# Lunarsolar

Lunarsolar (stylized in all-caps; Korean: 루나솔라) was a four-member South Korean girl group formed by JPlanet Entertainment. The group debuted on September 2, 2020, with their single album Solar: Flare. On May 22, 2022, JPlanet Entertainment announced the disbandment of the group, following the termination of the members' contracts.

## History
### Pre-debut

Before joining JPlanet Entertainment, 3 out of 4 members were previously involved in the music industry. Previously, Taeryeong was a contestant on Produce 101 but she was eliminated and ranked at 57th place. She also was a participant in Mix Nine but she was eliminated and placed at 46th place. She was seen performing with girl group A-Daily in October 2018, but she was never announced as an official member of the group. She was also part of ONO Entertainment's pre-debut girl group Blackmamba.
Jian was a former member of girl group S.E.T with the stage name TaeE and participated in The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project but was eliminated and placed at 61st place.
Yuuri was a member of Japanese girl group I'S9 in 2013, until she left (or "graduated") in November 2015. In 2017, she joined a Co-ed Jpop group IsTaR and left in 2018.
In 2018, JPlanet Entertainment announced Rookie Planet, a project to promote their trainees (or "rookies") to the world before their official debut. They often posted dance covers, vocal covers, and reaction videos. The members were revealed within a 1 year period, starting with Jieun (who later became Jian), Taeryeong, Hyeonjeong (who later became Eseo), Yuuri, and Sujin. Sujin left sometime in early 2020. On March 27, 2020, Jian appeared on I Can See Your Voice 7, as well as being a cover muse for the YouTube channel MUPLY.

### 2020–2021: Debut with Solar : Flare, Solar : Rise and Christmas is You

On July 13, 2020, JPlanet Entertainment announced that they would debut their first girl group and subsequently released the logo image. They released "identity photos" in the order of Jian, Yuuri, Eseo, and Taeryeong starting on July 13, 2020, and ending on July 16, 2020. They released 'Lunar' versions and 'Solar' versions of the identity photos.
The group debuted on September 2, 2020, with their single album Solar : Flare, alongside the music video for their title track "Oh Ya Ya Ya" and had their debut stage on MCountdown on September 3, 2020.
The group released their second single album Solar : Rise, and its title track "Dadada" on April 7, 2021. The group announced on the same day that they were planning to make their debut in the Japanese music industry and signed a contract with label Teichiku Entertainment for future Japanese activities regarding music and management. They are the first artist to sign under the partnership between Teichiku and VICLIP, which was announced on December 24, 2019. The group also opened their official Japanese website ahead of their Japanese debut.
The group released their third single album Christmas is You on December 8, 2021.

### 2022: Disbandment and Do You Wanna Get Down

On May 22, 2022, it was revealed that Lunarsolar was to disband, as the members' contracts with JPlanet Entertainment were terminated.
Before their disbandment, the group released a final single titled "Do You Wanna Get Down" on May 23, 2022.

## Former members

* Eseo (이서)
* Taeryeong (태령)
* Jian (지안)
* Yuuri (유우리)

## Discography
### Single albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Solar : Flare | Released: September 2, 2020 Label: JPlanet Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing Oh Ya Ya Ya (노는 게 제일 좋아) Oh Ya Ya Ya (노는 게 제일 좋아) (Inst.) | 40 | KOR: 4,360 |
| Solar : Rise | Released: April 7, 2021 Label: JPlanet Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing Dadada Bom Bi Di Bom Lonely Dadada (Inst.) Bom Bi Di Bom (Inst.) Lonely (Inst.) | 48 | — |
| Christmas is You | Released: December 8, 2021 Label: JPlanet Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing Christmas is You Christmas is You (Inst.) | — | — |
| Do You Wanna Get Down | Released: May 23, 2022 Label: JPlanet Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing Do You Wanna Get Down Do You Wanna Get Down (Inst.) | — | — |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Oh Ya Ya Ya" (노는 게 제일 좋아) | 2020 | — | Solar: Flare |
| "Dadada" | 2021 | — | Solar: Rise |
| "Christmas is You" | 2021 | — | Christmas is You |
| "Do You Wanna Get Down" | 2022 | — | Do You Wanna Get Down |

## Filmography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Oh Ya Ya Ya" | 2020 | VISHOP at VIKINGS LEAGUE |
| "Dadada" | 2021 | Shin Hee-won |
| "Christmas Is You" | 2021 | Un­known |
| "Do You Wanna Get Down" | 2022 | Un­known |

## Awards and nominations

| Award Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2021 | New Female Artist Award | Lunarsolar | Nominated | |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Female Idol Popularity Award | Lunarsolar | Nominated | |