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2PM (Music)
2PM in 2017. (L-R) Taecyeon, Nichkhun, Wooyoung, Junho, Chansung, Jun. K
"Don't stop, can't stop, 2PM go!"

Split off from the eleven-member group “One Day” and originally a seven-member South Korean boy band under JYP Entertainment, 2PM (Korean: 투피엠) is now composed of six members. They debuted on September 4, 2008 with the song “10 Out of 10” as an idol group which incorporated acrobatics in their dance style. A year after their debut, their leader, Jay Park, left the group after controversy sparked over old Myspace comments; the group has not reinstated a new leader since.

Their uncontrollable, wild, and free attitude displayed on variety shows and their tough, masculine and strong performances onstage/onscreen led to the birth of the term "Beastly Idols" (Korean: 짐승돌), and most of their performances included tumbling, showing off their toned bodies, and displaying fierce expressions. As of their 2013 comeback, they’ve steered away from the tough and masculine image to become more mature and sexy.

2PM is JYP's longest running group (the members have been in the company for more than ten years) and the only artists who renewed their contracts with the company more than once (2015 and 2018). As of 2017, JYPE CEO Jung Wook states that they are the artists that make the most profit for JYP Entertainment, even though they have been active for nine years in the music industry. A large factor of their income comes from the money that they earn through their Japanese promotions. In 2018, the members were appointed as directors of external affairs within JYP Entertainment. 5 out of 6 members are currently signed with JYP Entertainment, the exception being Taecyeon, who signed under a different label, 51K.

2017 was the start of the group's mandatory military service. Eldest member Jun. K was supposed to enlist first, but due to a stage accident during the group's final concert before entering hiatus, the concert was moved and his enlistment was moved to 2018. Despite being in the military service, Taecyeon served as the emcee for some events and live shows for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. All group members completed their military service in 2021, and the same year, they returned after 5 years of inactivity with the album Must.

Member Junho has his own page.

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     Members 
Active:
  • Jun. K (Kim Minjunnote , born January 15, 1988) – Main Vocalist
  • Nichkhun (Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, born June 24, 1988) – Vocalist, Rapper, Visual, Face of the Group
  • Taecyeon (Ok Taecyeon, born December 27, 1988) - Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist
  • Wooyoung (Jang Wooyoung, born April 30, 1989) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
  • Junhonote  (Lee Junho, born January 25, 1990) - Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
  • Chansungnote  (Hwang Chansung, born February 11, 1990) - Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae
Former:
  • Jaebeomnote  (Park Jaebeomnote , born April 25, 1987) - Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist

     Korean Discography 

Studio Albums:

  • 01:59PM (2009)
  • Hands Up (2011)
  • GROWN (2013)
  • 미친거 아니야? (Go Crazy!) (2014)
  • №5 (2015)
  • GENTLEMEN'S GAME (2016)
  • Must (2021)

Mini Albums:

  • Hottest Time of the Day (2008)
  • 2:00PM Time for Change (2009)
  • Still 02:00PM (2010)

Compilation Albums:

  • 2PM Member's Selection (2012)

Singles:

  • Only You (Winter Special) (2008)
  • Don’t Stop Can’t Stop (2010)
  • What’s Your Celebration? (2010)
  • Thank You (2010)
  • This Christmas note  (2010)

Promotional Singles:

  • My Color (2009)
  • Cabi Song note  (2009)
  • Tik Tok note  (2010)
  • Crazy 4 S (2010)
  • 오픈 해피니스 (Open Happiness) (2010)
  • Follow Your Soul (2010)
  • 너만의 짜릿한 세레모니를 보여줘! (What’s Your Celebration?) (2010)
  • Fly to Seoul (Boom Boom Boom) (2010)
  • Nori for U (2010)
  • Share the Beat (2012)
  • Shining in the Night (2013)

     Japanese Discography 

Studio Albums:

  • Republic of 2PM (2011)
  • Legend of 2PM (2013)
  • Genesis of 2PM (2014)
  • 2PM of 2PM (2015)
  • Galaxy of 2PM (2016)

