Loona, the Spiritful Super Rookie With Unlimited Concepts
Initiated by Jaden Jeong as the music producer and creative director of BlockBerry Creative, Loona’s 18-month project to reveal each of its members individually every month, started to create a buzz among the netizens since 2016. Massive ads are plastered in the public’s space such as the bus stops and streets, as well as the large-scaled filming in overseas countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, and Iceland. The extravagant matters are not merely on the project’s promotion and directing but also the idea of making a whole universe with three different spheres which made the fans attached to the group and constantly forming various theories behind every release of Loona’s pre-debut project.
After their official debut as a full team, Loona is undoubtedly going stronger with their electronic synth-pop signature which sounds alternatively different to other K-Pop artists, signifying their brand as a girl group with a limitless concept. The relationships between each member are also great. A lot of LOONA’s fans ship the members with each other.
In this article, Channel-Korea will provide information about all Loona members starting from their personal profile and fun facts, the list of their discography, filmography, awards, and nominations, to their pre-debut project and sub-units, their plastic surgery rumors, their Instagram feed, and their latest news. So, keep reading!
Loona’s Haseul Full Profile
Stage Name: Haseul
Birth Name: Jo Ha Seul
English Name: Jane
Nickname: Jo Leader, Harvard
Place and Date of Birth: Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, August 18th, 1997
Age: 23 (Korean age)/22 (International age)
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
Animal Representation: White bird
Designated Color: Green
Sub-Unit: Loona 1/3 (leader)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Chinese Astrology: Ox
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: O
Siblings: A younger brother born in 2002
Fun Facts About Loona’s Haseul You Have to Know
- Haseul passed the audition after singing IU’s “Friday.”
- Haseul trained for a year.
- Both of Haseul’s ears have a different shape from the other, whereas she only has a dimple on one cheek.
- Haseul is able to speak English.
- Haseul is able to play musical instruments, such as the guitar and piano.
- According to her pre-debut clip, Haseul’s specialty is singing opera.
- Despite having a white bird as her animal representative, Haseul is afraid of birds. She got really scared by a pigeon when she was a child.
- Other than from birds, Haseul is also scared of water.
- Haseul used to study in the US for a year which led her to graduate late from high school.
- Haseul likes the colors of mustard and burgundy.
- Haseul is considered as the weakest Loona member when it comes to aegyo. However, the fans keep asking her to do it.
- Along with Heejin and Hyunjin, Haseul participated in YG’s survival show MIXNINE. Unfortunately, she did not make it.
- Haseul’s role model is IU.
- Haseul’s ideal type is a guy who is like her father.
Loona’s Vivi Full Profile
Stage Name: Vivi
Birth Name: Wong Gaa Hei
English Name: Viian Wong
Korean Name: Hwang Ah Ra
Nickname: BB Cream, Pya Pya
Place and Date of Birth: Hong Kong, December 9th, 1996
Age: 24 (Korean age)/23 (International age)
Position: Vocalist, Visual
Animal Representation: Deer
Designated Color: Pastel rose
Sub-Unit: Loona 1/3
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Chinese Astrology: Rat
Nationality: Hong Kong
Weight: 42 kg
Blood Type: B
Siblings: A younger sister and a younger brother
Fun Facts About Loona’s Vivi You Have to Know
- Vivi used to model before debuting, under the name Viian Wong.
- Vivi is the oldest and the only foreign member in the group. She is also one of the most flexible members.
- In Loona’s universe, Vivi is depicted as a female droid (half human and half robot) as seen in the music video of Loona 1/3’s “Love&Live.”
- Vivi sang a song by a Taiwanese singer named Jolin Tsai in the audition.
- Vivi decided to become a K-Pop singer after watching music videos of Big Bang and 2NE1.
- When she was still a trainee, Vivi struggled a lot, especially because she did not know Korean. She practices her Korean so hard and is often helped by Haseul.
- Vivi’s favorite Korean food is chicken.
- Vivi’s role model is Hyuna.
Loona’s Yves Full Profile
Stage Name: Yves (pronounced as Eve)
Birth Name: Ha Soo Young
Nickname: Hasu, Suguyam, Subongi
Place and Date of Birth: Busan, South Korea, May 24th, 1997
Age: 23 (Korean age)/22 (International age)
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual
Animal Representation: Swan
Fruit Representation: Apple
Designated Color: Burgundy
Sub-Unit: Loona yyxy (leader)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Chinese Astrology: Ox
Nationality: Korean
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Blood Type: B
Siblings: An older sister
Fun Facts About Loona’s Yves You Have to Know
- Yves was a trainee for 3 weeks.
- Yves was on her high school Dance Team. She is also a student at a Korean dancing academy. However, Yves had to keep this a secret from her mother.
