2NE1

2NE1 (Hangul: 투애니원; RR: tu-aeniwon; pronounced "to anyone"^[1] or "twenty-one"^[2]) is aSouth Korean hip hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. 2NE1 consists of four members: CL, Bom, Dara, and Minzy. The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century".^[3] 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", "Nal Ddara Haebwayo", and "Go Away" have all hit number one in South Korea.

Members:

Lee Chae-rin (born February 26, 1991), better known as CL, is a South Korean rapper, singer, and dancer. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent much of her early life in various places where she learned English, French, and Japanese. In 2009, she debuted along with YG Entertainment label mates Sandara Park, Gong Min-ji, and Park Bom as 2NE1.

Lee has worked with Big Bang, Uhm Jung Hwa, YMGA, and Teddy Park. With 2NE1, she has released one extended play, 2NE1, and one full length album, To Anyone. Her duet song with Gong Min-ji, "Please Don't Go," peaked at number 5 on the monthly Gaon Chart in November, 2009.

Park Sandara (Korean: 박산다라, born November 12, 1984), better known as Dara (다라), is aSouth Korean singer, dancer, rapper, actress, television host and model. She is best known as being a member of the Korean girl group 2NE1. Her unusual three-syllable Korean name, which she has talked about numerous times during interviews, comes from a Korean general, Kim Yushin, whose childhood name was "Sandara (산다라)". Her younger brother, Sang-Hyun Park (Thunder),is also in the entertainment industry as a member of a Korean boy band, MBLAQ inJ.Tune Entertainment.

Park Bom (born March 24, 1984), also known by the mononym Bom (pronounced /ˈboʊm/bohm), is a South Korean pop singer. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she eventually moved to theUnited States where she learned English. She is the main vocalist of girl group 2NE1. She is signed to YG Entertainment.^[2]

Starting in 2006, Park recorded with labelmates Big Bang, Lexy, and Masta Wu. She debuted with 2NE1 in 2009 as the main vocalist. The group's debut extended play, 2NE1, would be the third best selling album of 2009 in Korea. For the band's next album, Park sang her first solo single "You and I". It reached number one on the Gaon Chart, the national music chart of Korea. The song would be later released on 2NE1's next album, To Anyone, which would go on to sell over 120,000 copies.

Gong Min-ji (born January 18, 1994), more commonly known as Minzy, is a South Korean pop singer, rapper, and dancer. She was born in Seoul.She is currently a member of Korean girl group 2NE1 which is signed to YG Entertainment.

Gong Min-ji debuted in 2009 with group 2NE1. Their first extended play, 2NE1 would go on to sell 100,000 copies in 2009. The follow up studio album, To Anyone, sold 150,000 copies.