CL Of 2NE1 Hopes To 'Break The Asian Female Stereotype'

Billboard revealed five memorable performances by 2NE1’s leader CL to celebrate her birthday.

“The K-Pop star is 24 today, moving into what might be her most exciting year of life yet,” wrote K-Pop columnist Jeff Benjamin in an article posted on Billboard on Thursday.

She has become an important figure in the K-Pop industry as she continuously knocks down barriers for K-Pop’s expansion.

“I have this side of me that people didn’t meet in 2NE1,” said 2NE1's leader CL in and article posted by Billboard on Thursday. “I want to represent Asian women. I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype.”

Benjamin then listed five memorable performances by CL that have helped shape who she is today.

At number one was “MTBD/Revolution/Dirty Vibe” with Diplo in 2014.

Number two was “Marvin’s Room/Did It On ‘Em/The Leaders” in 2011.

Number three was “The Baddest Female/MTBD” during 2NE1’s All or Nothing Asia tour last year.

Number four was “Intro” with 2NE1 in 2012.

Lastly, was “Bad Girls/The Baddest Female” joint stage with Lee Hyori.

CL also revealed her hope to break the stereotype and bring out a bit of ‘bad’ in all Asian girls.

“There’s this standard where they’re all calm,” she said. “I want to break that. I want to tell the world that there are some badass Asian female girls.”

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