Voice (stylized as VOICE) is the debut Japanese extended play and the fifth overall by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released digitally on May 13, 2019, by SM Entertainment Japan, and physically on June 5 by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records.[1]
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Released | May 13, 2019 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 22:04 | |||
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Singles from Voice | ||||
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"Voice" on YouTube |
Background and release
editOn April 12, 2019, it was announced that Taeyeon would release her first Japanese EP in June. The album includes the title track "Voice" for a total of six tracks. It was released in three editions: First Limited Edition A (Live Edition/CD+DVD); First Limited Edition B (Visual Edition/CD+DVD/Photobook); and the Normal CD.[2]
Commercial performance
editJapan
editVoice debuted and peaked at number 6 on Oricon's Digital Albums Chart with 1,134 download albums sold.[5] It also debuted number 30 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart and peaked at number 6 in its second week.[6][7] It also debuted and peaked at number 7 on Billboard Japan's Top Download Albums and at number 4 on Top Albums Sales with 19,330 estimated copies sold nationwide.[8][9]
The EP debuted at number 2 on Oricon's Daily Albums Chart with 14,692 physical copies sold.[10] The album debuted at number 6 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 17,174 physical copies sold in its first week.[11]
Other territories
editThe EP debuted at number 11 on Billboard's World Albums chart for the week ending May 25, 2019.[12]
Track listing
editCredits adapted from Naver
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Voice" |
| 3:11 | ||
2. | "I Found You" | 3:51 | |||
3. | "Horizon" |
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| 3:51 | |
4. | "Vanilla" |
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| 4:01 |
5. | "Turnt and Burnt" |
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| 3:00 | |
6. | "Signal" |
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| 4:10 | |
Total length: | 22:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "「TAEYEON -JAPAN SHOW CASE TOUR 2018–」" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "「Voice」" (Music Video & Visual Makings) |
Charts
editChart (2019) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 6 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[7] | 6 |
US World Albums (Billboard)[12] | 11 |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | May 13, 2019 | Digital download, streaming | SM Entertainment Japan |
Japan | June 5, 2019 | CD, CD+DVD | Universal Music Japan, EMI Records |
References
edit- ^ "Voice [通常盤][Cd] - テヨン - Universal Music Japan".
- ^ "Girls' Generation's Taeyeon 『VOICE』To Be Released on June 5, First Images Released". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "VOICE by TAEYEON" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "VOICE". wmelon.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2019年05月13日~2019年05月19日". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts - Week of 2019/05/22". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts - Week of 2019/06/12". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums | Charts - Week of 2019/05/22". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts - Week of 2019/06/12". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "2019/06/04付 オリコンデイリー アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019年06月03日~2019年06月09日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. June 3–9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "World Music: Top World Albums Chart - May 19-25, 2019". Billboard. May 19–25, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.