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"âÂÂthe first artists to receive the award multiple timesâÂÂwhile "Lonely" won Best Vocal Performance â 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.