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Loona yyxy(anabbreviationforYouth youth by young) is the third sub-unit of the South Korean girl groupLoona,formed through a pre-debut project titled"Girl of the Month".The unit consisted of 4 members,Yves,Go Won,Chuuand HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye). Currently the unit consists in 3 members, without Chuu, who was removed fromLoonaand consequently the lineup in November 2022. They debuted with their firstextended playtitledBeauty & the Beaton 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
From left to right: Yves, Go Won, Chuu, and HyeJu
From left to right: Yves, Go Won, Chuu, and HyeJu
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2018
LabelsBlockberry Creative
Spinoff ofLoona
Members
Korean name
Hangul
이달의 소녀 yyxy
Hanja
이달의 tiểu nữ yyxy
Revised RomanizationIdarui Sonyeo yyxy
McCune–ReischauerIdarŭi Sonyŏ yyxy

History

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Pre-debut: Revealing of first two members

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The first member, Yves, was revealed on November 14, 2017.[1]She debuted with her single albumYveswith the title track "New" on November 28.[2]Being the first introduced out of the last 4 members, the next to be revealed wasChuu.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 titledChuuwas released on December 27, with the title track "Heart Attack".[4]It is currently the most viewed solo video from Loona onYouTube.

2018: Revealing of last two members, debut withBeauty & the Beat

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On 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 singleGo Wonwas 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 singleOlivia Hyewas 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 featuringGrimes,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 EPBeauty & the Beatwas released featuringGrimes.[17]

Members

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Current

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  • Yves(이브) (Leader)
  • Chuu(츄)
  • HyeJu (혜주)
  • Go Won (고원)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18] 		US
World
[19]
Beauty & the Beat 4 6

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"love4eva"(featuring Grimes) 2018 Beauty & the Beat

Videography

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Music videos

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Song title Year Director(s) Ref.
"love4eva" 2018 Digipedi [21]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^Geum, Bit-na (November 14, 2017)."이달의소녀, 아홉 번째 멤버 이브 공개…" 새로운 차원의 시작 "".Sedaily(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  2. ^Choi, Jeong-min (November 28, 2017)."이달의 소녀 이브, 솔로 앨범 공개…" 변화 이끌 것 "".Ten Asia(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  3. ^Lee, So-dam (December 14, 2017)."[Oh!쎈 컷] 이달의 소녀, 열 번째 멤버는 딸기처럼 달콤한 소녀 '츄'".Osen(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  4. ^Kim, Su-kyoung (December 27, 2017)."이달의 소녀 열 번째 멤버 '츄', '하트 어택' 오늘(28일) 정오 발매".Ten Asia(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  5. ^Bae, Hyo-ju (January 15, 2018)."이달의 소녀, 열한 번째 멤버 고원 공개 '묘한 매력'".Newsen(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  6. ^Yun, Jun-pil (January 30, 2017)."이달의 소녀 11번째 멤버 고원, 솔로 싱글 오늘(30일) 정오 공개".Ten Asia(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  7. ^"[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 (LOONA) Cinema Theory: Up & Line".YouTube.February 28, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  8. ^Lee, Jun-beom (March 18, 2018)."이달의 소녀, 마지막 12번 째 멤버 올리비아 혜 공개".Kuki News(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  9. ^Kim, Hyeon-sik (March 28, 2018)."이달의 소녀 올리비아 혜, 반전 스토리 티저 공개".No Cut News(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  10. ^Kim, Su-ah (March 30, 2018)."걸그룹 이달의 소녀 올리비아 혜, 30일 솔로 싱글 공개한다".Get News(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  11. ^"[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 yyxy (LOONA/yyxy)" youth youth by young "".YouTube.April 26, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  12. ^Kim, Hyeon-sik (April 27, 2018)."이달의 소녀 세 번째 유닛은 '이달의 소녀 yyxy'".No Cut News(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  13. ^Jeong, Ji-won (May 20, 2018)."[공식입장] 세계적 뮤지션 그라임스, 이달의소녀 yyxy 피처링 확정".Osen(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  14. ^Hwang, Hye-jin (May 28, 2018)."이달의 소녀 yyxy, 그라임스 피처링과 함께 빌보드 언급".Newsen(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  15. ^Kim, Ha-jin (May 24, 2018)."이달의 소녀 yyxy, 청량한 매력 돋보이는 재킷 공개".Ten Asia(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  16. ^"[Preview] 이달의 소녀 yyxy (LOONA/yyxy) Mini Album" beauty&thebeat "".YouTube.May 27, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  17. ^Ahn, Jin-yong (May 30, 2018)."'빌보드가 주목한' 걸그룹 이달의 소녀, 30일 새 유닛 베일 벗는다 ".Munhwa(in Korean).RetrievedJanuary 19,2021.
  18. ^"2018년 22주차 Album Chart".June 2, 2018.
  19. ^"World Albums, June 9, 2018".Billboard.June 9, 2018.
  20. ^"2018년 06월 Album Chart"[June 2018 Album Chart].Gaon Music Chart.
  21. ^"[DOP] LOONA yyxy - love4eva (feat. Grimes) / MusicVideo".Vimeo.Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2021.RetrievedJune 10,2018.
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