As ambitious as CL is with her group, she has possibly even more ambitious plans for herself as a solo artist.

 

“I’m planning to have my solo album out this year, after 2NE1,” she says. “I was looking back and thinking, ‘I want to have something personal for me.’ With 2NE1, it’s not personal because it’s not only about me; it’s about all the members. We’re more about influencing the world. But I have so many things I want to say. I have this other side of me that people didn’t meet in 2NE1.”

 

She expresses her wishes to have a full album (rather than the usual introductory single or mini-album approach for new artists or projects) because “that’s a stamp. That’s a footprint for me and my life. I want to keep it personal.” The project will most likely involve Teddy, but CL hopes to write music for the project too. Though she doesn't listen to other music while she's in artist mode, so not be influenced, she adds that she loves hip-hop and rap most.