HULA HOOP／StarSeed ~Kakusei~

HULA HOOP／StarSeed ~Kakusei~loonatheworld_jp_official “LOONA（今月の少女）日本デビューシングル詳細発表！タイトルは「HULA HOOP / StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜」のDoubleAsideSingle”. Twitter. 2021.08.27 (Japanese:「HULA HOOP ／ StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜」, StarSeed ~Awakening~) is the Japanese debut single album by South Korean girl group LOONA. It was released digitally on September 15, 2021, before being released physically on October 20, 2021.
== Description ==
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==Tracklist==
#“HULA HOOP” – 3:19
#“StarSeed ~Kakusei~ (StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜)” – 3:01
#“PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver.” – 3:22
#“HULA HOOP City Pop Ver.” – 3:15
==Composition and Lyrics==
Three tracks out of four in the album were contributed to by Ryan S. Jhun, making it the third LOONA project he has had involvement in. He has previously worked with LOONA on their EP [&] and collaboration song with him, Not Friends.
===Producers/composers who have also previously worked with LOONA===
Anna Timgren co-composed “HULA HOOP” and its city-pop version, previously co-composing “WOW” on [&] and “So What” on [#].
Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari co-wrote, co-composed and co-arranged “PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver.”, released before as a pre-cursor to LOONA’s Japan debut. He has previously co-composed and arranged the intro song “&” (in addition to mixing “Be Honest” on the same album).
Dennis DeKo Kordnejad also co-composed and co-arranged “PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver.” He previously co-rearranged Be Honest and co-composed/co-arranged the song [&] on the same album.
Another person who co-wrote and co-composed “PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver.” is YOUHA, who wrote the lyrics for “WOW” on [&].
===About the tracks===
To perfect their pronunciation, the members regularly studied with a teacher. However, due to their conflicting schedules, they transitioned to studying Japanese by themselves.210914 LOONA SHOWROOM Livestream - ENG translation by Orrery/nim According to Yves, the pronunciation was difficult when she recorded the Japanese version of PTT. One specific phrase she had to repeat multiple times to perfect it.
PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver. (the third track on the album) was released as a pre-cursor to HULA HOOP／StarSeed ~Kakusei~, coinciding with the release of [&] and its alternate Korean version. In the Japanese version, only ViVi sings her section of the bridge instead of sharing it with Go Won as in the Korean version.
==Choreography==
Yves created the choreography for HULA HOOP’s hook with the help of the choreographer and Choerry.Team Subbits. “Also, did you all know I made the choreo for HULA HOOP's hook?” YouTube. Translation from 211021 Instagram Live @ 2:50. 2021.10.21
==Gallery==
===Promotional Images===
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===Behind the Scenes===
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===Album Covers===
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HULA HOOP - StarSeed Promotional Picture LOONA 4.png|Normal
HULA HOOP - StarSeed Promotional Picture LOONA 2.png|Limited A
HULA HOOP - StarSeed Promotional Picture LOONA 3.png|Limited B
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover HeeJin.png|Member ver. HeeJin
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover HyunJin.png|Member ver. HyunJin
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover HaSeul.png|Member ver. HaSeul
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover YeoJin.png|Member ver. YeoJin
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover ViVi.png|Member ver. ViVi
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Kim Lip.png|Member ver. Kim Lip
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover JinSoul.png|Member ver. JinSoul
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Choerry.png|Member ver. Choerry
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Yves.png|Member ver. Yves
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Chuu.png|Member ver. Chuu
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Go Won.png|Member ver. Go Won
