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".
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| Released | November 10, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
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| Length | 44:00 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| VIXX chronology | ||||
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 Freedom Version | ||||
| Singles from Chained Up | ||||
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Background and promotions
editIn 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
edit| Date | Venue | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2015 | AX Korea | Gwangjin-gu, Seoul | South Korea |
| December 8, 2015 | Beijing | China | |
| December 13, 2015 | Shanghai |
Track listing
editThe credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Janlöv | 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 | |||
Chart performance
edit| Chart | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart) | 1 |
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| 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
editAwards
edit| 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 | |
| 2017 | Golden Disk Awards | Disk Bonsang Award | Chained Up | Won |
Music program awards
edit| Song | Music show | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Chained Up" | The Show | November 17, 2015[4] |
| Show Champion | November 18, 2015[12] | |
| Music Bank | November 20, 2015[13] |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Korean album | |||
| South Korea | November 10, 2015 |
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| Worldwide | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment | |
| Chinese single | |||
| China | November 25, 2015 | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment, QQ |
| Taiwan | Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "VIXX Signals Comeback with Intense Image Teaser". mwave.interest.me/. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "VIXX gets ready to get "Chained Up" for November comeback in new image teasers". koreaboo.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "VIXX's entire 'Chained Up' album takes over music charts". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b "VIXX Grabs 1st Win for "Chained Up" on "The Show," Performances by B.A.P, BEG, and More". Soompi. 17 November 2015. 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. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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Cumulative sales for Chained Up
- "Gaon Album Chart: December 2015 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- "Gaon Album Chart: 2015 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ '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. 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. 18 November 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "VIXX win #1 + Performances from November 20th 'Music Bank'! | allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 20 November 2015.