Genesis of 2PM

Genesis of 2PM
Regular edition cover
Studio album by 2PM
Released	January 29, 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	J-pop, dance-pop
Length	46:15
Language	Japanese
Label	Epic
2PM chronology
Grown (2013) Genesis of 2PM (2014) Go Crazy! (2014)
Singles from Genesis of 2PM
"Give Me Love" Released: May 29, 2013 "Winter Games" Released: October 16, 2013

Genesis of 2PM is the third Japanese studio album (sixth album overall) by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on January 29, 2014 as their first album release under Sony Music Japan sublabel Epic Records Japan in three editions: ^[1]

Release

• Regular edition: CD ^[2]
• Limited Edition A: CD + DVD ^[3]
• Limited Edition B: CD + CD ^[4]

There are nine new tracks in this third Japanese studio album. Tracks from both Give Me Love and Winter Games are also included in this album. "Give Me Love" was released on May 29, 2013 in three different editions. The single also includes "Falling in Love (composed by Jun K.) as B-side track, which was supposed^{[ vague ]} to be included in Masquerade . "Give Me Love" serves as the theme song of the television drama series Take Five (Boku tachi wa Ai wo Nesumeru ka), starring Karasawa Toshiaki, Matsuyuki Yasuko and SMAP’s Inagaki Goro.^{[ citation needed ]}

The album debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Albums Chart. ^[5]

Track listing

All editions tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"GENESIS"	Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”	Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”		1:10
2.	"GIVE ME LOVE"	Michael Yano, Natsumi Watanabe	M.I, Na.Zu.Na	M.I, Na.Zu.Na, Armyslick	3:59
3.	"Merry-go-round"	Wooyoung, Natsumi Watanabe, Garfunkel	Wooyoung, Hong Jisang	Hong Jisang	3:45
4.	"Winter Games"	Super Changddai, Natsumi Watanabe, Michael Yano	Super Changddai	Super Changddai	3:25
5.	"永遠～Lasting heart～"	Yu Shimoji, Michael Yano	Hong Jisang	Hong Jisang	3:21
6.	"Step by Step"	Faya, Jam9, Michael Yano	Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Joe Killington, Pete Barringer, Claire Rodrigues		3:26
7.	"Falling in love"	Faya, Jun.K, Michael Yano	Jun. K		3:38
8.	"BEAT OF LOVE"	Kenn Kato, Michael Yano	M.I, Na.Zu.Na		3:38
9.	"Only Girl"	Sim Eunji, Michael Yano, Shoko Fujibayashi	Sim Eunji		4:26
10.	"I Want You"	Lee Junho, Hong Jisang, Risa Horie, Michael Yano	Lee Junho, Hong Jisang		3:46
11.	"Stay Here"	Hong Jisang, Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”, Natsumi Watanabe, Michael Yano	Hong Jisang, Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”		3:23
12.	"NEXT Generation"	Yu Shimoji, Michael Yano	Kazuhiro Hara		4:28
13.	"Beautiful Day"	Kenn Kato, Michael Yano, Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”	Lee Woo Min “Collapsedone”		3:50
Total length:					46:15

DVD (Limited Edition Ver. A)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prologue of GENESIS"
2.	"GENESIS OF 2PM making movie"
3.	"2PM ARENA TOUR 2013“LEGEND OF 2PM”Document Movie"
4.	"Winter Games (Original ver.)"
5.	"Winter Games (Dance ver.)"

Bonus CD (Limited Edition Ver. B)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"HEY YOU" (Jun-ho solo)
2.	"It’s Only You feat. Yerin (15&)" (Taec-yeon solo)
3.	"Give Up" (Woo-young solo)
4.	"SO WONDERFUL" (Nichkhun solo)
5.	"香水" (Perfume)(Chan-sung solo)
6.	"NO LOVE" (Jun. K solo)

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan	January 29, 2014	CD, Digital download	EPIC
South Korea	February 19, 2014	Digital download	JYP Entertainment

Oricon charts

Oricon Albums Chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)
Weekly Chart	1 [5]	63,213 [5]
Daily Singles Chart	2 [6] [ unreliable source? ]	81,825
Weekly Singles Chart	2 [7]	137,755

References

1. "2PM Official Japan Website - Discography". Sony Music. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
2. "2PM – GENESIS OF 2PM (CD)(通常盤) (Sony Music Shop)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
3. "2PM – GENESIS OF 2PM (CD＋DVD)【初回生産限定盤/TypeA】 (Sony Music Shop)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
4. "2PM – GENESIS OF 2PM (CD＋CD)【初回生産限定盤/TypeB】 (Sony Music Shop)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
5. "2014年01月27日～2014年02月02日のCDアルバム週間ランキング（2014年02月10日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 February 2013.
6. "2PM continue to take over Japanese charts with "Give Me Love"". Allkpop .
7. "Yahoo". 5 June 2013.

External links

• Japanese Official Website