Chained Up
Chained Up is the second studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 10, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single "Chained Up".
Background and promotions
In late October Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX would be having a comeback on November 10, with their second full studio album.[1] On November 1, Jellyfish Entertainment released on VIXX’s official Facebook and Twitter individual image teasers and a group image teaser on their official website along with the upcoming title, Chained Up.[2] On November 2, Jellyfish Entertainment started a Hidden Key Game on Facebook and Twitter in which in order to find hidden image teasers relating to Chained Up on VIXX's official website.
On November 10, VIXX’s second studio album Chained Up was released along with the music video for “Chained Up”. On the same day VIXX held a showcase for Chained Up at AX Korea in Seoul’s Gwangjin-gu. Upon the release of Chained Up, the title song was ranked number one on Mnet, Genie, Monkey3 and Naver Music, whilst the remaining songs also ranked taking over the charts.[3] VIXX started their promotions for “Chained Up” on Music Bank on November 13. On November 17, VIXX gained their first win for "Chained Up" on The Show.[4] On the 19th of November Chained Up debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[5] On December 4, 2015 VIXX wrapped up their promotional cycle for Chained Up on Music Bank with a goodbye stage performance.
Showcase Tour
Track listing
※ Bold track title means it is the promotional track in the album. The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[6]
1. |
"Mistress" (Intro) | | MELODESIGN |
1:11 |
2. |
"Chained Up" (사슬; Saseul) | Misfit, Ravi | Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne |
3:13 |
3. |
"Maze" | Misfit, Ravi | Albi Albertsson, Martin Mulholland, Nalle Ahlesdt |
3:28 |
4. |
"Stop It Girl" | Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi | Erik Lidbom, Andreas Oberg |
3:45 |
5. |
"Hot Enough" | Kim Min-jin, Ravi | Erik Lidbom, MLC, Deeepsol, Odd.I |
3:27 |
6. |
"Spider" | Park Sung-hee (Jam Factory), Ravi | Simon Janlov |
3:47 |
7. |
"Out of Sorts" (부시시; Busisi) | Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi | MELODESIGN |
3:55 |
8. |
"Heaven" | Ravi | Ravi |
3:15 |
9. |
"Us Now" (지금 우린; Jigeum Ulin) | Kim Ji-hyang | MELODESIGN |
4:24 |
10. |
"Eternity" (기적; Gijeok) | Kim Eana | Hyuk Shin, Deanfluenza, 2xxx!, DK, siyeonking! |
3:04 |
11. |
"Error" | Kim Eana | Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN |
3:46 |
12. |
"Can't Say" | Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (Original Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group) | Hwang Se-jun (Y.Bird), MELODESIGN |
3:24 |
13. |
"Chained Up" (Inst.) | | Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne |
3:13 |
Total length: |
44:00 |
Release history
Chart performance
Chart |
Peak position |
Sales |
South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart) |
1 |
|
South Korea (Gaon Weekly social chart) |
1 |
South Korea (Gaon Weekly singles chart) |
8 |
Taiwan (Five-Music) (Korea-Japan Weekly album chart) |
1 |
US World (Weekly world albums chart) |
3 |
Awards and nominations
Awards
Year |
Award |
Category |
Recipient |
Result |
2015 |
MBC Show Champion Awards |
Best Performance[8] |
"Chained Up" |
Nominated |
SBS PopAsia Awards |
Best Song of The Year[9] |
Nominated |
KMC Radio Awards |
Comeback of the Year |
Won |
Album of the Year |
Chained Up |
Nominated |
2016 |
Seoul Music Awards |
Bonsang Award[10] |
Won |
YinYueTai V Chart Awards |
Best Performance[11] |
"Chained Up" |
Won |
Music program awards
References
- ↑ "VIXX Signals Comeback with Intense Image Teaser". mwave.interest.me/. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX gets ready to get "Chained Up" for November comeback in new image teasers". koreaboo.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX's entire 'Chained Up' album takes over music charts". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 "VIXX Grabs 1st Win for "Chained Up" on "The Show," Performances by B.A.P, BEG, and More". soompi.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX's 'Chained Up' album is on Billboard's World Albums chart!". allkpop. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX 2nd Album: Chained up". Jellyfish Entertainment. November 10, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ 2015년 12월 Album Chart [December 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ 'Show Champion' reveals 'Best Champion Songs' of 2015 and more for its end-of-the-year awards. December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "SBS PopAsia Award 2015: Best Song of The Year". www.sbs.com.au. November 30, 2015.
- ↑ "EXO get Daesang + Winners from the 25th Seoul Music Awards". allkpop.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "VIXX wins 'Best Performance' in China for V Yinyuetai Chart Awards // Chained Up performance without Leo". onehallyu.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "VIXX Takes 2nd Win for "Chained Up" on "Show Champion," Performances by B.A.P, EXID, and More". soompi.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX win #1 + Performances from November 20th 'Music Bank'! | allkpop.com". allkpop.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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