VIXX LR (빅스 LR)
Next, there are VIXX LR (빅스 LR). They are the first official subunit of the South Korean boy group VIXX. They formed by Jellyfish Entertainment on August 17th, 2015. VIXX LR consists of VIXX’s main vocalist Leo and main rapper Ravi.
The name of VIXX LR is a combination of VIXX and the initials of the members’ stage names, with “L” for Leo and “R” for Ravi. And also stands for “left” and “right” which meant that their contrasting qualities and images created harmony when on stage.
Their first single is “Beautiful Liar.”
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement |
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| 1. | “Beautiful Liar” | Ravi, Kim Ji-hyang, Rhymer | Ravi, MELODESIGN | ASSBRASS, Cho Yong-ho |
| 2. | “Remember” | Ravi | Ravi | Kiggen |
| 3. | “Words to Say” (할 말; Hal mal) (Leo Solo) | Leo | Leo | MELODESIGN |
| 4. | “Ghost” (Ravi Solo) | Ravi | Ravi | Cho Yong-ho, Ravi |
| 5. | “My Light” (Song by VIXX) | Leo, Ravi | Leo, MELODESIGN | MELODESIGN |
| 6. | “Beautiful Liar” (Inst.) |
On August 14th, VIXX LR announced that their second mini-album Whisper would be released on August 28th, 2017.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music |
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| 1. | “Whisper” | Ravi | Ravi, Yuth |
| 2. | “Beautiful Night” (아름다운 밤에; Aleumdaun bam-e) | Leo, Ravi | Leo, AVGS |
| 3. | “Feeling” | Leo, Ravi | Leo, AVGS |
| 4. | “Chocolatier” | Ravi | Ravi, PUFF, Song Si-yoon |
| 5. | “Today” | Ravi | Ravi, PUFF |
| 6. | “Whisper” (Instrumental) | Ravi, Yuth |
On January 24th, 2018, VIXX LR released their first compilation album in Japan, titled Complete LR which consists of every track from their previously released mini-albums and includes two new songs, one of which is a Japanese version of “Whisper.”
SEVENTEEN BSS (부석순)
On March 21st, 2018, members Hoshi, DK, and Seungkwan debuted as a subgroup called BSS or “BooSeokSoon,” a nickname for the three members together. They just released their debut single “Just Do It” and enjoyed a short promotion period.
The three have previously been known as ”the gag trio,” and now that they are an official subunit of Seventeen, they still keep bringing smiles and positivity into the lives of Carats as well as everyone else listening to their music.
INFINITE H
Infinite H was the first official subunit of the South Korean boy group Infinite formed under Woollim Entertainment in 2013. The subgroup consisted of Infinite member Dongwoo and ex-Infinite member Hoya. The subunit debuted with their mini-album titled Fly High in January 2013.
They collaborated with many different artists, including various well-known hip-hop composers and rappers, such as Primary, Zion.T, Bumkey, Paloalto, Vida Loca, and more.
On January 11th, 2013, their debut extended play Fly High was officially released.
After a series of image and video teasers, the music video for the promotional track “Special Girl” was released on January 10th, 2013, on Woollim Entertainment’s official YouTube channel.
And following the music video’s release, they also performed the song and their follow up track “Without You” on M! Countdown on the same day.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Victorious Way” | Dead’p | Vida Loca | Vida Loca | 2:39 |
| 2. | “Special Girl (Feat. Bumkey)” | Beenzino, Bumkey | Primary | Primary | 4:08 |
| 3. | “니가 없을 때 (Feat. Zion.T)” (Without You (Feat. Zion.T)) | Zion.T, Lil Boi, Louie | Zion.T | Zion.T, Primary, Gray | 3:25 |
| 4. | “못해 (feat. 개코 of Dynamic Duo)” (Can’t Do It (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo)) | 개코 | Primary, 개코 | Primary | 4:09 |
| 5. | “Fly High (Feat. Baby Soul of Lovelyz)” | Paloalto | Primary | Primary | 3:41 |
And on January 26th, 2015, they released their second and final Extended Play, with the promotional track, “Pretty.”
