Black Eyed Peas leader and producer ill.i.am came to Korea to accelerate 2NE1’s U.S. debut album.

He arrived in Korea on February 27 whose plan is to work on promoting Intel’s Ultrabook Project promotion and 2Ne1’s U.S. album. Currently as Intel’s ‘director of creative innovation’ he will visit many cities to collaborate with local artists to create a song inspired by each city he travels to. This visit to Korea also is part of the global project.

will.i.am will be meeting 2NE1 separately apart from Intel’s promotion to concentrate on their album. Meanwhile it’s been noted that 2NE1 and will.i.am has completed over 10 songs and plans to conduct additional work through this visit.

2NE1 representative shared with Star News on February 27, “will.i.am plans to spend a lot of time together with 2NE1 to discuss about producing. He has shown great enthusiasm as to even set up a music studio in his temporary place of residence in Korea. We believe a clearer picture of 2NE1’s plan to enter the US market will come out through this visit.”

Will.i.am and 2NE1’s joint stage last year at the MAMA has already made headlines. 2NE1 began to receive the world’s spotlight by the joint stage of CL and will.i.am was noted to be selected as MTV’s best performance.