2ne1

2NE1 (Korean: 투 애니원; pronounced "to anyone" or "twenty-one" is a South Korean girl group created by YG Entertainment, the first by the company. First appearing in a Cyon commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Telecom, their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. On May 17, 2009 the group debut with their first single "Fire" on SBS's Inkigayo. The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century". Having won a lot of awards and topping charts, 2NE1 now goes by the title ‘ Super Rookies of 2009‘.

The group was first mentioned by the press in late 2008, when rumours were spreading that YG was creating a female version of Big Bang named Sista. In response to those rumours, YG Entertainment President Yang Hyun Suk stated that the name was not chosen yet. In January 2009, it was announced that the "Female Big Bang" would debut around July 2009 with three members ; CL, Park Bom, and Minzy.Later that month, YG stated that Sandara joined the group, with one more member to follow. In the end, YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009. The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by Teddy Park. The group's name was initially announced as "21"; however, due to the discovery of a singer with the same name, the group was quickly renamed "2NE1".

members:

CL

Name: Lee Chae Rin (이채린)
Birthdate: February 26, 1991 (age 18)
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Main Rapper

Bom

Name: Park Bom (박봄)
Birthdate: March 24, 1984 (age 25)
Position: Main Vocalist

Dara

Name: Park Sandara (박산다라)
Birthdate: November 12, 1984 (age 25)
Position: Vocalist

Minzy

Name: Gong Minji (공민지)
Birthday: January 18, 1994 (age 16)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Rapper