is the debut Japanese
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (second overall) by South Korean singer
Taemin
Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and h ...
under
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
, a division of
Universal Music Japan
, often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is resp ...
. It was released digitally and physically on July 27, 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
''Press It'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released on February 23, 2016, by SM Entertainment. The title song for the album is "Press Your Number".
Background and release
On February 15, 2016, SM Entertainment ...
''.
On June 23, 2016, Taemin's Japanese debut was announced with the mini album ''Sayonara Hitori'', including a showcase on his 23rd birthday. On July 5, he released the music video for "Sayonara Hitori". The album was released on July 27, including four new songs and "Press Your Number" (Japanese Version).
According to
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
, ''Sayonara Hitori'' sold 38,490 copies on the first day of release, and debuted at third place on the daily albums chart. 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".
Track listing
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Release history
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Taemin EPs
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