2PM released their third Japanese studio album 'Genesis of 2PM' on January 29 in Japan. Proving the boys' soaring popularity, the album managed to top Oricon's daily album chart within the same day!

Even before the album release, six of the songs included took first place on the ringtone site Recochoku, so it comes as no surprise that the album release was also well received.

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2PM said, "We were unable to hide our happiness when we heard our album took first place on Oricon's chart.  We really thank you for the lots of love and we will try harder to become a 2PM that works more diligently and does its best.  We thank all of those who always give us love and support."

Meanwhile, 2PM started an arena tour on January 27 in Nagoya and will head to Yokohama from January 31 to February 2.