| Boys' Record | |
| Type: | Single Album |
| Artist: | VIXX |
| Cover: | VIXX_Boys'_Record_(EP)_Cover.jpg |
| Chronology: | VIXX |
| Prev Title: | Error |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Chained Up |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
Boys' Record is a special single album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. The album was released on February 24, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. The song "Love Equation" was used to promote the album.
On January 16, it was reported that VIXX was planning a February comeback with a new remake album.[1] On February 11, R.ef's "Farewell Formula" was revealed as the title track for the new remake album via VIXX's social media accounts.[2] On February 20, the music video teaser for "Love Equation" was released. On February 24, Boys' Record was released along with the music video for "Love Equation".
On March 18, 2015, VIXX marked their first official entry into the Chinese and Taiwanese markets with the release of "命中注定 (Destiny Love)", a remake of Harlem Yu's "Destiny Love". It was released through Avex Taiwan as a special Chinese edition of Boys' Record. A music video was also released through Avex Taiwan's YouTube Channel.[3] [4]
The EP consists of three tracks and one instrumental. The first track on the album, "Love Equation", was written by Yoon Sung-hee with the rap being written by Ravi. The song was composed by in house producers Hong Jae-Seon, MELODESIGN and Cho Yong-ho. The story being told by VIXX is how they overcome their breakups and move forward to the future. The second track "On a Cold Night" was composed by Leo and MELODESIGN with lyrics written by Leo and Ravi. The third track "Memory" was composed by MELODESIGN, Lee Seul-ki and Ravi who also wrote the lyrics.
VIXX began promoting this single on February 24, 2015. They performed on various music programs including KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo, Mnet's, M! Countdown and MBC Music's Show Champion. VIXX gained their first win for "Love Equation" on March 3 on The Show.[5] The song was an all-kill on all the music shows.[6] The group achieved their first triple crown on The Show.[7]
The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[8]
| Chart | Peak position | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon Monthly albums chart[9] | 1 |
| --107,173(2015)-->[10] |
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly social chart) | 1 | ||
| Taiwan (Five-Music) Weekly album chart | 1 | ||
| Billboard (US World) | 9 | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance – Male Group[11] [12] | "Love Equation" | |
| Song of the Year | ||||
| MBC Show Champion Awards | Best Audience Rating Stage[13] | |||
| KMC Radio Awards | Best Male Dance Performance[14] [15] | |||
| Song | Music show | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Love Equation" | The Show | March 3, 2015 |
| March 10, 2015[16] | ||
| March 17, 2015 | ||
| Show Champion | March 4, 2015[17] | |
| M! Countdown | March 5, 2015[18] | |
| Music Bank | March 6, 2015[19] | |
| Show! Music Core | March 7, 2015[20] | |
| Inkigayo | March 8, 2015[21] | |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korean single | |||
| South Korea | February 24, 2015 | ||
| Worldwide | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment | |
| Chinese single | |||
| China | March 18, 2015 | CD, Digital download | |
| Taiwan | Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan | ||