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About Wass Up We 2NE1
2NE1 (Hangul: 투애니원; RR: tu-aeniwon; pronounced "to anyone" or "twenty-one") is a popular South Korean hip hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009.
The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century".
2NE1 consists of four members:
CL, Bom, Dara, and Minzy.
First appearing in "Lollipop", a commercial campaign with their label mates Big Bang for LG Telecom.
Their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009.
Since then, the group has released two extended plays, 2NE1 and 2NE1 2nd Mini Album, and one studio album, To Anyone.
Their first EP, 2NE1 spawned the number-one single ""I Don't Care", which won them the "Song of the Year" award from the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Their follow-up singles, such as "Go Away", "Lonely" and "I Am The Best" were similarly successful.
2NE1 officially debuted in Japan in September 2011 with a mini album titled NOLZA, which contained re-made versions of their Korean songs.
Since then, the group has released one mini-album NOLZA and one physical single "Go Away".
Representing South Korea, 2NE1 emerged as the winner in the voting competition for "Best New Band", which was an international competition held by MTV Iggy.
The band was officially crowned the winner on November 10, 2011.
On March 28, 2012 2NE1 released their first full-length Japanese album titled Collection along with their second Japanese single "Scream".
The album includes Japanese remakes of their past Korean songs such as "Love Is Ouch", "Fire", and "I Don't Care", and a cover of Madonna's 1984 hit song "Like A Virgin".
Multiple editions of the album also include a DVD containing the groups Japanese and Korean music videos, according to Oricon's music website.
The album peaked at #4 on the Oricon Daily Charts and landed the #2 spot on the iTunes Album Chart in Japan.
Fans of 2NE1 are called Blackjacks, which is a reference to the card game Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one.
Their fan color is hot pink.
Members
Lee Chae-rin
Stage name: CL
Nicknames: The Baddest Female
Born: February 26, 1991 (Age: 20)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Languages Spoken: English, French, and Japanese.
Occupations: Singer, Rapper, Dancer
Park Bom
Stage name: Bom (pronounced bohm)
Nicknames:Alien Girl, Bread Bom,
Stupid Bom, 8D Bom
Born: March 24, 1984 (Age: 27)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Occupations: Singer, Dancer
Twitter:
haroobomkum
Park Sandara
Stage name: Dara
Nicknames: Fresh Face Dara
Born November 12, 1984 (Age: 27)
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Occupations: Singer, Dancer, Rapper, Actress, Television host and Model.
Gong Min-ji
Stage name: Minzy
Nicknames: Ero-Minji
Born: January 18, 1994 (Age: 18)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Occupations: Singer, Rapper, and Dancer.
Twitter:
mingkki21
