2NE1 2nd Mini Album

2NE1
EP by 2NE1
Released July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
(see release history)
Recorded 2011; YG Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, hip hop, R&B, electropop, dance-pop
Length 21:41
Label YG Entertainment
KMP Holdings
(see release history)
Producer Teddy Park, Kush, Lydia Paek
2NE1 chronology
To Anyone
(2010)		 2NE1 2nd Mini Album (Korean) / NOLZA (Japanese)
(2011)
Singles from 2NE1 2nd Mini Album
  1. "Don't Cry"
    Released: April 21, 2011
  2. "Lonely"
    Released: May 12, 2011
  3. "I Am the Best"
    Released: June 24, 2011
  4. "Hate You"
    Released: July 21, 2011
  5. "Ugly"
    Released: July 27, 2011
Alternative cover
"NOLZA" Japan CD+DVD edition Type B cover
Singles from NOLZA
  1. "I Am the Best"
    Released: July 21, 2011
  2. "Hate You"
    Released: August 10, 2011
  3. "Ugly"
    Released: August 31, 2011
  4. "Lonely"
    Released: September 14, 2011

The second mini-album of South Korean hip hop 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. [1]

The album was also released digitally on iTunes in the same day.[2] A Japanese version of the mini-album, called "Nolza", was released in Japan on September 21, 2011 with all songs in Japanese versions but did not include Park Bom's solo song "Don't Cry". It was released in three editions: CD Only, CD+DVD (Type A) and CD+DVD (Type B).[3] Tracks 1 to 4 were all released as digital singles.

Contents

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 comeback plans, pushing their mini-album's promotions forward, from July to April.[4]

Plans for the album's promotions were later on 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 .[5] The promotions of the mini-album ended in August 21, on SBS's "Inkigayo".

2NE1 will now release the album in Japan titled NOLZA and also make their first debut on Music Station on September 2, 2011. The lead single from the Japanese version is I Am The Best.

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.[6]

Track listing

Korean EP:
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" (Park Bom solo) 3:12
6. "Don't Stop the Music" (New version - with alternative lyrics) 3:49
Total length:
 21:41
Japanese EP (NOLZA):
No. Title Length
1. "I Am The Best" (Japanese version) 3:31
2. "Ugly" (Japanese version) 4:11
3. "Lonely" (Japanese version) 3:30
4. "Hate You" (Japanese version) 3:33
5. "Don't Stop the Music" (Japanese version) 3:50
Total length:
 18:32
Japanese EP (NOLZA) DVD - Type A (Music Videos)
No. Title Length
1. "I Am The Best" (Japanese version)  
2. "Ugly" (Japanese version)  
3. "Lonely" (Japanese version)  
4. "Hate You" (Japanese version)  
Japanese EP (NOLZA) DVD - Type B
No. Title Length
1. "Highlights from 2NE1TV Season 1 & 2"    
Notes

Charts

Album chart

Korean version

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[7] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[7] 1
U.S. Billboard World albums 4

Japanese version (titled NOLZA)

Oricon Chart
Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
September 21, 2011 Daily Albums Chart 1 25,792 40,634 4 weeks
Weekly Albums Chart[8] 1
Monthly Albums Chart 11

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR US JAP
Gaon Chart[7] K-Pop Billboard[9] RIAJ Chart[10]
"Don't Cry" 1 - -
"Lonely" 1 - -
"I Am The Best" 1 21 37
"Hate You" 3 14 -
"Ugly" 1 3 50

Other songs charted

Song Peak position
Gaon Chart[7]
"Don't Stop the Music" 23

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[11] 81,000

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 January 2012 CD Universal Records, YG Entertainment I Am The Best

References

  1. ^ "2NE1 2nd Mini Album (EP) at Soribada". Soribada. July 28, 2011. http://kpop.soribada.com/Artist/album.php?AID=AK023619&TID=KE0001132. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  2. ^ "2NE1 2nd Mini Album - EP by 2NE1 - Download 2NE1 2nd Mini Album - EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 28, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/2ne1-2nd-mini-album-ep/id453186648. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  3. ^ (Japanese) "DISCOGRAPHY / 2NE1(トゥエニィワン) Japan official website". Avex. http://www.avexnet.or.jp/2ne1/discography.html. Retrieved August 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ Gil, Hye-seong (March 16, 2011). "양현석 "2NE1, 日안정되면 언제든 활동OK..韓활동먼저" [Yang Hyun Suk: "2NE1, waiting until Japanese situation is stable"]" (in Korean). Nate News. SK Communications. http://news.nate.com/view/20110316n26328. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  5. ^ "2NE1 announces Bom’s solo, new mini-album, and first concert info". April 17, 2011. http://www.allkpop.com/2011/04/2ne1-announces-boms-solo-new-mini-album-and-first-concert-info. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  6. ^ "G-MUSIC COMBO CHARTS Year 2011 Week 35" (in Chinese). September 1, 2011. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx. Retrieved September 2, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d (Korean) "Gaon search - 2NE1". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=2NE1&x=21&y=19. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  8. ^ (Japanese) "【オリコン】2NE1、初登場首位デビュー…韓国女性グループ最速6日". Oricon. September 27, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2002128/full/. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100. Retrieved 2011-08-25. 
  10. ^ (Japanese)"レコード協会調べ 2011年09月07日～2011年09月13日 (RIAJ's Weekly chart for September 13)". Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2011-09-19. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011s&weeklyCd=20110913&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
  11. ^ (Korean) "Gaon album chart". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
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