''Super Hero'' is a song recorded by
South Korean idol 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 ...
. 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. 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), 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
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...
''. 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 ...
-
vocals
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**Cha Hakyeon (
N) - Lead vocals, background vocals
**Jung Taekwoon (
Leo
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) - Main vocals, background vocals
**Lee Jaehwan (
Ken) - Main vocals, background vocals
**Kim Wonsik (
Ravi Ravi may refer to:
People
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* Ravi (composer) (1926–2012), Indian music director
* Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musical artist
* Ravi (music director) (1926� ...
) -
rap,
songwriting
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**
Lee Hongbin
Lee Hong-bin (; born September 29, 1993), also known by the mononym Hongbin, is a South Korean singer, actor, entertainer and streamer formerly signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in ...
- vocals
**Han Sanghyuk (
Hyuk) - 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