Hyde (EP)

Hyde is the first mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on May 20, 2013 under Jellyfish Entertainment, and features the single of the same name. The album was re-released as Jekyll on July 31, 2013 with the single "G.R.8.U".

Hyde
EP by VIXX
Released	May 20, 2013 July 31, 2013 (Jekyll)
Recorded	2013
Genre	K-pop
Language	Korean
Label	Jellyfish Entertainment
VIXX chronology
On and On (2013) Hyde (2013) Y.BIRD from Jellyfish Island With VIXX & OKDAL (2013)
Repackaged Album
Jekyll (Repackaged Album)
Singles from Hyde
"Hyde" Released: May 20, 2013
Singles from Jekyll
"G.R.8.U" Released: July 31, 2013

Singles

"Hyde"

VIXX promoted Hyde with the song of the same name. The song's lyrics were written by songwriter Kim Eana, and the rap portion was written by Ravi. The music was composed by Jellyfish Entertainment CEO Hwang Se Jun and Swedish production team D30 (Caesar & Loui and Olof Lindskog). The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of ZanyBros, who also directed their previous music videos, "Super Hero" and "Rock Ur Body".

Promotion began on May 23 on M! Countdown, and wrapped up with a goodbye stage on Inkigayo on June 30. The song peaked at number 35 on Gaon Singles Chart.[1]

"G.R.8.U"

The lead single from Jekyll, "G.R.8.U" (Korean: 대.다.나.다.너; RR: Dae.da.na.da.neo), was written by Kim Eana and produced by Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara and Todd Wright. The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of ZanyBros. Promotion began on August 1, and wrapped up with a goodbye stage on Inkigayo on September 8. The song peaked at number 14 on Gaon Singles Chart.[2]

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[3][4]

Hyde

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Light Me Up" (어둠 속을 밝혀줘; Eodum Sogeul Balkhyeojwo) (Translation: "Light Up the Darkness")	Ravi	Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara	03:01
2.	"Hyde"	Kim Eana, Ravi (rap)	Hwang Se-jun, D30	03:16
3.	"You're Mine" (그만 버티고; Geuman Beotigo) (Translation: "Stop Resisting") (ft. Minah of Girl's Day)	Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (rap)	MELODESIGN, Park Gyunghyun	03:45
4.	"CHAOS"	Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN, Ravi (rap)	MELODESIGN	02:54
5.	"Love Letter"	Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN	Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN	04:35
6.	"Hyde" (Inst.)		Hwang Se-jun, D30	03:16
Total length:				21:00

Jekyll - Repackaged version

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Jekyll"		MELODESIGN	00:43
2.	"G.R.8.U" (대.다.나.다.너; Dae. Da.Na.Da.Neo) (Translation: "You. Are. Im.pressive")	Kim Eana	Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara, Todd Wright	03:30
3.	"Say Love" (어떡하지; Eotteokhaji) (Translation: "What To Do" or "How")	AIS, Ravi	Michael McGarity, Theresa Houston	03:08
4.	"Light Me Up" (어둠 속을 밝혀줘; Eodum Sogeul Balkhyeojwo) (Translation: "Light Up the Darkness")	Ravi	Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara	03:01
5.	"Hyde"	Kim Eana, Ravi (rap)	Hwang Se-jun, D30	03:16
6.	"You're Mine" (그만 버티고; Geuman Beotigo) (Translation: "Stop Resisting") (ft. Minah of Girl's Day)	Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (rap)	MELODESIGN, Park Gyunghyun	03:45
7.	"CHAOS"	Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN, Ravi (rap)	MELODESIGN	02:54
8.	"Love Letter"	Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN	Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN	04:35
9.	"G.R.8.U" (Inst.)		Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara, Todd Wright	03:30
Total length:				29:00

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
Seoul Music Awards
2014	Bonsang Award[5]	Hyde	Won
Golden Disk Awards
2014	Disk Bonsang Award[6]	Jekyll	Nominated

Chart performance

Album

Chart	Peak position		Sales
	Hyde	Jekyll
South Korea (Gaon album chart)	3	3	KOR: 181,499[7]
Taiwan (Five-Music) Weekly album chart	8	5
Billboard (US World)	7	—

Singles

Chart	Peak position
	"Hyde"	"G.R.8.U"
South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)	35	14
Billboard (Korea K-Pop Hot 100)	57	13
Billboard (US World)	6	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	May 20, 2013 (Hyde) July 31, 2013 (Jekyll)	CD Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M
Worldwide		Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment

See also

• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts

References

1. "South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 19, 2013 to May 25, 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
2. "South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – July 25, 2013 to August 3, 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
3. "1st Mini Album: Hyde". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
4. "1st Mini Album Repackage: Jekyll". Jellyfish Entertainment. July 31, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
5. "EXO win Daesang + Winners from the '23rd Seoul Music Awards'! | allkpop.com". allkpop.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
6. "2014 Golden Disk Awards to be Held in Beijing, Nominees Include EXO, 2NE1, CNBLUE, and More | Soompi". soompi.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
7. Cumulative sales for Hyde
   • "Gaon Album Chart: 2013 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
   • "Gaon Album Chart: February 2014". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
   • "Gaon Album Chart: February 2015 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
   Cumulative sales for Jekyll
   • "Gaon Album Chart: 2013 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
   • "Gaon Album Chart: November 2014 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
   • "Gaon Album Chart: February 2015". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 12, 2015.

External links

• "Hyde" Music Video on YouTube
• "G.R.8.U" Music Video on YouTube
• Hyde - EP on iTunes
• Jekyll - EP on iTunes