About 2NE1

2NE1, made up of members CL, DARA, BOM and MINZY, burst onto the music scene like a comet in 2009 with their electronic-influenced debut hit single “Fire”.

2NE1 used their unique style and sound to poise themselves as a girl group different from the rest. Their songs reflect the members’ independence and confidence as women, with songs like “I Don’t Care” and “Go Away” providing the anthems for females of all ages.

Their cutting-edge music and unique fashion style led to collaborations with artists such will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas to world-famous fashion designer, Jeremy Scott.

In 2011, 2NE1 proved that their talent has no boundaries by winning MTV Iggy’s “Best New Band in the World” award.

Next up for 2NE1 is “2NE1 New Evolution”, their first world-wide tour which was produced in conjunction with Live Nation.

CL

Real Name: Lee Chaerin

Born: February 26, 1991

Blood type: Type A

Position: 2NE1 leader, rapper, vocal

Languages: French, English, Japanese

Hobby: writing lyrics

Cast immediately after speaking in person with company CEO YG after numerous attempts, CL's extraordinary charisma on stage is a force to be reckoned with. Her commanding presence, love for music, and way with words makes her perfect for the role of the strong, artistic, and intelligent leader of 2NE1.

Bom

Real Name: Park Bom

Born: March 24, 1984

Position: Main vocal

Blood type: Type AB

Languages: English,Japanese

Hobbies: listening to music

The persistent trainee that attempted YG auditions 3 times in a row, Park Bom and her unique voice doubles the appeal of 2NE1's vocals. Her collaboration works and solo songs have received great love and only proves our doll-like, long legged, main vocal has huge potential as a solo artist.

Dara

Real name: Sandara Park

Born: November 12, 1984

Position: Vocal

Blood type: Type O

Language: Filipino, English

Hobbies: listening to music, Internet

With a bouncing charm, our fresh vocalist has been loved by several generations. Nicknamed 2NE1's public relations manager, Dara's constant communication with fans is what keeps our fandom strong. Along with her fascinating variety of masks and quirky personality, she has received numerous love calls for all types of CF.

Minzy

Real name: Gong Minji

Born: January 18, 1994

Position: rapper, vocal

Blood type: Type O

Language: Japanese

Hobbies: music appreciation, songwriting

Gong Min Ji, the passionate dancer, accepted into YG from a simple dance contest video while in elementary school. With a great ambition and will to succeed, our youngest has blown fans and people alike out of the water with huge improvements since debut that don't seem to be letting up any time soon.

KOREAN DISCOGRAPHY

JAPANESE DISCOGRAPHY

2NE1 Official Website | 2NE1 Official Japanese Website

2NE1 Official Facebook Site | 2NE1 Official YouTube Channel

2NE1 Official Twitter Account | Bom's Twitter | Minji's Twitter

2NE1 (Korean: 투애니원; two-ehn-ee-one) is a four-member South Korean hip-hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. The band consists of four members: CL, Minzy, Dara, and Bom . The name 2NE1 combines the phrases "21st century" and "new evolution",[1] and is pronounced "twenty-one" or "to anyone".[2]
They first appeared in "Lollipop", a commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Electronics, and their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. Since then, the group has released two extended plays, 2NE1 and 2NE1 2nd Mini Album, and one studio album, To Anyone. Their first EP, 2NE1 spawned the number-one single "I Don't Care", which won them the "Song of the Year" award from the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their follow-up singles, such as "Go Away", "Lonely" and "I Am The Best" were similarly successful, with "I Am The Best" winning 2NE1 their second "Song of the Year" award.
2NE1 officially debuted in Japan in September 2011 with a mini album titled NOLZA, which contained re-made versions of their Korean songs. Since then, the group has released one mini-album, one studio album and two physical singles in Japan.
Representing South Korea, 2NE1 emerged as the winner in the voting competition for "Best New Band in the World", which was an international competition held by MTV Iggy. The band was officially crowned the winner on November 10, 2011.
Fans of 2NE1 are called Blackjacks, which is a reference to the card game Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one. 2NE1's official color is Hot Pink and their official fanlights are shaped like white-winged spades.
History

Pre-debut

The group was first mentioned by the press in late 2005. YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009.[3] The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 1TYM's leader Teddy Park.[3][4][5] The group's name was initially announced as "21"; however, due to the discovery of a singer with the same name, the group was quickly renamed "2NE1".[6]
2009: Debut

In collaboration with Big Bang, 2NE1's first CF song "Lollipop", was digitally released on March 27, 2009.[3] The song was created for LG to promote their Cyon phone. The music video was released on March 28, 2009.[7] Although it was not a promoted single because it was an advertisement (there were problems with network chart eligibility[8]), "Lollipop" went to number one on various online charts[8] and topped the online chart of music television network Mnet for four weeks in a row.[9]
On April 30, YG Entertainment's CEO Yang Hyun Suk revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip-hop and reggae song, and that it would be digitally released on May 6, 2009.[10] Titled "Fire", the song was written and produced by 1TYM's Teddy Park.[11][unreliable source?] Teasers of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May, with a 20-second clip released on May 1.[12]
"Fire" was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video — a "space" version and a "street" version — released on the same day.[13] Within the first 24 hours, the videos received over one million views.[14] The group held their first performance of "Fire" on May 17, 2009, on SBS's Inkigayo,[15] marking the start of the group's activities. 2NE1 also aired the first season of 2NE1TV to kick off their promotions.

Both the song and the group became popular online: "Fire" topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term.[16] The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" award and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009.[17] 2NE1 received their first Mutizen award after their fourth stage performance in SBS's Inkigayo (Popular Song) on June 14, 2009. They received their second Mutizen award on the same show on June 21, 2009. Two days afterwards, 2NE1 signed a deal with Fila to become the models for the company's new commercial campaign.[18]
"I Don't Care" was released as the second single on July 1, 2009 along with the group's first mini-album.[19] Promotions for their new release started in early July.[20] Yang Hyun Suk stated that the song would demonstrate a softer, more feminine image of the group compared to "Fire".[19] A reggae version of "I Don't Care" was performed on SBS's Inkigayo, signaling the end of promotions for the song.[21] However, due to the remix's popularity, it was released to digital outlets on September 3, 2009, and became their next digital single.[21]
In August, after finishing "I Don't Care" promotions, 2NE1 took a temporary hiatus with each member releasing their own solo singles. Sandara Park was the first to release her own digital single titled "Kiss". The song featured fellow member CL as a rapper and was used in a commercial for CF Beer. Next, CL collaborated with Minzy for their single "Please Don't Go" while eldest memberPark Bom's single "You and I" was released last.
Along with three other groups representing Korea, 2NE1 performed in the 6th Asia Song Festival in September 2009, where they received the 2009's "Asian Newcomer's Award."[22]
2NE1 received many year-end awards, including Best Rookie Award and Song of the Year Award. Their hit single "I Don't Care" was named 2009's Best Selling Song on music sites Bugs, Monkey3, and Cyworld. Their EP also sold 100,000 copies at the end of the year.
2010: Return to group activities, and To Anyone

On February 9, 2010, without previous notice, "Follow Me" (Korean: "날 따라해봐요", "Nal ddara haebwayo") was released to digital outlets and used as a theme song for Samsung Corby Folder.[23] Over the summer, 2NE1 traveled to Los Angeles andLondon in order to record English songs for a possible American debut with The Black Eyed Peas's member will.i.am. So far, group has recorded 10 songs.[24] YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk stated that the girls are planned to debut near the end of 2012,[25] after The Black Eyed Peas' global tour and 2NE1's own activities in Korea and Japan.[26]

