Sayonara Hitori

Sayonara Hitori
Sayonara Hitori
EP by Taemin
Released	July 27, 2016
Genre	J-pop
Language	Japanese
Label	EMI; Universal Music;
Taemin chronology
Singles from Sayonara Hitori
	"Press Your Number"; Released: February 26, 2016; "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

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
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	Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves Ray Charles McCullough II Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence	The Stereotypes Bruno Mars Lawrence	3:47
3.	"Tiger"	Junji Ishiwatari	Andreas Stone Johansson [sv] Chris Meyer Octobar (Kimono Co.)	Johansson	3:56
4.	"Final Dragon"	Sakurai	Johansson Stephan Elfgren	Johansson	4:39
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Goodbye" (Sayonara Hitori) (Korean version)	Sakurai Brian Kim (ZigZag Note) Bong Eun-young Bang Hye-hyun	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	Johansson	3:56
5.	"Final Dragon"	Sakurai	Johansson Elfgren	Johansson	4:39
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

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

^ "Genre according to iTunes" (in Japanese). iTunes. July 27, 2016.
^ "さよならひとり[初回限定盤][+DVD] 【CD】" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan.
^ Kim, Soo-hyang (February 22, 2016). "Taemin to release 'Press It'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "SHINee's Taemin makes his Japanese solo debut in 'Sayonara Hitori' MV!". Allkpop. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
^ "さよならひとり＜通常盤/初回限定仕様＞". Tower Records Online.
^ "Taemin's debut Japanese album shoots up the Oricon Daily Chart!". Allkpop. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
^ "Taemin to release and perform a Korean version of his Japanese debut song 'Sayonara Hitori'". Allkpop. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
^ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月26日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
^ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年08月08日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
^ "Solitary Goodbye - 2016年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese).
^ "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)
^ "Billboard Japan - see #3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese).
^ "さよならひとり［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞" (in Japanese). Tower Records.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

[Taemin_solo_debut_PYN-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).

[14] "さよならひとり［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞" (in Japanese). Tower Records.

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