2NE1 2nd Mini Album

2NE1 (also known as 2NE1 2nd Mini Album) is the second eponymous extended play by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It was released through YG Entertainment on July 28, 2011, and was distributed by KMP Holdings. It contains six songs composed and produced by Teddy Park and Kush; five of them were released as digital singles. "Don't Stop the Music" was initially released as the Yamaha Fiore CF Theme Song in late 2010. A Japanese version of the mini-album, titled Nolza, was released by YGEX on September 21, 2011. Upon release, the EP reached number one on both the weekly and monthly Gaon Album Charts in South Korea and topped the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, where they became the first Korean female artist to debut at number one. Four of its singles—"Don't Cry", "Lonely", "I Am the Best", "Ugly"—each reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart. The EP and its singles won various accolades, including the Melon Music Award for Album of the Year, while "I Am the Best" won the 2011 MAMA Award for Song of the Year and Best Dance & Electronic Song at the 9th Korean Music Awards. Development and background On April 18, 2011, 2NE1 announced they would postpone their Japanese debut due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and would resume Korean release plans, pushing the extended play's promotions forward, from April to July. 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 in July. 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 track list and intended to use them all as title tracks for its promotion.