2NE1

2NE1
Left to right: CL, Dara, Minzy, Bom
General information
origin	South Korea
Genre (s)	K-pop , hip-hop , R&B , electro-pop , dance
founding	2009
resolution	2016
Website	www.yg-2ne1.com
Last occupation
CL Park Bom Dara
former members
Minzy

2NE1 ( Korean : 투 애니원 ; pronounced like the English "to anyone" or "twenty-one") was a South Korean girl group from the record company YG Entertainment . Her debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. Minzy left the group in April 2016. On November 25, 2016, the band officially broke up.

The band name stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century". So far the band has around 1.38 billion clicks on YouTube .

history

2NE1 2011

In January 2009 it was announced that the record company YG Entertainment will be launching a new girl group in July, in the same style as Big Bang , with three members: CL , Park Bom and Minzy . However, a record company spokesman later announced that Dara would join the group.

Eventually the first song by 2NE1 (together with Big Bang) called "Lollipop" was released on March 27, 2009. With this song LG advertised their new Cyon cell phone. The song reached first place in several online charts and was number 1 in the online charts of the TV station M.Net for four weeks in a row.

The single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009 in two different versions ("Space" and "Street" version). The videos received more than a million views in one day. On the day it was released, 2NE1's first mini-album sold over 50,000 copies.

The group received three Cyworld Digital Music Awards for “Lollipop” and “Fire” as “Song of the Month” and also received the “Rookie of the Month” award in May 2009. The 2NE1 singers also model for Fila .

On April 4, 2016, YG Entertainment announced that Minzy was leaving the band. Minzy announced on Instagram that she would now aim for a solo career and promised to come back soon.

For a long time, fans have speculated about a possible breakup of the band. On November 25th, YG Entertainment officially announced its final termination. While CL and Dara each signed a solo contract, Park Bom has not renewed their previous contract.

On January 21, 2017 her farewell single Goodbye (Korean: 안녕) was released.

Members

CL:

• Birth name: Lee Chae-rin ( 이채 린 )
• Date of birth: February 26, 1991
• Group leader, rap and vocal

CL is also under contract with Scooter Brown. CL released their single Hello Bitches and began a tour which is called the same as the song.

Park Bom:

• Birth name: Park Bom ( 박봄 )
• Date of birth: March 24, 1984
• Main vocalist

Her name means "spring" in Korean; her father called her that because she was born in the spring.

Dara:

• Birth name: Sandara Park ( 박 산다라 )
• Date of birth: November 12, 1984
• vocalist

Dara was initially only known in the Philippines , where she starred in several films and released her own singles. She is the big sister of Cheondung / Thunder from MBLAQ .

Minzy:

• Birth name: Gong Min-Ji ( 공 민지 )
• Date of birth: January 18, 1994
• vocalist
• Ex-member since April 2016

Discography

→ Main article : 2NE1 / discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		KR	JP	US
Korean studio albums
2010	To Anyone	KR1 (75 weeks) KR	JP27 (1 week) JP	-	First published: September 9, 2010 Sales KR: + 164,105
2014	Crush	KR2 (47 weeks) KR	JP26 (1 week) JP	US61 (1 week) US	First published: February 26, 2014 Sales KR: + 66,004
Japanese studio albums
2012	Collection	-	JP5 (18 weeks) JP	-	First published: March 28, 2012
2014	Crush	-	JP4 (8 weeks) JP	-	First published: June 25, 2014

Awards

year
2009	Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (April) "Lollipop" Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the month (May) Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (May) "Fire" Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (July) "I Don't Care" Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot New Star Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot CF Star Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Online Song "Fire" 6th Asia Song Festival: Best Asian Newcomer's Award 2009 Style Icon Awards: Best Female Singer 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Music Portal Mnet Award 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best New Female Artist 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Music Video "Fire" 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Song of the Year "I Don't Care"
2010	2010 Mnet MAMA Awards: Artist of the Year 2010 Mnet MAMA Awards: Album of the Year 2010 Mnet MAMA Awards: Best Digital Single Park Bom "You & I" 2010 Mnet MAMA Awards: Best Female Group Award 2010 Mnet MAMA Awards: Best Music Video
2011	MTV IGGY: Best New Band in the World 2011 2011 Mnet MAMA Awards: Best Vocal Performance Group 2011 Mnet MAMA Awards: Song of the Year "I am the Best"

