''Don't Say No'' is the debut

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by South Korean singer

Seohyun Seo Ju-hyun (; born June 28, 1991), known professionally as Seohyun, is a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which ...

. It was released by

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on January 17, 2017. The EP marked the official solo debut of Seohyun, who had been known as a member of South Korean girl group

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for ten years.

Composition

The EP consists of seven tracks, of which six were written by Seohyun. Talking about the EP, she said, "The theme of the album is love. I want to show 100% of my emotions by writing all the songs because M Entertainmentis so strict; I have to say that I have had to adhere to the concept at all times being part of Girls' Generation." The opening track "Don't Say No" is a R&B and

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song featuring a "funky"

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rhythm. Songs "Hello", "Magic", and "Lonely Love" are inspired by 1990s

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and R&B genres. "Love & Affection" features piano and

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, while "Bad Love" is a mid-tempo track, and "Moonlight" is an uptempo number.

Release and promotion

On January 10, 2017, Seohyun was announced to be debuting as a solo singer with ''Don't Say No'', becoming the third

member to have released a solo album, after

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and Tiffany. On January 13, the album's track list was released, revealing that South Korean singer

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was featured on one of the tracks. A promotional showcase for the album, where Seohyun performed "Magic", "Lonely Love" and "Don't Say No" for the first time, was held at SM Coex Artium in Seoul on January 16. ''Don't Say No'' and the title track's music video were released digitally on January 17. The next day, physical copies became available at retail outlets. The EP was promoted on multiple Korean music shows, with her first performing "Don't Say No" and "Magic" on the 19th on ''

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''. She then appeared on ''Music Bank'' on the 20th. The following day, she performed "Don't Say No" and "Lonely Love" on the program ''

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''. Her final appearance for the EP on shows was on ''

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''. She later held a

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titled Love, Still – Seohyun, part of

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series of residency shows by SM Entertainment artists, at SM Coex Artium from February 24 to 26 to promote the EP.

Commercial performance

''Don't Say No'' debuted atop the South Korean

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and reached number three on the ''

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'' World Albums Chart. It later placed at number five on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of January 2017 with 33,041 physical copies sold.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Sales

Accolades

Release history

References

External links

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