“Again & Again” is a [[contemporary R&B]] song composed and written by [[Park Jin-young]]. The song was recorded over the course of a week at [[JYP Entertainment]]’s New York branch, where local staff members including [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]-nominated [[Vlado Meller]] assisted in the post-production and mastering process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=조선일보 |date=2009-04-24 |title=2PM, 2번째 앨범은 10점 만점에 몇 점? |trans-title=2PM, how would you rate your second album out of 10? |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/04/24/2009042400825.html |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=조선일보 |language=ko}}</ref>
“Again & Again” is a [[contemporary R&B]] song composed and written by [[Park Jin-young]]. The song was recorded over the course of a week at [[JYP Entertainment]]’s New York branch, where local staff members including [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]-nominated [[Vlado Meller]] assisted in the post-production and mastering process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=조선일보 |date=2009-04-24 |title=2PM, 2번째 앨범은 10점 만점에 몇 점? |trans-title=2PM, how would you rate your second album out of 10? |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/04/24/2009042400825.html |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=조선일보 |language=ko}}</ref>
The song runs 4 minutes and 5 seconds in length. The song is about _____
The song runs 4 minutes and 5 seconds in length. The song about
The track would later be included in 2PM’s first studio album, ”[[01:59PM]]”, released on November 10, 2009. A new version of the song was recorded without former 2PM member [[Jay Park|Jaebeom]]’s vocals to be included in the 2012 compilation album [[2PM Member’s Selection|”2PM Member’s Selection”]].
The track would later be included in 2PM’s first studio album, ”[[01:59PM]]”, released on November 10, 2009. A new version of the song was recorded without former 2PM member [[Jay Park|Jaebeom]]’s vocals to be included in the 2012 compilation album [[2PM Member’s Selection|”2PM Member’s Selection”]].
== Music video ==
== Music video ==
Two teasers for “Again & Again” were released on April 13 and 14, 2009. The music video, directed by Jang Jae-hyuk, was released on April 16, 2009.
Two teasers for “Again & Again” were released on April 13 and 14, 2009. The music video, directed by Jang Jae-hyuk, was released on April 16, 2009.
Both a teaser video and the music video itself were the most viewed YouTube videos in the music category on April 14 and April 17 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=프라임경제 |date=2009-04-18 |title=2PM 동영상, YouTube 차트 1위 |trans-title=2PM’s video tops YouTube charts |url=http://www.newsprime.co.kr/news/article.html?no=83179 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=프라임경제 |language=ko}}</ref>
The music video alternates between scenes of the members individually following and watching a woman, who walks with another man into her house, and scenes showcasing the song’s choreography in a dark set with radiating lines of lights in the background. The ending features a dance sequence featuring [[Acrobatics|acrobatic stunts]] and [[breakdancing]].
== Promotion ==
== Promotion ==
2PM performed “Again & Again” for the first time on the music program [[M Countdown|”M Countdown”]] on April 23, 2009. They continued promoting the song on the TV music programs ”M Countdown”, [[Music Bank|”Music Bank”]], [[Show! Music Core|”Show! Music Core”]], and ”[[Inkigayo]]” for seven weeks. On the May 7 episode of ”M Countdown”, “Again & Again” earned the group their first Mutizen Song award on a TV music program for being the show’s top-charting song.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-30 |title=2PM, 컴백 1주일만에음원사이트 1위 |trans-title=2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback |url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20090430/5139512/1 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=스포츠동아 |language=ko}}</ref> The song would go on to win the group their first [[M Countdown#Triple crowns|triple crown on ”M Countdown”]], followed by another [[Inkigayo#Triple Crown|triple crown on ”Inkigayo”]]. 2PM would then promote their B-side track “I Hate You” from the same single album in June, becoming the first act on ”M Countdown” to win two triple crowns for songs from the same album in July.<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web |last=이 |first=승우 |date=2009-07-17 |title=2PM, 화제의 ‘니가 밉다’ 활동 마무리 |trans-title=2PM wraps up promotions for “I Hate You” |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/07/17/2009071700467.html |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=조선일보 |language=ko}}</ref>
2PM performed “Again & Again” for the first time on the music program [[M Countdown|”M Countdown”]] on April 23, 2009. They continued promoting the song on the TV music programs ”M Countdown”, [[Music Bank|”Music Bank”]], [[Show! Music Core|”Show! Music Core”]], and ”[[Inkigayo]]” for seven weeks. On the May 7 episode of ”M Countdown”, “Again & Again” earned the group their first Mutizen Song award on a TV music program for being the show’s top-charting song.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-30 |title=2PM, 컴백 1주일만에음원사이트 1위 |trans-title=2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback |url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20090430/5139512/1 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=스포츠동아 |language=ko}}</ref> The song would go on to win the group their first [[M Countdown#Triple crowns|triple crown on ”M Countdown”]], followed by another [[Inkigayo#Triple Crown|triple crown on ”Inkigayo”]]. 2PM would then promote their B-side track “I Hate You” from the same single album in June, becoming the first act on ”M Countdown” to win two triple crowns for songs from the same album in July.<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web |last=이 |first=승우 |date=2009-07-17 |title=2PM, 화제의 ‘니가 밉다’ 활동 마무리 |trans-title=2PM wraps up promotions for “I Hate You” |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/07/17/2009071700467.html |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=조선일보 |language=ko}}</ref>
2PM also performed “Again & Again” on [[Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate|”Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate”]] on June ___ and on KBS’s ”Open Concert” on ___. The group also performed the song at various end-of-year award ceremonies.
