Korean female idols 2NE1 and Girls' Generation's releases have made it into the list of top 20 best albums of the year by U.S' SPIN Magazine, according to its official website on Friday.
SPIN's website showed that 2NE1's second mini-album, released in Korea in April, came in sixth place on its chart for the "20 Best Pop Albums of 2011."
In the meantime, Girls' Generation's first full-length Japanese album "GIRLS' GENERATION" was No. 18 on the list with an article saying, "the peak is 'Run Devil Run,' a white swan/black swan kiss-off with a chorus so confidently sassy it could stop a North Korean missile in mid-air."
2NE1, formed of members CL, Park Bom, Sandara Park and Minzy, made their debut in May 2009 after being discovered and trained by major talenthouse YG Entertainment.
Girls' Generation, composed of members Taeyeon, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Jessica, Seohyun, Yoona, Yuri and Sooyoung, is known as one of the popular girl groups in Korea since their debut in 2007.
They recently released their maxi-single which includes their hit song "The Boys" that features the rap by famed U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg.
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