Whisper (EP)

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Whisper
VIXX LR Whisper album cover.jpg
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ReleasedAugust 28, 2017
Recorded Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, Hip Hop, dance pop
Language Korean
Label
VIXX LR chronology
Beautiful Liar
(2015)
Whisper
(2017)
Singles from Whisper
  1. "Whisper"
    Released: August 28, 2017

Whisper is the second mini-album by South Korean pop duo VIXX LR, sub-unit of the boy band VIXX . The EP was released on August 28, 2017 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment.

Contents

Background and composition

On July 19, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX LR is aiming to make a comeback and release a new album in August. [1] On August 14, VIXX LR announced that their second mini album Whisper would be released on August 28, 2017. [2] [3] [4] The album contains five tracks all of which are written and composed by either Ravi or Leo. On August 22, VIXX shared a highlight medley with snippets of all the songs from the album, followed by a teaser of the official music video on August 25, 2017. [5] [6]

Promotion

VIXX LR will begin promoting Whisper with a comeback showcase on VLIVE on August 28. [7] Followed by performances on The Show on SBS MTV, Show Champion on MBC Music, M! Countdown on Mnet, Music Bank on KBS, Show! Music Core on MBC and Inkigayo on SBS.

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group. [8]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Whisper" Ravi Ravi, Yuth3:35
2."Beautiful Night" (아름다운 밤에; Aleumdaun bam-e) Leo, RaviLeo, AVGS3:39
3."Feeling"Leo, RaviLeo, AVGS3:06
4."Chocolatier"RaviRavi, PUFF, Song Si-yoon3:21
5."Today"RaviRavi, PUFF3:22
6."Whisper" (Instrumental) Ravi, Yuth3:35

Chart performance

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 91
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [10] 1
US World Albums (Billboard) [11] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South Korea August 28, 2017
  • CD
  • Digital download
WorldwideDigital downloadJellyfish Entertainment

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