Prezent
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{{Infobox album
| name = Prezent
| type = EP
| artist = Zerobaseone
| cover = Zerobaseone - Prezent.jpg
| alt =
| caption = CD standard cover
| released = {{Start date|2025|01|29}}
| recorded = 2024
| genre = J-pop
| length = 19:52
| language = Japanese
| label =
| prev_title = Cinema Paradise
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Blue Paradise
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
| type = EP
| single1 = Only One Story
| single1date = October 11, 2024{{cite web | title=1月29日(水)にZEROBASEONE Japan 1st EP 「PREZENT」 発売決定&予約開始! | website=ZEROBASEONE Japan Official Site | trans-title=ZEROBASEONE Japan's 1st EP "PREZENT" will be released on Wednesday, January 29th and pre-orders have begun!
|url=https://cf.zerobaseone.jp/news/detail/567 | language=ja | access-date=2024-11-16}}
| single2 = Now or Never
| single2date = 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. The EP was commercially successful, peaking at number-one on multiple album charts within Japan including the Oricon Albums Chart.
Background and release
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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,{{cite web |title=ゆらゆら -運命の花- |website=ORICON NEWS |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/913965/products/1499956/1/ |language=ja |access-date=2024-11-11 |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111080108/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/913965/products/1499956/1/ |url-status=live }} becoming the first foreign artist to sell over 300,000 copies in the first week with a debut single.{{cite web |title=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】 |website=Oricon |trans-title=ZEROBASEONE ranked first in the history of overseas artists with more than 300,000 copies in the first week [Oricon Ranking] |date=2024-03-26 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2319969/full/ |language=ja |access-date=2024-11-11 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326011553/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2319969/full/ |url-status=live }} The song went on to be certified 2× platinum by the RIAJ for sales of over 500,000 copies.{{cite web |title=제로베이스원, 日 빌보드 재팬 톱 싱글 세일즈 1위...'하프 밀리언셀러' 등극 |website=Hankook Ilbo |trans-title=Zero Base One, Japan Billboard Japan Top Single Sales No. 1... 'Half Million Seller' |last=Kim |first=Hyun-hee |date=2024-03-27 |url=https://www.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=146831 |language=ko |access-date=2024-11-11 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327043226/https://www.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=146831 |url-status=live }} The group also held five sold out fan concerts at Aichi Sky Expo and Yokohama Arena on the Timeless World tour in November and December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001162217|last=Jeong|first=Hee-yeon|date=November 11, 2024|publisher=Sports Donga|language=ko|script-title=ko:ZEROBASEONE, 내년 1월 29일 日 신보 발매...제로즈 위한 선물|trans-title=Zerobaseone, new album releasing in Japan on January 29th next year... a gift for Zerose|access-date=November 11, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111052234/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001162217|url-status=live}}
Prezent, Zerobaseone's first Japanese-language EP, was announced on November 11. 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.{{cite web |title=제로베이스원, 내년 1월 29일 日 EP 1집 'PREZENT' 발매..글로벌 '열일' |website=The Chosun Ilbo |trans-title=ZerobaseOne, Japanese EP 1 'PREZENT' to be released on January 29th next year... Global 'hot' |last=Sun |first=Mi-kyung |date=2024-11-11 |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/11/11/QK3YK6N62E3V3VFCYQFQZZKOMU/ |language=ko |access-date=2024-11-11 |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111073522/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/11/11/QK3YK6N62E3V3VFCYQFQZZKOMU/ |url-status=live }} The EP also included the Japanese-language versions of the group's Korean singles "Good So Bad" and "Feel the Pop". 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.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Seul-bi |date=2024-12-17 |title=ZEROBASEONE, 日 'PREZENT' 팩샷 공개...제로즈 위한 선물 |trans-title=ZEROBASEONE, Japanese 'PREZENT' pack shot released... A gift for Zeros |url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20241217/130660753/1 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=제로베이스원, 日 'NOW OR NEVER' 음원-MV 공개 |trans-title=Zerobaseone, Japanese 'NOW OR NEVER' sound source-MV released |url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250115/130867226/1 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The Dong-a Ilbo |language=ko}} Prezent was released on January 29, 2025.
