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2NE1

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2NE1 promoting "Nal ddara hae bwa yo"; Left to Right: CL, Bom, Dara, Minzy (2010)

2NE1 (투애니원) is a Korean pop girl group created by YG Entertainment. They were described as the female BIGBANG by YG Entertainment, and are best known for their hit song I Dont' Care. Their name stands for "New Evolution of the 21'st Century".

Members

  • CL (Leader, Rapper, Vocals)
  • Bom (Main Vocals)
  • Dara (Vocals)
  • Minzy (Rapper, Vocals)

Information

2NE1 promoting "Lollipop" (2009)

Unofficial Debut

YG Entertainment revealed a new female group, dubbed the “female BIGBANG” by netizens and consisting of Park Bom, Lee Chae Rin, Gong Minji, and Dara, on October 18, 2008. Yang Hyun Suk, the founder of YG stated: “The final decision is that they will debut next February after sorting out the various preparations for their debut. This new female group will consist of at least 4 members, if not 5, though we have not come to a final decision on that yet. But we are confident that they will be a strong group which will display a different type of charisma for fans." Their debut was announced to occur in April of 2009, yet was postponed to May 2009.

With their group name still undecided, YG Entertainment announced that the “female BIGBANG” would release a digital single with BIGBANG titled “Lollipop”, which was used to promote the LG Cyon cellphone lollipop model. Their official group name, “21” or “ToAnyone”, was revealed on March 27, 2009. The meaning of their name was said to be the name of a group that “will produce music that is fresh like the age of 21. And like the number ‘21’ in a game of Blackjack, it’s meant to never lose.” The CF for “Lollipop” began airing on March 27, 2009, however on March 30, 2009 their group name changed to “2NE1” due to another singer that debuted in 2005 having the same name. YG Entertainment expressed “We recently announced that the female BIGBANG group would be called ‘21’, as in ‘ToAnyone’. However, it was found that there was already a male singer that had debuted in 2005 with the name ‘To Anyone’. Honestly, we had no idea that someone had already debuted under this name.” Yang Hyun Suk clarified “YG's girl group was planning on being introduced as 2NE1 formally before their debut album went on sale, but we ended up announcing it because of this development. Therefore, we hope that there is no misunderstanding about this mishap. ‘2NE1’ was supposed to mean ‘ToAnyone’. However, there are other meanings besides that. Since there is already someone using 21 (To Anyone), we will no longer use that meaning.” The new group name “2NE1” was said to stand for “New Evolution of the 21’st Century”.

“Lollipop” took the #1 spot on music portals such as Dosirak, Bugs, and Cyworld. A YG Entertainment spokesman stated “Lollipop has drawn attention not only because of BIGBANG, but because of the interest in the 2NE1 group members, so therefore ‘Lollipop’ has become even more popular.” The MV was released on April 2, 2009 and a set of promo photo's of the group was released on April 5, 2009.

2NE1 promoting "Fire" (2009)

Debut

On April 29, 2009 Yang Hyun Suk announced on YG Entertainment's official website 2NE1"s debut digital single was titled "Fire". A 20 second teaser of the song was released on April 30, 2009 as well as a set of promo photo's of Minzy. This release pattern continued with a 35 second teaser of the song released on May 1, 2009 with a set of promo photo's of Dara, a 50 second teaser with CL promo photo's on May 2nd, and a 60 second teaser with promo photo's of Bom on the 3rd. "Fire" was released on May 5, 2009 along with the music video which had two versions: the "Space" version and the "Street" version. Their debut performance of "Fire" was on May 17, 2009 at Inkigayo and they won their first #1 award at "Inkigayo" on June 14, 2009. 2NE1 ended promotions for "Fire" on June 28, 2009 with their last performance held on "Inkigayo".

2NE1 promoting 2NE1 (2009)

Breakthrough With "I Don't Care"

"I Don't Care", a song described as a reggae RnB ballad, was announced as 2NE1's 2nd single. Their self titled debut mini-album cover and track list was revealed on June 29, 2009 and a set of promotional photo's of the group were released on June 30, 2009. Teddy and Kush, the producers of the song, confessed their hope to present a different side and image of 2NE1 to fans after their "Fire" promotional activity. A 1 minute teaser of the song was released on June 30, 2009 until the full version of the song was released by YG Entertainment on July 1st to combat the song from being leaked. YG Live, an online television show featuring YG Entertainment artist's, was unveiled on July 2, 2009. Through "YG Live" 2NE1"s first T.V show 2NE1 TV began airing on July 2, 2009.

Trivia

  • Official Fanclub: Black Jack

Discography

Mini-Album

Digital Singles

Collaboration/ Others

Filmography

Movie

Television

Endorsements

Awards

  • [2009.05.01] Cyworld Song of the Month of April - Lollipop
  • [2009.06.01] Cyworld Song of the Month of June - Fire
  • [2009.06.01] Cyworld Rookie of the Month for June
  • [2009.06.14] SBS Inkigayo #1 - Fire
  • [2009.06.21] SBS Inkigayo #1 - Fire
  • [2009.07.17] KBS Music Bank #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.07.23] Mnet M! Countdown #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.07.24] KBS Music Bank #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.07.26] SBS Inkigayo #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.07.31] KBS Music Bank #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.01] Cyworld Song of the Month of July - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.02] SBS Inkigayo #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.06] Mnet M!Countdown #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.07] KBS Music Bank #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.09] SBS Inkigayo #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.13] Mnet M!Countdown #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.14] KBS Music Bank #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.20] 34th Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the Month - Lollipop
  • [2009.08.20] 35th Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the Month - Fire
  • [2009.08.20] 35th Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month
  • [2009.08.27] Mnet M!Countdown #1 - I Don't Care
  • [2009.08.28] Mnet 20's Choice: Hot New Star
  • [2009.08.28] Mnet 20's Choice: Hot CF Star - BIGBANG & 2NE1
  • [2009.08.28] Mnet 20's Choice: Hot Online Song - Fire
  • [2009.11.21] MNet Asia Music Awards: Female Newcomer
  • [2009.11.21] MNet Asia Music Awards: Music Portal MNet
  • [2009.11.21] MNet Asia Music Awards: Best MV - Fire
  • [2009.11.21] MNet Asia Music Awards: Song of the Year - I Don't Care
  • [2009.12.16] MelOn Music Awards: New Artists
  • [2009.12.16] MelOn Music Awards: Top 10
  • [2010.03.01] 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Best Artist
  • [2010.03.01] 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Best Song - I Don't Care
  • [2010.03.01] 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Best Newcomer

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