Shangri-La (EP)

Shangri-La (Korean: 도원경; Hanja: 桃源境; RR: Do Won Kyung) is the fourth mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on May 15, 2017 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single of the same name.

Shangri-La
EP by
VIXX
ReleasedMay 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
GenreK-pop
LanguageKorean
Label
VIXX chronology
VIXX 2016 Conception Ker
(2016)		 Shangri-La
(2017)		 Lalala ~ Thank you for your love ~ (ラララ ～愛をありがとう～)
(2017)
Singles from Shangri-La
  1. "Shangri-La"
    Released: May 15, 2017

Background and release

On March 23, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that the members of VIXX were working on their new album with a release goal set for May.[1] On April 6, the agency revealed that as part of their 5th anniversary celebration, VIXX will be holding a concert, have an album release and an exhibition. The celebration made to be a festival titled "VIXX V FESTIVAL" would start with their VIXX Live Fantasia Daydream concert from May 12 to the 14th and their comeback song will be revealed for the first time. They'll be releasing their album right after and then hold an exhibition.[2][3]

The name and date of the album was announced on May 2, under the name “Do Won Kyung", and scheduled for release May 15.[4][5][6] On May 4, VIXX released a series of individual shots of the members along with their birth flowers followed by individual shots of the members with their birthstones on May 5.[7][8][9]

On May 5, VIXX released a concept performance film featuring a solo dance performance from N on Naver TV and YouTube.[10][11][12] On May 7, VIXX revealed the album's tracklist consisting of five songs including an instrumental track of the title song “Do Won Kyung”.[13][14] It was also announced that the album would come in two versions, Birthstone and Birth Flower which both come with a CD, 68 page photobook, bookmark, postcard and a poster. The album also has a Kihno set which has the Kihno card, a postcard set, photo card set and a poster.[15][16]

Shangri-La was released along with the title track's music video on May 15, 2017.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

Promotion

VIXX began promoting Shangri-La with live performances on KBS2's You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook music program, on May 16, 2017, followed by performances on the following music programs; Mnet's M! Countdown, SBS MTV's The Show, MBC Music's Show Champion, KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[23]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Shangri-La" (도원경/桃源境; Do Won Kyung)Jung Il-ri, RaviDevine Channel3:22
2."Into the Void"Kim Soo-jung (Music Cube), 77어린이 (Music Cube), RaviErik Lidbom, MLC3:24
3."Black Out"Kim Ji-hyang, RaviSimon Janlöv, MELODESIGN3:09
4."1, 2, 3, 4, 5" (다가오네; Dagaone)
(Translation: "It's Coming")		RaviRavi, PUFF3:48
5."To Us" (우리에게; Uliege)Kim Ji-hyang, RaviMELODESIGN, Keeproots, fascinating3:43
6."Shangri-La" (Inst) Devine Channel3:22

Awards and nominations

Music program awards
Song Music show Date
"Shangri-La" The Show May 23, 2017[24][25][26]

Chart performance
Chart Peak
position		 Sales
South Korea (Gaon album chart) 2
Japan (Oricon album chart) 37
Taiwan (Five-Music) Weekly album chart 3
Billboard (US Heatseekers) 13
Billboard (US World) 4

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea May 15, 2017
  • CD
  • Digital download
Worldwide Digital download Jellyfish Entertainment

See also

References
  1. "VIXX will be coming back in May!". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. "VIXX will be having a 'VIXX V FESTIVAL' with their comeback and 5th anniversary next month". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. "빅스, 5월 콘서트×앨범×전시…5주년 대대적 컴백 [공식]". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. "빅스가 보여줄 동양 판타지..'도원경' 타이틀 확정". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ""빅스표 동양 판타지" 15일 새앨범 '도원경' 발표 [공식]". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  6. "[Oh! 뮤직] 빅스, 그 자체로 더 강력해질 판타지". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  7. "Update: VIXX Drops Individual Concept Photos With Each Member's Birth Flower". May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  8. "[뮤직@리폿] 또 한 번 비주얼 승부…빅스의 두 번째 도약 :: 네이버 TV연예". Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ""이번엔 탄생석"…빅스, 동양판타지 2차 포토 공개 :: 네이버 TV연예". Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  10. "VIXX release a beautiful concept performance film for 4th mini album". Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  11. "Watch: VIXX's N Is Unbelievably Stunning In Ethereal Teaser For Their Upcoming Comeback". 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  12. "D-9 빅스, 엔 독무 퍼포먼스 공개…'도원경' 베일 벗었다". Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  13. "VIXX reveal tracklist and cover image for 4th mini album". Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  14. "빅스, 컴백앨범 트랙리스트 공개..라비 전곡 랩메이킹". Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  15. "[PRE-ORDER] VIXX 4th Mini Album "桃源境 (도원경)"". Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  16. "[PRE-ORDER] VIXX 4th Mini Album "桃源境 (도원경)" Kihno Package". Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  17. "[팝's신곡]"홀릴 듯한 동양 판타지" 빅스, 낮과 밤이 전부 '도원경'". Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  18. "[신곡IS] 빅스, 섹시+동양美의 조합…이곳이 무릉도원". Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  19. "[신곡IS] 빅스, 섹시+동양美의 조합…이곳이 무릉도원". Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  20. "오로지 빅스라서 가능한 도원경 (桃源境) : 네이버 포스트". Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  21. "[쥬크박스] "콘셉트 천재"…빅스, 부채 든 섹시 동양 판타지 '도원경'". Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  22. "East Meets West in VIXX's New Song 'Shangri-La': Watch the Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  23. "4th Mini Album: Shangri-La". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  24. "[종합IS] '더쇼' 빅스, '도원경'으로 1위…"내일 5주년, 별빛에 감사"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  25. "빅스, '더쇼'서 컴백 후 첫 1위 "내일이 5주년"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  26. "Watch: VIXX Takes Their 1st Win For "Shangri-La" On "The Show," Performances By TWICE, KNK, A.C.E, And More". 23 May 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  27. Cumulative sales for Shangri-La:
  28. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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