Composition
The EP's lead single, "Now or Never" is a drum and bass influenced track with piano and guitar melodies.{{Cite web |last=Son |first=Jin-ah |date=2025-01-15 |title=제로베이스원, 29일 열도 먼저 뒤흔든다…日 EP 1집 'PREZENT' 발매 |trans-title=Zerobaseone, shaking up the islands first on the 29th… Japanese EP 1st album 'PREZENT' released |url=https://www.mksports.co.kr/news/entertain/11218321 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=MK Sports |language=ko}}
Commercial performance
Prezent debuted at number-one on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart for the week ending February 2, 2025, selling 257,157 copies in its first week.{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2025 |title=2025年01月27日～2025年02月02日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング |trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking - February 10, 2025 (January 27, 2025 - February 2, 2025) |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-10/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Oricon |language=ja}} The EP also debuted at number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and the Oricon Combined Albums Chart, becoming the band's second time at the apex of the chart after You Had Me at Hello (2024).{{Cite web |last=Jeon |first=Hyo-jin |date=2025-02-06 |title=제로베이스원, 日 오리콘 주간 차트 2관왕 |trans-title=Zero Base One, 2nd time on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart |url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250206/130977678/1 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko}} The EP recorded sales of 189,646 on its first day, becoming the largest first day sales in the Japan for a "fifth generation" K-pop group.{{Cite web |last=Son |first=Bong-seok |date=2025-01-31 |title=ZEROBASEONE(제로베이스원), 일본 EP 1집 'PREZENT'로 오리콘 데일리 앨범 랭킹 1위 직행 |trans-title=Zerobaseone, Japanese EP 1st Album 'Prezent' Takes 1st Place on Oricon Daily Album Rankings |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202501310315003?pt=nv |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Kyunghyang Shinmun |language=ko}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Prezent track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 19:52
| title_width = 30%
| lyrics_width = 25%
| music_width = 25%
| extra_width = 20%
| title1 = Now or Never
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|NullPencil|Kim Yoil|Nogeum|Song U|Hyeli|Mao||Mayu Wakisaka|Flame|Koo Youngwon}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Chance Park|Aden K.}}
| extra1 = Park
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Only One Story
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Tomoki Tamatani|Kushita}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Tamatani|Kushita|Sora Tansho}}
| extra2 = Tansho
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Firework
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Yoon|Nevada|Deepen|Choo Danbi}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Avenue 52|Sqvare|Rouno}}
| extra3 = Rouno
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Hana
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Ladyhood|Na-yun Jeong|Seo Boeui|Riho Okano|Moon Kim}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Moon Kim|Seo Ji-eun}}
| extra4 = Seo Ji-eun
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = Feel the Pop
| note5 = Japanese version
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Kim Su-ji|Ha Yoon-a|12h51m|Lee Hyoung-joo|Kim So-ha|David Wilson|Max Schneider|Sean Douglas|Mizui Toutosa|Mion Yano|Ladyhood}}
| music5 = {{hlist|David Wilson|Max Schneider|Sean Douglas}}
| extra5 = Dwilly
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Good So Bad
| note6 = Japanese version
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Yano|Haruka Mizuguchi|Riho Okano|Toutosa}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Andrew Choi|No2zcat|Jsong}}
| extra6 = No2zcat
| length6 = 2:58
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2025-02-10 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2025-02-10/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 6, 2025 |language=ja |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250206041657/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2025-02-10/ |archive-date=February 6, 2025}}
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| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2025&month=02&day=10|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of February 5, 2025|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=February 6, 2025}}
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=Monthly charts=
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|+ Monthly chart performance for Prezent ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-01 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2025-01/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250212044508/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2025-01/ |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |language=ja}}
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Prezent}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Zerobaseone|title=Prezent|award=Platinum|certyear=2025|certmonth=1|access-date=February 10, 2025|note=Physical}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}