CL & Minzy — "Please Don't Go" (November 20, 2009), digital single CL Birth name: 이채린 (Lee Chae Rin) [29] Position: Leader, Vocal, Main Rapper Date of Birth: February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26) (age 18) CL was born in Seoul, South Korea. In her childhood, she travelled frequently with her family, because of her father's occupation. She spent much of her youth in Japan, France and USA. When she came back to Korea, she barely knew any Korean, but said in an interview shown on 2NE1 TV that she is now most comfortable speaking Korean. CL was raised as a Roman Catholic. CL became a YG Trainee in late 2006, contributing to various Big Bang albums and officially part of the YG family in late 2007. She is fluent in Korean, English, Japanese , and French. She has featured in "The Leaders" by G-Dragon as well as "Kiss" for fellow member Sandara; she also has a joint single with Minzy titled "Please Don't Go". Minzy Birth name: 공민지 (Gong Minji) [29] Position: Lead Vocal, Rapper, Main Dancer Date of Birth: January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18) (age 15) The granddaughter of famous traditional dancer Gong Ok-jin, Minzy was discovered after a dance audition clip of her was uploaded on the internet and caught the attention of YG staff and then YG President Yang Hyun Seok. She is the youngest member of 2NE1. Minzy and CL released a digital single, entitled "Please Don't Go". She is able to speak Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. 2NE1 (Korean: 투 애니원; pronounced "to anyone"[1] or "twenty-one"[2]) is a South Korean group created by YG Entertainment. First appearing in a Cyon commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Telecom, their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. The group's name stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century"[3]