Hands Up (album)

HANDS UP
Studio album by 2PM
Released June 20, 2011
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre Electronic, R&B, hip hop
Length 48:25
Label JYP / LOEN / KMP (South Korea)
Ariola / Sony (Japan)
EMI (Philippines)
Warner Music (Indonesia)
Producer JYP "The Asiansoul"
2PM chronology

All About 2PM
(2011)		 HANDS UP
(2011)		 REPUBLIC OF 2PM
(2011)
Singles from HANDS UP
  1. "Don't Stop Can't Stop"
    Released: April 19, 2010
  2. "Thank You"
    Released: August 17, 2010
  3. "HANDS UP"
    Released: June 20, 2011

HANDS UP is the second studio album by South Korean boy band, 2PM. The album was released in digital format on June 20, 2011[1] and the physical format on June 21, 2011 also the special limited edition on June 23, 2011. The Japanese edition of the album include a 24-page photobook.[2]

Music Videos

A teaser for the music video of "HANDS UP", the lead single of their album, was released in June 14, 2011 on the 2PM's official YouTube account.[3] The full music video was released in June 20, 2011 along with the album.[4]

They released a music video for "HANDS UP (East4A Mix)" on July 14, 2011. They released 2 music videos for "HOT" and "Give It To Me" to promote the movie Blind. "Give It To Me" was written by Junho and released on July 19. "HOT" was written by Jun. K and was released on July 25, both on the 2PM's official YouTube account.

Track listing [5]

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangements Length
1. "HANDS UP"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul" 3:17
2. "Electricity"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"Tommy Park 3:52
3. "Give It To Me"  JunhoJunho, Hong Ji SangHong Ji Sang 3:38
4. "영화처럼" (Like A Movie)ChanceChanceChance 4:20
5. "모르니" (Don't You Know)Hong Ji SangHong Ji SangHong Ji Sang 3:45
6. "HOT"  Jun. KJun. KChance 3:30
7. "Without U"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP, Tommy Park 3:20
8. "I'll Be Back"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP, Jo Joong Su "FAME-J", Shim Eun Ji 3:37
9. "I Can't"  Ra.DRa.DRa.D 3:25
10. "HANDS UP (East4A Mix)"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"Tommy Park 3:30
11. "Electricity (220v Remix)"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"East4A 4:06
12. "Thank You"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"Tommy Park 3:58
13. "Don't Stop Can't Stop"  JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP "The Asiansoul"JYP, Tommy Park 4:08
Total length:
 48:25

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[6] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[6] 2
South Korea Gaon Yearly album chart[6] 12
Japan Oricon Daily album chart[7] 6
Japan Oricon Weekly albums chart 17
Japan Oricon Monthly albums chart 47

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR
Gaon Chart[6] K-Pop Billboard[8]
"HANDS UP" 1 47

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[9] 100,428 (2011)
11,925 (2012)
Oricon sales 26,039

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 20, 2011 Digital download JYP Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
June 21, 2011 CD
Taiwan August 1, 2011 Universal Music Taiwan
Japan August 17, 2011 Ariola Japan
Philippines September 24, 2011 PolyEast Records
Indonesia October 29, 2011 Warner Music Indonesia
South Korea March 22, 2013 Re-issue (KMP edition) JYP Entertainment, KMP Holdings

References

  1. ↑ "Hands Up by 2PM - Download Hands Up on iTunes". iTunes. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. ↑ "2PM Official Website / Discography" (in Japanese). Sony Music. June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  3. ↑ "2PM unleashes teaser for "HANDS UP"!". Allkpop. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  4. ↑ "2PM drops their music video for "Hands Up"!". AllKpop. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Hands Up by 2PM". iTunes. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Gaon Search - 2PM" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  7. ↑ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2011.

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