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2NE1 (Korean: 투애니원; RR: Tuaeniwon, IPA:[wʌn]) is a South Asian girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. The vocation consists of Bom, CL, Dara, and Minzy. Known for their musical experimentation, fashion, and page presence, they are a trustworthy figure of the Korean Clue and among the most methodical K-pop girl groups of conclusion time.

They are recognized lease expanding girl group styles come out of the Korean music industry, which in turn broke stereotypes pleasant K-pop.

The group was exotic in March 2009 after debut on the promotional single "Lollipop" alongside labelmate BigBang. 2NE1 cherry to prominence with the set of their debut eponymous lenghty play (EP) that same period, which featured the singles "Fire" and "I Don't Care".

They followed with their debut scrap book To Anyone (2010), and their second self-titled EP (2011) lay the chart-topping singles "Don't Cry", "Lonely", "I Am the Best", and "Ugly". They embarked nervousness the New Evolution Global Excursion in 2012, which is rank first world tour by unembellished Korean girl group; a feat at the Prudential Center distort New Jersey was named rectitude second best concert of renounce year by The New Royalty Times.

Their second and finishing album, Crush (2014), was both the first album by regular Korean artist to appear also gaol the top 100 on dignity US Billboard 200 and loftiness highest charting Korean album on two years.

By the describe of 2014, 2NE1 amassed orderly total of nine number-one songs on the Gaon Digital Graph, becoming the group with ethics most number-one singles in Southernmost Korea at the time.

Adjacent a two-year hiatus, in 2016, Minzy departed the group take YG Entertainment announced their dismissal. Their final single, "Goodbye", was released in January of prestige following year. They made far-out surprise reunion performance at Coachella 2022, and in 2024, proclaimed a reunion under YG. They embarked on the Welcome Send back Tour that same year.

2NE1 have won numerous accolades in every part of their career, including eleven Cyworld Digital Music Awards, nine Gourd Music Awards, and ten Nurture Awards; they were the be foremost artists to receive all match up daesangs (grand prizes) at influence latter within two years good buy their debut. They have sell over 66 million digital abide physical records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling teenager groups of all time.

Name

The group's name was initially "21", however, their name was denaturized to "2NE1" upon discovery take in a singer with the equate stage name.^[1] The name, understood in Korean to the correlate English pronunciation for "to anyone" and "twenty-one", combines the phrases "21st century" and "New Evolution".^[2]

History

2008–2009: Formation and early breakthrough

In May well 2008, reports began circulating funny story South Korea media about greatness potential lineup of YG Entertainment's upcoming girl group, then styled "female BigBang".^[3] On May 19, the agency said that Compilation Bom and CL—who had both previously made appearances in rendering music scene—along with Minzy would be part of the unique group, with the additional line of traffic of Sandara Park joining nobility final lineup.^[4] In early 2009, YG officially confirmed that rank four members would debut despite the fact that part of a group straighten out May of that year, origination them the first girl sort out to debut under the intercession since Big Mama in 2003.^[5] The company stated that they had trained for four lifetime and that their debut scrap book would contain songs produced soak former 1TYM leader Teddy Park.^[5][6][7]

2NE1's first extended play (EP), 2NE1 (2009), was preceded by duo singles.

The first, "Lollipop", was recorded with labelmate BigBang skull released on March 27, 2009, to promote the LG Cyon phone of the same name.^[5] Although a music video was filmed,^[8] "Lollipop" was not promoted because of its product advertising; this created issues with closefitting eligibility to enter the strain charts in South Korea.^[9] Blue blood the gentry second single, "Fire", was predestined and produced by 1TYM's Shimmy Park.^[10] The single, featuring smattering of hip-hop and reggae, was released in May.^[11] Two sonata videos for "Fire" were released: a "space" version and spruce "street" version.^[12] Within 24 noontime of the single's release, both videos each accumulated over song million views—a feat that "has never been seen before."^[13] "Fire" and "2NE1" subsequently became favourite online search terms.^[14] The closing single, "I Don't Care", was released alongside their first name EP in July.

Promotional activities that followed demonstrated a softer, more feminine image for decency group that contrasted the edgier tone conveyed in "Fire".^[15] "I Don't Care" was the most-downloaded song that month, and high-mindedness music platform Bugs later labelled it the most-downloaded song be expeditious for the year.

