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2NE1 'so excited' for Singapore return
The Straits Times
|August 14, 2025
Eight months later, and K-pop girl group 2NE1 are already heading back to town.
Leader CL, together with fellow South Korean members Dara, Minzy and Bom, last held two concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in December 2024 as part of their Welcome Back Tour. They disbanded in 2016 and reunited in 2024.
Come Aug 31, CL, 34, Dara, 40, and Minzy, 31, from the second-generation music act will return to the Republic as one of the headliners of Waterbomb Singapore 2025, the second edition of the water-themed music festival.
Bom, 41, will not be participating in the group's upcoming activities due to health issues, her agency announced on Aug 6.
Ahead of their 40-minute set, likely punctuated by dazzling pyrotechnics and sprays from water cannons, The Straits Times gets up to speed with 2NE1 in an e-mail interview.
What is 2NE1's secret to still going strong since forming in 2009, especially with the evolution of K-pop girl groups and the industry in general?
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