''2PM Member's Selection'' is the third
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
by
South Korean boy band
2PM
2PM (; romanized; ''Tupiem'') is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Originally a seven-piece group, fo ...
. It was released on May 21, 2012.
Background
Details of the album were announced on May 18, on the website
Naver
Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. It was launched in 1999 as the first web portal in South Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's first operator to in ...
. They revealed the track list, concept photos, an interview of the group and a preview of the music video for a new version of the song "Only You", previously released on the single ''
Hottest Time of the Day''. It was later announced that the physical version of the album was limited to 20,000 copies. The album also includes a 72-page photobook and 8 postcards of the group.
Composition
The album contains versions of all the Korean singles the group released from 2008 to 2011 and some tracks from their
mini albums and
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
s, such as ''
Hottest Time of the Day'', ''
2:00PM Time for Change'', ''
Don't Stop Can't Stop
"Don't Stop Can't Stop" is song by South Korean boy band, 2PM
2PM (; romanized; ''Tupiem'') is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, ...
'', ''
Still 2:00PM'', ''
01:59PM'' and ''
Hands Up''. The album also include 2 songs from the compilation album
2PM Best ~2008–2011 in Korea~, exclusively released in Japan; the song "Alive", a solo song by
Jun.K
Kim Min-jun (; born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Jun. K, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He is the main vocalist of 2PM.
Formerly known as Kim Jun-su (Hangul : 김준수), h ...
, which was already released as a digital single
and "Move On", a duet song by the members
Junho and
Wooyoung.
Songs such as "Only You" were re-recorded to exclude the vocals of
Jaebeom, who left the band in 2009.
Track listing
*In the
iTunes Store version, the album was divided into 2 discs with 9 tracks each, with the song "Alive" on disc 1 and "Move On" on disc 2 (both songs are listed as track 9).
Chart performance
Album chart
Sales and certifications
Release history
References
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2012 compilation albums
2PM albums
Korean-language albums
JYP Entertainment albums