NHK (Japanese broadcast channel) has enlisted superstar boy band 2PM to assist with educating Japanese viewers more about the Korean language. The program dubbed “Korean Lecture through TV” will begin in April. 2PM is recording a 5 minute portion of that with the purpose of educating the Japanese on which words to use when traveling through Korea.

2PM is also working on the release of their Best Of Album 2008-2011 in Korea. These hand selected fan and 2PM favorites have the scheduled release date of March 14^th. Regarding Japanese entertainment from 2PM, get ready to watch Taecyeon and Chansung in Japanese dramas, more details are on the way. The casting is most likely the result of 2PM’s hugely successful Japanese tour where they performed in front of more than 100,000 fans.