Before debuting, the VIXX members were 6 of 10 contestants featured in the reality show MyDOL. N, Leo, Hongbin and Ravi were featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" music video. N, Leo, and Ravi were also featured in Seo In-guk's "Shake It Up" music video. Hongbin was featured in Seo In-guk's "밀고 당겨줘 (Tease Me)" music video.
VIXX debuted with Super Hero released on May 24, 2012. Their first overseas performance was at the Otakon Convention in Baltimore, Maryland on July 27. On August 14, VIXX released their second single album Rock Ur Body. The group also attended KCON 2012 on October 13.
On January 6, 2013, VIXX pre-released a single, "Don't Want to Be an Idol", from their third single album On and On. The title track "다칠 준비가 돼 있어 (On and On)" was then released on January 17 along with the album itself. The title song "Hyde", and the mini-album Hyde was released on May 20. The title song "대.다.나.다.너 (G.R.8.U)", of the repackaged album Jekyll, was released on July 31. It debuted at #1 on three online music charts, namely Bugs, Naver Music and Soribada.
On November 8, VIXX pre-released a single, as well as the music video for the song, "Only U", from their first full-length album VOODOO. On November 20, the title song "저주인형 (Voodoo Doll)", was released and on November 25, the album itself was released. On December 6, VIXX grabbed the top spot for that week's episode of Music Bank with "Voodoo Doll", making it their first music show win since their debut.
On March 5, 2014, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX would be having a comeback in mid-April or early May. On May 18, the title of VIXX's fourth single album Eternity, was revealed through the group's official fancafe and the music video teaser was released on May 22. On May 27, the music video for "Eternity" was released along with the album itself.
On May 19, Jellyfish revealed that VIXX will be making their debut into the Japanese market with a full-length album Darkest Angels, on July 2. The album is set to have Japanese versions of all of VIXX's previous title tracks, including "Voodoo Doll", "hyde", and "On and On". On June 20, it was announced that VIXX will be attending KCON from August 9–10.
On September 25, Jellyfish Entertainment confirmed that VIXX will be having a comeback on October 14. On October 4, the title song and track list of VIXX's second mini-album were revealed via their official site. On October 10, VIXX released the music video teaser for "Error" and the music video was released along with the mini-album Error on October 14. On December 10, VIXX released the Japanese version of "Error", which included also the Japanese version of "Youth Hurts".
On January 16, 2015, it was reported that VIXX was planning a February comeback with a new remake album. On February 11, R.ef's "Farewell Formula" was revealed as the title track for the new remake album via VIXX's social media accounts. On February 20, the music video teaser for "Love Equation" was released. On February 24, Boys' Record was released along with the music video for "이별공식 (Love Equation)".
On September 9, 2015, VIXX made their second Japanese comeback with their second Japanese single Can't Say. In late October, Jellyfish announced that VIXX would be having a comeback in November with their second full-length album. On November 10, VIXX released their second album Chained Up along with the music video for "사슬 (Chained Up)". Chained Up debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart. On November 17, VIXX got their first win for "Chained Up" on The Show.
On January 27, 2016, VIXX released their first full-length original Japanese album Depend on Me. On the same day of the release the album ranked at number 4 on the Oricon Daily Album Chart. On January 30, the album peaked at 1 on the chart. After that it fell to four and stayed there for two consecutive weeks.
On March 29, 2016, Jellyfish Entertainment released a video titled Conception Art Film without warning. They revealed that this would be the start of their year-long project titled VIXX 2016 Conception, in which the group would draw from various stories in Greek Mythology in order to form an overarching musical story.
On April 14, 2016, the group revealed the Zelos Concept Film, a teaser for their fifth single album. On April 19, the group released their fifth single album Zelos along with the title track "다이너마이트 (Dynamite)". During their promotions, VIXX won first place place five times on music shows and achieved their second Triple Crown on The Show. The album charted at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart, selling cumulative 89,910 copies in April. The title song "Dynamite" charted at number 14 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 4 on Billboard World Digital Songs. Taking a break from Korean promotions, VIXX released their third Japanese single "花風 (Hana-Kaze)" on June 29. The single charted at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold 32,411 cumulative copies.
