Press It is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released on February 23, 2016, by SM Entertainment.[3] The title song for the album is "Press Your Number".
On February 15, 2016, SM Entertainment announced Taemin would release his first full album entitled Press It on February 23.[4] On February 22, a performance video for "Drip Drop" was uploaded to YouTube.[5] The official music video for the album's single, "Press Your Number", came out the next day on February 23.[6] Prior to the album and "Press Your Number" music video release, Taemin performed two showcases for the press and fans on February 22. The fan showcase was streamed live through Naver's V app.[7]
Composition[]
Press It was produced over the course of a year and a half. The title track, "Press Your Number", was originally written by Bruno Mars, with composition by The Stereotypes. The demo was originally made years prior and was purchased by SM Entertainment. Taemin said that he did not meet with Mars to work on the song.[8] Taemin did, however, pen new lyrics for the song in order to appeal to the Korean market. In addition, another song given to him for this album was "Already", written and composed by Shinee's Jonghyun.[9] While on Jonghyun's Blue Night radio show, Taemin talked about how he took special care in selecting every song on the album himself, even though he didn't write them all. "Soldier" was the first song he had written for an album and it was conceived during his travels abroad.[10] During an interview, Taemin mentioned that one of the songs from this album was originally supposed to be included on his Ace EP, but he decided to save it for later. On Kim Changryeol's Old School Radio, he revealed that the song was "Hypnosis".[11]
Release and critical reception[]
Press It reached number one on Gaon Album Chart.[12] On the US Billboard charts, Press It debuted at number two on the World Albums chart[13] and number seven on the Heatseekers chart.[14] On March 1, Taemin received his first music show award for "Press Your Number" on SBS's The Show[15] and during the same week won awards for Show Champion,[16]M! Countdown,[17] and Music Bank.[18]
^Sun, Mi-kyung (15 February 2016). "샤이니 태민, 23일 솔로 컴백 확정..첫 정규음반" [Shinee Taemin's solo comeback confirmed for the 23rd... first studio album]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 15 February 2016 – via Naver.
^Park, Pan-seok (1 March 2016). "'두데' 태민 "브루노 마스와 직접 만나지 않았다"" [Taemin: "I didn't meet Bruno Mars in person"]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^Lee, So-dam (25 February 2016). "'컬투쇼' 태민 "종현 가사..나이 많은 형들이 좋아해"" ['Cultwo Show' Taemin: Older brothers like Jonghyun's lyrics]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^Lee, Yong-su (2 March 2016). "'올드스쿨' 태민 "앨범 마지막 곡, 저번 앨범에 수록 안된 곡"" ['Old School' Taemin: "The last song on the album was supposed to be included in the previous album"]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via Naver.
^ Jump up to: abPark, So-young (1 March 2016). "태민, 컴백 동시 '더쇼' 1위..트로피 접수 시동 걸렸다" [Taemin takes 1st place on 'The Show' while making his comeback]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ Jump up to: abJung, Ji-won (2 March 2016). "'쇼챔피언' 태민 1위, 여자친구 떠난 자리 새로운 왕좌" [Taemin takes 1st place on 'Show Champion', dethroning GFriend]. X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ Jump up to: abKang, Hee-jung (3 March 2016). "태민, 솔로로 '엠카' 첫 1위..마마무 눌렀다" [Taemin wins on 'M Countdown' for the first time as a soloist, beating Mamamoo]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ Jump up to: abPark, So-hyun (4 March 2016). "'뮤직뱅크' 태민 벌써 4관왕…여자친구도 함께 축하" [Taemin wins his 4th trophy on 'Music Bank', celebrates with GFriend]. X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
