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Kim Tae-yeon
Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Girls' Generation-TTS, SM the Ballad, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG, and the supergroup Got the Beat. In 2015, Taeyeon released her debut extended play (EP) '' I'', whose titular single reached number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2016, she released the number-one single "Rain" as part of the SM Station project, followed by her second EP '' Why'', which peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart. Taeyeon's debut studio album, '' My Voice'', was released in 2017 and yielded the top-five singles "11:11", "Fine" and " Make Me Love You". Taeyeon ventured into the Japanese music scene in 2018 with the digital single "Stay", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonju
Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju). The name Jeonju literally means "Perfect Region" (from the hanja (; jeon) for perfect, (; ju) for region). It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals. In May 2012, Jeonju was chosen as a Creative City for Gastronomy as part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. This honour recognizes the city's traditional home cooking handed down over thousands of years, its active public and private food research, a system of nurturing talented chefs, and its hosting of distinctive food festivals. History The Baekje kingdom was located in southwestern Korea which included the area Jeonju is now located. It is believed that Jeonju was founded as a market town withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain (Taeyeon Song)
"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally by SM Entertainment on February 3, 2016. Background and composition In January 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that they were to launch a digital music platform called SM Station, in which SM artists would release a new song every week. "Rain" and its B-side track "Secret" served as the opening single of the project and were released on February 3, 2016. "Rain" is described as a midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love. Music video The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternate between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room. "Rain" was the most viewed music video by a South Korean act on YouTube in Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Control Myself (Taeyeon Song)
"Can't Control Myself" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her third studio album ''INVU''. It was released on January 17, 2022, by SM Entertainment as a pre-release single from the album. The song is written by Taeyeon with Moon Seol-ri, composed by Celine Svanbäck, and Mich Hansen, alongside Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, and Ryan Jhun, whom also arranged the song. Background and release On January 11, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon will be pre-releasing a digital single titled "Can't Control Myself" prior to the release of a new third studio album in February 2022. On January 15, the music video teaser was released. On January 17, the song along with the video was released. On January 26, the name of the third studio album was announced as ''INVU'' and was released on February 14. Composition "Can't Control Myself" was written by Taeyeon alongside Moon Seol-ri, composed by Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, Ryan Jhun, Celine S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INVU (album)
''INVU'' () is the third studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon. The album was released by SM Entertainment on February 14, 2022, and contains thirteen tracks, including the 2021 standalone single " Weekend", the pre-release single " Can't Control Myself", and the lead single of the same name, the former duo charted at top 10 and the latter debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart. Background and release On January 11, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon would pre-release a digital single titled " Can't Control Myself" on January 17 prior to the release of her third studio album in February 2022. On January 26, the name of the third studio album was announced as ''INVU'' and would be released on February 14 and consists of thirteen tracks, with pre-orders starting on the same day. Three days later, the promotional schedule was released. On February 3, the mood sampler video was released with "INVU" announced as the lead single. On February 4, it was announced that an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (Taeyeon Song)
"Spark" ( ko, 불티, Bulti) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her second studio album ''Purpose''. It was released on October 28, 2019, as the album's lead single by SM Entertainment on October 28, 2019. The song was written by Kenzie, and composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik and Ronny Svendsen. It was described as an alternative soul pop song incorporating intense melody with emotions and Taeyeon's overwhelming vocals and the lyrics contains various metaphors that expresses her identity. The song debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. The song additionally charted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on ''Billboard'' K-pop Hot 100. Background On October 10, 2019, Taeyeon's agency SM Entertainment announced that her second full-length studio album would be released in the end of October. The album's title is ''Purpose'', while the lead single was announced to be "Spark", which was released simultaneou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Seasons (song)
"Four Seasons" () is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. Written by Kenzie, whom also co-produced the song with Afshin Salmani, Andrew Allen and Josh Cumbee, the reggae-tinged ballad was released as a digital single on March 24, 2019, by SM Entertainment and Dreamus, with an accompanying music video released two days prior to its digital release. Initially a standalone single, both the song and the B-side track "Blue" were later included as bonus tracks in the Korean release of Taeyeon's second album ''Purpose'', released on October 28. Upon its release, "Four Seasons" received positive reviews from music critics for solidifying the singer's growth as a "full-time" vocalist. The song achieved great commercial success, earning Taeyeon her fifth chart-topper as a lead artist (sixth overall) on the Gaon Digital Chart for two weeks and to date, her longest charting performance on the chart. It eventually became her first single to received a Platinum certificate by KMCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purpose (Taeyeon Album)
