"Queens of K-pop". Following the quartet's disbandment in late 2016, the editor-in-chief of webzine Idology wrote that the group established a new image of Korean female idols and went the farthest, creating a K-pop fandom abroad. Music critic Kim Yun-ha wrote that "the expression 'reminiscent of 2NE1' will remain as an eternal praise of K-pop revolutionaries". 2NE1 and their work has influenced or inspired numerous artists including (G)I-dle, Blackpink, Mamamoo, Lorde, Jeremy Scott, Diplo, Chungha, Ailee, Jeon Somi, Choi Yena, Oh My Girl's Seunghee, Choi Yoo-jung, Woo!ah!, Lapillus, Secret Number, Chocolat, Dal Shabet, Stellar, Momoland's Jane, Loona's Vivi, Itzy's Lia, Hot Issue's Hyeongshin, and Billlie's Tsuki. In a February 2021 Allure interview, Key of the idol group Shinee said that as the style of the group's female fans were influenced by boy bands, they would also be inspired by 2NE1. He called the blurring of femininity and masculinity a "symbolic moment ... I would look at what 2NE1 was wearing during a performance and be like, 'Oh, that looks really cool. I would wear that. Awards and achievements 2NE1 received a number of awards and honors. When the group debuted, their song "Fire" and its subsequent live performances were praised as unconventional but impressive. They received their first two awards on the weekly music show Inkigayo, and received more with their next singles on Music Bank. "Fire" was the Cyworld Song of the Month and 2NE1 the Rookie of the Month in May 2009. "I Don't Care" received the Song of the Year award at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making 2NE1 the first idol group and musical artist in South Korean history to receive a daesang 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". They received the most awards of any group at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards at The Venetian Macao, including two daesangs (Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, for To Anyone), Best