Anticipation for 2NE1 frontwoman CL's international solo debut has been growing during YG Entertainment's recent comeback teasers. One such example is Vogue's latest feature on the K-pop rapper.
On Monday, Vogue magazine published an article, calling the 24-year-old the "next big pop supernova." In addition, the feature also highlights the praise she has garnered from celebrities like Diplo, Katy Perry, Jeremy Scott and Karl Lagerfeld.
"With a rumored solo album scheduled to drop any minute now (as well as a possible reunion with 2NE1), there's no better time to get to know this crossover star," wrote contributor Janelle Okwodu.
As previously reported, Diplo has been heavily involved in CL's English solo debut, including possibly having the K-pop star release her music through his record label Mad Decent. Similarly, CL has been spotted bonding with Jeremy Scott and Katy Perry.
"K-pop is a weird term because K-pop has everything-rap records, it's very pop-sounding, there are really boy-band sounding records," said the 36-year-old DJ-producer to Time magazine.
"It's going to be [labeled] K-pop because she's doing it, so it's going to be coming from another place and there's going to be Korean lyrics. But for the most part it's eclectic. She's very rap-leaning, she's very fashion forward. She's like the Nicki Minaj of that world."
Recently, CL's Korean label YG Entertainment has been teasing a comeback that many speculate would be either be CL or 2NE1. The latest teaser images appear to hint at the former.
As noted by Twitter user Taeyhugns, the various letters presented by the YG Family seem to spell out "Hello Bitches," the name of a track that will serve as CL's lead single.
According to Fuse, the track was originally named "Asian Bitches" with collaborator M.I.A., but was later changed as the theme became "too categorized."
"I wanted to make this EP like a sampler," said CL. "I kept thinking, 'my fans should know where I'm going.' I didn't want them to be completely confused, because it's not going to be a Korean album."