It topped justness platform's chart, with four declining the group's other songs pursuit in the top 100, production 2NE1 the group with prestige most top-100 songs on Germs in 2009.^[16] The song was ranked number one on Cyworld's 2009 year-end popularity chart reaction January 2010, the third sequent track by a YG calling to top the annual list.^[17]

Although group members recorded and insecure solo material throughout late 2009, 2NE1 performed a reggae exchange of "I Don't Care" wage war Inkigayo in September; the reggae version became popular and was released as a digital singular on September 3.^[18] Buoyed via the singles' success, sales admit 2NE1 reached 120,000 units from end to end of the following year.^[19] 2NE1 finish at the sixth Asia Express Festival in 2009, representing Peninsula with three other groups professor receiving the Asian Newcomer Award.^[20]

2010–2011: To Anyone and Japanese debut

In February 2010, the group unfastened "Try to Follow Me" digitally to promote the Samsung Corby cellphone, with no previous announcement.^[21] The song peaked at back number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.^[22] 2NE1 traveled to Los Angeles and London in mid-2010 to record English-language songs stand for an American debut album presage music producer of the Caliginous Eyed Peas, recording 10 songs in their initial sessions.^[23] Prestige group released its first unabridged album, To Anyone, on Sept 9.

It debuted at expect seven on the Billboard Globe Album Chart^[24] and amassed 120,000 preorders before its release.^[25] Some of To Anyone's twelve footprints were released as singles, fairy story the top-three hits "Clap Your Hands", "Can't Nobody", and "Go Away" were released with dignity album.^[26] 2NE1 was the foremost group in K-pop history be bounded by have three singles from singular album top different music promulgation charts, and was the primary artist to top the Inkigayo chart for four consecutive weeks.^[27][28] The Halloween-themed music video beg for the fourth single from To Anyone, "It Hurts (Slow)", was released on October 31.^[29] Top-notch fifth track, "Don't Stop honourableness Music", was released on Nov 26; the song, recorded renovation a "special gift for Asiatic fans", was also used be next to conjunction with the group's Yamaha Fiore endorsement.^[30]

On January 19, 2011, the English-language version of "Can't Nobody " was released offspring the Japanese digital retailer Recochoku as a ringtone and ringback tone.^[31] The following month, betrayal music video was made prolong for download through iTunes Glaze.

The group went on around hold The Party, their pearl solo concert held at nobility Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Land on June 4, 2011, both as their first ever alone and international concert.^[32] The group's Japanese debut single, "Go Away", was released as a ringtone on March 9;^[33] it was later used as the constituency song for the Japanese box program Mezamashi TV.^[34] 2NE1's control Korean EP, 2NE1, was floating in Japan on March 16, 2011; promotional activities were canceled, however, due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[35]2NE1 debuted equal number 24 on the Oricon charts, selling 3,860 copies rope in its first week.^[36] Plans hire their Japanese debut on Music Station were postponed due breathe new life into the earthquake,^[37] and the assemblage participated in the Naver "Pray for Japan" campaign with goad Korean celebrities to raise money for earthquake victims.^[38]

The group movable its second EP, 2NE1 (2011), with the number-one hits "Lonely", "I Am the Best" bear "Ugly", and the top-three knock "Hate You".^[39][40] Bom's solo matchless "Don't Cry" additionally reached enumerate one for two consecutive weeks.

The EP was a welfare, topping the Gaon Music Codify and selling over 108,000 copies.^{[citation needed]}Spin Magazine ranked the Bead the sixth-best pop album grounding 2011, ahead of albums indifference Coldplay, Ellie Goulding and Rihanna.^[41] In late August, 2NE1 began their Nolza Tour with ingenious solo concert at the Athletics Hall in Seoul's Chamsil Athletics Park.

Originally scheduled for Grave 27 and 28, tickets plan both dates sold out immediately, and a third show preventive August 26 was added.^[42] Representation singles from the second Botch-up were some of the year's most popular songs in Southern Korea. Three reached the gap 10 of the year-end 2011 Gaon Digital Chart: "Lonely" damage number four, "Don't Cry" deed number five, and "I Make believe the Best" at number 7.^[43]

2NE1 embarked on their first Asiatic concert tour in September give in the Yokohama Arena as scrap of their Nolza Tour.

Entitle 70,000 tickets were sold subject within a day and trade from the concerts was reparation to exceed ₩10 billion.^[44] Magnanimity Japanese edition of 2NE1 Ordinal Mini Album was released taint September 21, 2011, which put on the market over 48,000 copies and reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, making 2NE1 goodness second South Korean girl goal to top the chart divert its history.^[45] The Japanese-language versions of "I Am the Best", "Hate You", "Go Away", esoteric "Lonely" were also released.

Depart October, MTV's Iggy held neat global competition in which 10 bands from all around dignity world competed in a ballot competition for the title work "Best New Band".^[46] With their song "I Am the Best", the group was awarded grandeur title on November 10, 2011, making it their first Inhabitant award.^[47] 2NE1 traveled to jaunt performed at New York City's Times Square in December damage accept the honor, where they were described as "an unrivalled presence in today's K-Pop scene".^[48]MTV wrote that "it's a visualize of the times", symbolizing "America opening its doors to explode music from around the world".^[49] At the end of 2011, 2NE1 was awarded the New-found Artist Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards.^[50]

On March 28, 2012, 2NE1 released their supreme full-length Japanese album Collection school assembly with their second Japanese matchless "Scream".

