Articles: Different Write-Ups Featuring The Fabulous Foursome, 2NE1!

[11 of ′11] Badass Chicks – 2NE1

The ladies of 2NE1, who had us singing “I Am the Best” since their second mini album was released in July, are our Badass Chicks of 2011.

From debut single Fire and I Don’t Care in 2009 to 2010 hits Clap Your Hands and Can’t Nobody, 2NE1 never fails to give the ladies an anthem, and this year was no exception with hits I Am the Best, Hate You and Ugly.

Since taking Korea by storm with their in-your-face performances, avant-garde fashion and sky-high hairstyles, the girls have set their sights on the rest of Asia and the world.

Not only has 2NE1 been recognized for its talent in Korea, taking home the Album Award at the 2011 MelOn Music Awards and Song of the Year at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the girls have been making waves overseas as well.

The girls’ debut Japanese album Nolza stole the number one spot on the Oricon Weekly Chart in the first week of its release, and the group wrapped up a successful concert tour in Japan in October.

2NE1 has also been praised by international superstars like will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, whom leader CL performed with at this year’s MAMA and MTV Iggy named 2NE1 the Best New Band in the World. Oh, and the girls are BFFs with too-cool-for-school fashion designer Jeremy Scott. A girl group hasn’t been this hot since the Spice Girls.

Source: ENews World

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The Most Futuristic Music of 2011

Put away your grandpa-style indie rock sweaters and salute the year’s most futuristic music. By that I don’t just mean music that sounds like it comes from the future (though there’s quite a bit of that); I also mean music that is indicative of larger future trends. Shall we begin?

2NE1, 2nd EP Release

2NE1 are the queens of Korean pop, which is even more insane than Japanese pop, and their anthem “I Am the Best” is the best song of 2011…because it sounds like the best song of 2111. If The Fifth Element were remade today (not that I’m suggesting it should be-it’s an unimpeachable masterpiece), 2NE1 would replace both the blue-skinned diva and Ruby Rhod. They’re just that awesome.

Source: i09

Article: 2NE1 Rocks The House At MTV Iggy’s Best New Band Concert

2NE1 ROCKS THE HOUSE @ MTV IGGY’S BEST NEW BAND CONCERT!

Can you believe it’s already been a week since Blackjacks overran NYC’s Times Square to see 2NE1 take the stage at MTV Iggy’s Best New Band Concert?

Yeah, we can’t either. Major 2NE1 withdrawal going on at MTV Iggy / MTV K Headquarters today. Everyone who was present that night will attest to our excitement (and unparalleled pride) in hosting 2NE1 for their first stateside performance. We’re thinking of having December 12 go right up there with Christmas and New Year’s — Hell, maybe we’ll even make it a red date on our calendars from here on out.

Did you miss CL, Bom, Dara and Minzy showing America what they’ve got that historical night of December 12, 2011? Did you miss the girls officially being crowned MTV Iggy’s Best New Band in the World? Well, that’s alright, because you can still catch the entire two-hour concert at live.mtviggy.com!

And while we’re waiting for the big reveal of MTV Iggy’s edgy photoshoot with 2NE1 on the rooftop of the swanky Mondrian SoHo, take a look at some of our favorite 2NE1 moments from the Best New Band Concert, from the girls killing it onstage with back-to-back performances of “Fire,” “Can’t Nobody,” “Lonely,” and “I Am The Best,” to receiving their golden Best New Band crowns in the final moments of that spectacular night:

Source: MTVK

Article: Our 10 Favorite Highlights Of The MTV Iggy Best New Band Concert

OUR 10 FAVORITE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MTV IGGY #BESTNEWBAND CONCERT

#-6 2NE1\’S ANTICIPATION-RATCHETING WALK TO THE STAGE

We’d planned for cameras to follow 2NE1 from the street to the stage…but that still didn’t prepare us for goosebumps all over as CL, Minzy, Bom, and Dara flitted down endless, twisting stairs and corridors to the insistent, throbbing strains of “I Am the Best.” We know you fans at home were chanting “Nega Jeil Chalaga”…cause we were too.

#-8 ULTIMATE FAN BIANCA STOPS BREATHING

Ok, not really. But she was so excited she could barely speak!! When she said, “I even got my class rings to say K-pop on them” an Iggy staffer thought she meant rings for the whole school and imagined “some sort of K-pop super school. If I had tried to get Backstreet Boys on my high school’s class ring, I would have been kicked in the face.” Upon rewatching the livestream we think Bianca got the words on her own ring, not the whole school’s, but we prefer to hold on to our imaginary version.

#-10 HIGHLY OPINIONATED FAN TWEETS

We wanted to include fans who couldn’t be there in person to still have a presence. So we featured your Tweets on the MTV HD Jumbotron in Times Square and on the LCD screen at the theater…and you didn’t disappoint. From fans waiting outside hilariously bi#ching (“I’m so cold I’m getting gangrene”) to the outpouring of Venezuelan “orgullo” for La Vida Boheme after their riveting performance, to 2NE1 fans noticing every minute detail — Bom’s dress length, how hosts pronounced the girls’ names, the song selections…you made us laugh, sniffle, and so happy to know how your felt.

#-11 THE MOMENT 2NE1 WAS CROWNED BEST NEW BAND IN THE WORLD!

Dressed in red military jackets accented with gold metal, the girls KILLED it. The unexpected call-and-response between CL and the audience to “Nega Jeil Chalaga,” the dizzying dance moves (they owned that stage), the confetti guns showering the room in a blizzard of paper so thick you could barely see 2 feet in front of you…and most of all the delighted looks on CL, Bom, Minzy, and Dara’s faces as they held the crowns in that moment. No amount of rehearsing or planning can capture that moment. It was the best.

Note: Took out parts not relevant to 2ne1. ^_^

Source: MTV IGGY