01:59PM is the first studio album by South Korean boy band, 2PM. The album was released digitally on November 10, 2009 and as a CD on November 12, 2009, via JYP Entertainment. This would be 2PM's only studio album featuring former member Jaebeom's vocals, although his face was excluded from the cover following his departure from the band.
Background Prior to the release of 01:59PM, 2PM had withdrawn from appearances on television shows for several weeks due to the controversy surrounding the group's leader Jaebeom and his subsequent departure from the group.2PM 예능 출연 자제 왜? "팬들에 대한 예의 차원" . Newsen. November 15, 2009.
On October 31, 2009, a clock appeared on 2PM's official website, counting down from 70:40. While netizens predicted that it would reach zero at 4:30PM on November 2, the clock instead froze when it reached 1:59; at that time, the teaser for "Tired of Waiting" (기다리다 지친다) was released. Another countdown began for the full song, which was released with the album cover on November 3 at 12:00 AM, when the clock again stopped at 1:59. A teaser for the next track, "I Was Crazy About You" (너에게 미쳤었다), appeared on November 5 with the same procedure, and the full song was released on November 6. On November 7, six teaser videos for the title track "Heartbeat", each featuring one of the band members, were released on YouTube.
Following the release of the rest of the album on November 10, netizens commented on the storytelling of the album, as the lyrics of the two promoted singles, "Tired of Waiting" and "Heartbeat", in particular seemed to describe the group's loss of former member Jaebeom. 2PM '하트비트' 노래-마케팅-재범 '대박공식' . MK News. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2010. The album comprises eight new tracks and five tracks from the group's previous single albums, Hottest Time of the Day and 2:00PM Time for Change.
01:59PM was later released in Japan on December 8, 2010, which was promoted with 2PM's debut live performances in the country on the same day, titled 2PM 1st Contact in Japan.
Track listing
Charts Upon release, both the album and its title track, "Heartbeat", quickly rose to the number one position on multiple domestic music charts. 두근두근 2PM '하트비트' 공개직후 실시간차트 1위 '기염'. Newsen News. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2010. Despite the Gaon Album Chart launching months after the album's release, the album still topped the chart for its first three weeks.*Week 1 (Week 1 of 2010): Week 2 (Week 2 of 2010): Week 3 (Week 3 of 2010):
Chart (2010)Peakposition South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums1 South Korea Gaon Yearly Albums31Japan Oricon Weekly Albums16
Release history Country Release dateFormatLabelRef. South Korea November 10, 2009Digital downloadJYP EntertainmentNovember 12, 2009CD Japan December 8, 2010CD, CD + DVDAriola JapanThailandDecember 14, 2010CD + DVDSony Music Thailand
References
External links Official Website