Comeback When You Hear This Song

"Comeback When You Hear This Song"
Single by 2PM
from the album Grown
ReleasedMay 6, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:38
LabelJYP
Songwriters
ProducerPark Jin-young
2PM singles chronology
"Masquerade"
(2012)		 "Comeback When You Hear This Song"
(2013)		 "A.D.T.O.Y."
(2013)
Music video
"Comeback When You Hear This Song" on YouTube

"Comeback When You Hear This Song" (Korean: 이 노래를 듣고 돌아와; RR: I noraereul deutgo dorawa) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group 2PM. It is one of two title tracks for their studio album Grown, released by JYP Entertainment on May 6, 2013.

Background and release

On April 29, 2013, JYP Entertainment revealed the title and track list of 2PM's third studio album, Grown, which would feature a double title track: "Comeback When You Hear This Song" and "A.D.T.O.Y."[1] On May 6, 2013, 2PM released the music video for "Comeback When You Hear This Song" and digitally released the album Grown, minus the second title track, "A.D.T.O.Y."[2]

A Japanese version of the song with the title "Kono uta o kiite modotte kit" (この歌を聴いて戻ってきて) was released as a bonus track for the group's Japanese single "Winter Games" on October 16, 2013.[3]

Composition

"Comeback When You Hear This Song" is an electropop song with R&B elements written and composed by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young, with the rap section co-written by 2PM member Ok Taec-yeon.[4][5][6] The song composed in the key C major at a rate of 125 beats per minute and with a running time of 3 minutes and 38 seconds.[7] "Comeback When You Hear This Song" is written from the perspective of a man who regrets a breakup.[2] In contrast to the more masculine and "sexy" "A.D.T.O.Y.", "Comeback When You Hear This Song" portrays a "younger" image of 2PM.[6]

Music video

The music video of "Comeback When You Hear This Song", starring model Stephanie Lee,[8] features a motif of the seven deadly sins.[4] It switches between individual scenes of each member in various sets inside or around a building, either losing their love interest or apologizing to her, and choreography scenes with the members dancing on top of a rooftop behind a giant stereo. The choreography of the song was created by foreign choreographers who did not understand the lyrics of the song, primarily featuring beckoning hand gestures and clapping.[6]

Promotion

2PM first performed "Comeback When You Hear This Song" on their comeback special, 2PM Returns, aired on MBC on May 12, 2013.[9][10] On May 16, 2PM held their first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown; they promoted the song for two weeks.[11] On May 24, "Comeback When You Hear This Song" topped the Music Bank K-Chart.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 7
Gaon Streaming Singles Chart 15
Gaon Download Singles Chart 3
Gaon BGM Chart 9
Gaon Mobile Ringtone Chart 38
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[14] 16
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 5

Monthly charts

Chart (May 2013) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[16] 15

Accolades

Music program awards
Program Date Ref.
Music Bank May 24, 2013 [12]

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[17] 512,972

Release history

Release history for "Comeback When You Hear This Song"
Region Date Format Label
Various May 6, 2013

References

  1. ↑ 유, 병철 (April 30, 2013). "'5월 컴백' 2PM, 정규 3집 트랙리스트 공개" ['May Comeback' 2PM Reveals Tracklist for 3rd Full Album] (in Korean). 한국경제TV. Retrieved April 9, 2026 – via Naver.
  2. 1 2 "2PM, 오늘 새 앨범 공개 '섹시미 물씬'" [2PM Releases New Album Today, 'Exuding Sexiness']. SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2PM、ニュー・シングル"Winter Games"発売＆アリーナ・ツアー決定" [2PM to release new single “Winter Games” and announce arena tour.]. Tower Records. September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Benjamin, Jeff (June 6, 2013). "2PM Returns After Scandal and Japanese Focus With 'Grown' LP". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Comeback When You Hear This Song" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015 – via Melon.
  6. 1 2 3 "2년 만에 돌아온 2PM" [2PM Returns After 2 Years]. Vogue Korea (in Korean). March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Key & BPM for Comeback When You Hear This Song by 2PM | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ 박, 민경 (May 20, 2013). "2PM, 더블 타이틀곡 뮤비 속 그녀들은 누구?" [Who are the women in 2PM's double title track music videos?]. 세계일보 (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ 김, 표향 (May 9, 2013). "2PM, 컴백쇼 '2PM 리턴즈'에서 3집 앨범 신곡 무대 첫 공개" [2PM Unveils New Songs from 3rd Album for the First Time at Comeback Show '2PM Returns']. 스포츠조선. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ "2PM 신곡 '하.니.뿐' 댄스, '옷 벗지 않아도 섹시' 열광" [2PM's New Song 'A.D.T.O.Y.' Dance, 'Sexy Even Without Taking Off Clothes' Drives Enthusiasm]. 일간투데이 (in Korean). May 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ 이, 지현 (May 16, 2013). "2PM, 16일 '엠카'서 컴백..라이브무대 기대감↑" [2PM to make comeback on 'M Countdown' on the 16th... Anticipation for live performance rises]. 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  12. 1 2 5월 4주 순위 [Music Bank ranking for the fourth week of May]. KBS Music Bank (in Korean). May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Digital Chart — 2013 Weeks 19". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2PM Chart History: World Digital Song Sales | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Digital Chart – May 2013". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "2013년 Download Chart" [2013 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 15, 2016.
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