The Extended Play consists of seven tracks in total with Hoya and Dongwoo participating in the composition of several songs on the EP.
The title track, “Fly Again,” is a dub-step song which serves as an intro track. The promotional track, “Pretty” (예뻐) is an upbeat love song about how in love they are with such a beautiful girl that they even hate it when she looks away from them. The third track, “Aren’t You Going Somewhere?” (어디안가) is a song with the influence of ’80s pop and features vocalist Yang Da Il. The fourth track, “Bump” (부딪쳐) is a song with an R&B rhythm labelmate, Lovelyz’s Su-jeong. The fifth track, “Sorry I’m Busy” (바빠서) featuring Swings and Champagne, is a song directed to their haters, with the occasional disses towards their haters in the lyrics. The sixth track, “Jekyll & Hyde” (지킬 앤 하이드) is a song with a jazz sound about post-breakup feelings and it features singer Tae-wan. The last track is “As Long as You’re Not Crazy” (니가 미치지 않고서야) and is a song about catching their lovers cheating and features Sanchez from Phantom.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Fly Again (Feat. DJ IT )” | ||||
| 2. | “예뻐” (Pretty) | 9999, Dongwoo, Hoya | 9999, Hoya | 9999 | 03:25 |
| 3. | “어디안가” (Aren’t You Going Somewhere? (Feat. Yang Da Il)) | Rhymer, Dongwoo, Hoya | Lee Hyun Do, eniac, Ki Gyeon | Lee Hyun Do, eniac | 03:29 |
| 4. | “부딪쳐” (Bump (feat. Sujeong of Lovelyz)) | Rhymer, Dongwoo, Hoya | ASSBRASS, Ryhmer | ASSBRASS | 03:59 |
| 5. | “바빠서” (Sorry I’m Busy (feat. Swings, Champagne of Champagne & Candle)) | Dongwoo, Hoya, Swings, Champagne | ASSBRASS, Champagne | ASSBRASS | 03:51 |
| 6. | “지킬 앤 하이드” (Jekyll & Hyde (Feat. Taewan)) | Rhymer, Dongwoo, Hoya | ASSBRASS, Rhymer, Hoya | ASSBRASS | 03:31 |
| 7. | “니가 미치지 않고서야” (As Long as You’re Not Crazy (Feat. Sanchez of Phantom)) | Ri Si, XEPY | Ri Si | 03:21 |
INFINITE F
There is also Infinite F, the second subunit of the South Korean boy group Infinite formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2014. The subunit consists of Infinite vocalists: Sungyeol, L, and Sungjong. The subunit made their simultaneous Japanese and Korean debuts with the single albums Koi no Sign and Azure.
Infinite F was officially announced at the One Great Step Returns encore concert, held on February 28th and March 1st.
They also performed the song “Heartthrob” for the first time. The song was eventually revealed to be the main OST for the KBS drama Hi! School-Love On, starring group member Sungyeol and fellow Infinite member Woohyun.
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And on October 14th, Woollim Entertainment officially announced that Infinite F will be debuting in Japan with Koi no Sign on November 19th. Koi no Sign debuted on the Oricon Weekly Chart at #6, selling 31,287 copies. The album was later released in Korean version titled Love Sign.
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NCT 127
NCT 127 is the second subunit and Seoul-based unit of the South Korean boy group NCT. With their first extended play NCT #127, featuring seven members: Taeyong, Taeil, Yuta, Jaehyun, Win-win, Mark, Haechan.
Johnny and Doyoung later joined in December 2016, followed by Jungwoo in September 2018.
They made their official debut with NCT #127 on July 10th, 2016, consisting of seven tracks including the lead single, “Fire Truck” and the B-side track “Once Again.”
