Fantastic (EP)

Fantastic
EP by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioS.M. Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Length19:07
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man
Henry chronology
Trap
(2013)
Fantastic
(2014)
Journey
(2020)
Singles from Fantastic
  1. "Fantastic"
    Released: July 14, 2014

Fantastic is the second EP by Canadian artist and Super Junior-M member Henry. It was released on July 14, 2014, by S.M. Entertainment in South Korea.[1] The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under Avex Trax as his Japanese debut.

Background

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SM Entertainment revealed that Henry would release his second EP on July 14 and begin his promotional activities.[1] Furthermore, it was stated that the album will contain a total of six tracks, including four written by Henry′s songwriting team, ′NoizeBank'.[1] On July 9, the medley video highlighting the six tracks included in the mini album was revealed though SM Entertainments's official YouTube channel.[2] An image teaser for the "Fantastic" music video was released on July 8.[3] Henry released through several online music sites the music video for "Fantastic", the title song of his upcoming album on July 13, a day before the full album was released.[4] "Fantastic" is described as a retro-pop song and tells the story of a self-centered man who fell in love and wants to become a real man for his loved one.[4] Furthermore, Chanyeol of Exo, Hoya of Infinite and Seulgi of Red Velvet were revealed to be featured in the album.[5]

Henry started his promotion for his album with appearances on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo starting from July 11, 2014. The full album Fantastic was released on July 14.[4]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the official homepage.[6]

Fantastic (Korean EP)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fantastic"KenzieKenzie, Will Simms3:32
2."Bad Girl" (featuring Chanyeol of EXO)1월8일NoizeBank3:14
3."Need You Now" (featuring Hoya of Infinite)KenzieKenzie3:14
4."Saturday"Jo Yoon-kyungNoizeBank2:58
5."Butterfly" (featuring Seulgi of Red Velvet[note 1])Jo Yoon-kyungNoizeBank3:03
6."자꾸자꾸 (You)"Misfit, NoizeBankNoizeBank3:06
Total length:19:07
"Fantastic" (Japanese single)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fantastic (Japanese ver.)"Kenzie, Will Simms3:32
2."Trap (Japanese ver.)"Svante Halldin, Emilh Tigerlantz, Geraldo Sandell3:47
3."Fantastic (Instrumental)"  
4."Trap (Instrumental)"  
Total length:7:19
Japanese DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Fantastic (Japanese music video)" 
2."Fantastic (making of)" 
  1. ^ Credited as "Seulgi of SM Rookies"

Chart performance

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Sales

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Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales 22,038+[15]

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 14, 2014 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
July 16, 2014 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Taiwan (Korean version) August 26, 2014 Avex Taiwan
Japan October 8, 2014 CD, Digital download Avex Trax

References

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  1. ^ a b c "SUJU-M's Henry to Release New Mini Album 'Fantastic' on July 14". mwave.interest.me. July 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "SUJU-M Henry's New Album 'Fantastic' to Feature EXO's Chan Yeol, Infinite's Hoya and More". mwave.interest.me. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "SUJU-M′s Henry is ′Fantastic′ in New Music Video Teaser". mwave.interest.me. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "SUJU-M′s Henry Releases Teaser for ′Fantastic′". mwave.interest.me. July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "2nd Mini Album of Henry: 'Fantastic'". SM Entertainment. July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "The 2nd Mini Album 'Fantastic'". SM Entertainment. October 10, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "July 13, 2014 - July 19, 2014" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  8. ^ "Gaon Charts July 2014". Gaon. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  9. ^ "Gaon Album Chart (2014)". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  10. ^ "G-Music Combo Charts (2014/33)". G-Music. Archived from the original on 2014-09-02.
  11. ^ "World Albums (August 2, 2014)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Gaon Single Chart Weekly (2014/7/13 - 2014/7/19)". Gaon.
  13. ^ "Baidu Weekly Music Charts". Baidu Music (in Chinese). Baidu.
  14. ^ "World Digital Songs (2014/8/2)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Gaon Charts - Sales for the month July 2014". Gaon Chart. July 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
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