2NE1 (2011 EP)

2NE1 / Nolza
EP by 2NE1
Released July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 21:41
Label YG Entertainment
Producer Teddy Park, Kush, Lydia Paek
2NE1 chronology
To Anyone
(2010)		 2NE1 / Nolza
(2011)		 1st Live Concert (Nolza!)
(2011)
Singles from 2NE1
  1. "Don't Cry"
    Released: April 21st 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

2NE1 is the second extended play 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 Korean producers Teddy Park and Kush.[2] Five of the six tracks were released as official digital singles. "Don't Stop the Music" was initially released as commercial feature single "Don't Stop the Music (Yamaha "Fiore" CF Theme Song)".

a Japanese version of the EP was released on September 21, 2011, titled Nolza (stylized as NOLZA). It was released in three editions: CD Only, CD+DVD (Type A) and CD+DVD (Type B).[3]

This album was declared as the Best Album of 2011 in the 3rd MelOn Music Awards.

Development and background

On April 18, 2011, 2NE1 announced they would postpone their debut to Japan due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and would resume Korean release plans, pushing their extended play's promotions forward, from April to July.[4]

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. 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 this promotion .[5] The promotions of the album ended in August 21, on SBS's "Inkigayo".

The group then announced that they will also release the album in Japan and will be titled as 'Nolza'. They made their debut on Music Station on September 2, 2011. The group performed 'I Am The Best'.

The mini album was released in Taiwan on August 28, 2011 under Warner Music Taiwan and it debuted atop G-Music Combo charts on its first week of release, making it the first #1 release of the group in the country.[6]

Furthermore, the album is also ranked 6th on Spin magazine's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011.[7]

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

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

Charts

Album chart

Korean version

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[9] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[9] 1
U.S. Billboard World albums[10] 4

Japanese version (Nolza)

Oricon Chart
Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
September 21, 2011 Daily Albums Chart 1 25,792 48,218
Weekly Albums Chart[11] 1
Monthly Albums Chart 11

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR JPN
Gaon Chart[9] K-Pop Billboard[12] RIAJ Chart[13]
"Don't Stop the Music" 3 — —
"Don't Cry" 1 — —
"Lonely" 1 — —
"I Am The Best" 1 21 37
"Hate You" 3[14] 14 —
"Ugly" 1[15] 3 50

Other songs charted

Song Peak position
Gaon Chart[9]
"Don't Stop the Music (Yamaha "Fiore" CF Version)" 23

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[16] 115,819 (2013)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Giving Body Nominated Work Category Result Ref
2011 3rd Melon Music Awards 2NE1 2nd Mini Album Album of the Year Won [17]
13th Mnet Asian Music Awards 2NE1 2nd Mini Album Album of the Year Nominated [18]
Lonely Best Vocal Performance – Group Won [19]
I Am the Best Song of the Year Won [19]
2012 Korean Music Awards I Am the Best Best Dance & Electronic Song Won
Golden Disc Awards 2NE1 2nd Mini Album Disk Bonsang Nominated

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 28, 2011 CD, Digital download KMP Holdings
Worldwide Digital download YG Entertainment
Taiwan August 26, 2011 CD, Digital download Warner Music Taiwan
Japan September 21, 2011 (Japanese version) CD, Digital download Avex Group, YG Entertainment
Philippines May 26, 2012 CD Universal Records, YG Entertainment
Thailand[20] October 7, 2011 CD GMM Grammy

References

  1. ↑ "20 Best Pop Albums of 2011". Spin. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2NE1 2nd Mini Album (EP) at Soribada". Soribada. July 28, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY / 2NE1(トゥエニィワン) Japan official website" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gil, Hye-seong (March 16, 2011). "양현석 "2NE1, 日안정되면 언제든 활동OK..韓활동먼저"" [Yang Hyun Suk: "2NE1, waiting until Japanese situation is stable"]. Nate News (in Korean). SK Communications. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2NE1 announces Bom's solo, new mini-album, and first concert info". April 17, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "G-MUSIC COMBO CHARTS Year 2011 Week 35" (in Chinese). September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011 December 22, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012
  8. ↑ "2NE1 2nd Mini Album - EP by 2NE1 on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Gaon search – 2NE1" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ "2NE1 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "【オリコン】2NE1、初登場首位デビュー…韓国女性グループ最速6日". Oricon (in Japanese). September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  13. ↑ "レコード協会調べ 2011年09月07日～2011年09月13日 (RIAJ's Weekly chart for September 13)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2011-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  15. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  16. ↑ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Melon Music Awards 2011 Winners". allkpop.
  18. ↑ "13th Mnet Asian Music Awards WINNERS".
  19. 1 2 "Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards - allkpop.com". allkpop.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "2NE1: The 2nd Mini Album (Thailand Edition)". BoomerangShop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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