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LOONA have added four new shows to their sold-out North American tour, ‘LOONATHEWORLD’.Earlier today (June 16), K-pop PR company MyMusicTaste took to social media to announce that “due to overwhelming demand” the K-pop girl group would be bringing the North American leg of their upcoming world tour to four new cities.The girl group are now set to play in three more US cities – namely Atlanta, Dallas and Houston and Mexico City – as well as a sole stop in Mexico City, Mexico, which will wrap up the tour.

LOONA singer Haseul recently performs covers of hits from IU, BTOB and I.O.I during a recent livestream.Yesterday (June 8), the K-pop idol hosted a V Live livestream session, during which she performed covers of several songs from IU, the now-disbanded girl group I.O.I and veteran boyband BTOB for fans, from what appears to be a recording studio.Haseul kicked things off with her take on I.O.I’s 2017 single ‘Downpour’, which she sung over the original track. She then took on BTOB’s hit 2017 single ‘Missing You’, before going on to cover IU’s ‘Drama’, a cut from her 2021 special album ‘Pieces’, as well as ‘You & I’ from IU’s second studio album ‘Last Fantasy’ which released in 2011.LOONA are currently gearing up for the release of their upcoming summer special mini-album ‘Flip That’, which they first teased with a trailer titled ‘The Journey’.

Blockberry Creative has announced that LOONA member Chuu will not be joining the girl group on their forthcoming ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ world tour.On June 3, the agency briefly announced via LOONA’s official fan café site that Chuu would not be taking part in the girl group’s forthcoming world tour, citing “scheduled activities” for the singer that will render her unable to join the group.“Due to scheduled activities that have been fixed in advance throughout the rest of the year, LOONA’s Chuu will not be participating in the 2022 LOONA 1st World Tour ‘LOONATHEWORLD’,” wrote Blockberry Creative, as translated by Soompi.The ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ tour is set to take place this August across nine North American cities, including San Francisco, New York and more. Originally set to kick off on August 2 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, the group have since announced an additional show on August 1 due to overwhelming demand.LOONA’s upcoming world tour will be their first-ever since their official debut in 2018.

LOONA have released a mysterious new video that seems to hint a new music from the girl group.Today (June 3), the 12-member group unveiled a cryptic trailer titled ‘The Journey’, which features lush flowers and grass growing on an empty, pastel-coloured train carriage. The clip ends with a mysterious release date of June 20 at 6pm KST.According to a report from The Herald Pop, LOONA’s new video is a teaser for the girl group’s upcoming summer special mini-album ‘Flip That’.

LOONA have announced the venues and dates for the North American leg of their forthcoming world tour, ‘LOONATHEWORLD’.Today (June 1), the K-pop act took to social media to reveal that they are set to tour North America later this month. LOONA released a poster detailing the dates and venues for the upcoming tour, which will take place this August across nine American cities, including San Francisco, New York and more.More details on how and where to purchase tickets are set to be revealed in the coming days.

Queendom season two.The new EP features six brand-new, original tracks from all six contestants on the ongoing TV show: Hyolyn, VIVIZ, LOONA, WJSN, Brave Girls and Kep1er. The K-pop acts will perform a rendition of their respective tracks during the show’s finale next Thursday (June 2), before a winner for the season is crowned.Hyolyn’s final track is titled ‘Waka Boom (My Way)’, and features rising Korean rap artist Lee Young-ji, while WJSN’s song is named ‘AURA’.

LOONA have tested positive for COVID-19.On February 28, Blockberry Creative announced via LOONA’s fan cafe that three of the girl group’s members, Haseul, Yeojin and Vivi had been diagnosed with the virus two days prior. As a result, the group will not be participating in the filming for episode of the upcoming second season of Mnet’s TV competition Queendom.Earlier today (March 1), the agency shared that other eight members – Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry, Yves, Chuu, Go Won and Olivia Hye – have also been diagnosed with COVID-19 since their previous announcement.

LOONA member Olivia Hye is set to release her cover of Airman’s ‘I’ll Be Your Spring’, along with a chirpy new music video.In the new visual, Olivia Hye sits in a bright, pastel-coloured classroom as she sings along to the upcoming track. “I’ll be your spring,” she croons sweetly, nodding to the beat of the cheerful instrumental.Originally released by South Korean musician Airman in 2017, ’I’ll Be Your Spring’ was part of the singer and producer’s collaborative EP with singer-songwriter Godak.

LOONA will not be performing at the group’s upcoming concert because of health reasons.Earlier today (February 8), Blockberry Creative announced that the vocalist will be absent from the girl group’s ‘LOOΠΔ Concert 2022 [LOOΠΔVERSE: FROM]’, which takes place on February 11 and 12. The agency wrote that the decision had been made due to “health reasons”, but did not specify Chuu’s condition.“We believe that the health of the artist is the top priority.

LOONA have turned to Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a bid to save the K-pop act.Earlier this week, South Korean news outlet reported that LOONA’s agency Blockberry Creative was allegedly facing debts amounting to “billions of won”, potentially putting the group’s future at risk.

LOONA has been thrown into doubt over their agency’s alleged financial difficulties.This is according to a new report by Sports World, citing information from multiple music industry sources. The publication claims that Blockberry Creative, the agency behind LOONA, currently owes up to “hundreds of millions of won” to various external contractors.Sports World also alleges that many of these external contractors, among them are stylists as well as personnel crucial for the production of LOONA’s music, have worked for months “without compensation”.

LOONA have discussed their ambitions as a group toward adopting a diverse range of sounds.In a brand-new interview with Bandwagon, the group discussed the recent release of their debut Japanese dual single ‘Hula Hoop’ and ‘Star Seed’. The 12-member group also talked about and their goal of surpassing boundaries in their music with “LOONA Pop”.“We’d like to describe LOONA’s music as ‘LOONA Pop’,” the group said.

LOONA have dropped a music video for their brand-new single ‘Not Friends’.‘Not Friends’ is in collaboration with South Korean producer Ryan Jhun, who has spent the past 10 years penning hits for K-pop groups such as TWICE, SHINee and Red Velvet. The song features four members from LOONA, namely: Heejin, Kim Lip, JinSoul and Yves.In the action-packed music video, the K-pop idols go up against each other in a fight to the end.

LOONA have made their much-awaited return with ‘PTT (Paint The Town)’, the title track from their fourth mini-album ‘[&]’.The seven-track project is the first since ‘[X X]’ in 2019 to feature group leader Hasuel, who had been on a legnthy hiatus due to personal reasons. The new mini-album also includes the groups second English-language song ‘Dance On My Own’, following ‘Star’ from their 2020 release ‘[12:00]’.‘[&]’ dropped alongside a powerful music video for ‘PTT (Paint The Town)’.

The song I listened to the most in 2017 was probably "new" by Yves, a member of K-pop group LOONA (the song was released under the band's banner). It's a transcendent pop song, and LOONA's talents have earned them a rabid global fanbase — #StanLOONA may have been a meme at one point, but now it's very real.