2PM also performed “Again & Again” on [[Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate|”Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate”]] and various award ceremonies.
== Commercial performance ==
== ==
“Again & Again” debuted at number 56 on [[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]’s Weekly Chart, but climbed up to the top of the chart over the course of four weeks.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |title=Melon |url=http://www.melon.com/chart/search/index.htm |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=www.melon.com |language=ko}}</ref> The song also topped other domestic music charts including [[Cyworld]], Muse, Hanteo, and Dosirak,<ref>{{Cite web |last=윤 |first=현진 |date=April 30, 2009 |title=2PM, 컴백 1주일만에 음원차트 1위 기염 |trans-title=2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200904301030131002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183123/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200904301030131002 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |website=Newsen}}</ref> as well as Thai music charts such as the [[Channel V Thailand]] Asian Chart and [[MTV Thailand]] International Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=오 |first=미정 |date=2009-06-09 |title=2PM ‘Again & again’, 태국 MTV 차트 1위 : 네이트 연예 |trans-title=2PM’s “Again & Again” Tops Thailand’s MTV Charts |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20090609n06563 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=네이트 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref>
“Again & Again” debuted at number 56 on [[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]’s Weekly Chart, but climbed up to the top of the chart over the course of four weeks.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |title=Melon |url=http://www.melon.com/chart/search/index.htm |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=www.melon.com |language=ko}}</ref> The song also topped other domestic music charts including [[Cyworld]], Muse, Hanteo, and Dosirak,<ref>{{Cite web |last=윤 |first=현진 |date=April 30, 2009 |title=2PM, 컴백 1주일만에 음원차트 1위 기염 |trans-title=2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200904301030131002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183123/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200904301030131002 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |website=Newsen}}</ref> as well as Thai music charts such as the [[Channel V Thailand]] Asian Chart and [[MTV Thailand]] International Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=오 |first=미정 |date=2009-06-09 |title=2PM ‘Again & again’, 태국 MTV 차트 1위 : 네이트 연예 |trans-title=2PM’s “Again & Again” Tops Thailand’s MTV Charts |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20090609n06563 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=네이트 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref>
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== Release history ==
{| class=”wikitable plainrowheaders”
|+Release history and formats
! scope=”col” |Region
! scope=”col” |Date
! scope=”col” |Format(s)
!Ref.
! scope=”row” |Various
|
|[[Music download|Digital download]]
|
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! scope=”row” |South Korea
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|[[CD single]]
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|-
|}
== Accolades ==
== Accolades ==
|”[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]”
|”[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]”
|June 12, 2009
|June 12, 2009
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-06-12 |title=2PM ‘4전 5기’ 뮤직뱅크 첫 1위 : 네이트 연예 |trans-title=2PM’s ‘4th Battle, 5th Season’ Wins First on Music Bank |url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20090612n17127?mid=e02 |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=모바일 네이트 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=”3″ |”[[Inkigayo]]”
| rowspan=”3″ |”[[Inkigayo]]”
|May 10, 2009
|May 10, 2009
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-10 |title=2PM ‘어게인&어게인’, 인기가요 뮤티즌상 수상 |url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2009051016470518059 |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=www.asiae.co.kr |language=ko}}</ref>
| rowspan=”3″ |
|-
|-
|May 17, 2009
|May 17, 2009
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-17 |title=2PM, ‘인기가요’ 2주 연속 뮤티즌송 |url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2009051717113165859 |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=아시아경제 |language=ko}}</ref>
|-
|-
|May 24, 2009
|May 24, 2009
|}
|}
2009 single by 2PM
“Again & Again” Korean: 어게인 & 어게인; RR: (Eogein aen eogein) is the second single by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released in South Korea on April 16, 2009 both digitally and as a CD single, titled 2:00PM Time for Change, via JYP Entertainment. The release is supported by the B-side tracks “What Time Is It Now?”, “I Hate You”, and “Maybe She’ll Come Back”.
“Again & Again” is a contemporary R&B song composed and written by Park Jin-young. The song was recorded over the course of a week at JYP Entertainment‘s New York branch, where local staff members including Grammy Award-nominated Vlado Meller assisted in the post-production and mastering process.[1]
The song runs 4 minutes and 5 seconds in length. The lyrics of the song are from the perspective of a man who cannot stop thinking about and going back to a woman who broke his heart.
The track would later be included in 2PM’s first studio album, 01:59PM, released on November 10, 2009. A new version of the song was recorded without former 2PM member Jaebeom‘s vocals to be included in the 2012 compilation album 2PM Member’s Selection.
