CL

There are always two sides to a person. CL is me, and so is Chaelin.

— CL

I'm a city girl from Seoul City, where I grew up, to Tokyo & Paris.

— CL

For 2NE1, it's always been all about music.

— CL

I love Grace Jones. She's everything.

— CL

I want to show who CL is on my first solo album.

— CL

We treat each album as our traces and our legacy.

— CL

My eyeliner is part of my face. There are elements that I'll change here and there, but my eyeliner, with little wings,…

— CL

I know from my own experience that anything is possible, that there's nothing you can't do.

— CL

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…

— CL

I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype. There's this standard where they're all calm. I want to break that.

— CL

Even if you don't understand the language, you can still love the music.

— CL

2NE1 was special because we each had different characters and styles, for individual tastes.

— CL

Ordinary people seem to not like me. They tend to think that I’m a little weird.

— CL

N.Y. is definitely one of my favorites. Love the culture, people, attitude and music, art, and fashion.

— CL

My dad didn't like staying in one place, so we moved around every year - to a new house, new town, new…

— CL

Growing up, I listened to a lot of Queen and Lauryn Hill because of my dad. Those are songs that have messages.

— CL

Some people want to tell me what's right for me, and I have to stick up for myself all of the time.

— CL

You have to be who you truly are, and love who you are, to be beautiful.

— CL

What I do is all about expressing myself, whether it's music or the clothes I wear.

— CL

I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and…

— CL

We're 2NE1, and we're from Korea. We're this girl band with great music.

— CL

Normally, people think of Asian women as timid, but I think I'm very strong.

— CL

I know all too well that people only see what they want to see and remember only what they want to remember.

— CL

I know how important '36 Chambers' is, and it inspired me to record 'Lifted.'

— CL

I want people all around the globe to know that there are girls in Asia, like me, who like hip-hop and dress…

— CL

I have makeup on for such a long time that I need to give my skin a break. And at night, I…

— CL

I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.

— CL

All our fans have great energy, and that's where we get our energy to perform. They know how to have fun with…

— CL

Personally, I don't like defining myself. I don't want to be put in one category in any kind of way.

— CL

I feel like an alien sometimes, where I don't feel like I belong anywhere.

— CL

I don't want to take too much responsibility, where I'm like, 'Oh, I'm representing Asia.'

— CL

I have so many gay friends, and I love them so much because they're fun.

— CL

'I Love You,' was something different for our fans and for 2NE1.

— CL

I've always been colorful and taken risks.

— CL

I love being called Baddest Female.

— CL

I don't actually like calling myself a rapper. I'm more a performer.

— CL

When I perform or have work, I get my makeup done by an artist.

— CL

Yes, I am successful in Asia. But if you think about that too much, you become boring. Because you don't want to…

— CL

Working with Method Man was such an honor. I love his music even though I didn't grow up in his era.

— CL

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.

— CL