Returning to Korean promotions, VIXX released their sixth single album and second part of their VIXX 2016 Conception trilogy Hades on August 12. The music video for title track "Fantasy" was released two days later on August 14. In August and September VIXX won 1st place three times on the music shows for "Fantasy". Hades charted at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart, with the title song "Fantasy" charting at number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 5 on Billboard World Digital Songs.
On October 31, VIXX released their third mini-album and final part of their VIXX 2016 Conception trilogy Kratos along with the title track "The Closer". Kratos charted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, at number 5 on Taiwan's FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart and Billboard's world albums chart. The title song "The Closer" charted at number 8 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 14 on Billboard World Digital Songs.
On November 21, VIXX released a special compilation album to wrap up and celebrate the end of the VIXX 2016 Conception project titled VIXX 2016 Conception Ker (released as KER). The album is supported by a special title track made for fans titled "Milky Way". Despite being a compilation album, KER charted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.
On May 15, 2017, VIXX released their fourth mini album Shangri-La along with the title track "도원경 (桃源境) (Shangri-La)". It was a part of a three-event festival titled VIXX V FESTIVAL to celebrate their fifth anniversary since their debut. The festival began on May 12 with their VIXX Live Fantasia Daydream concert and ended with an exhibition titled VIXX 0524. Shangri-La charted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, at number 3 on Taiwan's FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart, and at number 4 on Billboard's world albums chart. The title song "Shangri-La" charted at number 13 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 6 on Billboard World Digital Songs. On September 27, VIXX released their first Japanese extended play Lalala ~ Thank you for your love ~ (ラララ ～愛をありがとう～). The album charted at number one in the Oricon Daily CD album charts. Later that year, at the 2017 MBC’s Gayo Daejejun, VIXX's performance of a remix version of Shangri-La went viral, prompting VIXX to return to promoting the song in early 2018, despite the song being released in May of the previous year.
On April 17, 2018, VIXX released their third full-length album EAU DE VIXX along with title track "향 (Scentist)". The concept of the album is based around scents. The album contained fifteen songs, including past single "Shangri-La" and "Navy & Shining Gold", a song written for fans. Ravi and Hyuk are responsible for much of the composition and song-writing of the album's tracks.
Error
빅스 Lyrics
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모든 감정을 지웠어
널 애써 지울 수 없어서 (let me free)
내 맘이 안쓰러워서 (let me breathe)
이대로 살면 돼 숨 쉬면 돼
살아있기만 하면 돼 왜 안돼
내가 괜찮다는데 (let me free)
(Ye) 칼날 같은 네 말에 베일까 두려웠어 난
숨 쉬고 밥을 먹는 채로 그냥 버티기만 해
나는 비겁했어 버티고 싶었어
내 손에 내 가슴을 쥐고
나를 위하는 삶을 선택했어 난
나를 놓치기 싫어
나를 더 망치기 싫어
끝나도 끝나지 않는 기억에
이길 자신이 난 없어
사랑 같은 건 결국
한 사람에겐 거짓말
이젠 널 잊는 나를 지켜봐
두 눈 똑바로 뜨고서
넌 절대 날 잊지 마 (ah)
넌 나를 지우지 마 (ah)
심장을 절뚝거리다 이 길의 끝은 여기야
라고 단정 짓고 숨 한 모금
들이쉬고 나서는 깊은 한숨을 내쉬며
가슴에 그녀를 다 찢어
소리 없는 비명을 지르다가
이리저리 떠다니는 잔상을 지워
남아있는 추억들을 하늘 위로 불태워 burn
나를 놓치기 싫어
나를 더 망치기 싫어
끝나도 끝나지 않는 기억에
이길 자신이 난 없어
사랑 같은 건 결국
한 사람에겐 거짓말
이젠 널 잊는 나를 지켜봐
두 눈 똑바로 뜨고서
넌 절대 날 잊지 마
널 다시 만났어 울었어
뭔가 잘못돼 버렸어
가슴이 기억하고 있어 (let me free)
전부 그대로였어 (let me breathe)
더 피할 곳이 없어 너를
너를 잡으면 아픈
놓아도 더 아픈 나를 oh
꿈속의 꿈보다 깊은 이곳을
벗어날 자신이 없어
잊는다는 건 전부
남겨진 나의 거짓말
가슴에 다시 번지는 얼굴
전보다 아픈 것 같아
더 그리운 것 같아 (ah)
더 해로운 것 같아 (ah)
The lyrics to VIXX's Error depict the struggles of a man in love who cannot escape his emotions for his past lover. He has attempted to erase his feelings, but he cannot bring himself to do so. The man is torn between wanting to forget the memories and feelings he shared with his lover and wanting to hold onto them at all costs. He is afraid of being hurt by his lover's words and wants to protect his heart but realizes that he is a coward for wanting to hold back his feelings. He chooses to live a life that is not for himself but for the sake of others, proving that he is ready to live with the pain of his unrequited love.
