Ask any K-pop idol, from members of rookie group Kep1er and fan-favorite LOONA to, well, BLACKPINK, who their role model is, and you’re likely to hear CL’s name. But the rest of us, who have been following her ascent since her days as the leader of juggernaut 2NE1, know that this isn’t the beginning of Lee’s story - it’s just the next chapter. To those who don’t know CL, ALPHA would seem like a good place to start. That fear only grows as anticipation mounts from fans who have been desperately waiting to finally hear what you have to say. “I had to put myself in ‘Alpha Mode’ in making the album, and had to be fearless to continue to do that.” The kind of fear Lee is working against is one you harbor when, as a veteran musician, you put out your first solo full-length 12 years into your career.
But you need to strike that balance of movement,” she tells Refinery29 over a video call, her icy blonde locks swishing back and forth as she mimics the dance of a spar. “In boxing, like in life, sometimes, you've got to take a step back. “Been around long enough to know what I like,” she sings in the brazen “Tie a Cherry.” “I only trust myself - just me, myself, and I.”Lee Chae-lin - CL with her gloves off, you could say - says that fighters were a big inspiration for ALPHA, the South Korean singer’s first solo album released in October.
She stands triumphant with her feet firmly planted on the ground, bumping her fists to the beat. The 30-year-old’s gaze is up, unblinking. Her shore, a cascading teal blue curtain her shell, a black, high collar dress. “When CL arrives at the shore after her musical re-birth, she wears cherry-red boxing gloves. But ALPHA shows she’s been on that destined path all along.
CL Is Already The Future Of Music - ALPHA Is Just The Cherry On TopĪfter the K-pop veteran went solo and there was no album in sight, some worried her moment to take over the world had passed.
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