Beautiful Liar (EP)
| 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 | ||
| ||
| Music video | ||
| "Beautiful Liar" on YouTube | ||
Beautiful Liar is the debut mini-album by South Korean boy band 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 title 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.
Music video
In the rather symbolic and emotional music video for "Beautiful Liar", the story is about a man; Leo and a woman breaking up, on the way out Leo gets a wedding invitation from his ex-girlfriend. Leo is shown with two different personalities; the truth and the lie. The lie being Leo who wants to let his ex-girlfriend go and forget her and the truth being the physical manifestation of Ravi who is trying to keep a hold of her, wanting and needing her to stay. Throughout the music video the truth (Ravi) and the lie (Leo) are at odds with each other with their conflicting emotions, until finally Leo overcomes Ravi and is left alone admitting that he is a cowardly liar.[5][6]
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.[7][8] 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. On September 1 VIXX LR gained their first ever music show win since their debut on SBS MTV's The Show with 9,464 of the votes making them have the second-highest all time score, behind their parent group VIXX with "Error".[9] 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.[10] In January 2016 it was announced that VIXX LR will be holding their first Japan showcase tour for Beautiful Liar.[11]
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 |
Track list
※ Track in Bold is the promotional track in the album. The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful Liar" | Ravi, Kim Ji-hyang, Rhymer | Ravi, MELODESIGN | ASSBRASS, Cho Yong-ho | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Remember" | Ravi | Ravi | Kiggen | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Words to Say" (할 말; Hal mal) (Leo Solo) | Leo | Leo | MELODESIGN | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Ghost" (Ravi Solo) | Ravi | Ravi | Cho Yong-ho, Ravi | 3:17 |
| 5. | "My Light" (Song by VIXX) | Leo, Ravi | Leo, MELODESIGN | MELODESIGN | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Beautiful Liar" (Inst.) | 3:54 | |||
Total length: |
22:00 | ||||
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart)[13] | 2 |
|
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly singles chart)[15] | 21 | |
| US World (Weekly world albums chart)[16] | 2 | |
Awards and nominations
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration and Unit[17] | "Beautiful Liar" | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| KMC Radio Awards | Best Sub-unit/Collaboration[18][19] | Won | ||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Music program awards
| Song | Music show | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Beautiful Liar" | The Show | September 1, 2015[9] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | August 17, 2015 |
|
|
| Worldwide | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment | |
See also
References
- ↑ "VIXX starts a mysterious countdown - perhaps to a comeback?". allkpop.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX's sub-unit LR unveils teaser photo for their upcoming debut!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ "VIXX's first subunit LR releases tracklist for 'Beautiful Liar' mini album". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ "VIXX's First Subunit LR Composed of Leo and Ravi, Releases Teasers and More". soompi.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "VIXX LR (빅스LR) - Beautiful Liar - Color Coded Lyrics". Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "VIXX LR's "Beautiful Liar" is Beautiful". Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ↑ "VIXX LR Holds Its First Showcase". bntnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ↑ "LR′s Leo and Ravi Reveal Why They Formed VIXX′s First-Ever Unit". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- 1 2 "VIXX's subunit LR take home their first win on 'The Show'!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "[V Report] VIXX LR bids farewell, CNBLUE says hi". kpopherald.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "VIXX LR MINI ALBUM: Beautiful Liar". Jellyfish Entertainment. August 17, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Weekly) – August 16, 2015 to August 22, 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ Album Sales reference for Beautiful Liar
- "Gaon Album Chart: August 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "Gaon Album Chart: September 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles (Weekly) – August 16, 2015 to August 22, 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart: Billboard: Sep 05, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "2015 MAMA in HONG KONG Best Collaboration and Unit nominees". mama.mwave.me. 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "KMC AWARDS 2015". kmc-radio.fr. 18 December 2015.
- ↑ KMC Awards 2015 - Results. Jan 8, 2016.