Big Bang 2 (album)

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Big Bang 2
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2011
Recorded2009–2011
StudioYG Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length35:32
Label
Producer
Big Bang chronology
Tonight
(2011)
Big Bang 2
(2011)
Alive
(2012)
Singles from Big Bang 2
  1. "Koe o Kikasete"
    Released: November 4, 2009
  2. "Tell Me Goodbye"
    Released: June 9, 2010
  3. "Beautiful Hangover"
    Released: August 25, 2010
  4. "Tonight (japanese version)"
    Released: April 27, 2011
  5. "Ms. Liar"
    Released: May 11, 2011

Big Bang 2 is South Korean boy band Big Bang's third Japanese album. It was released on May 11, 2011.

Contents

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 Oricon 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 Big Bang in 2009. The song "Ms. Liar" is a Japanese remake of their Korean song "Stupid Liar". [1]

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. [2] 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. [3] The tour was previously titled the Love & Pain Tour, but it was changed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Part of the proceeds went to disaster relief. [4]

Track listing

Big Bang 2Standard edition [1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro (Thank You & You)" G-Dragon G-Dragon, Choice37 Choice371:36
2."Tonight" (Japanese Version)G-Dragon, T.O.P G-Dragon, e.knockChoi Pil-kang3:40
3."Somebody to Luv" (Japanese Version of "Somebody to Love")G-Dragon, T.O.PG-Dragon, Ham Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jinHam Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jin3:32
4."Beautiful Hangover"G-Dragon, Shikata, iNoZzi, PerryNadir Benkahla, Saeed Molavi, Perry 3:46
5."Ora Yeah!" ("オラ Yeah!") Shoko Fujibayashi Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:05
6."Tell Me Goodbye"Shoko Fujibayashi, PerryJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo4:07
7."Koe o Kikasete" ("声をきかせて")Yamamoto Narumi, Robin, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddyTeddy4:16
8."Ms. Liar" (Japanese Version of "Stupid Liar")G-Dragon, T.O.PG-Dragon, Choi Pil-kangChoi Pil-kang, Dee.P3:53
9."Hands Up"G-Dragon, T.O.PG-Dragon, e.knockKush3:59
10."Love Song"G-Dragon, Teddy, T.O.PTeddy, G-DragonSeo Won-jin3:44
Total length:35:32
CD+DVD Edition – DVD bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Koe wo Kikasete" (Music Video) 
2."Tell Me Goodbye" (Music Video) 
3."Beautiful Hangover" (Music Video) 
4."Tonight" (Music Video) 

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [8] Gold98,854 [9]

Release history

Release history and formats for Big Bang 2
RegionDateFormatLabel
Japan [1] May 11, 2011
Taiwan [10] May 20, 2011CDUniversal Music Taiwan

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