Sayonara Hitori

Sayonara Hitori
EP by Taemin
Released July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
Genre J-Pop[1]
Language Japanese
Label
Taemin chronology
Press It
(2016)		 Sayonara Hitori
(2016)
Singles from Sayonara Hitori
  1. "Press Your Number"
    Released: February 26, 2016
  2. "Sayonara Hitori"
    Released: July 5, 2016

Sayonara Hitori (さよならひとり?, Solitary Goodbye) is the first EP in Japanese (second overall) by Taemin under EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Japan. It was released digitally and physically on July 27, 2016.[2]

Background and release

On February 26, 2016, Taemin released his first single in Japanese, "Press Your Number", previously released on his first studio album, Press It.[3] On 23 June, 2016, Taemin's Japanese debut was announced with the mini album Sayonara Hitori including a showcase on his 23rd birthday.[4] On July 5, he released the music video of "Sayonara Hitori".[5] The album was released on July 27, including 4 new songs and "Press Your Number" (Japanese Version).[6]

According to data revealed by Oricon Style on the morning of July 28, Taemin's debut Japanese album sold 38,490 on the first day of release, and shot up to third place on the daily albums chart.[7] On August 3, the Korean version of the album was released, titled Goodbye, containing the previous Japanese tracks and the Korean version of "Sayonara Hitori".[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the official homepage.

CD (Regular Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Sayonara Hitori (Solitary Goodbye)" (さよならひとり)3:30
2."Press Your Number (Japanese Version)"  3:47
3."Tiger"  3:56
4."Final Dragon"  4:39
5."Sekaide Ichiban Aishitahito (The Person I Loved Most in This World)" (世界で一番愛した人)4:13

Charts

Country Chart Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily album chart[9] 3
Oricon Weekly album chart[10] 3
Oricon Monthly album chart[11] 12

Sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 45,509+[12]
Billboard Japan 52,000+[13]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan July 27, 2016[14] CD, Digital download EMI Records
South Korea August 3, 2016 CD, Digital download S.M. Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ "Genre according to iTunes" (in Japanese). iTunes.
  2. ↑ "さよならひとり[初回限定盤][+DVD] 【CD】" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan.
  3. ↑ Kim, Soo-hyang (2016-02-22). "Taemin to release 'Press It'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  4. ↑ "SHINeeテミン、7・27日本ソロデビュー". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "SHINee's Taemin makes his Japanese solo debut in 'Sayonara Hitori' MV!". Allkpop. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "さよならひとり＜通常盤/初回限定仕様＞". Tower Records Online.
  7. ↑ "Taemin's debut Japanese album shoots up the Oricon Daily Chart!". Allkpop. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Taemin to release and perform a Korean version of his Japanese debut song 'Sayonara Hitori'". Allkpop. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月26日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
  10. ↑ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年08月08日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
  11. ↑ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
  12. ↑ "Oricon Album Ranking Weekly (2016年08月08日付) - see #3". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan - see #3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Japan.
  14. ↑ "さよならひとり ［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞" (in Japanese). Tower Records.
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