''Chained Up'' is the second

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by the South Korean boy band

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. It was released on November 10, 2015 under the label of

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. It features the single "Chained Up".

Background and promotions

In late October

announced that VIXX would be having a comeback on November 10, with their second full studio album. On November 1,

released on VIXX’s official Facebook and Twitter individual image teasers and a group image teaser on their official website along with the upcoming title, ''Chained Up''. On November 2,

started a Hidden Key Game on Facebook and Twitter in which in order to find hidden image teasers relating to ''Chained Up'' on VIXX's official website. On November 10, VIXX’s second studio album ''Chained Up'' was released along with the music video for “Chained Up”. On the same day VIXX held a showcase for ''Chained Up'' at AX Korea in

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’s

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. Upon the release of ''Chained Up'', the title song was ranked number one on Mnet, Genie, Monkey3 and Naver Music, whilst the remaining songs also ranked taking over the charts. VIXX started their promotions for “Chained Up” on ''

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'' on November 13. On November 17, VIXX gained their first win for "Chained Up" on ''

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''. On the 19th of November ''Chained Up'' debuted at number three on the

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World Albums Chart. On December 4, 2015 VIXX wrapped up their promotional cycle for ''Chained Up'' on ''

'' with a goodbye stage performance.

Showcase Tour

Track listing

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

Chart performance

Awards and nominations

Awards

Music program awards

Release history

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2015 albums VIXX albums Jellyfish Entertainment albums Stone Music Entertainment albums Korean-language albums