LIGHTZOOM

"We are LIGHTZOOM"

**LIGHTZOOM** (formerly known as MIXIK) is a six member girl group under CO Entertainment . They debuted on September 6, 2046 with their Debut EP "M:x01". Group is co-managed by RCA Records under Sony Music.

## History

### Pre-Debut: Survival Show s "Diamond in the Rough", "After The Nightfall" and "8" Project Group

Members Xien Yang & Hashimoto Mei both participated in the survival show "Diamond in the Rough" Xien ranked #21 thus not making it to the debut lineup. Hashimoto ranked #34 got eliminated before the finale. Members Park Eunkyung and Shin Yena both participated in the survival show "After the Nightfall" both of them ranked #27 & #29 respectively thus not making into the debut lineup.

After "Diamond in the Rough" Xien Yang left to China not shortly in order to participate in the survival show "Produce C 101". Xien ranked #1 throughout the show making her debut in the Chinese girl group "One Shadow". The rest of the members formed a pre-debut group "8" which made their debut on July 5, 2045 .

### 2046-2047: Debut with "M:X01", Re-Branding to "LIGHTZOOM", Rookie of the Year Award

CO Entertainment announced in July 2046 that they would be debuting a new girl group called “MIXIK” in early September and it would be co-managed by Sony Music Entertainment. It was also revealed that some of the members are well known to the public. From August 1st-5th,  Syunk Kim, Xien Yang, Shin Yena, Hashimoto Mei, and Park Eunkyung were revealed to the official members of MIXIK. On August 10th, it was announced that the group would be making their debut on September 6th with their Debut EP “M:X01”. The tracklist was released on August 15th revealing that the EP would contain four songs including the lead single “RESTART”. Also, on the same day pre-orders for the album became available through the group’s official MD website and it was reported two days later that the album had surpassed over 190K pre-orders. From August 29 -September 2, individual teasers were released along with a melody saying “Are You Ready to Start”. On September 6, the group made their debut and released their debut EP “M:X01”. The group held a debut showcase at the “Olympic Park Arena” which was sold out. On September 10, the group had their debut stage at S-Countdown. After a week, the album sold a total of 350K units and their song debuted at #50 on Gaon Digital Chart & streaming respectively. On October 1st, CO Entertainment announced the addition of two new members Wang Sayeo & Hannah Park and would start promoting with the group for the rest of their debut promotions. On October 3rd, MIXIK held another debut showcase via Naver NOW where they introduced the new members and the new version of their debut single “RESTART”. The music video would be re-edited and uploaded again.

On December 1, CO Entertainment announced that MIXIK will be re-branding into "LIGHTZOOM" and have a slightly change of concept. The group is currently preparing to comeback as early of next year. On January 5th, CO entertainment announced the addition of a new member Shua Kim making LIGHTZOOM a 8 member group. On January 20, a mysterious teaser titled "New Way" dropped hinting a possible comeback. On February 4, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would be releasing their 1st EP titled "M:X02" with the lead single "FIERCE" on March 3. On February 10 pre-orders for the album were announced. On February 15, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would be having promotional ads throughout Korea Subway Stations until March 11th. On February 20, it was announced that pre-orders for the album had surpassed over 205K orders surpassing the group debut album pre-orders. On March 3, they released their 1st EP "M:X02". The song entered the top 50 in most K-Music streaming platforms and it managed to debut at #45 on Gaon Digital Chart. On August 10, LIGHTZOOM announced their official fandom name "ZOOMIES". On August 23, it was announced that the group would be releasing their third EP M:X03 on October 3. The tracklist was released on September 20 revealing that the EP would only have three songs with the lead track "DAMAGE OF LOVE". On October 3, they released their third EP M:X03. After a week the single "DAMAGE OF LOVE" debuted at #45 Gaon Digital Chart. The album went to sell a total of 215K units after week. On November 23 at the K-Golden Music Awards LIGHTZOOM won two awards "Best New Female Artist" and "New Rising Star".

