Recall that 2NE1 had a mini-concert not too long ago at the Youngdeungpo Times Square in Seoul. Speculations ran rampant that 2NE1 were part of the new season of the American version of ABC’s ‘The Bachelor‘ (average rating 8.8 million in total viewers ). In recent articles discussing the new ‘Bachelor’, Juan Pablo, ABC News confirmed that 2NE1 will appear in an upcoming episode. The schedule for the mini-concert was announced only 3 days before the event itself, and surprisingly the event place was filled with American staff and dancers including, Juan Pablo Galavis. A Blackjack at the concert reported, that as the girls performed, their Korean back-up dancers were replaced by American back-up dancers during “I Am The Best” and “UGLY”.In fan accounts, CL was said to be genuinely sweet and thoughtful making sure that the dancers felt included and even held one of the girl’s hand.On Dec. 2, ABC revealed on Media Net new details about Juan Pablo’s spin on “The Bachelor” to find true and everlasting love. According to the press release, this season’s highlights include private concerts by Romeo Santos, Josh Krajcik and 2NE1. Six women are introduced to the South Korean K-pop superstar group 2NE1, who teach them one of their choreographed dances for Episode 4 (tentative air date January 27th, 2014).They are shocked to find out that they will perform as their backup dancers in front of a huge audience of screaming fans. Referring to the clip below, one entertainment news outlet reports, “While a couple of the girls look super into it, and the most neon-clad of the bunch — Elise Mosca— does her best to dance close to the red pants-wearing Juan Pablo as much as possible while showing off her skills, it mostly just feels really awkward. What’s the point of the date? We’re not exactly sure, but we are surprised to see that Juan Pablo isn’t the awesome dancer he would have us believe, considering how often he tweets about needing a salsa dance partner who can keep up with him…”Season 18 kicks off with a two-night premiere event that airs on Sunday, Jan. 5 and Monday, Jan. 6. First up is “The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo” on Sunday. Juan Pablo became one of the most talked about men of this past ‘The Bachlorette‘ season despite failing to win Desiree’s heart. The fans spoke and now Juan Pablo is back for his own chance to find the love of his life, wife and stepmother to his daughter.After several seasons in decline, “The Bachelor” has had a resurgence rare among network reality shows. The audience for the glossy dating show, which pairs one hunky (often shirtless) man with dozens of spray-tanned (often bikini-clad) women until he proposes to the ultimate survivor, has increased by 3 percent this season (Season 17) to 8.8 million in total viewers and by 7 percent to 3.3 million viewers 18 to 49 years old, the group that attracts the most advertisers. The average audience for that group among ABC’s regularly scheduled shows is only 2.4 million viewers.So after 11 years on television and 17 separate rose-covered editions, “The Bachelor” is on the upswing. The show posts the best results in network television on Monday nights with younger women — those 18 to 34. ABC emphasizes that the show, far from having the economically downscale profile of some reality shows, is especially strong with women of financial means. In homes with more than $100,000 in income, it scores 34 percent above the television average.Source: ABC News Edited w/additional info by staff@ygladies.comThanks to @ForeverwithDara for the tipSource: ygladies