Me2day (Hangul: 미투데이) is a microblogging and social networking service in South Korea acquired and owned by NHN Corporation.^[2] Similar to Twitter, Me2day has popularized in South Korea with earlier establishments in android market, especially amongst adolescents and youth of twenties.^[3] Me2DAY also has an open API and most of the applications built around it add entertainment benefits to the site.^[4] OpenID used to be available until March 2010, but now registration is required. Acquired information in registration only includes email address, ID and password. It allows users to send and receive up to 150 characters to each other.^[5] Many people like Big Bang, Wonder Girls, 2NE1, F(x), 2PM, Kim Tae-hee, SHINee and Seoul Samsung Thunders use the service as a way of keeping their fans updated about their whereabouts.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Because Me2day is powered by NHN corporation, creator of Naver.com, the biggest Korean portal website, a Naver ID user can also immediately set up an account in Me2day without signing up.

Features[link]

A user can befriend another by adding him/her as friends, which will send the person a request according to the account setting; a user canman change account settings either to enable automatic acceptance of friends or may manually accept friends by clicking accept on their friend request. In addition, a function for uploading a selected day's postings onto a personal blog in Tistory is enabled.

• Summon (소환) - Similar to Twitter's "mention," allows the user to add other users and talk to them.
• Me2 - Similar to Twitter's "retweet", allows the user to repost another user's message. The term derives from the English expression ‘Me, too’ of agreement.
• Band - Allows user to start fan clubs, interest groups and etc.

Services and applications[link]

• me2day on iOS, and Android

See also[link]

• Twitter
• Sina Weibo
• Cyworld

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Park Bom
2NE1 Park Bom performing live in concert in Hanoi, Vietnam. (2011)
Background information
Birth name	Park Bom
Also known as	Bom, Bommie, Bom Bom, Jenny Park, CornBom, Bomtaro
Born	(1984-03-24) March 24, 1984 (age 28) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	R&B, hip hop, electropop, dance, pop, rock, electronic dance
Occupations	singer, actress, college student,
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Associated acts	2NE1
Website	Park Bom's Twitter Park Bom's Me2day

Park Bom (Korean: 박봄, Japanese: パク・ボム) (born March 24, 1984), is a South Korean idol singer.^[1] Born in Seoul, South Korea, she eventually moved to the United States where she learned English. She is currently a member and main vocalist of girl-group 2NE1 which is signed to YG Entertainment.^[2]

Starting in 2006, Park recorded with labelmates Big Bang, Lexy, Masta Wu and starred with Lee Hyori in her CF, "Anystar" as a co-actress. Later in 2008, she starred as the lead actress in Kim Ji Eun's music video, "Tell Me Once More". In 2009, she debuted with 2NE1 as the main vocalist.

Up till now, Park has released two solo singles, namely "You and I" and "Don't Cry". "You and I" reached number one on the Gaon Chart, the national music chart of Korea. The song also won "Best Digital Single" the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010.

Life and career[link]

Early life[link]

Park Bom was born in Seoul, South Korea as a second daughter. In 6th grade, she left Korea by herself to study abroad in the United States. She graduated high school from Gould Academy in Bethel, ME and enrolled into Lesley University with a major in psychology.^[3] As a high school student, she fell in love with music through Mariah Carey. She would listen to Mariah Carey's songs during lunch and even forget to eat. She wanted to pursue it as a career but she did not obtain permission from her parents. However, with encouragement from her aunt, she secretly transferred to Berklee College of Music to pursue her music career.^[1]

2005–2008: Career beginnings[link]

Park Bom auditioned to become a singer at YG Entertainment, but was rejected multiple times. After three years, she was finally accepted and immediately became a trainee.^[1] She starred in two of Big Bang's three earliest singles in the songs "We Belong Together"^[4] and "Forever With You".^[5] Bom also collaborated with Lexy and Red Roc with "Baby Boy" and "Along My Way", respectively. She also starred in a Samsung Anycall Music Video Commercial alongside famous Korean pop singer Lee Hyori, recording her own version of the Anycall "Anystar" song featuring fellow label mates, G-Dragon and Gummy.^{[citation needed]} Later in 2008, she starred as the lead actress in Kim Ji Eun's music video, "Tell Me Once More".

