Sayonara Hitori

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

Sayonara Hitori
EP by
Taemin
ReleasedJuly 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
GenreJ-pop[1]
LanguageJapanese
Label
Taemin chronology
Press It
(2016)		 Sayonara Hitori
(2016)		 Flame of Love
(2017)
Singles from Sayonara Hitori
  1. "Press Your Number"
    Released: February 26, 2016
  2. "Sayonara Hitori"
    Released: July 5, 2016

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sayonara Hitori" (さよならひとり; Solitary Goodbye)Sara SakuraiYoko Hiramatsu・Denniz Jamm・Martin Rene3:30
2."Press Your Number" (Japanese version)Sara SakuraiThe Stereotypes・Bruno Mars・Philip Lawrence3:47
3."Tiger"Junji IshiwatariAndreas Stone Johansson・Chris Meyer・Octobar3:56
4."Final Dragon"Sara SakuraiAndreas Stone Johansson・Stephan Elfgren4:39
5."Sekaide Ichiban Aishitahito" (世界で一番愛した人; The Person I Loved Most in This World)Junji IshiwatariHanif Hitmanic Sabzevari・Peo Dahl・Funk Uchino4:13
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Sayonara Hitori" (music video)3:41
2."Press Your Number" (Korean version) (music video)3:42
3."Inside of Sayonara Hitori"17:38
Goodbye (Korean version)
No.TitleLength
1."Goodbye (Sayonara Hitori)" (さよならひとり)3:30
2."Sayonara Hitori" (さよならひとり; Solitary Goodbye)3:30
3."Press Your Number" (Japanese version)3:47
4."Tiger"3:56
5."Final Dragon"4:39
6."Sekaide Ichiban Aishitahito" (世界で一番愛した人; The Person I Loved Most in This World)4:13

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily album chart[9] 3
Japan Oricon Weekly album chart[10] 3
Japan Oricon Monthly album chart[11] 12

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

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan July 27, 2016[14] CD, digital download EMI
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. July 5, 2016. 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. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月26日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
  10. "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年08月08日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
  11. "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
  12. "Oricon Album Ranking Weekly (2016年08月08日付) - see #3". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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