Sayonara Hitori

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Sayonara Hitori
EP by
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

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]

Background and release[edit]

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 June 23, 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 for "Sayonara Hitori".[5] The album was released on July 27, including four new songs and "Press Your Number" (Japanese Version).[6]

According to Oricon, Sayonara Hitori sold 38,490 copies on the first day of release, and debuted at 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[edit]

Sayonara Hitori CD track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sayonara Hitori" (さよならひとり; Solitary Goodbye)Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Yoko Hiramatsu
  • Denniz Jamm
  • Martin René
  • Jamm
  • René
3:30
2."Press Your Number" (Japanese version)
  • Sakurai
  • Tenzo & Tasco (Duble Kick)
  • Taemin
3:47
3."Tiger"Junji Ishiwatari
Johansson3:56
4."Final Dragon"Sakurai
  • Johansson
  • Stephan Elfgren
Johansson4:39
5."Sekaide Ichiban Aishitahito" (世界で一番愛した人; The Person I Loved Most in This World)Ishiwatari
  • Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic)
  • Peo Dahl
  • Funk Uchino
  • Uchino
  • Kevin Charge (TG Publishing)
4:13
Total length:20:05
Sayonara Hitori DVD track listing
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
Total length:25:01
Goodbye track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Goodbye" (Sayonara Hitori) (Korean version)
  • Hiramatsu
  • Jamm
  • René
  • Jamm
  • Martin René
3:30
2."Sayonara Hitori" (さよならひとり; Solitary Goodbye)Sakurai
  • Hiramatsu
  • Jamm
  • René
  • Jamm
  • René
3:30
3."Press Your Number" (Japanese version)
  • Sakurai
  • Tenzo & Tasco
  • Taemin
  • Yip
  • Romulus
  • Reeves
  • McCullough
  • Mars
  • Lawrence
  • The Stereotypes
  • Mars
  • Lawrence
3:47
4."Tiger"Ishiwatari
  • Johansson
  • Meyer
  • Octobar
Johansson3:56
5."Final Dragon"Sakurai
  • Johansson
  • Elfgren
Johansson4:39
6."Sekaide Ichiban Aishitahito" (世界で一番愛した人; The Person I Loved Most in This World)Ishiwatari
  • Sabzevari
  • Dahl
  • Uchino
  • Uchino
  • Charge
4:13
Total length:23:35

Charts[edit]

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[edit]

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

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
Japan July 27, 2016[14] CD, digital download EMI Records
South Korea August 3, 2016 CD, digital download SM Entertainment

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Genre according to iTunes" (in Japanese). iTunes. July 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "さよならひとり[初回限定盤][+DVD] 【CD】" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan.
  3. ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (February 22, 2016). "Taemin to release 'Press It'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  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 August 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: 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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