Ultra Lover

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"Ultra Lover"
UltraLover-regular.jpeg
Regular edition cover
Single by 2PM
from the album Republic of 2PM
B-side "I'll Be Back (Japanese ver.)"
ReleasedNovember 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:22
Label Ariola Japan
Songwriter(s)
  • Shimoji Y
  • Fukuda N
  • Kim C
2PM singles chronology
"I'm Your Man"
(2011)		"Ultra Lover"
(2011)		"Beautiful"
(2012)
Music video
"Ultra Lover" on YouTube

"Ultra Lover" is the third Japanese single by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on November 2, 2011 [1] in 3 editions: CD+DVD, CD+Photobook and a Regular edition. The single was released along with the group's second concert DVD 1st Japan Tour 2011 "Take Off" in Makuhari Messe. [2] The single peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. [3] In December 2011, "Ultra Lover" was certified Gold for selling over 100,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making it their first single with this certification in Japan. [4] [5]

Contents

Composition

The B-side is a Japanese version of their Korean song "I'll Be Back", which served as the lead single of their EP Still 2:00PM .

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released on October 1 via 2PM's official Japanese website, [6] [7] and the full music video premiered on October 9 on the Japanese TV network Space Shower TV. Taecyeon does not appear in any choreography scenes of the music video due to an injury sustained during the Seoul concert of 2PM's Hands Up Asia Tour.

Promotions

The group first performed the song on the TV music program Happy Music on November 12. The group also performed the song on Music Fair on November 26.

Track listing

CD+DVD and CD-only track listing [2]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Ultra Lover"
  • Yu Shimoji
  • Super Changddai
  • nice73
3:22
2."I'll Be Back" (Japanese ver.)
3:39
3."Ultra Lover" (without main vocal) 3:22
4."I'll Be Back" (Japanese ver.) (without main vocal) 3:36
Total length:13:57
DVD [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Ultra Lover" ( music video ) 
2."I'll Be Back" (music video - Korean version) 

Charts

Oricon

Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales totalRef.
Daily Singles Chart365,367100,000+
Weekly Singles Chart4 [3]
Monthly Singles Chart9
Yearly Singles Chart84 [8]

Other Charts

ChartPeak PositionRef.
Billboard Japan Hot 100 6 [9]
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Weekly Top 10029 [10]
South Korea Gaon Weekly Singles141 [11]
South Korea Gaon Weekly International Singles14
South Korea Gaon Monthly International Singles58

Sales and certifications

ChartAmountRef.
RIAJ physical shipping certificationGold (100,000+) [4] [5]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanNovember 2, 2011 CD, Digital download Ariola Japan [1]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Japanese) Ultra Lover 2PMのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE Oricon . Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  2. 1 2 3 (in Japanese) 2PM Official Japan Website - Discography Sony Music. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. 1 2 (in Japanese) 2011年10月31日～2011年11月06日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon Weekly chart for November 14th) Oricon . Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  4. 1 2 ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2011年12月. Retrieved 2012.01.12
  5. 1 2 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年12月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2011)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 11, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ (in Japanese) 2PM official Japanese Website Sony Music. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  7. ↑ 2PM releases teaser for Japanese single, "Ultra Lover" allkpop. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  8. ↑ "2011年のCDシングル年間ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  10. ↑ "RIAJ Weekly chart for November 8th, 2011" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Search - 2PM" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-08-24.


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