Slayeon Strikes Again, Takes Over iTunes With Second Mini-Album Why

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

Taeyeon Takes Over iTunes Worldwide With Second Mini-Album

"Taeyeon’s second mini-album “Why” is already becoming a hot topic domestically and abroad!

When the album was released on June 28, it took No. 1 on the iTunes Album Chart in twelve countries, including Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Macau, Hong Kong, Brunei, and Cambodia.

“Why” also took No. 1 on the Pop Albums Chart in thirteen countries, including Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Panama, and Chile. It took No. 3 on the same chart in Canada and Sweden, No. 4 in the United States, Russia, Finland, and Mexico, No. 5 in Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil, No. 6 in Norway, No. 8 in Belarus, and No. 10 in the Netherlands.

Taeyeon will be making her comeback on music programs starting July 1 on “Music Bank.” Her choreography is said to be made by Kyle Hanagami, a famous choreographer.



Taeyeon will also be holding her first solo concert on July 9 and 10 at the Seoul Olympic Hall and another one in August in Busan."

- Soompi (see sources at end of post)

"Taeyeon is Set to Own Summer With 'Why'"  (Fuse)

The Girls' Generation leader is looking fiercer than ever with a new EP that boasts a mix of collaborators and sounds

Taeyeon made her first solo release in the fall of 2015 with with the stunning seasonal anthem "I," and today the Girls' Generation leader shows that she can own summer with a new track set to soundtrack the season.

"Why" fuses a delicious combo of sparse guitar strums and a woozy tropical-house beat. But like "I," the production is an ornament for Taeyeon's powerhouse vocals, which deliver precise harmonies and an emotional punch that many usually find missing from EDM cuts. At times the music does recall DJ Snake's "Middle," but the track finds a way to distinguish itself thanks to the vocal performance.

This song clearly has appeal past Taeyeon's native Korea: To date, the country hasn't let EDM jams like this have strong longevity, but we have a feeling America (and beyond) will totally embrace this all summer long.

More: Taeyeon's 10 Most Stylish Instagram Photos

The accompanying music video for "Why" also showcases a new side of Taeyeon, as the K-pop star gets goofy in a Los Angeles hotel pool, eats ice cream and plays on the wings in children's park, and lights fireworks in a desert, all in the name of letting go of a past love. Tae also displays a fiercer fashion style, rocking Moschino crop tops and a long flannel shirt that's is plastered with the phrase "Queen of Beers."

Why is the title track from Tayeon's new EP, which boasts a slew of genres and collaborators. Rising R&B singer Dean features on "Starlight," while Tae's Girls' Generation band mate Hyoyeon pops up on "Up & Down." Taeyeon previously teased the release of Why by releasing the bouncy "Starlight" as a buzz single featuring the two singers playing rebellious (but adorable) lovers. Watch that below, and stream Why on Spotify now.

Also, OP highly recommends MRJKPOP's entertaining album and song reaction/reviews on youtube (not just for Taeyeon) :

Thoughts on this review: My favorite song other than Why was also Good Thing, although I don't agree that it should've been one of the title tracks, I thought it was actually smart to pair up a duet/ballad like Starlight with a strong EDM track like Why.  Give 'em a bit of the familiar ballad sound Taeyeon is known for along with the more experimental, hard-hitting song you weren't expecting from her.

WHY MV Reaction & Review

Taeyeon ft. Dean Starlight Quick Review

Sources:
Soompi
Fuse
Nate News (Korean source for soompi article)
MRJKPOP

Comments

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

Ugh, anyone else find HTML impossible to figure out or is it just me? I can't get the paragraphs right, sorry about that, will try to improve for future posts. Fixed the sources, though, yay for small victories? ;^_^

[donutism.livejournal.com]

html is the worst sometimes

thanks for the post tho OP!

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

aw thank YOU for sympathizing with my html woes lol

[milkmp3.livejournal.com]

have you checked this (http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/15927482.html?format=light) out before? 👉😉👉✨

[lxvecrimes.livejournal.com]

yes angel!!!

also not dragging OP but im wondering if anyone else here hates reaction videos??? like i don't understand the appeal of watching someone froth or squeal over a music video like idk it makes me cringe SOOOO bad

[kamoteatmani.livejournal.com]

I love reaction videos! Sometimes it gives me a new perspective to songs because they can see something in it that I can't lol but sometimes it's just entertaining to see fellow Sone trash going nuts over it cuz where I live I really have any friends who's into kpop/taeyeon/snsd like I am :[

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

exactly! reaction videos are a love it or hate it kind of thing, but I think people whose friends don't enjoy kpop like reaction videos because it's like they're watching it with fellow fans. It's nice knowing that someone shares your enthusiasm for something, see whether they went crazy about the same thing you did, or cringed at the same time, noticed something you didn't etc. Of course there's such a thing as too much enthusiasm...some ott fans do give me second-hand embarrassment. MRJKPOP is really not that type of stan though. His taste isn't that much like mine but I like his in-depth musical analysis anyway, I wish there was more of that in kpop.