- Yves’ mother runs a clothing shop. She always plays LOONA’s songs to show off.
- Yves used to be a model for MariShe.
- Yves prefers to be called Sooyoungie.
- Yves has a dog named Haneul. She already has Haneul for eight years.
- Many netizens say that Yves looks like a mix of former f(x) member Sulli, Dasom, and female soloist Sunmi.
- Yves’ role models are Suzy and Sunmi.
- Yves loves all carbonated drinks.
- Yves’ most precious things are her family and LOONA, spicy rice cakes and chicken feet.
- Yves shares a room with Chuu, Go Won, and Olivia Hye.
Loona’s Jinsoul Full Profile
Stage Name: Jinsoul
Birth Name: Jung Jin Sol
Nickname: Jindollie, Jindori, Jingolas
Date of Birth: June 13th, 1997
Age: 23 (Korean age)/22 (International age)
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Visual
Animal Representation: Blue beta fish
Designated Color: Blue
Sub-Unit: Loona ODD EYE CIRCLE
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Chinese Astrology: Ox
Nationality: Korean
Height: 166 cm
Blood Type: B
Siblings: An older brother
Fun Facts About Loona’s Jinsoul You Have to Know
- Jinsoul is a former trainee of DSP Entertainment.
- Jinsoul has studied piano for 9 years.
- Jinsoul sang Gummy’s “If You Return” for her audition.
- Jinsoul has dimples.
- Jinsoul thinks her charm is her dumbness.
- Jinsoul would love to be in Red Velvet if she could be in another group.
- Jinsoul likes spicy rice cakes, ramen, watermelon, and carbonated drinks.
- Jinsoul loves to read webtoons.
- Jinsoul’s role model is f(x)’s Krystal.
- Jinsoul picks Hyunjin and Choerry as the members whom she is closest to.
- Jinsoul’s favorite colors are indipink and black.
- Similar to Yves and Kim Lip, Jinsoul’s role model is Suzy.
- Jinsoul’s ideal type is a cute boy.
Loona’s Kim Lip Full Profile
Stage Name: Kim Lip
Birth Name: Kim Jung Eun
English Name: Ashley
Nickname: Dongdong, Queen Lip, Yallip
Place and Date of Birth: Chungju Province, South Korea, February 10th, 1999
Age: 21 (Korean age)/20 (International age)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Animal Representation: Owl
Designated Color: Red
Sub-Unit: Loona ODD EYE CIRCLE (Leader)
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Astrology: Rabbit
Nationality: Korean
Weight: 43 kg
Blood Type: B
Siblings: An older sister
Education: Hanlim Multi Art School
Fun Facts About Loona’s Kim Lip You Have to Know
- Kim Lip was a trainee for one year and two months.
- Since becoming a trainee, Kim Lip has lost 10 kg.
- Kim Lip is able to play some musical instruments, such as the piano, guitar, and violin.
- Kim Lip has braces.
- Kim Lip has a tsundere personality. According to Haseul, she is Loona’s girl crush member.
- Kim Lip talks a lot.
- Before joining Loona, Kim Lip and Chuu were already best friends. They went to Hanlim and graduated on February 9th, 2018.
- Besides Chuu, Kim Lip is classmate with lots of idols, such as Red Velvet’s Yeri, Astro’s Rocky, Cosmic Girls’ Yeonjung, and Momoland’s JooE.
- Some of the fans think that Kim Lip resembles K.A.R.D’s Somin.
- Kim Lip’s favorite Disney characters are Chip and Dale.
- Kim Lip had always wanted to dye her hair black. Her wish was finally granted during the “Butterfly” promotion.
- Kim Lip’s favorite foods are sushi, pizza, bread and everything her mom makes. On the other hand, she hates the lotus root.
- Kim Lip said she was a good swimmer and has learned to swim since she was a kid.
- Similar to Yves and Jinsoul, Kim Lip named Suzy as her idol.
- Kim Lip’s ideal type is someone who eats well and is friendly to her.
Loona’s Chuu Full Profile
Stage Name: Chuu
Birth Name: Kim Ji Woo
Date of Birth: October 20th, 1999
Age: 21 (Korean age)/20 (International age)
Position: Main Vocalist
Animal Representation: Penguin
Fruit Representation: Strawberry
Designated Color: Peach
Sub-Unit: Loona yyxy
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Chinese Astrology: Rabbit
Height: 160 cm
Blood Type: A
Siblings: Two younger brothers
Education: Hanlim Multi Art School
Fun Facts About Loona’s Chuu You Have to Know
- Chuu was a trainee for a month.
- Chuu auditioned for JYP but she did not get in.
- Along with Olivia Hye, Chuu was part of FNC Academy.