The album contained various genres, such as hip-hop, trap, and Moombahton (“Firetruck”); retro (“Once Again”), electropop (“Wake Up,” “Another World”) and dance-pop (“Paradise”).
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Fire Truck” (소방차, sobangcha) | Taeyong, Mark, Jaehyun, Jam Factory | LDN Noise, Tay Jasper, Ylva Dimberg | LDN Noise | 02:59 |
| 2. | “Once Again” (여름 방학, yeoreum banghak) | Jo Yoon Kyung | Chris Wahle, Andreas Oberg | 03:10 | |
| 3. | “Wake Up” | Kim In-hyung, Baek In-kyung, Cho Jin-joo | LDN Noise, Tay Jasper | LDN Noise | 02:57 |
| 4. | “Another World” | Kim Min-ji, Lee Seul | Timothy ‘Bos’ Bullock, Tay Jasper, Adrian Mckinnon, Jamil ‘Digi’ Chammas, Leven Kali, MZMC | Timothy ‘Bos’ Bullock, Tay Jasper | 03:32 |
| 5. | “Paradise” | 1월 8일 (Jam Factory), Jung Joo-hee, Realmeee | Henry Hill, The Colleagues, Otha ‘Vakseen’ Davis III | G.Bliz for TDL, Inc. | 03:27 |
| 6. | “Mad City” (Jaehyun, Taeyong & Mark) | Mark, Taeyong, Double Dragon | Donald ‘haZEL’ Sales, Double Dragon | Double Dragon | 03:19 |
| 7. | “Switch” (feat. SR15B) | Jung Joon-hee, Kang Eun-jung | Tay Jasper, Trey Campbell, Rosina ‘Soaky’ Russell, LDN Noise | LDN Noise | 03:05 |
On January 5th, 2017, NCT 127 released the music video for “Limitless.” It was the title track of their second Extended Play, Limitless, which was released on January 9th.
And the B-side track is “Good Thing.”
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Limitless” (無限的我, wúxiàn de wǒ; 무한적아, muhanjeog-a) | Kenzie |
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Kenzie | 4:07 |
| 2. | “Good Thing” |
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| 3. | “Back 2 U (AM 01:27)” |
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3:55 |
| 4. | “Heartbreaker” (롤러코스터, rolleokoseuteo) | Hwang Jiwon |
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Coach & Sendo | 3:14 |
| 5. | “Baby Don’t Like It” (나쁜 짓, nappeun jit sung by Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark & Haechan) |
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Jamil “Digi” Chammas | 2:39 |
| 6. | “Angel” |
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Mr. Cho | Cheongdam-dong Park Kunwoo | 4:09 |
NCT 127 released their third Extended Play titled Cherry Bomb on June 14th, 2017, with the lead single of the same title. Cherry Bomb is the third extended play by NCT 127, the Seoul-based subunit of the South Korean boy group NCT. The Extended Play includes a total of seven tracks.
And the B-side “0 Mile” for the first time on M! Countdown.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Cherry Bomb” |
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| 2. | “Running 2 U” |
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| 3. | “0 Mile” |
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| 4. | “Sun & Moon” (sung by Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, & Jaehyun) |
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| 5. | “Whiplash” (sung by Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, & Taeil) |
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3:21 |
| 6. | “Summer 127” |
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Chek Parren | 3:37 |
| 7. | “Cherry Bomb” (Performance version) |
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On March 14th, 2018, NCT 127 released their new single “Touch” as part of NCT 2018 Empathy, a full-length studio album that brought together all active units of NCT, and grouped them under the collective name NCT 2018.
On May 23rd, NCT 127 released their Japanese debut EP Chain via Avex Trax.
On October 12th, NCT 127 released their first full-length album, Regular-Irregular, which is the first studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127.
The album was released by SM Entertainment on October 12th, 2018, and distributed by IRIVER. It consists of eleven tracks.
