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

Countdown
Digital cover
Studio album by Super Junior-D&E
Released	November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)
Recorded	2021
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	Hip house[1] Hip-hop[2] Pop rock[2]
Length	34:09 37:40 (Zero ver. (Epilogue)) 34:39 (BE version) 38:18 (CALIFORNIA LOVE version)
Language	Korean
Label	SM Label SJ Dreamus
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
"California Love" Released: 13 October 2021 "Blue Moon" Released: 16 October 2021 "be" Released: 20 October 2021 "Zero" Released: 2 November 2021
Alternative cover
Digital cover
Singles from Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)
"Need U" Released: 10 December 2021

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
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	Deevan	3:14
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 Emperor	3:23
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 Ball	3:25
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"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
10.	"ZERO (English ver.)"	Curtis Richardson Adien Lewis	Donghae JDUB PixelWave	JDUB PixelWave	3:26
Total length:					34:09

Countdown – Zero ver. (Epilogue)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
11.	"Need U"	Eunhyuk Donghae	Erik Lidbom Adam Jönsson	Erik Lidbom	3:31
Total length:					37:40

Countdown – BE version

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
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	basecamp	3:33
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	Deevan	3:14
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 Emperor	3:23
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 Ball	3:25
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"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
Total length:					34:39

Countdown – CALIFORNIA LOVE version

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"California Love" (Feat. Jeno of NCT)	Donghae JDUB	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:48
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	Deevan	3:14
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 Emperor	3:23
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 Ball	3:25
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"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
11.	"California Love" (Solo ver.)	Donghae JDUB	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:48
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	SM Label SJ Dreamus
Various			Digital download streaming	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

1. 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.
2. "[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. "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.

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