2NE1

K-pop Group

2NE1

투애니원

2NE1 (투애니원) are a four-member South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment: CL, Bom, Dara and Minzy. Debuting in 2009 with “Fire” and the EP 2NE1, they disbanded in 2016 and reunited in 2024 for the Welcome Back Tour.

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Overview

2NE1 (투애니원) is a four-member South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment: CL, Bom, Dara and Minzy. Introduced in 2009 with the single “Lollipop” alongside BigBang, they broke K-pop girl-group conventions with a hip-hop and electropop sound, and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

The group disbanded in 2016 after Minzy’s departure, reunited for a surprise performance at Coachella in 2022, and returned in 2024 for the Welcome Back Tour.

Members

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Photo credits

CL
CL Leader, rapper / Current / Leader
May 6, 2009
Park Bom
Park Bom Main vocalist / Current
May 6, 2009
Sandara Park
Sandara Park Vocalist / Current
May 6, 2009
Minzy
Minzy Maknae, dancer, rapper / Current
May 6, 2009

Key Releases

2NE1 Debut EP with “Fire” and “I Don’t Care”.
2009 / Ep
To Anyone First studio album.
2010 / Album
2NE1 2nd Mini Album Includes “I Am the Best”.
2011 / Ep
Collection First Japanese studio album.
2012 / Japanese Release
Crush Second studio album; first Korean album inside the Billboard 200 top 100.
2014 / Album

Milestones

“Lollipop” with BigBang Pre-debut promotional single recorded with labelmate BigBang.
March 27, 2009
Debut with “Fire” 2NE1 released their debut single “Fire” and the EP 2NE1.
May 6, 2009
New Evolution Global Tour The first world tour by a Korean girl group.
July 28, 2012
Crush enters the Billboard 200 First Korean album inside the top 100 of the US Billboard 200 (No. 61).
February 27, 2014
Disbandment YG Entertainment announced the group’s disbandment after Minzy’s 2016 departure; the final single “Goodbye” followed in January 2017.
November 25, 2016
Coachella reunion 2NE1 reunited on stage at Coachella 2022.
April 16, 2022
Welcome Back Tour The group returned under YG Entertainment for a tour that drew over 250,000 people.
October 4, 2024

Facts

The name 2NE1 combines “21st century” and “New Evolution”, and sounds like the English phrase “to anyone”.
2NE1 were the first artists to win all three MAMA daesangs (grand prizes), doing so within two years of their debut.
Crush (2014) was the first album by a Korean artist to chart inside the top 100 of the US Billboard 200.
Minzy left in April 2016 and the group disbanded in November 2016; they reunited at Coachella in 2022 and announced a comeback under YG in 2024.
The 2024 Welcome Back Tour attracted over 250,000 people.
2NE1 have sold more than 66 million digital and physical records worldwide.