No.5 (2PM album)

No.5 (stylized as №5) is the fifth Korean studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean boy band 2PM. The album was released in both physical and digital format on June 15, 2015, by JYP Entertainment.[1]

No.5
Digital and "White" version
Studio album by
2PM
ReleasedJune 15, 2015
Recorded2015
StudioJYP Studios
Genre
Length42:31
LanguageKorean
LabelJYP Entertainment
2PM chronology
2PM of 2PM
(2015)		 No.5
(2015)		 Galaxy of 2PM
(2016)
Singles from No.5
  1. "My House"
    Released: June 15, 2015

Background and release

On May 8, 2015, JYP Entertainment announced that the group will be releasing their fifth album on June 1 and will be followed with two concerts to be held at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea later that month.[2] On May 11, 2015, the group's label explained that the album would be pushed backed to mid-June after video production company, Dextor Lab, pulled out of the production for the group's music video and would take legal action for the delay.[3][4] On May 13, JYP said that they would be working with Naive Creative Productions for the music video.[5] The album's track list was revealed on June 10, 2015.[6] The album along with title track's music video was subsequently released on June 15, 2015 in South Korea.

Composition

The album's lead track, "My House", is a dance song and was written and composed by member Jun. K, who previously wrote and composed "Go Crazy" on their last Korean release.[7][8] Other group members also participated in the production of the album.[9]

Commercial performance

No.5 debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of June 14, 2015.[10] As of 2015, the album had sold 62,618 copies in South Korea.[11] In Japan, the album debuted at number fourteen on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 6,307 copies in its first week. By the end of June, No.5 had sold 9,132 copies.[12][13] In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums chart.[14]

Track listing
Track list[15][16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."My House" (우리집; Uri jib)Kim Min-jun
  • Min-jun
  • Lel
Lel3:07
2."Nobody Else"Lee Jun-ho
  • Jun-ho
  • Hong Ji-sang
Ji-sang4:08
3."Hallucination" (환각; Hwan-gak)e.one[a]e.onee.one3:33
4."Not The Only One" (너만의 남자; Neoman-ui namja)Min-jun[a]
  • Kim Tae-sung
  • Frost
  • Secret Weapon
  • Min-jun
Secret Weapon3:17
5."Hotter Than Summer" (여름보다 뜨거운 너; Yeoreumboda tteugeonun neo)Hwang Chan-sung[a]
  • 220
  • Brian Cho
3:38
6."I'm Going Crazy" (미칠 것 같아; Michil geot gata)
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:28
7."Red"Kim Eun-su[a]
Wahle3:46
8."Wanna Love You Again"Chan-sung[a]Chan-sungSuper Changddai4:05
9."Know Your Mind"
  • Ragoon IM
  • Ban Mi-sun
  • Ragoon IM
  • Mi-sun
  • Ragoon IM
  • Mi-sun
3:29
10."Magic"
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
  • Taecyeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:07
11."Jump"
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:08
12."Good Man"Chan-sung[a]
  • Chan-sung
  • Ryan IM
  • Ryan IM
  • Hong Young-hwan
3:45
Total length:42:31
Notes
  • ^a Taecyeon is also credited for writing and producing the song's rap.

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 14
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 3

Release history
RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide[16] June 15, 2015 Digital download JYP Entertainment
South Korea[15] CD, digital download
Japan[17] June 17, 2015 CD

References
  1. Ghim, Sora (June 5, 2015). "2PM Releases Teaser Image For Its 5th Album". BNT News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  2. Danbi Hong, Grace (May 8, 2015). "2PM to Return June 1 with New Album Followed by Concerts". eNewsworld. Mwave. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. Danbi Hong, Grace (May 11, 2015). "JYP Issues Official Statement Regarding Director Han Sa Min and Dextor Lab". eNewsworld. Mwave. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  4. Jin, Min-ji (May 12, 2015). "JYP set to take action against director". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. Lee, Min Ji (May 13, 2015). "2PM Changes Music Video Director as Well as Album Release Date". eNewsworld. Translated by Grace Danbi Hong. Mwave. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  6. Lim, Jeong-yeo (June 10, 2015). "2PM puts out track list 'User Guide'". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. Ahn, Sung-mi (May 10, 2015). "2PM and Big Bang to go head-to-head in June". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  8. Ahn, Woorim (June 8, 2015). "2PM Is About To Comeback". BNT News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  9. "2PM to return with new album". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. May 8, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  10. 2015년 26주차 Album Chart [26th week of 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  11. "2015 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. CDアルバムランキング 2015年06月29日付 [CD album rankings - June 29, 2015] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  13. CDアルバムランキング 2015年06月度 [CD album rankings - June 2015] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. "World Albums - The week of July 4, 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  15. "NO.5" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  16. "iTunes - Music - No.5 (No.5) by 2PM". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  17. NO.5: 2PM Vol.5 (ランダムバージョン-Day or Night) (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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