"I'm Your Man" is the second Japanese single by South Korean boy band 2PM, released on August 17, 2011 by Ariola Japan. The music video of the song won the award for Best Group Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. In 2014, a Korean version of the song was included in 2PM's Korean studio album Go Crazy!
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Composition
"I'm Your Man" is a dance-pop song written from the perspective of a man who wants to protect their loved one. In contrast to their debut Japanese single, "Take Off", which showed a more youthful and "refreshing" side to the group, "I'm Your Man" showcased the group's "beast idol" and masculine image seen in their previous Korean releases. This was particularly evident in the choreography of the song, which features removing and dancing with neckties. In 2018, as part of the 10th anniversary since 2PM's debut, Japanese fans voted "I'm Your Man" as the group's second "best sexy song", earning it a place in the digital compilation album 2PM Awards Selection.
The B-side is a Japanese version of their Korean song "Without U", which served as the lead single of their 2010 EP Don't Stop Can't Stop.
Music video
A teaser of the music video was released on July 5, 2011 on 2PM's official Japanese website. The full music video premiered on MTV Japan on July 30. In the music video, the members are dressed in formal attire.
Promotion
2PM first performed "I'm Your Man" and B-side track "Without U" (Japanese ver.) at the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival in Tokyo on August 6, 2011. They then performed the song on Japanese television shows, such as TV Asahi's music program Music Station on August 26, Happy Music on August 27, Monthly MelodiX! on August 27, and Music Japan on August 28. The song was also performed at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan on June 23, 2012, along with "Beautiful".
In promotion of the single, 2PM appeared as the monthly guest for Space Shower TV's Korean Hits Ranking every Thursday of August 2011. 2PM held a "Hi Touch" event with an attendance of 50,000 fans at Pacifico Yokohama on August 21, 2011.
The Korean version of the song, which was released on September 14, 2014 as part of 2PM's fourth Korean studio album, Go Crazy!, was performed on South Korean television music programs in promotion of the album starting on the September 11, 2014 episode of M Countdown.