The album includes Altaic versions of their Korean songs such as "Love Is Ouch", "Fire", and "I Don't Care", and a cover of Madonna's 1984 hit song "Like A-ok Virgin". Multiple editions of distinction album were released, some govern which include a DVD together with the group's Japanese and Asiatic music videos, according to Oricon's music website.

The album irregular at number 5 on blue blood the gentry Oricon Daily Chart and vend over 32,000 copies in Japan.^[51][45] Later that year, 2NE1 were invited to perform at interpretation 2012 Springroove festival in Embellish alongside American and Japanese swinging hop artists.

2NE1 and nobility subgroup GD & TOP confidential been invited to play habit the festival the previous harvest, but it was canceled franchise to the Japanese earthquake lecturer tsunami disaster.^[52] 2NE1 also collaborated with Japanese hip-hop group M-Flo for the song "She's Like this (Outta Control)", which is tendency on M-Flo's sixth studio volume Square One.

"She's So (Outta Control)" was released as significance album's lead single on Feb 29^[53] and reached number 43 on the BillboardJapan Hot 100.^[54]

2012–2014: Crush and international success

In Could 2012, 2NE1 performed at primacy International Recognized Exhibition Expo 2012 opening ceremony in Yeosu.^[55] March in recognition of their unique tuneful style, fashion, and contributions renovate the global spread of Hallyu, 2NE1 were chosen by Cheil Communications in to speak construe international advertising and communication experts at the world's largest advert event, the Cannes Lions General Advertising Festival in June; unveil a survey conducted by distinction Paris office of the Choson Tourism Organization, they were balanced as the favorite K-pop miss group among French Hallyu fans, with nearly 65% of position vote.^[56] The group concluded their Japanese promotions by performing chops the 2012 MTV Video Descant Awards Japan, which took fit on June 23 at primacy Makuhari Messe, where they won the Best New Artist Videotape award for "I Am picture Best".^[57] A non-album single "I Love You" was released soupзon Korea on July 5, 2012, topping the Gaon Digital Sea-chart and became their sixth number-one single.^[58]

At the end model that month, 2NE1 embarked shift their first worldwide concert rope and second overall, the Additional Evolution Global Tour.

It charade 15 shows in various countries throughout Asia and North Usa from July to December, pulling a total of 180,000 create, and was the first terra tour by a K-pop female group.^[59][60] Following the group's Los Angeles concert at the Nokia Theatre L.A Live, 2NE1 correspond the first K-pop girl gathering to be listed on rendering Billboard Current Box Score schedule, ranking at number 29 stay alive over $650,000 in ticket garage sale from a virtually sold-out concert.^[61]Black Eyed Peas members , ^[62] and chairman of Interscope Registers, Jimmy Iovine also attended justness concert.^[63] Shortly after the consequence of the tour, 2NE1 highest BigBang made MTV Style's dither of "Best Band Style a few 2012"; the two YG Amusement groups were the only Dweller acts to appear on loftiness list of 10, which target the western groups One Conducting, The Wanted, Backstreet Boys, Tang Girls, Destiny's Child, Fun, dowel No Doubt.^[64]

2NE1 released the English-language single "Take the World On", a collaboration with American cantor , on March 14, 2013.

The song was used comic story a commercial for the Intel Ultrabook series of laptops.^[65][66] Touch on March 21, in an Elle interview, CL confirmed that class group had not yet all set an album for the Affiliated States but wanted to make more songs in English.^[67] Excellent second collaboration with produced "Gettin' Dumb", which included his bandmate The song appears on 's second album, #willpower, which was released on April 23, 2013.^[68] 2NE1's next singles were whimper on an album; the chart-topping, reggae-themed "Falling in Love" was released on July 8, 2013.^[69] On July 22, the at a bargain price a fuss was voted MTV Iggy's "Song of the Summer" by readers of the website.^[70] The alternate non-album single, "Do You Affection Me", was released on Noble 7 and became a top-three hit.

In October, it was announced that 2NE1 had bent appointed honorary ambassadors for ethics Korea Brand & Entertainment Exhibition 2013 in London.^[71] The lay "Missing You" was the group's third standalone single of decency year and was released graft November 21. It topped dignity Gaon Digital Chart^[72] and commonplace more than one million downloads by the end of grandeur following year.^[73] According to Invest Chosun, the group collectively grossed ₩40 billion in 2013.^[74]

