Saturday, August 20, 2011


2NE1 Hottest Korean Girl Group


2NE1 (pronounced "to anyone"or "twenty-one") is a South Korean hip-hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. 2NE1 consists of four members: CL, Dara, Minzy, and Bom. The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century".
They first appeared in "Lollipop", a commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Telecom, and their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. Since then, the group has released two extended plays2NE1 and 2NE1 2nd Mini Album, and one studio album, To Anyone.
Fans of 2NE1 call themselves "Blackjacks", a reference to the card game Blackjack.

Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a
popular search term. The group was awarded three CyworldDigital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009. 2NE1 received their first Mutizen award after their fourth stage performance in SBS Inkigayo (Popular Song) on June 14, 2009. They received their second Mutizen award on SBS Inkigayo on June 21, 2009. Two days afterwards, 2NE1 signed a deal with Fila to become the models for the new commercial campaign.