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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
Past members
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
이달의 小女 yyxy
Revised RomanizationIdarui Sonyeo yyxy
McCune–ReischauerIdarŭi Sonyŏ yyxy

Loona yyxy (an abbreviation for Youth youth by young) is the third sub-unit of the South Korean girl group Loona, formed through a pre-debut project titled "Girl of the Month". The unit consisted of 4 members, Yves, Go Won, Chuu and HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye). Currently the unit consists in 3 members, without Chuu, who was removed from Loona and consequently the lineup in November 2022. They debuted with their first extended play titled Beauty & the Beat on 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 [+ +].

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 album Yves with the title track "New" on November 28.[2] Being the first introduced out of the last 4 members, the next to be revealed was Chuu. 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 titled Chuu was released on December 27, with the title track "Heart Attack".[4] It is currently the most viewed solo video from Loona on YouTube.

2018-present: Revealing of last two members, debut with Beauty & 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 single Go Won was 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 single Olivia Hye was 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 featuring Grimes, 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 EP Beauty & the Beat was released featuring Grimes.[17]

Members

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Current

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

Former

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