CL (ex. 2NE1)

Agency

Very Cherry (2020–present)

SATELLITE414 (2021–present; Global)

KONNECT Entertainment (2021–present; Korea)

Schoolboy Records (2016–present; US)

SuneV (2019–2020)

YG Entertainment (2006–2019)

2008–2009: Debut with 2NE1

In 2008, YG Entertainment announced the debut of a new girl group consisted of CL, Bom, Minzy and Dara. Before their official debut, the group collaborated with BIGBANG in a song titled "Lollipop" for a commercial advertising the LG Lollipop phone, which was released on March 27, 2009.

On May 6, 2009, the group officially debuted with the single "Fire", which was included later in their first mini album 1st Mini Album, which was released on July 8, 2009.

2013–2016: Solo debut, 2NE1's disbandment

On May 28, 2013, CL officially made her Korean solo debut with the digital single "The Baddest Female".

On October 15, 2014, it was announced that she was preparing to make her solo debut in U.S. under Scooter Braun's music record Schoolboy Records. She officially made her American solo debut on August 19, 2016 with the digital single "Lifted".

On November 25, 2016, YG Entertainment announced the group's disbandment. CL, alongside with Dara, remained in the agency as solo artists.

2019: Departure from YG, In The Name Of Love

On November 8, 2019, YG confirmed that CL had left the agency after deciding to not renew her exclusive contract. She later signed with SuneV.

She released her first project album since her departure form YG Entertainment between December 4 and December 17, called In The Name Of Love.

2020–2021: "+Hwa+" and Alpha

On October 17, 2020, CL announced that she will comeback on October 29, later revealed it would be a single titled "+Hwa+". On October 28, 2020, CL performed her single on The Late Late Show with James Corden and announced she would be releasing her first solo album, Alpha, on November 30. On November 16, 2020, CL announced that her album would be postponed until early 2021.

On August 13, 2021, it was announced that the album would be released in October, along with two pre-release singles. The first pre-release single "Spicy" was released on August 24. The second pre-release single "Lover Like Me" was released on September 29. The album's release date was later revealed to be October 20.

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Korean

Studio albums

Alpha (2021)

Project albums

In The Name Of Love (2019)

Digital singles

"The Baddest Female" (2013)

"Hello Bitches" (2015)

"+Hwa+" (2020)

"Wish You Were Here" (2021)

"Spicy" (2021)

"Spicy (Remix)" (2021)

"Lover Like Me" (2021)

Collaborations

"Please Don't Go" (with Minzy) (2009)

Features

BIGBANG - "Intro (Hot Issue)" (2007)

Uhm Jung Hwa - "DJ" (2008)

YMGA - "What" (with YG Family, DJ Wreckx and G-Dragon) (2008)

G-Dragon - "The Leaders" (with Teddy) (2009)

Dara - "Kiss" (2009)

PSY - "Daddy" (2015)

DPR IAN - "No Blueberries" (with DPR LIVE) (2020)

Epik High - "Rosario" (with Zico) (2021)

OSTs

"아기상어 올리와 윌리엄 OST (Special Track)" ("해초 스웩") (2022)

English

Digital singles

"Lifted" (2016)

"Wish You Were Here" (2021)

Collaborations

"Doctor Pepper" (with Diplo, Riff Raff and OG Maco) (2015)

Features

Skrillex - "Dirty Vibe" (with Diplo and G-Dragon) (2014)

Lil Yachty - "Surrender" (2017)

Black Eyed Peas - "Dopeness" (2018)

PKCZ - "Cut It Up" (with Afrojack) (2019)

OSTs

My Little Pony Movie OST ("No Better Feelin'") (2017)

CL Facts:

– She was born in Seoul, South Korea.

– She has a little sister named Harin.

– Her nicknames are: Cl-roo, Pig Rabbit

– She used to be a JYP trainee.

– She signed her first music contract with YG Entertainment in 2007.

– Her specialties are Rap, Dance, Song-writing

– She admires Lil Kim and dreams to be a rapper like her.

– She spent much of her early life in Japan and France.

– She speaks Korean, Japanese, English, French.

– She’s a “clean freak” and she’s responsible for cleaning 2ne1’s dorm.

– Her favorite colors are Black, White, Brown.

– Her favorite accessories are the sunglasses.

– Her favorite type of flowers are red roses.

– Her favorite type of books are comic books.

– Her favorite place to see art is Instagram.

– She doesn’t know how to use a computer, but knows how to use iTunes.

– She grew up listening to Lauryn Hill.

– Influences: 1TYM, Teddy Park, Madonna, Queen, Lauryn Hill

– One of her favorite artists is Kanye West.

– She explained that the hardest part of her job is ‘loving it too much’.

– She likes to sleep.

– She said she can draw well, but only when she’s drawing lion-bear, pig-rabbit, and duck-snake.

– In Japan, she’s called “Pig-Rabbit”.

– She can dance Jazz and Ballet.

– Her father is a physics professor that build robots

– She traveled to many places due to her father’s profession.

– She is Christian (Catholic)

– She describes her outfit style as ‘everyday mood’.

– She has three cats; Pudding, Doughnut, and Showball Whitey.

– She was featured in many songs, such as BIGBANG’s “Hot issue” (2007), G-Dragon’ 2009 single “The Leaders“, etc.

– In 2011 she was a guest judge on “Project Runway Korea” (Onstyle) with designer Jeremy Scott.

– On October 2014, CL had her US debut, since then she has mostly focused on her solo activities in the US. In 2016, she kicked off her first ever solo tour in the US.

– In her solo career, her fanbase is called the ‘GZB’s. (73 Questions with CL from Vogue)

– She invented a dance move called ‘The roll dab’.

– CL was in the American movie “Mile 22” (2018), where she played the character Queen.

– She loves spraying perfume, even Justin Bieber likes her perfume.

– She’s the muse of Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang.

– A director of the fashion brand, Celine, is her friend.

– She dated a British model before.

– She has three tattoos.

– She calls Sandara Park as ‘ahjumma’.

– CL and Kanye West attends the same church.

– She considers Sandara Park as her best friend.

– She has recorded 200+ songs already.

– CL wrote 2NE1’s final single, ‘Goodbye‘ for only 10 minutes.

– She owns a platinum credit card.

– She’s a Chanel muse.

– CL studied rapping under the mentor-ship of P-Type.

– She left YG Entertainment in late 2019. She’s now signed under SuneV & Schoolboy Records.

– On December 17, 2019, she released her album named “In The Name of Love“. The numbers in the song title are dates when the song was supposed to be released, this is a fan-made theory.

– CL’s ideal type: “I like a man who is in his own world. While others may think he’s crazy, I like a man with individuality.”

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