[kamoteatmani.livejournal.com]

Same same! I dont like the unnecessarily OTT stans who react on YouTube, but I do like in particular Dylan Jacob, because his reactions are funny and his bias is Taeyeon as well lol. But i remember this nice mv reaction to I last year by two girls who cried at the end cuz of how happy Taeyeon seemed at the video and omg I was crying with them :((( it was a nice little moment in my stan life lol

But I do really appreciate reactions like Mrjkpop. He seems to be a little more insightful with his reactions, commenting on more than just aesthetics. But i have heard reactions about him being particularly biased about SM artists.

[lxvecrimes.livejournal.com]

lmao fair call!! my bf has to put up with hearing my taeyeon talk hahaha

[kamoteatmani.livejournal.com]

Thank god my bf is also a kpop fan but he keeps telling me Luna >>>> Taeyeon and thar I should ready myself for RV to come save kpop cuz I keep telling him that everyone is now officially irrelevant because of Taeyeons album lol

[lxvecrimes.livejournal.com]

hahahaha!i love rv, ever since they came out! i hope they come out with another upbeat jam, i like their 'red' side more than their 'velvet'. also aw haha can't say i would agree with your bf lol! im not a luna or fx fan, so taeyeons always gonna be on top for me 💗

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

It's really a love-it-or-hate-it kind of thing ;) Some of these videos can be really embarrassing, but MRJKPOP isn't the frothing or squealing type of fan. He just analyzes the music, the mixing and mastering, vocal performance. You might often disagree with him on his taste but I do appreciate the geekiness of breaking down a song the way he does and pointing out things people who aren't musically literate (like me) wouldn't usually notice. And if you do notice something but you don't have the vocabulary to describe it, you can learn a thing or two watching his videos.

[lxvecrimes.livejournal.com]

thanks for the reply! maybe I will check out what he has to say, i do like a good analysis haha

[kamoteatmani.livejournal.com]

I know Korea didn't make Why blow up as much as they did with I (maybe cuz of SMTM and Zion T but the charts are so ugh it didn't even come out on Monkey3 until 2 days later and by then it's already gone down to #4 on Melon) but man this entire album just literally brightened my week up like I'm not even picking fights with my boyfriend for being so busy anymore lol

Good Thing was also my #2 song on the album but Fashion was also really good along with Night. Interestingly enough Why, Good Thing, and Fashion, were all produced by LDN Noise. It makes sense since those were my top 3 sorry Dean lol. I like MRJKPOP's commentary on it, I've been trying to address the disconnect between her vocals and the EDM background (but unlike some omona comments I still do think it worked together, it just didn't scream EDM to me and I was trying to figure out what sound it gave off) and when he said that it definitely gave that folk indie vibe I totally got it lol

While I really loved I and it's still my #1 Taeyeon release this album just speaks to me more than I ever did and I'm so glad I pre-ordered this album becausethe only songs I was meh about was Hands on Me and Up and Down but I don't particularly hate it lol 8((((

I have so many feelings about this comeback I can't wait for tomorrow to see my fairy queen doing choreo

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

I loved that about Why, too, the contrast between the heavy EDM and the sweet "indie singer/songwriter" (as MRJ put it) vibes, mixing the acoustic guitar in and everything. Taeyeon's voice is just the right amount of sweet and powerful to pull that off imo. I was also thrilled that he pointed out the part just before the bridge where Taeyeon kills the lead vocals, it was the part of the song that made me go "ok, I'm sold" the first time I listened to it.

Yeah it's not surprising but it is disappointing that Korea didn't go as crazy for Why as they did for I, though once Taeng shows what she and Kyle Hanagami came up with for the live performances, people might get more excited? I think she still has to prove to Korea she's not just good with ballads :/

I'm really happy about the album, too. I just wish SM would stop promoting Hyoyeon, or really anyone in soshi, as rappers, it's just really not their thing. I actually like Hyoyeon's low-register singing voice.

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

i silently cried when zion t released his song and he's gonna hold the top spot for awhile
i'm glad she's still within the top 10. bc of monkey 3 we couldn't even get 1 all kill so that's sad

[kamoteatmani.livejournal.com]

I was internally raging from the monkey3 charts cuz WHY (why why) u gotta be like this i want her to get an all kill :((( but at some point in the first 48 hours she was #1 everywhere else. Now Zion T is here... :(

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

i'm excited to see her hanteo numbers once fans start bulk buying on july 1st
considering people aren't bulk buying until that date she's not doing bad for live sales
she's sold 11k+ so far and i wonder how far that number is expected to jump once july hits

[yoonjeonghan.livejournal.com]

own those intl charts girl!
she's still in top 10 of aus pop charts which is amazing tbh i don't think i've ever seen a kpop album on any of the australian charts

[mylovebelt.livejournal.com]

I never watch mrjkpop video tbh but I'm going to give them a try!

I just love this album soooo much, like I'm so happy with it and I'm so excited to see her on music shows and then her concert fancams and... Sigh I just love her ;; I'm glad it's doing well

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

she's doing well physically, nobody doubted that, but what's up with her digitals? it's not even just smtm, even cheer up is charting higher than starlight and why, and that's a two month old song. i'm seriously surprised, she did so well with i thought she'd do better even tho korea doesn't particularly like edm (then again korea loved lovey dovey and that's pure edm).