''Press It'' is the debut
studio album
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by South Korean singer
Taemin. It was released on February 23, 2016, by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...
. 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, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, R ...
, 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 The demo was originally made years prior and was purchased by SM Entertainment.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. 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''.
Release and critical reception
''Press It'' reached number one on
Gaon Album Chart
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.
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
''Show Champion'' () is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.
Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung (January 30, 2013 – ...
'',
''
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leete ...
'',
and ''
Music Bank''.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Accolades
Release history
References
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2016 albums
Taemin albums
Albums produced by Lee Soo-man