Rush is the second extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on September 7, 2015. It also consists of six tracks, including the title track of the same name and "Hero".
Background and release The album pictorial was worked with Jay Ahn, producer of Zenith Division, a content company of KCM Agency. He is in charge of music videos and photos of world-class pop stars such as Feast Movement, Chris Brown, and Omarion and is currently popular as the hottest creative director in the United States.
The group held a media and fan showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul on September 7.
The physical EP was released in two versions; Official and Secret, with different packaging and later digitally repackaged, along with its broadcast version of "Hero" as the title track.
Composition The EP highlights the characteristics of black music, such as trap, pop rap, and contemporary R&B, while emphasizing the members' capabilities and teamwork, and containing some of its dynamic arrangement and musical wit.
"Rush" is a hip-hop track armed with the members' masculinity and wit, a bold yet ambitious theme for a woman, along with sharp flow, aggressive, and neatly refined harmony which stands out. "Hero" is a song that has a unique brass sound and sub-bass progress, that are well harmonized to lead the groove, while the dramatic and majestic song development has been doubled, and it is preparing to establish itself as another signature track of Monsta X through sensual and sophisticated sound making.
Commercial performance As of 2020, the EP had sold a total of 78,744 copies, per the Gaon Music Chart in South Korea.
"Rush" debuted and peaked at number 139 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, as well as entering at number 15 on the weekly Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in 2021.
Track listing
Charts Album
Weekly chart + Chart performance for Rush Chart (2015) Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 3
Monthly chart + Chart performance for RushChart (2015)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 6
Year-end chart + Chart performance for Rush Chart (2015) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) 46
Songs Weekly charts
+Chart performance for "Rush" Chart (2015 & 2021) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 139 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 15
+Chart performance for "Hero" Chart (2015) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 250 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 12
Sales Region SalesSouth Korea (Gaon)Cumulative sales for Rush: 78,744
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Golden Disc Awards 2016 Disc Bonsang Rush
Release history + Release history and formats for RushRegionDateFormatLabel South Korea September 7, 2015 Various
See also List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart
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