### 2048-present: Single Albums "WDUW", "DWNL"

On January 2, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would be releasing their 1st Single Album "WHAT DO YOU WANT" on February 2. On January 10, it was announced that the group surpassed over 225K pre-orders. On January 11, the group joined Weverse App. On February 2, the group released their 1st Single Album "WHAT DO YOU WANT". After a week, the album debuted at # 1 on the Gaon Album Chart with total sales of 315K becoming their highest 1st week sales. Also their song "WHAT DO YOU WANT" debuted at #55 Gaon Digital Chart also the song made its debut on the Oricon Top 100 at #35 and it also debuted in the BB 200 Global Chart #65 for the first time. On February 20, the song made its debut on QQ Music Top 100 at #50. On March 23, CO Entertainment announced that the group will be expanding to China & Japan by the releases of albums in those countries. On May 4, LIGHTZOOM opened their FANBASE applications in Japan & China. On May 12, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would be making their Japanese Debut with the release of their 1st Japan Album "LIGHT". Which would be a compliation album of all of their korean releases so far. The album would be released on June 6,2048. On November 2, 2048, it was announced that members Park Eynkyung & Shin Yena would be taking a temporary leave of absence from the group until further notice. No more details regarding their temporary departure were made. On November 20, CO-W announced that the group would be returning by releasing their 2nd Single Album [DO WEE NEED LOVE] on December 10. On December 10, they released their 2nd Single Album [DO WE NEED LOVE]. After a week, the album sold around 395K copies. The single debuted at #9 in the Gaon Digital Chart becoming their highest charting song in their career. Also, it debuted in the BB 200 Global Chart #10 becoming their 1st Top 10 entry. It debuted at #1 Oricon Digital Chart & Album with 24,590K sales. In China it debuted QQ Music Top 100 #15.

On February 10, 2049 it was announced that LIGHTZOOM had signed a contract with US Label RCA Records for future promotions abroad. On March 3, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would be releasing their 1st Mini Album [ANTI-LOVER] on April 2. On March 5, it was announced the departure of both members Park Eynkyung and Shin Yena from the group thus LZ would continue as six member group. On March 10, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would participate on K-Fest in London, England on April 20. On April 2, LIGHTZOOM released their 1st Mini Album [ANTI-LOVER]. After a week, the album surpassed over 568,345 copies sold, and debuted on at #1 on Gaon Album Chart, their single ANTI-LOVER debuted at #5 Gaon Digital Chart making their highest debut to date on the chart. In the International market, US the album debuted at #5 on BB200 Chart with total sales of 65,637K units, in the UK #7 with 45,245K units, in JP #4 with 28,928 units. Making their first album to debut in all major music markets. In China, the song debuted at #1 QQ Top 100 Chart and #1 QQ Album Chart with total sales of 235,000K. On June 5, it was announced that LIGHTZOOM would perform at the Waterbomb Festival in Seoul and Osaka Japan in early July. On August 2, LIGHTZOOM opened their official Weibo accounts for both group and individual members. On August 10, CO Entertainment announced that LIGHTZOOM would be making their Chinese debut in early September with the release of their 1st Chinese EP "ANTI-LOVER". Also, the group would held a Debut Premier Showcase at Asia World Arena in Hong Kong in September 5. On September 5, the group made their official Chinese debut and held their debut showcase at Asia World Arena with a sold out venue. After a week, their Chinese EP sold over 3.5 Million Copies (Physical & Digital) combined making them the only artist in China to reach this mark this year. On Mid-September, LIGHTZOOM embarked in their 1st University Festival tour they performed for Korea University, Yonseni, SNU, and others. During a live the group, revealed that they will be returning in early 2050 with a new album and more new projects that they can't revealed.

## Members

* Xien Yang - Center, Main Rapper
* Hashimoto Mei - Main Dancer
* Park Eunkyung - Main Vocalist
* Shin Yena - Main Dancer
* Syunk Kim -Main Dancer
* Hannah Park -Main Vocalist
* Wang Sayeo - Main Rapper
* Shua Kim - Visual

### Former Members

* Park Eunkyung -Main Vocalist
* Shin Yena -Main Dancer

## Discography

### EP's

* 1stEP [M:X01]
* 2nd EP [M:X02]
* 3rd EP [M:X03]
* 1st Mini Album [ANTI-LOVER]

### Single Albums

* 1st Single Album [WHAT DO YOU WANT]
* 2nd Single Album [DO WE NEED LOVE]

### Full Length Albums

##### Japanese Albums

* 1st Japan Album [LIGHT]

**To know more details about their discography click here** LIGHTZOOM Discography

## Trivia

* LIGHTZOOM originally debuted as "MIXIK" with seven members instead of eight
* It's the second gg formed by CO Entertainment (fourth one overall)