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[+ +] bracket January 2022 [+ +] EP Loona ++ (Loona EP).jpg x x album cover Digital and Version B cover 2018 08 20 Electropop R&B 18:09 (original) 35:58 (repackage) Korean Blockberry Creative Hwang Hyun GDLO Billie Jean SlyBerry Kim Jin-hyeong Brooke Toia Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell Adelen Steen Yun Jong Sung Beauty & the Beat 2018 [#] 2020 [+ +] EP Favorite August 7, 2018 Hi High August 20, 2018 Repackage album cover EP XX (Loona EP).jpg Digital and Limited A cover [X X] EP Butterfly February 19, 2019 [+ +] (read as "plus plus") is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on August 20, 2018, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Danal Entertainment. The EP supported with the singles, "Favorite" and "Hi High", the latter being released the same day as the EP. The EP was the second highest selling debut album by a girl group in 2018 with 52,823 physical copies sold. It has sold over 107,248 physical copies combined as of May 2020. A repackaged version, [X X] (stylized as [× ×]; read as "multiple multiple") was released on February 19, 2019, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Kakao M. Background On October 2, 2016, Blockberry Creative announced that they would be debuting their first girl group through an 18-month long pre-debut project.http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002260168 ko:'이달의 소녀' 앞으로 기대되는 이유 2016-11-13 OhmyStar 2018-08-16See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS June 2025 Between October 2016 and January 2017 members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and YeoJin were introduced.http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1027274 ko:'이달의 소녀' 희진, 서울 이어 파리 티저 공개 '역대급 스케일'텐아시아 2016-10-03 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko September 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904115813/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1027274 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1077919 ko:이달의 소녀, 하슬 공개.. 톰보이 매력텐아시아 2016-12-08 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko July 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204146/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1077919 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1102324 ko:이달의 소녀, 4번째 주인공 여진.. 15세 발랄 상큼소녀텐아시아 2017-01-04 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko July 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204649/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1102324 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1134800 ko:이달의 소녀, 5번째 멤버 '비비'+첫 유닛 티저 공개 '기대감UP'텐아시아 2017-02-13 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko July 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204653/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1134800 dead Then, between April and July 2017, members ViVi, Kim Lip, JinSoul, and Choerry were officially introduced.http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1178474 ko:이달의 소녀 비비, 5번째 솔로 앨범 주인공 낙점...MV 촬영지 '궁금증 UP'텐아시아 2017-04-05 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko September 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904115811/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1178474 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1208459 ko:이달의 소녀, 여섯 번째 멤버 김립 공개 "NEW 빌드업 소녀"텐아시아 2017-05-15 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko September 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904115811/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1208459 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1231693 ko:이달의 소녀, 7번째 멤버 진솔 공개...'男心홀릭' 여신 비주얼텐아시아 2017-06-13 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko June 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170613061350/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1231693 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1253167 ko:이달의 소녀, 8번째 멤버 최리 공개...우아한 걸크러시텐아시아 2017-07-12 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko July 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728120400/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1253167 dead Finally, between November 2017 and March 2018, members Yves, Chuu, Go Won, and HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye) were officially introduced.http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1357225 ko:이달의 소녀 이브, 방탄소년단 이어 美아이튠즈 TOP4 '기염'텐아시아 2017-11-30 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko February 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220032405/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1357225 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1381359 ko:이달의 소녀 열 번째 멤버 '츄', '하트 어택' 음원+뮤비 공개텐아시아 2017-12-28 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko December 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171229052244/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1381359 deadhttp://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1412319 ko:이달의 소녀 11번째 멤버 고원, 솔로 싱글 오늘(30일) 정오 공개텐아시아 2018-01-30 텐아시아 2018-08-16 ko September 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904115815/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1412319 dead On August 15, Blockberry published the official tracklist for the album and set the release date to August 20, 2018, 6 P.M. KST.https://twitter.com/loonatheworld/status/1029744562464387072 ko:이달의 소녀(LOOΠΔ) on Twitter Twitter 2018-08-16 en Repackaging release Blockberry Creative released a 26-second teaser titled "X X" on October 14, 2018, on Loona's official YouTube channel, which featured events from the "Hi High" music video in reverse.