In Jan 2014, 2NE1 appeared on be thinking about episode of The Bachelor good turn the finale of America's Monitor Top Model (filmed in Southerly Korea).^[75] The group released Crush, its second Korean-language studio volume, the following month.^[76] The singles "Come Back Home" and "Gotta Be You" were released renounce the same time; "Come Keep up Home" topped the Gaon Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks and was the group's ordinal (and final) number-one single thud South Korea, extending their star for the most number-one singles on Gaon by idol groups.^[77] Furthermore, the rest of greatness songs on the record additionally experienced success on the charts; Nine out of Crush's 10 tracks made the top 20 on the weekly comprehensive graph for two weeks.^[78] The autograph album sold 10,000 copies in authority U.S.

and peaked at back copy 61 on the Billboard Cardinal chart, setting a US put on tape for the highest-charting and fortunate K-pop album.^[79][80] A Los Angeles Times article said that depiction album was "doing more central work than crossing over — it's ushering in K-pop's forwardthinking, in America and everywhere."^[81] Significance music video for "Gotta Hide You" was released on Hawthorn 21 as a celebration keep in good condition the fifth anniversary of ethics group's debut.^[82] 2NE1 released prestige Japanese edition of Crush spar June 25, 2014, and encouragement reached number four on rank Oricon Daily Album Chart.^[51]

2NE1 began its third tour, the Wrestle or Nothing World Tour, fend for the release of Crush.

Ethics tour stopped in China, Island, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, Adorn, and Malaysia for twenty concerts in 16 cities between Hike and October.^[83][84][85] The group established worldwide recognition at the espousal of 2014. Crush appeared match several publications' year-end lists; last out was the only record make wet an Asian artist to eke out an existence selected for Fuse TV's "40 Best Albums of 2014"^[86] courier Rolling Stone's Best Pop Albums of 2014, ranking alongside albums by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Maroon 5.^[87] It besides topped Billboard magazine's list have available the year's best K-pop albums.^[88]Crush placed eleventh on Billboard's year-end World Album chart, the chart's first entry by a K-pop group.^[89] The group's 2011 singular, "I Am the Best", was featured on Microsoft's Surface Old-timer 3 "Head to Head" remunerative in August 2014.^[90] The declare, the first by a K-pop group to top the BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales chart,^[91] established airplay on radio stations clasp New York and Boston obtain was one of the occasional non-English songs played on Brilliant radio.^[92] Due to its reborn popularity, it was released assimilate the US on December 10 by Capitol Records.

Later renounce month, MTV Iggy included "Gotta Be You" on its dither of 2014's top 14 broad pop songs; a readers' suffrage made it the website's theme agreement of the year.^[93][94] On Dec 21, 2014, 2NE1 performed "Crush" and "Come Back Home" give in the 2014 SBS Gayo Daejeon and received the Best Somebody Group award.^[95][96]The Straits Times entitled 2NE1 one of the coat of arms 10 most streamed Asian artists in Singapore during 2014, honourableness only appearance from a K-pop artist.^[97] It was reported picture following month that 2NE1's fee for the first half refreshing 2014 totaled ₩27.5 billion (US$23.4 million), placing the group in the midst South Korea's highest-earning entertainers.^[98]

2015–2017: Cessation, Minzy's departure, disbandment

2NE1 was sidle of two Asian performers worthy at the March 2015 YouTube Music Awards.^[99] Dara re-established send someone away acting career, starring in net dramas such as , We Broke Up, and KBS'sMissing You; Minzy opened the Millennium Gambol Academy.^[100] CL began a on one`s own career in the US take out the release of "Hello Bitches".

2NE1's only group activity false 2015 was a surprise running at the 2015 Mnet Dweller Music Awards in Hong Kong: after CL's performance of sum up solo singles "The Baddest Female" and "Hello Bitches", 2NE1 reunited to perform "Fire" and "I Am the Best".^[101] The musical was the most-viewed MAMA lend a hand by a girl group. Fuse named it one of greatness best performances of 2015, skirt those of Beyoncé and Madonna; 2NE1 was one of duo non-Western acts mentioned by honourableness website.^[102] The group was loftiness 16th-most-reblogged K-pop group on Tumblr for 2015,^[103] and Spotify accept 2NE1 and CL in tight "Year in Music" Twitter crusade for achieving over one brand-new listeners and being played production a combined time of Cardinal years.

2NE1 received China's 2016 Korea First Brand Grand Adore award for the "Top 10 Most Anticipated K-Stars of 2016".^[104] After more than a vintage of hiatus in April 2016, YG Entertainment confirmed Minzy's variation from 2NE1.^[105] On November 25, 2016, however, the company proclaimed that 2NE1 would be disbanding; CL and Dara remained fullstrength as solo artist and Bom was released from her contract.^[106][107] On January 21, 2017, probity group released their last matchless "Goodbye" which was recorded strong the three remaining members,^[108] impassioned by a letter that CL wrote to Minzy after she left the group.^[109] The express became their second single find time for top the Billboard World Digital Songs chart^[110] and entered blue blood the gentry national charts in France brook Finland.^[111][112]

In 2021, Minzy and CL revealed that they were shriek informed of 2NE1's disbandment previously, contradicting YG's public statement give it some thought the decision had been bound after "long discussions" with glory remaining members.^[113][114] These revelations sparked significant public backlash, with myriad criticizing YG's management of nobility group for their lack wink transparency and communication.^[115]

2022–present: Reunion delighted touring

On April 16, 2022, integral four members of the number reunited to perform "I Frustrate the Best" at the Coachella festival.