Two teasers for “Again & Again” were released on April 13 and 14, 2009. The music video, directed by Jang Jae-hyuk, was released on April 16, 2009. Both a teaser video and the music video itself were the most viewed YouTube videos in the music category on April 14 and April 17 respectively.[2]
The music video alternates between scenes of the members individually following and watching a woman, who walks with another man into her house, and scenes showcasing the song’s choreography in a dark set with radiating lines of lights in the background. The ending features a dance sequence featuring acrobatic stunts and breakdancing.
2PM performed “Again & Again” for the first time on the music program M Countdown on April 23, 2009. They continued promoting the song on the TV music programs M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo for seven weeks. On the May 7 episode of M Countdown, “Again & Again” earned the group their first Mutizen Song award on a TV music program for being the show’s top-charting song.[3] The song would go on to win the group their first triple crown on M Countdown, followed by another triple crown on Inkigayo. 2PM would then promote their B-side track “I Hate You” from the same single album in June, becoming the first act on M Countdown to win two triple crowns for songs from the same album in July.[4]
2PM also has performed “Again & Again” on TV shows such as Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate and various award ceremonies.
“Again & Again” debuted at number 56 on Melon‘s Weekly Chart, but climbed up to the top of the chart over the course of four weeks.[5] The song also topped other domestic music charts including Cyworld, Muse, Hanteo, and Dosirak,[6] as well as Thai music charts such as the Channel V Thailand Asian Chart and MTV Thailand International Chart.[7]
By the end of 2009, “Again & Again” ranked fifth in Melon‘s Yearly Chart.[5] In addition, in Gallup Korea‘s annual survey, “Again & Again” ranked as the fourth most popular song of 2009 in South Korea.[8] The song also won the fan-voted Song of the Year award at the 2009 KBS Song Festival.
| Title | Writer(s) | Arrangements | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “What Time Is It Now?” | Park Jin-young | FAME-J | 1:07 |
| 2. | “Again & Again” (Korean: 어게인 & 어게인; RR: (Eogein aen eogein)) | Park Jin-young |
|
4:05 |
| 3. | “”I Hate You”” (Korean: 니가 밉다; RR: Niga mipda) | Super Changddai | Super Changddai | 3:06 |
| 4. | “Maybe She’ll Come Back” (Korean: 돌아올지도 몰라; RR: (Doraoljido molla)) | FAME-J | FAME-J | 4:07 |
| 5. | “Again & Again” (R&B mix) (Korean: 어게인 & 어게인; RR: (Eogein aen eogein)) | Park Jin-young | 3:43 | |
| 6. | “Again & Again” (instrumental) (Korean: 어게인 & 어게인; RR: (Eogein aen eogein)) | Park Jin-young |
|
4:05 |
| 7. | “I Hate You” (instrumental) (Korean: 니가 밉다; RR: Niga mipda) | Super Changddai | Super Changddai | 3:02 |
| 8. | “Maybe She’ll Come Back” (instrumental) (Korean: 돌아올지도 몰라; RR: (Doraoljido molla)) | FAME-J | FAME-J | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 27:22 | |||
- ^ 조선일보 (2009-04-24). “2PM, 2번째 앨범은 10점 만점에 몇 점?” [2PM, how would you rate your second album out of 10?]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ 프라임경제 (2009-04-18). “2PM 동영상, YouTube 차트 1위” [2PM’s video tops YouTube charts]. 프라임경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ a b “2PM, 컴백 1주일만에음원사이트 1위” [2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback]. 스포츠동아 (in Korean). 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ a b 이, 승우 (2009-07-17). “2PM, 화제의 ‘니가 밉다’ 활동 마무리” [2PM wraps up promotions for “I Hate You”]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ a b “Melon”. www.melon.com (in Korean).
- ^ 윤, 현진 (April 30, 2009). “2PM, 컴백 1주일만에 음원차트 1위 기염” [2PM tops music charts just one week after comeback]. Newsen. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ 오, 미정 (2009-06-09). “2PM ‘Again & again’, 태국 MTV 차트 1위 : 네이트 연예” [2PM’s “Again & Again” Tops Thailand’s MTV Charts]. 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ 이은정 (December 23, 2009). “2009년 최고 가수는 소녀시대”<갤럽> [“The best singer of 2009 is Girls’ Generation” <Gallup>]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ “2:00PM Time for Change – EP by 2PM”. iTunes. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ “2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)”. Asia Business Daily. November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ “MAMA HISTORY”. www.conference.meec.world. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ “2PM, ‘엠카’ 3주 연속 1위..개다리춤 축하 퍼포먼스”. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ “2PM ‘4전 5기’ 뮤직뱅크 첫 1위 : 네이트 연예” [2PM’s ‘4th Battle, 5th Season’ Wins First on Music Bank]. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ “2PM ‘어게인&어게인’, 인기가요 뮤티즌상 수상”. www.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ “2PM, ‘인기가요’ 2주 연속 뮤티즌송”. 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ “2PM, ‘엠카’ 2회 트리플크라운 이어 또 1위 ‘기염’“. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ 길, 혜성 (2009-07-03). “2PM, ‘니가 밉다’로 데뷔 후 ‘뮤직뱅크’ 첫 1위” [2PM Wins First ‘Music Bank’ Win with ‘I Hate You’]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Naver.
