No.5 (2PM album)

No.5
Digital and "White" version
Studio album by
2PM
ReleasedJune 15, 2015
Recorded2015
StudioJYP Studios
Genre
Length42:31
LanguageKorean
LabelJYP Entertainment
2PM chronology
2PM of 2PM
(2015) 		No.5
(2015) 		Galaxy of 2PM
(2016)
Singles from No.5
  1. "My House"
    Released: June 15, 2015

No.5 (stylized as №5) is the fifth Korean studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean boy band 2PM. The album was released in both physical and digital format on June 15, 2015, by JYP Entertainment.[1]

Background and release

On May 8, 2015, JYP Entertainment announced that the group will be releasing their fifth album on June 1 and will be followed with two concerts to be held at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea later that month.[2] On May 11, 2015, the group's label explained that the album would be pushed backed to mid-June after video production company, Dextor Lab, pulled out of the production for the group's music video and would take legal action for the delay.[3][4] On May 13, JYP said that they would be working with Naive Creative Productions for the music video.[5] The album's track list was revealed on June 10, 2015.[6] The album along with title track's music video was subsequently released on June 15, 2015 in South Korea.

Composition

The album's lead track, "My House", is a dance song and was written and composed by member Jun. K, who previously wrote and composed "Go Crazy" on their last Korean release.[7][8] Other group members also participated in the production of the album.[9]

Commercial performance

No.5 debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of June 14, 2015.[10] As of 2015, the album had sold 62,618 copies in South Korea.[11] In Japan, the album debuted at number fourteen on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 6,307 copies in its first week. By the end of June, No.5 had sold 9,132 copies.[12][13] In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums chart.[14]

Track listing

Track list[15][16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."My House" (우리집; Uri jib)Kim Min-jun
  • Min-jun
  • Lel
Lel3:07
2."Nobody Else"Lee Jun-ho
  • Jun-ho
  • Hong Ji-sang
Ji-sang4:08
3."Hallucination" (환각; Hwan-gak)e.one[a]e.onee.one3:33
4."Not The Only One" (너만의 남자; Neoman-ui namja)Min-jun[a]
  • Kim Tae-sung
  • Frost
  • Secret Weapon
  • Min-jun
Secret Weapon3:17
5."Hotter Than Summer" (여름보다 뜨거운 너; Yeoreumboda tteugeonun neo)Hwang Chan-sung[a]
  • 220
  • Brian Cho
3:38
6."I'm Going Crazy" (미칠 것 같아; Michil geot gata)
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:28
7."Red"Kim Eun-su[a]
Wahle3:46
8."Wanna Love You Again"Chan-sung[a]Chan-sungSuper Changddai4:05
9."Know Your Mind"
  • Ragoon IM
  • Ban Mi-sun
  • Ragoon IM
  • Mi-sun
  • Ragoon IM
  • Mi-sun
3:29
10."Magic"
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
  • Taecyeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:07
11."Jump"
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
  • Taec-yeon
  • Raphael
Raphael3:08
12."Good Man"Chan-sung[a]
  • Chan-sung
  • Ryan IM
  • Ryan IM
  • Hong Young-hwan
3:45
Total length:42:31
Notes
  • ^a Taecyeon is also credited for writing and producing the song's rap.

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 14
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[16] June 15, 2015 Digital download JYP Entertainment
South Korea[15] CD, digital download
Japan[17] June 17, 2015 CD

References

  1. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 5, 2015). "2PM Releases Teaser Image For Its 5th Album". BNT News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Danbi Hong, Grace (May 8, 2015). "2PM to Return June 1 with New Album Followed by Concerts". eNewsworld. Mwave. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Danbi Hong, Grace (May 11, 2015). "JYP Issues Official Statement Regarding Director Han Sa Min and Dextor Lab". eNewsworld. Mwave. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Jin, Min-ji (May 12, 2015). "JYP set to take action against director". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Lee, Min Ji (May 13, 2015). "2PM Changes Music Video Director as Well as Album Release Date". eNewsworld. Translated by Grace Danbi Hong. Mwave. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (June 10, 2015). "2PM puts out track list 'User Guide'". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (May 10, 2015). "2PM and Big Bang to go head-to-head in June". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  8. ^ Ahn, Woorim (June 8, 2015). "2PM Is About To Comeback". BNT News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "2PM to return with new album". K-Pop Herald. The Korean Herald. May 8, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  10. ^ a b 2015년 26주차 Album Chart [26th week of 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ^ a b CDアルバムランキング 2015年06月29日付 [CD album rankings - June 29, 2015] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  13. ^ CDアルバムランキング 2015年06月度 [CD album rankings - June 2015] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "World Albums - The week of July 4, 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  15. ^ a b "NO.5" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "iTunes - Music - No.5 (No.5) by 2PM". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  17. ^ NO.5: 2PM Vol.5 (ランダムバージョン-Day or Night) (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved June 24, 2015.