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 [ ].
Loona yyxy | |
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 From left to right: Yves, Go Won, Chuu, and HyeJu | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2018 |
| Labels | Blockberry Creative |
| Spinoff of | Loona |
| Members |
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| Past members | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 이달의 小女 yyxy |
| Revised Romanization | Idarui Sonyeo yyxy |
| McCune–Reischauer | Idarŭi Sonyŏ yyxy |
History
editPre-debut: Revealing of first two members
editThe first member, Yves, was revealed on November 14, 2017.[1] She debuted with her single album Yves with the title track "New" on November 28.[2] 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 revealed with a caption "A mysterious girl is coming".[3] The next single titled Chuu was released on December 27, with the title track "Heart Attack".[4] It is currently the most viewed solo video from Loona on YouTube.
2018-present: Revealing of last two members, debut with Beauty & the Beat
editOn January 14, 2018, the teaser photo of the third member, Go Won, was revealed with a caption "Your God person puts an apple tree in the middle of a garden and says, do what you like, guys, oh, but don’t eat the apple. Surprise surprise.".[5] On January 30, 2 weeks later, her single Go Won was released with the title track "One&Only".[6] The final member was then hinted at in a teaser, on March 1. A teaser with all the revealed members, along with a dark figure that appears to be the 12th member. It was titled "Cinema Theory: Up & Line"[7] Their final member, HyeJu, was officially revealed with a teaser photo on March 17, at midnight KST.[8] On March 28, a teaser for her title track "Egoist" was revealed as well, which would feature previously revealed member JinSoul.[9] On March 29, her single Olivia Hye was released with the title track "Egoist" featuring JinSoul, and the second track featuring Go Won titled "Rosy".[10]
On April 26, a teaser was released titled "youth youth by young" that introduces that their sub-unit name is "yyxy" and the members as well.[11][12] On May 19, a teaser photo was released revealing the title track "love4eva" and that it would be featuring Grimes, as some of her fans asked her to produce the group, as well.[13][14] On May 24, a group photo teaser was released.[15] On May 28, a highlight medley was released for their upcoming extended play.[16] On May 30, their title track along with their EP Beauty & the Beat was released featuring Grimes.[17]
Members
editCurrent
edit- Yves (이브) (Leader)
- Go Won (고원)
- HyeJu (혜주)
Former
edit- Chuu (츄)
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [18] |
US World [19] | |||
| Beauty & the Beat |
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4 | 6 |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "love4eva" (featuring Grimes) | 2018 | Beauty & the Beat |
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Song title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "love4eva" | 2018 | Digipedi | [21] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Geum, Bit-na (November 14, 2017). "이달의소녀, 아홉 번째 멤버 이브 공개…"새로운 차원의 시작"". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Choi, Jeong-min (November 28, 2017). "이달의 소녀 이브, 솔로 앨범 공개… "변화 이끌 것"". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Lee, So-dam (December 14, 2017). "[Oh!쎈 컷] 이달의 소녀, 열 번째 멤버는 딸기처럼 달콤한 소녀 '츄'". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Su-kyoung (December 27, 2017). "이달의 소녀 열 번째 멤버 '츄', '하트 어택' 오늘(28일) 정오 발매". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Bae, Hyo-ju (January 15, 2018). "이달의 소녀, 열한 번째 멤버 고원 공개 '묘한 매력'". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Yun, Jun-pil (January 30, 2017). "이달의 소녀 11번째 멤버 고원, 솔로 싱글 오늘(30일) 정오 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 (LOONA) Cinema Theory : Up & Line". YouTube. February 28, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Jun-beom (March 18, 2018). "이달의 소녀, 마지막 12번 째 멤버 올리비아 혜 공개". Kuki News (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Hyeon-sik (March 28, 2018). "이달의 소녀 올리비아 혜, 반전 스토리 티저 공개". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Su-ah (March 30, 2018). "걸그룹 이달의 소녀 올리비아 혜, 30일 솔로 싱글 공개한다". Get News (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 yyxy (LOONA/yyxy) "youth youth by young"". YouTube. April 26, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Hyeon-sik (April 27, 2018). "이달의 소녀 세 번째 유닛은 '이달의 소녀 yyxy'". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Ji-won (May 20, 2018). "[공식입장] 세계적 뮤지션 그라임스, 이달의소녀 yyxy 피처링 확정". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (May 28, 2018). "이달의 소녀 yyxy, 그라임스 피처링과 함께 빌보드 언급". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Ha-jin (May 24, 2018). "이달의 소녀 yyxy, 청량한 매력 돋보이는 재킷 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "[Preview] 이달의 소녀 yyxy (LOONA/yyxy) Mini Album "beauty&thebeat"". YouTube. May 27, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Ahn, Jin-yong (May 30, 2018). "'빌보드가 주목한' 걸그룹 이달의 소녀, 30일 새 유닛 베일 벗는다". Munhwa (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "2018년 22주차 Album Chart". June 2, 2018.
- ^ "World Albums, June 9, 2018". Billboard. June 9, 2018.
- ^ "2018년 06월 Album Chart" [June 2018 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "[DOP] LOONA yyxy - love4eva (feat. Grimes) / MusicVideo". Vimeo. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2018.