Moonchild (group)

Moonchild (Japanese: ムーンチャイルド; stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group formed by LDH Japan and co-produced by Hybe Labels Japan. The group is composed of five members: Ruan, Uwa, Anri, Hana, and Mirano. Moonchild was formed through LDH's audition program iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~.[1] The group released their debut single "Don't Blow It" on April 24, 2023, and officially debuted with their first extended play Delicious Poison on May 3, 2023.

Moonchild
ムーンチャイルド
GenresJ-pop
Years active2023 (2023)–present
Labels
CDL entertainment
Members
  • Ruan
  • Uwa
  • Anri
  • Hana
  • Mirano
Websitewww.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/moonchild/

Name

The group name "MOONCHILD" expresses the concept of the group as bewitching and ephemeral like the moon, and like the moon that changes shape every day, it fuses "Music", "Entertainment" and "Culture" to deliver ever-changing entertainment.[2]

Career

2021–2022: Formation through iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~

Moonchild was formed through LDH Japan's audition program iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~. Out of 48,000 people, only 30 girls passed for the second screening of the girl group category.[3] On September 25, 2022, the final episode of the girls division aired and the successful candidates who were able to become members of the final group were announced.[3]

2023–present: Debut with Delicious Poison

On March 6, 2023, the group released three pre-release digital singles.[4] On April 2, a debut teaser announcing the group's first EP Delicious Poison was released.[5] The album was released on May 3, 2023.[6] On May 8, they held a debut showcase at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, which was live streamed for free on their YouTube channel and the platform ABEMA (K WORLD channel).

On May 22, they appeared on the cover of VI/NYL issue #011, their first magazine cover. On May 23, the group made their first appearance on the cover of the July special issue of GINGER.

On June 10 and 11, they attended the 2023 Weverse Con Festival at KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.

Members
  • Ruan (ルアン)
  • Uwa (ウワ)
  • Anri (アンリ)
  • Hana (ハナ)
  • Mirano (みらの)

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[7]		 JPN
Hot
[8]
Delicious Poison
Track listing
  1. Don't Blow It!
  2. Photogenic
  3. Chili Chocolate
  4. One Bite
  5. Skydive
  6. Bzz Bzz
  7. Lonely
 9 8
  • JPN: 5,718 (Phy.)[9]
  • JPN: 205 (Dig.)[10]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
"Chilly Chocolate" 2023 — Delicious Poison
"One Bite"
"Lonely"
"Don't Blow It!"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Concert and tours

Concert participation

References
  1. "LDH 5人組ガールズグループ「MOONCHILD」5・3デビュー OMI(登坂広臣)プロデュース、HYBE LABELS JAPAN制作". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. "三代目JSB ØMIプロデュースのガールズグループ、MOONCHILDが5月にデビュー LDH JAPAN史上最大のオーディション発". Yahoo (in Japanese). February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ""LDH JAPAN×HYBE LABELS JAPAN"ガールズグループ・MOONCHILDデビュー決定「一つの時代のアイコンとなれるように」". Yahoo (in Japanese). February 26, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ""LDH JAPAN×HYBE LABELS JAPAN"ガールズグループ・MOONCHILDデビュー決定「一つの時代のアイコンとなれるように」". Model Press (in Japanese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. "MOON CHILD 最新映像公開&デビューEP収録内容解禁！" (in Japanese). April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. "LDH×HYBE LABELS JAPAN初共同プロデュースMOONCHILD、デビューEPタイトル&リリイベ開催決定". Oricon (in Japanese). March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  7. "MOONCHILD". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. Billboard Japan Hot Albums peak chart position:
  10. 2023年05月15日付 (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. "NewJeans, TXT and more join line-up of 2023 Weverse Con Festival in Seoul". NME. April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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