Chained Up
2015 studio album by VIXX
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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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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
| Date | Venue | Location | Country |
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| November 10, 2015 | AX Korea | Gwangjin-gu, Seoul | South Korea |
| December 8, 2015 | Beijing | China | |
| December 13, 2015 | Shanghai |
Track listing
The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 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
Awards and nominations
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||