Loona
Loona (stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; , ) is a South Korean girl group created by Blockberry Creative. The group is composed of eleven members: Heejin, Hyunjin, Haseul, Vivi, Yeojin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry, Yves (singer), Yves, Go Won, and HyeJu. Originally a twelve-member group, Chuu was removed from the line-up on November 25, 2022, due to a contract dispute. The remaining members of the group departed Blockberry Creative later that year, putting the group on an indefinite hiatus. The group debuted as a full ensemble on August 19, 2018, with the extended play (EP) ''+ + (EP), [+ +],'' supported by the lead single "Favorite (Loona song), Favorite" and the title track "Hi High". The group debut was preceded by an 18-month-long debut project, with monthly promotional singles, each revealing another member of the group. From 2022 to 2023, after a series of lawsuits, Loona members terminated their contracts with BlockBerry Creative and signed contracts with new labels: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chuu
Kim Ji-woo (, born October 20, 1999), known professionally by her stage name Chuu (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy. Early life Kim Ji-woo was born on October 20, 1999, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She is the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. For her audition she sang "Halo (Beyoncé song), Halo" by Beyoncé. Her stage name "Chuu" is derived from saying her given name quickly. She graduated from and . Career 2017–2022: Debut with Loona and solo activities On December 14, 2017, Chuu was revealed as the tenth member of the Korean idol girl group Loona. As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, on December 28, she released her Chuu (single album), self-titled single album with "Heart Attack" as its title track. ''Chuu'' reached number 8 on the Circle Album Chart, Gaon Album Chart. She wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yves (singer)
Ha Soo-young (; born May 24, 1997), known professionally as Yves (), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit Loona yyxy. She made her solo debut on May 29, 2024, with the extended play (EP) ''Loop;'' later that year, she released her second EP, ''I Did''. Early life Yves was born Ha Soo-young on May 24, 1997, in Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ..., South Korea, where she lived until elementary school, when she moved to Yangsan. Yves has wanted to be a singer since kindergarten. Her dream of becoming a singer developed further when she saw the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls perform their debut song "Irony" in 2007. She attended the Dance Up Academy in Busan an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heejin
Jeon Hee-jin (, ; born October 19, 2000), known mononymously as Heejin (occasionally stylized as HeeJin) is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Loona, its sub-unit Loona 1/3, and Artms. Early life Jeon Hee-jin was born on October 19, 2000, in Daejeon, South Korea, the youngest of three children with two older sisters. She graduated from Hansung Girls High School in 2019. Career 2016–2022: Debut with Loona, and Mix Nine On September 26, 2016, Blockberry Creative announced that Heejin was going to be the first member of their upcoming girl group Loona. As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, Heejin then went on to release her self-titled single album alongside its single "Vivid" on October 5. In November 2016, Heejin was featured on the song "I'll Be There" on Loona member Hyunjin's solo debut album. The two also later featured on the song "The Carol", which was released as part of Loona member Haseul's debut single album in December, 2016. In January 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hi High
"Hi High" is a song released by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on August 20, 2018, as the title track of Loona's EP '' +', by Blockberry Creative. It is the second single released by Loona as a full twelve-member group. Background and release A teaser for the music video of the song was released on August 17, 2018, and showed the members of Loona running towards somewhere. Various teaser images were also revealed in the lead up to the album's release. On August 20, "Hi High" was released alongside the album '' +' as its title track. Composition and lyrics The lyrics were written by Jaden Jeong, MonoTree's GDLO, and MonoTree's Hwang Hyun. The music was composed by Mayu Wakisaka, MonoTree's GDLO, and MonoTree's Hwang Hyun. According to Loona, "Hi High" has the double meaning of saying hi to the now-complete lineup of the 12 members in addition to representing Loona's goal of climbing to the top of the music scene. It can also been seen as a reference to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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+ + (EP)
'' +' (read as "plus plus") is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on August 20, 2018, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Danal Entertainment. The EP supported with the lead single, "Favorite" and the title track, " Hi High" the same day as the EP released. The EP was the second highest selling debut album by a girl group in 2018 with 52,823 physical copies sold. It has sold over 107,248 physical copies combined as of May 2020. A repackaged version, '' X' (stylized as '' � ×'; read as ''multiple multiple'') was released on February 19, 2019, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Kakao M. Background On October 2, 2016, Blockberry Creative announced that they would be debuting their first girl group through an 18-month long pre-debut project. Between October 2016 and January 2017 members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul and YeoJin were introduced. Then, between April and July 2017, members ViVi, Kim Lip, JinSoul and Choerry were o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Artms
Artms (; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Modhaus. The group consists of five Loona members: Heejin, Haseul, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry. They debuted on May 31, 2024, with the single "Virtual Angel" from their debut album '' DALL''. Name The name Artms was inspired by Ancient Greek's goddess of the moon named Artemis, as well as the NASA's project Artemis program, intended to return to the Moon and send the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon. The group's name originally formed as a project by Modhaus in 2023 prior to debut as a permanent group in May 2024. Career 2022–2023: Signing with Modhaus and Artms project In November 2022, nine members of Loona, including the quintet, applied for a provisional injunction to suspend their exclusive contracts due to Chuu's removal from the group. On January 13, 2023, the members' exclusive contracts were successfully terminated from Blockberry Creative. On March 17, Loona membe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loossemble
