Loona 1/3

Loona 1/3 is a sub-unit of the South Korean girl group LOONA. They were formed by Blockberry Creative under Polaris Entertainment as part of the larger "Girl of the Month" project to form Loona. The sub-unit consists of 4 members, HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul and ViVi. They debuted on March 13, 2017 with the extended play Love & Live.

Loona 1/3
이 달의 소녀 1/3
From left to right: HaSeul, ViVi, HyunJin, HeeJin
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
GenresK-pop, Pop, Dance pop
Years active2017–present
LabelsBlockberry Creative
Associated actsLoona, Loona Odd Eye Circle, Loona yyxy
Members
  • HaSeul
  • HeeJin
  • HyunJin
  • ViVi

History

Pre-debut: Revealing of the first three members

The first member to be revealed is HeeJin on September 26, 2016.[1] She debuted with her single album HeeJin with the title track "ViViD" on October 5.[2] On October 28, HyunJin was revealed to be the second member.[3] She debuted with her solo album titled HyunJin and the title track "Around You" on November 18.[4] A duet between her and HeeJin, titled "I'll Be There", was also released, along with a music video.[5] The next member, HaSeul, was revealed on December 8.[6] She debuted through her single album of the same name HaSeul with the title track "Let Me In", released on December 15.[7] Another track titled "The Carol" was released as well, with the three revealed members HeeJin, HyunJin and HaSeul.[8]

2017-present: Debut with Love & Live, ViVi solo album, Love & Evil

On March 12, 2017, The sub-unit made their first live appearance on SBS's Inkigayo, performing both "You and Me Together" and "Love&Live".[9] A day later, on March 13, they officially debuted with the release of their extended play Love & Live, featuring HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul and ViVi.[10] On April 5, ViVi was officially revealed as the fifth member of Loona.[11] Then, she released a solo album named ViVi with the title track "Everyday I Love You", featuring HaSeul, on April 17.[12] The sub-unit supposedly cost 4 million dollars to produce, with the music video for their title track being filmed in New Zealand and Hong Kong.[13]

A reissue of their extended play 'Love & Live, titled Love & Evil was released on April 27 with the addition of two tracks and the new lead single "Sonatine".[14]

Members
  • HaSeul (하슬) (Leader)
  • HeeJin (희진)
  • HyunJin (현진)
  • ViVi (비비)

Discography

Extended Plays
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[15]		 US
World
[16]
Love & Live 10 —

Reissues
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18]		 US
World
[19]
Love & Evil
  • Released: April 27, 2017
  • Label: Blockberry Creative
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 24 12

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[21]		 US
World
[22]
"Love&Live" (지금, 좋아해) 2017 — — Love & Live
"Sonatine" (알 수 없는 비밀) 2017 — — Love & Evil
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References
  1. Jeong, Ji-won (September 26, 2016). "신개념 걸그룹 프로젝트 '이달의 소녀' 첫 선…희진 공개". X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. Kim, Sang-min (October 5, 2016). "'이달의 소녀' 희진, 데뷔곡 '비비드(ViViD)' 오늘(5일) 자정 공개". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. Bae, Hyo-ju (November 17, 2016). "걸그룹 이달의 소녀 두번째 멤버 현진 공개 "동양미와 청순미가 매력"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. Kim, Young-rok (November 17, 2016). "'이달의소녀' 현진, 17일 신곡 '다녀가요'-'I'll be there' 동시 발매". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. Kim, Young-rok (November 17, 2016). "'이달의소녀' 현진, 17일 신곡 '다녀가요'-'I'll be there' 동시 발매". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. Son, Hye-ji (December 8, 2016). "이달의 소녀, 하슬 공개.. 톰보이 매력". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. Moon, Kyoung-min (December 15, 2016). "걸그룹 이달의 소녀 '하슬', 솔로곡 '소년,소녀' 베일 벗었다...'블록버스터 트랙'". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. Kim, Min-kyoung (December 14, 2016). "걸그룹 '이달의 소녀', 크리스마스 '더 캐롤' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개". Munhwa (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. Jeon, Jong-seon (March 13, 2017). "'인기가요' 이달의 소녀 1/3, 쯔위 닮은꼴 현진…데뷔 무대서 '눈길'". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. Son, Ye-ji (March 13, 2017). "'이달의 소녀 1/3, 오늘(13일) 베일 벗는다". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  11. Yun, Jun-pil (April 5, 2016). "이달의 소녀 비비, 5번째 솔로 앨범 주인공 낙점...MV 촬영지 '궁금증 UP'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  12. Hwang, Hye-jin (April 17, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 솔로 싱글 음원 MV 공개" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  13. Kim, Eun-goo (October 8, 2016). "'이달의 소녀' 첫 멤버 희진". Star In (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  14. Park, Seul-gi (April 27, 2017). "이달의 소녀 1/3, 리패키지 앨범 'love&Evil' 오늘(27일) 발매". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  15. "2017년 11주차 Album Chart". March 18, 2017.
  16. "World Albums Chart". Billboard.
  17. Cumulative sales of Mix & Match:
  18. "2020년 17주차 Album Chart". April 25, 2020.
  19. "Loona Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  20. Cumulative sales of Max & Match:
  21. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  22. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
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