Tuesday, June 26, 2012

[NEWS] 2NE1 Collaborates with Michael Jackson & Beyonce’s Choreographers for Their World Tour Opening Act!


2NE1 will hold their first world tour with globally renowned stage directors.

YG Entertainment announced on the 25th that “Travis Payne, who was the choreographer for Michael Jackson’s ‘THIS IS IT’ concert, and Divinity Roxx, who was the leader of Beyonce’s tour band, will participate in 2NE1′s first world tour ‘NEW EVOLUTION’.” They have worked with Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Janet Jackson and play an enormous role in the current entertainment industry.

They will begin collaborating with 2NE1 starting on July 28th and 29th for their concert in Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastic Stadium.

Travis Payne, who will be directing 2NE1′s overall performance, is an influential person who has won the MTV Music Video Awards Best Choreography Award four times (including Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson’s ‘SCREAM’ M/V) and has choreographed for Usher, Beyonce, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Jennifer Lopez.

Divinity Roxx is to lead the session band, which will be the heart of the concert. She was the music director and the bassist for Beyonce’s World Tour and has made herself known in South Korea with her powerful stage presence.

2NE1, with these worldwide famous personnels, will begin their world tour starting with their concert in South Korea at the end of July, then moving onto Asia, America, Europe to meet their international fans. 2NE1 will be the first amongst girl groups to hold a world tour in 7 countries and 10 cities.

Furthermore, YG Ent. has released an official statement regarding 2NE1′s upcoming comeback. On the YG official blog (www.yg-life.com), they announced that 2NE1 will have a comeback soon with a new 2NE1 logo and the caption ’2NE1 COMING SOON’ on the 25th.


Source: http://news.nate.com.../20120625n23525
Translated by: Emz@YGLadies.com