The cover of 2NE1's digital single, "I LOVE YOU" [YG Entertainment]

Top female group 2NE1 has won big on local music charts, in just hours after their brand new single "I LOVE YOU" became available online.

Breaking out from a year-long hiatus, the four K-pop queens has knocked off all previous chart-toppers on Melon, Mnet, ollehmusic, Bugs, Soribada, and Cyworld music, as of 9 a.m. on July 5, KST, YG Entertainment announced in the press release on Thursday.

The reaction to "I LOVE YOU" is big for sure, as it also sat at the second spot on iTunes' Electronic Music Top 100 chart on the same day, proving overseas fans' consistent love for the "FIRE" singers.

The girls' new tune is a cross-genre collaboration of electronica and trot music--an old Korean pop music genre based on four beats and sad melody from Japanese ballad "enka."

The officials said the quartet has decided to keep challenging new genres and styles with "I LOVE YOU," rather than sticking to the same style of music.

The PR person added that the girls will stage the first live performance of “I LOVE YOU” on SBS’ “Inkigayo” on July 8, showing the four heroines' true feminine side for the first time.

Along with their comeback, 2NE1 is to kick off their world tour, "NEW EVOLUTION," which will be held in ten cities in seven countries starting with the Seoul leg on July 28 and 29.

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