Beautiful Liar (VIXX LR album)

Beautiful Liar
EP by VIXX LR
Released August 17, 2015
Recorded Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, Hip Hop, dance pop
Length 22:00
Language Korean
Label Jellyfish Entertainment
Alternative Cover
Character Version
Singles from Beautiful Liar
  1. "Beautiful Liar"
    Released: August 17, 2015

Beautiful Liar is the debut mini-album by South Korean boy group VIXX's first official sub-unit VIXX LR. The EP was released on August 17, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment.

Background

On August 7, 2015, Jellyfish Entertainment released a video trailer on VIXX’s official website after a mysterious countdown with a silhouette of VIXX’s last special album Boys' Record. As time went by, members of VIXX disappeared until finally only Leo and Ravi were left behind, which caused fans to speculate that it meant another comeback for all six members. A video trailer of VIXX LR was then revealed.[1] After a series of image and video teasers, VIXX LR was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment to be VIXX’s first official sub-unit composed of rapper Ravi and vocalist Leo. Following the release of the music video on VIXX's official YouTube channel, the EP was officially released on August 17, 2015.[2][3][4]

Composition

The EP consists of five tracks and one instrumental all of which are written and composed by either Ravi or Leo as the composer duo of VIXX. The titular track on the album, "Beautiful Liar", was written by Ravi, Kim Ji-hyang and Rhymer and composed by Ravi and MELODESIGN with arrangement by ASSBRASS and Cho Yong-ho, both Leo and Ravi provided the vocals to this track as with the second track "Remember" which was written entirely by Ravi and arranged by Kiggen. The third track "Words to Say" (Hangul: 할 말); Leo's Solo was written entirely by himself and arranged by MELODESIGN. The fourth track "Ghost"; Ravi's Solo was written entirely by himself and arranged by himself and Cho Yong-ho. The fifth track "My Light" was written by Leo and Ravi and composed by Leo and MELODESIGN with arrangement also by MELODESIGN, all of VIXX provided the vocals to this track.

Promotions

VIXX LR began their promotions with their first showcase for Beautiful Liar at Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul′s Mapo-gu on August 17, 2015.[5][6] The duo then started promoting and performing from August 18 on various music programs including SBS MTV's The Show, KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo, Mnet's, M! Countdown and MBC Music's Show Champion. VIXX LR gained their first win for "Beautiful Liar" on September 1 on SBS MTV's The Show.[7] On September 4, 2015 VIXX LR wrapped up their three week promotional cycle for Beautiful Liar on KBS2’s Music Bank with a goodbye stage performance.[8] In January 2016 it was announced that VIXX LR will be holding their first Japan showcase tour for Beautiful Liar.[9]

Showcase Tour

Date Venue Location Country
August 17, 2015 Yes24 Muv Hall Mapo-gu, Seoul South Korea
January 6, 2016 Nagoya Diamond Hall Nagoya Japan
January 10, 2016 Toyosu PIT Tokyo
January 15, 2016 Osaka Business Park circular hall Osaka

Tracklist

※ Bold track title means it is the promotional track in the album. The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[10]

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Beautiful Liar"  Ravi, Kim Ji-hyang, RhymerRavi, MELODESIGNASSBRASS, Cho Yong-ho 3:54
2. "Remember"  RaviRaviKiggen 3:25
3. "할 말" (레오 Solo)
(Translation: "Words to Say" (Leo Solo)		LeoLeoMELODESIGN 3:39
4. "Ghost" (라비 Solo)
(Translation: Ravi Solo)		RaviRaviCho Yong-ho, Ravi 3:17
5. "My Light" (Song by VIXX)Leo, RaviLeo, MELODESIGNMELODESIGN 3:11
6. "Beautiful Liar" (Inst.)    3:54
Total length:
 22:00

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Sales
South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart)[11] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly singles chart)[13] 21
US World (Weekly world albums chart)[14] 2

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration and Unit[15] "Beautiful Liar" Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
International K-Music Awards Best Collaboration/Subunit[16][17][18] Won
Most Creative MV[19] Nominated
KMC Radio Awards Best Sub-unit/Collaboration[20][21] Won
Song of the Year Nominated
Hanteo Awards Album Award[22] Beautiful Liar 26th
K-Ville Music Awards Best Sub-Unit[23] VIXX LR 2nd

Music program awards

Song Music show Date
"Beautiful Liar" The Show September 1, 2015[7]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide August 17, 2015 CD, Digital download Jellyfish Entertainment
South Korea

References

  1. ↑ "VIXX starts a mysterious countdown - perhaps to a comeback?". allkpop.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "VIXX's sub-unit LR unveils teaser photo for their upcoming debut!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ↑ "VIXX's first subunit LR releases tracklist for 'Beautiful Liar' mini album". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. ↑ "VIXX’s First Subunit LR Composed of Leo and Ravi, Releases Teasers and More". soompi.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "VIXX LR Holds Its First Showcase". bntnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  6. ↑ "LR′s Leo and Ravi Reveal Why They Formed VIXX′s First-Ever Unit". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  7. 1 2 "VIXX's subunit LR take home their first win on 'The Show'!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  8. ↑ "[V Report] VIXX LR bids farewell, CNBLUE says hi". kpopherald.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "VIXX LR初となる東名阪ツアー　VIXX LR 1st LIVE SHOWCASE TOUR “Beautiful Liar“ 開催決定！！". vixx.cjve.jp. 13 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "VIXX LR MINI ALBUM: Beautiful Liar". Jellyfish Entertainment. August 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  11. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Weekly) – August 16, 2015 to August 22, 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Album Sales reference for Beautiful Liar
  13. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles (Weekly) – August 16, 2015 to August 22, 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart: Billboard: Sep 05, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015 MAMA in HONG KONG Best Collaboration and Unit nominees". mama.mwave.me. 30 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "I.K.M.A - International K-Music Awards". ikma-awards.com. 2 December 2015.
  17. ↑ [I.K.M.A 2015] Best Collab / Subunit - JAPAKO Music. December 1, 2015.
  18. ↑ [I.K.M.A 2015] Winners - JAPAKO Music. Jan 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ [I.K.M.A 2015] Most Creative MV- JAPAKO Music. December 1, 2015.
  20. ↑ "KMC AWARDS 2015". kmc-radio.fr. 18 December 2015.
  21. ↑ KMC Awards 2015 - Results. Jan 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "The Top Album Sales of 2015". 26 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "'The 2015 K-Ville Music Awards'". Retrieved December 30, 2015.

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