2NE1 unveiled on Wednesday a video in collaboration with a teen guitarist sensation, giving fresh breath to their latest single “I Love You.”

According to the K-pop group’s agency YG Entertainment, the video of the project, titled “YG ON AIR - 2NE1 X Jung Sung-ha acoustic collaboration,” was released worldwide through Internet portal site Naver.

In the footage, the four members sit in a studio singing the newly rearranged acoustic version of their hit song to Jung’s accompaniment.

“Instead of the electronic sound of the original ’I Love You,’ we created a smoother vibe using acoustic guitar sounds coupled with the members’ attractive voices for this project,” an agency official said.

The project was proposed by the agency after watching the guitar guru’s performances on YouTube covering 568 songs including 2NE1 hits such as “Lonely” and “Don’t Cry.” The videos have notched up 511 million hits.

The 17 year-old guitarist’s path to sudden fame began in 2006 at just 10 years of age when a close acquaintance recommended that a video of his recital of a popular Japanese rock anthem titled “Splash” be uploaded on the site.

Meanwhile, 2NE1 kicked off their first world tour with Seoul concerts on July 28 and 29 at the Gymnastics Stadium, Olympic Park. They are slated to tour 10 cities in seven different countries in Asia, the Americas and Europe.


By Park Han-na
(hnpark@heraldcorp.com)