''Press It'' is the debut
studio album by South Korean singer
Taemin
Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and ...
. It was released on February 23, 2016, by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
. The title song for the album is "Press Your Number".
Background and release
On February 15, 2016, SM Entertainment announced Taemin would release his first full album entitled ''Press It'' on February 23. On February 22, a performance video for "Drip Drop" was uploaded to YouTube. The official music video for the album's single, "Press Your Number", came out the next day on February 23. 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.
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
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical ...
, with composition by
The Stereotypes
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. The demo was originally made years prior and was purchased by SM Entertainment.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. 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 his bandmate
Jonghyun. 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. The final song on the album, "Hypnosis", was originally supposed to be included on Taemin's debut EP ''
Ace
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''.
Release and critical reception
''Press It'' reached number one on
Gaon Album Chart.
On the US ''Billboard'' charts, ''Press It'' debuted at number two on the World Albums chart
and number seven on the Heatseekers chart.
On March 1, Taemin received his first music show award for "Press Your Number" on SBS's ''The Show''
and during the same week won awards for ''
Show Champion'',
''
M! Countdown
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B ...
'',
and ''
Music Bank
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* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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''.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Accolades
Release history
References
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2016 albums
Taemin albums