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
ReleasedMay 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)
July 31, 2013 (Jekyll)
Recorded2013
GenreK-pop
LanguageKorean
LabelJellyfish 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
  1. "Hyde"
    Released: May 20, 2013
Singles from Jekyll
  1. "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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Light Me Up" (어둠 속을 밝혀줘; Eodum Sogeul Balkhyeojwo)
(Translation: "Light Up the Darkness")		RaviHyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara03:01
2."Hyde"Kim Eana, Ravi (rap)Hwang Se-jun, D3003:16
3."You're Mine" (그만 버티고; Geuman Beotigo) (Translation: "Stop Resisting")
(ft. Minah of Girl's Day)		Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (rap)MELODESIGN, Park Gyunghyun03:45
4."CHAOS"Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN, Ravi (rap)MELODESIGN02:54
5."Love Letter"Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGNHwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN04:35
6."Hyde" (Inst.) Hwang Se-jun, D3003:16
Total length:21:00
Jekyll - Repackaged version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Jekyll" MELODESIGN00:43
2."G.R.8.U" (대.다.나.다.너; Dae. Da.Na.Da.Neo)
(Translation: "You. Are. Im.pressive")		Kim EanaHyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara, Todd Wright03:30
3."Say Love" (어떡하지; Eotteokhaji)
(Translation: "What To Do" or "How")		AIS, RaviMichael McGarity, Theresa Houston03:08
4."Light Me Up" (어둠 속을 밝혀줘; Eodum Sogeul Balkhyeojwo)
(Translation: "Light Up the Darkness")		RaviHyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara03:01
5."Hyde"Kim Eana, Ravi (rap)Hwang Se-jun, D3003:16
6."You're Mine" (그만 버티고; Geuman Beotigo) (Translation: "Stop Resisting")
(ft. Minah of Girl's Day)		Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (rap)MELODESIGN, Park Gyunghyun03:45
7."CHAOS"Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN, Ravi (rap)MELODESIGN02:54
8."Love Letter"Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGNHwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN04:35
9."G.R.8.U" (Inst.) Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara, Todd Wright03:30
Total length:29:00

Awards and nominations
YearAwardNominated workResult
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
Worldwide Digital download Jellyfish Entertainment

See also

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 Cumulative sales for Jekyll
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