Let’s look back at 2NE1 achievements:
1. They debuted in 2009 with “Fire” which until 2015 held the record for being the most viewed debut music video on Youtube for any kpop group
2. Their follow-up song “I Don’t Care” won 12 times on music shows and was awarded “Song of the Year” at MAMA 2009
3. In 2012 “I Don’t Care” had sold over 4,5 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time in Korea
4. Their first full length album “To Anyone” was pre-ordered with an impressive 120.000 copies
4. Their 5 MV released songs from the album (Can’t Nobody, Follow Me, Clap Your Hands, It Hurts and Go Away) each sold over 1 or 2 million copies
5. They won “Best Album of the Year” and “Artist of the Year” at the 2010 MAMA’s
6. Park Bom’s single “You and I” sold over 4,5 million copies in 2010, making it one of the best selling singles in Korea of all time
7. In 2011 they released their second mini album where each song received their own music video, which had never been done before
8. “Lonely”, “Hate You” and “I Am the Best” combined sold over 8 million copies
9. “I Am the Best” received “Song of the Year” at the 2011 MAMA’s
10. 2NE1 is the only female group to ever win 4 daesang’s at MAMA (2 Song of the Year, 1 Artist of the Year and 1 Album of the Year)
11. They have won a total of 9 awards at MAMA’s and have been nominated 22 times
12. They are the group - second to Big Bang - to win most Daesangs at MAMA (EXO and 2NE1 shares second place)
13. In 2012 they only released one song “I Love You” which sold over 2 million copies
14. They held their first world tour in 2012 and with their concert at the Nokia Theatre in LA, they became the first girl group to rank on Billboard’s Current Box Score with an 653,716 dollar income
15. Their song “Falling in Love” from 2013 became their 9th number 1 hit in Korea
16. Their song “Missing you” from 2013 became their 10th number 1 hit in Korea
17. In 2014 they released their second full album “Crush” which peaked at the Billboard album chart at 61 making it the highest topping Kpop album of all time on an American music chart (the record was recently broken by BTS)
18. The tracks in “Crush” was downloaded over 5,2 million times in Korea, making 2NE1 the most downloaded girl group in 2014
19. Billboard named “Crush” the number 1 Kpop album of 2014
20. Billboard named “Crush” the 11th best album of 2014
21. Billboard ranked “Crush” in 9th place on the World Artist list
22. FUSE TV placed “Crush” on their “40 best album of the world” list, making them the only Asian artist to be on that list
23. “I Am the Best” was used for Microsoft new software update in 2014/2015, the first ever kpop song used for such a high international brand
24. 2NE1 has sold over 65 million digital singles, making them not only one of the best selling girl groups in Korea but in the entire world
25. They have won a total of 66 awards where 6 of them are daesangs and 43 times on music shows
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