Countdown (Super Junior-D&E album)
Countdown (stylized as COUNTDOWN) is the first Korean studio album of South Korean pop duo Super Junior-D&E, a subgroup of the boy band Super Junior.[2] The album was released on November 2, 2021.[3]
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| Released | November 2, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Language | Korean | |||
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Background
On September 27, 2021, the group announced they would be releasing their first Korean full-length album.[2] They dropped a concept spoiler at the same day on their official Twitter account.[4] Before the official release of the album, the members released their solo singles. The first single, California Love, the solo singles by member Donghae, was released on October 13, 2021.[5] A week later, Eunhyuk released his solo singles, be, on October 20, 2021.[6]
On December 10, 2021, the group released an epilogue version of the album, with an additional new track, "Need U'".[7] Both members involved in lyrics writing of the track.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "ZERO" |
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| 3:26 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Liar" | Zaya (153/Joombas) |
| Joony (153/Joombas) | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Far Away (멀리)" | Rick Bridges |
| Deevan | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)" |
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| Brock (153/Joombas) | 2:59 |
| 5. | "La La La" | Lee Ji Yeon |
| Cesar Da Emperor | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Have a Nice Day" | Lee Hye-yum |
| Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Muse" | Rick Bridges |
| Rian Ball | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Share My Love" | danke (lalala studio) |
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| 3:22 |
| 9. | "Home" |
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| JDUB | 3:58 |
| 10. | "ZERO (English ver.)" |
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| 3:26 |
| Total length: | 34:09 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 11. | "Need U" |
| Erik Lidbom | 3:31 | |
| Total length: | 37:40 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "be" | Eunhyuk |
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| 3:49 |
| 2. | "Red Muhly" | Eunhyuk |
| basecamp | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Beautiful Liar" | Zaya (153/Joombas) |
| Joony (153/Joombas) | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Far Away (멀리)" | Rick Bridges |
| Deevan | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)" |
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| Brock (153/Joombas) | 2:59 |
| 6. | "La La La" | Lee Ji Yeon |
| Cesar Da Emperor | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Have a Nice Day" | Lee Hye-yum |
| Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Muse" | Rick Bridges |
| Rian Ball | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Share My Love" | danke (lalala studio) |
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| 3:22 |
| 10. | "Home" |
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| JDUB | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 34:39 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "California Love" (Feat. Jeno of NCT) |
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| JDUB | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Blue Moon" (Feat. Miyeon of (G)I-dle) |
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| G-High (MonoTree) | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Beautiful Liar" | Zaya (153/Joombas) |
| Joony (153/Joombas) | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Far Away (멀리)" | Rick Bridges |
| Deevan | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)" |
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| Brock (153/Joombas) | 2:59 |
| 6. | "La La La" | Lee Ji Yeon |
| Cesar Da Emperor | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Have a Nice Day" | Lee Hye-yum |
| Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Muse" | Rick Bridges |
| Rian Ball | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Share My Love" | danke (lalala studio) |
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| 3:22 |
| 10. | "Home" |
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| JDUB | 3:58 |
| 11. | "California Love" (Solo ver.) |
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| JDUB | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 38:18 | ||||
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] | 4 |
| Japan (Oricon)[9] | 8 |
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] | 7 |
References
- Shim, Sun-ah (November 2, 2021). "10 years on, Super Junior D&E is back to square one". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- "슈퍼주니어 D&E, 첫 정규 '카운트다운' 발매..데뷔 10주년 기념 활동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- "슈퍼주니어-D&E, 오늘(2일) 첫 정규 '카운트다운'으로 컴백". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- "COUNTDOWN Concept Spoiler". Twitter (in Korean). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- "슈퍼주니어 동해 신곡 '캘리포니아 러브' 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 10개 지역 1위". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- "은혁, 오늘(20일) 디지털 싱글 '비' 발매…D&E 정규가 코앞 [마데가요]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- Kim, Min-ji (December 10, 2021). "슈퍼주니어-D&E '니드 유', 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 전 세계 8개 지역 1위" [Super Junior-D&E's 'Need You' No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs Chart in 8 Regions Worldwide]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.
- "2021년 45주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 40 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). December 11, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- "週間 アルバムランキング" [Weekly Albums Ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- "2021년 50 주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 50 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.