Republic of 2PM

Republic of 2PM is the first Japanese studio album (third album overall) by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on November 30, 2011 in three editions: two CD+DVD editions and a regular edition.[1]

Republic of 2PM
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
2PM
ReleasedNovember 30, 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop, dance-pop
Length42:50
LanguageJapanese
LabelAriola Japan
2PM chronology
Hands Up
(2011)		 Republic of 2PM
(2011)		 2PM Best ~2008–2011 in Korea~
(2012)
Singles from Republic of 2PM
  1. "Take Off"
    Released: May 18, 2011
  2. "I'm Your Man"
    Released: August 17, 2011
  3. "Ultra Lover"
    Released: November 2, 2011

Composition

The album includes eight original Japanese songs. It also includes Japanese versions from each lead single from their Korean EPs and albums. Most notably, "Heartbeat" from 1:59PM, "Without U" from Don't Stop Can't Stop, "I'll Be Back" from Still 2:00PM and "Hands Up" from the album with same name. It also has a song written by the member Jun. K.

Singles

The album has three singles. The lead single of the album (and also their Japanese debut single) is "Take Off". It was released on May 18, 2011 and sold more than 75,000 copies at the date.

The second single is the song "I'm Your Man". It was released on August 17, 2011 and sold more than 85,000 copies at the date.

The third and last single from the album is "Ultra Lover". It was released on November 2, 2011 and has sold more than 100,000 copies at the date. This is the first single of the group to get certified Gold by RIAJ.[2]

All singles peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart.[3][4][5]

Promotions

To promote the album, the band released a music video for the song "Hands Up". It premiered on the Japanese major music channels on November 21, 2011.

Track listings
All editions track listing[1][6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."I'm Your Man"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yu Shimoji, JiNJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Super Changddai3:10
2."Ultra Lover"Super Changddai, Yu Shimoji, NICE73Super Changddai3:22
3."I'll Be Back" (Japanese version)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Kenn Kato, KOMUJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"3:39
4."Stay With Me"Kenn Kato, KOMUTommy Park3:30
5."Without U" (Japanese version)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yu Shimoji, KOMUJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"3:23
6."Crazy in Love"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul",EMI K. Lynn, NICE73J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yosuke Nimbari3:31
7."100th Day Anniversary" (100日記念日, 100-Nichi kinenbi)H.U.B., NICE73Hong Ji Sang, Tommy Park3:47
8."Take Off"Kenn Kato, KOMUJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Super Changddai, Akihito Tanaka3:24
9."Hands Up" (Japanese version)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", PA-NON, NICE73J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"3:21
10."Fate" (運命, Unmei)Kenn Kato, NICE73Super Changddai3:40
11."Heartbeat" (Japanese version)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yu Shimoji, Shoko Fujibayashi, KOMUJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"3:19
12."Even When We're Apart" (離れていても, Hanarete ite mo)Jun. K, Kenn KatoJun. K4:44
Total length:42:50
DVD (Type A)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."2010.12.8 Documentary movie held on Ryogoku Kokugikan [1st Contact in Japan]" (2010.12.8に両国国技館にて行われた「1st Contact in Japan」のライブ映像+その来日時のドキュメンタリームービー) 
DVD (Type B)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Album jacket shooting" (Offshoot movie) 
2."Take Off" (Music video) 
3."I'm Your Man" (Music video) 
4."Ultra Lover" (Music video) 
5."Hands Up" (Japanese version) (Music video) 

Charts
Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Total sales
Daily Albums Chart[7] 2 25,756 (Daily)
50,265 (Weekly)		 73,510
Weekly Albums Chart[8] 4
Monthly Albums Chart 13
Yearly Albums Chart 113
Other charts
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums[9] 4

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan November 30, 2011[6] Digital download, CD Ariola Japan, Sony Music Japan
Taiwan December 9, 2011[10] CD Sony Music Taiwan
South Korea January 18, 2012[11] Digital download JYP Entertainment

References
  1. "2PM Official Japan Website - Discography" Sony Music. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  2. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年12月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2011)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 11, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  3. (in Japanese) 2011 年06月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 Retrieved June 23, 2011
  4. "シングル週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 24, 2011.
  5. (in Japanese) 2011年10月31日～2011年11月06日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon Weekly chart for November 14th) Oricon. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  6. (in Japanese) ＲＥＰＵＢＬＩＣ　ＯＦ　２ＰＭ ２ＰＭのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE Oricon. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  7. "2PM's first full Japanese album, 'Republic of 2PM' debuts at #2 on Oricon Chart". November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  8. "2011年11月28日～2011年12月04日のCDアルバム週間ランキング (Oricon's Album Weekly Chart for December 12th)". Oricon. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  9. "Top Albums / JAPAN Charts / Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  10. YESASIA: Republic of 2PM (Normal Edition)(Taiwan Version) CD - 2PM - Japanese Music - Free Shipping YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  11. (in Korean) Republic Of 2PM-2PM 상세정보 - melon Melon. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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