HULA HOOP StarSeed album cover Olivia Hye.png|Member ver. Olivia Hye
===Album Inclusions===
====Photocards====
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LOONA HULA HOOP ViVi Normal Limited Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Kim Lip Normal Limited Photocard.png
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LOONA HULA HOOP Yves Normal Limited Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Chuu Normal Limited Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Go Won Normal Limited Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Olivia Hye Normal Limited Photocard.png
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LOONA HULA HOOP JinSoul Member Photocard.png
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LOONA HULA HOOP Yves Member Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Chuu Member Photocard.png
LOONA HULA HOOP Go Won Member Photocard.png
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==Links==
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==Credits==
===Songs===
#	Songs 	Writers 	Writers 	Writers
#	Songs 	Lyricists 	Composers 	Arrangers
1	“” 	AKIRA 	Ryan S. JhunAnna TimgrenScott Stoddart 	Ryan S. JhunScott Stoddart
2	“” 	Sumire Yoshida 	Naoki Kubo 	Naoki Kubo
3	“PTT (Paint The Town) Japanese Ver.”	PA-NON (JPN translation)Ryan S. JhunHanif Hitmanic SabzevariDennis DeKo KordnejadYOUHA	Ryan S. JhunHanif Hitmanic SabzevariDennis DeKo KordnejadYOUHA	Ryan S. JhunHanif Hitmanic SabzevariDennis DeKo KordnejadYOUHA
4	“HULA HOOP City Pop Ver.” 	AKIRA 	Ryan S. JhunAnna TimgrenScott Stoddart 	Ryan S. JhunScott Stoddart
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===Album===
===BlockBerryCreative===
*Executive Producer: Kim Sun Hye
*Producer Director: John Yi
*Producer Supervisor: Lee Jong Hyeon
*Executive Supervisor: Nam An Woo
*A&R: . Huh Woo Hyun
*Management: , , Lee Sun-joon
*Communication: , Kim Do-Yeon (김도연), Ha Jeong-Yoon (하정윤), Jo Eunae, Gong Se-yeon (공세연), Kang Hee-ae
*Strategy Planning Director: Yun Do-yeon (윤도연)
*Accounting: Noh Yeon-jin (노언진), Jang Hye-kyoung (장혜경)
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===Label and Japanese Management (Mercury Tokyo)===
*Executive Producer: Naoshi Fujikura, Taku Nakamura, Takeshi Okada @ Universal Music LLC
*A&R & Manager: Makoto Abe, Kang Seulkee
*Director: Yuko Kameda, Karen Ogasawara
*Marketing Planner: Michie Yaguchi
*Marketing Manager: Michie Yaguchi
*Promoter: Yoshitake Ebisawa, Mika Mitsumochi, Mitsuru Sekiya, Shun Kitayama, Sae Yamamoto, Sarina Tenma, Mihoko Koike
*Product Desk: Miku Yamakawa
*Digital Promotion: Sayaka Abe, Takuma Shimakage
*Overseas Promotion: Mina Hosojima, Naomi Ota
*Sales Promotion: Kimiko Kato @ Universal Music LLC
*Artwork Control: Midori Shimizu @ Universal Music LLC
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*Mastering Studio: Sterling Sound
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*Visual Director: Lee Won Hae
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*Makeup: , , Kim Min-Ji
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*Music Video: @ DIGIPEDI
*Post Production: DIGIPEDI
*Photography: Lee Soo Jin, Seo Se Hyeon, Nam Yo Han
*Photo Studio: Studi5
*Art Director: Tomokazu Suzuki (鈴木知一) @ LINK-UP
*Designer: @ LINK-UP
==Videos==
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LOONA Japan Debut Teaser
-Teaser- LOONA (今月の少女) "HULA HOOP"
［Teaser］LOONA (今月の少女) "StarSeed～カクセイ～"
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LOONA (今月の少女) "HULA HOOP-StarSeed～カクセイ～" UNBOXING
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==Trivia==
*LOONA’s debut in Japan was first announced in a special clip of them performing at teamLab Borderless. 
**The special clip was posted shortly before the release of [&] and the Japanese version of “PTT (Paint The Town)”.
*The design of the different album covers was made by graphic designer Yoh Yanatori (梁取 瑶) from LiNK-UP DESIGN.[Twitter Graphic designer of the digital album cover] [Twitter Graphic designer of the physical album covers]; artistic director who oversaw the design process is Tomokazu Suzuki (鈴木知一) from LiNK-UP DESIGN.[Twitter Artistic director of the digital album cover] [Twitter Artistic director of the physical album covers]
*Teaser video was made by DIGIPEDI.
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