2NE1 (2011 EP)

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2NE1 / Nolza
2ndminialbum2ne1.jpg
EP by 2NE1
Released July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
(see release history)
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 21:41
Label YG Entertainment
Producer Teddy Park, Kush, Lydia Paek
2NE1 chronology
To Anyone
(2010)To Anyone2010		 2NE1
(2011)		 2NE1 1st Live Concert (Nolza!)
(2011)2NE1 1st Live Concert (Nolza!)2011
Singles from 2NE1
  1. "Don't Stop The Music"
    Released: December 3, 2010
  2. "Don't Cry"
    Released: April 21st 2011
  3. "Lonely"
    Released: May 12, 2011
  4. "I Am the Best"
    Released: June 24, 2011
  5. "Hate You"
    Released: July 21, 2011
  6. "Ugly"
    Released: July 27, 2011
Singles from Nolza
  1. "I Am the Best[2]"
    Released: July 21, 2011
  2. "Hate You[3]"
    Released: August 10, 2011
  3. "Ugly[4]"
    Released: August 31, 2011

2NE1 is the second extended play of South Korean girl group 2NE1 was released on July 28, 2011, by YG Entertainment in distribution by KMP Holdings in South Korea. It contains six songs composed and produced by Korean producers Teddy Park and Kush.[5] The Japanese version of the EP titled Nolza (stylized as NOLZA) was released in Japan on September 21, 2011 in three editions: CD Only, CD+DVD (Type A) and CD+DVD (Type B).[6] 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)".

This album was declared as the Best Album of 2011 in 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 their extended play's promotions forward, from April to July.[7]

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 tracklist and intended to use them all as title tracks for this promotion .[8] The promotions of the album ended in August 21, on SBS's "Inkigayo".

The group then announced that they will also release the album in Japan and will be titled as 'Nolza'. They made their debut on Music Station on September 2, 2011. The group performed 'I Am The Best'.[citation needed]

The mini album was released in Taiwan on August 28, 2011 under Warner Music Taiwan and it debuted atop G-Music Combo charts on its first week of release, making it the first #1 release of the group in the country.[9]

Furthermore, the album is also ranked 6th on Spin magazine's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011.[10]

Track listing

Korean EP: 2NE1 2nd Mini Album

No. Title Length
1. "I Am The Best (내가 제일 잘 나가)"   3:30
2. "Ugly"   4:08
3. "Lonely"   3:29
4. "Hate You"   3:33
5. "Don't Cry (Bom solo)"   3:12
6. "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

Charts

Album chart

Korean version

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[12] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[12] 1
U.S. Billboard World albums[13] 4

Japanese version (Nolza)

Oricon Chart
Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
September 21, 2011 Daily Albums Chart 1 25,792 48,218 4 weeks
Weekly Albums Chart[14] 1
Monthly Albums Chart 11

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR JPN
Gaon Chart[12] K-Pop Billboard[15] RIAJ Chart[16]
"Don't Stop the Music" 3 — —
"Don't Cry" 1 — —
"Lonely" 1 — —
"I Am The Best" 1 21 37
"Hate You" 3[17] 14 —
"Ugly" 1[18] 3 50

Other songs charted

Song Peak position
Gaon Chart[12]
"Don't Stop the Music (Yamaha "Fiore" CF Version)" 23

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[19] 115,819 (2013)

Release history

Country Date Format Label Title
South Korea July 28, 2011 CD, Digital download KMP Holdings 2NE1 2nd Mini Album
Worldwide Digital download YG Entertainment
Taiwan August 26, 2011 CD, Digital download Warner Music Taiwan Zuixin Guanjun Mini 2 Ji Taiwan Duzhan Haohua Xianding Pan
Japan September 21, 2011 (Japanese version) CD, Digital download Avex Group, YG Entertainment Nolza
Philippines May 26, 2012 CD Universal Records, YG Entertainment 2NE1 2nd Mini Album
Thailand[20] October 7, 2011 CD GMM Grammy 2NE1 2nd Mini Album

References

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  10. ↑ SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011 December 22, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012
  11. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/2ne1-2nd-mini-album-ep/id453186648
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  17. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=32&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week
  18. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=33&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week
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