''Purpose'' is the second studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released through SM Entertainment on October 28, 2019. It features 12 tracks, including the Gaon number-one single "Four Seasons" and its B-side "Blue" alongside ten new tracks, including the title track " Spark". On January 15, 2020, a repackage edition of ''Purpose'' was released including three new songs, including title track " Dear Me". Musically, it is a pop record that contains influences of ballad, R&B, blues and jazz. The album was originally set to be released on October 22, 2019, but was postponed until October 28 due to the passing of Sulli. ''Purpose'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two in South Korea, selling over 154,258 copies. The album received nominations for Disc Bonsang and Disc Daesang at the 34th Golden Disc Awards, while its single "Four Seasons" won Digital Bonsang, and was also nominated for Digital Daesang. ''Purpose'' appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice (Taeyeon EP)
''Voice'' (stylized as ''VOICE'') is the debut Japanese extended play and the fifth overall by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released digitally on May 13, 2019, by SM Entertainment Japan, and physically on June 5 by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records. Background and release On April 12, 2019, it was announced that Taeyeon would release her first Japanese EP in June. The album includes the title track "Voice" for a total of six tracks. It was released in three editions: First Limited Edition A (Live Edition/CD+DVD); First Limited Edition B (Visual Edition/CD+DVD/Photobook); and the Normal CD. ''Voice'' was released digitally on May 13, 2019. Commercial performance Japan ''Voice'' debuted and peaked at number 6 on Oricon's Digital Albums Chart with 1,134 download albums sold. It also debuted number 30 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart and peaked at number 6 in its second week. It also debuted and peaked at number 7 on Billboard Japan's Top Download Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Me Love You (song)
"Make Me Love You" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon. It was released as a digital single on April 5, 2017, by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Jo Yun-kyung while its music was composed by Matthew Tishler, Felicia Barton and Aaron Benward. The song is the title track of the Deluxe edition of Taeyeon's first studio album, '' My Voice'', which was released on the same day. Background and release On April 5, 2017, SM Entertainment released the deluxe edition of Taeyeon's first album '' My Voice'', along with a music video for the title song "Make Me Love You". The song is described as a R&B pop song that would warm up the spring season with her charming tone and soulful vocals. The song was included on the setlist of Taeyeon's first Asia tours concert "Persona", taking place in Seoul (South Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Hong Kong in May and June 2017. Reception "Make Me Love You" debuted at number 4 on South Korea's Gaon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine (Taeyeon Song)
"Fine" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her first studio album '' My Voice'' (2017). It was released on February 28, 2017, as the album's single by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Jin Ri, while its music was composed by Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, Shaylen Carroll, and MZMC. Musically, "Fine" is an alternative pop song that highlights Taeyeon's vocals. The single received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of American singer Taylor Swift. It debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart and remained on the top position for a further week. The song additionally charted at number seven on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs. To promote "Fine" and ''My Voice'', Taeyeon performed the song on three music programs: '' Music Bank'', ''Show! Music Core'', and ''Inkigayo''. A music video for the song was also released; it depicts Taeyeon reminiscing about a pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11 (song)
"11" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope from her debut solo album, '' Frame by Frame'' (2013). Pope co-wrote the song, which tells the story of her parents' divorce, with Nathan Chapman, while the production was handled by Dann Huff. Background and release "11" was released onto iTunes on August 27, 2013 as the second of four promotional countdown singles leading up to the album's release. A music video featuring childhood photos and clips of home videos from her family was posted on Pope's YouTube channel August 28 and on her VEVO channel on September 12, 2013. Upon release, the song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at #38 on the Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sa ... chart, the highest de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Voice (album)
''My Voice'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released on February 28, 2017, by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. There are two physical editions of the album with similar tracklist but separate covers and booklets. Musically, songs on ''My Voice'' are based on Taeyeon's vocals and incorporate various genres including pop, pop rock, and PBR&B. Prior to the release of the album, a music video for " I Got Love" was released on February 18, 2017, as a promotional tool. The title track and lead single "Fine" was released simultaneously with the album on February 28. To promote ''My Voice'', Taeyeon performed "Fine" on three music programs–'' Music Bank'', ''Show! Music Core'', and ''Inkigayo'' from March 3 to 5. The album earned critical and commercial success, peaking atop South Korea's Gaon Album Chart with first-week sales of 109,275 physical copies. On April 5, 2017, a Deluxe edition of ''My Voice'' was released. Apart from the orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