Loossemble () is a South Korean girl group formed by CTDENM. The group consists of five members: HyunJin, YeoJin, ViVi, Go Won, and HyeJu. They debuted on September 15, 2023, with the single "Sensitive" from their eponymous extended play. Name The group's name, Loossemble, is a portmanteau of "Loona" and "assemble", defined by the agency as "five oonamembers coming together as one". Career 2023–present: Introduction, and debut with ''Loossemble'' On June 11, 2023, it was announced that Loona members HyunJin and ViVi had signed with CTDENM after terminating their contracts with Blockberry Creative Blockberry Creative (; stylized as BlockBerry Creative) was a South Korean record label formed in 2016. It was a subsidiary of Polaris Entertainment. The label previously managed soloist Sunye, and the girl group Loona. History Blockberry Cr .... YeoJin, Go Won, and HyeJu followed suit, with CTDENM confirming that they had signed with the agency on July 5. On July 31, CT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Love & Live (EP)
''Love & Live'' is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Loona 1/3, a sub-unit of Loona (Idalui Sonyeo; lit. ''"Girl of the Month"'') consisting of members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and ViVi. It was released on March 13, 2017, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by CJ E&M. The album contains five tracks, including the title track of the same name. The repackage, ''Love & Evil,'' was released on April 27, 2017, and contains seven to eight tracks, including three new tracks and, depending on the version, a remix of either "Love & Live" or "You and Me Together". Promotion and release A preview for the song "Valentine Girl" was released on February 13, preceded by two teasers announcing the creation of the sub-unit. A preview of the album was released on the group's official YouTube channel on March 10. Promotions began on March 12 on SBS's ''Inkigayo''. Loona 1/3, consisting of members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and new member, ViVi, released ''Love & Live'', accom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loona 1/3
Loona 1/3 (commonly stylized in all caps or LOOΠΔ 1/3) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group Loona, formed through a pre-debut project titled ''"Girl of the Month"''. The unit consists of four members: Heejin, HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and ViVi. They debuted on March 13, 2017, with the Extended Play, extended play Love & Live (EP), ''Love & Live''. History Pre-debut: Revealing of the first three members The first member to be revealed is HeeJin on September 26, 2016. She debuted with her single album ''HeeJin (single album), HeeJin'' with the title track "ViViD" on October 5. On October 28, HyunJin was revealed to be the second member. She debuted with her solo album titled ''HyunJin (single album), HyunJin'' and the title track "Around You" on November 18. A duet between her and HeeJin, titled "I'll Be There", was also released, along with a music video. The next member, HaSeul, was revealed on December 8. She debuted through her single album of the same name ''Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loona Yyxy
Loona yyxy (an abbreviation for ''Youth youth by young'') is the third sub-unit of the South Korean girl group Loona, formed through a pre-debut project titled ''"Girl of the Month"''. The unit consisted of 4 members, Yves, Go Won, Chuu and HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye). Currently the unit consists in 3 members, without Chuu, who was removed from Loona and consequently the lineup in November 2022. They debuted with their first extended play titled '' Beauty & the Beat'' on May 30, 2018. They were the last sub-unit to debut with the pre-debut project, before the group debuted as a whole with their extended play titled '' +'. History Pre-debut: Revealing of first two members The first member, Yves, was revealed on November 14, 2017. She debuted with her single album '' Yves'' with the title track "New" on November 28. Being the first introduced out of the last 4 members, the next to be revealed was Chuu. On December 14, at midnight KST, a teaser photo of the latter was reveale ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Favorite (Loona Song)
"Favorite" (stylized as "favOriTe") is the debut single released by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on August 7, 2018, by Blockberry Creative as a digital single. This was their first release as a full twelve-member group. Composition The lyrics were written by Kim Su-jung and Jaden Jeong. It was produced by Sophia Pae and BADD's SlyBerry, Billie Jean, and Kim Jin-hyeong. It was described by ''Billboard'' as a brassy dance track that overflows with charisma and bright percussion. Adding that with prominent trills and trumpeting synths propelling the melody to its dynamic chorus, plus a woozy, alt R&B bridge later in the song, the song condenses the act's innovative nature into a boisterous tune. Background and release A music video teaser was released on August 1, 2018. "Favorite" was released as a digital single on August 7, 2018, through several music portals, including Melon and iTunes. Commercial performance "favOriTe" peaked at number 4 on the US Worl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blockberry Creative
Blockberry Creative (; stylized as BlockBerry Creative) was a South Korean record label formed in 2016. It was a subsidiary of Polaris Entertainment. The label previously managed soloist Sunye, and the girl group Loona. History Blockberry Creative was officially established on March 22, 2016, as a subsidiary label of Polaris Entertainment. On October 2, 2016, Blockberry Creative launched their first girl group project, Loona (; lit ''Girl of the Month''), which was expected to run for 18 months. The project would individually introduce each member of the new group by releasing a solo single, and by March 2018 all members had been introduced. As of June 2023, all members of the girl group have won their cases of contract termination and left Blockberry Creative. In February 2022, Sunye signed a contract with Blockberry Creative. On March 16, 2022, Blockberry announced their first boy group project, Boy of the Month (). On June 29, 2023, Sunye announced through her social m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |