Something New (EP)

Something New is the third extended play and the fourth overall by South Korean singer Taeyeon. The album was released on June 18, 2018, by SM Entertainment and consists of six tracks including the title track of the same name, "Something New".^[1]

Something New
EP by Taeyeon
Released	June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)
Genre	Pop R&B neo soul
Length	20:53
Language	Korean
Label	SM
Producer	Lee Soo-man (exec.)
Taeyeon chronology
This Christmas: Winter Is Coming (2017) Something New (2018) Voice (2019)
Singles from Something New
"Something New" Released: June 18, 2018
Music video
"Something New" on YouTube

Background and release

On June 12, 2018, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon's third EP would be released on June 18, 2018.^[2] This will mark Taeyeon's first EP released after her last album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming, released in December 2017.^[3] On June 14, 2018, the music video teaser for the title track "Something New" was released and has attracted attention for its cinematography.^[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

CD^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Something New"	Ji Yu-ri	Dem Jointz Macy Maloy Ryan S. Jhun	Dem Jointz Yoo Young-jin	3:20
2.	"All Night Long" (저녁의 이유; Jeonyeok-ui Iyu; lit. Reason for the Evening) (featuring Lucas of NCT)	Kenzie	Kenzie Michael Woods (Rice n' Peas) Kevin White (Rice n' Peas) MZMC Yinette Claudette Mendez	Rice n' Peas	3:42
3.	"바람 바람 바람" (Baram X 3)	Jo Yoon-kyung	Karen Poole Sonny J. Mason Emily Warren	Sonny J. Mason	3:28
4.	"One Day" (너의 생일; Neoui Saeng-il; lit. Your Birthday)	Jo Yoon-kyung	Mike Woods (Rice n' Peas) Kevin White (Rice n' Peas) MZMC Andrew Bazzi (Rice n' Peas & The Heavy Group) Kiana Brown (The Heavy Group) Yinette Claudette Mendez	Rice n' Peas	3:30
5.	"Circus"	Jo Yoon-kyung	Denniz Jamm Allison Kaplan Le'mon (Joombas)	Denniz Jamm	3:54
6.	"Something New" (Instrumental)		Dem Jointz Macy Maloy Ryan S. Jhun	Dem Jointz Yoo Young-jin	2:59
Total length:					20:53

Charts

Weekly Chart (2018) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] 3

Monthly charts Chart (2018) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 8 Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 63

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
South Korea	June 18, 2018	CD digital download	SM Entertainment	[9]
Various		Digital download		[10]

References

1. "Taeyeon hints more on upcoming release". Korea Herald.
2. "[공식] '믿듣탱' 태연의 여름 선물, 18일 세 번째 미니 앨범 공개". Sports DongA. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
3. "Taeyeon-new album". Yonhap News. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
4. "믿듣탱' 소녀시대 태연, 신곡 'Something New' 공개 카운트다운 돌입". Break News (in Korean). 15 June 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
5. "Something New - The 3rd Mini Album" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
6. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 25, 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2018.
7. "2018년 06월 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
8. "2018년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
9. "Something New - The 3rd Mini Album by Taeyeon". Melon. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
10. "Something New - The 3rd Mini Album - EP". iTunes Store. 18 June 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.