Fantastic (EP)

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Fantastic
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EP by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioS.M. Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Length19:07
LanguageKorean
Label S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Producer Lee Soo Man (executive)
Henry chronology
Trap
(2013)
Fantastic
(2014)
Journey
(2020)
Singles from Fantastic
  1. "Fantastic"
    Released: July 14, 2014

Fantastic is the second EP by Canadian artist and Super Junior-M member Henry. It was released on July 14, 2014, by S.M. Entertainment in South Korea. [1] The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under Avex Trax as his Japanese debut.

Contents

Background

SM Entertainment revealed that Henry would release his second EP on July 14 and begin his promotional activities. [1] Furthermore, it was stated that the album will contain a total of six tracks, including four written by Henry′s songwriting team, ′NoizeBank'. [1] On July 9, the medley video highlighting the six tracks included in the mini album was revealed though SM Entertainments's official YouTube channel. [2] An image teaser for the "Fantastic" music video was released on July 8. [3] Henry released through several online music sites the music video for "Fantastic", the title song of his upcoming album on July 13, a day before the full album was released. [4] "Fantastic" is described as a retro-pop song and tells the story of a self-centered man who fell in love and wants to become a real man for his loved one. [4] Furthermore, Chanyeol of Exo, Hoya of Infinite and Seulgi of Red Velvet were revealed to be featured in the album. [5]

Henry started his promotion for his album with appearances on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo starting from July 11, 2014. The full album Fantastic was released on July 14. [4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the official homepage. [6]

Fantastic (Korean EP)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fantastic" Kenzie Kenzie, Will Simms3:32
2."Bad Girl" (featuring Chanyeol of EXO)1월8일NoizeBank3:14
3."Need You Now" (featuring Hoya of Infinite) Kenzie Kenzie 3:14
4."Saturday"조윤경NoizeBank2:58
5."Butterfly" (featuring Seulgi of Red Velvet [note 1] )조윤경NoizeBank3:03
6."자꾸자꾸 (You)" Misfit, NoizeBankNoizeBank3:06
Total length:19:07
"Fantastic" (Japanese single)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fantastic (Japanese ver.)" Kenzie, Will Simms3:32
2."Trap (Japanese ver.)"Svante Halldin, Emilh Tigerlantz, Geraldo Sandell3:47
3."Fantastic (Instrumental)"  
4."Trap (Instrumental)"  
Total length:7:19
Japanese DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Fantastic (Japanese music video)" 
2."Fantastic (making of)" 
  1. Credited as "Seulgi of SM Rookies"

Chart performance

Sales

ChartAmount
Gaon physical sales22,038+ [15]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaJuly 14, 2014 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
July 16, 2014 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Taiwan (Korean version)August 26, 2014 Avex Taiwan
JapanOctober 8, 2014CD, Digital download Avex Trax

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