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VIXX

ヴィックス / 빅스

VIXX made concept the whole point — vampires, Jekyll and Hyde, curses, cyborgs — and performed each one as if it were a play.

  • 2012DebutMay 24, 2012
  • 4Members
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  • StarlightFandom
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In 30 seconds: VIXX

The early singles are bright; from On and On onward the group commits entirely, and Shangri-La brings traditional imagery into the choreography.

Start here for the group that proved a Korean boy group could carry a full theatrical idea.

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Key facts

Group name
VIXX
Reading / Hangul
ヴィックス / 빅스
Company
Jellyfish Entertainment / group activities
Debut date
May 24, 2012
Days active
5,273 days (14 years, 5 months)
Debut song
Super Hero
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
Starlight
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Member guide

エン엔 · NView in Japaneseレオ레오 · LeoSoloView in Japaneseケン켄 · KenView in Japaneseヒョギ혁 · HyukView in Japaneseホンビン홍빈 · HongbinView in Japaneseラビ라비 · RaviView in Japanese

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
エン1990-06-3036180cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
レオ1990-11-1035183cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ケン1992-04-0634180cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
ヒョギ1995-07-0531184cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ホンビン1993-09-2933181cmBISFPSouth Korea
ラビ1993-02-1533183cmOENTJSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-10-31.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

Continuum artwork

November 21, 2023 · 5th Mini Album

Continuum

View tracksOfficial MV
View the full discography →
Error MVError MVError is the most complete of the narrative videos and the best place to begin.Shangri-La MVShangri-La MVShangri-La uses fans in the routine and is the most beautiful thing they made.Amnesia MVAmnesia MVAmnesia belongs to the 2023 return and shows the four together again.
MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now

  • 2012
    Arrived with a bright rookie song, and through Rock Ur Body they showed the early, poppier VIXX.
  • 2013
    They moved into dark fantasy and hard visual expression, setting the direction that would become their byword.
  • 2014
    Using motifs of time, memory and robots, they strengthened the impression of K-pop music videos with a story in them.
  • 2015
    A grown-up sound and visual design showed a VIXX more polished again than the early dark direction.
  • 2016
    Through Dynamite, Fantasy and The Closer they showed mythic motifs and a series structure release by release.
  • 2017
    Performing with folding fans was reappraised and became the signature song people cite for the beauty of a VIXX stage.
  • 2018
    Eau de VIXX took scent as its theme and showed a concept tying the visual to the senses.
  • 2023
    Amnesia arrived as work by four members, updating where they stand after a long gap.
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Achievements

Key milestones

2013Voodoo Doll settles them as a concept groupThrough hard visual expression and staging, VIXX came to be seen as a group with its own theatrical K-pop.
2017Shangri-La is reappraised after a year-end stageThe stage using fans and traditional beauty was widely talked about and renewed the signature entrance to VIXX.
2023CONTINUUM builds the context for a restartAmnesia opened a route back not only to the older signature songs but to the VIXX of the 2020s.

Verified information

Verified English information is not yet available for this section.

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Official links

Official site

VIXX Officialjelly-fish.co.krVIXX Japan Officialvixx.cjve.jp

Official social accounts and platforms

YouTubeInstagramXTikTokJapan Official

Shopping guide

Verified English shopping links are not yet available.

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KPOP DISCOVER's VIXX note

What anchors VIXX is the force of its concept work and the design of a theatrical K-pop. The boy group debuted from Jellyfish Entertainment in 2012, and as the bright early songs gave way to On and On, Hyde and Voodoo Doll they drew an outline as one of the strongest concept groups in K-pop. The work continues today around four members.

The way in is Error, Shangri-La and Amnesia. Error is the narrative music video, Shangri-La the performance built on eastern beauty and folding fans, and Amnesia the song that confirms the restart in 2023.

Lining up Voodoo Doll, Chained Up, Fantasy and Scentist shows that VIXX is not simply dark but has changed through physical expression, motifs of scent and myth, and a theatrical visual design. Error, then Voodoo Doll, then Shangri-La covers the narrative video, the concept and the eastern beauty.

Editors' take Error / Voodoo Doll / Shangri-La — three songs cover the concept work of a theatrical K-pop, from a Jellyfish boy group.

KPOP DISCOVER editorial team

Trivia worth knowing

Name

VIXX works as an acronym and as a short, hard-edged sound, and both readings make the name stick.

Worldbuilding

From On and On onward the storytelling sharpens with each single: vampires, Jekyll and Hyde, a cursed doll, a cyborg.

Stage

Shangri-La only fully lands when stage footage shows the sweep of the hand fans, not just the music video.

Series

The Conception trilogy of 2016 reads far better as a series than as a set of separate singles.

Members

Separate the dance expression of N, the voices of Leo and Ken, and the growth arc of Hyuk, and the picture clears up.

Now

Placing Amnesia last shows which aesthetic VIXX left standing after the break in activity.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 151/ 241 groups

No. 151 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 63%)

  • 1Japanese releases
  • 1Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 2Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines VIXX?
The early singles are bright; from On and On onward the group commits entirely, and Shangri-La brings traditional imagery into the choreography.
Why should a new listener start with VIXX?
Start here for the group that proved a Korean boy group could carry a full theatrical idea.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Error, Shangri-La, Amnesia, then continue to the official video index.