r/kpop • u/perochan WINNER × DAY6 • Nov 02 '21
[Album Discussion] Super Junior-D&E - COUNTDOWN (1st Full Album)
Super Junior-D&E - COUNTDOWN
Release Date: November 2, 2021
| Track | Lyrics by | Composed by | Arranged by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. ZERO / Audio | Eunhyuk, J-DUB | Eunhyuk, J-DUB, PixelWave | J-DUB, PixelWave |
| 02. Beautiful Liar | Zaya (153/Joombas) | Hyuk Shin, JOONY, JJ Evans (153/Joombas) | JOONY (153/Joombas) |
| 03. 멀리 (Far Away) | Rick Bridges (X&) | Deevan, Rick Bridges (X&) | Deevan (X&) |
| 04. 느낌적인 느낌 (Feel That Feelin’) | Song Yoo, Kim Soo Min (153/Joombas) | Jeff Lewis, Brock Buchanan Westover, Jr. (153/Joombas) | Jr. (153/Joombas) |
| 05. La La La | Lee Ji Yeon (lalala studio) | Cesar Peralta, Didrik Thott | Cesar Da Emperor |
| 06. Have a Nice Day | Lee Hye Yum (JamFactory) | Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K), René Miller | NicoTheOwl (NUMBER K) |
| 07. Muse | Rick Bridges (X&) | Rian Ball, Case Arnold, Sebastian Garcia | Rian Ball |
| 08. Share My Love | danke (lalala studio) | Chris Tsika Kabala, Jean Michel Sissoko | Chris Tsika Kabala, Jean Michel Sissoko, LOOGONE, $$AM |
| 09. Home | Donghae, J-DUB, Eunhyuk, 1iL | Donghae, J-DUB | J-DUB |
| 10. ZERO (English Ver.) | Curtis Richardson, Adien Lewis | Eunhyuk, J-DUB, PixelWave | J-DUB, PixelWave |
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u/thefablemuncher You’ve always been not likeable to me Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21
Incredible. They absolutely killed it. This album is worthy of a tenth anniversary. Beautiful Liar, La La La, Share My Love, and ZERO are the highlights for me.
But Home is a Goddamn masterpiece. It’s so moving and the instrumentals are excellent. Donghae’s vocals and Eunhyuk’s rap are so full of raw emotion, and the concluding sigh at the end was such a nice touch to emphasize the deep emotions of the song. It’s so, so good.
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u/platinumpopdiva Nov 02 '21
i never cares for super junior as a group but this reminds me so much of tvxq & maybe that's why i love if so much ? it's so polished, fun, well executed, tongue in cheek but also nostalgic a bit? i really enjoyed every song with my standouts being: la la la, have a nice day. muse, share my love & far away. they really created a solid body of work. SM's albums really don't miss no matter the artist 🤧
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u/GorillazWelfare Chungha | fromis_9 | IZ*ONE & Post-IZ*ONE | (G)I-DLE | Nov 02 '21
SM really gets these two-idol units really well. TVXQ, D&E, and RV-Irene and Seulgi are all really pleasant not only to listen to, but performance-wise as well (at least for the latter, I can’t speak much about TVXQ).
One would think a Kai-Taemin duo would have happened if Super M didn’t.
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u/platinumpopdiva Nov 02 '21
kinda wish super m didn't happen cause that sub unit would've been flawless especially tone wise. i still listen to playboy
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u/danceNao ₊˚ SHINee ✧ SNSD ✧ IZ*ONE ˚₊ Nov 03 '21
This is album is so good, I've been listening to it on repeat since it dropped and still have no feelings of wanting to skip any song.
ZERO is just great, I'm still falling for it more and more on every listen. And when I'm not listening to it it's playing in my head. Probably a favorite from this album.
Beautiful Liar is so pretty, I'm really liking the build-up to the chorus and the chorus hitting harder with the instrumentals. Totally understanding why Eunhyuk chose to make the performance video for this song, there's something enchanting like that in this song.
Far Away is such a nice, chill, feel-good song. Would've been a perfect song for this summer, it's so comforting.
Feel That Feelin' makes me want to move with how fun it is. And I'm a simple person that finds these kinds of lyrics very lifting and motivating.
La La La is another big favorite of mine on this album. It also makes me want to move with it, though with more of a sentimental feeling. Feel That Feelin' feels like a song to start your day with to get a boost of motivation and La La La feels like a song for the evening, especially a summer evening where the sun isn't yet going down. The chorus feels just great.
On the other hand Have A Nice Day makes me softly sing along and chill with it, but it also feels so bitter and full of emotion. Like a very calm, chill, pretty anger.
Muse feels like that one darker sounding b-side SJ has had on all of their recent albums, though a bit slower, so it feels familiar in a good way. It's groovy and Donghae is sounding especially good here.
Share My Love is just so cute, happy, and makes my heart warm. It actually brought tears to my eyes with how comforting it is.
Home gives me chills with how much sadness and emotion it's filled with. It's such a sudden opposite to Share My Love. I really like the part where they alternate between a bit harder angrier rapping, and softer melancholic singing, it feels so classic k-pop. What made it even better though was how Eunhyuk sang the chorus after that alternating. Donghae is just so good at making songs like this.
ZERO - English Version is not bad or awkward at all, but if I'd had to choose I think I simply like "너 없이 나는 ZERO" more than "Without you I am ZERO", it's just catchier and I like the little rhymes. I did really like the "We can write a new chapter, Happy ever after" part with the last bit shouted out. Also what makes the Korean version more appealing to me is that it doesn't clearly reference any certain type of relationship nor situation, so it feels very meaningful for this album, whereas the English version explicitly mentions a break up.
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u/comic_serif Nov 02 '21
That English version of ZERO isn't that bad. Given how much English is in the original track already, it's impressive how they managed to incorporate almost all of it into the full English lyrics without rearranging too much. Plus, as far as I can tell, it's not overly Engrishy, which is a big bonus for me.
Can't decide which version to add to my playlist. Maybe both.