2009–present: Debut with 2NE1[link]

YG Entertainment announced that the new group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009.^[6] The company stated that the group had trained for four years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 1TYM's leader, Teddy Park and G-Dragon of Big Bang.^[6][7][8] The group's name was initially announced as "21"; however, due to the discovery of a singer with the same name, the group was renamed "2NE1", which "NE" is the abbreviation of "New Evolution". Bom was placed in 2NE1 as the main vocalist, alongside CL, Minzy and Sandara Park.^[9]

The group collaborated with label-mate senior Big Bang for the song "Lollipop". The song gained immediate success, but questions were still raised as to whether the group could survive on its own.

2NE1 debuted in SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed their digital single Fire produced by Teddy Park of 1TYM. With the release of their self-titled mini-album, the group started the promotions of their title track I Don’t Care. Their mini album hit the no. 3 spot at the Hanteo's "Best-selling Album of 2009" with over 100,000 copies sold.

After a short hiatus, the group released a surprise single "Follow Me" ^[10] that took number one for the week of February 13.^[11] The single was said to be a surprise for their Thai fans.

In October of the same year, 2NE1 returned with their first full-length studio album To Anyone.,^[12] which was released on September 9, 2010. Promotions started with the simultaneous showcase of the three title tracks of the album, "Clap Your Hands", "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody". Following those promotions, another song "It Hurts (Slow)" ^[13][14] was released on October 31 for Halloween. The album garnered huge success and 2NE1 won an overall 11 times on various music shows from their promotions.^[15] The album went on to sell over 150,000 copies.

Solo activities[link]

In August, after finishing "I Don't Care" promotions, 2NE1 took a temporary hiatus with each member releasing their own solo singles. Bom's single, entitled "You and I" was the best performing of the three and took the number one spot on the Gaon Chart for the month of November. The single eventually won the Best Digital Single at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In late 2010, Bom was featured on GD & TOP's single "Oh Yeah" for their first collaboration album. She was also featured in the Japanese version of the song, as well as the MV for the Japanese version. "Oh Yeah" peaked at number two on the Gaon Chart upon release.

In 2011, it was announced that Bom would have a new digital single released before 2NE1's promotions for their new mini-album. The song was titled "Don't Cry" and was released on April 21, 2011.^[16] "Don't Cry" managed to top many of South Korea's music content providers' digital charts, later becoming a perfect all-kill on the music charts of Korea.^[17]

For the Infinite Challenge Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011, G-Dragon of Big Bang collaborated with Park Myung Soo to create a duo called GG. Bom was featured in their song "Having an Affair". The song went on to become an "All Kill" on various Korean music charts.

Musical style and influences[link]

Park Bom is primarily a pop and R&B singer.^[18][19] She has named American singer Mariah Carey as one of her biggest influences who inspired her to get into music. In addition, Park names Beyoncé as one of her role models, because she wants "to have her strong vocals and [...] her strong performances". She lists hip hop and R&B as her favorite music genres.^[1] Donga.com mentioned that Bom's husky voice, steadiness at high pitch, and exotic style is easily distinguishable. For example, according to Izm's Seung Won-Ho, her voice stands out more than the catchy beats in the song "Don't Cry."

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

Featured[link]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• 2009: Girlfriends (Korean: 걸프렌즈) (cameo)

Television[link]

• 2009: 2NE1 TV (Mnet)
• 2009: Style (Korean: 스타일, SBS) (cameo)
• 2010: 2NE1 TV Season 2 (Mnet)
• 2011: 2NE1 TV Season 3 (Mnet)

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• 2NE1 official site
• Park Bom on Twitter