Loona
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Loona (stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; Korean: 이달의 소녀; RR: Idarui Sonyeo; Japanese: 今月の少女, romanized: Kongetsu no Shōjo, lit. 'Girl of the Month') is a South Korean girl group formerly under Blockberry Creative. The group was composed of eleven members: Heejin, Hyunjin, Haseul, Vivi, Yeojin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry, Yves, Go Won, and HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye). Originally a twelve-member group, Chuu was removed from the line-up on November 25, 2022, due to a contract dispute.[2][3] Starting in October 2016 and lasting for 18 months, each member was introduced to the public through a solo promotional single as part of a pre-debut project.[4] The group debuted as a full ensemble on August 19, 2018, with the extended play (EP) [+ +], supported by the lead single "Favorite" and the title track "Hi High".
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2016 (2016)–2022 (2022) |
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Website | loonatheworld |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이달의 소녀 |
Hanja | 이달의 少女 |
Literal meaning | Girl of the Month |
Revised Romanization | Idarui Sonyeo |
McCune–Reischauer | Idarŭi Sonyŏ |
Japanese name | |
Kanji | 今月の少女 |
Hiragana | こんげつのしょうじょ |
Revised Hepburn | Kongetsu no Shōjo |
Kunrei-shiki | Kongetu no Syôzyo |
On November 28, 2022, JTBC reported that all of the remaining members, excluding Hyunjin and Vivi, had filed for provisional injunction to suspend their contracts with Blockberry Creative.[5] On January 13, 2023, HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul, and Choerry were granted preliminary injunctions, and they subsequently signed with Modhaus on March 17.[6] On May 9, HyunJin and ViVi were granted preliminary injunctions,[7] and both members signed with CTDENM two days later.[8] On June 16, Seoul Economic Daily reported that the remaining members had won the lawsuit against the label, terminating their contracts.[9] On June 21, it was announced that Haseul had signed with Modhaus.[10][11] On July 5, it was reported that YeoJin, Go Won and HyeJu had signed with CTDENM.[12] On July 6, Yves revealed she would continue as a soloist.[13]