My House (2PM song)
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| "My House" | ||||
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| Single by 2PM | ||||
| from the album No.5 | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | JYP | |||
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| "My House" on YouTube | ||||
"My House" (Korean: 우리집; RR: Urijip; lit. 'Our House') is a song recorded by South Korean boy group 2PM for their fifth Korean studio album No.5. It was released by JYP Entertainment on June 15, 2015. Although the song was moderately successful upon release, it became a sleeper hit upon suddenly going viral in 2020.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| IZM |    [1] |
"My House" is written and composed by 2PM member Jun. K.[2] The song is composed in the key F-sharp minor and has 176 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 08 seconds.[3] "My House" features a prominent triplet swing rhythm and a mix of acoustic guitar and electronic sounds.[4][5] The lyrics of the song focus on an intense attraction to a woman.
A Japanese version of the song and its music video were included as a B-side for 2PM's single "Higher" on October 21, 2015.[6]
Music video
The release of the music video for "My House" and the album No.5 was delayed by two weeks after initially-contracted video production company, Dextor Lab, unexpectedly pulled out of the production for the group's music video, resulting in JYP Entertainment taking legal action.[7][8] On May 13, JYP announced that they would be working with Naive Creative Productions for the music video.[9] The video, starring female lead Kim Yu-mi, was released on June 15, 2015 and was inspired by European fairy tales such as "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Little Red Riding Hood", and "Beauty and the Beast".[10][11][12]
Promotion
2PM first performed the song on June 15, 2015, via a showcase live streamed via Naver Starcast On Air.[10] They then held comeback stages for the song on Mnet's M Countdown on June 18,[4] KBS's Music Bank on June 19,[13] MBC's Show! Music Core on June 20,[14] SBS's Inkigayo on June 21,[15] and SBS M's The Show on June 23.[16] The group ended promotions after just one week in order to focus on their concert titled House Party in Seoul on June 27–28.[17]
Reception and legacy
Billboard compared the song positively to labelmates Miss A's 2015 single "Only You", complimenting the "suave choreography".[12] Music critic Kim Do-heon of IZM praised the song's flow and composition, but criticized the song for playing things too safe.[1]
In early 2020, the music video and performance footage of "My House", particularly footage of member Junho, suddenly went viral on YouTube, causing the song to reenter various music streaming charts and spawn dance challenge videos.[18][19] As a result, following the members' discharge from mandatory military service, 2PM made their first performance together as a full group since 2017 with "My House" on MMTG's "Songs that Deserve a Comeback" Concert special broadcast on SBS on June 11, 2021.[20] According to MMTG producer Hong Min-ji, the recent success of "My House" in 2020 was the inspiration for the concept of the concert.[21]
The song has retroactively become one of 2PM's most well-known songs, which music critic Kim Yoon-ha attributes to its showcasing of the group's maturation in image from "beast idols" to "subtle sexiness", which was able to attract "a new fandom".[21]
