# Boys' Record

Boys' Record is a special single album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. The album was released on February 24, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. The song "Love Equation" was used to promote the album.

## Background and release

On January 16, it was reported that VIXX was planning a February comeback with a new remake album. On February 11, R.ef's "Farewell Formula" was revealed as the title track for the new remake album via VIXX's social media accounts. On February 20, the music video teaser for "Love Equation" was released. On February 24, Boys' Record was released along with the music video for "Love Equation".
On March 18, 2015, VIXX marked their first official entry into the Chinese and Taiwanese markets with the release of "命中注定 (Destiny Love)", a remake of Harlem Yu's "Destiny Love". It was released through Avex Taiwan as a special Chinese edition of Boys' Record. A music video was also released through Avex Taiwan's YouTube Channel.

## Composition

The EP consists of three tracks and one instrumental. The first track on the album, "Love Equation", was written by Yoon Sung-hee with the rap being written by Ravi. The song was composed by in house producers Hong Jae-Seon, MELODESIGN and Cho Yong-ho. The story being told by VIXX is how they overcome their breakups and move forward to the future. The second track "On a Cold Night" was composed by Leo and MELODESIGN with lyrics written by Leo and Ravi. The third track "Memory" was composed by MELODESIGN, Lee Seul-ki and Ravi who also wrote the lyrics.

## Promotion

VIXX began promoting this single on February 24, 2015. They performed on various music programs including KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo, Mnet's, M! Countdown and MBC Music's Show Champion. VIXX gained their first win for "Love Equation" on March 3 on The Show. The song was an all-kill on all the music shows. The group achieved their first triple crown on The Show.

## Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.

## Chart performance

| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
| South Korea (Gaon Monthly albums chart | 1 | KOR: 107,173 |
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly social chart) | 1 | KOR: 107,173 |
| Taiwan (Five-Music) Weekly album chart | 1 | KOR: 107,173 |
| Billboard (US World) | 9 | KOR: 107,173 |

## Awards and nominations
### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance – Male Group | "Love Equation" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Love Equation" | Nominated |
| 2015 | MBC Show Champion Awards | Best Audience Rating Stage | "Love Equation" | Won |
| 2015 | KMC Radio Awards | Best Male Dance Performance | "Love Equation" | Nominated |

### Music program awards

| Song | Music show | Date |
| "Love Equation" | The Show | March 3, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | The Show | March 10, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | The Show | March 17, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | Show Champion | March 4, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | M! Countdown | March 5, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | Music Bank | March 6, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | Show! Music Core | March 7, 2015 |
| "Love Equation" | Inkigayo | March 8, 2015 |

## Personnel

* VIXX – vocals
** Cha Hakyeon (N) – lead vocals, background vocals
** Jung Taekwoon (Leo) – main vocals, background vocals, songwriting
** Lee Jaehwan (Ken)- main vocals, background vocals
** Kim Wonsik (Ravi) – rap, songwriting
** Lee Hongbin – vocals
** Han Sanghyuk (Hyuk) – vocals
* Yoon Sung-hee – songwriting
* Lee Seul-ki – producer, music
* Cho Yong-ho – producer, music
* Hong Jae-Seon – producer, music
* MELODESIGN – producer, music

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Korean single ||||
| South Korea | February 24, 2015 | CD Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music |
| Worldwide | February 24, 2015 | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment |
| Chinese single ||||
| China | March 18, 2015 | CD, Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan |
| Taiwan | March 18, 2015 | CD, Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan |