Countdown (Super Junior-D&E album)

Countdown
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)
Recorded2021
Studio
  • Doobdoob Studio
  • Golden Bell Tree Sound
  • MonoTree Studio
  • SM Big Shot Studio
  • SM Starlight Studio
  • SM SSAM Studio
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio
  • Sound Pool Studio
  • T-Studio
Genre
Length
  • 34:09
  • 37:40 (Zero ver. (Epilogue))
  • 34:39 (BE version)
  • 38:18 (CALIFORNIA LOVE version)
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Brock Buchanan Westover Jr.
  • Cesar Da Emperor
  • Deevan (X&)
  • Erik Lidbom
  • J-DUB
  • Joony (153/Jombas)
  • Lee Soo-man
  • Loogone
  • Nico The Owl
  • PixelWave
  • Rian Ball
  • Steeve Mad
Super Junior-D&E chronology
Bad Blood
(2020)
Countdown
(2021)
606
(2024)
Singles from Countdown
  1. "California Love"
    Released: 13 October 2021
  2. "Blue Moon"
    Released: 16 October 2021
  3. "be"
    Released: 20 October 2021
  4. "Zero"
    Released: 2 November 2021
Alternative cover
Digital cover
Digital cover
Singles from Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)
  1. "Need U"
    Released: 10 December 2021

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.[3] The album was released on November 2, 2021.[4]

Background

On September 27, 2021, the group announced they would be releasing their first Korean full-length album.[3] They dropped a concept spoiler at the same day on their official Twitter account.[5] 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.[6] A week later, Eunhyuk released his solo singles, be, on October 20, 2021.[7]

On December 10, 2021, the group released an epilogue version of the album, with an additional new track, "Need U'".[8] Both members involved in lyrics writing of the track.

Track listing

Countdown – Standard version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."ZERO"
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
  • PixelWave
  • JDUB
  • PixelWave
3:26
2."Beautiful Liar"Zaya (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Joony (153/Joombas)
  • JJ Evans (153/Joombas)
Joony (153/Joombas)3:18
3."Far Away" (멀리; meolli; lit. Far)Rick Bridges
  • Rick Bridges
  • Deevan
Deevan3:14
4."Feel that Feelin’" (느낌적인 느낌; neukkimjeog-in neukkim; lit. Feeling feeling)
  • Song Yu
  • Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Brock Westover
Brock (153/Joombas)2:59
5."La La La"Lee Ji Yeon
  • Cesar Peralta
  • Didrik Thott
Cesar Da Emperor3:23
6."Have a Nice Day"Lee Hye-yum
  • Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)
  • René Miller
Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)3:28
7."Muse"Rick Bridges
  • Rian Ball
  • Case Arnold
  • Sebastian Garcia
Rian Ball3:25
8."Share My Love"danke (lalala studio)
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • LOOGONE
  • $$AM (PAPERMAKER)
3:22
9."Home"
JDUB3:58
10."ZERO (English ver.)"
  • Curtis Richardson
  • Adien Lewis
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
  • PixelWave
  • JDUB
  • PixelWave
3:26
Total length:34:09
Countdown – Zero ver. (Epilogue)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
11."Need U"
  • Erik Lidbom
  • Adam Jönsson
Erik Lidbom3:31
Total length:37:40
Countdown – BE version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."be"Eunhyuk
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Connor McDonough
  • Riley McDonough
  • Christopher Ganoudis
  • Aton Ben-Horin
  • Rodnae 'Chikk' Bell
  • Connor McDonough
3:49
2."Red Muhly"Eunhyuk
  • Colde
  • Khakii
  • basecamp
basecamp3:33
3."Beautiful Liar"Zaya (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Joony (153/Joombas)
  • JJ Evans (153/Joombas)
Joony (153/Joombas)3:18
4."Far Away" (멀리; meolli; lit. Far)Rick Bridges
  • Rick Bridges
  • Deevan
Deevan3:14
5."Feel that Feelin’" (느낌적인 느낌; neukkimjeog-in neukkim; lit. Feeling feeling)
  • Song Yu
  • Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Brock Westover
Brock (153/Joombas)2:59
6."La La La"Lee Ji Yeon
  • Cesar Peralta
  • Didrik Thott
Cesar Da Emperor3:23
7."Have a Nice Day"Lee Hye-yum
  • Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)
  • René Miller
Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)3:28
8."Muse"Rick Bridges
  • Rian Ball
  • Case Arnold
  • Sebastian Garcia
Rian Ball3:25
9."Share My Love"danke (lalala studio)
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • LOOGONE
  • $$AM (PAPERMAKER)
3:22
10."Home"
JDUB3:58
Total length:34:39
Countdown – CALIFORNIA LOVE version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."California Love" (Feat. Jeno of NCT)
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
JDUB3:48
2."Blue Moon" (Feat. Miyeon of (G)I-dle)
  • Donghae
  • Onestar (MonoTree)
  • 1iL
  • JDUB
  • Donghae
  • G-High (MonoTree)
  • Onestar (MonoTree)
  • 1iL
  • JDUB
G-High (MonoTree)3:25
3."Beautiful Liar"Zaya (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Joony (153/Joombas)
  • JJ Evans (153/Joombas)
Joony (153/Joombas)3:18
4."Far Away" (멀리; meolli; lit. Far)Rick Bridges
  • Rick Bridges
  • Deevan
Deevan3:14
5."Feel that Feelin’" (느낌적인 느낌; neukkimjeog-in neukkim; lit. Feeling feeling)
  • Song Yu
  • Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Brock Westover
Brock (153/Joombas)2:59
6."La La La"Lee Ji Yeon
  • Cesar Peralta
  • Didrik Thott
Cesar Da Emperor3:23
7."Have a Nice Day"Lee Hye-yum
  • Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)
  • René Miller
Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)3:28
8."Muse"Rick Bridges
  • Rian Ball
  • Case Arnold
  • Sebastian Garcia
Rian Ball3:25
9."Share My Love"danke (lalala studio)
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • Chris Tsika Kabala
  • Jean Michel Sissoko
  • LOOGONE
  • $$AM (PAPERMAKER)
3:22
10."Home"
JDUB3:58
11."California Love" (Solo ver.)
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
  • Donghae
  • JDUB
JDUB3:48
Total length:38:18

Charts

Chart performance for Countdown
Chart (2021) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 4
Japan (Oricon)[10] 8
Chart performance for Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)
Chart (2021) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 7

Release history

Release history for Countdown
Region Date Version Format Label
South Korea November 2, 2021 Countdown CD
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ
South Korea Countdown (be version) CD
  • SM
  • Label SJ
  • Dreamus
Countdown (California Love version)
December 10, 2021 Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)
  • SM
  • Label SJ
  • Dreamus
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • SM
  • Label SJ

References

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  2. ^ a b "[종합] 슈퍼주니어-D&E, '새로운 카운트다운 위해 엘프와 나누는 ZERO 사이다'" [Super Junior-D&E, 'ZERO Cider with Elves for New Countdown']. Etnews (in Korean). November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b "슈퍼주니어 D&E, 첫 정규 '카운트다운' 발매..데뷔 10주년 기념 활동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  4. ^ "슈퍼주니어-D&E, 오늘(2일) 첫 정규 '카운트다운'으로 컴백". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  5. ^ "COUNTDOWN Concept Spoiler". Twitter (in Korean). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  6. ^ "슈퍼주니어 동해 신곡 '캘리포니아 러브' 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 10개 지역 1위". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  7. ^ "은혁, 오늘(20일) 디지털 싱글 '비' 발매…D&E 정규가 코앞 [마데가요]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.