SM Entertainment Was Against Releasing Taeyeon's 'INVU' — Here's How She Convinced Them
Before Taeyeon released her title track "INVU," SM Entertainment was actually against it.
Keep on reading to know how she convinced them.
Taeyeon Had to Convince SM Entertainment to Release 'INVU'
Back in February of this year, Girls' Generation member Taeyeon dropped her third studio album, "INVU," which features a total of 13 tracks, including a lead single of the same name.
Although "INVU" is the title track of her album, Taeyeon revealed that her label SM Entertainment was once against releasing the song as part of her studio album.
In fact, when they were deciding which songs to include in the album, all of the staff members voted against "INVU," with Taeyeon being the only one wanting to release the song.
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As this was the case, the Girls' Generation leader had to find a way to convince the staff members to allow her to release the song and even revealed what she did to do so.
"I was confident [in the song] and felt like I had to convince and persuade the staff members. So I sang the song while acting to express the song a bit better," Taeyeon shared.
After that, Taeyeon easily convinced the staff members to allow her to release the song. And from then on, Taeyeon shared that it was easy to work on the album. However, the staff members did continue to express their worry about the song and told Taeyeon that all she was left to do was convince the public with "INVU."
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Taeyeon's 'INVU' Was Well-Received by the Public
In contrast to SM Entertainment's concerns with the song's success, "INVU" performed well on both domestic and international music charts.
"INVU" peaked at No. 1 on Gaon's Digital Chart, as well as at No. 8 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart and No. 138 on Billboard's Global Excl. U.S. chart. In addition, "INVU" also entered several Billboard charts worldwide, including in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Taeyeon even won Gaon's Artist of the Year Award under the music category in February, as well as ranking first on the Gaon Digital Comprehensive Chart in March.
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Upon learning that "INVU" almost didn't make it in the album's final track listing, numerous fans expressed how glad they were that Taeyeon was able to convince SM Entertainment. Some even expressed their confusion as "INVU" is a good song.
Some comments from netizens read:
"All her songs in the album are so good."
"I don't know why the label was against this song. It was such a good song."
"I really liked her concept."
"I have been listening to her album constantly because all the songs in the album are good."
"This album really has the best of the best songs."
Do you think it was a good decision to release "INVU"?
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Written by Robyn Joan
