2nd generation · JYP Entertainment / Big Hit Entertainment

2AM

トゥーエーエム / 투에이엠

2AM competed with voices, harmony and feeling rather than dance, and became one of the defining ballad acts of the second generation.

  • 2008DebutJul 11, 2008
  • 4Members
  • 2thGeneration
  • I AMFandom
This Song / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: 2AM

Split off from the One Day project that also produced 2PM, Jo Kwon, Changmin, Seulong and Jinwoon are best heard with the videos and the live singing side by side.

Choose this when you want Korean pop with the choreography taken out and the singing left in.

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Key facts

Group name
2AM
Reading / Hangul
トゥーエーエム / 투에이엠
Company
JYP Entertainment / Big Hit Entertainment
Debut date
July 11, 2008
Days active
6,642 days (18 years, 2 months)
Debut song
This Song
Generation
2nd generation
Fandom name
I AM(アイアム)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
チョ・グォン1989-08-2837173cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
チャンミン1986-05-0140180cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
スロン1987-05-1139186cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ジヌン1991-05-0235185cmONot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

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From debut to now

  • 2008
    This Song was the debut, setting out the origin of 2AM as a vocal group split off from One Day.
  • 2010
    Can't Let You Go Even if I Die was a large hit and became the signature song that led to the Melon Music Awards and a Golden Disc daesang.
  • 2011
    Like Crazy and You Wouldn't Answer My Calls widened a ballad range built on parting and regret.
  • 2012
    I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me showed matured emotional expression, and the Japanese singles widened the ballad axis of 2AM as well.
  • 2013
    One Spring Day pushed a lyrical sense of season and the balance of four voices, adding later signature songs.
  • 2014
    Days Like Today and Over the Destiny strengthened a grown-up ballad feel and closed the catalogue before the long run.
  • 2021
    Should've Known and No good in good-bye brought the four back together, opening a route from the older signature songs to the present.
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Awards and chart results

3Daesang
3Wins
1No. 1 finishes

3 daesang · 3 awards · 1 No. 1 finish (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)

Major wins

  • 2011

    Cyworld Digital Music Awards Cyworld

    • Song of the Year“Can't Let You Go Even if I Die”Daesang
  • 2010

    Melon Music Awards MMA

    • Song of the Year“Can't Let You Go Even if I Die”Daesang
  • 2010

    Golden Disc Awards GDA

    • Digital Daesang“Can't Let You Go Even if I Die”Daesang

Peak chart positions

  • Can't Let You Go Even if I DieGaon Digital ChartNo. 1Digital
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KPOP DISCOVER's 2AM note

What anchors 2AM is the voices, the harmony and where the feeling is placed. The vocal group is made up of Jo Kwon, Changmin, Seulong and Jinwoon, and because they work through singing rather than the flash of dancing, putting the music videos beside the live singing is what brings the appeal up.

The way in is This Song, Can't Let You Go Even if I Die and One Spring Day. The debut song gives the origin, the biggest of the signature ballads shows the force of the singing, and moving on to the lyrical later work draws the outline.

Jo Kwon's expressiveness, Changmin's steady high register, Seulong's calm low register and actorly presence, Jinwoon's leaning towards a band: each is a different entrance. Through to the work of the 2021 reunion, they can be followed as a history of K-pop singing apart from the dance groups. Can't Let You Go Even if I Die, then This Song, then One Spring Day covers the signature ballad, the origin and the lyricism.

Editors' take Can't Let You Go Even if I Die / This Song / One Spring Day — three songs cover K-pop ballads built on voices and harmony, from a four-piece vocal group.

Frequently asked questions

What defines 2AM?
Split off from the One Day project that also produced 2PM, Jo Kwon, Changmin, Seulong and Jinwoon are best heard with the videos and the live singing side by side.
Why should a new listener start with 2AM?
Choose this when you want Korean pop with the choreography taken out and the singing left in.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with This Song, Can't Let You Go Even if I Die, One Spring Day, then continue to the official video index.