Big Bang 2 (album)

Big Bang 2
Big Bang 2
Studio album by Big Bang
Released	May 11, 2011
Recorded	2009–2011
Studio	YG Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre	R&B; hip hop; dance-pop; electropop;
Length	35:32
Label	YG; Universal J;
Producer	Yang Hyun-suk (exec.); Masahiro Kasumoto (exec.);
Big Bang chronology
Singles from Big Bang 2
	"Koe o Kikasete"; Released: November 4, 2009; "Tell Me Goodbye"; Released: June 9, 2010; "Beautiful Hangover"; Released: August 25, 2010; "Tonight (japanese version)"; Released: April 27, 2011; "Ms. Liar"; Released: May 11, 2011;

Big Bang 2 is South Korean boy band Big Bang's third Japanese album. It was released on May 11, 2011.

The album was preceded by three singles: "Koe o Kikasete", "Tell Me Goodbye", and "Beautiful Hangover". "Koe o Kikasete" and "Tell Me Goodbye" managed to chart within the top five in the Japanese Oricon charts, and "Beautiful Hangover" managed to chart in the top ten.

Background and development

Big Bang 2 is BigBang's second original Japanese album, following the release of Big Bang in 2009. The song "Ms. Liar" is 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 much 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.

Promotion

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

*Big Bang 2* – Standard edition^[1]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
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

CD+DVD Edition – DVD bonus tracks^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Koe wo Kikasete" (Music Video)
2.	"Tell Me Goodbye" (Music Video)
3.	"Beautiful Hangover" (Music Video)
4.	"Tonight" (Music Video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Big Bang 2*
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end charts for *Big Bang 2*
Chart (2011)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	63

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[9]	Gold	98,854^[8]

Release history

Release history and formats for *Big Bang 2*
Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan^[1]	May 11, 2011	CD CD+DVD digital download	YG Universal Music Japan
Taiwan^[10]	May 20, 2011	CD	Universal Music Taiwan

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BIG BANG 2 (Regular Edition)". CD Japan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. 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). Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ Yang Hyun Suk (December 30, 2010). "From YG". YG Life. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ "BIGBANG Presents 2011 Japan Tour Love & Hope" (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. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ "BIGBANG、日本メジャーデビュー2年目で初首位". Oricon. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "CDアルバムランキング". Oricon. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
^ "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. (subscription only)
^ "Japanese album certifications – Big Bang – Big Bang 2" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年05月 on the drop-down menu
^ "BIGBANG - Big Bang 2" (in Chinese). Universal Music Taiwan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

External links

Big Bang Official Site
Big Bang Japan Official Site
Big Bang by Universal Music Japan (in Japanese)

[tracklist-1] "BIG BANG 2 (Regular Edition)". CD Japan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[oricon_single-2] ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧのシングル売り上げランキング [Big Bang single ranking history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[From_YG-3] Yang Hyun Suk (December 30, 2010). "From YG". YG Life. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

[tour-4] "BIGBANG Presents 2011 Japan Tour Love & Hope" (in Japanese). YG Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[dvd_tracklist-5] "BIG BANG 2 (w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A)". CD Japan. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[6] "BIGBANG、日本メジャーデビュー2年目で初首位". Oricon. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[7] "CDアルバムランキング". Oricon. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.

[OricSubsc-8] "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. (subscription only)

[JapanBig_BangBig_Bang_2albumCertRef-9] "Japanese album certifications – Big Bang – Big Bang 2" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年05月 on the drop-down menu

[10] "BIGBANG - Big Bang 2" (in Chinese). Universal Music Taiwan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

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