
LOONA say they don't want to "limit" themselves to a "certain music genre"
"[We are] always trying new stuff and creating our own style"

LOONA square up in the action-packed MV for ‘Not Friends’
Members HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul and Yves team up with producer Ryan Jhun for the new track

Eight K-pop songs from July 2021 you need to hear, from BTS to Taeyeon
Also including singles by LOONA, 2PM, EXO’s D.O. and more
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LOONA – ‘[&]’ review: weaving a diverse tapestry of sound, one unique colour at a time
Despite a stacked 12-member line-up, everyone in LOONA has their time to shine on their new genre-diverse mini-album
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LOONA talk new mini-album ‘[&]’, their favourite new tracks and the return of leader HaSeul
The 12-piece girl group also discuss their devoted international fanbase and the one genre they’d like to experiment with in the future
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LOONA make their much-anticipated return with 'PTT (Paint The Town)'
Their fourth mini-album ‘[&]’ is out now

LOONA named ambassadors for Korean culture abroad
The role was formerly held by Stray Kids and ATEEZ

LOONA describe ‘Star’ as a “gift” for fans from “faraway places”
"From the moment we started preparing the song, we put our hearts into it"

Here’s everything you might have missed at KCON:TACT 3
The biggest online K-pop festival is back

It’s time we stop putting K-pop idols on pedestals and view them as they are – fallible human beings
The bullying allegations rocking the K-pop world are a reminder that idols aren’t the perfect figures the industry tries to make them seem