"Go Away" (2010)
"Go Away" hit number one in Korea, being the only lead single to do so of the three.
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The first studio and full length album, To Anyone, was released on September 9, 2010 and was a huge success.[27] Upon release of the album, it achieved an all-kill as all 6 new songs in the album stayed in the Top 10 on various music charts for one week. The album also charted at #1 on the iTunes Hip-hop chart, #7 on Billboard World Albums Chart, #1 on HMV Japan, on top of topping various charts in Korea. Prior to the release of the album, it has already received 120,000 pre-orders. The album eventually sold 150,000 copies by the end of the year.
The album contains 12 tracks, including three title songs, namely "Clap Your Hands" (Korean: "박수 쳐"), "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody", which were promoted simultaneously. 2NE1 won first place on Mnet's M! Countdown for "Clap Your Hands" on the day of their comeback, followed by a K-Chart win the next day on KBS Music Bank for "Go Away", and a Mutizen a week after their SBS'sInkigayo comeback for "Can't Nobody." Overall, 2NE1 won first place eleven times on various music shows.[28]
To promote the album, the group made its first entertainment show appearance as a group on KBS variety-talk show Win Win.[29]2NE1 also aired the second season of 2NE1 TV.
On October 21, Yang Hyun Suk announced that 2NE1 would be releasing a follow up song on October 31, later revealed to be "It Hurts (Slow)" (Korean: "아파").[30][31] It was first performed on SBS's Inkigayo. The music video is directed by Kim Hye Jung, the same director for G-Dragon's "Butterfly." The music video was released on November 1 and was themed for Halloween.[32]
In addition, on October 28, it was revealed that 2NE1's official record label in Japan will be Avex, and that To Anyone would be re-released in Japan on December 8, 2010. However, the release was delayed to an indefinite time.[33] The group also promoted in Thailand, where To Anyone released on October 28, 2010.[34] On November 26, 2NE1 released the single "Don't Stop the Music" as a "special gift for Thai fans".[35]
At the end of the year, 2NE1 took home the "Artist of the Year" award and "Album of the Year" award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, thus making them the first and only artist who has won all 3 grand awards at the said award ceremony.

==Members==

Stage nameBirth nameDate of birth
RomanizedHangul/HanjaRomanizedHangul/Hanja
CL 씨엘 Lee Chae-rin 이채린/李彩琳 February 26, 1991 (age 21)
Bom 봄 Park Bom 박봄/朴春 March 24, 1984 (age 28)
Dara 다라 Park Sandara 박산다라/朴珊德拉 November 12, 1984 (age 27)
Minzy 민지 Gong Minji 공민지/孔敏智 January 18, 1994 (age 18)
Artistry and influences

Musical styles


"Fire" (2009)
2NE1 debuted with a strong hip-hop sound in "Fire," a song that topped Korea's monthly chart.
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In 2NE1's debut EP 2NE1, the group was noted to have a distinct, mixed style. While "Lollipop" was categorized as for pop, debut single "Fire" is predominately influenced by hip hop. "I Don't Care," however, was intended as a song with a reggae feel.[68]
Their comeback album, To Anyone, was marked by a strong shift into electronic music. "Go Away", the most successful promotional single from the album, is classified as dance.[69] However, songs like "It Hurts (Slow)" are R&B, another style that also characterized their first EP.[70] The three title tracks, "Clap Your Hands," "Go Away," and "Can't Nobody" were noted for their lasting impressions, as they topped music charts weeks after release.[71]
Thematically, 2NE1's music explores independence and female empowerment, such as in songs like "Go Away" and "I Don't Care".[72]
Image

2NE1 is known for a "unique and edgier style".[73] During their debut single, the group was noted for being "hip-hop warriors" and the female counterpart to Big Bang but changed this perception with "I Don't Care" into strong, feminine women.[19] During the "It Hurts (Slow)" music video, the members were noted for their Gothic, black attire[74] and strange hair and wigs.[75]
2NE1 has also been known to have close ties and relations with fashion guru and global fashion designer Jeremy Scott as he has stated they are somewhat his "muses".[76]

Discography

Main article: 2NE1 discography
Korean Discography

Studio Albums

• 2010: To Anyone

Extended Plays

• 2009: 2NE1
• 2011: 2NE1 2nd Mini Album

[edit] English Discography

Studio Albums

• 2012: TBA

Japanese Discography

Studio Albums

• 2012: Collection

Extended Plays

• 2011: NOLZA

Singles

• 2011: Go Away
• 2012: Scream

Music Program Wins

Music Bank

YearDateSong
2009 July 17 I Don't Care
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
2010 September 17 Can't Nobody
September 24 Go Away
October 1
2011 August 5 I Am The Best
Inkigayo

YearDateSong
2009 June 14 Fire
June 21
July 26 I Don't Care
August 2
August 9
2010 September 19 Can't Nobody
September 26
October 3
October 10 Go Away
2011 May 29 Lonely
July 17 I Am The Best
August 7 Ugly
August 14
M! Countdown

YearDateSong
2009 July 23 I Don't Care
August 6
August 13
August 27
2010 September 16 Clap Your Hands
September 23 Can't Nobody
September 30
October 7
2011 August 4 Ugly

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