Beautiful (2PM song) explained

Beautiful
Cover:Beautiful-CDonlycover.jpeg
Caption:CD-only cover
Type:single
Artist:2PM
Album:Legend of 2PM
B-Side:Kimi ga Ireba
Recorded:2012
Genre:Pop, Dance-pop, J-pop
Length:03:59
Label:Ariola Japan
Prev Title:Ultra Lover
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:One Day
Next Year:2012

"Beautiful" is the fourth Japanese single by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on June 6, 2012 in 3 editions: CD+DVD,[1] CD+Photobook[2] and a Regular edition.[3] The single was released along with the group's third live DVD "Arena Tour 2011 'Republic of 2PM'".[4]

Composition

"Beautiful" is an original Japanese song composed by J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Nice73 and Natsumi Watanabe. The B-side "Kimi ga Ireba" is also an original Japanese song, composed by the member Junho. This is the first single to include an original Japanese song as B-side.

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released on May 14, into 2PM's official Japanese website[5] [6] and the full music video on May 22. It premiered on the Japanese TV network M-On!.

Promotions

The group made the first performance of the song on the show Music Fair on June 2. The group also performed the song in NHK's show "Music Japan" on June 10 and in 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, on June 23, 2012.[7]

Charts

Oricon

Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
Daily Singles Chart273,529163,463
Weekly Singles Chart[8] 2141,236
Monthly Singles Chart4162,178
Half-Year Singles Chart (2012)[9] 29141,236
Yearly Singles Chart47163,463

Other charts

Beautiful

ChartPeak position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 2
Japan RIAJ Digital track weekly top 100[11] 32
South Korea Gaon Weekly singles chart[12] 118
South Korea Gaon Weekly International singles chart4
South Korea Gaon Monthly International singles chart21

Kimi ga Ireba

ChartPeak position
Japan RIAJ Digital track weekly top 100[13] 65
South Korea Gaon Weekly International singles chart100

Release history

Country Date Format Label
JapanJune 6, 2012CD, Digital downloadAriola Japan
South Korea[15] June 20, 2012Digital downloadJYP Entertainment

External links

Notes and References

  1. Amazon.com: Beautiful(初回生産限定盤A)(DVD付): 2PM: 音楽 Amazon Japan. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. Amazon.com: Beautiful(初回生産限定盤B)(DVD付): 2PM: 音楽 Amazon Japan. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. Beautiful 2PMのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE Oricon. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  4. ARENA TOUR 2011 "REPUBLIC OF 2PM" 2PMのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 Oricon. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  5. 2PM official Japanese Website Sony Music. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  6. http://www.allkpop.com/2012/05/preview-for-2pms-beautiful-pv-revealed Preview for 2PM's "Beautiful" PV revealed
  7. 2PM official Japanese Website - Media Sony Music. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  8. Web site: 2PM+2AM'Oneday'、シングル「One day」のジャケットは全12種類. 2012-06-12. 2012-06-12. Barks. Japanese.
  9. Web site: 上半期ランキング特集『AKB48とMr.Childrenが1、2位独占!上半期の音楽シーンを振り返る』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック (2012 Half-Year singles chart). Oricon. 2012-06-25. Japanese.
  10. Web site: Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN . 2012-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511234807/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ . 2011-05-11 .
  11. Web site: RIAJ Weekly chart for May 29, 2012 . . 2012-06-10 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608103738/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2012f&weeklyCd=20120529&rankKbn=50 . 2015-06-08 .
  12. Web site: Gaon Search - 2PM. Gaon. 2012-06-28. ko.
  13. Web site: RIAJ Weekly chart for June 5th, 2012. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2012-06-10. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141001055103/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2012f&weeklyCd=20120605&rankKbn=50. 2014-10-01.
  14. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会.
  15. Web site: 2PM 4th Japan Single 'Beautiful'-2PM 상세정보 --www.melon.com . https://archive.today/20130128095845/http://www.melon.com/cds/album/web/albumdetailmain_list.htm?albumId=2127164&MAIN=MAIN_NA . dead . 2013-01-28 . 2012-06-20 . 2012-06-20 . . Korean .