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Four women, hip hop and reggae vibes, and fashion that never asked permission. They split in 2016 and came back together in 2024, so you can finally say you got in on time.
- Members
- 4
- Debut
- 2009 (17 years)
- Generation
- 2nd gen (2004 to 2011)
- Label
- YG
Start with: I Am the Best
Achievements
- Nine number-one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart by the end of 2014, the most for any group in South Korea
- First K-pop girl group to hold a world tour, the New Evolution Global Tour (2012), with 15 shows and 180,000 attendees
- Crush (2014) peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200, a record for a K-pop album at the time
- First act to win all three daesangs at the MAMA Awards, within two years of debut
- Welcome Back Tour (2024 to 2025) drew over 250,000 people
Timeline
- 2009Debut with the EP 2NE1 and the singles "Fire" and "I Don't Care"
- 2011Second EP 2NE1 brings the number-one hits "Lonely", "I Am the Best" and "Ugly"
- 2012First world tour, the New Evolution Global Tour
- 2014Second album Crush released; All or Nothing World Tour
- 2016Minzy leaves and YG announces the group's disbandment
- 2017Final single "Goodbye" released in January
- 2022Reunion performance of "I Am the Best" at Coachella
- 2024Reunion announced for the 15th anniversary; Welcome Back Tour begins
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