''Republic of 2PM'' is the first Japanese studio album (third album overall) by

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n boy band 2PM. It was released on November 30, 2011 in three editions: two CD+DVD editions and a regular edition."2PM Official Japan Website - Discography"
Sony Music. Retrieved December 3, 2011.

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 '' 1:59PM'', "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 has a song written by the member

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Singles

The album has three singles. The

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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 ''

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''. 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
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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 ;Other charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums 2PM albums Japanese-language albums Ariola Records albums Sony Music Entertainment Japan albums