Yang Hyun Suk mentions 2NE1 during Black Pink's showcase
The showcase forBlack Pink's debut single album 'Square One' was held on August 8 in Seoul Gangnam District's Shinsa-dong.
MemberJisoosaid, "We did feel a bit burdened about being the first girl group to come out ofYGin seven years but we will try our best to display our best selves. We will also do our best at live [performances] so we don't give our sunbaes a bad name."
Yang Hyun Suk, who was also present at the showcase, said, "Twenty years ago I debuted a group calledSwi.Tbut the results weren't all that great. And seven years ago I debuted2NE1. But today, it's Black Pink. Maybe that's why, but I do feel burdened and worried about launching a girl group in such a long time."
MemberJisoosaid, "We did feel a bit burdened about being the first girl group to come out ofYGin seven years but we will try our best to display our best selves. We will also do our best at live [performances] so we don't give our sunbaes a bad name."
Yang Hyun Suk, who was also present at the showcase, said, "Twenty years ago I debuted a group calledSwi.Tbut the results weren't all that great. And seven years ago I debuted2NE1. But today, it's Black Pink. Maybe that's why, but I do feel burdened and worried about launching a girl group in such a long time."
Yang Hyun Suk then revealed why 2NE1 hasn't come back yet, saying, "It's a bit tricky for 2NE1 to promote at the moment. But Black Pink is now YG's representative girl group to break the long hiatus. That's why I'm paying such painstaking, close attention to them."