Development and background
Big Bang 2 is Big Bang's second original Japanese album, following the release of Big Bang in 2009.
Their song "Ms. Liar" was a Japanese remake of their Korean song "Stupid Liar".[1]
Singles
Prior to Big Bang 2's announcement, three singles were released. "Koe o Kikasete" was the first single and was released November 4, 2009. It charted for sixteen weeks and managed a peak position at number four. Following "Koe o Kikasete" was "Tell Me Goodbye", released June 9, 2010. "Tell Me Goodbye" achieved around the same success, managing to chart for fifteen weeks peaking at number five. "Beautiful Hangover", the third single reached number seven and charted for eight weeks.[2] On April 18, 2011 a Japanese music video version of "Tonight" was made and uploaded on YG Entertainment's YouTube account and was released as a digital download on April 27, 2011. A fifth single, Ms. Liar was digitally released the same day as the album release.
Big Bang 2 is to be accompanied by the Love & Hope Tour across Japan.[3] The tour was previously titled the Love & Pain Tour, but it was changed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Part of the proceeds went to disaster relief.[4]
Track listing
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1. | "Intro (Thank You & You)" | G-Dragon | G-Dragon, Choice37 | Choice37 | 1:36 |
2. | "Tonight" (Japanese Version) | G-Dragon, T.O.P | G-Dragon, e.knock | Choi Pil-kang | 3:40 |
3. | "Somebody to Luv" (Japanese Version of "Somebody to Love") | G-Dragon, T.O.P | G-Dragon, Ham Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jin | Ham Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jin | 3:32 |
4. | "Beautiful Hangover" | G-Dragon, Shikata, iNoZzi, Perry | Nadir Benkahla, Saeed Molavi, Perry | | 3:46 |
5. | "Ora Yeah!" ("オラ Yeah!") | Shoko Fujibayashi | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo | 3:05 |
6. | "Tell Me Goodbye" | Shoko Fujibayashi, Perry | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo | 4:07 |
7. | "Koe o Kikasete" ("声をきかせて") | Yamamoto Narumi, Robin, G-Dragon, T.O.P | Teddy | Teddy | 4:16 |
8. | "Ms. Liar" (Japanese Version of "Stupid Liar") | G-Dragon, T.O.P | G-Dragon, Choi Pil-kang | Choi Pil-kang, Dee.P | 3:53 |
9. | "Hands Up" | G-Dragon, T.O.P | G-Dragon, e.knock | Kush | 3:59 |
10. | "Love Song" | G-Dragon, Teddy, T.O.P | Teddy, G-Dragon | Seo Won-jin | 3:44 |
Total length: | 35:32 |
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1. | "Koe wo Kikasete" (music video) | |
2. | "Tell Me Goodbye" (music video) | |
3. | "Beautiful Hangover" (music video) | |
4. | "Tonight" (music video) | |
Charts
Chart |
Peak position |
Oricon Daily albums |
1 |
Oricon Weekly albums[6] |
1 |
Oricon Monthly albums |
3 |
Oricon Yearly albums |
63 |
Sales and certifications
Chart |
Amount |
Oricon physical sales[7] |
98,854 |
RIAJ physical shipping certification[8] |
Gold (100,000+) |
References
- 1 2 3 "BIG BANG 2 (Regular Edition)". CD Japan. Neowing. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ BIGBANGのシングル売り上げランキング [Big Bang single ranking history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ Yang Hyun Suk (December 30, 2010). "From YG". YG Life. YG Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ↑ "BIGBANG Presents 2011 Japan Tour Love & Hope". Big Bang official Japanese website (in Japanese). YG Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "BIG BANG 2 (w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A)". CD Japan. Neowing. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "BIGBANG、日本メジャーデビュー2年目で初首位". Oricon. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service "You Big Tree"]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年05月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2011)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "BIGBANG 歷年專輯介紹" [Big Bang Works by Year]. Universal Music Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved June 13, 2011.
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