In the second verse, the man realizes that love is often a lie, and for some, it may just be a one-sided feeling. He wants his lover to move on and forget him, but he fails to convince himself to do the same. The chorus repeats that the man cannot forget his past love, and he cannot let go of the memories they shared. The bridge of the song shows the struggles of the man in trying to forget his past and move on entirely. The ending of the song, with the lyrics "more dangerous, more lonely," hints that the man would rather hold onto his memories than forget them since the pain of forgetting is more dangerous and lonely.
Line by Line Meaning
어쩔 수 없어서 버렸어
I had to let go because I had no other choice
모든 감정을 지웠어
I erased all of my emotions
널 애써 지울 수 없어서 (let me free)
I couldn't erase you even though I tried (let me free)
내 맘이 안쓰러워서 (let me breathe)
I need space to breathe because my heart is suffocating (let me breathe)
이대로 살면 돼 숨 쉬면 돼
Just living and breathing is enough
살아있기만 하면 돼 왜 안돼
Why can't I be satisfied with just being alive?
내가 괜찮다는데 (let me free)
I'm telling myself that I'm okay, but I need to be free from these feelings (let me free)
내가 이게 더 나은데 (let me breathe) oh
I know that this is better for me, so let me breathe (let me breathe) oh
(Ye) 칼날 같은 네 말에 베일까 두려웠어 난
I was afraid of being hurt by your sharp words, like a knife
숨 쉬고 밥을 먹는 채로 그냥 버티기만 해
I just keep enduring, even while breathing and eating
나는 비겁했어 버티고 싶었어
I was a coward, but I still wanted to endure
내 손에 내 가슴을 쥐고
I hold my heart in my hand
나를 위하는 삶을 선택했어 난
I chose a life that is good for me
나를 놓치기 싫어
I don't want to lose myself
나를 더 망치기 싫어
I don't want to hurt myself more
끝나도 끝나지 않는 기억에
In memories that never truly end
이길 자신이 난 없어
I don't have confidence in winning
사랑 같은 건 결국
In the end, things like 'love'
한 사람에겐 거짓말
Are lies to some people
이젠 널 잊는 나를 지켜봐
Now I need to protect the part of me that forgets you
두 눈 똑바로 뜨고서
And open my eyes wide
넌 절대 날 잊지 마 (ah)
Don't ever forget about me (ah)
넌 나를 지우지 마 (ah)
Don't erase me (ah)
심장을 절뚝거리다 이 길의 끝은 여기야
My heart is pounding, and this is where the road ends
라고 단정 짓고 숨 한 모금
And I take a breath, as if to confirm it
들이쉬고 나서는 깊은 한숨을 내쉬며
But then I let out a deep sigh
가슴에 그녀를 다 찢어
My heart is torn apart by her
소리 없는 비명을 지르다가
I scream silently, like a muted scream
이리저리 떠다니는 잔상을 지워
I try to erase the lingering traces
남아있는 추억들을 하늘 위로 불태워 burn
And burn the remaining memories up into the sky, burn
널 다시 만났어 울었어
I met you again and cried
뭔가 잘못돼 버렸어
Something went wrong
가슴이 기억하고 있어 (let me free)
My heart still remembers (let me free)
전부 그대로였어 (let me breathe)
Everything was still the same (let me breathe)
더 피할 곳이 없어 너를
I have nowhere else to run, so I have you
너를 잡으면 아픈
If I hold onto you, it hurts
놓아도 더 아픈 나를 oh
But letting go hurts me more, oh
꿈속의 꿈보다 깊은 이곳을
This place is deeper than a dream
벗어날 자신이 없어
And I don't have the confidence to escape it
잊는다는 건 전부
Everything about forgetting
남겨진 나의 거짓말
Is just my own lie that remains
가슴에 다시 번지는 얼굴
Faces that are once again etched onto my heart
