The name '2NE1' is apparently a contraction of '21st Century' and 'New Evolution'. No-one seems to know how to pronounce it.
2NE1 were unleashed on the K-Pop world upon the release of their jaunty duet with BIGBANG, Lollipop'. What it lacks in seriousface it makes up for in amazingness.
There's a lovely big shiny pyramid in the video for 'I Am The Best'.
In 2011 they won 'Best New Band In The World' at the MTV Iggys, which doesn't seem unreasonable when you think about this and this.
'I Love You' is a bit like a K-Pop version of one of those mental all over the place Xenomania songs. It's very good.
Briefing