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CL in exclusive interview with BILLBOARD “I had the reunion with the girls for the 15th year anniversary two years ago already. It took a little bit of prep time to reconnect, but it was very healing and a very special moment to reconnect. I actually wanted to come out with a new single with the girls too, but because we wanted to meet in time for the 15th year anniversary, I was like, ‘Let’s do this tour first and then let’s see how it goes. With big sunglasses hiding her eyes, but unable to hide her undeniable giddiness for her new chapter, she continues, “By the end of the tour last year and after singing the songs that we worked on with Teddy — like 99% of our project was him — I was like, ‘Ah, he would be the perfect one to go to and to collaborate [with] if we’re ever doing a new 2NE1 song. I didn’t know how it was gonna go, ’cause I haven’t seen him in a while, so I didn’t tell the girls because I always work on the stuff first and then let them know after,” she reveals. “Because I don’t want this to go south, you know what I mean? So, I wanted to reconnect with them first to ask.” By the time those conversations were underway, 2NE1 itself had changed with Park Bom stepping away from group activities in August 2025 to focus on her health Health first, above everything, that’s the first thing, CL says. “I wanted Bom to take some time off and the rest of the girls wanted to go solo on their own projects. So I’m like, ‘OK, this is meant to be, why don’t I work on my solo project with him? It’ll be so fun, special, and full circle.’ I haven’t worked with him (since), what was it, when I did ‘Lifted’ and that was, like, 10 years ago. I thought it would be a fun project and we started working very organically and just started with making songs. And then it ended up being me doing this project with THEBLACKLABEL. The reason I left the label side of things was because I wanted to explore,” she explains. “I wanted to learn the music business side of things because I’ve always been a part of the creative process and I learned so much from the label and the team there that I started with, but there were a lot of things I was always like, ‘How does this work?’ And I feel like I have to fully understand and learn to continue — and for longevity. So, that’s why I left.” I learned so much doing my independent project and having my own team – and that was the purpose. I feel like now I understand it just better…I had only been in the creative land and then by being independent, I got to learn the music business side of it. I feel like my perspective now, I could finally oversee everything together where before I was just the artist. I had to just be creative and just play that role. Now I just understand it better so I feel like in some parts I connect to everything more and it got more personal for me too. We know each other so well that just energy-wise and work-process-wise, it’s like I worked with him last week,” she says. “It’s very natural and organic, but now that he has his label and I’m working with his label too, with my own team, Very Cherry, so it’s like a collaborative thing. I’m also working with his producers too now and I feel like it’s very organic and natural and I’m used to it. But at the same time it’s new and his sound is different and evolved now too, right? So, it’s interesting because it’s way more people involved.”

#CL announced as performer for 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon on 25th December 2026 (DAY 2)

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CL at HÚC FEST “The next time I see you guys, I will be coming back with great news. So until then, be beautiful, enjoy your life and I’ll see you then” 💖