Tellusboutyourself is the second studio album by South Korean singer Yerin Baek. It was released digitally through Blue Vinyl on December 10, 2020, and physically on January 8, 2021, by Dreamus. Written and recorded in English, the album is primarily a pop-R&B record. It contains fourteen tracks including the double title tracks "Hate You" and "0415", which were released simultaneously with the album's digital release.[1]

Tellusboutyourself
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)
RecordedMid-2019–2020
Genre
Length51:35
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer
Yerin Baek chronology
Every Letter I Sent You
(2019)
Tellusboutyourself
(2020)
Love, Yerin
(2021)
Singles from Tellusaboutyourself
  1. "0415"
    Released: December 10, 2020
  2. "Hate You"
    Released: December 10, 2020

Background and release

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On November 23, 2020, Baek Yerin officially announced that she would release her second album Tellusboutyourself on December 10.[2] The album contains 14 songs, including the title songs "0415" and "Hate You".[3] The album attracted attention to Yerin's foretelling of a new musical transformation, showcasing a wider world of music from existing music and encompassing genres such as R&B, deep house, synth-pop, modern rock and dream pop.[4][5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM     [6]

Billboard chose Tellusboutyourself as one of "The 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2020 (Critics' Picks)". Contributor Joshua Minsoo Kim wrote, "You can hear the sound of [t]ellusboutyourself from saying the title out loud: it’s casual, conversational, intimate. As always, Yerin Baek sings with a firm conviction that belies her graceful vocals, transforming the simplest of lyrics into immersive pools of emotion. The truths she relays can be hard to swallow, so she allows gauzy instrumentation to provide a welcoming atmosphere.".[7]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2020: Critics' Picks 9 [7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Yerin Baek. All tracks are produced by Yerin Baek, Cloud, and Bang Min-hyuk. (Bang Min-hyuk didn't produce track 1, 9 and 12)[8][9]

Tellusboutyourself track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lovegame"3:33
2."You're So Lonely Now, So You Need Me Back by Your Side Again"3:42
3."I Am Not Your Ocean Anymore"3:17
4."Hall&Oates"2:46
5."Ms. Delicate"3:59
6."Interlude"1:43
7."Loner"3:56
8."“Homesweethome”"4:17
9."Loveless"3:48
10."Hate You"3:39
11."0415"4:24
12."I'll Be Your Family!"3:49
13."I'm in Love"4:40
14."Bubbles&Mushrooms"3:57
Total length:51:35

Notes

  • "You're So Lonely Now, So You Need Me Back by Your Side Again", "I Am Not Your Ocean Anymore", "Hate You", "I'll Be Your Family!", "I'm in Love" are stylized in sentence case.
  • "Homesweethome" is stylized in all caps with quotation marks.

Charts

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Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea[11] 12,518

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2021 5th Korean Hip-hop Awards R&B Album of the Year Tellusboutyourself Nominated
13th Melon Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 10, 2020
[12][13][14]
South Korea January 8, 2021 [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Watch: Baek Yerin Sings "0415" In Cinematic MV For Comeback". Soompi. November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "백예린, 12월 10일 정규 2집 'tellusboutyourself' 발매". Naver. November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "어서와, 백예린 세계가 처음이라면 'tellusboutyourself' [뮤직와치]". Newsen. 2020-12-11.
  4. ^ "백예린이 온다..오늘(10일) 정규 2집 'tellusboutyourself' 발매". StarNews. December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "백예린 더 예뻐졌다, 컴백 티저 직접 공개…독보적 몽환+신비". Naver. 2020-11-25.
  6. ^ Kim, Doheon (December 16, 2020). "Album Review tellusboutyourself". IZM. Korea.
  7. ^ a b "Best K-pop Albums of 2020: Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "tellusboutyourself by Baek Yerin". Apple Music. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "tellusboutyourself by Baek Yerin" (in Korean). Melon Music. December 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Gaon Weekly Album Chart
  11. ^ a b Cumulative sales of tellusboutyourself:
  12. ^ "tellusboutyourself by Baek Yerin". Spotify. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "tellusboutyourself by Baek Yerin". Deezer. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "tellusboutyourself by Baek Yerin". FLO Music. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  15. ^ "백예린 - TELLUSBOUTYOURSELF : 정규 2집" (in Korean). Synnara. Retrieved January 14, 2021.