''Super Hero'' is a song recorded by
South Korean idol
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group
VIXX
VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...
. It was released physically and as a
digital single
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on May 24, 2012 through
Jellyfish Entertainment
Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea.
Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly gug ...
. The song served as VIXX's debut single and
single album
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. "Super Hero" was written and composed by Lee Ki Won aka Kiggen, the leader of
hip-hop trio
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
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* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
. VIXX's rapper, Ravi also participated in the song's creation by writing the rap for "Super Hero".
The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of
Zanybros
Zanybros (, stylized as ZANYBROS) is a South Korean video production company specializing in music video and commercial film production.
Zanybros was founded in 2002 by director Hong Won-ki and videographer Kim Jun-hong and has evolved to be one ...
.
Composition
VIXX's debut track, "Super Hero", was composed by rapper Kiggen (
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
), guitarist
Brent Paschke and prolific music producer Drew Ryan Scott.
Promotions
The group started promoting on May 24 and they had their debut stage on
Mnet's ''
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
Bro ...
''. They ended promotion for the album performing a remix of "Super Hero" in their goodbye stages from July 1 to July 13.
Music video
The MV for "Super Hero" was directed by veteran director Hong Won-ki of
Zanybros
Zanybros (, stylized as ZANYBROS) is a South Korean video production company specializing in music video and commercial film production.
Zanybros was founded in 2002 by director Hong Won-ki and videographer Kim Jun-hong and has evolved to be one ...
.
Track listing
The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.
Credits and personnel
*
VIXX
VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...
-
vocals
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**Cha Hakyeon (
N) - Lead vocals, background vocals
**Jung Taekwoon (
Leo) - Main vocals, background vocals
**Lee Jaehwan (
Ken
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* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in ...
) - Main vocals, background vocals
**Kim Wonsik (
Ravi Ravi may refer to:
People
* Ravi (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Ravi (composer) (1926–2012), Indian music director
* Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musical artist
* Ravi (music director) (1926–201 ...
) -
rap
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,
songwriting
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**
Lee Hongbin - vocals
**Han Sanghyuk (
Hyuk
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) - vocals
*Kiggen -
songwriting
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,
producer, music
*Brent Paschke -
producer, music
*Jimmy Richard Drew -
producer, music
Chart performance
Release history
References
External links
Super Hero - Singleon
iTunes
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VIXX songs
2012 songs
Korean-language songs
Jellyfish Entertainment singles