Compilation Album:

  • All About 2PM (2011)
  • 2PM Best (2008-2011 in Korea) (2012)

Singles:

  • Take Off (2011)
  • I’m Your Man (2011)
  • Ultra Lover (2011)
  • One Day note  (2012)
  • マスカレード ~Masquerade~ (2012)
  • GIVE ME LOVE (2013)
  • Winter Games (2013)
  • ミダレテミナ (Go Crazy!) (2014)
  • Guilty Love (2015)
  • Higher (2015)
  • Promise (I’ll Be) -Japanese ver- (2016)

     Solo Discography 
Jun. K:
  • Alive (2011 Korean single)
  • LOVE & HATE (2014 Japanese mini album)
  • NO LOVE (2014 Korean single)
  • Love Letter (2015 Japanese mini album)
  • Mr. NO♡ (2016 Korean album)
  • NO SHADOW (2016 Japanese mini album)
  • 77-1X3-00 (2017 Korean album)
  • My 2♡'s (2017 Korean mini album)
  • NO TIME (2018 Japanese mini album)

Nichkhun:

  • Me (2018 Japanese mini album)
  • Me (2019 Korean mini album)

Taecyeon:

  • Christmas With You (2014 special Korean single)
  • Be My Merry Christmas (2015 special Korean single)
  • Merry Christmas To You (2016 special Korean single)
  • Taecyeon Special: Winter 一人 (Winter Alone) (2017 Japanese album)

Wooyoung:

  • 23, Male, Single (2011 Korean album)
  • R.O.S.E (2015 Japanese & Korean single)
  • Party Shots (2017 Japanese mini album)
  • まだ僕は・・・ (I'm still...) (2017 Japanese mini album)
  • 똑같지 뭐 (Still here) (2017 Korean single)
  • 헤어질 때 (Bye) (2018 Korean album)

Junho:See Junho

Chansung:

  • Complex (2018 Japanese mini album)

     Music Videos 

     Filmography 
Nichkhun:
  • Romeo in Dream High (2011)
  • Main character in Seven Something (2012)
  • Lawrence in Ouran High School Host Club (2012)
  • Police officer in 5 Siblings Of Deoksuri (2014)
  • Zhang Hao in One and a Half Summer (2014)
  • Ma Taichi in The Kindaichi Case Files (2014)
  • Forever Young (2015)
  • Looking for Aurora (2016)
  • Jun in Magic School (2017)
  • Moji in Brother of the Year (2018)
  • Rottip in Arthdal Chronicles (2019)

Taecyeon:

  • Han Jeongwoo in Cinderella’s Stepsister (2010)
  • Jingook / Hyun Sihyuk in Dream High (2011)
  • Taesung in 99 Days with the Star (2011)
  • Detective Cha Gunwoo in Who Are You (2013)
  • Chef Woncheol in Marriage Blue (2013)
  • Kang Donghui in Wonderful Days (2014)
  • Kim Gyuhwan in Assembly (2015)
  • Do Jinwoo in Touching You (2016)
  • Park Bongpal in Let's Fight Ghost (2016)
  • Cameo in Home Sweet Home (2016)
  • Priest Choi in House of the Disappeared (2017)
  • Cameo in You Are Closer Than I Think (2017)
  • Han Sanghwan in Save Me (2017)
  • Kim Taepyeong in The Game: Towards Zero (2020)
  • Joon-woo in Vincenzo (2021)
  • Woo-hyul in Heartbeat (2023)

Wooyoung:

  • Jason in Dream High (2011)
  • Cameo in Human Casino (2011)
  • Joo Jongwon in The Miracle (2013)

Junho:See Junho

Chansung:

