Hyde (EP) explained

Hyde
Type:	ep
Artist:	VIXX
Cover:	VIXX_Hyde_(EP)_Cover.jpg
Released:	July 31, 2013 (Jekyll)
Recorded:	2013
Genre:	K-pop
Language:	Korean
Label:	Jellyfish Entertainment
Prev Title:	On and On
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Y.BIRD from Jellyfish Island With VIXX & OKDAL
Next Year:	2013

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".

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", 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]}

Awards and nominations

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

Chart performance

Album

Chart	Peak position	Sales
Hyde	Jekyll
South Korea (Gaon album chart)	3	3	KOR: 181,499<	--Hyde: 52,649(2013) + 1,096(2014) + 652(2015)-->^[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)
Worldwide		Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment

See also

• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts

External links

• • • Hyde - EP on iTunes
• Jekyll - EP on iTunes

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 19, 2013 to May 25, 2013 . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 19 May 2013 . 5 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154941/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=22&current_year=2013&chart_Time=week . April 13, 2014 .
2. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – July 25, 2013 to August 3, 2013 . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 25 July 2013 . 5 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413170328/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=32&current_year=2013&chart_Time=week . April 13, 2014 .
3. Web site: 1st Mini Album: Hyde. May 20, 2013. Jellyfish Entertainment. May 1, 2016. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828183536/http://www.jelly-fish.co.kr/sub/artist_singer03.php?prof_id=26&page=2&v_id=72#a1. dead.
4. Web site: 1st Mini Album Repackage: Jekyll. July 31, 2013. Jellyfish Entertainment. May 1, 2016. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828184012/http://www.jelly-fish.co.kr/sub/artist_singer03.php?prof_id=26&page=2&v_id=78#a1. dead.
5. Web site: EXO win Daesang + Winners from the '23rd Seoul Music Awards'! | allkpop.com. Allkpop. 10 August 2015.
6. Web site: 2014 Golden Disk Awards to be Held in Beijing, Nominees Include EXO, 2NE1, CNBLUE, and More | Soompi. Soompi. 10 August 2015.
7. Cumulative sales for Hyde
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: 2013 Year End . Gaon Music Chart . April 9, 2014 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150220044104/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year . February 20, 2015 .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: February 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . June 11, 2014 . Korean .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: February 2015 (Domestic) . Gaon Music Chart . June 11, 2014 . Korean .

   Cumulative sales for Jekyll

   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: 2013 Year End . Gaon Music Chart . April 9, 2014 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150220044104/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year . February 20, 2015 .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: November 2014 (Domestic) . Gaon Music Chart . June 11, 2014 . Korean .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart: February 2015 . Gaon Music Chart . March 12, 2015 . Korean .