2NE1 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.[4] In January 2009, it was announced that the "Female Big Bang" would debut around July 2009 with four members — CL, Park Bom, and Minzy.[5] Later that month, YG stated that Sandara joined the group, with one more member to follow.[6] In the end, YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009.[7] The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 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" Pre-Debut [youtube]DPg2cXnzVQ0[/youtube] DEBUT [youtube]vE0_IB3LJpI[/youtube] Mini Album 01. Fire 02. I don’t care 03. In the club 04. Let’s go party 05. Pretty Boy 06. Stay Together 07. Lollipop (Bonus Track) Members [youtube]RZBnRN3bVnc[/youtube] CL Birth name: 이채린 (Lee Chae Rin) [29] Position: Leader, Vocal, Main Rapper Date of Birth: February 26, 1991 (age 18) CL was born in Seoul, South Korea. In her childhood, she travelled frequently with her family, because of her father's occupation. She spent much of her youth in Japan, France and USA. When she came back to Korea, she barely knew any Korean, but said in an interview shown on 2NE1 TV that she is now most comfortable speaking Korean. CL was raised as a Roman Catholic. CL became a YG Trainee in late 2006, contributing to various Big Bang albums and officially part of the YG family in late 2007. [youtube]soG-7QYBecM[/youtube] Park Bom Birth Name: 박봄 (Park Bom)[29] Position: Main Vocal Date of Birth: March 24, 1984 (age 25) Bom attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine for high school. Bom first enrolled in Lesley University majoring in Psychology, but switched to Berklee College of Music in order to major in music studies. She lived in America for six years before moving to YG Entertainment for training. She has trained with the company since 2005 and was to initially debut as a solo singer and release a single on 2007, which never came to fruition. The singer also revealed that YG Entertainment originally planned to have her debut in a 3-member group with herself, Koo Hye-sun, and Sandara[30]. In addition to her work with 2NE1, Bom has contributed to albums for Big Bang, Lexy, and Red Roc. She has also released a solo single, "You and I", that was eventually promoted in November 2009. The song won a Cyworld Award for Song of the Month for November. [youtube]ouj_IQQ01OU[/youtube] Dara Birth name: 박산다라 (Park Sandara)[29] Position: Vocal, Main Personality Date of Birth: November 12, 1984 (age 25) Dara was first known as a celebrity in the Philippines, where she first had succeeded with the entertainment industry. She starred in multiple movies, commercials and had released her own singles as a singer as well. She then moved back to Korea to YG Entertainment to debut as a singer later. She has released her solo song "Kiss" featuring CL and Lee Min Ho which was also a commercial for Cass, a beer company in South Korea. She was also featured in "Hello" by G-Dragon. She also has a younger brother, Park Sang Hyun (stage name: Thunder) who debuted under J. Tune Entertainment in the boy band MBLAQ. [youtube]6heMf6LUoKc[/youtube] Minzy Birth name: 공민지 (Gong Minji) [29] Position: Lead Vocal, Rapper, Main Dancer Date of Birth: January 18, 1994 (age 15) The grandniece of famous traditional dancer Gong Ok-jin, Minzy was discovered after a dance audition clip of her was uploaded on the internet and caught the attention of YG staff and then YG President Yang Hyun Seok. She is the youngest member of 2NE1. Minzy and CL released a digital single, entitled "Please Don't Go". MV Lollipop [youtube]zIRW_elc-rY[/youtube] Fire [youtube]Cwq-XdPfpeA[/youtube] I Don't Care [youtube]4MgAxMO1KD0[/youtube] Sandara - Kiss [youtube]R6IpdAN5RI8[/youtube] Park Bom -You and I [youtube]gruiGwmIp20[/youtube] Cl feat Minji - Please don't go (Live) [youtube]dPktvGObP14[/youtube] CF [youtube]MTnXxx_Cxo0[/youtube] [youtube]bAqpRw62TtI[/youtube] Awards Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (April) "Lollipop"[32] Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the month (May)[33] Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (May) "Fire"[33] Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (July) "I Don't Care"[34] Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot New Star[35] Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot CF Star[35] Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Online Song "Fire"[35] 6th Asia Song Festival: Best Asian Newcomer's Award[26] Style Icon Awards: Best Female Singer [36] Mnet Asian Music Awards: Music Portal Mnet Award [37] Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best New Female Artist [38] Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best MV "Fire" [39] Mnet Asian Music Awards: Song of the Year "I Don't Care" [40] Philippine KPOP Convention Awards: Best Newcomer [41] Mnet: 2009 Artist of the Year Award [42] www.ygladies.com/ www.ygsecret21.com/
