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Lightsum
Lightsum in June 2021
L–R, standing: Jian, Huiyeon, Nayoung, and Hina
L–R, sitting: Juhyeon, Sangah, Yujeong, and Chowon
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2021–present
LabelsCube
Members
  • Sangah
  • Chowon
  • Nayoung
  • Hina
  • Juhyeon
  • Yujeong
  • Huiyeon
  • Jian
WebsiteOfficial website

Lightsum (Korean: 라잇썸; RR: Raitsseom; MR: Raitssŏm, commonly stylized as LIGHTSUM) is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Sangah, Chowon, Nayoung, Hina, Juhyeon, Yujeong, Huiyeon, and Jian. The group debuted on June 10, 2021, with the release of their debut single album, Vanilla.

Name

The group's name, Lightsum, is a combination of the words "light" and "sum", which symbolizes "things that shine small gather together to light up the world, delivering greater positive energy through a message of hope".[1]

History

2017–2020: Pre-debut activities

Juhyeon participated in The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project in 2017–2018 where she finished in 25th place.[2] Chowon, Nayoung, and Yujeong participated in Produce 48 in 2018 where they finished in 13th place, 21st place, and 51st place, respectively.[3][4][5] It was later revealed that Chowon was rigged out of the lineup of Iz*One, and that her real final ranking was 6th place.[6] Juhyeon later participated in Dancing High in 2018, but did not pass the evaluation round.[7]

Chowon was cast in Bully Bad Guys and The Dominator 3: Junior Bullies in 2020.[8]

2021–present: Introduction, debut with Vanilla, Light a Wish, and Into the Light

On April 15, 2021, Cube Entertainment announced that it would be debuting a new girl group, the first since (G)I-dle in 2018.[9] The members were revealed in pairs from April 19 to 22 (in order: Juhyeon, Sangah, Chowon, Jian, Nayoung, Huiyeon, Hina, and Yujeong).[10][11][12][13] A video trailer with all eight members was revealed on April 23, 2021.[14][15] On May 27, it was announced that Lightsum would release their debut single album Vanilla on June 10.[16] The group made their broadcast debut on Mnet's M Countdown on June 10 where they performed their debut single.[17]

On October 13, Lightsum released their second single album Light a Wish, with "Vivace" serving as the lead single.[18]

On May 24, 2022, Lightsum released their first extended play Into the Light, with "Alive" serving as the lead single.[19]

Members

  • Sangah (상아)
  • Chowon (초원)
  • Nayoung (나영)
  • Hina (히나)
  • Juhyeon (주현)
  • Yujeong (유정)
  • Huiyeon (휘연)
  • Jian (지안)

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
KOR
[20]
Into the Light 13

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[22]
Vanilla
  • Released: June 10, 2021
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 12
Light a Wish
  • Released: October 13, 2021
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 7

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected peak positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon 		US
World
[25]
"Vanilla" 2021 —[A] 8 Vanilla
"Vivace" —[B] 8 Light a Wish
"Alive" 2022 —[C] — Into the Light
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Length Ref.
"Vanilla" 2021 Vikings League 3:32 [29]
"Vivace" Unknown 3:34 [30]
"Alive" 2022 3:39 [31]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Female Idol Group Popularity Award Lightsum Nominated [32]
Asian Pop Music Awards[D] Best New Artist (Overseas) Light a Wish Nominated [34]
Hanteo Music Awards 2021 Rookie Award – Female Group Lightsum Nominated [35]
Korea First Brand Awards 2022 Female Rookie Idol Award Won [36]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Artist of the Year Nominated [37]
Best New Female Artist Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2022 K-wave Popularity Award Nominated [38]
Popularity Award Nominated
Rookie of the Year Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ "Vanilla" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 59 on the component Download chart.[26]
  2. ^ "Vivace" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the component Download chart.[27]
  3. ^ "Alive" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 54 on the component Download Chart.[28]
  4. ^ Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened on September 2019.[33]

