Baekhyun (EP)

Baekhyun (stylized in all caps) is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on January 20, 2021, by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax. The album features six tracks, including the lead single "Get You Alone".^[2]

Baekhyun
Digital and Get you alone version cover
EP by Baekhyun
Released	January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
Studio	Doobdoob (Seoul) InGrid (Seoul) SM LVYIN (Seoul) SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	23:09
Language	Japanese English
Label	Avex Trax SM Japan
Baekhyun chronology
Delight (2020) Baekhyun (2021) Bambi (2021)
Singles from Baekhyun
"Get You Alone" Released: January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)

Background and release

Baekhyun debuted as a solo artist in July 2019, with City Lights, and has since released two extended plays in South Korea, both of which were commercially successful domestically and internationally.^[3] His second extended play, Delight sold over 1,000,000 copies, making it the first South Korean soloist album to do so in 19 years, and one of the best-selling albums in South Korea.^[4]

On November 10, 2020, Baekhyun announced his Japanese debut through a short video message which was uploaded to Exo's official Japanese Twitter account.^[5] Following the announcement, Avex revealed the album covers and tracklist. The album was released in a total of six editions: five CDs and one CD+DVD. Pre-orders for the first press limited edition began on the same day.^[6] The music video for lead single "Get You Alone" premiered on Baekhyun's concert Baekhyun: Light on January 3, 2021.^[7] The next day, the single was released along with its music video.^[8][9]

Live performance

On January 3, 2021, before the album's and the title track's release, Baekhyun performed "Get You Alone" on his solo concert for the first time.^[10]

Track listing

Adapted from Exo's official website.^[2]

Baekhyun track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Get You Alone"	Junji Ishiwatari	Andy Love Harold "Alawn" Philippon	Harold "Alawn" Philippon	4:06
2.	"Addicted"	Hiromitsu Toyosaki	Deez [ko] Alexander Karlsson (JeL) Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)	JeL	3:48
3.	"Whippin'"	Mahiro (Supa Love)	Deez (SOULTRiii) [ko] Yunsu (SOULTRiii) Saay (SOULTRiii)	SOULTRiii	3:51
4.	"Drown"	Hiromitsu Toyosaki	Frederik Jyll (GL Music)	Frederik Jyll (GL Music)	3:42
5.	"Disappeared"	miwaflower (miwa*)	David Amber Andreas Öberg JJ Evans (Joombas)	David Amber Andreas Öberg	3:18
6.	"Stars"	Iren Miyagawa (Supa Love)	Erik Lidbom [simple; ja] Andrew Choi	Erik Lidbom [simple; ja]	4:14
Total length:					23:09

DVD

1. Get You Alone -Music Video-
2. Off Shot Movie

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Baekhyun Chart (2021) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 2 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[12] 2

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Baekhyun Chart (2021) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 5 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Baekhyun Chart (2021) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 82

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Baekhyun

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[15]	Gold	49,431[16]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Japan	January 20, 2021	CD DVD	Avex Trax	[17]
Various		Digital download streaming

References

1. Kang, Ji-na (January 19, 2021). "엑소 백현, 일본 첫 미니앨범 20일 발매" [EXO's Baekhyun Releases Japan's First Mini Album on the 20th]. Newsis (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
2. "BAEKHYUN 1st ALBUM「BAEKHYUN」2021年1月20日リリース". exo-jp.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
3. "엑소 백현, 두 번째 미니앨범 'Delight' 5월 25일 발매". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
4. "엑소 백현, 그룹 이어 솔로도 '밀리언셀러' 등극…서태지 이후 20년만 [공식입장]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
5. "EXO Japan Official Twitter". Twitter (in Japanese). 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
6. "BAEKHYUN｜待望の日本初1stミニアルバムが2021年1月20日発売！｜先着タワレコ特典「クリアファイル(全1種/Disappeared Ver.）」今ならDVD付きはオンライン限定10％オフ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
7. Kim, Miji (January 4, 2021). ""첫 솔로콘, 꿈 같아"…백현, 고퀄리티 무대부터 엑소 '컴백' 암시까지(비욘드라이브)[종합]" ["The first solo con, like a dream"... Baekhyun, from high quality stage to EXO's comeback suggestion (Beyond Live)]. XSports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
8. "BAEKHYUN ベクヒョン 'Get You Alone' MV - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
9. "BAEKHYUN - Get You Alone". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
10. ""내가 봐도 나 다 잘해"…백현, '천재 아이돌' 증명한 첫 솔로콘서트[백현 비욘드라이브②]". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
11. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-02-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
12. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/02/01 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2021.
13. "Oricon Monthly album ranking – January 2021" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
14. 年間 アルバムランキング 2021年度 [Yearly album ranking – 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
15. "Japanese album certifications – BAEKHYUN – BAEKHYUN" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 14, 2021. Select 2021年1月 on the drop-down menu
16. • "月間 アルバムランキング 2021年01月度". January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
    • "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2013年7月" RIAJ Japan January 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-18 (in Japanese)
17. "Baekhyun Japan 1st Mini Album". Avex Trax (in Japanese). January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.