Sayonara Hitori

Sayonara Hitori
EP by
Taemin
Released July 27, 2016
Genre J-pop
Language Japanese
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.

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. 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, 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

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
3:47
3. "Tiger" Junji Ishiwatari
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • 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)
  • 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 3
Japan Oricon Weekly album chart 3
Japan Oricon Monthly album chart 12

Sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 45,509+
Billboard Japan 52,000+

Release history

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