Prezent

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Prezent
Zerobaseone - Prezent.jpg
CD standard cover
EP by
Zerobaseone
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)
Recorded2024
Genre J-pop
Length19:52
LanguageJapanese
Label
Zerobaseone chronology
Cinema Paradise
(2024)		Prezent
(2025)		 Blue Paradise
(2025)
Singles from Prezent
  1. "Only One Story"
    Released: October 11, 2024 [1]
  2. "Now or Never"
    Released: January 15, 2025

Prezent is the first Japanese-language extended play (EP) and fifth overall by South Korean boy group Zerobaseone. It was released by WakeOne, Lapone Entertainment and Ariola Japan on January 29, 2025. The EP contains six tracks, including the Japanese versions of the group's 2024 Korean-language singles "Feel the Pop" and "Good So Bad", and the Japanese single "Only One Story", which was previously released by the group as an original soundtrack for Pokémon Horizons: The Series .

Contents

Background and release

In March 2024, Zerobaseone made their Japanese debut with the single "Yura Yura (Unmei no Hana)". The single was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, [2] becoming the first foreign artist to sell over 300,000 copies in the first week with a debut single. [3] The song went on to be certified 2× platinum by the RIAJ for sales of over 500,000 copies. [4] The group also held five sold out fan concerts at Aichi Sky Expo and Yokohama Arena [4] on the Timeless World tour in November and December 2024. [5]

Prezent, Zerobaseone's first Japanese-language EP, was announced on November 11. [5] In the announcement, WakeOne confirmed that the EP would contain six tracks, including the lead track "Now or Never", and "Only One Story", which was previously released in October 2024 to serve as the opening song to Pokémon Horizons: The Series . [6] The EP also included the Japanese-language versions of the group's Korean singles "Good So Bad" and "Feel the Pop". [5] Cover art for the four different editions were revealed on December 17. The EP was released in a standard edition, two first press limited editions, and an anime edition with a cover that depicts the band with animated characters. [7]

In support of the EP, the band released the lead single, "Now or Never", on January 15. The release was accompanied by a music video showing the group's members as college students, dancing in baseball uniforms and under fireworks. [8] Prezent was released on January 29, 2025. [5]

Composition

The EP's lead single, "Now or Never" is a drum and bass influenced track with piano and guitar melodies. [9]

Track listing

Prezent track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Now or Never"
  • NullPencil
  • Kim Yoil
  • Nogeum
  • Song U
  • Hyeli
  • Mao
  • Mayu Wakisaka
  • Flame
  • Koo Youngwon
  • Chance Park
  • Aden K.
Park3:22
2."Only One Story"
  • Tomoki Tamatani
  • Kushita
  • Tamatani
  • Kushita
  • Sora Tansho
Tansho3:40
3."Firework"
  • Yoon
  • Nevada
  • Deepen
  • Choo Danbi
  • Avenue 52
  • Sqvare
  • Rouno
Rouno3:42
4."Hana"
  • Ladyhood
  • Na-yun Jeong
  • Seo Boeui
  • Riho Okano
  • Moon Kim
  • Moon Kim
  • Seo Ji-eun
Seo Ji-eun3:11
5."Feel the Pop" (Japanese version)
  • David Wilson
  • Max Schneider
  • Sean Douglas
Dwilly2:57
6."Good So Bad" (Japanese version)
  • Kenzie
  • Yano
  • Haruka Mizuguchi
  • Riho Okano
  • Toutosa
No2zcat2:58
Total length:19:52

Release history

Release history for Prezent
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousJanuary 29, 2025 [10] [11]
Japan CD Ariola Japan [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "ゆらゆら -運命の花-". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "ZEROBASEONE、海外アーティスト史上初の1stシングルでの初週30万枚超えで1位【オリコンランキング】" [ZEROBASEONE ranked first in the history of overseas artists with more than 300,000 copies in the first week [Oricon Ranking]]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 26, 2024. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Kim, Hyun-hee (March 27, 2024). "제로베이스원, 日 빌보드 재팬 톱 싱글 세일즈 1위...'하프 밀리언셀러' 등극" [Zero Base One, Japan Billboard Japan Top Single Sales No. 1... 'Half Million Seller']. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jeong, Hee-yeon (November 11, 2024). ZEROBASEONE, 내년 1월 29일 日 신보 발매...제로즈 위한 선물 [Zerobaseone, new album releasing in Japan on January 29th next year... a gift for Zerose] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Naver.
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