  • Chansung in Unstoppable High Kick (2006)
  • Park Yeongsam in Jungle Fish (2008)
  • Cameo in Dream High (2011)
  • Jack in Kaitou Royale (2011)
  • Kong Doha in 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013)
  • Lee Hyeongju in Your Noir (2013)
  • Soogeun in 5 Siblings Of Deoksuri (2014)
  • Dae Yoon in Red Carpet (2014)
  • I wanna hold your hand (2014)
  • Tae Oh in Wasureyuki (2015)
  • Romantic Boss (2016)
  • Cameo in Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (2017)
  • Jang Heejoon in Suspicious Partner (2017)
  • Seo No in Queen For Seven Days (2017)
  • Go Gwinam in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim? (2018)
  • JJ in So I Married an Anti-Fan (2019)
  • Jin Il in Rose and Tulip (2019)


2PM provides examples of the following tropes:

     Music Tropes 
  • All Men Are Perverts: “10 Points Out of 10 Points”.
  • Album Intro Track: Present in 2:00PM Time For Change, 01:59PM, Still 02:00PM, and the Japanese albums except Republic of 2PM. The intro track for Galaxy of 2PM was an instrumental as opposed to the usual rapping/singing.
  • Anime Theme Song: “Take Off” was used as an ending theme for Ao no Exorcist.
  • Audience Participation Song:
    • Fanchants are present in some songs, most notably in “10 Points Out of 10 Points”, “Hands Up”, and “Go Crazy!”.
    • In some live performances, someone will prompt the audience to put their hands in the air/hands up before starting “Hands Up.”
    • The audience also sings the parts of the “robotic voice” in “A.D.T.O.Y.”.
  • Award-Bait Song: “Again & Again” and “Heartbeat”.
  • Break-Up Song: A recurring theme in their songs. Examples include “Again & Again”, “Heartbeat”, “Come Back When You Hear This Song”, “I Can’t”, “I’ll Be Back”, “Like A Movie”, and “Only You”.
  • Boastful Rap: Taecyeon’s song “It’s Time”, which features Yubin and San E, has the three of them rapping about their careers.
    • The song “WOW” can count as well.
  • Call-Back:
    • Taecyeon sings the verse "10점 만점에 10점"note  and talks about their debut in his song "It's Time".
    • Jun. K says "You know what it is, what it is, what we do, what we do" in his duet with Wooyoung titled "Superman", and brings it back later on in his solo song "EVEREST".
    • Jun. K's "I know, you know" adlib part in "I'll Be Back" later comes up as proper lyrics in "My House".
    • Wooyoung sings "맴맴 돌아 맴돌아 니가"note  in his duet with Jun. K titled "Superman" and in a poem during their "GENTLEMEN'S GAME" premiere.
  • Character Signature Song: Okcat has his own song called the "Okcat Song".
  • Christmas Song: They recorded one with JYP Nation, titled “This Christmas”.
    • Taecyeon has his series of Christmas songs which he releases each year (2014-2016).
    • The limited edition of their Japanese single "Higher" features a song titled "The Oath of Christmas", which was written by Junho.
  • Chronological Album Title: “No.5” is the group's fifth Korean album.
  • Concept Album:
    • The album “Grown” shows that the boys have grown up from beasts to more mature and sexier men.
    • The album “No.5” showcases the boys’ talents in songwriting.
    • The album “Gentlemen’s Game” focuses a lot on their manly and mature qualities.
  • Cover Version: They’ve covered a lot of songs in several television shows, such as miss A’s “Bad Girl, Good Girl” (changed to “Bad Boy, Good Boy”) and Wonder Girl’s “Nobody.”
    • A lot of other artists have covered their songs as well, especially artists from JYP.
    • They also do dance covers on several shows.
  • Dress Rehearsal Video: The concert making videos feature this.
  • A Day in the Limelight: Each ending performance of “Heartbeat” are unique, giving the members equal opportunity to do their own ending.
  • Drunken Song: The boys sing Hands Up and Promise (I'll Be) for Tipsy Live.
