Let’s Meet the South Korean Band LUCY!
South Korea isn’t only famous for its boy groups and girl groups, but also for its pop-rock bands as well. Some of them are DAY6, FTISLAND, The Rose, and the newest of them is LUCY. Even though their career just started in 2020, LUCY also has cool songs like the bands mentioned.
Therefore, you have to get to know LUCY first, starting from the members, songs, and all the information about them. In this article, Channel-Korea will provide you with all the details that you need to get to know LUCY better. So, stay tuned!
LUCY’s Band Profile
Band Name: LUCY (루시)
Debut: May 8th, 2020
Years Active: 2019–present
Agency: MYSTIC89
Genre: Pop Rock
Fandom Name: WALWAL
Members:
- Shin Ye Chan
- Choi Sang Yeop
- Cho Won Sang
- Shin Gwang il
Official Accounts:
- Website: Mystic Story Official Site
- Instagram: band_lucy
- Twitter: BANDLUCY_mystic
- YouTube: LUCY ISLAND
- Facebook: BANDLUCY.mystic
- V Live: LUCY 루시
- Daum Café: band.lucy
- TikTok: bandlucy_official
Members’ Profiles
This South Korean band certainly has several members with the positions that they occupy. LUCY consists of 4 personnel/members, namely Shin Yechan, Choi Sangyeop, Cho Wonsang, and Shin Gwang il. Here are their profile information!
Shin Ye Chan
Name: Shin Yechan (신예찬)
Stage Name: Shin Ye Chan (신예찬)
Birthday: June 13th, 1992
Position: Violinist, Vocalist
Zodiac: Gemini
Instagram: ye___chani
Fun Facts
- Yechan is voted as the cutest member alongside Wonsang.
- Yechan is the eldest member of LUCY but he acts like the youngest.
- Yechan has finished his mandatory military enlistment.
- Yechan said that if he wasn’t an Idol, he would be a YouTuber.
- Yechan has three tattoos on his left arm.
Choi Sangyeop
Name: Choi Sang Yeop (최상엽)
Stage Name: Choi Sangyeop (최상엽)
Birthday: February 27th, 1994
Position: Vocalist, Guitarist
Zodiac: Pisces
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Twitter: yeopx2
Instagram: yeopx2
YouTube: official yeopx2 | 최상엽엽
Fun Facts
- In 2016, he debuted with the OST of the drama Beautiful Gongshim titled “My Face is Burning.”
- He called Yeobmom because he acts like a mom in his group.
- He would be a firefighter if he wasn’t an idol.
- Sangyeop also participates in writing the lyrics to the band’s songs.
- He also has completed his mandatory military enlistment.
Cho Wonsang
Name: Cho Won Sang (조원상)
Stage Name: Cho Wonsang (조원상)
Birthday: August 15th, 1996
Position: Producer, Vocalist, Bassist
Zodiac: Leo
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Instagram: ch0_w0n
Fun Facts
- Wonsang is good at playing double bass, but he also can play the piano and the guitar.
- Wonsang was voted as the cutest member alongside Yechan.
- Wonsang is really obsessed with raccoons.
- Wonsan gcan do a really good impersonation of Heimerdinger from League of Legends.
- Pizza, steak, spaghetti, curry, and kimchi stew are his favorite foods.
Shin Gwangil
Name: Shin Gwang il (신광일)
Stage Name: Shin Gwangil (신광일)
Birthday: May 25th, 1997
Position: Drummer, Maknae, Vocalist
Zodiac: Gemini
Height: 174 cm
Twitter: shingwangil
YouTube: 신광일
Instagram: gwangil_shin
Fun Facts
- Gwangil can play the piano and the guitar.
- Gwangil would be an architect if he wasn’t an idol.
- Gwangil is the opposite of Shin Yechan. Even though he is the youngest, he acts like the eldest.
- Gwangil can speak and read Chinese.
- Gwangil is also fluent in Spanish because he studied in Peru for 7 years.
Super Band
Super Band is one of the South Korean programs that are known as talent shows. This program has been produced since 2019 on JTBC and the participants are from South Korean bands who fight and compete with each other in order to create a Superband.
Before debuting as members of Lucy, all of the members participated in the talent show from April 12th to July 12th, 2019, alongside Lee Ju-hyuk as the former vocalist. But unfortunately, they didn’t become the winner, Hoppipolla was the winner.
Here is one of their performances!
Debut Story
After participating in Super Band, LUCY got a position in 2nd place in the competition then they officially made their debut on May 8th, 2020, by releasing their first single album, Dear. The group name is actually inspired by a dog name who lived in Wonsang’s studio during Super Band.
Prior to their debut, on May 7th, 2020, LUCY uploaded their first music video for the first single titled “Flowering (개화)”.
The MYSTIC89 group was then promoted in various weekly music programs and variety shows. One form of their promotion, for example on May 19th, 2020, LUCY performed live on IDOL RADIO, like the video below!
LUCY’s First Comeback “Jogging”
Three months after debuting, or more precisely on August 13th, 2020, LUCY released their first mini-album Panorama, which they had previously announced through their social media such as Twitter on July 30th, 2020.
#LUCY_NOTICE
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LUCY 1st Mini Album 'PANORAMA'
⠀#LUCY #루시 #신예찬 #최상엽 #조원상 #신광일#PANORAMA pic.twitter.com/CtdrBWOSX0— BAND LUCY | 밴드 루시 (@BANDLUCY_mystic) July 29, 2020
In this first comeback, LUCY delivered their songs with the concept of mid-summer. Panorama consists of 6 songs, and there is one song that features the famous singer Suran. The song is titled “Missing Call”.
RUMOURED TO BE DATING, WHAT’S UP WITH SURAN AND BTS’ SUGA’S RELATIONSHIP?
https://twitter.com/BANDLUCY_mystic/status/1290301526422908928?s=20
One of the songs, the one used as the title track of the mini-album is “Jogging”. The song sounds easy to listen to, especially the music that they deliver such as energetic 90s music vibes. Listen to this song and watch the MV as well by clicking the video below!
LUCY’s Song That was Removed by Spotify
On March 1st, 2020, a statement from NME was released, which is a spokesperson from Spotify, saying that many Kakao M’s K-Pop songs would no longer be available to all the users around the world because their licenses have expired.
Some of the K-Pop groups whose songs were removed by Spotify are PURPLE KISS, SECRET NUMBER, BAE173, also LUCY, and many more except groups from the big agencies such as SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and Big Hit (excluding Big Hit labels).
Well, that’s all the information about the band LUCY with the news about their song being removed by the music platform, Spotify. After reading this article, don’t forget to kindly share your thoughts and opinions about LUCY in the comment section below. See you in the next article!
