Taeyeon’s ‘Something New’ tops charts in 12 countries
SEOUL: Taeyeon’s latest album EP has topped iTunes charts in 12 countries, her pumped-up publicists have announced.
Something New, her third solo EP and her first record since This Christmas? Winter Is Coming EP released in December, has topped iTunes charts in Chile, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam and Cambodia, according to her publicists at S.M. Entertainment
Along with the neo soul title track, the six-track album also includes All Night Long, Baram X 3, One Day, Circus” and an instrumental version of Something New.
The music video for Something New shows a new side to Taeyeon, featuring the K-pop star as a femme fatale in an action flick-style short where she has to take on several adversaries, throwing punches and bashing hammers as she does so.
It ends with Taeyeong throwing suitcases off a cliff and shooting them, clay-pigeon style, revealing that she’s throwing away money and other items before she runs into the ocean. The video correlates to the song’s motivational lyrics.
“It’s special in itself/ So what if it’s a bit different,” she sings. “You don’t need to work hard to/ Change for someone else.”
The neo soul single is a neat example of how Taeyeon
It’s special in itself/ So what if it’s a bit different. You don’t need to work hard to/ Change for someone else. Taeyeon in ‘Something New’
continues to grow as an artist, pushing herself to explore new styles of music through which she can deliver up expressive vocals and lyrics.
Its ethereal, vocoder- affected opening recalls that of Imogen Heap’s Hide and Seek, and leads into a warm, ‘ 90s-inspired soft pop and funk track. With a lilting hook in the form of the chanting “na-na-na-na” refrain, the chorus sweeps over groovy synths and leads into a melody fronted by jazzy instrumentals and rhythmic bass. Sonically, it’s truly Something New from Taeyeon.
Taeyeon is currently touring Japan.