- Before joining Loona, Chuu and Kim Lip were already best friends. They went to Hanlim and graduated on February 9th, 2018.
- Besides Kim Lip, Chuu is classmate with lots of idols, such as Red Velvet’s Yeri, Astro’s Rocky, Cosmic Girls’ Yeonjung, and Momoland’s JooE.
- Many netizens think that Chuu looks like April’s Naeun.
- Chuu thinks that her charming point is her bubbliness.
- Chuu likes to eat shrimp sushi.
- Chuu comes from a musical family as her mother sings classical music. She wrote her own song called Kim Jiwoo’s song during her pre-debut days.
- Chuu had a big fanbase pre-debut due to her Instagram account. She deleted the account after she was confirmed as a Loona member.
- Chuu trended 4th on Naver for 2-3 days before the release of her song “Heart Attack.”
- Chuu’s favorite artists are Dean, MeloMance, Ariana Grande, and Paul Kim.
- Chuu shares a room with Yves, Go Won, and Olivia Hye.
- Chuu picks Yves as her idol.
Loona’s Heejin Full Profile
Stage Name: Heejin
Birth Name: Jeon Hee Jin
English Name: Zoe
Nickname: Heekkie, Founder, Ambitious Bunny
Place and Date of Birth: Bundang-gi, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, October 19th, 2000
Age: 20 (Korean age)/19 (International age)
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Center
Animal Representation: Rabbit
Designated Color: Pink
Sub-Unit: Loona 1/3
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Chinese Astrology: Dragon
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: A
Siblings: Two older sisters
Fun Facts About Loona’s Heejin You Have to Know
- Heejin was a trainee for a year.
- Heejin sang Lyn’s “Live” at her audition. She got accepted after doing the performance.
- Heejin received the nickname ‘Founder’ because she started the universe of Loona by being the first girl to be revealed.
- Heejin lived in the countryside, so it took her 4 hours to get to the practice room in Seoul.
- Heejin started attending a dance academy in middle school.
- Heejin is able to play the guitar and speak Japanese.
- Heejin’s unique ability is to twist her tongue from side to side.
- Heejin’s eyebrows are sort of gray colored.
- Heejin is afraid of pigeons and allergic to fur.
- Heejin’s role model is Lucia.
- Heejin has a doll that she really likes and brings with her everywhere.
- Along with Haseul and Hyunjin, Heejin participated in YG’s survival show MIXNINE. Her final rank was 4th on the finale but her team did not get to debut because the male trainees won.
- Hyunjin is a good friend of ITZY’s Ryujin as both of them participated on MIXNINE.
- Heejin was voted as the most beautiful female MIXNINE contestant by Korean netizens.
Loona’s Hyunjin Full Profile
Stage Name: Hyunjin
Birth Name: Kim Hyun Jin
Nickname: BreadJin, Meow Jin, Kim Jini
Place and Date of Birth: Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, November 15th, 2000
Age: 20 (Korean age)/19 (International age)
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
Animal Representation: Cat
Designated Color: Yellow
Sub-Unit: Loona 1/3
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Astrology: Dragon
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: AB
Siblings: Two older brothers
Fun Facts About Loona’s Hyunjin You Have to Know
- Hyunjin was a trainee for three years.
- Contrary to her calm appearance, Hyunjin is an outgoing person.
- Hyunjin has two older brothers. One of them is a main vocalist and composer for the band ‘Bi-o-ne’, while the other one is in acting school preparing for a debut.
- Hyunjin has big arms and large hands. She is very athletic and good at sports, such as football, basketball, table tennis, and badminton.
- Hyunjin’s special talent is making dog noises and many expressions, such as happy dog, alert dog, hurt dog, and many more.
- Hyunjin is able to play the piano.
- Hyunjin really loves bread. She also likes the side dish squid pickled with salt.
- Hyunjin is the shikshin (big eater) of the group because she eats a lot and is able to eat up to three bowls of rice.
- Many netizens think that Hyunjin is a combination of Apink’s Naeun, AOA’s Seolhyun, and Twice’s Tzuyu.
- Hyunjin is friends with DIA’s Jooeun.
- Hyunjin appeared in tvN’s Three Idiots back in 2013.
- Along with Haseul and Heejin, Haseul participated in YG’s survival show MIXNINE. Her final rank was dropped from 3rd to 11th on the finale after the show’s malicious editing made her look like she hated Heejin.
- Hyunjin’s idol is Bread & King Donkatsu.
