their new #1 song."
And the girls did not go unnoticed by international outlets and celebrities. Spin Magazine recently posted about their love for the new song, while music site Popjustice tweeted AND posted on how “brilliant" the entire song is. Even Simon Curtis, an American musician and actor, tweeted his appreciation for the song:
However, with all the excitement of “I Love You’ releasing, it did not go unnoticed that only a MV teaser was released with the song. Similar to past comebacks, it appears that 2NE1′s full MV release will be delayed, though until when is still to be seen. In the meantime, let’s take another view of the teaser to see if there’s clues on what the full version will hold:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TxlcIAGuLsE
Purchase the song legally via Itunes or Soribada
Don’t forget to Vote at Mnet’s Mcountdown
Now that the girls are officially back, are you excited for their FIRST PERFORMANCE on Inkigayo? Let us know below!
K-Netizen Reactions translated by @big_seunghyun
Article by staff@ygladies.com