Error is the second mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on October 14, 2014 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single of the same name. The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under CJ Victor Entertainment as their Japanese debut. The song was then finally released in China and Taiwan in Chinese through QQ and in Taiwan through KKBOX.

Promotion

VIXX began promoting this album on MBC M's Show Champion on October 15, 2014.[citation needed] "Error" won five music program awards, one each on Show Champion, Music Bank and Inkigayo, and two on The Show.

Composition

"Error" was written by lyricist Kim Eana, Jellyfish CEO Hwang Se-jun and in house producers MELODESIGN. The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of ZanyBros, who directed most of their previous music videos. The music video features Heo Youngji from Kara as Cyborg Girl.

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.

Error - Korean EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Steel Heart" (Intro)MELODESIGN, Lee Seul-gi00:46
2."Error"Kim EanaHwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN03:46
3."After Dark"Ryu Dasom (Jam Factory), RaviAndrew Choi, 220, Jake K, Hayley Aitken03:08
4."Blue Blossom" (청춘이 아파; Cheongchuni Apa) (Translation: "Youth Hurts")Kim Ji-hyang, RaviMELODESIGN03:41
5."Time Machine"1월 8일 (Jam Factory), RaviAlbi Albertsson03:05
6."What U Waiting For"RaviRavi03:11
7."Error" (Inst.)Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN03:46
Total length:22:00

Japanese single

On December 10, 2014, VIXX marked their first official entry into the Japanese market with the release of the Japanese version of "Error" in a single album, which also included the Japanese version of "Youth Hurts" under the Japanese title of "Seishun datte"(Japanese: 青春だって) from their Korean language mini-album, Error. The single peaked at number 6 on the Oricon charts and sold over 19,381 CD copies.

Error - Japanese single
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Error" (Japanese Ver)Kim Eana (Japanese Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group)Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN03:48
2."青春だって" (Seishun datte) (Translation: "Youth Hurts")Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (Japanese lyrics: SHOW for Digz, Inc. Group)MELODESIGN03:41
3."Error" (Inst.)Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN03:48
4."青春だって" (Inst.)MELODESIGN03:41
Japanese DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Error" (Japanese Ver. Music Video)
2."Error" (Japanese Ver. Music Video Making Film)

Chart performance

ChartPeak positionSales
Gaon Weekly albums chart1KOR: 93,239
Gaon Monthly albums chart[citation needed]2

Awards and nominations

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014SBS MTV Best of the BestBest Music VideoErrorNominated
Seoul Music AwardsBonsang AwardWon
SBS PopAsia AwardsBest Song of the YearNominated
KMC Radio AwardsBest Music VideoNominated
Best Song of the YearNominated
2015Seoul Music AwardsBonsang AwardWon
Gaon Chart Music Awards4th Quarter Best Selling Record AwardNominated
2016Golden Disk AwardsDisk Bonsang AwardWon

Music program awards

SongMusic showDate
"Error"Show ChampionOctober 22, 2014
Music BankOctober 24, 2014
InkigayoOctober 26, 2014
The ShowOctober 28, 2014
The ShowNovember 4, 2014

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Korean album
South KoreaOctober 14, 2014CD Digital downloadJellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music
WorldwideDigital downloadJellyfish Entertainment
Japanese single
JapanDecember 10, 2014CD, CD+DVDJellyfish Entertainment, CJ Victor Entertainment
Chinese single
ChinaJuly 7, 2015Digital downloadJellyfish Entertainment, QQ
TaiwanJellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan

See also

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