Republic of 2PM explained

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]

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 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.

Charts

Oricon

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut sales	Total sales
Daily Albums Chart[6]	2	25,756 (Daily) 50,265 (Weekly)	73,510
Weekly Albums Chart[7]	4
Monthly Albums Chart	13
Yearly Albums Chart	113

Other charts

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan	November 30, 2011[9]	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2PM Official Website DISCO . 2023-10-26 . www.2pmjapan.com.
2. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年12月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201112.html . . Japanese . December 11, 2011 . December 11, 2011.
3. 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. Web site: シングル週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング . . Japanese . August 24, 2011.
5. 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. Web site: 2PM's first full Japanese album, 'Republic of 2PM' debuts at #2 on Oricon Chart. December 3, 2011. November 30, 2011.
7. Web site: 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. December 7, 2011.
8. Web site: Top Albums / JAPAN Charts / Billboard JAPAN. Billboard. December 7, 2011. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110919103903/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/. September 19, 2011.
9. 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.
10. http://www.yesasia.com/global/republic-of-2pm-normal-edition-taiwan-version/1025917598-0-0-0-en/info.html YESASIA: Republic of 2PM (Normal Edition)(Taiwan Version) CD - 2PM - Japanese Music - Free Shipping
11. Republic Of 2PM-2PM 상세정보 - melon Melon. Retrieved 2012-01-19.