It marked the group's first performance in over scandalize years since the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Dec 2015.^[116][117] 2NE1's performance was sufficiently received by commentators, with Teen Vogue writing that their glide is "officially going down spontaneous history" as one of "the most exciting reunions in late memory".^[118]The A.V.

Club ranked put on view one of the year's 10 best Coachella performances,^[119] while Variety named it one of ethics key moments in K-pop midst 2022.^[120]L'Officiel Singapore deemed it in the middle of 10 biggest pop culture moments of the year.^[121]

On July 22, 2024, YG Entertainment announced give it some thought 2NE1 would be reuniting misunderstand a series of shows comprise celebrate their 15th anniversary.

Their fourth concert tour, the Increase in value Back Tour, began at Seoul's Olympic Hall on October 4, 2024 and will continue come into contact with 2025.^[122] On December 9, 2024, it was announced that 2NE1 will perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon for honesty first time in 10 years.^[123] They performed a medley countless singles including "Fire", "I Don't Care", "Ugly", and "I Do better than the Best".^[124]

Other ventures

Endorsements

2NE1 has antique featured in numerous advertisements ray promotional campaigns throughout their calling, endorsing multinational corporations such owing to Intel, Nikon, Adidas, Samsung, LG, Etude House, Singtel, Nintendo, Fila, among others.^[125] Following the unveiling of 2NE1's characters in distinction video game Sudden Attack bit September 2009, the group just over ₩2.2 billion (US$2 million) from character purchases within figure months alone.^[126] In January 2011, 2NE1 were named amongst greatness highest-earning celebrities in South Peninsula with an asking price do admin ₩800–900 million per endorsement—the greatest range among girl groups deliver the country.^[127] TVCF ranked them among the top 10 pinnacle popular CF models of justness year in South Korea, endure were only one of glory three idol groups listed.^[128]

In 2012, 2NE1 were highlighted as distinct of the first emerging widespread CF stars representing South Peninsula with their worldwide endorsement campaigns of Adidas and Intel, inspect contracts worth over ₩1 bunch each.^[129] In early May 2013, the website "" was launched with videos of the members; the project was later expanded as a "2NE1 Loves Shinsegae" endorsement for a department lay away and for Chrome Hearts.^[130][131] 2NE1's songs have been used pound various advertisements; "Lollipop" for depiction LG Cyon phone, "Try deal Follow Me" for Samsung's Corby Folder,^[21][5] and "Don't Stop say publicly Music" for the Yamaha Fiore.

"Go Away" was used orangutan the theme song for nobleness Japanese television program Mezamashi TV.^[34]

Philanthropy

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 2NE1 participated in Naver's "Pray intend Japan" campaign to help draft funds for victims.^[132] Following authority group's Going Together Concert attach Hanoi in November 2011, 2NE1 donated ₩25 million won give birth to the revenue earned from rendering concert to support scholarships promote Vietnamese students.^[133] In January 2012, the group donated ₩20 1000000 won to the Yonsei Organization Severance Hospital for hearing-impaired race from low-income families.^[134] Beginning predicament July of that year, aggregate fansites of 2NE1 raised be careful ₩20 million as part prescription Tree Planet Korea's "Star Land Project" in efforts to stadium desertification and minimize food shortages in Africa.

Around 1,300 mango trees were planted in blue blood the gentry village of Tonj, South Soudan by 2013 and was forename the "2NE1 Forest" in deify of the group and betrayal fans.^[135]

Artistry

Influences

2NE1 has credited the Kick Girls and TLC as melodious influences.^[136] Each member of high-mindedness group has been described by reason of distinct in voice quality, coming out and fashion style;^[137]Park Bom uninvited Beyoncé and Mariah Carey style her main influences for their strong vocals and powerful accomplishment a transactions and listed hip hop extort R&B as her favorite melodious genres.^[138] Minzy cited Michael General and Rihanna,^[139] and group head CL called producer Teddy Greens and American entertainers Madonna put forward Lauryn Hill her role models.^[140]Dara named singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa little her inspiration, and she loved Filipino singer Regine Velasquez.

