2NE1 (2011 EP)

2NE1 is the second and final 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)".

2NE1/Nolza
EP by 2NE1
Released	July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Electro house hip hop[1]
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)
2NE1 EP chronology
2NE1 (2009) 2NE1/Nolza (2011)
Singles from 2NE1
"Don't Cry" Released: April 21st 2011 "Lonely" Released: May 12, 2011 "I Am the Best" Released: June 24, 2011 "Hate You" Released: July 21, 2011 "Ugly" Released: July 27, 2011

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 voted the best album of 2011 at 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 the 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 would also release the album in Japan under the title Nolza. They made their debut on Music Station on September 2, 2011, performing "I Am the Best".

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

Furthermore, the album was ranked sixth on Spin magazine's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011.[7]

Track listing

Korean EP: 2NE1 2nd mini album

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I Am the Best (내가 제일 잘 나가)"	Teddy	Teddy	3:30
2.	"Ugly"	Teddy	Teddy, Lydia Paek	4:08
3.	"Lonely"	Teddy	Teddy, Kush	3:29
4.	"Hate You"	Teddy	Teddy	3:33
5.	"Don't Cry" (Bom solo)	Teddy, Lydia Paek	Teddy, Lydia Paek	3:12
6.	"Don't Stop the Music" (new version – with alternative lyrics)	Kush	Kush	3:50
Total length:				21:41

Korean EP: 2NE1 2nd mini album (international edition)[8]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Ugly"	Teddy	4:08
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am the Best" (Japanese)
2.	"Ugly" (Japanese)
3.	"Lonely" (Japanese)
4.	"Hate You" (Japanese)

Japanese EP: Nolza (DVD – type B)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Highlights from 2NE1TV Season 1 & 2"

Charts

Album chart

Korean version

Chart	Peak position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[9]	1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[9]	1
US 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.|Reference}}
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	Disc Bonsang	Nominated

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)	CD, digital download	Avex Group, YG Entertainment
Philippines	May 26, 2012	CD	Universal, YG Entertainment
Thailand[20]	October 7, 2011	CD	GMM Grammy

References

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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.
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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. "2011년 8월 1주차" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
15. "gaon music chart". 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.
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18. "13th Mnet Asian Music Awards WINNERS".
19. "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.

External links

• 2NE1 official site