Loona Odd Eye Circle

Loona Odd Eye Circle (commonly stylized in all caps or LOOΠΔ ODD EYE CIRCLE, often shortened as OEC) is the second sub-unit of South Korean girl group Loona, formed through a pre-debut project titled "Girl of the Month". The sub-unit consists of 3 members: Kim Lip, JinSoul and Choerry. They debuted on September 21, 2017, with the extended play Mix & Match.

Loona Odd Eye Circle
From left to right: JinSoul, Choerry, Kim Lip
From left to right: JinSoul, Choerry, Kim Lip
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
Spinoff ofLoona
Members
  • Kim Lip
  • JinSoul
  • Choerry
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
이달의 少女 오드 아이 써클
Revised RomanizationIdarui Sonyeo Odeu Ai Sseokeul
McCune–ReischauerIdarŭi Sonyŏ Odŭ Ai Ssŏk'ŭl

History

Pre-debut: Revealing of the members

On May 11, 2017, the first member, Kim Lip, was revealed.[1] She debuted with her single album Kim Lip on May 23, 2017, with the title track "Eclipse".[2] The next member to be revealed was JinSoul, who had earlier made a one-second appearance with one of the previously revealed members, ViVi, in her solo music video titled "Everyday I Need You".[3] JinSoul was officially revealed on June 13, 2017.[4] Then, she debuted with her single album JinSoul on June 26, 2017, with the title track "Singing in the Rain".[5] On July 12, 2017, the last member and the maknae of the unit, Choerry, was revealed.[6] She debuted with her single album Choerry with the title track "Love Cherry Motion" on July 28, 2017.[7]

2017-present: Debut with Mix & Match, Max & Match

A teaser titled "Reveal" was released on August 30, 2017. The teaser showed "Odd Eye Circle" as the name of the sub-unit.[8] On September 17, a teaser revealing their title track, "Girl Front" for their upcoming debut was released.[9] A day later, on September 18, the preview for their upcoming extended play, Mix & Match, was released.[10] The sub-unit officially debuted on September 21, 2017, with the release of their EP Mix & Match and a music video for "Girl Front".[11] They had their first music show appearance on Mnet's M Countdown.[12]

On September 23, the English version of one of their songs from Mix & Match, "Loonatic", was released with the music video.[13]

On October 31, a reissue of their extended play Mix & Match titled Max & Match was released with the addition of two tracks and the new lead single "Sweet Crazy Love" along with its music video.[14]

On March 17, 2023, it was reported that the three members signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus.[15]

Members
  • Kim Lip (김립) (Leader)
  • JinSoul (진솔)
  • Choerry (최리)

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]		 US
World
[17]
Mix & Match 16 10

Reissues
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[19]		 US
World
[20]
Max & Match
  • Released: October 31, 2017
  • Label: Blockberry Creative
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 7 11

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[22]		 US
World
[23]
"Girl Front" 2017 —— Mix & Match
"Loonatic" (English ver.) —— Max & Match
"Sweet Crazy Love" —15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videography

Music videos
Song title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Girl Front" 2017 Digipedi
"Loonatic" (Lyric ver.)
"Sweet Crazy Love" [24]

References
  1. Choi, Yun-na (May 15, 2017). ""새로운 빌드업 소녀"…이달의 소녀, 여섯 번째 공개" ["New girls build-up"…LOONA reveals sixth member]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. Kim, Eun-ae (May 23, 2017). "이달의 소녀 김립, 솔로앨범 발매..새로운 컬러유닛의 시작" [LOONA - Kim Lip releases solo album...start of new color unit]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. Son, Jin-ah (April 17, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 솔로 앨범 베일 벗었다" [LOONA ViVi unveils her solo album]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. Lee, Won (June 13, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 극강 여신 비주얼 갖춘 일곱 번째 멤버 진솔 공개" [LOONA's seventh member JinSoul with extreme goddess visual revealed]. Kookje (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. Kim, Hyeon-sik (June 26, 2017). "이달의 소녀 7번째 주자 진솔, 26일 솔로 싱글 발매" [LOONA's seventh member, JinSoul released a solo single on the 26th.]. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. Yun, Jun-pil (July 12, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 8번째 멤버 최리 공개...우아한 걸크러시" [LOONA reveals eighth member Choerry...elegant girl crush]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. Shin, Mi-rae (July 28, 2017). ""과즙美 팡팡"…이달의 소녀 최리의 착한 미모" ["Fruitful beauty"...Choerry of the LOONA's]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. "[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 (LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE) "Reveal"". YouTube. August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. "[Teaser] 이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 (LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE) "Girl Front"". YouTube. September 17, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. "[Preview] 이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 (LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE) Mini Album "Mix&Match"". YouTube. September 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  11. Kim, Yun-ji (September 21, 2017). "이달의 소녀 오드아이써클, 오늘(21일) 미니앨범 발매" [LOONA Odd Eye Circle is releasing a mini-album today (21st)]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  12. Park, Jae-young (September 21, 2017). "'엠카운트다운' 에이프릴에 지수까지 신곡 공개 빵빵 라인업! "첫 데뷔 긴장 많이"" ["M Countdown" April and Jisoo's new song release line-up! "First debut nervous"]. Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  13. Geum, Bit-na (October 20, 2017). "이달의 소녀 두 번째 유닛 오드아이써클, 'LOONATIC' 영어 버전 앨범 발매" [LOONA's second unit Odd Eye Circle releases English version of 'LOONATIC']. Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  14. Kim, Young-rok (October 31, 2017). "이달의소녀 오드아이써클, 오늘 정오 'Max&Match'로 컴백" [LOONA Odd Eye Circle is back with Max & Match at noon today.]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  15. Kim, Na-yul (March 17, 2023). "'前 이달의 소녀' 최리X진솔X희진X김립, 모드하우스와 전속계약[공식]". Naver. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. "2017년 38주차 Album Chart". September 23, 2017.
  17. "World Albums Chart". Billboard.
  18. Cumulative sales of Mix & Match:
  19. "2020년 10주차 Album Chart". March 7, 2020.
  20. "Loona Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  21. Cumulative sales of Max & Match:
  22. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  23. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
  24. "[DOP] LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE - Sweet Crazy Love / MusicVideo". Vimeo. November 2017. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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