Not Alone (Park Jung-min song)

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"Not Alone"
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Not Alone cover
Single by Park Jung-min
from the album The, Park Jung Min
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
Recorded2010-2011 in Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, dance, classical, [1] orchestral [2]
Length22:02
Label CNr Media
LOEN Entertainment (Korea)
Yamaha Music Media (Japan)
Sony Music (Taiwan)
Songwriter(s) Park Jung-min, Shinsadong Tiger
Producer(s) Shinsadong Tiger
Park Jung-min singles chronology
"Not Alone"
(2011)
"Beautiful"
(2012)
Music video
"Not Alone" on YouTube

Not Alone is the debut Korean solo single of Park Jung-min of South Korean boy band SS501. It was released on 20 January 2011 by CNr Media and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The single album was originally planned to be released on 25 November 2010, but due to the rising tensions between South Korea and North Korea, Park and his company decided to push back his album release and promotions to the beginning of 2011. [3]

Contents

Park Jung-min joined hands with the star producer Shinsadong Tiger in order to create the single album. Park is also involved in the album production as a lyricist. From the title song "Not Alone" to "넌 알고 있니" and "내 하루는 매일매일 크리스마스", Park Jung-min personally participated in the composition of the lyrics.

The single was also released in Japan on 17 February 2011. The release is in the form of a CD Book, which combines a physical CD along with an 8-page A5 sized photo book.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Not Alone" Park Jung-min Shinsadong Tiger Shinsadong Tiger 3:53
2."넌 알고 있니 (Do You Know?)" Park Jung-min Shinsadong Tiger Shinsadong Tiger 3:43
3."내 하루는 매일매일 크리스마스 (Every Day is Christmas)" Park Jung-min, Kang Hyun-minKang Hyun-minKang Hyun-min3:24
4."Not Alone" (Instrumental)  Shinsadong Tiger Shinsadong Tiger 3:54
5."넌 알고 있니 (Do You Know?)" (Instrumental)  Shinsadong Tiger Shinsadong Tiger 3:43
6."내 하루는 매일매일 크리스마스 (Every Day is Christmas)" (Instrumental) Kang Hyun-minKang Hyun-min3:22
Total length:22:02
Japan Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Not Alone" (Japanese version) 
2."君は知ってる?~届かないメッセージ~ (Do You Know?)" (Japanese version) 
3."毎日クリスマス (Everyday is Christmas)" (Japanese version) 
4."Not Alone" (Instrumental) 
5."君は知ってる?~届かないメッセージ~ (Do You Know?)" (Instrumental) 
6."毎日クリスマス (Everyday is Christmas)" (Instrumental) 

Music videos

Release history

CountryDateFormatDistributing label
South Korea 20 January 2011 CD, digital download LOEN Entertainment
Worldwide digital download
Japan [4] 22 January 2011 CD
17 February 2011 CD Yamaha Music Media (Japan Edition)
Taiwan 28 January 2011 CD Sony Music (Taiwan Edition)

Charts

AlbumPeak position
Gaon Weekly Album Chart [5] Gaon Monthly Album Chart [6] Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart [7] G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart [8] G-music Combo Chart [9]
Not Alone354 (Taiwan edition)25

Sales and certifications

Chart (Not Alone)Units soldNotes
Gaon16,439+Statistics from January to February 2011
Hanteo17,500+Statistics from January to September 2011

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