Web links

Commons : 2NE1  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Korean)
• Official Blackjack Website (Korean)
• Official Website (Japanese)
• 2NE1 on the website of the Korean Tourism Organization ( memento from December 20, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
• 2NE1 on YouTube
• 2NE1 at Discogs
• 2NE1 on Musicbrainz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 여자 빅뱅, '21 (To Anyone) '으로 공식 명칭 확정 ( Memento from July 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ^ "2NE1 Comes Out on Top at Music Bank" . The Korea Times . July 18, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
3. ↑ 2NE1 - YouTube . YouTube. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
4. ↑ Hong, Jae-hyeon. 여자 아이들 그룹 '3 차 대전' '애프터 스쿨' · YG 3 인조… '불꽃 경쟁' ( Female Idol Groups, Three of Them in War: "After School" - "YG's Trio" ... Flower War ) . DongA.com . January 6, 2009.
5. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 여자 빅뱅 5 인조 결정 '산다라 박 합류' ( Female Big Bang Now 5-Member Group, "Sandara Park Included" ) . News . January 21, 2009
6. ↑ Lee, Duna. '여자 빅뱅' CF 통해 모습 공개 한다 ( "Female Big Bang" First Shown Through Commercial ) ( Memento of May 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). uKopia . March 26, 2009.
7. ↑ 빅뱅 -2NE1 '롤리팝' 엠넷 차트 4 주 연속 1 위 기염 ( Big Bang-2NE1 "Lollipop" M-Net 4-Week # 1 )
8. ↑ 2NE1, 두 가지 버전 의 `파이어` 뮤비 공개 ( 2NE1, 2 Version of "Fire" Video Released ) . Hankyung . May 7, 2009.
9. ^ Park, Sae-yeon. 2NE1, 2009 최고 신인 되나? '파이어' M / V 1 백만 클릭 '대박' ( 2NE1, 2009 Best New Group? "Fire" Music Video Receives 1 Million Clicks, "Huge Success" ) . JoongAng Ilbo / Newsen . May 7, 2009.
10. ↑ Lee, Hyae-rin. 2NE1, 디지털 뮤직 어워드 3 관왕 기염 ① ( 2NE1, 3-Time Digital Music Award Winners ) . Asia Economy . June 10, 2009.
11. ↑ Lee, Na-Young. 2NE1, 이번에 는 광고계 접수 한다! '억대 모델 발탁' ( 2NE1, This time they're taking over the advertising industry ) ( Memento from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). Today Korea . June 16, 2009.
12. ↑ YG's Official Statement on 2NE1. In: YG LIFE. Retrieved May 23, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Instagram photo by MINZY • May 4, 2016 at 3:03 pm. In: Instagram. Retrieved May 23, 2016 . 
14. ↑ YG 의 공식 입장 을 알려 드립니다. ( Korean ) YG LIFE . November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
15. Jump up ↑ YG Family 2NE1 album. Retrieved May 3, 2017 . 
16. ↑ ^{a b c} 2NE1 Official Website ( Korean ) In: yg-2ne1.com . YG Entertainment. March 27, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
17. ↑ THE MUSICWORKS ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved October 9, 2017 (Korean). 
18. ↑ Chart sources: KR JP US
19. ↑ 가온 차트 역대 음반 판매량 TOP100 (2010 ~ 2014) ( Korean ) In: Instiz . Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
20. ↑ 2014 년 Album Chart ( Korean ) In: Gaon Charts . Retrieved July 8, 2018.
21. ↑ Charts 2009 년 4 월 ( Memento from October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (Korean)
22. ↑ ^{a b} Charts 2009 년 5 월 ( Memento from August 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (Korean)
23. ^ 2NE1 Wins Big At The Cyworld Digital Music Awards. In: soompi.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018 . 
24. ↑ ^{a b c} 2PM, 인기상 이어 퍼포먼스 상 까지 3 관왕 '기염' (엠넷 초이스) ( Memento from January 26, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
25. ↑ Han, Sang-hee. 6th Asia Song Festival To Take Place Next Month . The Korea Times . August 11, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
26. ↑ 2NE1 Win at 2009 Style Icon Awards. ( Memento of November 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: allkpop.com. November 11, 2009 Retrieved November 14, 2012.