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Vogue: CL is "next big pop" star
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Meet CL, the Next Big Pop Supernova and the World’s “Baddest Female”
When Karl Lagerfeld and Jeremy Scott agree on a trendsetter, fashion takes note. The latest beauty who’s turning their heads? Lee Chae-rin, aka CL, from the Korean pop supergroup 2NE1. Where other girl groups (Korean and otherwise) offered sweetness and light, 2NE1 (along with fellow fashion-conscious pop star G-Dragon and his group, Big Bang) focused on swagger, and in the process helped to usher in K-Pop’s hip-hop wave. A rapper, singer, and songwriter, CL served as both 2NE1’s most prominent member and the embodiment of its edgy, genre-defying image until signing with Scooter Braun—the driving force behind acts like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande—and breaking out as a solo act.
Dubbed “The Baddest Female” by fans after the title of her 2013 number one hit, CL has since risen to become one of Asia’s biggest stars. With an ardent following—more than 3 million on Instagram alone—CL wields major influence, especially in Asia, where she’s walked the catwalk for DKNY’s 25th-anniversary show, collaborated with luxury accessories boutique On Pedder, and become one of the regional faces of Maybelline.
With a rumored solo album scheduled to drop any minute now (as well as a possible reunion with 2NE1) and music insiders like Diplo and Katy Perry now singing her praises, there’s no better time to get to know this crossover star.
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