Solo (EP)

Solo (stylized as SOLO) is the second Korean EP of South Korean singer Heo Young-saeng. It was released on May 22, 2012 under B2M Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment The album was later released in Taiwan on August 24, 2012 under Warner Music Taiwan.

SOLO
Solo cover
EP by
Heo Young-saeng
ReleasedMay 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
GenreK-pop, Medium pop, RnB
LanguageKorean
LabelLOEN Entertainment
Warner Music Taiwan
ProducerB2M Entertainment
Heo Young-saeng chronology
Let It Go
(2011)		 SOLO
(2012)		 Life
(2013)
Music video
"Crying" on YouTube

Background and development

After the release of his debut solo album Let It Go in May 2011, Heo turned to acting. He made his musical debut in The Three Musketeers in November 2011[1] and made his first drama appearance on KBS's daily sitcom I Need A Fairy (or Sent From Heaven) in February 2012.[2] He also contributed to that drama's original soundtrack with the release of "Love Song".

In the midst of the sitcom, B2M Entertainment started announcing Heo's upcoming album release via Twitter. It announced his comeback with the tweet: "He is Back D-DAY 13",[3] and another one stating: "120522 YS 2nd mini album [SOLO] release...R U Ready??", accompanied by a photo of Heo.[4] Both tweets were posted on May 9. B2M continued updating fans by posting image teasers of Heo Young-saeng on Twitter.[5][6] A 31-second music video teaser was then uploaded on YouTube on May 17, showing Heo dancing and accompanied by snippets of the song.[7]

Heo's agency announced that Heo had participated in the planning, concept, and production for the upcoming EP.[8] His personal friend Steven Lee, who worked with SS501 to create songs such as "Love Ya" and "Love Like This" for their albums, produced four out of the five songs on SOLO.[9]

Release and promotion

"K-Pop these days is full of idols... but I think male solo singers are particularly rare. I want to work hard to strengthen male solo artists, and be a help to juniors preparing solo ventures. I want to be a sunbae that shows his juniors how to push forward." — Heo Young-saeng[10]

SOLO was officially released on May 22, 2012.[11] The four-minute and nine-second music video of the title track, "Crying", was uploaded to YouTube the same day.[12] Filming of the music video took place overseas, using a helicopter camera to shoot the wide panorama.[13]

The medium-tempo pop and R&B song "Crying" was composed by Steven Lee, with lyrics by Heo.[14] The song describes a man's undying love for his past lover despite their broken relationship.[15] Heo mentioned that he liked to do light rock music, but he did not have the chance to include it in the album.[10]

Heo returned to the stage on KBS' Music Bank, performing "Crying" live on June 1.[16] He performed the track on other South Korean weekly music programs, including SBS' Inkigayo[17] and Mnet's M Countdown.[18]

Chart performance

The album peaked at number four on Gaon Album Chart during the first week of its release starting on May 20, 2012,[19] and remained among the top 100 albums for two months.[20] It eventually landed at 82 on the Gaon Yearly Album Charts for 2012.[21] The single "Crying" landed at 39 on Gaon Single Chart for the first week of its release and ranked among the top 100 singles for two weeks.[22]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intimidated"Kim Tae-wanBrent Pascke, Gabe Lopez, Jimmy RichardTae Wan a.k.a. C-Luv03:00
2."Crying" (크라잉; Keuraing)Heo Young-saeng, Kim Tae-wanSteven LeeSteven Lee04:09
3."Maria [눈물나무]"Ha WonSteven LeeSteven Lee, Park Se-hyun05:21
4."Hello Mello [Only Love]"Lee Seung-jaeSteven LeeSteven Lee04:06
5."Crying" (Instrumental) Steven LeeSteven Lee04:09
Taiwan CD+DVD Edition: Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Crying MV" 
2."Solo Teaser" 
3."Exclusive footage" 
4."A special visit" 

Music videos
  • "Crying"

Release history
CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
WorldwideMay 22, 2012B2M Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment		Digital download[23]
South KoreaCD[24]
TaiwanAugust 24, 2012Warner Music TaiwanCD[25]
CD+DVD[26]

Charts

References
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