Loona Odd Eye Circle

Loona Odd Eye Circle (often shortened as "OEC"), is a sub-unit of the South Korean girl group LOONA. They were the second sub-unit to be debuted from the 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
이달의 소녀 오드 아이 써클
From left to right: JinSoul, Choerry, Kim Lip
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
GenresK-pop, Pop, Dance pop
Years active2017–present
LabelsBlockberry Creative
Associated actsLoona, Loona 1/3, Loona yyxy
Members

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 is JinSoul, who has made a featuring, also with a one-second appearance at one of the previously revealed members, ViVi, in her solo music video titled "Everyday I Need You".[3] JinSoul 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 wih 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, is 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, an English version of one of their songs from Mix & Match, "Loonatic", and its music video was released.[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" with its music video.[14]

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
[15]		 US
World
[16]
Mix & Match 16 10

Reissues
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18]		 US
World
[19]
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
[21]		 US
World
[22]
"Girl Front" 2017 —— Mix & Match
"Loonatic" (English ver.) 2017 —— Max & Match
"Sweet Crazy Love" —15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References
  1. Choi, Yun-na (May 15, 2017). ""새로운 빌드업 소녀"…이달의 소녀, 여섯 번째 공개". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. Kim, Eun-ae (May 23, 2017). "이달의 소녀 김립, 솔로앨범 발매..새로운 컬러유닛의 시작". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. Son, Jin-ah (April 17, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 솔로 앨범 베일 벗었다". MBN (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. Lee, Won (June 13, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 극강 여신 비주얼 갖춘 일곱 번째 멤버 진솔 공개". Kookje (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. Kim, Hyeon-sik (June 26, 2017). "이달의 소녀 7번째 주자 진솔, 26일 솔로 싱글 발매". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. Yun, Jun-pil (July 12, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 8번째 멤버 최리 공개...우아한 걸크러시". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. Shin, Mi-rae (July 28, 2017). ""과즙美 팡팡"…이달의 소녀 최리의 착한 미모". 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". 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"". 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". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  14. Kim, Young-rok (October 31, 2017). "이달의소녀 오드아이써클, 오늘 정오 'Max&Match'로 컴백". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  15. "2017년 38주차 Album Chart". September 23, 2017.
  16. "World Albums Chart". Billboard.
  17. Cumulative sales of Mix & Match:
  18. "2020년 10주차 Album Chart". March 7, 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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