South Korean girl group 2NE1 have received numerous of awards and honors. When the group debuted, "Fire" (2009) received the Cyworld Song of the Month while 2NE1 was named the Rookie of the Month in May 2009. At the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, "I Don't Care" won the Song of the Year award, making 2NE1 the first idol group in South Korean history to receive a daesang prize in their debut year. The group received a number of awards at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards, including Top-Selling Artist, Best Rookie Group, Bonsang Award, and Song of the Year (for "I Don't Care"). At the inaugural Melon Music Awards on December 16, 2009, the group was the only new act chosen as one of the top 10 artists in South Korea and received the Best New Artist award. After analyzing its online music charts throughout 2009, Mnet.com music portal named 2NE1 the "Artist of the Year".
For their sophomore studio album To Anyone (2010), 2NE1 won the most awards at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Macau, including two daesangs (Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, for To Anyone), Best Music Video for "Can't Nobody", and Best Female Group. They were the first artist to receive all three daesang awards in the history of the Mnet Asian Music Awards. The group received three awards at the second Melon Music Awards in December 2010, including Album of the Year. 2NE1's second EP (2011) received the Album of the Year award at the third Melon Music Awards in 2011, which led them to become the only girl group to receive the award more than once. At the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, the group received the Song of the Year award for "I Am the Best"—the first artists to receive the award multiple times—while "Lonely" won Best Vocal Performance – Group. Following the ceremony, the group received a total of four daesangs (two Songs of the Year, one Album of the Year, and one Artist of the Year), and remains the most by any female act at MAMA.
In November 2012, 2NE1 received the Prime Minister Commendation at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, an honor bestowed in recognition for outstanding public service or excellence in their field. Between 2009 and 2013, 16 of their songs ranked within the top 100 on the annual Melon record charts, making them the act with the fourth-highest number of hit songs in South Korean history according to Star News. In December 2023, the Korea Federation of Copyright Societies included "Come Back Home" as part of its third induction into the Korea World Music Culture Hall of Fame.
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Awards and nominations
+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Organization Year Category Nominee / work Result Asia Song Festival 2009 Best Asian Newcomer Award 2NE1 Bugs Music Awards 2009 Girl Group of the Year Rookie of the Year 2010 Music Video of the Year "Can't Nobody" Girl Group of the Year2NE1 2011Girl Group of the Year 2020 20th Anniversary – Most Loved Music "I Don't Care" China Music Awards 2013 Most Popular International Group2NE1 Cyworld Digital Music Awards2009Song of the Month – April "Lollipop" (with Big Bang) Song of the Month – May "Fire"Rookie of the Month – MaySong of the Month – July "I Don't Care"Bonsang Award (Top 10) Rookie of the Year – Group2NE1Artist of the YearTop Seller Artist Song of the Year "I Don't Care" 2010 Song of the Month – September "Go Away" 2011 Song of the Month – May "Lonely" Gaon Chart Music Awards 2011Song of the Year – May 2012Song of the Year – July "I Love You" 2013 World Hallyu Star Special Award 2NE1 2014 Song of the Year – March "Come Back Home" Golden Disc Awards2009 Rookie Award 2NE1 Digital Song Bonsang "Fire" 2010 Popularity Award 2NE1 Album Bonsang To Anyone 2012 Popularity Award 2NE1 Digital Song Bonsang "Lonely" 2013 Popularity Award 2NE1 Digital Song Bonsang "I Love You" Digital Daesang 2014 Popularity Award 2NE1 Digital Song Bonsang "Missing You" Digital Daesang 2015 Album Bonsang Crush Digital Song Bonsang "Come Back Home" GQ Awards2009 This Year's Stage 2NE1 This Year's Song "I Don't Care" This Year's Album 2NE1 1st Mini Album Japan Record Awards 2011 New Artist of the Year 2NE1 Best New Artist Award Korea First Brand Awards 2016 Top 10 Hallyu Stars – China Korean Music Awards 2010 Rookie of the Year Best R&B & Soul Song "I Don't Care"2011 Best Dance & Electronic Album To Anyone Best Dance & Electronic Song "Can't Nobody"2012 Best Dance & Electronic Song "I Am the Best" Song of the YearMAMA Awards 2009Song of the Year"I Don't Care" Best New Female Artist Best Music Video"Fire"Music Portal Mnet Award2NE1Best Dance Performance"I Don't Care"2010 Artist of the Year2NE1 Best Female GroupAlbum of the YearTo AnyoneBest Music Video"Can't Nobody"Song of the YearBest Female Dance Performance2011Song of the Year"I Am the Best"Best Vocal Performance Group"Lonely"Artist of the Year2NE1Best Female GroupBest Dance Performance – Female Group"I Am the Best"Album of the Year2NE1 2nd Mini Album2012Best Female Group"I Love You"Best Global Group-Female2013Artist of the Year2NE1Best Female Group"Falling In Love"2014 "Come Back Home" Artist of the Year2NE1 Melon Music Awards 2009 Rookie of the Year 2NE1 Bonsang Award (Top 10) Artist of the Year Album of the Year2NE1 1st Mini Album 2010 Album of the Year To Anyone Bonsang Award (Top 10) 2NE1 Song of the Year"Go Away"Artist of the Year2NE1Best Dressed SingerHot Trend Song"Go Away"2011Album of the Year2NE1 2nd Mini AlbumBonsang Award (Top 10)2NE1 Song of the Year"I Am the Best"Popular Netizen Song 2012Bonsang Award (Top 10)2NE1 Global Artist Award 2013Global Artist Award2NE1 2014 Bonsang Award (Top 10) Best Electronica Song "Come Back Home" Album of the Year Crush Best R&B Song "If I Were You" Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2009Hot New Star2NE1 Hot PerformanceHot Summer PopularityHot CF Star"Lollipop"Hot Online Song"Fire"Hot Girl Group StyleSunglasses from "I Don't Care" MTV Daum Music Fest2011 Artist of the Year2NE1 MTV Iggy2011 Best New Band In The World 2013 Song of the Summer "Falling in Love" Song of the Year 2014 "Gotta Be You" MTV Italian Music Awards 2015 Best Artist from the World 2NE1 MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 Best New Artist Video "I Am the Best" Myx Music Awards2010 Favorite International Video Award "Fire" 2011 Favorite K-pop Video Award "Go Away" 2012 "Lonely" 2013 "I Love You" 2015 "Come Back Home" Nate Awards 2014 People's Choice Hallyu Star 2NE1 O Music Awards 2012 Fan Army FTW (Blackjacks) Philippine K-pop Awards 2009 Best New Artist 2010Best Female Group 2011 2012 2014 Album of the YearCrush Red Dot Design Awards 2015 Communication Design Rhythmer Awards2009 R&B Artist of the Year2NE1 Rookie of the Year (Domestic) R&B Album of the Year 2NE1 1st Mini Album R&B Song of the Year "I Don't Care" SBS Awards Festival 2014 Top 10 Artists 2NE1 Best Female Group SBS MTV Best of the Best2011 Artist of the Year Best Female Group Best Female Music Video 2013 Best Female Group 2014Artist of the Year Best Female Music Video "Come Back Home" Seoul Music Awards 2010 Bonsang (Main Prize) 2NE1 Popularity Award 2011 Popularity Award 2013 Bonsang (Main Prize) Singapore E-Awards2012 Most Popular Korean Artist So-Loved Awards 2012 Best Japanese Song "Scream" Best Female Group2NE1 2013 2014 Soompi Awards 2013Best Female Group 2014 Space Shower Music Video Awards2012 50 Best Works of 2011 "I Am the Best" Style Icon Awards 2009 Best Female Singer 2NE1 2010 2011 2012 World Dominators Teen Choice Awards 2015Choice International Artist V Chart Awards 2015 Best Music Video of the Year – Korea "Come Back Home" World Music Awards 2014World's Best Video "Missing You" World's Best Group2NE1 Yahoo! Asian Buzz Awards 2009Top Buzz Star: Female Category 2010 You2Play Awards 2014 Favorite Asian Artist Favorite Asian Music Video YouTube K-Pop Awards 2011 Popularity Video Award "I Am the Best" YouTube Music Awards 2015 Honored Artist 2NE1
Other accolades State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Year Honor South Korea 2012 Prime Minister's Commendation
Listicles + Name of publisher, name of listicle, year listed, and result Publisher Year Listicle Placement Billboard 2017 10 Best K-Pop Girl Groups of the Past Decade 2nd The Dong-a Ilbo 2016 Best Female Artists According to Experts 3rd Forbes 2011 Korea Power Celebrity 40 31st 2014 24th 2015 17th Idolator 2018 The Greatest Girl Groups of All Time Placed IZM 2025 The 25 Greatest Musicians of the first 25 Years of the 21st Century Placed Korea Federation of Copyright Societies 2023Korea World Music Culture Hall of Fame ("Come Back Home") Inducted LiveAbout 2018 Top 20 Girl Groups of All Time Placed Screen Rant 2025 The 10 Best Girl Groups of All Time, Ranked 8th Teen Vogue 2024 21 Best Girl Groups of All Time Placed Us Weekly 2022 Best Girl Groups of All Time Placed
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