References

  1. ^ Baek, Ji-eun (April 15, 2021). "[공식] 큐브, 新 걸그룹 '라잇썸' 론칭...(여자)아이들 이후 3년만" [[Official] Cube launches new girl group 'Lightsum'... 3 years after (G)I-dle] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "KBS 아이돌 리부팅 프로젝트 더 유닛 - 유닛순위" [KBS Idol Reboot Project The Unit - Unit Ranking]. Korea Broadcasting System (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Produce 48 – Week 12 Ranking". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Produce 48 – Week 11 Ranking". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Produce 48 – Week 7". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Kang, Jin-ah (June 10, 2021). "'라잇썸' 초원 "'프로듀스48' 조작, 상실감 없었다면 거짓말"" ['Lightsum' Chowon "The manipulation of 'Produce 48' would be a lie if there was no sense of loss"] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kim, Ye-eun (September 8, 2018). "'댄싱하이' 비가 극찬한 이주현 "큐브 연습생, 어렸을 때부터 춤 좋아해"" ['Dancing High' Rain praised Lee Joo-hyun, "Cube trainee, I like dancing since I was little"]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Kim, Mi-ji (November 18, 2020). ""아이즈원 멤버였는데"...조작에 인생 바뀐 이가은·한초원 향한 관심 [엑's 초점]" ["I was a member of IZone" ... interest in Lee Ga-eun and Han Cho-won who changed their life due to manipulation [X's focus]] (in Korean). X-sports News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Ji, Seung-hoon (April 15, 2021). "큐브 새 걸그룹 'LIGHTSUM(라잇썸)', 로고 공개...본격 데뷔 시동" [Cube's new girl group 'LIGHTSUM', logo released ... full-scale debut start] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (April 19, 2021). "큐브 신인 라잇썸, 멤버 주현X상아 프로필 공개" [Cube rookie Lightsome, member Joohyun X Sanga profile revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Ji, Min-kyung (April 20, 2021). "큐브 新걸그룹 라잇썸, 두 번째 프로필 공개..'프듀48' 한초원 멤버 확정 [공식]" [Cube's new girl group Lightsome reveals second profile ... 'Produce 48' Han Chowon member confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Lee, Sun-myeong (April 21, 2021). "큐브 엔터 새 그룹 '라잇썸' 나영·휘연, 얼굴 공개" [Cube Entertainment's new group 'Lightsum' Nayoung and Hwiyeon reveal their faces] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Baek, Ji-eun (April 22, 2021). "[공식] '큐브 新 걸그룹' 라잇썸, '프듀48' 유정-히나 공개" [[Official] 'Cube's new girl group' Lightsum, 'Produce 48' Yoojung-Hina revealed] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  14. ^ "LIGHTSUM(라잇썸) - PROFILE FILM : LIGHTSUM". Cube Entertainment. April 22, 2021. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Lee, Min-ji (April 23, 2021). "큐브 新 8인조 걸그룹 라잇썸, 단체 프로필 공개 '데뷔 초읽기'" [Cube's new 8-member girl group Lightsome, unveils group profile 'Countdown to debut'] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Lee, Seung-Hoon (May 27, 2021). "'큐브 신인' 라잇썸, 6월 10일 데뷔 확정..'Vanilla' 아트워크 티저 오픈 [공식]" ['Cube Rookie' Lightsome, debut confirmed on June 10th..'Vanilla' artwork teaser open [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Kim, Min-ji (June 11, 2021). "큐브 신인 라잇썸, '엠카'서 성공적 데뷔 무대...상큼+발랄" [Cube rookie Lightsome, successful debut stage in 'Mcar' ... refreshing + lively] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Cho, Hye-jin (September 24, 2021). 라잇썸, 10월 13일 컴백...두 번째 싱글 '라잇 어 위시' 발매 [Lightsum, comeback on October 13th... Release of the second single 'Light a Wish']. Xports News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  19. ^ Kim, Ye-na (May 9, 2022). 라잇썸, 7개월 만에 컴백…24일 미니 1집 '인투 더 라이트' 발표 [Lightsum, comeback after 7 months... The 1st mini album 'Into the Light' was released on the 24th.]. Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  20. ^ Peak positions for single albums on Gaon Album Chart:
    • "Into the Light". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 22–28, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Circle Chart" 2022년 05월 Album Chart [May 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  22. ^ Peak positions for single albums on Gaon Album Chart:
    • "Vanilla". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 6–12, 2021. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
    • "Light a Wish". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 10–16, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "2021년 07월 Album Chart" [July 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  24. ^ "2021년 11월 Album Chart" [November 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  25. ^ Peak chart positions on World Digital Song Sales Chart:
    • "Vanilla". Billboard. June 20–26, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
    • "Vivace". Billboard. October 24–30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  26. ^ "2021년 24주차 Download Chart" [Week 24 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 6–12, 2021. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  27. ^ "2021년 42주차 Download Chart" [Week 42 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 10–16, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "2022년 22주차 Download Chart" [Week 22 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 22–28, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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  30. ^ LIGHTSUM(라잇썸) - 'VIVACE' Official Music Video. Cube Entertainment. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ LIGHTSUM - 'ALIVE' Official Music Video. Cube Entertainment. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via YouTube.
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