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.
"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.
Track listing The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.
Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work ResultSeoul Music Awards 2014 Bonsang Award Hyde Golden Disk Awards 2014Disk Bonsang Award Jekyll
Chart performance Album ChartPeak positionSalesHydeJekyllSouth Korea (Gaon album chart)33KOR: 181,499Cumulative sales for Hyde
Cumulative sales for JekyllTaiwan (Five-Music) Weekly album chart85Billboard (US World)7—
Singles ChartPeak position"Hyde""G.R.8.U"South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)3514Billboard (Korea K-Pop Hot 100)5713Billboard (US World)610
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
References
External links
Hyde - EP on iTunes Jekyll - EP on iTunes