2NE1 to release new mini-album on June 23

2NE1's new song "Lonely" [YG Entertainment's official blog website]

Korean girl group 2NE1 will release their new mini-album next month, according to their agency YG Entertainment.

On Wednesday, YG revealed on their official blog that the girls' new album will become available on June 23, their first record since last September when they released their first full-length album.

In line with their plan to promote the upcoming release by revealing a new track from their six-song album every three weeks, 2NE1 unveiled lead vocalist Park Bom's solo number "DON'T CRY" on April 21 which topped various music charts for several weeks straight.

They will follow it up with a song titled "Lonely" tomorrow midnight, a slow pop tune that expresses the loneliness a person feels regarding love while being in a relationship. The song also incorporates guitar, bass and other string instruments.

They will then give a live performance of the song on YG's Internet broadcaster "YG ON AIR" next Friday. Just like "DON'T CRY," "Lonely" will not be promoted on public television.

"The song is refreshing because I was waiting for the drum's solo but it never came up," Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am said after hearing "Lonely." "So I feel like it's going to be a hit."

Will.i.am recently visited Korea and spoke with YG's chief Yang Hyun-suk and Teddy, while he has been working with 2NE1 in producing songs for their U.S. debut album since last year. They have yet to set a date for the move but they have finished recording ten songs with Will.i.Am.

Composed of members CL, Bom, Sandra and Minzy, 2NE1 has been one of the most successful groups in the country since their debut in May 2009.

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