VIXX LR
"VIXX LR" (Hangul: 빅스 LR) is the 1st sub-unit of VIXX. The group consist of 2 members: Leo and Ravi. They debuted with their 1st Mini Album "Beautiful Liar" on August 17, 2015.
Name
The name of VIXX LR is a combination of VIXX (빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for Voice, Visual, Value in Excelsis) and the initials of the members stage names, with "L" for Leo and "R" for Ravi. In an interview on Pops in Seoul, VIXX LR said their name also stands for “left” and “right” which meant that their contrasting qualities and images created harmony when on stage. The letters "L" and "R" also represented the first and last letters in the word LiaR in their debut mini-album Beautiful Liar and its title track.
Members
| Stage Name | Birth Name | Birth Date | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | Jung Taek-Woon | November 10, 1990 | Main Vocalist |
| Ravi | Kim Won-Sik | February 15, 1993 | Main Rapper |
History
2015: Debut with Beautiful Liar
On August 7, 2015, Jellyfish Entertainment released a video trailer on VIXX’s official website after a mysterious countdown with a silhouette of VIXX’s last special album Boys' Record. As time went by, members of VIXX disappeared until finally only Leo and Ravi were left behind, which caused fans to speculate that it meant another comeback for all six members. A video trailer of VIXX LR was then revealed.
VIXX LR was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment to be VIXX’s first official sub-unit composed of main rapper Ravi and main vocalist Leo. Their debut mini-album, Beautiful Liar, was released on August 17, 2015. On the same day, VIXX LR held their first showcase for Beautiful Liar at Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul′s Mapo-gu. The duo started promoting on August 18th and they had their first debut stage performance on SBS MTV's The Show.
VIXX LR debuted on the Billboard World Albums chart at Number 2 and on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart also at Number 2. On September 1 VIXX LR gained their first ever music show win since their debut on SBS MTV's The Show with 9,464 of the votes making them have the second-highest all-time score, behind their parent group VIXX with "Error". On September 4, 2015 VIXX LR wrapped up their three-week promotional cycle for Beautiful Liar on KBS2’s Music Bank with a goodbye stage performance.
VIXX LR’s “Beautiful Liar” was nominated for two awards at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Collaboration and Unit and Song of the Year.
2016: First Showcase
In January 2016 VIXX LR held showcase performances in Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka as part of their first live showcase tour Beautiful Liar in Japan.
2017: Whisper
On July 19, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX LR is aiming to make a comeback and release a new album in August. On August 14, VIXX LR announced that their second mini album Whisper would be released on August 28, 2017.
2018: Complete LR
On January 24, 2018, VIXX LR released their first compilation album in Japan, titled Complete LR which consisted of every track from their previously released mini-albums and included two new songs, one of which was a Japanese version of "Whisper". VIXX LR also held their first concert Eclipse in Seoul on November 18 and 19, 2017, Tokyo on January 25 and Osaka on January 27 and January 28, 2018.
Discography
Compilation Albums
Mini Albums
Digital Singles
- Beautiful Liar
- Whisper
Videography
Television
- A Song For You
- Cultwo Show
Tour and Concerts
- VIXX LR Beautiful Liar Showcase
- VIXX LR 1st LIVE SHOWCASE TOUR
- VIXX LR 1st Concert Eclipse
- VIXX LR Eclipse in Europe
Award and Nominations
Links
- Jellyfish Entertainment
- Offical Website
- Japanese Website
- Daum Cafe
- Twitter: Offical | Japan
- YouTube
- V-Live
- Spotify
- iTunes
- Genie
- Melon
- Bugs
| VIXX LR | |
|---|---|
| Leo • Ravi | |
| Compilation Albums | Complete LR |
| Mini Albums | Beautiful Liar • Whisper |
| Singles | Beautiful Liar • Whisper |
 | |
|---|---|
| Current Members | N • Leo • Ken • Hyuk |
| Former Members | Hongbin • Ravi |
| Discography | |
| Korean | |
| Studio Albums | VOODOO • Chained Up • EAU DE VIXX |
| Repackage Albums | Jekyll • VIXX 2016 Conception Ker |
| Mini Albums | Hyde • Error • Kratos • Shangri-La |
| Single Albums | Super Hero • Rock Ur Body • On and On • Eternity • Boys' Record • Zelos • Hades |
| Digital Singles | Only U • Walking • Parallel |
| Japanese | |
| Studio Albums | Depend On Me • Reincarnation |
| Repackage Albums | Darkest Angels |
| Mini Albums | Lalala ~ Aiwo Arigatou ~ |
| Single Albums | Error • Can't Say • Hana Kaze |
| Digital Singles | Aruiteiru |
| Chinese | |
| Digital Singles | Destiny Love • Error • Chained Up |