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Lun8 in March 2024 L-R: Junwoo, Ji Eun-Ho, Dohyun, Takuma, Ian, Jinsu, Chael, Eonseop | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2023 (2023)–present |
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Website | fantagio.kr/LUN8 |
Lun8 (Korean: 루네이트; RR: Runeiteu; MR: Runeit'ŭ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Fantagio in 2023. The group consists of eight members: Chael, Jinsu, Takuma, Junwoo, Dohyun, Ian, Ji Eun-ho, and Eunseop. They debuted on June 15, 2023, with the extended play Continue?.
Name
Lun8 means "eight boys embracing the moonlight that brightens the dark night".
History
Pre-debut
Ian was known as a contestant on Mnet's survival show I-Land in 2020, however he was eliminated in the first part.
The members were known started out as trainees under Fantagio i-Teen, a rookie talent development program under Fantagio.
2023: Introduction and debut with Continue?
On March 22, 2023, Fantagio announced through a press release would debut a new boy group in the first half of that year, its first boy group since Astro in 2016 and its first overall idol group since Weki Meki in 2017. On April 1, Fantagio released the group's logo motion and the group's name as Lun8, as well as opening their social media accounts. The eight members of the group were revealed individually starting on April 4 (in order: Ian, Junwoo, Takuma, Jinsu, Eunseop, Chael, Ji Eun-ho and Dohyun).
Lun8 signed with Japanese agency HIAN on June 13, 2023 ahead of their official debut.
On June 15, 2023, Lun8 released their debut extended play Continue? alongside its lead singles "Voyager" and "Wild Heart". The debut showcase was held on the same day.
On November 17, Members Takuma, Junwoo, Dohyun, Ji Eun-ho and Eunseop teamed up as the group's first unit, Lun8wave. The unit released the single "Playground" on November 22.
2024–present: Buff, Japan debut and Awakening
In February 2024, Fantagio announced that Lun8 would released their second extended play, Buff on March 13.
In May 2024, Lun8 is set to make their Japanese debut on June 19, with the single "Evergreen".
In July 2024, Fantagio announced that Lun8 is set to release their third EP titled Awakening on August 14.
Members
Source:
- Chael (카엘)
- Jinsu (진수) – leader
- Takuma (타쿠마)
- Junwoo (준우)
- Dohyun (도현)
- Ian (이안)
- Ji Eun-ho (지은호)
- Eunseop (은섭)
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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KOR |
JPN | |||
Continue? |
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5 | 17 |
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Buff |
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4 | — |
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Awakening |
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4 | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Singles
Korean singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR Down. | |||
"Wild Heart" | 2023 | 110 | Continue? |
"Voyager" | 116 | ||
"Pastel" | 2024 | — | Buff |
"Super Power" | — | ||
"Whip" | 101 | Awakening | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Japanese singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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JPN | ||||
"Evergreen" | 2024 | 10 |
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Non-album single |
"Together Forever" | 6 |
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Videography
Music videos
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Wild Heart" | 2023 | 725 (SL8) | |
"Voyager" | Yeom Woo-jin (Secret Video Club) |
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"Super Power" | 2024 | Sunny Lee (Visual Track) |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Focus Award – Music | Lun8 | Won | |
Golden Disc Awards | 2023 | Rookie of the Year | Nominated |
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- Ji-Ye, Kim. "LUN8's first subunit to release first single 'Playground'". Naver News.
- Jung, Ha-eun (February 14, 2024). 루네이트, 3월 13일 ‘버프’로 컴백...무서운 상승세 잇는다 [Lun8 makes a comeback on March 13 with 'Buff'...A frightening upward trend continues] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Naver.
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- "Takuma". Fantagio (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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- "Dohyun". Fantagio (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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- "Continue? (2023)". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 17, 2023. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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- "Awakening (2024)". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- "Continue? (2023)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- Cummulative Sales of Continue?:
- "Circle Album Chart – 2023.06 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 27 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 28 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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- "Circle Album Chart - Week 31 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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- Cummulative Sales of Continue?:
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- Cumulative Sales of Buff:
- "Circle Album Chart – First Half, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – March, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 25, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 28, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- Cumulative Sales of Awakening:
- "Circle Album Chart – September, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – August, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 41, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 44, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 46, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 48, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 49, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
- "Wild Heart" and "Voyager": "2023 Week 24 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- "Whip": "2024 Week 33 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- "LUN8のシングル売上TOP2作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年06月17日~2024年06月23日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking June 17, 2024 – June 23, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年12月16日~2024年12月22日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking December 16, 2024 – December 22, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- @sl8_official (June 15, 2023). "루네이트 (LUN8) - 'Wild Heart' MV". Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Instagram.
- @secret video.club (June 21, 2023). "루네이트 (LUN8) - 'VOYAGER' MV". Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Instagram.
- "LUN8 루네이트 - SUPER POWER M/V". YouTube. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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- 38th GDA:
- "38th Golden Disc Awards Nominees". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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External links
- Official website on Fantagio (in Korean)