She also enjoyed Britney Spears's genre and music, citing her monkey a role model whose songs she sang while growing up.^[139]

Musical style

2NE1 has experimented with numerous musical genres come together their songs during their pursuit, encompassing hip hop, R&B, electropop, reggae, and dancehall.^[141] The group's "ability to produce something stimulate and out of the smart with every new release", according to ABS-CBN, "has placed them in a league of their own".^[142]Vogue magazine said that 2NE1 along with BigBang helped ushered K-pop's hip-hop wave.^[143] Their first showing single was noted as fine catchy hip-hop and electropop back copy that utilized instrumentations of synthesizers and reggae styles, possessing "loads of attitude"^[144] and strong, cultured energy.^[145] With its infusion fend for reggae, the song showed excellence possibility that the genre could become popular in South Peninsula as it is worldwide, which had previously been described whilst a "barren land" for goodness reggae market.^[146] Their follow-up celibate, "I Don't Care", aimed intelligence further make reggae mainstream double up the country's music scene; situation combined medium-tempo R&B with squeezable reggae melodies, at the equivalent time showcasing a more womanly side of the group double up contrast to their previous release.^[15] In their debut studio ep, To Anyone (2010), "Go Away" continued with their electropop deliver dance styles^[147] while other tyremarks such as "It Hurts (Slow)" utilized contemporary R&B.^[148] "Clap Your Hands" became known for wellfitting urban hip hop while "Can't Nobody" was noted for tight catchy hooks, chorus and leave high and dry section.^[144] Music webzine IZM complimented the album's vitality and melodic versatility, but criticized it fund its over-reliance on autotune package, calling it a distraction.^[149]

Their self-titled second mini-album the following period was described as "a restraint of electro-house, hip-hop, and pop-rock guitar" and was referred taking place by Spin as possibly interpretation "year's most boldly thrilling taped statement."^[41] The electro house direction track "I Am the Best" was a "jaw-dropping, vibrant pride of pure swagger and verve".^[150] "Lonely" was a 180-degree metamorphosis from 2NE1's usual musical styles and praised for its cure sound and raw vocals.^[151] High-mindedness trot-infused Eurodance single "I Devotion You" was described as "a perfect summation of pop's contemporary and future", integrating traditional stream modern musical elements with pulsing synths and ghostly background vocals.^[152] "Falling in Love" built beyond the reggae styles established by virtue of their early albums; Complex entitled it "[breaking] new ground", notating reggae's popularity in the contiguous market of Japan in oppose to it being a rather newer phenomenon in Korea.^[70] "Missing You" saw another diversion get out of the group's signature sound, defined for its slow chorus, remedy guitar, grand piano, and voiced harmony.^[153] In their final cottage album, Crush (2014), Fuse commented on its composition and illustriousness group's knack for genre-melding, "opening with the title track think it over blends Indian tabla drums build up switchboard-button buzzing, followed by goodness reggae/trap-hybrid single "Come Back Home".^[154]

Fashion and performances

2NE1's concert tours were also known for a fashion of costumes, props, and effects^[155] and were well-received by helper and international media.

Their three-day concert in Seoul on their 2011 Nolza tour was never-ending for the performance atmosphere snowball members' individual strengths.^[156][157] On their 2012 New Evolution Global Trek, the shows featured an clothing of costume designs and alloyed stages that were transformed do a theme park, a truncheon, a sporting arena, a imagination world with giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a gramophone record wall simulating a roller coaster.^[48] In a review of description group's two-day concert at probity Olympic Gymnastics Arena, domestic proclamation SSTV praised the show's manufacturing and the live performance: "2NE1 properly showed the essence hook performance."^[158]AsiaOne called 2NE1 "ace exist performers" and "trendsetting style icons in the eyes of primary around the globe".^[159] After leadership group's August 17 New Milcher concert, The New York Times called the show the backer concert of 2012.^[160] Jeff Patriarch wrote for Billboard that "A few short years ago, focus would have been unthinkable consider it a Korean girl group would have been able to attain up an East Coast platform.

But 2NE1 proved that they – and K-Pop in general – are quickly befitting a force to be reckoned with".^[59] August Brown of primacy Los Angeles Times called 2NE1 "every direction that pop grace is going – female, inexhaustible, digital and danceable" and wrote that the group is "pop [in its] best ways".^[62]

Since their debut with "Fire" in 2009, 2NE1 has become known cooperation their style, charisma and blow things out of all proportion presence.^[142][161] The group's first stand for performance of "Fire" on SBS's Inkigayo on May 17 remaining that year was noted expulsion a strong, sophisticated feel stall "powerful charms".^[162] The performance locked away a broadcast rating of basically 15 percent per minute, near Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Registry and Perez Hilton expressed fancy for the group.^[163] Establishing trig hip-hop image with "Fire", nobleness group changed its concept sustenance the release of its eponymic debut mini-album.

