Odd Eye Circle

Odd Eye Circle (commonly stylized in all caps, or abbreviated as OEC) is a South Korean girl group, consisting of three members: Kim Lip, JinSoul and Choerry.

Odd Eye Circle
Odd Eye Circle in July 2023
Odd Eye Circle in July 2023
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
Members
  • Kim Lip
  • JinSoul
  • Choerry
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
오드 아이 써클
Revised RomanizationOdeu Ai Sseokeul
McCune–ReischauerOdŭ Ai Ssŏk'ŭl

The trio originally formed as the second sub-unit of girl group Loona through their pre-debut project "Girl of the Month" and debuted on September 21, 2017, with the EP Mix & Match. In January 2023, it was announced that the members of Odd Eye Circle had won their lawsuits against their previous label, Blockberry Creative, and had their contracts terminated. Shortly thereafter, in March it was revealed they had signed exclusive contracts with the label Modhaus, alongside former Loona bandmate HeeJin. Odd Eye Circle have resumed activities as a trio with the release of their second EP Version Up on July 12, 2023.

History

Pre-debut: Introducing the members

On May 11, 2017, the first member of Odd Eye Circle, Kim Lip, was revealed.[1] She debuted with the single Kim Lip on May 23, 2017, with the title track "Eclipse".[2] The next member to be revealed was JinSoul, who had previously been teased at through Vivi's music video for "Everyday I Need You".[3] JinSoul was officially revealed as the seventh member of Loona on June 13, 2017.[4] She debuted with the single JinSoul on June 26, 2017, with the title track "Singing in the Rain".[5] On July 12, 2017, the last member of Odd Eye Circle and the youngest of the unit, Choerry, was revealed.[6] She debuted with the single Choerry with the title track "Love Cherry Motion" on July 28, 2017.[7]

2017: Debut with Mix & Match

A teaser titled "Reveal" was released on August 30, 2017. The teaser revealed "Odd Eye Circle" as the name of the sub-unit.[8] On September 17, a teaser for their title track, "Girl Front" for their upcoming debut was released.[9] A day later, on September 18, the preview for their upcoming extended play, Mix & Match, was released.[10] The sub-unit officially debuted on September 21, 2017, with the release of their EP Mix & Match and a music video for "Girl Front".[11] They had their first music show appearance on Mnet's M Countdown.[12]

On September 23, the English version of one of their songs from Mix & Match, "Loonatic", was released with the music video.[13]

On October 31, a reissue of their extended play Mix & Match titled Max & Match was released with the addition of two tracks and the new lead single "Sweet Crazy Love", along with its music video.[14]

2023–present: Resumption of activities as Odd Eye Circle

On January 13, 2023, Odd Eye Circle, along with their bandmate Heejin, successfully terminated their exclusive contracts with Blockberry Creative.[15]

On March 17, they signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus.[16] On March 27, Modhaus reportedly filed an application to trademark the name Odd Eye Circle.[17] On April 15, Modhaus introduced them as a part of their ARTMS project, alongside former bandmate Heejin.[18] Odd Eye Circle was announced as a part of ARTMS project with revealed the member's individual teaser of Version Up from June 15 to 17.[19] On June 19, Modhaus announced that the comeback date would be on July 12.[20] They also announced that accompanying the publish of the trio's new EP, they would embark on a four-stop tour across Europe, in August.[21] On June 29, Modhaus confirmed that Version Up would be the title of their new EP.[22] On July 5, the tracklist for Version Up was released, revealing "Air Force One" as the lead single of the EP.[23] On July 12, following the release of the EP and its lead single's music video, Odd Eye Circle also held a showcase at Yes24 Live Hall.[24]

Members
  • Kim Lip (김립)
  • JinSoul (진솔)
  • Choerry (최리)

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[25]		 US
World
[26]
Mix & Match 16 10
Version Up
  • Released: July 12, 2023
  • Label: Modhaus
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Did You Wait?" (기다렸어?)
  2. "Air Force One”
  3. "Je Ne Sais Quoi"
  4. "Lucid"
  5. “Love Me Like”
  6. “My Secret Playlist”
 6 —

Reissues
List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[29]		 US
World
[30]
Max & Match
  • Released: October 31, 2017
  • Label: Blockberry Creative
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 7 11

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
[32]		 US
World
[33]
"Girl Front" 2017 —— Mix & Match
"Loonatic" (English ver.) ——
"Sweet Crazy Love" —15 Max & Match
"Air Force One" 2023 60— Version Up
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videography

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Girl Front" 2017 Digipedi [34]
"Sweet Crazy Love" [35]
"Air Force One" 2023 Chung Ki Youl (Postpattern) [36]

Concert and tours

Headlining tours
Volume Up[37]
Date City Country Venue
August 5, 2023 London England O2 Forum Kentish Town
August 7, 2023 Berlin Germany Kesselhaus
August 9, 2023 Warsaw Poland Palladium
August 11, 2023 Paris France Salle Pleyel

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