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.
On August 7, 2020, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Hongbin had expressed his desire to leave VIXX and the group will now be promoting with five members instead of six.
On April 11, 2023, Ravi announced that he had departed from VIXX following the corruption issue related to his evasion of military service.
MAZE
VIXX Lyrics
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[Hongbin] kkeuteomneun miro wall to wall
Tto dolgo dorado jeonbu neoegero ieojin gil
[Hyuk] bol kkojibeobwado nan isanghan
I kkume gatyeobeorin geot gata
[Ravi] sabangpalbangi da giri eopda
[N] Woo woo baby woo woo woo baby
[Ravi] neon yeolsoega eomneun bomulsangjawa gata
Da gatda bagado matji ana
[Hongbin] MAZE running running MAZE running
[Leo] nae sarangeun crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
[Ken] We go crazy kkeuteomneun MAZE yeogijeogi MAZE yeogijeogi
[Leo] ontong neoreul dalmeun hwanyeong ppun ijen beoseonago sipeunde
[Ken] We go crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
[N] humijin guseokkkaji ssak da hejibeobwado
Gyeolguk kkeute gaseon makyeojin gil
[Hyuk] ijen oraedoeeoseo da oewobeorin
Kkum sogeul hemaego tto hemaeeo
[Ravi] ije jichineun ge jichyeo jeonbu da bitgyeo nagan pandan
Girl please give me some
[N] Woo woo baby woo woo woo baby
[Ravi] neon talchulguga eomneun mirowado
Gata jeonbu ttokgata yeongwonhan galmang
[Hongbin] MAZE running running MAZE running
[Ken] nae sarangeun crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
[Leo] We go crazy kkeuteomneun MAZE yeogijeogi MAZE yeogijeogi
[Ken] heeonal su eomneun teul soge jeomjeom iksukaejyeo ganeunde
[Leo] We go crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
[N] And I’m going crazy ireoke gyeolguk da neoya neoya girl
[Leo] ije nan beoseonal uijido eopseo nega kkeuchinga bwa
[Ken] subaek, sucheon beoneul doedorawaseo~
[Leo] nae sarangeun crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
[Ken] We go crazy kkeuteomneun MAZE yeogijeogi MAZE yeogijeogi
[Leo] naui apeul garomageun chae gogael jeoeodo neon yeojeonhae
[Ken] We go crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
The lyrics of VIXX's song MAZE seem to depict feeling lost and trapped, unable to escape a confusing and overwhelming situation. The first verse describes running tirelessly but ultimately feeling driven crazy, while the chorus repeats the phrase "running running MAZE" to emphasize the feeling of being trapped in a complex system. The mention of a "kkeuteomneun miro" or "endless maze" and "sabangpalbangi" or "four-way intersection" further reinforces this sense of confusion and hopelessness.
The second verse adds an element of desperation as they plead for someone to give them a way out of the maze, and the line "ije nan beoseonal uijido eopseo nega kkeuchinga bwa" suggests that they feel completely dependent on someone else to guide them out. The final chorus adds another layer of emotion as they sing of their love being crazy like the maze, adding a personal element to the feeling of being lost and confused.
Overall, the lyrics of MAZE paint a vivid picture of feeling trapped and overwhelmed, with a sense of desperation to find a way out.
Line by Line Meaning
Running and running, you’re driving me crazy
You keep going and going, it's making me feel insane
kkeuteomneun miro wall to wall
A never-ending maze, wall to wall
Tto dolgo dorado jeonbu neoegero ieojin gil
Going around in circles, all roads lead back to you
bol kkojibeobwado nan isanghan
Even if I look around, I still feel alone
I kkume gatyeobeorin geot gata
It feels like I'm trapped in a never-ending dream
sabangpalbangi da giri eopda
There's no way out, dead ends everywhere
Dalligo dallyeodo jejariro ga
Even when I meander, I end up back in the same place
Woo woo baby woo woo woo baby
neon yeolsoega eomneun bomulsangjawa gata
You're like an unattainable mirage in the wilderness
Da gatda bagado matji ana
Even though I try all paths, I can't escape
MAZE running running MAZE running
nae sarangeun crazy jidokan MAZE running running MAZE running running
My love feels crazy, like a never-ending maze
We go crazy kkeuteomneun MAZE yeogijeogi MAZE yeogijeogi
We go crazy, it's an endless maze, here and there
ontong neoreul dalmeun hwanyeong ppun ijen beoseonago sipeunde
I just want to break free from this endless cycle of welcoming and losing you
humijin guseokkkaji ssak da hejibeobwado
Even when I try to climb over the obstacles in my path
Gyeolguk kkeute gaseon makyeojin gil
It always leads me to the same dead end
ijen oraedoeeoseo da oewobeorin
Now I'm lost and struggling, even in my dreams
Kkum sogeul hemaego tto hemaeeo
Trying to escape in my dreams and waking up over and over again
ije jichineun ge jichyeo jeonbu da bitgyeo nagan pandan
I'm exhausted and tired, all the clues have been used up
Girl please give me some
neon talchulguga eomneun mirowado
You're like a maze with no escape, no matter how much I try
Gata jeonbu ttokgata yeongwonhan galmang
It's all the same, an eternal torment
naui apeul garomageun chae gogael jeoeodo neon yeojeonhae
No matter how much I try to push you away from my mind, you always remain
And I’m going crazy ireoke gyeolguk da neoya neoya girl
And I'm going crazy, it's all about you, girl
ije nan beoseonal uijido eopseo nega kkeuchinga bwa
I have nowhere to run now, it feels like you're the end for me
subaek, sucheon beoneul doedorawaseo~
I've walked hundreds, thousands of paths, trying to find a way out~
Contributed by Josiah L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.