Eternity (VIXX song) explained

"Eternity" (; lit. "Miracle") is a single recorded by South Korean idol group VIXX. It was released physically and as a digital single on May 27, 2014, through Jellyfish Entertainment. "Eternity" was written by lyricist Kim Eana, who also wrote VIXX's last four title tracks. The song's lyrics portray the fantasy of time, and is about the miracle of love that exists in the moment and forever.^[1]

The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of ZanyBros, who directed most of their previous music videos.

Background and release

On May 18, VIXX announced that they would be coming back with their fourth single album "Eternity" through a post on their official fancafe. They also revealed their teaser for the single in the way of a real-time countdown timer on their official website. The timer is fashioned after an old-time pocket watch clock face.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Concept

A Jellyfish Entertainment representative explained, "The concept of VIXX’s 4th single album 'Eternity' is a miraculous love story happening in a moment and time called forever, through 'the fantasy of time'."^[5] "VIXX's 4th single album concept is a 'time fantasy' and expresses the miraculous love story that happens in the present and for eternity."

Composition

"Eternity" was written by award-winning songwriter Kim Eana, with the rap being written by Ravi. The song was composed by Shin Hyuk, Deanfluenza, 2xxx!, DK and siyeonking! and arranged by 2xxx! The second track "Sad Ending" was composed and arranged by Swedish producers Erik Lidbom and Jon Hallgren, with lyrics written by Lee Seu Lan of Jam Factory and Ravi. The third track "Love, LaLaLa" was composed and arranged by MELODESIGN, Keeproots & fascinating. It was written by Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN and Ravi.^[6]

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.^[7]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)[8]	7
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Singles Chart)[9]	57
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Ringtone Chart)[10]	40
South Korea (Gaon Social Chart)[11]	2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart)[12]	1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly albums chart)[13]	4
Billboard (Korea K-Pop Hot 100)[14]	25
Billboard (US World)	3

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
Mnet Asian Music Awards
2014	Best Dance Performance - Male Group[15]	"Eternity"
	Song of the Year
Golden Disk Awards
2015	Disk Bonsang Award[16]	Eternity
	Digital Bonsang Award[17]	"Eternity"
Gaon Chart Music Awards
2015	2nd Quarter Best Selling Record Award[18]	"Eternity"

Music program awards

Song	Music show	Date
"Eternity"	Inkigayo	June 8, 2014 [19]
	Show Champion	June 11, 2014 [20]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	May 27, 2014
Worldwide		Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment

See also

• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2014

External links

• ETERNITY - EP on iTunes

Notes and References

1. Web site: VIXX Returns with a Little 'VOODOO'. 24-7Kpop. 19 June 2014. 26 May 2014.
2. Web site: VIXX Reveals First Eerie Teaser Image for Comeback "ETERNITY. Soompi. 18 May 2014. 18 May 2014.
3. Web site: VIXX reveals a countdown timer to their next comeback, 'ETERNITY'. Allkpop. 19 May 2014. 18 May 2014.
4. Web site: VIXX Announces Comeback With 'ETERNITY' Countdown Timer. Kpopstarz. 19 May 2014. 18 May 2014.
5. Web site: VIXX, Exploring Time? Comeback as Six on 27th. OSEN. 21 May 2014. 21 May 2014.
6. Web site: VIXX release tracklist for 'Eternity'. Dkpopnews. 19 May 2014. 19 May 2014. 21 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821133150/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2014/05/vixx-release-tracklist-for-eternity.html. dead.
7. Web site: 4th Single: Eternity. May 27, 2014. Jellyfish Entertainment. May 1, 2016. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828183711/http://www.jelly-fish.co.kr/sub/artist_singer03.php?prof_id=26&page=2&v_id=73#a1. dead.
8. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 25, 2014 to May 31, 2014. https://archive.today/20140615031951/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=23&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. dead. 15 June 2014. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 25 May 2014. 19 June 2014.
9. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 2014. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 1 June 2014. 19 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306220613/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&chart_Time=month. 6 March 2014. dead.
10. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Mobile ringtone – June 8, 2014 to June 14, 2014. https://archive.today/20140619184417/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/mobile.php?chartCode=S2020&current_week=24&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. dead. 19 June 2014. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 8 June 2014. 19 June 2014.
11. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Social – May 26, 2014 to June 1, 2014. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 26 May 2014. 4 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140614175741/http://gaonchart.co.kr/social_chart/index.php?current_week=23&current_year=2014. 14 June 2014. dead.
12. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Weekly) – May 25, 2014 to May 31, 2014 . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 25 May 2014 . 5 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922030703/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php . 22 September 2013 .
13. Web site: South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Monthly) - May 2014. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 18 December 2014. 18 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113030815/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_month=05&f_year=2014&f_type=month. 13 November 2014. dead.
14. K-Pop Hot 100 . . Prometheus Global Media . 19 June 2014.
15. Web site: 2014 MAMA NOMINEES - Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Asian Music Awards. 2015-07-04. 2015-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704230023/http://mama.interest.me/2014mama/candidate?pageType=genre&subType=6. dead.
16. Web site: Winners from the '29th Golden Disk Awards' (Day 2)!. Allkpop.
17. Web site: The 29th GOLDEN DISC AWARDS in BEIJING. joins.com. 2015-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180300/http://isplus.live.joins.com/award/29goldendisc/en/nominate.aspx#main_menu. 2019-02-09. dead.
18. Web site: Winners from the 4th Gaon Chart K-POP Awards. Koreaboo.
19. Web site: VIXX wins #1 on the June 8th episode of SBS' 'Inkigayo' + other great performances. Allkpop.
20. Web site: VIXX win their next trophy on 'Show Champion' with 'Eternity'. Allkpop.