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.
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 01:59PM, "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 includes a song written by the member Jun. K dedicated to the group's fans titled "Hanarete Itemo" (離れていても, Even When We're Apart).
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.
All singles peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart. 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 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.
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
Charts Oricon Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesTotal salesDaily Albums Chart225,756 (Daily) 50,265 (Weekly)73,510Weekly Albums Chart4Monthly Albums Chart13Yearly Albums Chart113
Other charts Chart PeakpositionBillboard Japan Top Albums4
Release history Country Date Format Label Japan November 30, 2011 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. Digital download, CD Ariola Japan, Sony Music Japan Taiwan December 9, 2011YESASIA: Republic of 2PM (Normal Edition)(Taiwan Version) CD - 2PM - Japanese Music - Free Shipping YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-01-19. CD Sony Music Taiwan South Korea January 18, 2012 Republic Of 2PM-2PM 상세정보 - melon Melon. Retrieved 2012-01-19. Digital download JYP Entertainment
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