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[ASKKPOP] CL fails to make the cut for official list of 'TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World'

It has recently been announced that2NE1'sCLunfortunately did not make the cut for 'TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World' list despiteplacing high in the viewers' poll.


CL had placed second, following right behindVladimir Putin, in this year's 'TIME 100 Reader's Poll,' heightening the anticipation for her appearance in the official list.

The final list included artistKanye WestandTaylor Swift, as well as leaders likeKim Jong UnandHillary Clinton.


According to TIME, they produce the list every year in hopes that they will introduce the readers to influential people you might not have met before. TIME editors choose their annual official list based on online poll results.


Meanwhile, CL was the third Korean singer to be nominated for the list after Rain andPsy. While Rain made it onto the final list twice in 2006 and 2011, Psy failed to do so in 2013.