''Big Bang 2'' is South Korean boy band

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's third Japanese album. It was released on May 11, 2011. The album was preceded by three singles: " Koe o Kikasete", " Tell Me Goodbye", and " Beautiful Hangover". "Koe o Kikasete" and "Tell Me Goodbye" managed to chart within the top five in the Japanese

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charts, and "Beautiful Hangover" managed to chart in the top ten.

Background and development

''Big Bang 2'' is BigBang's second original Japanese album, following the release of ''

'' in 2009. The song "Ms. Liar" is a Japanese remake of their Korean song "Stupid Liar".

Singles

Prior to ''Big Bang 2''s announcement, three singles were released. " Koe o Kikasete" was the first single and was released November 4, 2009. It charted for sixteen weeks and managed a peak position at number four. Following "Koe o Kikasete" was " Tell Me Goodbye", released June 9, 2010. "Tell Me Goodbye" achieved much the same success, managing to chart for fifteen weeks peaking at number five. " Beautiful Hangover", the third single reached number seven and charted for eight weeks. On April 18, 2011, a Japanese music video version of "Tonight" was made and uploaded on YG Entertainment's YouTube account and was released as a digital download on April 27, 2011. A fifth single, "Ms. Liar", was digitally released the same day as the album release.

Promotion

''Big Bang 2'' is to be accompanied by the Love & Hope Tour across Japan. The tour was previously titled the Love & Pain Tour, but it was changed due to the

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. Part of the proceeds went to disaster relief.

Track listing

Charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

Big Bang Official SiteBig Bang by Universal Music Japan
{{Authority control BigBang (South Korean band) albums 2011 albums YG Entertainment albums Universal Music Japan albums Universal J albums Japanese-language albums