Lee Chae-rin

CL born February 26, 1991 is a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, lyricist and songwriter. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and spent much of her early life in Japan and France, where she learned English, French and Japanese. In 2009, she debuted along with YG Entertainment label mates Sandara Park, Minzy and Park Bom as 2NE1. CL spent most of her childhood living in Paris, Tsukuba Science City and Tokyo. She attended international schools throughout her school-days. Her father encouraged her to listen to different genres of music. And she dreamed of becoming a singer when she was about 10. She had sent demo tapes to YG Entertainment since elementary school but did not get a reply. When she was 13, she moved back to Paris alone where she studied for two years. At the age of 15, she went to YG building and waited for a long time to meet CEO Yang Hyun-suk. She gave him her demo tape and then she landed a successful audition. CL has mentioned that over several months as a trainee for YG, she would practice until 3-4 in the morning and attend school the next day.

2NE1 debuted in SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed their digital single Fire produced by Teddy Park of 1TYM. With the release of their self-titled extended play, the group started the promotions of their title track I Don’t Care. Their mini album hit the no. 3 spot at the Hanteo's "Best-selling Album of 2009" with over 100,000 copies sold. In October 2010, 2NE1 returned with their first full-length studio album To Anyone, which was released on September 9, 2010. Promotions started with the simultaneous showcase of the three title tracks of the album, "Clap Your Hands", "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody". Following those promotions, another song "It Hurts (Slow)" was released on October 31 for Halloween. The album garnered huge success and 2NE1 won an overall 11 times on various music shows from their promotions. The album went on to sell over 150,000 copies.[citation needed] In 2NE1’s second album Crush, CL wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the tracks "Crush", "If I Were You", and "Baby I Miss You". She also did the lyrics for her solo track "MTBD", as well as the track "Scream"

Lee Chae - rin whose name is Faith Lee or known as Chae Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea.As a child, she moved to many different places because of her father's occupation as a physics professor. She has lived in South Korea, Japan, France, and the United States. There, she learned English, French, and Japanese.Lee Chae-rin was a trainee under JYP Entertainment. Lee Chae-rin's first feature on a song recording was Big Bang's "Intro (Hot Issue)" in 2007. However, she went uncredited for her role. Later that year, she had her first stage debut at Seoul Broadcasting System' Music Awards alongside her label mates at YG Entertainment.[citation needed] Her first credited appearance in a song was in 2008, with Uhm Jung Hwa's "DJ," in which she rapped. Lee also appeared on YMGA's track "What" as part of the YG Family.