2NE1

2NE1
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 2NE1 (South Korean four-member girl group debuted 2009 under YG Entertainment, members CL, Dara, Bom, Minzy, disbanded 2016, considered K-pop girl-group pioneers)

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Examples

2NE1 shì 2010 niándài zuì jù dàibiǎo xìng de Hánguó nǚtuán zhī yī.
2NE1 is one of the most iconic Korean girl groups of the 2010s.
CL 2NE1 队长
CL shì 2NE1 de duìzhǎng.
CL is the leader of 2NE1.

Tips

culture
2NE1 was THE template for 'girl crush' concept K-pop — leader CL (彩琳) later became the first Korean female soloist to chart in the US. They disbanded in November 2016 during the THAAD-era K-pop crackdown in China. Their surprise 2022 Coachella reunion was heavily dissected on Chinese K-pop communities as the spiritual ancestor moment for later groups like BLACKPINK.

In Pop Culture

I AM THE BEST I AM THE BEST
I AM THE BEST
2NE1's 2011 single — the song that defined the aggressive 'girl crush' K-pop archetype adopted by later groups.