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Girls' Generation's Taeyeon tops charts with solo EP

By Annie Martin

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June 19 (UPI) -- Girls' Generation singer Taeyeon is topping charts with her new solo EP.

The 29-year-old K-pop star, born Kim Tae-yeon, reached No. 1 on 12 iTunes charts Tuesday following the release of Something New, according to The Korea Herald.

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Something New topped iTunes charts in Cambodia, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, among other countries. The EP and and a music video for the single "Something New" debuted Monday.

The "Something New" video shows Taeyeon playing an assassin. She takes out two men in an elevator before fighting with a woman in a hotel room.

Taeyeon came to fame with the girl group Girls' Generation, which last released the album Holiday Night in August. She is known for the solo singles "Like a Star," "Starlight" and "Fine."

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