전보다 아픈 것 같아
Hurt worse than before
더 그리운 것 같아 (ah)
It feels like I miss you more (ah)
더 해로운 것 같아 (ah)
It feels like it's more harmful (ah)
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Ravi, Du Hyun Kim, Ea Na Kim, Jung Jin Seo, Se Jun Hwang
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@k-popbiased1058
N ~ leader and main dancer. N is uncontestedly fabulous, and he is the eomma of the group, always taking care of the other members. 0:56
Leo ~ main vocal. Leo is very camera-shy and so he initially comes off as cold and uncaring when in reality he's just uncomfortable. Don't be alarmed if you see other Starlights freaking out when he merely smiles or laughs XD. 0:39
Ken ~ (self-proclaimed) cutie main vocal. It's really hard to describe Ken, he's kind of crazy but in the very best sense of the word. He always makes everybody laugh at any possible moment. disturbing lack of ken in this video. quick flash of him singing "kkeutnado" at 2:34. he also sings the super high note at the end with his arms crossed.
Ravi ~ main rapper. Ravi is sort of (in my opinion) the second leader in that he's very responsible, N's emotional support, and has also composed a bunch of their non-title-track songs. 1:20 (a.k.a. the hershey's kiss guy)
Hongbin ~ visual and actor. Hongbin seems very sweet and innocent, it's incredibly easy to make him laugh, but don't be fooled. You will come to realize that he is incredibly snarky and sarcastic. 1:09 and also the actor in the story
Hyuk ~ maknae. Horrifyingly underestimated in the beginning, but thank goodness he's getting more lines and more confidence every day! We lovingly call him Satan because he's a rude snarky little sh*t who loves to prank and mess with the others. starts singing at 1:17
I recommend watching some older VIXX TV to learn the members better :)
VIXX does mostly dark/fantasy concepts, my favorites being Error, Hyde, On and On, and Voodoo Doll. Also check out Eternity and Chained Up. Some really good non-title-tracks are Secret Night, Beautiful Killer, B.O.D.Y, Sad Ending, What U Waiting For (Ravi-composed), and Light Up the Darkness. If you like ballads, try Love Letter, Thank You For Being Born, and Badbye.
@heyitsfeiii
This is seriously one of my favorite KPOP song and MV! Genius!
@k-popbiased1058
heyitsfeiii AMEN!
@martyrofroses8937
Oh hey. Nice running into you here. I have the urge to learn more about these guys....
@flower_sunshine2021
heyitsfeiii I agree
@astrid21mutz
FEII !!!
@syaaaz3015
And the cleverest idea from VIXX:
The hat that Ravi wear
@immunityvi6968
I miss these types of old kpop music videos where there’s no theories, no speculations, just straight tragic/romantic storylines from beginning to end.
@youneverwalkalone3584
Yes! Those were the times 🥺
@XXStayTinyCarat
Yes it’s fourth generation but I can’t come over this. I really want Songs like these again…
And don’t get me wrong fourth generation is also nice😅
@alantes
You came for 2022 SM entertainment’s dumb overbloated ass and came hard.