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 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
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
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Chris Meyer
  • Octobar (Kimono Co.)
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
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 Records
South Korea August 3, 2016 CD, digital download SM Entertainment

References
  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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