  • Fun with Acronyms: "하.니.뿐." (ha.ni.ppun.) consists of the first syllables in each part of the sentence "하루종일 니생각 뿐이야". Its English translation "All Day I Think Of You" is the meaning of the song's English title "A.D.T.O.Y."
  • Fun with Foreign Languages: Their songs are in Korean and Japanese, with English lyrics mixed in.
    • Taecyeon’s song “Traición” has a Spanish title and Spanish lyrics.
  • Friendship Song: "The Time We Have Spent Together" was written while thinking of the years that they spent together has a group.
  • Gratuitous English: Frequently shows up in their songs, especially the Japanese ones. The songs’ rap parts usually include English verses.
  • Location Song: “Fly To Seoul – Boom Boom Boom”.
  • Looped Lyrics: Several of their songs.
    • “Again and again and again and again...”
    • Back2u, back2u, back2u, back back back back2u”
    • “Put your hands up! Put your hands up!”
    • “I'm feelin' so alive, alive, alive, alive, alive...”
    • “All day I think of you, all day I think of you...”
    • “Go crazy! Go crazy! Go crazy! Go crazy! Go crazy! Go crazy!”
    • “Give me, give me, give me, give me, give me…”
  • Lyrical Tic:
    • The members seem to be fond of “Hands Up”.
    DJ GOT ME GOIN’ CRAZY (Wooyoung's solo song, composed by Jun. K)
    Put yo hands up in the air 가슴이 터지게 Everybody get high (high)
    Everybody get down (down) Put yo hands up in the air a gentleman and lady
    Turn it up (Junho's solo song and composition)
    熱くさせるプレイ1,2,3期待して Hands up
    Don't tease me (Junho's solo song and composition)
    So put you hands up in the air (Put your hands up in the air)
    Never Give Up (Taecyeon's solo song and composition)
    Never give up and stand up, everybody now put up your hands up
    • The phrase "Again & Again" appears in “Again & Again”, "NEXT Generation", and "Hallucination".
    • Jun. K's recurring theme is based on the image of "NO LOVE".
  • Ode to Intoxication: “Hands Up” and “Go Crazy!”
  • Self-Backing Vocalist: All of the member’s solo songs feature this. Jun. K is fond of this in 2PM songs.
  • Self-Titled Album: “Still 2:00PM”.
    • “01:59PM” is named as such because of the loss of one member.
  • Title Track: For their Korean albums, "Hands Up" and "Go Crazy!", while all of the Japanese singles feature the title track as the single title.
    • Jun. K has the Japanese albums "LOVE & HATE", "Love Letter", and "NO SHADOW". His Korean albums "Mr. NO♡" and "My 2♡'s" both feature a track of the same name, but "My 2♡'s" isn't the title song and "Mr. NO♡" is the album's intro track.
    • Taecyeon has "Winter Alone".
  • Translated Cover Version: Some of their songs, notably the title tracks, are in both Korean and Japanese.
    • Jun. K’s, Junho’s, and Wooyoung’s Japanese songs also have their Korean counterparts.
    • Nichkhun takes it up to eleven with the song "Umbrella": it has Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai versions.
  • Singer Name Drop: In some of their songs, you can hear someone saying “2PM” (and/or “JYP”) in the background.
    • In their debut song “10 Points Out of 10 Points”, it appears at the start and end of the song:
    JYP: Oh yupp JYP break it down uh, haha, it’s time, introducing 2PM
    JYP: You know what it is, it’s JYP and 2PM baby
    • In "Again & Again", the song starts with JYP whispering "JYP" and a woman spelling out "2PM".
    • The members find it annoying that JYP whispers "JYP" in the start of their songs, but when they eventually released their own songs, they do the same. Some of the songs written by Jun. K will have him saying “Jun. K” or “Mr. NO LOVE”. Taecyeon says “T.Y.”, while Junho has “JH” in his solo song.
    • In “Don’t Stop Can’t Stop”'s chorus, the members spell out “2PM”.
    • In Taecyeon’s Japanese solo song “Kimi Dake Ni”:
