2NE1's CL to Debut in U.S. With Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande Manager
As one of the most visible stars leading K-pop's international expansion, CL, the rapper/singer who is also leader of uber-popular girl group 2NE1, has announced plans to focus on the American market. To help her, she's enlisted none other than Scooter Braun, aka the music exec responsible for breaking Justin Bieber, Ariana Grade and Psy, to name a few.
Since debuting with 2NE1 in 2009, CL has helped the group reach international levels of fame. The quartet was the first Korean female group to hold arena concerts, appeared on will.i.am's new #willpower LP plus the girls have 8.5 million Facebook 'likes' and 2.6 million YouTube subscribers. Meanwhile, CL herself has 1.9 million followers (including Rihanna!) on her Instagram and 131,000 Twitter followers after opening it less than two weeks ago. Girl is popular.
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