2Am
2Am
Members:SeuLong, Jo Kwon, Changmin, Jin Woon
Members:SeuLong, Jo Kwon, Changmin, Jin Woon
New Evolution of the 21st Century (2Ne1)
2ne1 (21)
Members: Sandara, Bom, CL, Minzy
Debut Stage: 17 May, 2009
First Song: Lollipop ( 27, March, 2009)
Popular Song: I Don’t Care (1 July, 2009)
Description
2NE1 is a four-member hip-hop and R&B group composed of CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom and 1Gong Min Ji. The group is YG's new all-female group, which debuted in March 2009. Though they didn't officially debut until May 2009, they have already released a song with Big Bang titled “Lollipop”. Lollipop was released as a promotional song for a Cyon Cellphone CF. YG Entertainment prepared 4 years for the debut of the group. 2NE1 was previously promoted as Female Big Bang and 21, however YG officially stopped using 21 as the group name due to the fact that another artist had debuted with the same name before them. Their first digital single "Fire" was released on May 6 receiving wide spread success with 1 million views for the music videos overnight. 2NE1 is supposed to stand for “New Evolution of the 21st Century”. “NE” meaning “New Evolution” and “21” standing for the “21st Century”. They have also won numerous awards (21 and counting), with their hit songs; Fire and I Don't Care.
Member Info.
CL
Birth name: 이채린 (Lee Chae Rin)
Position: Leader, Vocal, Main Rapper
Date of Birth: February 26, 1991 (age 19)
CL was born in Seoul, South Korea. In her childhood, she traveled 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.
She is fluent in Korean, English and French.
She has featured in "The Leaders" by G-Dragon as well as "Kiss" for fellow member Sandara; she also has a joint single with Minzy titled "Please Don't Go".
Park Bom
Birth Name: 박봄 (Park Bom)
Position: Main Vocal
Date of Birth: March 24, 1984 (age 26)
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.
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.
She is fluent in Korean, English and Japanese.
Dara
Birth name: 박산다라 (Park Sandara)
Position: Vocal
Date of Birth: November 12, 1984 (age 26)
Dara was first known as a celebrity in the Philippines, where she first had success with the entertainment industry. She starred in multiple movies, 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 is fluent in Korean, Tagalog, and English. YG has issued earlier on her official profile that she is currently studying Chinese.
She also has a younger brother, Park Sang Hyun (stage name: Thunder) who debuted under J. Tune Entertainment in the boy band MBLAQ.
Minzy
Birth name: 공민지 (Gong Minji)
Position: Lead Vocal, Rapper, Main Dancer
Date of Birth: January 18, 1994 (age 16)
The granddaughter 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".
She is able to speak Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
Music Life
Lollipop
Released: 27 March, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park
Music Tracks
1."Fire" (Park) – 3:43
2."I Don't Care" (Park, Kush) – 3:59
3."In the Club" (Park, Kush) - 3:45
4."Let's Go Party" (Park, Kush, Masta Wu) - 3:48
5."Pretty Boy" (Park, Kush) - 3:25
6."Stay Together" (Park, Kush) - 3:44
7."Lollipop" (feat. Big Bang) (Bonus Track) - 3:05
Fire (Digital Single)
Released: 6 May, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park
Music Tracks
1."Fire" - 3:43
2."Fire" (Instrumental) - 3:41
(1st Mini Album)
Released: 8 July, 2009
Format: CD, Digital
Sales: 110,000+
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
Music Tracks
1."I Don't Care" - 3:59
2."I Don't Care" ( Reggae Mix Version) - 3:51
3."I Don't Care" ( Baek Kyoung Version) - 4:14
Singles: "Fire", "I Don't Care", "Lollipop"
I Don’t Care (3 September, 2009)
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
I Don’t Care (Baek Kyoung Remix)(Digital single)
Released: 28 September, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush, Baek Kyoung
Try To Follow Me (Digital Single)
Released: 9 February, 2010
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
Solo Singles
Sandara Park feat. CL — "Kiss" (September 7, 2009), digital single
Park Bom — "You and I" (October 28, 2009), digital single
CL & Minzy — "Please Don't Go" (November 20, 2009), digital single
Members: Sandara, Bom, CL, Minzy
Debut Stage: 17 May, 2009
First Song: Lollipop ( 27, March, 2009)
Popular Song: I Don’t Care (1 July, 2009)
Description
2NE1 is a four-member hip-hop and R&B group composed of CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom and 1Gong Min Ji. The group is YG's new all-female group, which debuted in March 2009. Though they didn't officially debut until May 2009, they have already released a song with Big Bang titled “Lollipop”. Lollipop was released as a promotional song for a Cyon Cellphone CF. YG Entertainment prepared 4 years for the debut of the group. 2NE1 was previously promoted as Female Big Bang and 21, however YG officially stopped using 21 as the group name due to the fact that another artist had debuted with the same name before them. Their first digital single "Fire" was released on May 6 receiving wide spread success with 1 million views for the music videos overnight. 2NE1 is supposed to stand for “New Evolution of the 21st Century”. “NE” meaning “New Evolution” and “21” standing for the “21st Century”. They have also won numerous awards (21 and counting), with their hit songs; Fire and I Don't Care.
