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2NE1's first song was "Lollipop", digitally released on March 27, 2009. The song was created for LG to promote their Cyon phone, and it was a joint release with Big Bang; the commercial/music video debuted on March 28, 2009. Although it was not a promoted single (as it was an advertisement song, there were problems with network chart eligibility), "Lollipop" proved to be a strong chart hit, going to #1 on various online charts[9] and topping music television network M.Net's online chart for four weeks in a row. However, questions were raised about the group's future, as the song's success was attributed to the popularity of Big Bang.

On April 30, Yang Hyun-suk revealed that 2NE1's debut song would be a hip-hop/reggae song, and that it would be digitally released on May 6, 2009.Titled "Fire", the song was fully written and produced by 1TYM's Teddy Park. Teasers of the song were released on their official website at the beginning of May, with a 20-second clip released on May 1.

"Fire" was released as planned on May 6, with two versions of the music video — a "space" version and a "street" version — released the same day. The videos received over one million views in a day; the viewcount then increased to two million. The video was also profiled on Perez Hilton's blog.

The group's first performance of the song was on May 17, 2009, on SBS's Inki Gayo. beginning the group's activities.

Both the song and the group have been very popular online, with the song topping M.Net's online chart and the group's name becoming a top search term. The group was also rewarded with three Cyworld Digital Music Awards, with both "Lollipop" and "Fire" winning "Song of the Month" awards and the group winning "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009. They received their first Mutizen award during their fourth stage performance in SBS Inkigayo (Popular Song) on June 14, 2009. They recently recieved their second Mutizen award on SBS Inkiagyo (Popular Song) on June 21, 2009.

Along with their awards successes, 2NE1 signed a deal with Fila to become the new models for their commercial campaign 2 days after 2NE1's Mutizen win.

It was announced that 2NE1 would be heading over to the United States to work on their album, as Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine showed interest in the group; however, they have no plans to debut in North America.

CL

* Real Name: Lee Chae Rin (이채린) / Faith Lee[23]
* Date of Birth: February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26) (age 18)
* Height: 162cm
* Position: Leader, main rapper, vocalist
* Specialties: French, English, Japanese

Dara

* Real Name: Sandara Park (산다라박)[23]
* Date of Birth: November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 24)
* Height: 162cm
* Position: Vocalist
* Specialties: Tagalog, English, Chinese, Acting


Bom

* Real Name: Park Bom (박봄) / Jenny Park[23]
* Birth date: March 24, 1984 (1984-03-24) (age 25)
* Height: 165cm
* Position: Main Vocalist
* Specialties: English, Japanese, Piano

Minzy

* Real Name: Kong Minji (공민지)[23]
* Date of Birth: January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18) (age 15)
* Height: 161cm
* Position: Rapper, main dancer, vocalist
* Specialties: Japanese, Chinese, English, Dancing