2PM has been especially busy with all of their promotions and activities in Japan. They are planning to release their 4th single,Beautiful," which also includes the song "Kimi ga Ireba," written by 2PM member Junho. 

Hit group 2PM will release a limited edition album consisting of their best hits called "2PM Member's Selection." This limited edition album will be released on May 22nd.

2PM's concert tickets to their upcoming six day concert in Japan are sold out, as confirmed by their official homepage today. 

The 2012 MTV VMAJ nominations have been officially released on the official MTV VMAJ web page. Multiple Korean idol groups have received nominations for the VMAJs this year!

The nominees for the ABPBH2011 (in Malaysia language: Anugerah Bintang Popular 2011) Star Awards, Daily News 2011 which will be held in Malaysia at Resort World, Genting.

2NE1 and 2PM are included in the line-up for this year's MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012. Earlier today, the two Korean acts were included in the first line-up performances for the show, which also include other Japanese acts such as EXILE, Kato Miliyah and Sandaime J.Soul Brothers. 

TVXQ's newest single "Still" has snatched away the top spot in the daily single rankings with 84,029 copies sold. Girl groupRainbow's "Gonna Gonna Go!" reached the 6th place.

After finishing their "Hands Up Asia Tour" last week, 2PM is set to hold a meet and greet session with their official fanclub members next month. JYP Entertainment revealed today that they are currently in the last stages of planning for the event.

On the 4th of February at the Serura Stadium, the World Music Festival in Okinawa will be held. Part 1 will consist of the Oh Jun Sung drama concert and part 2 will be Kpop special Live 2012 concert. Part 1 will consist of OST songs from some of Oh Jun Sung's popular dramas; such as Boys Before Flowers, Prosecutor Princess, City Hunter, etc. Part 2 will have performances from KARA, 2PM, Infinite, Secret, ZE:A, Rainbow, etc. 

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Celebrating their one year anniversary since making their official debut in Japan, 2PM will be holding a fan event next week, as confirmed by JYP Entertainment. A representative from the agency confirmed today that the group will meet a number of fans for a high five event.

The representative explained, "2PM will meet with a number of fans for a high five event at the International Exhibition Hall in Makuhari Messe, Tokyo." The event will be on December 8 as they commemorate the date when they made their official debut.

Last year, 2PM released their first DVD, "Hottest~2PM 1st Music Video Collection & The History~," which contained all of their music videos to date, official pictorials and other footage. It was revealed to have placed on Japan's Oricon rankings. The group held their official showcase "2PM 1ST CONTACT IN JAPAN" on December 8 last year.

Since then, 2PM has revealed a number of releases, including "Take Off", "I'm Your Man" and "Ultra Lover". More recently, 2PM topped Oricon's daily chart with their first full length Japanese album, "Republic of 2PM".

2PM is set to kick off their first arena tour in Japan, starting in Osaka on December 5. It will then be followed by shows in Nippon, Tokyo and Fukuoka.

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On November 24th, the full MV for 2pm's "Hands Up" was released. The song had already received a lot of love through their earlier released Korean version. 

The newly released music video was exactly the same as the Korean one, though the song definitely displayed their Japanese skills. Though lots of Korean groups keep parts of Korean lyrics in their translations, Taecyeon rapped in Japanese for the reworked version of "Hands up!".

After the release of this new music video, the boys are set to release their first full length Japanese album "Republic of 2pm". The album will be revealed in a regular, and two different limited editions.

This album will be available on November 30th. It will include their earlier released Japanese singles, as well as Korean hits such as "Without U", "I'll Be Back", "Heartbeat", and "Hands Up"; sung in Japanese.

Check out the Japanese music video for "Hands Up" below. 



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After the release of “Ultra Lover” earlier this month, the full tracklist for 2PM’s “REPUBLIC OF 2PM” has been revealed. The cover pictures for the different versions were also revealed.

Next to Japanese versions of their biggest Korean hits “I’ll Be Back”, “Without U”, “Heartbeat” and the recent “Hands Up”, the album includes 8 original Japanese songs.

With their previous singles included on the album, 2PM also surprises with the inclusion of a solo track by Junsu, under the moniker Jun.K.

Apart from its 12 tracks, the album will be available in three different versions including a regular version and two different limited editions. While the regular edition is just the CD with the 12 tracks, the limited editions have extra DVDs. Limited edition Type A comes with a "1st Contact in Japan" documentary which will last about 50 to 60 minutes; a 60 page concept photobook, a deluxe box and an ID number for future use in 2PM events. Type B includes a 100 page concept photobook with an extra DVD including MV behind-the-scenes, as well as Jacket shooting footage.

2PM will be releasing their album in a few week’s time, as it is slated for a November 30th release.

Regular
1. I'm your man
2. Ultra Lover
3. I'll be back -Japanese ver.-
4. Stay with me
5. Without U -Japanese ver.-
6. Crazy In Love
7. 100日記念日/100 Day Anniversary
8. Take off
9. Hands Up -Japanese ver.-
10. 運命/Fate
11. Heartbeat -Japanese ver.-
12. 離れていても/Even When We're Apart (JUN.K)

Limited Type A & B