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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website |
VIXX - Korea Official Site VIXX - Japan Official Site |
Members |
VIXX (Korean: 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for Voice, Visual, Value in Excelsis) is a six-member South Korean boy band, formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. All members participated in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and were selected via an elimination system through viewer votes. The group name, VIXX, was also decided by viewer votes. VIXX consists of N, Leo, Ken, Ravi, Hongbin and Hyuk. They are predominantly known as a concept or performance group whose music, lyrics, choreography, and overall stage performances are crafted together to tell a story or concept.
Before their official debut, the original VIXX members were 6 out of 10 contestants featured in the Mnet survival reality show MyDOL. Pre-debut, the members made several guest appearances in the music videos of fellow artists under Jellyfish Entertainment. N, Leo, Hongbin and Ravi were featured in Brian Joo "Let This Die" music videos.N, Leo, and Ravi were also featured in Seo In Guk's "Shake It Up".Hongbin was featured in Seo In Guk's "Tease Me".
VIXX debuted with their first single, "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. Their first overseas performance was at the Otakon convention in Baltimore, Maryland on July 27. On August 14, VIXX released their second single album with the song "Rock Ur Body", where Sistar's Dasom appeared in the music video.