2NE1 (2009 EP)

2NE1 (also known as 2NE1 1st Mini Album) is the eponymous debut extended play by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released by YG Entertainment on July 8, 2009, and contains seven songs composed and produced by Korean producers Teddy Park and Kush. The EP was commercially successful in South Korea, where it was the best-selling album by a female artist and the third best-selling album overall in 2009.

2NE1
EP by
2NE1
ReleasedJuly 8, 2009 (2009-07-08)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length25:31
LanguageKorean
LabelYG
Producer
2NE1 chronology
2NE1
(2009)		 To Anyone
(2010)
Alternative cover
Artwork for most of Asian releases
Singles from 2NE1
  1. "Lollipop"
    Released: March 27, 2009
  2. "Fire"
    Released: May 6, 2009
  3. "I Don't Care"
    Released: July 1, 2009

Background

2NE1's first song was "Lollipop", digitally released on March 27, 2009. The song was created for LG Cyon to promote their Lollipop phone, and it was a joint release with Big Bang; the commercial/music video debuted on March 28, 2009.[1] Although it was not a promoted single (as it was an advertisement song, there were problems with network chart eligibility),[2] "Lollipop" proved to be a strong chart hit, going to #1 on various online charts[2] and topping music television network Mnet's online chart for four weeks in a row.[3] It was also profiled in Perez Hilton's blog.[4] However, questions were raised about the group's future, as the song's success was attributed to the popularity of BigBang.[5]

On April 30, Yang Hyun-suk revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip hop/reggae song, and that it would be digitally released on May 6, 2009.[6] Titled "Fire", the song was fully written and produced by 1TYM's Teddy Park.[7] Teasers of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May, with a 20-second clip released on May 1.[8]

Commercial performance

The extended play was a commercial success in South Korea. It recorded over 50,000 pre-orders within a week—a high amount for a rookie group at the time,[9] and sold over 80,000 copies within two weeks after its release.[10] In early August, the EP surpassed sales of 100,000 copies.[11] On the Hanteo album chart, 2NE1 1st Mini Album was the best-selling girl group album and the third best-selling album overall during 2009.[12]

Five of the EP's tracks ranked within the top 100 on the year-end Melon chart for 2009—the most by any act during the year—and led to the EP being named among the most successful digital albums in K-pop history according to Star News.[13] It continued to show strong sales by charting on the 2010 year end chart for Gaon, selling an additional 40,949 copies. It has since sold over 225,000 copies as of September 2016.

Singles

"Lollipop", written and produced by Teddy Park, was digitally released on March 27, 2009. Despite not being promoted traditionally by both groups, the song nonetheless was a major success in South Korea; giving the girls a number #1 song before their debut.

"Fire" became a hit on various on- and offline charts. It was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video—a "space" version and a "street" version—released the same day.[14] The videos received over one million views in a day;[15] the view count then increased to two million.[16]

"I Don't Care" was the third single from 2NE1, co-produced by Teddy and YG's newly signed rising producer Kush. Soon after its release, the music video was also profiled in Perez Hilton's blog who declared them his "favorite" Korean girl-group.[17] The single went on to win Song of the Year at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making them the first group to win the accolade in the same year of debut, and the second rookie to win after Big Bang for "Lies" (2007).

Promotion

The group's first performance of the song was on May 17, 2009, on SBS's Inkigayo.[16] beginning the group's activities. Their first performance was also included in Perez Hilton's blog once again, showing his interest towards the group.[18]

Both the song and the group have been very popular online, with the song topping M.Net's online chart and the group's name becoming a top search term.[19] The group was also rewarded with three Cyworld Digital Music Awards, with both "Lollipop" and "Fire" winning "Song of the Month" awards and the group winning "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009.[20] They received their first Mutizen award during their fourth stage performance in SBS Inkigayo (Popular Song) on June 14, 2009. They received their second Mutizen award on SBS Inkigayo (Popular Song) on June 21, 2009. For closed the promotion of the first mini album was released the song "In The Club" as first promotional single of the album.

Accolades
Awards and nominations for 2NE1 1st Mini Album
Year Award-giving body Category Result Ref.
2009 GQ Korea Awards This Year's Album (Album of the Year) Won [21]
Melon Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated [22]
Rhythmer Awards R&B Album of the Year Nominated [23]

Track listing
2NE1 track listing[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fire"TeddyTeddyTeddy3:42
2."I Don't Care"Teddy, KushTeddy, KushTeddy, Kush3:58
3."In the Club"Teddy, KushTeddy, KushTeddy, Kush3:44
4."Let's Go Party"Masta WuTeddyTeddy3:48
5."Pretty Boy"TeddyTeddyTeddy3:25
6."Stay Together"Kush, Byung-Hoon KimKush, KimKush, Kim3:44
7."Lollipop" (Bonus track) (with Big Bang)TeddyTeddyTeddy3:08
Total length:25:31
Japanese edition bonus tracks[25]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
8."I'm Busy"PK, Big Tone3:38
9."Please Don't Go" (CL and Minzy)Teddy Park3:19
10."Kiss" (Dara solo) (feat. CL)Teddy Park3:32
Total length:36:17
Japanese DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Fire" (Space Version)3:43
2."I Don't Care"3:59
Thailand & Taiwan CD and Philippines Vinyl LP
No.TitleLength
7."Kiss" (Dara solo) (feat. CL)3:31
8."You and I" (Bom solo)3:53
9."Please Don't Go" (CL and Minzy)3:31
10."Try to Follow Me"3:25
11."Lollipop" (Bonus track) (with Big Bang)3:05
Philippines and Taiwan DVD
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Fire" (Space Version)Teddy Park3:43
2."Fire" (Street Version)Teddy Park, Kush3:43
3."I Don't Care"Teddy Park, Kush3:59
4."You and I"Teddy Park, Kush, Masta Wu3:53
5."날 따라해봐요" (Try to Follow Me)Teddy Park, Kush3:25
6."Lollipop" (with Big Bang) (Taiwan only)Teddy Park3:05

Production
  • Mastering: Tom Coyne (Sterling Sound)

Charts

Release history
Region Date Label Format
South Korea July 8, 2009 YG Entertainment CD
Thailand July 6, 2010 GMM Grammy CD
Philippines January 15, 2011 Universal Records CD+DVD
Japan March 16, 2011 Rhythm Zone CD, CD+DVD

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