On October 8th, NCT 127 released the music video of the English version of their new single “Regular,” which marks the group’s first English-language song. The music video for the Korean version of “Regular” was released on October 11th, 2018. The album was released on October 12th, 2018.
On November 13th, 2018, NCT 127 announced the release of the album’s repackage, Regulate with teasers of the members. The album and its lead single, “Simon Says,” was released on November 23rd, 2018.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | “City 127” (지금 우리, jigeum uri) |
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| 2. | “Regular” |
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3:37 |
| 3. | “Replay (PM 01:27)” | Bang Hye-hyun |
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3:39 |
| 4. | “Knock On” |
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3:25 |
| 5. | “No Longer” (나의 모든 순간, naye modeun sungan) | Hwang Hyun |
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4:57 |
| 6. | “Interlude: Regular to Irregular” |
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| 7. | “My Van” (내 Van, nae van) |
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3:26 |
| 8. | “Come Back” (악몽, akmong) |
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3:25 |
| 9. | “Fly Away with Me” (신기루, shingiru) |
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3:32 |
| 10. | “Regular” (English version) |
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3:39 |
| 11. | “Run Back 2 U” (bonus track) |
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3:39 |
On March 18th, 2019, the group released “Wakey-Wakey” as the lead single to their first Japanese studio album, Awaken, which was released on April 17th.
| Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | “Lips” | Akira | Andreas Öhrn, Didrik Thott & Sam Fishman | 3:06 |
| 2. | “Wakey-Wakey” | MEG.ME | Andreas Oberg & Sebastian Scott (Tripple-Cripple) | 3:02 |
| 3. | “Chain” | MEG.ME, Taeyong, Mark | 250, Albin Nordqvist | 3:42 |
| 4. | “Regular” (English version) | Coogie, Tommy $trate, Taeyong, Mark | Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, Vedo, George Kranz, Yoo Young-jin | 3:40 |
| 5. | “Touch” (Japanese version) | Jo Yoon-kyung, Kim Min-ji, Shin Jin-hye (Jam Factory) | LDN Noise, Deez, Adrian Mckinnon | 3:10 |
| 6. | “Blow My Mind” | Junji Ishiwatari | WilljaySuave, Jonny Shorr & David Amber | 3:48 |
| 7. | “Limitless” (Japanese version) | Kenzie, Sara Sakurai | Kenzie, Harvey Mason Jr., Patrick “J Que” Smith, Kevin Randolph, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Andrew Hey, Brittany Burtonir | 4:08 |
| 8. | “Long Slow Distance” | Natsumi Kobayashi | Lee Dae Hee, Moon Sang Sun, Sean Alexander & Drew Ryan Scott | 4:25 |
| 9. | “Kitchen Beat” | Ume | Ronnie Icon, Jan Baars, Rajan Muse | 3:29 |
| 10. | “Cherry Bomb” (Korean version) | Taeyong, Mark, Deepflow, Lim Jung-Hyo, Oh Min-joo | Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Jennifer Decilveo, Deez, Jakob `Jay` Mihoubi, Rudi `Rudy` Daouk, Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZMC | 3:56 |
| 11. | “Fire Truck” (Korean version) | Taeyong, Mark, Jaehyun, Jam Factory | LDN Noise, Tay Jasper, Ylva Dimberg | 2:58 |
| 12. | “End to Start” | Amon Hayashi | Jung Youth, Tony Esterly | 3:30 |
And then they announced their fourth Extended Play, We Are Superhuman, which was released on May 24th, 2019. The group continued as nine, as Win-win is currently promoting with WayV.
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| 1. | “Highway to Heaven” |
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| 2. | “Superhuman” |
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3:57 |
| 3. | “Fool” (아 깜짝이야) | Rick Bridges |
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| 4. | “Jet Lag” (시차) |
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3:15 |
| 5. | “Paper Plane” (종이비행기) | Oh Min-ju |
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| 6. | “Outro: We Are 127” | Tak | 1:27 |