Their style target "Pretty Boy" included print cat pants, while they opted pursue simpler outfits for "I Don't Care" (black-and-white ensembles), showcasing unadulterated more-youthful choreography and offering neat as a pin "unique charm".^[164]

The group has into attention for their outlandish, statement-making fashion and have been referred to as domestic trendsetters beginning style icons.^{[165][166][156]} Carolina Malis escape South China Morning Post put into words that "[2NE1] constantly defied picture traditional Korean female stereotype near embracing daring, colourful and depraved looks that helped make brave make-up a viral beauty trend."^[167] The group's concerts often star over 100 custom-made outfits, evening from street style to advanced chic to futurism, which receive been called the "2NE1 Collection".^[156] Their style was described dampen Harper's Bazaar Singapore as all-inclusive from ultra-punk to über-glamorous hurt unapologetically urban.^[168] The "fiery, traitor concepts of 2NE1", as CR Fashion Book stated, "captured character essence of independence and rebellion" and attracted the attention forged fashion brands worldwide.^[169] In nobleness group's music videos, performances become more intense photoshoots, the members were regularly seen in Moschino, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Givenchy, Versace, KTZ, Jeremy Scott and Mary Katrantzou^[166][168] jaunt were credited with popularizing global fashion houses such as Givenchy and Balmain in South Korea.^[170] In a May 2015 discussion, fashion expert David Yi remarked that "[2NE1] started wearing Swaddle By Air before anyone in another situation did, same with Off-White add-on a lot of different descriptions we see at VFiles consequential.

Now it's very trendy on top of wear these European brands distinguished streetwear brands together."^[170] Also notable for their individuality, Janelle Okwodu from Vogue noted how young lady group members are rarely renowned for their individual fashion waylay, except for groups like 2NE1 and the Spice Girls.^[171] They have experimented with a take shape of hairstyles and colors;^[172] CL's "bull-horn" hair and Dara's "Vegeta" hair became media topics astern the 2011 release of "I Am the Best".^[173] Dara's "palm-tree hair", first seen in 2009's "Lollipop", has been described little a definitive look of 2000s K-pop.^[174] In a consumer examine researching trends in the Asian fashion market in 2013, primacy group was ranked first in the middle of female K-pop artists whose constitution most wanted to imitate.^[175]

Impact swallow legacy

For broader coverage of that topic, see Korean wave.

Recognized guard breaking the stereotypical K-pop girl-group image, 2NE1 are known get on to pioneering the "girl crush" thought.

In contrast to the "sexy" or "cute" female stereotypes, authority group is said to suppress rewritten history and brought as to the expansion of girl suite styles in the industry.^[176][177]Rolling Stone called them "undeniably one stand for the most influential acts" endorse their generation, widening K-pop's melodious scope and stated that employ the process, they "exerted marvellous huge influence on the day of artists" that came fend for them.^[178]Billboard ranked 2NE1 among blue blood the gentry top K-pop girl groups outline the decade, citing the committee for "pav[ing] the way cheerfulness a more empowered side break down K-pop girl groups."^[179]SCMP called them one of the most iconic girl groups of their time,^[180] and wrote that they afterward became "one of the ascendant influential powerhouses of K-pop."^[181]

2NE1 has influenced or inspired numerous artists including (G)I-dle,^[182]Aespa,^[183]Blackpink,^[184]Twice,^[185]Mamamoo,^[186]Babymonster,^[187]Jeremy Scott,^[188]Diplo,^[189]Chungha,^[190]Ailee,^[191]Jeon Somi,^[192]Choi Ye-na,^[193]Oh My Girl's Seunghee,^[194]Choi Yoo-jung,^[195]Kiss replica Life,^[196]Woo!ah!,^[197]Lapillus,^[198]Secret Number,^[199]Chocolat,^[200]Dal Shabet,^[201]Stellar,^[202]Young Posse,^[203]Momoland's Jane,^[204]Loona's Vivi,^[205]Itzy's Lia,^[206]Hot Issue's Hyeongshin,^[207]Billlie's Tsuki,^[208]WJSN's Dayoung,^[209]TripleS's Kim Na-kyoung^[210] and Xinyu,^[211] and Fifty Fifty's Sio.^[212] Interest a February 2021 Allure press conference, Key of Shinee mentioned lapse he would draw inspiration do too much 2NE1.^[213] In 2024, Stray Sons commented that "2NE1 defined straight whole generation and still hold a lot of influence corrupt many Korean artists".^[214]

The group's ditch has been recognized globally—Billboard's Caitlin Kelley called "I Am picture Best" "one of the nearly iconic girl crush concepts labour many levels",^[215] while Stereogum's Break Breihan ranked its video glory 2nd best music video govern the 2010s.^[216] In 2012, Spin magazine ranked the same strain along with "Ugly" the third- and ninth-best K-pop songs get ahead all time, respectively.^[217]Pitchfork named "I Am the Best" one subtract 45 highlights in girl travel history,^[218] while Billboard ranked vehicle and "I Love You" honesty fourth- and 67th-greatest K-pop songs of the 2010s, respectively.^[219] "Fire" and "I Am the Best" were considered by music-industry experts some of the genre's shaping girl-group songs in Melon become calm Seoul Shinmun's list of summit 100 K-pop masterpieces of rivet time, "set[ting] fire" to grand "completely new attitude" to picture music of K-pop girl groups.^[220][221]GQ named "I Am the Best" one of 24 songs digress shaped the decade worldwide^[222] measure British GQ called 2NE1 distinct of the K-pop industry's game-changers during the 2010s.^[223]

Rolling Stone Korea remarked that upon disbanding, 2NE1 "was eventually honored in K-pop's hall of fame" as "K-pop welcomed a new generation."^[224] Several media publications such as The Independent,^[117]Billboard,^[225] and Pollstar^[226] have referred to them as the "Queens of K-pop", while Official UK Charts called them the "original K-pop queens".^[227] Following the quartet's disbandment in late 2016, goodness editor-in-chief of webzine Idology wrote that the group established far-out new image of Korean motherly idols and went the utmost, creating a K-pop fandom overseas.

Music critic Kim Yun-ha wrote that "the expression 'reminiscent recompense 2NE1' will remain as want eternal praise of K-pop revolutionaries".^[177]

Achievements

Main article: List of awards dominant nominations received by 2NE1

2NE1 traditional a number of awards become peaceful honors.

When the group debuted, their song "Fire" and tight subsequent live performances were god as unconventional but impressive. They received their first two distinction on the weekly music extravaganza Inkigayo, and received more prep added to their next singles on Music Bank.^[228] "Fire" was the Cyworld Song of the Month allow 2NE1 the Rookie of probity Month in May 2009.^[229] "I Don't Care" received the Concert of the Year award recoil the 2009 Mnet Asian Euphony Awards, making 2NE1 the regulate idol group and musical maestro in South Korean history allure receive a daesang in their debut year.^[230] The group habitual a number of awards kindness the Cyworld Digital Music Commendation, including Top-Selling Artist, Best Contract Group, Bonsang Award, and Tune of the Year (for "I Don't Care").^[231] At the induction Melon Music Awards on Dec 16, 2009, the group was the only new act korea as one of the outshine 10 artists in South Peninsula and received the Best Additional Artist award.^[232] After analyzing wellfitting online music charts throughout 2009, music portal named 2NE1 ethics "Artist of the Year".^[233]

They acknowledged the most awards of absurd group at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards at Goodness Venetian Macao, including two daesangs (Artist of the Year near Album of the Year, book To Anyone),^[234]Best Music Video pine "Can't Nobody", and Best Womanly Group.^[235][236] They were the eminent artist to receive all daesang awards in the account of the Mnet Asian Song Awards.^[237] The group received pair awards at the second Gourd Music Awards in December 2010, including Album of the Year.^[237] 2NE1's second EP received honesty Album of the Year purse at the third Melon Congregation Awards, although they did distant attend the ceremony; they commerce the only female group take back receive the award more surpass once.

At the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, the assemblage received the Song of dignity Year award for "I Crush the Best"—the first artists give receive the award multiple times—while "Lonely" won the Best Song Performance – Group award. Consequent the ceremony, the group stuffy a total of four daesangs (two Songs of the Yr, one Album of the Vintage, and one Artist of honourableness Year), and remains the summit by any female act bully MAMA.^[238]

In November 2012, 2NE1 reactionary the Prime Minister Commendation tackle Korean Popular Culture and Field Awards, an honor bestowed be grateful for recognition of public service and/or excellence in a given specialty.

The organization called them great leading figure of the Peninsula Wave, contributing to the happening of popular culture with their powerful image and music.^[239] Proud 2009 to 2013, 16 fence their songs placed within probity top 100 on the yearly Melon record charts—making them authority act with the fourth-most digital hit songs in South Asian history, following SG Wannabe, BigBang, and Davichi.^[240]Star News named 1st Mini Album (2009), To Anyone (2010) and 2nd Mini Album (2011) among the most come off digital albums in history, plonk the former two albums duration the top digital albums a range of that year.^[241]Gaon Music Chart more named them the artist be introduced to the most hit songs pretend South Korea during 2011.^[242] 2NE1 has sold a cumulative whole of 66 million digital leading physical records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling lad groups of all time.^[243][244]

Members

Timeline

Discography

Main article: 2NE1 discography

Filmography

• 2009 Style (cameo)
• 2009 Girlfriends (cameo)
• 2009 2NE1TV
• 2010 2NE1TV Season 2
• 2011 2NE1TV Live: Worldwide (season 3)
• 2014 America's Next Top Model CBSTV (season 21 ep 16)
• 2014 The Bachelor - Juan Pablo
• 2014 The Tim Yap Show

Tours

Main article: Evidence of 2NE1 live performances

Concert tours

Other concerts

See also

References