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruj7AG0odU [Teaser] 이달의 소녀 (LOONA) "X X" YouTube October 14, 2018 Another teaser was released on January 1, 2019, following more teasers released once every week of January. A repackaged version of the album named X X was released on February 19, 2019, with "Butterfly" as the lead promotional single along with five other tracks added to the original track list.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOCbFJjRw0 [MV] 이달의 소녀 (LOONA) "Butterfly" YouTube February 19, 2019 It was distributed by Kakao M in both digital and physical formats.https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10252794 [EP] [X X] 이달의 소녀 [EP] [X X] LOOΠΔ Melon 2019-02-21 ko Kakao Corporation Singles "Favorite" was released as a pre-debut single on August 7.https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/loona-favorite-music-video-first-single-8469128/ K-Pop Girl Group Loona Releases First Single as Full Act: Watch 'favOriTe' Music Video Billboard 2018-08-16 "Hi High" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on August 20. On August 17, a music video teaser was released.https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/loona-announces-hi-high-teaser-video-8470693/ Loona Announces First Formal Single 'Hi High': Watch a Teaser Billboard 2018-08-19 "Butterfly" was released as the lead single for the repackaged version of the EP on February 19, 2019.https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/loona-butterfly-music-video-watch-8499147/ LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch Herman Tamar February 19, 2019 Billboard Music and lyrics The album opens with a dreamy instrumental intro titled "+ +" that features smooth synthesizers, artificial summery guitar licks, digital finger snappings, the continuous change of the melodies and the layering of whispered vocals and manipulated whistle samples. It is followed by the effervescent lead single "Hi High", which is a bright electropop, bubblegum pop and experimental pop song with bouncing beats, a vivacious tempo, explosive vocals, quirky beats and synths. "Favorite" (stylised as favOriTe) is a hip-hop inspired dance-pop and alternative R&B song incorporating a more charismatic and boisterous sound. Adding that with prominent trills and trumpeting synths propelling the melody to its dynamic chorus, plus a woozy bridge later in the song, the song condenses the group's innovative nature into a boisterous tune. The fourth track "Heat" (stylised as "ko 열기 (9)") is a pop and R&B track with elements of moombahton and tropical house and features a more slower, mature and brassy sound with an EDM drop. "Perfect Love" is a synth-pop song that was described as the most "commercial sounding" song on the album by Blockberry Creative. The final track, "Stylish" is a pop song.https://www.laut.de/LOONA/Alben/--110177 Eine Peak für K-Pop: So kommerziell, dass es schon wieder Gegenkultur ist. Yannik Gölz August 18, 2018 Laut.de January 21, 2021https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/loona-every-song-ranked-best-top-3263874 Every LOONA song ranked in order of greatness Daly Rhian July 7, 2022 July 7, 2022 NME Commercial performance [+ +] debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, at number 4 on the US World Albums and US Heatseekers Albums and at number 20 on the US Independent Albums. The EP was the 6th best-selling album of August 2018, with 41,583 physical copies sold.http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month August 2018 - Album Chart Gaon Chart 2018-09-06 On September, the EP sold 5,903 additional copies for a total of 47,486 copies sold.http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month September 2018 - Album Chart Gaon Chart 2018-10-16 On October 15, it was reported that the album was the best-selling album by a girl group that debuted in 2018, after surpassing 50,000 copies sold.https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000908861 'Global Rookie' Loona's debut album sells 50K copies ... additional production will proceed 2018-10-16 ko The album sold 52,823 physical copies in 2018, being the second best-selling album by a girl group that debuted in 2018 after Iz*One's Color*Iz, 15th best-selling album by a girl group and 80th best-selling album overall in 2018.http://gaonchart.co.kr/ 2018 - Gaon Album Chart Gaon Chart 2019-01-13 Repackage performance [X X] debuted at number 4 on the US World Albums Chart with 2,000 downloads sold and 721,000 on-demand audio streams for its songs.https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums World Music: Top World Albums Chart Billboard 2019-02-27https://www.billboard.com/pro/loona-doubles-best-us-sales-week-xx/ LOONA Doubles Their Best U.S. Sales Week With Second Album Release Billboard 2019-03-05 It also debuted at number 8 on US Heatseekers Albums and at number 22 on the US Independent Albums.https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart Billboard 2019-02-27https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums Independent Albums Billboard 2019-02-27 The EP also debuted at number 10 on the Gaon Album Chart and peaked at number 3 in its second week.http://gaonchart.co.kr/ The 8th Week of 2019 - Gaon Album Chart Gaon Chart 2019-03-07http://gaonchart.co.kr/ The 9th Week of 2019 - Gaon Album Chart Gaon Chart 2019-03-07 The EP was the 9th best-selling album of February 2019, with 26,563 physical copies sold.http://gaonchart.co.kr/ February 2019 - Gaon Album Chart Gaon Chart 2019-03-07 It was also the 17th best-selling album of March 2019, with 15,874 additional copies