what happened to CL the leader of 21 the
biggest go group of a generation a super
talented and promising rapper singer
songwriter dancer breaking through
korea's visual standards and the one set
to take America by storm in this episode
of my series called what happened we're
taking a look at CL and as I always like
to do with these videos let's go back to
the very beginning
d Taryn CL was the leader of the girl
group 21 and I'm not being overreaching
when I say this 21 was the biggest girl
group of a generation second generation
kpop going head-to-head with Girls
Generation numerous times a more badass
looking k-pop group that had a different
swagger about them trademarking the yg
style and CL was the leader even
recording with a little song with GD
called the leaders now 21 debuted nine
years ago with the song fire and if you
go and look back at it today yes it is
one of those classic k-pop songs but it
does seem a little bit cheesy but that
was the style at the time 21 was a very
fast rising group and like I said second
generation k-pop groups was the Shh
second generation is where a lot of
people got into k-pop it is what brought
kpop onto the world stage for the first
time groups like four minutes girls
generation 21 2 p.m. Big Bang SHINee
Super Junior we're talking at the
classics and 21 continued to be this
group of badass self-reliance
independent girls just going out and get
in their own 21 being the sister group
with Big Bang which BIGBANG was so huge
at the time and continued to be a
legends in kpop just helped 21s case
they featured in a lot of each other's
works you know building up the brand of
each other in the fans you know by
sharing fans not moving forward 21
released the song I am
the best
change which needless to say was a huge
breakout hit
I mean the best was played all of the
world including in many commercials
which cemented 21 into the public eye of
the whole world
and many people finding out who 21 was
in the first place and as the story goes
21 did didn't span about three or four
years ago which was saddening to hear 21
was my first favorite k-pop group ever
21 and BIGBANG are responsible for me
getting into kpop in the first place
something so different is so unique at
the time I just fell in love and one of
my first loves was CL now that we got
the back story 21 out of the way we can
focus on CL Co has a really interesting
history you know having connection with
France Japan Korea but let's go to when
she got into yg she had a certain type
of attitude about her never say never
attitude and it clearly shows aside from
her attitude a huge thing that led to
her being such a success was something I
like to call a triple threat rapping
singing dancing CL had it all one of the
best female idol rappers ever now I know
this stigma goes around k-pop idols
maybe not being one of the best rappers
lyrically but there's still pretty good
rappers I mean they trained they know
what they're doing but see how at the
time so early in kpop was so amazingly
good and her singing matched up to that
level of a rapping so powerful and so
solid vocals something that always gets
me chills is that 21 live performance on
sketchbook of if I were you
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vocals oh yeah
CEO came out of white Chi which was
probably the best option that this could
have gone CL fits yg style so well it
was almost like a match made in heaven
but we know that kind of turn into a
nightmare towards the end and so people
in Korea knew her as being the leader of
the successful go corrupt 21 but then
soon after CL did get the opportunity to
release her own solo songs which was
amazing then releasing the song the
baddest female which of course led to
her having her own fan base the Jeezy
beats so with those releases those were
huge hits in Korea building a huge fan
base and having such a promising and
soaring career CL was headed towards
success and someone saw the success and
wanted to push forward with it that of
course young young so the founder of YG
Entertainment had a huge hand in the
creation and production of 21 with 21
becoming the biggest go group in Korea
at the time and see how having her solo
debut meant with high regard what she
wanted to make 21 huge and so he was
pushing 21 worldwide 21 went over to
work with Black Eyed Peas producer and
rapper will.i.am numerous times they met
and worked with will.i.am and drew that
they've gained a lot of connections in
America yg and 21 not only made those
connections but so did CEO now let's go
back to present time 21 disbanded and CL
is planning an American debut with
members leaving or doing their own thing
see out was the one to debut in America
I believe it was her idea and YG's idea
on top of that it kind of only seemed
natural if you were to think about an
idol that would break in
to America and be a hit CEO is it and so
with that being said CEO made the trip
over to America and actually signed with
Scooter Braun if you don't know who's
cuter Braun is he has an agency that is
in charge of Justin Bieber and Ariana
Grande so CL was in the right spot at
the right time with the right people
but what happened well CL did kind of
make an American debut but kind of not
really
CL did release English songs in America
but it wasn't an American debut no one
really knows if that was an American
debut or we're still waiting for it I
still think we're waiting for that
American debut but CL did release some
solo songs in America such as lifted and
hello [ __ ] along with working with
tons of other artists in America Diplo
black eye peas on projects like dr.
pepper and openness which was the most
recent thing that CL has done but those
songs proved that CL is capable like I
said she is a triple threat she can sing
dance and rap and she still shows that
in those releases again nothing really
happened those songs went out and as
soon as they were out they were easily
forgotten but the CEO was able to work
on some like weird projects including
being a part of the soundtrack for a My
Little Pony movie oh she also made her
American acting debut in a mile 22 with
Mark Wahlberg she only had like three
seconds in the film so this is
interesting
zo has the talent came over to America
signed with an agency that promotes the
best she gets a song on I am my little
pony soundtrack and it's three seconds
in a and pushing it a mediocre film what
why why is this happening it's almost
like you're baking a cake you have all
the right ingredients you measured out
everything you put it in the oven you
set it to 350 degrees and you waited for
20 minutes then you open the oven and
the cake fell through the rack and just
burnt on the floor of the oven now you
got to spend five hours cleaning that up
all the makings were there all the
people were there all the connections
were there all the talent was there
everything was there
but what happened now I know is easy to
point figures at yg he just has a face
that's really pointable and he has done
some sketchy stuff in the past yes has
he done some groups wrong of course he
has
does he not own a watch and a calendar
probably not
does he know what year it is I don't
think so sure yg could have a hand in
all of this going wrong for CL but he's
the one that set up CL in the first
place I don't know if there's anything
happening behind the scenes bad blood or
anything I mean I mean CL did like a few
comments blaming yg for what's happening
maybe that's just frustration we don't
really know what's going on behind the
scenes and CL did come back to Korea to
actually be a judge on one of Y cheese
survival shows so maybe there isn't bad
blood maybe she's just fulfilling her
contract obligations it's so odd to me
why hasn't CL done anything and what's
really sad and funny at the same time
which is it shouldn't be black pink
debuted in America before CL performing
at the late-night show with Stephen
Colbert and Good Morning America making
their American debut and an interesting
fact here is that yg setup black pink
with an entertainment agency that
entertainment agency is the same as CL
as we see nowadays BTS and black pink
breaking into America NCT - why hasn't
CL that is embarrassing
I don't want Co to feel embarrassed
about this I know she's probably facing
a lot of this criticism already and
probably your biggest critic is your own
self criticism I understand that and I
really hope that Co does a continue on
does make that American debut if she
wants to who knows at this point but as
of now that is where we are that is what
happened to CL what is gonna happen to
see on the future
I have no idea I don't think yg has an
idea I don't think scooter branagh has
an idea I don't even think CL has an
idea
CL coming from one of the biggest girl
groups at the time 21 having an amazing
solo career in Korea making tons of
connections in America even before she
even thought about coming over to
America sunny with one of the biggest
American agencies then silence but that
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