Fantastic (EP)

Fantastic
EP by Henry
Released July 14, 2014
Recorded 2014 at S.M. Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre R&B, Funk rock, Electronica
Length 19:07
Language Korean
Label S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Producer Lee Soo Man (executive)
Henry chronology
Trap
(2013)
Fantastic
(2014)
Alternative cover
Japanese single cover
Singles from Fantastic
  1. "Fantastic"
    Released: July 14, 2014

Fantastic is the second EP of Canadian artist and Super Junior-M member Henry. It was released on July 14, 2014, by S.M. Entertainment in South Korea.[1] The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under Avex Trax as his Japanese debut.

Background

SM Entertainment revealed that Henry would release his second EP on July 14 and begin his promotional activities.[1] Furthermore it was stated that the album will contain a total of six tracks, including four written by Henry′s songwriting team, ′NoizeBank’.[1] On July 9, the medley video highlighting the six tracks included in the mini album was revealed though SM Entertainments's official Youtube channel.[2] An image teaser for the "Fantastic" music video was released on July 8.[3] Henry released through several online music sites the music video for "Fantastic", the title song of his upcoming album on July 13, a day before the full album was released.[4] "Fantastic" is described as a retro-pop song and tells the story of a self-centered man who fell in love and wants to become a real man for his loved one.[4] Furthermore, Chanyeol of Exo, Hoya of Infinite and Seulgi of Red Velvet were revealed to be featured in the album.[5]

Henry started his promotion for his album with appearances on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo starting from July 11, 2014. The full album Fantastic was released on July 14.[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the official homepage. [6]

Fantastic (Korean EP)
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Fantastic"  KenzieKenzie, Will Simms 3:32
2. "Bad Girl" (Featuring Chanyeol of EXO)1월8일NoizeBank 3:14
3. "Need You Now" (Featuring Hoya of INFINITE)KenzieKenzie 3:14
4. "Saturday"  조윤경NoizeBank 2:58
5. "Butterfly" (Featuring Seulgi of Red Velvet (credited as member of SM ROOKIES))조윤경NoizeBank 3:03
6. "자꾸자꾸 (You)"  Misfit, NoizeBankNoizeBank 3:06
Total length:
19:07

Chart performance

Album chart

Country Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[7] 2
Gaon Monthly album chart[8] 9
Gaon Yearly album chart[9] 82
Taiwan G-Music Combo Chart [10] 6
United States Billboard World Albums [11] 6

Songs chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR
Gaon Chart

[12]
CHN
Baidu Chart

[13]
US
Billboard World Digital

[14]
"Fantastic" 18 8
"Bad Girl" 75 18

Sales

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales 22,038+ [15]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 14, 2014 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
July 16, 2014 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Taiwan (Korean version) August 26, 2014 Avex Taiwan
Japan October 8, 2014 CD, Digital download Avex Trax

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SUJU-M’s Henry to Release New Mini Album ‘Fantastic’ on July 14". mwave.interest.me. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. "SUJU-M Henry’s New Album ‘Fantastic’ to Feature EXO’s Chan Yeol, Infinite’s Hoya and More". mwave.interest.me. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. "SUJU-M′s Henry is ′Fantastic′ in New Music Video Teaser". mwave.interest.me. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "SUJU-M′s Henry Releases Teaser for ′Fantastic′". mwave.interest.me. July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. "2nd Mini Album of Henry: ‘Fantastic’". SM Entertainment. July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  6. "The 2nd Mini Album ‘Fantastic’". SM Entertainment. October 10, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  7. "July 13, 2014 - July 19, 2014" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  8. "Gaon Charts July 2014". Gaon. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  9. "Gaon Album Chart (2014)". Gaon (in Korean).
  10. "G-Music Combo Charts (2014/33)". G-Music.
  11. "World Albums (August 2, 2014)". Billboard.
  12. "Gaon Single Chart Weekly (2014/7/13 - 2014/7/19)". Gaon.
  13. "Baidu Weekly Music Charts" (in Chinese). Baidu.
  14. "World Digital Songs (2014/8/2)". Billboard.
  15. "Gaon Charts - Sales for the month July 2014". gaonchart.co.kr. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

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