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Famous (Taemin EP)

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Famous
EP by
Taemin
ReleasedAugust 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)
GenreJ-pop
Length20:42
LanguageJapanese
Label
Taemin chronology
Want
(2019) 		Famous
(2019) 		Never Gonna Dance Again
(2020)
Singles from Famous
  1. "Famous"
    Released: July 26, 2019

Famous is the third Japanese extended play (fifth overall) by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released digitally on August 4, 2019, with a physical release on August 28, 2019, through EMI Records Japan and Universal Music Japan.[1] The lead single and title track "Famous" was released on July 26, 2019, along with its music video.[2] Taemin promoted the album with the XTM Arena Tour.[3]

Promotion

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The lead single and title track "Famous" was released alongside its music video on July 26, 2019. The music video contains red imagery, including blood dripping as well as Taemin lying on red fabric and eating an apple.[4] A making-of documentary was released several days later.[3] In addition to Taemin's Japanese arena tour and release of the music video, pop-up stores were opened in four locations in Japan on August 3, 2019, selling limited-edition Taemin merchandise.[5] The album sold 54,305 copies during its first week of release according to Billboard Japan and was ranked first on both the weekly and daily Oricon album charts. This was Taemin's first release to reach first place on the Oricon weekly album chart.[6][7]

Track listing

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Famous track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Famous"Kami Kaoru
  • Didrik Thott
  • Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim3:00
2."Slave"Junji Ishiwatari
  • Daniel Kim
  • Takey (Strike)
Daniel Kim3:28
3."Tease"MEG.ME [ja]
  • Darren "Baby Dee Beats" Smith
  • Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim3:29
4."Exclusive"
Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)3:23
5."It's You"STY (Digz Inc.)
Maria Marcus4:03
6."Colours"Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Warren David Meyers (Audiofreaks)
  • Scott Russell Stoddart (Audiofreaks)
  • Kyler Niko (InnerV8 Musiq)
Audiofreaks3:19
Total length:20:42

Charts

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Chart performance for Famous
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 3

References

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  1. ^ "テミン（SHINee）45,000人を虜に 話題の最新曲「Famous」を東京ドームで初披露". Excite.co.jp (in Japanese). August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Martin, Annie (July 26, 2019). "SHINee singer Taemin shares edgy 'Famous' video". UPI. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "SHINeeテミン、無邪気な笑顔が印象的な「Famous」MVメイキング映像公開" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Martin, Annie (July 24, 2019). "SHINee singer Taemin teases 'Famous' video". UPI. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "SHINee テミン、3rdミニアルバム「FAMOUS」発売記念イベント「TAEMIN POPUP STORE @LOFT」開催". Music.jp (in Japanese). August 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "【ビルボード】嵐『ARASHI 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019』が5.6万枚で4度目のアルバム・セールス首位に テミン『FAMOUS』は僅差で2位". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "SHINeeのテミン、日本3rdミニアルバムが自身初の1位【オリコンランキング】". Oricon News. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-09-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/9/9". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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