sold.http://gaonchart.co.kr/ March 2019 - Gaon Album Chart Gaon Chart 2019-04-11 It also charted at number 61 for the month of April 2019 with 2,837 additional copies sold, for a total of 45,274 copies sold.http://gaonchart.co.kr/ Gaon Album Chart - April 2019 Gaon Chart 2019-05-12 Accolades Year-end lists Album Publication Accolade Rank Ref. Reference[+ +]Billboard20 Best K-pop Albums of 201817https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-k-pop-albums-2018-top-20-8490515 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2018: Billboard Staff Picks Billboard 2018-12-17 Billboard en 2020-04-27[X X]The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 20195https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8547186/the-25-best-k-pop-albums-of-2019-critics-picks Billboard's The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2019: Critics' Picks December 31, 2019 Billboard January 19, 2020 Track listing [+ +] Arrangement + + Hwang Hyun NOPARI GDLO (MonoTree) Artronic Waves Billie Jean (BADD) SlyBerry (BADD) Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) 0:58 Hi High Jaden Jeong GDLO Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) Hwang Hyun GDLO (MonoTree) Mayu Wakusaka Hwang Hyun GDLO (MonoTree) 3:16 Favorite Kim Su-jung Jaden Jeong Billie Jean (BADD) Sophia Pae SlyBerry Kim Jin-hyeong (BADD) Billie Jean (BADD) SlyBerry Kim Jin-hyeong (BADD) 3:14 ko 열기 (9) Seo Jung-Ah Brooke Toia Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell Adelen Steen Brooke Toia Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell Adelen Steen 3:30 Perfect Love Le'mon Yun Jong Sung (MonoTree) Le'mon Yun Jong Sung (MonoTree) 3:42 Stylish Iggy (OREO) Lambo (OREO) Mike Macdermid Emma O'Gorman Marc Lian David Brant Iggy (OREO) 3:29 18:09 [X X] Arrangement X X Kim Jinhyeong (BADD) SlyBerry (BADD) Billie Jean (BADD) Kim Jinhyeong (BADD) SlyBerry (BADD) Billie Jean (BADD) 0:48 Butterfly G-high (MonoTree) Jaden Jeong G-high (MonoTree) G-high (MonoTree) 3:57 Satellite (ko 위성) ZNEE (153/Joombas) Jaden Jeong David Amber Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas) David Amber 3:09 Curiosity Park Jiyeon (MonoTree) G-high (MonoTree) Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas) G-high (MonoTree) 3:09 Colors (ko 색깔) Dally Jaden Jeong Billie Jean (BADD) Hiekee Kim Jinhyeong (BADD) Billie Jean 3:15 Where You At Park Jiyeon (MonoTree) Daniel Kim Mekay Ylva Dimberg Daniel Kim 3:27 Stylish Iggy (OREO) Lambo (OREO) Mike Macdermid Emma O'Gorman Marc Lian David Brant Iggy (OREO) 3:29 Perfect Love Le'mon Yun Jong Sung (MonoTree) Le'mon Yun Jong Sung (MonoTree) 3:42 ko 열기 (Heat) Seo Jung-Ah Brooke Toia Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell Adelen Steen Brooke Toia Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell Adelen Steen 3:30 favOriTe Kim Su-jung Jaden Jeong Billie Jean (BADD) Sophia Pae SlyBerry Kim Jin-hyeong (BADD) Billie Jean (BADD) SlyBerry Kim Jin-hyeong (BADD) 3:14 Hi High Jaden Jeong GDLO Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) Hwang Hyun GDLO (MonoTree) Mayu Wakusaka Hwang Hyun GDLO (MonoTree) 3:16 + + Hwang Hyun NOPARI GDLO (MonoTree) Artronic Waves Billie Jean (BADD) SlyBerry (BADD) Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) 0:58 35:59 Charts [+ +] Chart (2018) Peak positionFrench Digital Albums (SNEP)Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés snepmusique.com 2014-01-25 http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-telecharges/?ye=2018&we=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20190721175636/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-telecharges/?ye=2018&we=34 2019-07-21 dead fr 2026-03-05120 South Korean Albums (Gaon)http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=34&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week Gaon Album Chart – Week 34, 2018 Gaon Chart ko August 30, 2018 2BillboardHeatseekers 4 Loona true September 2, 2018BillboardIndependent 20 Loona true August 28, 2018BillboardWorld 4 Loona true August 28, 2018 [X X] Chart (2018) Peak position French Digital Albums (SNEP)http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-telecharges/?ye=2019&we=08 LOONA (KR) [x x] - EP: French Album Charts - Week 8, 2019 Snep Musique February 22, 2019 2019-11-04May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 55 South Korean Albums (Gaon)http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week Gaon Album Chart Week 9 Gaon Chart 2019-02-243 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-03-02 Heatseekers Albums Chart Billboard 2020-04-268 US Independent Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2019-03-02 Independent Albums Chart Billboard 2019-02-2722 US World Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales World Digital Song Sales Chart Billboard 2020-04-264 Certifications and sales South Korea yes 68,316 http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year ko:2018년 Album Chart 2018 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart United States yes 1,000 LOONA's Long-Awaited Debut Scores Top 5 Entries on World Albums & Song Sales Charts https://www.billboard.com/pro/loona-debut-album-song-world-charts/ Billboard August 30, 2018 |} Release history Region Date Version Format Label South Korea August 20, 2018 [+ +] (Original) Digital download streaming CD Blockberry Creative Various Digital download streaming South Korea February 19, 2019 [X X] (Repackage) Digital download streaming CD Blockberry Creative Kakao M Various Digital download streaming Blockberry Creative References Category:Loona (group) EPs Category:2018 debut EPs Category:Korean-language EPs Category:2010s Korean-language albums X X