Top 82 Quotes & Sayings by CL

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a South Korean musician CL.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Lee Chae-rin, better known by her stage name CL, is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she spent much of her early life in Japan and France. CL trained at JYP Entertainment before joining YG Entertainment at the age of fifteen. She debuted and rose to fame as a member of the girl group 2NE1 in 2009, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. As a solo artist, CL made her debut with the single "The Baddest Female" in May 2013 and released the solo track "MTBD" in February 2014 as part of 2NE1's final studio album Crush.

South Korean - Musician | Born: February 26, 1991

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In 2NE1, you mostly see just one side of CL.

There are always two sides to a person. CL is me, and so is Chaelin.

I want people all around the globe to know that there are girls in Asia, like me, who like hip-hop and dress uniquely.

When I perform or have work, I get my makeup done by an artist.

I have makeup on for such a long time that I need to give my skin a break. And at night, I really get clean when I take all my makeup off.

I love being called Baddest Female.

Working with Method Man was such an honor. I love his music even though I didn't grow up in his era.

My eyeliner is part of my face. There are elements that I'll change here and there, but my eyeliner, with little wings, that never changes.

We treat each album as our traces and our legacy.

For 2NE1, it's always been all about music.

I like to play different characters.

I'm a tomboy, and my style is punk.

I want to show who CL is on my first solo album.

All our fans have great energy, and that's where we get our energy to perform. They know how to have fun with our music.

For me, the things that are luxurious are things that are rare. It's not really about how much something costs or whether it's 'limited edition'; it's about how special it is.

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.

What I do is all about expressing myself, whether it's music or the clothes I wear.

I wanted to go on a project which shows the mixture of Chae rin and CL, not just CL on stage or in a music video.

I love Grace Jones. She's everything.

I want to represent Asian women.

N.Y. is definitely one of my favorites. Love the culture, people, attitude and music, art, and fashion.

I'm not the standard Asian girl.

In my point of view, bad girl is not a villain. Like, people in the United States use 'bad' as referring to something cool. So it means 'Cool girl.' I wish CL was like that.

I don't want a 'good' image.

I use Maybelline's eye studio gel eyeliner and simply glide it onto the eyelids to shape the makeup. Then, I use brown eyeshadow to add more detail to make my eyes look deeper.

I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.

I'm a city girl from Seoul City, where I grew up, to Tokyo & Paris.

I have so many things I want to say.

I know from my own experience that anything is possible, that there's nothing you can't do.

We just love shopping. I don't look at the brand; I don't look at the most pricey outfit. Even if it's a dollar, I don't care.

I have this other side of me that people didn't meet in 2NE1.

What is portrayed on stage and in my music videos is different from my everyday lifestyle. But I want to people to see me as CL on stage and in my music.

I love men's clothes better than women's collections.

'I Love You,' was something different for our fans and for 2NE1.

I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and English-based songs.

I have so many gay friends, and I love them so much because they're fun.

I've always been colorful and taken risks.

Fashion and music are connected, since both are expressions.

Yes, I am successful in Asia. But if you think about that too much, you become boring. Because you don't want to take risks.

I love to perform and express myself to inspire people.

Love A$AP Rocky. I love his music, and I love his style.

Culturally, I'm not 100 percent Korean. I'm very mixed and very open.

Jeremy Scott is a good friend, and we love his stuff.

I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype. There's this standard where they're all calm. I want to break that.

Girls in Asia are very obedient, shy, timid, quiet, but I can tell that it's changing, and I want them to be stronger and tell them that it's OK to be different.

2NE1 was special because we each had different characters and styles, for individual tastes.

It takes so much energy and time to make one song perfect.

My creative is for the world.

Once you have the money, fame, success or power, it's so easy to maintain that, because all you have to do is play it safe.

A lot of Asian girls love being basic because it's safe. But the thing is, a lot of my fans are those girls, and they want to be bolder, but there's no one they could look up to and be like, 'It's OK to be that way.'

It's so easy to be pretty and perfect.

I know how important '36 Chambers' is, and it inspired me to record 'Lifted.'

I've been a fan of Dave Meyers and his music videos.

I feel like 'I Am The Best' or 'Can't Nobody' are very much 2NE1's style, if that's how you want to put it.

Our goal is just to put the best music out there possible.

I feel like an alien sometimes, where I don't feel like I belong anywhere.

I love Chanel. Everything about her was personal. All of those lions she made, she handmade them. Red and green, they were her favorite colors. She kept it personal and real, and she was a woman.