Loona’s Go Won Full Profile
Stage Name: Go Won
Birth Name: Park Chae Won
Nickname: Vanilla, Park Gowon, Go Chaewon, Ack Chaewon, Gi Chaewon
Date of Birth: November 19th, 2000
Age: 20 (Korean age)/19 (International age)
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Animal Representation: Butterfly
Fruit Representation: Pineapple
Designated Color: Eden green
Sub-Unit: Loona yyxy
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Astrology: Dragon
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: A
Siblings: An older brother and an older sister
Education: Incheon’s Haneul Academy (dropped out to focus on her idol career)
Fun Facts About Loona’s Go Won You Have to Know
- Go Won was a trainee for one month.
- Go Won attends a dance academy called Lp Dance Academy.
- Many fans say that Go Won is Cosmic Girls’ Cheng Xiao and Bona look alike.
- Go Won picks Gugudan’s Sejeong as her idol.
- Go Won’s favorite K-Pop group is Oh My Girl, whereas her role model is Apink.
- Go Won’s hobbies are playing Nintendo, keeping a diary and shopping for clothes and makeup.
- Go Won has a dog named Bbomi.
- Go Won loves The Hunger Games.
- Go Won would love to have a comeback with a magical concept.
- Go Won shares a room with Yves, Chuu, and Olivia Hye.
Loona’s Choerry Full Profile
Stage Name: Choerry (pronounced as Cherry)
Birth Name: Choi Ye Rim
Nickname: Jjerri, Cherry
Place and Date of Birth: Bucheon, South Korea, June 4th, 2001
Age: 19 (Korean age)/18 (International age)
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Animal Representation: Fruit bat
Designated Color: Purple
Sub-Unit: Loona ODD EYE CIRCLE
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Chinese Astrology: Snake
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: O
Siblings: Two younger sisters
Education: Sungshin Girls’ High School
Fun Facts About Loona’s Choerry You Have to Know
- Choerry and Olivia Hye went to the same school.
- Contrary to her stage name, Choerry does not like the taste of cherries.
- According to Yeojin, Choerry is the most cheerful member, whereas Chuu thinks that Choerry is the most obedient member.
- Choerry’s favorite foods are spaghetti, bread, tteokbokki, and dakbal.
- Choerry prefers people calling her by her real name (Yerim) rather than Choerry.
- Choerry has been collecting pens as a hobby.
- Choerry’s favorite subject in school is PE.
- Choerry’s favorite color is pink.
- Choerry wants to be known as the ‘Nation’s Little Sister.’
- Choerry’s idol is Younha.
Loona’s Olivia Hye Full Profile
Stage Name: Olivia Hye
Birth Name: Son Hye Joo
Nickname: Boss Baby
Date of Birth: November 13th, 2001
Age: 19 (Korean age)/18 (International age)
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Animal Representation: Wolf
Fruit Representation: Blood plum
Designated Color: Silver
Sub-Unit: Loona yyxy
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Astrology: Snake
Nationality: Korean
Height: 165 cm
Blood Type: B
Siblings: An older sister
Education: Sungshin Girls’ High School
Fun Facts About Loona’s Olivia Hye You Have to Know
- Olivia Hye was a trainee for four months.
- Along with Chuu, Olivia Hye was a part of FNC Academy.
- Similar to Yves and Choerry, Olivia Hye prefers to be called by her real name (Hyejoo).
- Many fans say that Olivia Hye resembles Twice’s Mina and Mamamoo’s Moonbyul.
- Olivia Hye likes many colors, such as black, white, red, and grey.
- There is not any food that Olivia Hye does not like or cannot eat. She really likes food with kimchi, while she dislikes bubble tea.
- Olivia Hye’s role model is HyunA.
- Olivia Hye and Choerry went to the same school.
- Olivia Hye shares a room with Yves, Chuu, and Go Won.
Loona’s Yeojin Full Profile
Stage Name: Yeojin
Birth Name: Im Yeo Jin
English Name: Runa
Nickname: Bean, Jin, Aromi
Place and Date of Birth: Guro, Seoul, South Korea, November 11th, 2002
Age: 18 (Korean age)/17 (International age)
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae (youngest member of the group)
Animal Representation: Frog
Designated Color: Orange
Sub-Unit: None
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Astrology: Horse
Nationality: Korean
Siblings: None
Fun Facts About Loona’s Yeojin You Have to Know
- Yeojin sang Girls’ Generation’s “Into the New World” at her audition.
- Not only the youngest, but Yeojin is also the shortest member of the group. However, she is still growing so her height cannot be determined yet.
- Yeojin graduated from junior high on February 8th, 2018.
- A lot of people think Yeojin and Haseul look like siblings.
- Yeojin’s specialty is lying down, sleeping, playing and eating.
- Yeojin dislikes eating beans.
- Yeojin likes to do nail art as a hobby.
- Yeojin is the youngest person to win an MTV award when Loona won Best Korean Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards.
