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| Released | April 1, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 26:23 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Present is the second extended play (EP) of South Korean pop duo Super Junior-D&E, a subgroup of the boy band Super Junior. The EP was released on April 1, 2015 under Avex Trax in Japan. [1]
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Saturday Night" | S-key-A | Henrik Nordenback, Christian Fast, Fernando Fuentes | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Skeleton" | Shimura ushiro, Carlos Water Paco | Will Simms, Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Wine" | AKIRA | DWB, Will Simms | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Wonderland" | AKIRA, Team One Sound | Lee Donghae, Team One Sound | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Scary House" | AKIRA | Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, Fridolin Nordsoe Schjoldan, Frederik Tao Schjoldan, Simo Pirhonen, Snorre Forsgren, Henri Jouni Kristian Lanz, William Robert Rappaport, Roderick Kerr | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Where Is She?" | Steve Mac, Claude Kelly | 3:08 | |
| 7. | "Growing Pains" | Lee Donghae, Team One Sound | 3:22 | |
| 8. | "GIFT" | SKY BEATZ, FAST LANE, Andrew Choi & 220 | 3:52 | |
| 9. | "超プレッシャー (Super Pressure)" (CD Only Version Bonus Track) | SHIROSE | Command Freaks, Casper | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Symphony" (E.L.F-JAPAN Version Bonus Track) | James Winchester, Peter Boyes, Christopher Wortley | 3:29 | |
| Total length: | 26:23 | |||
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| Chart | Period | Peak position | Reported sales |
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| Weekly Album Chart | 30 March - 5 April 2015 | 2 | [2] [3] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | [[Japan Gold Disc Award|30th Japan Gold Disc Award | Album of the Year]] | Present | Won | [4] |
| Best 3 Album | Won | [5] |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Japan | April 1, 2015 | [6] | ||
| Various | — | |||
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