Rush (EP)

Rush is the second extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on September 7, 2015. It also consists of six tracks, including the title track of the same name and "Hero".

Rush
EP by Monsta X
Released	September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)
Genre	K-pop hip hop EDM R&B
Length	23:00
Language	Korean
Label	Starship LOEN
Monsta X chronology
Trespass (2015) Rush (2015) The Clan Pt. 1 Lost (2016)
Singles from Rush
"Rush" Released: September 7, 2015 "Hero" Released: October 1, 2015

Background and release

The album pictorial was worked with Jay Ahn, producer of Zenith Division, a content company of KCM Agency. He is in charge of music videos and photos of world-class pop stars such as Feast Movement, Chris Brown, and Omarion, and is currently popular as the hottest creative director in the United States.^[1]

The group held a media and fan showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul on September 7.^[1]

The physical EP was released in two versions; Official and Secret, with different packaging and later digitally repackaged, along with broadcasting version of "Hero" as its title track.^[2]

Composition

The EP highlights the characteristics of black music, such as trap, pop rap, and contemporary R&B, while emphasizing the members' capabilities and teamwork, and containing some of its dynamic arrangement and musical wit.^[1]

"Rush" is a hip-hop track armed with the members' masculinity and wit, a bold yet ambitious theme for a woman, along with sharp flow, aggressive, and neatly refined harmony which stands out.^[1] "Hero" is a song that has a unique brass sound and sub-bass progress, that are well harmonized to lead the groove, while the dramatic and majestic song development has been doubled, and it is preparing to establish itself as another signature track of Monsta X through sensual and sophisticated sound making.^[2]

Commercial performance

As of 2020, the EP had sold a total of 78,744 copies, per the Gaon Music Chart in South Korea.^[3]

"Rush" debuted and peaked at number 139 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart,^[4] as well as entering at number 15 on the weekly Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in 2021.^[5][6]

Track listing

Rush track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangements	Length
1.	"Rush" (신속히)	Giriboy Jooheon I.M	Giriboy	Giriboy	3:43
2.	"Hero"	Punch Sound Rhymer Jooheon I.M	Punch Sound	Punch Sound	3:52
3.	"Perfect Girl"	Esbee Lissie 9999 Jooheon I.M	Esbee Lissie 9999	Esbee Lissie 9999	3:40
4.	"Amen"	Crybaby Take'M	Rescue The Beat	Crybaby	3:57
5.	"Gone Bad" (삐뚤어질래)	Mad Clown Taewan Jooheon	Ye-Yo! Taewan Jooheon	Ye-Yo!	3:42
6.	"Broken Heart"	Rescue The Beat Kim Seung-joon Jooheon I.M	Rescue The Beat Kim Seung-joon	Kim Seung-joon Go A-ra	3:47
Total length:					23:00

Charts

Album

Weekly chart Chart (2015) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[7] 3

Monthly chart Chart (2015) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8] 6

Year-end chart Chart (2015) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[9] 46

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Rush" Chart (2015 & 2021) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)^[4] 139 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[6] 15

Chart performance for "Hero" Chart (2015) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)^[10] 250 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[6] 12

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[3]	78,744

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Golden Disc Awards	2016	Disc Bonsang	Rush	Nominated	^[11]

Release history

Release history and formats for Rush

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	September 7, 2015	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts

References

1. Park, Dong-jae (September 7, 2015). 몬스타엑스, 두번째 미니앨범 'RUSH(러쉬)' 공개..'신흥 대세' 증명? [Monsta X, 2nd mini album 'RUSH' released... Proof of 'emerging trend'?]. Break News (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2015.
2. Jang, Kyung-guk (October 22, 2015). 몬스타엑스, 'HERO' 브로드캐스팅 버전 발매 '압도적 퍼포먼스' [MONSTA X Releases Broadcasting Version of 'HERO' 'Overwhelming Performance']. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2015 – via Naver.
3. Cumulative sales for Rush:
   • . Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
   • 2016년 11월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
   • 2017년 08월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
   • 2019년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
   • 2020년 12월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
4. 2015년 38주차 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
5. McIntyre, Hugh (May 19, 2021). "Monsta X Occupies Almost 25% Of All The Spaces On This Week's World Songs Chart". Forbes. from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
6. "Monsta X Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
7. 2015년 38주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 12, 2015.
8. 2015년 09월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2015.
9. 2015년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2016.
10. 2015년 44주차 Digital Chart [Week 44 of 2015 Digital Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
11. . isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). Archived from the original (Winners are listed in sections by year from 2010 to 2017, scroll down the page to view desired year.) on June 26, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.