2NE1 (Hangul: 투애니원; RR: tu-aeniwon; pronounced "to anyone"[2] or "twenty-one"[3]) is a South Korean hip hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. 2NE1 consists of 4 members: CL, Minzy, Dara and Bom. The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century".[4]
First appearing in "Lollipop", a commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Telecom, their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. Since then, they have released one extended play, 2NE1, and one studio album, To Anyone. "Fire", "I Don't Care", "Try to Follow Me", and "Go Away" have all hit number one in South Korea.
Pre-debut
The group was first mentioned by the press in late 2008, YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009.[5] The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 1TYM Leader Teddy Park.[5][6][7] 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".[8]
2011: International expansion
Originally, 2NE1's Japanese debut was planned for December 2010, but this was delayed to February of 2011. In addition, there are plans to release a new Korean album between May and June. 2NE1's American promotions with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has no set time for release yet, because of the Black Eyed Peas' new album release, The Beginning.[37] On January 19, "Can't Nobody (Eng Ver)" was released on Recochoku as ringtones and ringback tones.[38] On February 2nd, the "Can't Nobody (Eng Ver)" music video was made available for download through iTunes Japan. On February 22nd, Avex announced that 2NE1 will release their Japanese debut single "Go Away", previously used as a Korean promotional single, on March 9th, 2011.[39] 2NE1 planned to make their official Japanese live debut on Music Station, but have since postponed their debut because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.[40] YG Entertainment has said that 2NE1's Japanese debut will be postponed until Japan is "stable" and has not given any indication of a date or month. It was announced that 2NE1 would push forward their Korean promotions from July to as early as April 2011.[41] Due to their international success and insistent public demand, Pulp Live Productions negotiated with YG Entertainment to bring 2NE1 to Manila, Philippines where Sandara Park first became popular and known as "Pambansang Krung Krung" (National Krung Krung).[42]. The concert is entitled The Party being held on June 4, 2011.[43]
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