# Chained Up

Chained Up is the second studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 10, 2015, under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single "Chained Up".

## Background and promotions

In late October Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX would be having a comeback on November 10, with their second full studio album. On November 1, Jellyfish Entertainment released on VIXX's official Facebook and Twitter individual image teasers and a group image teaser on their official website along with the upcoming title, Chained Up. On November 2, Jellyfish Entertainment started a Hidden Key Game on Facebook and Twitter in which in order to find hidden image teasers relating to Chained Up on VIXX's official website.
On November 10, VIXX's second studio album Chained Up was released along with the music video for “Chained Up”. On the same day VIXX held a showcase for Chained Up at AX Korea in Seoul’s Gwangjin-gu. Upon the release of Chained Up, the title song was ranked number one on Mnet, Genie, Monkey3 and Naver Music, whilst the remaining songs also ranked taking over the charts. VIXX started their promotions for “Chained Up” on Music Bank on November 13. On November 17, VIXX gained their first win for "Chained Up" on The Show. On the 19th of November Chained Up debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart. On December 4, 2015, VIXX wrapped up their promotional cycle for Chained Up on Music Bank with a goodbye stage performance.

### Showcase Tour

| Date | Venue | Location | Country |
| November 10, 2015 | AX Korea | Gwangjin-gu, Seoul | South Korea |
| December 8, 2015 | | Beijing | China |
| December 13, 2015 | | Shanghai | China |

## Track listing

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

## Chart performance

| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart) | 1 | KOR: 120,158 |
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly social chart) | 1 | KOR: 120,158 |
| South Korea (Gaon Weekly singles chart) | 8 | KOR: 120,158 |
| Taiwan (Five-Music) (Korea-Japan Weekly album chart) | 1 | KOR: 120,158 |
| US World (Weekly world albums chart) | 3 | KOR: 120,158 |

## Awards and nominations
### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2015 | MBC Show Champion Awards | Best Performance | "Chained Up" | Nominated |
| 2015 | SBS PopAsia Awards | Best Song of The Year | "Chained Up" | Nominated |
| 2015 | KMC Radio Awards | Comeback of the Year | "Chained Up" | Won |
| 2015 | KMC Radio Awards | Album of the Year | Chained Up | Nominated |
| 2016 | Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang Award | Chained Up | Won |
| 2016 | YinYueTai V Chart Awards | Best Performance | "Chained Up" | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Disk Awards | Disk Bonsang Award | Chained Up | Won |

### Music program awards

| Song | Music show | Date |
| "Chained Up" | The Show | November 17, 2015 |
| "Chained Up" | Show Champion | November 18, 2015 |
| "Chained Up" | Music Bank | November 20, 2015 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Korean album ||||
| South Korea | November 10, 2015 | CD Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music |
| Worldwide | November 10, 2015 | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment |
| Chinese single ||||
| China | November 25, 2015 | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment, QQ |
| Taiwan | November 25, 2015 | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan |