Don't Say No (EP)

Don't Say No is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Seohyun. It was released by SM Entertainment on January 17, 2017. The EP marked the official solo debut of Seohyun, who had been known as a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation for ten years.

Don't Say No
EP by
Seohyun
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
Recorded2016
SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length23:20
Language
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man (exec.)
Singles from Don't Say No
  1. "Don't Say No"
    Released: January 17, 2017

Composition

The EP consists of seven tracks, of which six were written by Seohyun.[1][2] Talking about the EP, she said, "The theme of the album is love. I want to show 100% of my emotions by writing all the songs because [S.M. Entertainment] is so strict; I have to say that I have had to adhere to the concept at all times being part of Girls' Generation."[3] The opening track "Don't Say No" is an R&B and dance pop song featuring a "funky" piano rhythm. Songs "Hello", "Magic", and "Lonely Love" are inspired by 1990s pop and R&B genres. "Love & Affection" features piano and bass, while "Bad Love" is a mid-tempo track, and "Moonlight" is an uptempo number.[4]

Release and promotion

On January 10, 2017, Seohyun was announced to be debuting as a solo singer with Don't Say No, becoming the third Girls' Generation member to have released a solo album, after Taeyeon and Tiffany.[5] On January 13, the album's track list was released, revealing that South Korean singer Eric Nam is featured on one of the tracks. A promotional showcase for the album, where Seohyun performed "Magic", "Lonely Love" and "Don't Say No" for the first time, was held at SM COEX Artium in Seoul on January 16.[6] Don't Say No and the title track's music video were released digitally on January 17. The next day, physical copies became available at retail outlets.

Seohyun made her debut performances at South Korean weekly music TV shows from January 19 to 22.[7] She later held a residency show titled "Love, Still – Seohyun", part of "The Agit" series of residency shows by S.M. Entertainment artists, at S.M. COEX Artium from February 24 to 26 to promote the EP.[8]

Commercial performance

Don't Say No debuted atop the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and reached number 3 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. It later placed at number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of January 2017 with 33,041 physical copies sold.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Don't Say No"Kenzie
3:13
2."Hello" (featuring Eric Nam)
  • Andrew Underberg
  • Felicia Barton
  • Andrew Choi
3:18
3."Magic"Seohyun
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Ellen Berg Tollbom
  • Hjalmar Wilen
3:33
4."Lonely Love" (혼자하는 사랑)Seohyun
3:39
5."Love & Affection"Seohyun
  • Johan Gustafsson
  • Fredrik Haggstam
  • Sebastian Lundberg
  • Hayley Aitken
  • Lauren Dyson
  • Trinity
2:48
6."Bad Love"Seohyun
  • James Wong
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Sidnie Tipton
3:17
7."Moonlight" (달빛)Seohyun
3:32
Total length:23:20

Charts

Sales
Chart (2017) Sales
South Korean (Gaon)[14] 33,369
Japan (Oricon)[15] 1,791

Release history
RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide[16] January 17, 2017 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
South Korea[17] January 18, 2017 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music

See also

References
  1. Don't Say No (liner notes) (in Korean). Seohyun. S.M. Entertainment. 2017.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Kim So-yeon (January 12, 2017). "SNSD Seohyun to drop solo album". Korea Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. "서현 '소녀시대 10주년에 솔로…막내 아닌 신인가수'" (in Korean). Yonhap. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. Kim Su-jeong (January 16, 2017). "소녀시대 서현, 10년 만에 '화려한 솔로'로 피다 (종합)" (in Korean). No Cut News. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. Hong Se-young (January 10, 2017). "서현, 솔로로 전격 데뷔…17일 'Don't Say No' 발표". Sports DongA (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. Chang Dong-woo (January 16, 2017). "Girls' Generation's Seohyun fired up for solo debut". Yonhap News. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  7. "소녀시대 서현, 오늘 '엠카' 통해 신곡 무대 방송 첫 공개". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  8. Woo Bin (February 27, 2017). "서현, 팬들 마음 완벽하게 훔친 시간..'Love, Still Seohyun' 성료". Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  9. "Gaon Album Chart - January 2017". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  10. "Oricon Ranking Service 'You Big Tree'" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  11. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2017" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017.
  12. "World Albums – February 4, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  13. "Heatseekers Albums – February 4, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  14. "Year-end 2017 Album Chart (see #97)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  15. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  16. "Don't Say No – The 1st Mini Album by Seohyun". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  17. "서현 소녀시대 10주년 소회 밝혀, 개인 솔로 활동은?". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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