Member Info.
CL
Birth name: 이채린 (Lee Chae Rin)
Position: Leader, Vocal, Main Rapper
Date of Birth: February 26, 1991 (age 19)
CL was born in Seoul, South Korea. In her childhood, she traveled 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.
She is fluent in Korean, English and French.
She has featured in "The Leaders" by G-Dragon as well as "Kiss" for fellow member Sandara; she also has a joint single with Minzy titled "Please Don't Go".
Park Bom
Birth Name: 박봄 (Park Bom)
Position: Main Vocal
Date of Birth: March 24, 1984 (age 26)
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.
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.
She is fluent in Korean, English and Japanese.
Dara
Birth name: 박산다라 (Park Sandara)
Position: Vocal
Date of Birth: November 12, 1984 (age 26)
Dara was first known as a celebrity in the Philippines, where she first had success with the entertainment industry. She starred in multiple movies, 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 is fluent in Korean, Tagalog, and English. YG has issued earlier on her official profile that she is currently studying Chinese.
She also has a younger brother, Park Sang Hyun (stage name: Thunder) who debuted under J. Tune Entertainment in the boy band MBLAQ.
Minzy
Birth name: 공민지 (Gong Minji)
Position: Lead Vocal, Rapper, Main Dancer
Date of Birth: January 18, 1994 (age 16)
The granddaughter 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".
She is able to speak Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
Music Life
Lollipop
Released: 27 March, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park
Music Tracks
1."Fire" (Park) – 3:43
2."I Don't Care" (Park, Kush) – 3:59
3."In the Club" (Park, Kush) - 3:45
4."Let's Go Party" (Park, Kush, Masta Wu) - 3:48
5."Pretty Boy" (Park, Kush) - 3:25
6."Stay Together" (Park, Kush) - 3:44
7."Lollipop" (feat. Big Bang) (Bonus Track) - 3:05
Fire (Digital Single)
Released: 6 May, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park
Music Tracks
1."Fire" - 3:43
2."Fire" (Instrumental) - 3:41
(1st Mini Album)
Released: 8 July, 2009
Format: CD, Digital
Sales: 110,000+
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
Music Tracks
1."I Don't Care" - 3:59
2."I Don't Care" ( Reggae Mix Version) - 3:51
3."I Don't Care" ( Baek Kyoung Version) - 4:14
Singles: "Fire", "I Don't Care", "Lollipop"
I Don’t Care (3 September, 2009)
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
I Don’t Care (Baek Kyoung Remix)(Digital single)
Released: 28 September, 2009
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush, Baek Kyoung
Try To Follow Me (Digital Single)
Released: 9 February, 2010
Format: Digital
Label: YG Entertainment
Producer: Teddy Park, Kush
Solo Singles
Sandara Park feat. CL — "Kiss" (September 7, 2009), digital single
Park Bom — "You and I" (October 28, 2009), digital single
CL & Minzy — "Please Don't Go" (November 20, 2009), digital single