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VIXX
VIXX at One Fine Day Press Conference 2015 (Left to Right: Hyuk, Ravi, Hongbin, Ken, Leo and N)
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop Dance
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music and Live CJ Victor Entertainment
Members	N Leo Ken Ravi Hongbin Hyuk
Website	realvixx.com vixx.cjve.jp

Template:Contains Korean text VIXX (Template:Lang-ko; acronym for Voice, Visual, Value in Excelsis) is a six-member South Korean boy band, signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. All members participated in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and were chosen via an elimination system through viewer votes. The name, VIXX, was also chosen by viewer votes. VIXX consists of N, Leo, Ken, Ravi, Hongbin and Hyuk. They are predominantly known as a concept or performance group whose music, lyrics, choreography, and overall stage performances are crafted together to tell a story or concept.

History

Pre-debut

Before debuting, the VIXX members were 6 of 10 contestants featured in the Mnet reality show MyDOL. N, Leo, Hongbin and Ravi were featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" music video. N, Leo, and Ravi were also featured in Seo In-guk's "Shake It Up". Hongbin was featured in Seo In-guk's "Tease Me".

2012: Super Hero and Rock Ur Body

VIXX debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. Their first overseas performance was at the Otakon Convention in Baltimore, Maryland on July 27.

On August 14, VIXX released their second single album, as well as the music video for the title song, "Rock Ur Body". The group also attended KCON 2012 on October 13.

VIXX was also part of Jellyfish's winter project, Jelly Christmas 2012 Heart Project, with their label mates Lee Seok Hoon, Park Hyo Shin, Seo In-guk and Sung Shi Kyung. On December 5, 2012 the title track, "Because It's Christmas", was released digitally.

2013: On and On, Hyde, Jekyll, Voodoo and The Milky Way Global Showcase

On January 6, 2013 VIXX pre-released a single, "Don't Want to Be an Idol", from their third single album, On and On. The title song, "On and On", was then released on January 17 along with the album itself.

The title song, "Hyde", and the mini-album, Hyde, was released on May 20. The title song, "G.R.8.U", of the repackaged album, Jekyll, was released on July 31.

On October 17, 2013 VIXX appeared as themselves in SBS’s television drama The Heirs (Episode 4) as one of the nine cameos casted in the television drama.

In the months of October and November, VIXX held their first global showcase tour, The Milky Way Global Showcase which was held in South Korea, Japan, Italy, Sweden, Malaysia and America.

On November 8, 2013 VIXX pre-released a single, as well as the music video for the song, "Only U", from their upcoming full-length album, Voodoo. On November 20, the title song, "Voodoo Doll", was released and on November 25, the album itself was released. On December 6, VIXX grabbed the top spot for that week's episode of Music Bank with "Voodoo Doll", making it their first music show win since their debut.

The artists of Jellyfish Entertainment, including VIXX, released their annual Christmas song on December 10, titled "Winter Confession" for Jelly Christmas 2013. The song topped the Instiz chart for 2 weeks in a row, the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 charts and also the Gaon charts.

2014: Eternity, Darkest Angels, Live Fantasia: Hex Sign, Error and One Fine Day

On March 5, 2014 Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX would be having a comeback in mid-April or early May. On May 18, the title of VIXX's fourth single album, Eternity, was revealed through the group's official fancafe and the music video teaser was released on May 22. On May 27, the music video for "Eternity" was released along with the album itself.

On May 19, Jellyfish revealed that VIXX will be making their debut into the Japanese market with a full-length album, Darkest Angels, on July 2.

On June 20, it was announced that VIXX will be attending KCON from August 9–10. This is VIXX's 2nd year attending, the first being in 2012. They also got some awards that were voted from their fanclub, like the Best Visual and Best Actor. From July to September, VIXX held their first VIXX Live Fantasia tour Hex Sign visiting Japan and countries in Europe.

On September 25, 2014 Jellyfish Entertainment confirmed that VIXX will be having a comeback on October 14. On October 4, the title song and track list of VIXX's second mini-album were revealed via their official site. On October 10, VIXX released the music video teaser for "Error" and the music video was released along with the mini-album, Error on October 14. On December 10, VIXX released the Japanese version of "Error", which included also the Japanese version of "Youth Hurts".

It was announced in early December that VIXX would have their fourth reality television show, which is a part of MBC Music’s One Fine Day series. In VIXX’s One Fine Day, the members took their first official break since their debut three years ago and traveled to Jejudo (Jeju Island). The television show aired in early 2015 on MBC Music.

2015-Present: Boys' Record, Can't Say, Live Fantasia: Utopia, First Official Sub-unit: VIXX LR

On February 20, the music video teaser for "Love Equation" was released. On February 24, Boys' Record was released along with the music video for "Love Equation". After its release, the song was an all-kill on all the music shows. The group achieved their first triple crown on The Show.

From March to May, VIXX held their second VIXX Live Fantasia tour this time titled Utopia in several countries including South Korea, Japan, Manila and Singapore.

On July 7, VIXX entered the Chinese and Taiwanese markets with the Chinese language version release of "Error" in China through QQ and in Taiwan through KKBOX.

In August, it was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment that VIXX will be having their Japanese comeback with their second Japanese single Can’t Say, which will be released on 9 September.

On August 7, 2015, Jellyfish Entertainment released a video trailer on VIXX’s official website after a mysterious countdown with a silhouette of VIXX’s last special album Boys' Record. As time went by, members of VIXX disappeared until finally only Leo and Ravi were left behind, which caused fans to speculate that it meant another comeback for all six members. A video trailer of VIXX LR was then revealed.

VIXX LR was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment to be VIXX’s first official sub-unit composed of rapper Ravi and vocalist Leo. Their debut mini album, Beautiful Liar, was released on August 17, 2015. On the same day VIXX LR held their first showcase for Beautiful Liar at Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul′s Mapo-gu.

Following promotions tied to VIXX LR, KCON 2015 and their Orlando concert VIXX made their debut on August 29, 2015 on Billboard's The Social 50 chart at No. 16.

Artistry

VIXX have established themselves as a concept or a performance group whose “attention to detail is masterful and elevates VIXX above their contemporaries”. The members are heavily involved in the development of their concepts and their “commitment to concept is especially impressive with live performances of songs”. Micah Levin Isla from the The Philippine Star commented “You can be someone who’ll never be truly on board with this whole K-Pop craze. But there’s something about VIXX that’s really fascinating and intriguing. Their music and appeal have this lingering effect. They can make you Google and YouTube to hear more, to know more”. VIXX has cemented a “niche in the theatrical side of K-pop” with performances that follow a storyline that is carefully put together. With their powerful vocals, costume, make-up, and dancing, the group's stage performances have musical-like or movie-like style. They have been praised for their stage presence for, with a reviewer commenting that “VIXX ooze with charisma”. In a review of one of their concerts, journalist Park Jung Sun commented, “They presented live performances which broke prejudices people have towards idols. VIXX presented a musical-like stage as coming off from the-usual-concert which displays singing and dancing. VIXX led their fans to UTOPIA that they constructed”.

Members

• N (Cha Hak-yeon; 차학연) – leader, dance, vocals
• Leo (Jung Taek-woon; 정택운) – main vocal
• Ken (Lee Jae-hwan; 이재환) – main vocal
• Ravi (Kim Won-sik; 김원식) – rap, dance
• Hongbin (Lee Hong-bin; 이홍빈) – vocals, rap
• Hyuk (Han Sang-hyuk; 한상혁) – vocals, dance

Sub-Unit

VIXX LR

VIXX LR (Template:Lang-ko) is the first official sub-unit of VIXX formed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Established in August 2015, VIXX LR consists of VIXX's main vocalist Leo and rapper Ravi. The sub-unit debuted with their first mini album titled Beautiful Liar on August 17, 2015.

Discography

• Voodoo (2013)

Filmography

Television dramas

Reality shows

Concerts and tours

• 2013: The Milky Way Global Showcase
• 2014: VIXX Live Fantasia – Hex Sign
• 2014: VIXX US Tour
• 2015: VIXX Live Fantasia – Utopia

Awards and nominations

VIXX have been recipients of 23 awards from South Korean and International events. They started to gain recognition in 2013, one year after their debut. They received their first award at SBS MTV Best of The Best 2013 for Best Rookie Group and received their first Main Prize Bonsang Award at the 23rd Seoul Music Awards. They received their first music programme award at Music Bank with "Voodoo Doll".

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External links

• VIXX Korea Official Site
• VIXX Japan Official Site

• VIXX
• Jellyfish Entertainment artists
• K-pop music groups
• Korean-language singers
• Japanese-language singers
• Musical groups established in 2012
• Musical sextets
• South Korean boy bands
• South Korean pop music groups
• South Korean dance music groups
• 2012 establishments in South Korea