Selasa, 18 Juni 2013
'2NE1 (dibaca = To Anyone atau Twenty One) merupakan grup hip hop/pop wanita populer di Korea Selatan yang dibentuk oleh YG Entertainment pada tahun 2009. 2NE1 beranggotakan empat orang: CL, Bom, Dara, dan Minzy. Nama 2NE1 sendiri merupakan gabungan dari frase "21st century" dan "new evolution"
2NE1 pertama kali muncul di lagu "Lollipop", sebuah kampanye komersial dengan Big Bang untuk LG Electronics. Singel pertama mereka "Fire" dirilis pada 6 Mei 2009. Sampai saat ini, mereka telah mengeluarkan dua mini album, satu album studio To Anyone dan satu album Jepang "Collection". Pada album pertama mereka, 2NE1 (EP) mengeluarkan hit single "I Don't Care", yang mengantarkan mereka meraih penghargaan sebagai Song of the Year pada Mnet Asian Music Awards tahun 2009. Dilanjutkan single mereka, seperti "Go Away", "Lonely" dan"I Am The Best" yang juga sukses di pasaran, single "I Am The best" kembali mengantarkan 2NE1 memenangkan kategori "Song of the Year" untuk kedua kalinya pada ajang yang sama di tahun 2011.
2NE1 resmi memulai karirnya di Jepang pada bulan September 2011 dengan mengeluarkan mini album NOLZA, yang berisi lagu-lagu hits mereka pada album versi Korea sebelumnya yang di aransemen ulang. Sejak saat itu, kelompok ini telah merilis satu album studio, "Collection", dan dua single di Jepang. 2NE1 juga merencanakan memulai karir mereka di Amerika Serikat pada 2013, dengan bekerja sama dengan will.i.am.
~ Member Profile ~
Birth Name: Lee Chae Rin (Hangul: 이채린 | Hanja: 李債潾)
Stage Name: CL
Nickname: Baddest Female in Seoul City
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist
DOB: February 26, 1991
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 162 cm
Blood type: A
Fun Facts:
- Featured in Uhm Jung-hwa’s “DJ” (2008) before 2ne1′s group debut
- Featured in Dara’s song “Kiss” (2009)
- Featured in G-Dragon’s song “The Leaders” (2009)
- Did a duet with Minzy named “Please Don’t Go” (2009)
- She can speak Korean, French, Japanese and English
- She used to live in France
Birth Name: Park Bom (박봄)
Stage Name: Bom
Nickname: Bommie
Position: Main Vocalist
DOB: March 24, 1984
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 165 cm
Blood type: AB
Fun Facts:
- Started solo career with ‘You and I” (2009), continued with “Don’t Cry”
- Featured in GD&TOP’s “Oh Yeah” single (2010)
- She has lymph nodes, which causes certain areas of her body (i.e. cheeks, legs and thighs) to swell up
- She can speak English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean
- She used to live in the United States
Twitter: http://twitter.com/haroobomkum
Birth Name: Sandara Park (산다라 박)
Stage Name: Dara
Position: Vocalist, Face of The Group
DOB: November 12, 1984
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Height: 162 cm
Blood Type: A
Fun Facts:
- Elder sister of Thunder, member of boy band MBLAQ
- Debuted as an actress (2004) in the Philippines before joining 2NE1
- Starred in Korean drama Return of Iljimae (2007)
- Went solo with Kiss (2009)
- She is naturally very skinny
- She can speak Korean, Tagalog and English
- She used to live in the Philippines
Birth Name: Gong Min Ji (Hangul: 공민지 | Hanja: 龔民持)
Stage Name: Minzy
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Maknae
DOB: January 18, 1994
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 161 cm
Blood Type: O
Fun Facts:
- Did a duet with CL named “Please Don’t Go” (2009)
- She speaks limited English
- She is known for her incredible dancing and popping skills
- She was discovered through a dance video on YouTube
- She has strong muscles and abs
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mingkki21