    Taecyeon: When I say T you say Y, T! (Y) T! (Y)
    Taecyeon: When I say 2P you say M, 2! (PM) 2! (PM)
    • Their Japanese albums are all named “<blank> of 2PM”.
      • One of their albums is even called “2PM of 2PM”.
  • Title-Only Chorus: "A.D.T.O.Y.".
     Music Video Tropes 
  • All Men Are Perverts: In the “10 Points Out of 10 Points” music video.
  • Amazing Technicolor Dance-stage: In “Go Crazy!” and “Again and Again”.
  • Concept Video: “Give It To Me”, “Hot”, and “Tired of Waiting” are collections of clips from the movies they were featured in, while “I Hate You” and “Thank You” are collections of videos of the members of 2PM.
  • Childish Pillow Fight: Present in the “Go Crazy!” party version music video.
  • The Charmer: All of the members have played this role in several of their music videos.
  • Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: The scenes in the music video and close-up version of “Higher” have the members in their respective colors.
  • Dances and Balls: "My House" is based on a fairytale setting.
  • Darker and Edgier: Compare the MVs of “10 Points Out Of 10 Points” with “Heartbeat”.
  • Design Student's Orgasm: Jun K's music videos.
  • Fairytale Motifs: "My House" features Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood, and Alice in Wonderland.
  • Hotter and Sexier: “A.D.T.O.Y.” involves a lot of cuddling, heavy breathing, Wooyoung in a bed, Junho in the back of a car, and even implies undressing and a bed scene.
  • In Da Club: “Hands Up” and “Go Crazy!”.
  • In Medias Res: The party version of the “Go Crazy!” music video has the story set up in this manner.
  • Location Song: The music video for “Fly To Seoul – Boom Boom Boom” was shot in various locations in Seoul.
  • Performance Video: The dance version music videos.
  • Product Placement:
    • Crazy 4 S” is a tie-in with the Korean sport gear-retailer "SPRIS".
    • “My Color” and “Nori for U” are tie-ins with Samsung.
    • “Fly to Seoul 'Boom Boom Boom'” is for a Fly 2 Korea campaign.
    • “Follow Your Soul” is a tie-in with Oppo.
    • “Open Happiness” and “Share the Beat” are tie-ins with Coca Cola.
    • “Tik Tok” is for Cass Fresh.
    • Taecyeon and Wooyoung recorded the song “Classic” with JYP and Suzy for Reebok’s “Classic Campaign.”
  • Seven Deadly Sins: The music video for “Come Back When You Hear This Song” depicts these as the reason why the members’ lovers left them:
    • Chansung – Lust: going after the girl for sex and leaving her afterward
    • Nichkhun – Greed: Prioritizing work
    • Junho – Gluttony: Alcohol addiction
    • Wooyoung – Sloth: Uneagerness to try something new
    • Jun. K – Wrath: Anger management issues
    • Taecyeon – Envy: Jealous of other men
  • Shirtless Scene: A LOT.
  • Signature Dance Move: A lot are associated with them.
    • The hand actions from "10 Points Out Of 10 Points".
    • The slow running sequence from "Again & Again", which symbolizes not wanting to move on.
    • Taecyeon's heartbeat in the first verse of "Heartbeat".
      • Also from "Heartbeat", Chansung sweeping Taecyeon's head to the right.
    • "I'll Be Back"'s shuffle step and sliding sequence.
      • To a lesser extent, Chansung’s part in “I’ll Be Back” is another of the song’s recognizable dance moves.
    • "Hands Up".
    Taecyeon: This actually has a choreography!
    • The pumping and necktie dance in "I'm Your Man".
    • The handkerchief movements in the dance steps for “Step by Step”.
    • "A.D.T.O.Y."'s butt-shaking and pelvic-thrusting.
    • "Come Back When You Hear This Song" has what the members call the "Jam Jam" move.
    • The motorcycle dance from "Go Crazy!".
  • Shout-Out: The dance for “I’ll Be Back” includes the Terminator’s thumb-up.

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