LUNARSOLAR

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## Members

Eseo  •  Taeryeong  •  Jian  •  Yuuri

**LUNARSOLAR** (Hangul: 루나솔라) was a vocal-based South Korean girl group under J Planet Entertainment. They debuted on September 2, 2020, with the single album “SOLAR : flare”.

## Name Meaning

“LUNARSOLAR” is a compound word of “LUNAR” meaning “moon” and “SOLAR” meaning “sun”. It implies that the group has a powerful appearance full of passion, bright and vitality, and is completely different like the moon and the sun, but contains the aspiration to show a variety of music and performances without being placed on one side.

## History

### Pre-debut: ROOKIE PLANET

Before joining J Planet Entertainment, 3 out of 4 members were previously involved in the music industry.

Taeryeong was a contestant on *Produce 101* but she was eliminated and ranked at 57th place. She also was a participant in *MIXNINE* 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 is a former member of the South Korean girlgroup 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 graduated in November 2015.

In 2018, J Planet Entertainment announced Rookie Planet, a project to promote their trainees to the world before their official debut. 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, but 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 YouTube channel MUPLY.

### 2020: Debut with "SOLAR : flare"

On July 13, 2020, J Planet Entertainment announced that they would debut their first girl group called “LUNARSOLAR” and subsequently released the logo image.

From August 3 until August 13, teaser photos for “SOLAR : flare” were released for each of the members. The group concept photo was released on August 18.

The group officially debuted on September 2, 2020, with their single album “SOLAR : flare”, alongside the music video for the title track “OH YA YA YA”.

### 2021: First comeback with "SOLAR : rise",

On March 18, 2021, a teaser photo posted onto the group's social medias announced their first comeback with their second single album "SOLAR : rise", set for release on April 7.

### 2022: Disbandment

On May 22, J Planet Entertainment announced that LUNARSOLAR has officially disbanded following the termination of the members' exclusive contracts.

## Members

 Lim Jeong-Min (임정민)
 Kwon Ji-Eun (권지은)
 Tokunaga Yuuri (徳永裕梨)

### Single Albums

* **2020:** "SOLAR : flare"
* **2021:** "SOLAR : rise"

## Trivia

* Taeryeong is a former pre-debut member of the South Korean girl group BLACKMAMBA with the stage name Jungmin.
* Taeryeong was a contestant on *Produce 101* and *MIXNINE*.
* Jian is a former member of the South Korean girl group S.E.T with the stage name TaeE.
* Jian was a contestant in *The Unit*.
* Yuuri is a former member of the Japanese girl group I'S9.

## Links

* Daum Cafe
* Facebook
* Instagram
* Tik Tok
* Twitter

## References

1. ↑ Ko Seung-ah (July 17, 2020). 신예 루나솔라, 아이덴티티 포토 공개…다채로운 매력 (korean). *News1*.
2. ↑ LUNARSOLAR – 제이플래닛 엔터테인먼트.
3. ↑ Jang Seong-hyup (March 27, 2020). '너목보7' 권지은, 요정 비주얼에 연예인들도 `극찬` (korean). *데일리시큐*. Retrieved on September 10, 2020.
4. ↑ Ji Min-kyung (March 27, 2020). "잃어버린 봄 찾아" '뮤플리' 방탄소년단→워너원까지..K팝 봄 노래 메들리 [종합] (korean). *OSEN*. Retrieved on September 10, 2020.
5. ↑ JPLANET ENTERTAINMENT (@jplanetent\_). 제이플래닛의 첫 번째 걸그룹 'LUNARSOLAR (루나솔라)'를 공개합니다. *Twitter*.
6. ↑ LUNARSOLAR (루나솔라) (@LUNARSOLAR\_). LUNARSOLAR (루나솔라) 1st Single [SOLAR : flare]. *Twitter*.
7. ↑ Jung Byeong-geun (September 2, 2020). 루나솔라, 노는 게 제일 좋은 걸그룹…오늘(2일) 데뷔 (korean). *The Fact*.
8. ↑ Kim Hyeon-shik (September 2, 2020). 4인조 신인그룹 루나솔라, 2일 가요계 데뷔…'솔라 : 플레어' (korean). *eDaily*.
9. ↑ @LUNARSOLAR\_ on Twitter (March 18, 2021)