Fantastic (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Fantastic
| type = EP
| artist = Henry
| cover = HenryFantastic.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 14, 2014
| recorded = 2014
| studio = S.M. Studios, Seoul, South Korea
| genre =
| length = 19:07
| language = Korean
| label =
| producer = Lee Soo-man
| prev_title = Trap
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Journey
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fantastic
| type = EP
| single1 = Fantastic
| single1date = 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.{{cite web| title=SUJU-M's Henry to Release New Mini Album 'Fantastic' on July 14| date=July 11, 2014| url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/69961/sujum-henry-to-release-new-album-this-month| publisher=mwave.interest.me| accessdate=September 6, 2014| archive-date=May 9, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509081858/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/69961/sujum-henry-to-release-new-album-this-month| url-status=dead}} The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under Avex Trax as his Japanese debut.
Background
SM Entertainment revealed that Henry would release his second EP on July 14 and begin his promotional activities. Furthermore, it was stated that the album will contain a total of six tracks, including four written by Henry′s songwriting team, ′NoizeBank'. On July 9, the medley video highlighting the six tracks included in the mini album was revealed though SM Entertainments's official YouTube channel.{{cite web | title=SUJU-M Henry's New Album 'Fantastic' to Feature EXO's Chan Yeol, Infinite's Hoya and More| date=July 9, 2014 | url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70296/henry-new-album-participated-by-exo-chanyeol-infinite-hoya-and-more| publisher=mwave.interest.me| accessdate=September 6, 2014}} An image teaser for the "Fantastic" music video was released on July 8.{{cite web | title=SUJU-M′s Henry is ′Fantastic′ in New Music Video Teaser| date=July 9, 2014 | url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70379/henry-releases-new-music-video-teaser-for-fantastic| publisher=mwave.interest.me| accessdate=September 6, 2014}} 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.{{cite web| title=SUJU-M′s Henry Releases Teaser for ′Fantastic′| date=July 8, 2014| url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70211/henry-to-release-title-song-before-full-album| publisher=mwave.interest.me| accessdate=September 6, 2014| archive-date=September 7, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907005311/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70211/henry-to-release-title-song-before-full-album| url-status=dead}} "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. Furthermore, Chanyeol of Exo, Hoya of Infinite and Seulgi of Red Velvet were revealed to be featured in the album.{{cite web| title=2nd Mini Album of Henry: 'Fantastic'| date=July 8, 2014| url=http://henry.smtown.com/Discography/AlbumInfo/10147?| publisher=SM Entertainment| accessdate=September 6, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the official homepage.{{cite web| title=The 2nd Mini Album 'Fantastic'| date=October 10, 2013| url=http://henry.smtown.com/Discography/AlbumInfo/10147?| publisher=SM Entertainment| accessdate=September 6, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Track listing
| headline = Fantastic (Korean EP)
| total_length = 19:07
| title1 = Fantastic
| lyrics1 = Kenzie
| music1 = Kenzie, Will Simms
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Bad Girl
| note2 = featuring Chanyeol of EXO
| lyrics2 = 1월8일
| music2 = NoizeBank
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Need You Now
| note3 = featuring Hoya of Infinite
| lyrics3 = Kenzie
| music3 = Kenzie
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Saturday
| lyrics4 = Jo Yoon-kyung
| music4 = NoizeBank
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = Butterfly
| note5 = featuring Seulgi of Red VelvetCredited as "Seulgi of SM Rookies"
| lyrics5 = Jo Yoon-kyung
| music5 = NoizeBank
| length5 = 3:03
| title6 = 자꾸자꾸 (You)
| lyrics6 = Misfit, NoizeBank
| music6 = NoizeBank
| length6 = 3:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = "Fantastic" (Japanese single)
| total_length = 7:19
| title1 = Fantastic (Japanese ver.)
| music1 = Kenzie, Will Simms
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Trap (Japanese ver.)
| music2 = Svante Halldin, Emilh Tigerlantz, Geraldo Sandell
| length2 = 3:47
| title3 = Fantastic (Instrumental)
| title4 = Trap (Instrumental)
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = Fantastic (Japanese music video)
| title2 = Fantastic (making of)
}}
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Chart performance
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=Album=
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="3" | Peak chart position |
| width="30" | KOR Gaon Chart {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_week=30&f_year=2014&f_type=week|title=Gaon Single Chart Weekly (2014/7/13 - 2014/7/19)|work=Gaon}} ! width="30" | CHN ! width="30" | US |
|---|
| align="left" | "Fantastic"
| 18 | — | 8 |
| align="left" | "Bad Girl"
| 75 | 18 | — |
{{col-end}}
Sales
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | South Korea
| July 14, 2014 |
| July 16, 2014
| rowspan="2" | CD |
| Taiwan (Korean version)
| August 26, 2014 |
| Japan
| October 8, 2014 | CD, Digital download |
References
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External links
- [http://henry.smtown.com/ Henry Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022105806/http://henry.smtown.com/ |date=2014-10-22 }}
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