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VIXX
VIXX at their 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 pronounced "viks"; 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.

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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 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”.

Discography

Filmography

Reality Shows

• MyDOL (2012; Mnet)
• VIXX TV (2012–2014; YouTube)
• VIXX's MTV Diary (2012; SBS MTV)
• Plan V Diary (2013; SBS MTV)
• VIXX File (2013; Mnet Japan)
• VIXX TV2 (2014-Present; YouTube)
• VIXX's One Fine Day (2015; MBC Music)
• Project VIXX ~Invaders from Space~ (2016; Fuji TV NEXT)

Concerts and tours

Other ventures

Endorsements

• Feltics (2015)

Awards and nominations

VIXX have been recipients of 34 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".

Sub-units

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.

References

Footnotes

References

1. ^ "VIXX's Hong Bin receives praise for his identical looks to singer Se7en". allkpop. 18 May 2012.
2. ^ "Upcoming group VIXX releases 3rd video teaser for "Super Hero"". allkpop. 20 May 2012.
3. "VIXX to share download links for their music and teasers on Twitter". allkpop. 20 May 2012.
4. "Finalists from 'Mydol' reveal official group name, Vixx". allkpop. 10 May 2012.
5. "VIXX to watch the last episode of 'Mydol' with their fans at a movie theater". allkpop. 31 May 2012.
6. "Sung Si Kyung to feature debut process of idol stars through 'Mydol'". allkpop. 28 March 2012.
7. Park, Jung Jun (2015-03-30). "'Concepts Idol' VIXX, turned fiercely into a performance idol". Osen. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
8. "VIXX & its Successful Use of Themes". Kultscene. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
9. ^ "VIXX's Second US Tour Brings K-pop to NYC's Terminal 5". MTV K. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
10. "How Manila got VIXX-ed". The Philippine Star. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
11. "VIXX Successfully Creates ′UTOPIA′ with Over 24,000 Fans at Concert". Mwave. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
12. "'콘셉트돌' 빅스, 공연돌로의 치열한 진화". Osen (in Korean). 2015-03-30. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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14. Cite error: The named reference mnetJellyfishLive1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
15. "VIXX enjoys concert performances at "Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day". koreaboo. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
16. "VIXX become the new faces of casual brand 'Feltics'". allkpop.com. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
17. "2013 SBS MTV Best of the Best". mtv.co.kr.
18. "VIXX Wins Their First Ever Music Show on Music Bank with "Voodoo Doll"". soompi.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
19. "VIXX′s First Unit LR to Debut on August 17". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
20. "VIXX LR are 'Beautiful Liars' in VIXX's first ever subunit debut". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

External links

• VIXX Official Site Template:Ko icon
• VIXX Japan Official Site Template:Ja icon

• 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