2NE1 Win ‘Favorite Girl Group Album’ & ‘Most Promising New Girl Group’ on Billboard’s 2015 Girl Group Week Poll

Billboard.com’s 2015 Girl Group Week has come to an end, and to mark the occasion, we wanted to reveal the results of our second annual Girl Group Week Readers’ Poll, which let pop fans vouch for their favorite girl group songs, albums, videos and more. With thousands of votes cast in the three days that the readers’ poll was open, it’s time to congratulate Little Mix, 2NE1and t.A.T.u. for coming out on top in some of the major categories!

Billboard: “Will a K-Pop Girl Group Take Over the U.S. Soon (Or Ever)?”

What will it take for a group like 2NE1 or Girls’ Generation to break big in the States?

In the past five years, South Korea has looked to its girl groups to be the ones to break into America’s pop scene. Barring PSY‘s unexpected breakthrough with “Gangnam Style” — which many fans still don’t deem a “K-pop” breakthrough — a Korean group still hasn’t penetrated the scene in a meaningful way, despite fan bases that rival (and at times proven to be stronger than) One Direction, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Will a K-pop girl group ever become a U.S. phenomenon?

BILLBOARD: “2NE1’s ‘Crush’ Is First K-Pop Entry on Year-End World Albums Chart”

The girl group ends a year of accolades by breaking one more record.

After breaking multiple chart records earlier this year, 2NE1 cap off 2014 with one more boundary-pushing victory.

Billboard: “The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2014 — #1 is #2NE1’s CRUSH”

Even diehard fans will admit that it’s tough to find an entire K-pop album worthy of being labelled brilliant from start to finish. But there were a select group of artists who proved the notion wrong with cohesive bodies of work in 2014. (And see our list of the 20 best K-pop songs here.)

2NE1 Ranks #9 on Billboard’s World Albums Artists Chart and “CRUSH” Album Ranks #11 on World Albums Chart

Billboard’s Year End Charts ranks 2NE1 at #9 for World Albums Artists Chart and ‘CRUSH‘ album ranks at #11 for World Albums Chart.

Billboard: “2NE1’s K-Pop Hit ‘I Am the Best’ Gains Spins at U.S. Radio Stations”

New York and Boston stations have adopted the Korean banger into their playlists.

In the week ending Oct. 19, the electronic/hip-hop hybrid single was played 24 times on WBMP New York and 14 times on WODS Boston. Both stations published accompanying articles on their respective websites about the band and “I Am the Best,” with WODS Boston telling readers to listen for the song on air.

2NE1’s ‘I Am the Best’ Tops World Digital Songs Chart After Big Sales Week!

2NE1 has earned the first No. 1 on Billboard’s World Digital Songs after a big sales week for their K-pop hit “I Am the Best.”

2NE1’s “I Am The Best” Ranked 1st on Billboard’s World Digital Songs Chart

Source: Billboard

2NE1, Girls’ Generation & f(x) Featured in NYLON Magazine’s Music Issue

The K-pop stars snag glossy, U.S. press alongside Haim, Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and more

In a major move for K-pop’s international invasion, NYLON magazine has devoted two features in their new music issue to spotlight three top Korean acts.

2NE1 on Breaking Chart Records, Turning 5 (Exclusive Video Interview)

The K-pop phenoms sit down with Billboard to reveal their favorite videos, memories

2NE1 shot to mega-superstardom from their thumping, debut single “Fire” and continued to release a rush of hit singles, collecting over half a billion views on their official YouTube channel, collaborating with superstars like will.i.am and Skrillex, and touring sold-out shows around the world.