2NE1 (2011 EP)

2NE1, also known as 2NE1 2nd Mini Album,[2] is the second and final extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It was released on July 28, 2011, by YG Entertainment and distributed by KMP Holdings. It contains six songs composed and produced by Teddy Park and Kush, and five of them were released as official digital singles.[3] "Don't Stop the Music" was initially released as the commercial feature single "Don't Stop the Music (Yamaha "Fiore" CF Theme Song)" in December 2010. A Japanese version of the EP, titled Nolza, was released by YGEX on September 21, 2011.[4]

2NE1/Nolza
EP by
2NE1
ReleasedJuly 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
Recorded2010–2011
Genre
Length21:41
LabelYG Entertainment
Producer
2NE1 chronology
To Anyone
(2010)		 2NE1/Nolza
(2011)		 1st Live Concert (Nolza!)
(2011)
2NE1 EP chronology
2NE1
(2009)		 2NE1/Nolza
(2011)
Singles from 2NE1
  1. "Don't Cry"
    Released: April 21, 2011
  2. "Lonely"
    Released: May 12, 2011
  3. "I Am the Best"
    Released: June 24, 2011
  4. "Hate You"
    Released: July 21, 2011
  5. "Ugly"
    Released: July 27, 2011

The EP was a commercial success, placing number one on the weekly and monthly Gaon Album Chart and the Japanese Oricon chart. Four of the singles—"Don't Cry", "Lonely", "I Am the Best" and "Ugly"—claimed the top spot on the Gaon Digital Chart, while the other two tracks peaked at number 3. The mini-album won the Album of the Year award at the 3rd Melon Music Awards, and the single "I Am the Best" won Song of the Year at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

Development and background

On April 18, 2011, 2NE1 announced they would postpone their Japanese debut due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and would resume Korean release plans, pushing the extended play's promotions forward, from April to July.[5]

Plans for the album's promotions were later released on YG Life's blog on April 27, 2011, where the group stated that they we will be releasing a new single every three weeks leading up to the album's release in July. The group stated that the reason behind this plan was because they were more than satisfied with the level of quality in the album's track list and intended to use them all as title tracks for its promotion.[6]

Promotion

Bom's solo track "Don't Cry" was released as the first single on April 21. It was then followed by the group's single "Lonely" on May 11. Both songs topped the Gaon Digital Chart; in addition, "Lonely" became the first song to achieve a perfect all-kill by a K-pop girl group since the concepts inception in 2010. Neither were promoted extensively on music shows; but on May 29, the group made a surprise two-part performance with both songs on SBS's Inkigayo.[7] The surprise appearance was attributed to the popularity of the two songs and was done as a gift to their fans.[8]

On June 24, the third single "I Am The Best" was released at midnight, and subsequently topped all South Korean real-time charts, achieving another perfect all-kill. The song gained widespread international recognition and has been consistently referred to as one of the most iconic and influential songs in the K-pop industry.[9][10] It was performed for several weeks on the music programs Inkigayo, Show! Music Core and M Countdown. The plans for a mini album then stated another digital single would soon follow along with the release of the group's second mini album.

"Hate You", originally titled "F*ck You", was initially intended to serve as the Japanese bonus track for To Anyone, but was later included into the mini-album's tracklist.[11] It was released one week prior to the mini album's release on July 21 and became a top-three hit. The next single "Ugly", became the EP's fourth number one single, and won three music program wins during the course of its run. It ended the album's promotions on SBS's Inkigayo on August 21.

Following their Korean promotions, the group announced the release of the album in Japan under the title Nolza. It was released on September 21 by YGEX, a joint venture between YG Entertainment and Avex. They appeared on the Japanese music program Music Station to promote the EP, performing the lead single "I Am the Best".

Commercial performance

The mini-album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, and was the top-selling album in the month of July with 54,900 copies being sold in just three days.[12] In Japan, Nolza claimed the top spot on the Japanese Oricon album chart, and became the second South Korean girl group album to do so in the chart's history. The mini-album was released in Taiwan on August 28 via Warner Music Taiwan, and debuted atop the Taiwanese G-Music Combo charts in its first week of release, making it the group's first number-one album in the country.[13] In the United States, the mini-album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard US World Albums chart. The album was also ranked sixth on Spin magazine's "20 Best Pop Albums of 2011", placing ahead of Ellie Goulding, Coldplay and Rihanna.[14]

Accolades
Awards
Year Award-giving body Nominated work Category Result Ref
2011 Melon Music Awards 2NE1 2nd Mini Album Album of the Year Won [15]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated [16]
"Lonely" Best Vocal Performance – Group Won [17]
"I Am the Best" Song of the Year Won [17]
2012 Korean Music Awards Best Dance & Electronic Song Won
Golden Disc Awards 2NE1 2nd Mini Album Disc Bonsang Nominated
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Lonely" Inkigayo (SBS) May 29, 2011
"I Am the Best" July 17, 2011
Music Bank (KBS) August 5, 2011
"Ugly" M! Countdown (Mnet) August 4, 2011
Inkigayo (SBS) August 7, 2011
August 14, 2011

Track listing

Korean EP: 2NE1 2nd mini album
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."I Am the Best (내가 제일 잘 나가)"TeddyTeddy3:30
2."Ugly"TeddyTeddy, Lydia Paek4:08
3."Lonely"TeddyTeddy, Kush3:29
4."Hate You"TeddyTeddy3:33
5."Don't Cry" (Bom solo)Teddy, Lydia PaekTeddy, Lydia Paek3:12
6."Don't Stop the Music" (new version – with alternative lyrics)KushKush3:50
Total length:21:41
Korean EP: 2NE1 2nd mini album (international edition)[18]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Ugly"Teddy4:08
2."Lonely" 3:29
3."Hate You" 3:33
4."Don't Cry" (Bom solo) 3:12
5."Don't Stop the Music" (new version – with alternative lyrics) 3:50
Total length:21:41

Japanese EP: Nolza
No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Best" (Japanese)3:31
2."Ugly" (Japanese)4:11
3."Lonely" (Japanese)3:30
4."Hate You" (Japanese)3:33
5."Don't Stop the Music" (Japanese)3:50
Total length:18:32
Japanese EP: Nolza (DVD – type A)
No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Best" (Japanese) 
2."Ugly" (Japanese) 
3."Lonely" (Japanese) 
4."Hate You" (Japanese) 
Japanese EP: Nolza (DVD – type B)
No.TitleLength
1."Highlights from 2NE1TV Season 1 & 2" 

Chart performance

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
South Korea[23] 115,819 (2013)
Japan[24] 75,200 (2011)

Release history
Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 28, 2011 CD, digital download KMP Holdings
Various Digital download YG Entertainment
Taiwan, China August 26, 2011 CD, digital download Warner Music Taiwan
Japan September 21, 2011 (Japanese version) Avex Group, YG Entertainment
Philippines May 26, 2012 CD Universal, YG Entertainment
Thailand[25] October 7, 2011 GMM Grammy

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