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CL

Real Name: Lee Chae Rin (이채린)
Position: Leader, Rapper, Vocal
Date of Birth: February 26, 1991
Specialties: French, English, Japanese


Bom

Real Name: Park Bom (박봄)
Position: Main Vocal
Birth date: March 24, 1984
Specialties: English, Japanese, Piano, Flute
Additional Notes:
- - Featured in Big Bang's song We Belong Together.
- - Featured in Big Bang's song Forever With You.


Dara

Real Name: Sandara Park (박산다라)
Position: Vocal
Date of Birth: November 12, 1984
Specialties: English, Chinese, Tagalog, Acting
- - Featured in Gummy's MV "I'm Sorry" as T.O.P's love interest/ partner


Minzy

Real Name: Gong Min-ji (공민지)
Position: Rapper, Vocal
Date of Birth: January 18, 1994
Specialties: Japanese, Chinese, dancing



The group was first mentioned by the press in late 2008, when rumours were spreading that YG was creating a female version of Big Bang named Sista. In response to those rumours, YG Entertainment President Yang Hyun Suk stated that the name was not chosen yet. In January 2009, it was announced that the "Female Big Bang" would debut around July 2009 with three members — CL, Minzy, and Bom. Later that month, YG stated that Sandara Park joined the group, with one more member to follow. In the end, YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009. The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by G-Dragon. 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".

Introduction and debut

Their first song was "Lollipop", digitally released on March 27, 2009. The song was created for LG to promote their Cyon phone, and it was a joint release with Big Bang; the commercial/music video debuted on March 28, 2009. Although it was not a promoted single (as it was an advertisement song, there were problems with network chart eligibility), "Lollipop" proved to be a strong chart hit, going to #1 on various online charts and topping music television network M.Net's online chart for four weeks in a row. However, questions were raised about the group's future, as the song's success was attributed to the popularity of Big Bang.

On April 30, Yang Hyun-suk revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip-hop/reggae song, and that it would be digitally released on May 6, 2009. Titled "Fire", the song was fully written and produced by 1TYM's Teddy Park. Teasers of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May, with a 20-second clip released on May 1.

"Fire" was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video — a "space" version and a "street" version — released the same day. The videos received over one million views in a day; the viewcount then increased to two million. The video was also profiled on Perez Hilton's blog.

1st Mini-Album

2NE1 ended their promotions for their debut single "Fire" on June 28, 2009 in SBS Inkigayo. On July 1, the group released the title of a song out of their first mini-album called "I Don't Care" online. After its digital release, interest in the song rose greatly, topping Cyworld's hourly music chart after an hour of its release. On July 9, they released a music video of "I Don't Care". Besides "I Don't Care", there are 4 other new songs featured on the mini album to form a total of 7 tracks.

On its first day, it recorded 50,000 sales in pre-orders.Their debut was a success on the Korean charts, as it heads straight to number 1 for its week - as it sold 13,675 albums. YG also stated that it already reached the 80,000 sales mark within 2 weeks which is impressive since 2NE1 is only a rookie.[citation needed] On August 2, 2009, 2NE1 performed a live remix version of "I Don't Care" at Popular Song. "I Don't Care" was also profiled in Perez Hilton's blog.

2NE1 was accused of plagiarism by Sony Music, as "I Don't Care" was alleged to sound similar to Lionel Richie's "Just Go". Sony Korea has denied 2NE1 the ability to promote the track any further without paying reparations. On September 21, 2009, Sisa Magazine, a news programme on MBC, stated that officials from Sony reportedly sent YG Entertainment warning letters about plagiarism.

Release of Solo Singles

Dara (Sandara Park) released her first single from her digital album, 'Kiss' featuring her fellow 2NE1 member, CL. The music viceo features her Cass 2X beer CF with Lee Minho.

2NE1's lead vocalist Park Bom, also released her first solo single and MV of You and I, entering the music. The song was a success, as it ranked first throughout music portal sites such as Melon, Dosirak, Bugs and Cyworld even though she was facing stiff competition



Tracks

Lollipop featuring Big Bang [ March 27, 2009 ]

Fire [ May 6, 2009 ]


Albums

2NE1 (1st Mini Album) [ July 8, 2009 ]

1. Fire
2. I Don't Care
3. In The Club
4. Let's Go Party
5. Pretty Boy
6. Stay Together
7. Lollipop (Bonus Track)




2009 - Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (April) "Lollipop"
2009 - Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the month (May)
2009 - Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (May) "Fire"
2009 - Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (July) "I Don't Care"
2009 - Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot New Star
2009 - Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot CF Star
2009 - Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Online Song "Fire"
2009 - 6th Asia Song Festival: Best Asian Newcomer's Award



Source: Wikipedia