Republic of 2PM


Republic of 2PM is the first Japanese studio album 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".

Singles

The album has three singles. The lead single of the album 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.

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 ChartPeakDebut salesTotal sales
Daily Albums Chart225,756
50,265 		73,510
Weekly Albums Chart425,756
50,265 		73,510
Monthly Albums Chart1325,756
50,265 		73,510
Yearly Albums Chart11325,756
50,265 		73,510

;Other charts
ChartPeak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums4