VIXX LR

VIXX LR (Korean: 빅스 LR) is the first official sub-unit of South Korean boy group VIXX formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. Established in August 2015, VIXX LR consists of VIXX's main vocalist Leo and main rapper Ravi. The sub-unit debuted with their first mini album, titled Beautiful Liar on August 17, 2015.[1][2]

VIXX LR
VIXX LR's Ravi and Leo at KCON LA 2017 Red Carpet
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated actsVIXX
Members

Name origin

The name of VIXX LR is a combination of VIXX (Korean: 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for voice, visual, value in excelsis) and the initials of the members stage names, with "L" for Leo and "R" for Ravi. In an interview on Pops in Seoul VIXX LR said their name also stands for “left” and “right” which meant that their contrasting qualities and images created harmony when on stage.[3] The letters "L" and "R" also represented the first and last letters in the word "liar" in their debut EP Beautiful Liar and its title track.[4]

History

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.[5][6]

VIXX LR was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment to be VIXX’s first official sub-unit composed of main rapper Ravi and main vocalist Leo. Their debut mini album, Beautiful Liar, was released on August 17, 2015.[7][8][9] On the same day VIXX LR held their first showcase for Beautiful Liar at Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul′s Mapo-gu.[10][11] The duo started promoting on August 18th and they had their debut stage performance on SBS MTV's The Show.

VIXX LR debuted on the Billboard World Albums chart at Number 2[12] and on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart also at Number 2.[13] 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".[14] 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.[15]

VIXX LR’s “Beautiful Liar” was nominated for two awards at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Collaboration and Unit and Song of the Year.[16] In January 2016 VIXX LR held showcase performances in Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka as part of their first live showcase tour Beautiful Liar in Japan.[17]

On July 19, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX LR is aiming to make a comeback and release a new album in August.[18] On August 14, VIXX LR announced that their second mini album Whisper would be released on August 28, 2017.[19][20][21]

On January 24, 2018, VIXX LR released their first compilation album in Japan, titled Complete LR which consisted of every track from their previously released mini-albums and included two new songs, one of which was a Japanese version of "Whisper".[22][23][24] VIXX LR also held their first concert Eclipse in Seoul on November 18 and 19, 2017, Tokyo on January 25 and Osaka on January 27 and January 28, 2018.[25][26]

Discography
See also: VIXX discography and List of songs recorded by VIXX

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Gaon
[27]		 JPN
[28]		 TW
[29]		 US Heat
[30]		 US World
[31]
Beautiful Liar 2 — 1 18 2
Whisper
  • Released: August 28, 2017
  • Label: Jellyfish Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 91 5 — 2
  • KOR: 78,841[33]
  • JPN: 630
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[28]
Complete LR 18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[35]		 US
World
[36]
"Beautiful Liar" 2015 21 8 Beautiful Liar
"Whisper" 2017 66 9
  • KOR (DL): 21,968+[38]
 Whisper
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[35]
"Remember" 2015 71 Beautiful Liar
"Words to Say" 74
"My Light"[fn 1] 91

Music videos
See also: VIXX videography
Year Song Notes
2015 "Beautiful Liar" N/A
2017 "Whisper"

Footnotes

  1. "My Light" was recorded by VIXX as a whole.

Concerts
See also: List of VIXX concert tours
  • 2015: VIXX LR Beautiful Liar Showcase
  • 2016: VIXX LR 1st LIVE SHOWCASE TOUR Beautiful Liar in Japan
  • 2017: VIXX LR 1st Concert Eclipse in Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka
  • 2018: VIXX LR Eclipse in Europe

Achievements
See also: List of awards and nominations received by VIXX

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration and Unit[39] "Beautiful Liar" Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
KMC Radio Awards Best Sub-unit/Collaboration[40][41] Won
Song of the Year Nominated

References
  1. "VIXX′s First Unit LR to Debut on August 17". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  2. "VIXX LR are 'Beautiful Liars' in VIXX's first ever subunit debut". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. Pops in Seoul－VIXX LR(빅스) _ interview(인터뷰 ). Aug 24, 2015.
  4. 빅스LR(VIXX LR) - 'Beautiful Liar' Official M/V. Aug 16, 2015.
  5. "VIXX starts a mysterious countdown - perhaps to a comeback?". allkpop.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. VIXX LR Trailer. Aug 6, 2015.
  7. "VIXX's sub-unit LR unveils teaser photo for their upcoming debut!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  8. "VIXX's first subunit LR releases tracklist for 'Beautiful Liar' mini album". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  9. "VIXX's First Subunit LR Composed of Leo and Ravi, Releases Teasers and More". soompi.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. "VIXX LR Holds Its First Showcase". bntnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  11. "LR′s Leo and Ravi Reveal Why They Formed VIXX′s First-Ever Unit". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  12. "World Music: Top World Albums Chart: Billboard: Sep 05, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Weekly) – August 16, 2015 to August 22, 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. "VIXX's subunit LR take home their first win on 'The Show'!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  15. "[V Report] VIXX LR bids farewell, CNBLUE says hi". kpopherald.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  16. "2015 MAMA Nominees Announced". soompi. 30 October 2015.
  17. "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. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  18. "빅스 측 "레오X라비 LR, 8월 말 컴백 확정" (공식)". Naver. July 19, 2017.
  19. "VIXX LR releases a trailer for their 2nd mini album 'Whisper'". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  20. "Watch: VIXX LR Releases Trailer For 2nd Mini Album "Whisper"". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  21. "빅스 유닛 LR, 28일 컴백 확정…강렬한 티저 공개". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  22. "VIXX LR、来年1/24に日本初アルバム「Complete LR」発売決定！". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  23. "VIXX LR Japan 1st Album「Complete LR」先着予約・購入特典決定！". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  24. "VIXX LR Japan 1st Album「Complete LR」発売記念イベント開催＆封入特典＆店舗別特典決定！". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  25. "VIXX LR Announces Details For First Concert".
  26. "VIXX LR to hold their first concert next month".
  27. Peaks on the Gaon Album Chart:
  28. "VIXX LR Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  29. "FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). FIVE-MUSIC. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
    To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner:
  30. "Heatseeker Albums". Billboard charts.
  31. "World Albums". Billboard charts.
  32. Cumulative sales for Beautiful Liar
  33. Cumulative sales for Whisper
  34. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年01月22日～2018年01月28日 [CD album weekly ranking from January 22, 2018 to January 28, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  35. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  36. "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  37. Total Download sales for Beautiful Liar:
  38. Total Download sales for Whisper:
  39. "2015 MAMA in HONG KONG Best Collaboration and Unit nominees". mama.mwave.me. 30 October 2015.
  40. "KMC AWARDS 2015". kmc-radio.fr. 18 December 2015.
  41. KMC Awards 2015 - Results. Jan 8, 2016.
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