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.
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 their EP Mix & Match. Contracted at first with Blockberry Creative, the trio later signed with Modhaus after lawsuits against BlockBerry, resuming their activities 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. She debuted with the single Kim Lip on May 23, 2017, with the title track "Eclipse".
The next member to be revealed was Jinsoul, who had previously been teased at through Vivi's music video for "Everyday I Need You". Jinsoul was officially revealed as the seventh member of Loona on June 13, 2017. She debuted with the single JinSoul on June 26, 2017, with the title track "Singing in the Rain".
On July 12, 2017, the last member of Odd Eye Circle and the youngest of the group, Choerry, was revealed. She debuted with the single Choerry with the title track "Love Cherry Motion" on July 28, 2017.
2017: Debut with Mix & Match A teaser titled "Reveal" was released on August 30, 2017, revealing Odd Eye Circle as the name of the sub-unit. On September 17, a teaser for their title track, "Girl Front", for their upcoming debut was released, and a day later the preview for their upcoming extended play, Mix & Match. The sub-unit officially debuted on September 21, 2017, with the release of their EP Mix & Match and a music video for "Girl Front". Their first music show appearance was on Mnet's M Countdown.
On September 23, the English version of one of their songs from Mix & Match, "Loonatic", was released with the music video.
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.
2023–present: Resumption of activities with <Version Up> On January 13, 2023, Odd Eye Circle, along with their bandmate Heejin, successfully terminated their exclusive contracts with Blockberry Creative after legal proceedings and signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus on March 17. On March 27, Modhaus reportedly filed an application to trademark the name Odd Eye Circle. On April 15, Modhaus introduced the trio as a part of their Artms project, alongside former bandmate Heejin, announcing this news with the members' individual teaser of <Version Up> from June 15 to 17. On June 19, Modhaus announced that the trio's comeback date would be on July 12, and that accompanying their new EP's release, they would embark on a four-stop tour across Europe in August. Ten days later, Modhaus confirmed that <Version Up> would be the title of their new EP, and on July 5 released the tracklist, revealing "Air Force One" as the lead single. Following the release of the EP and the music video for its lead single, Odd Eye Circle also held a showcase at Yes24 Live Hall on July 12.
On October 10, 2023, the trio announced "Song Gravity" through the Cosmo application, sharing plans to release an English version of their previous single "Air Force One", "Je Ne Sais Quoi", "Sweet Crazy Love", and "Girl Front", inviting fans to vote on which single would be released in the English version. "Sweet Crazy Love" (English ver.) won the vote and was released on November 24.
Members
Kim Lip () Jinsoul () Choerry ()
Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KORPeaks on the Circle (formerly Gaon) Album Chart: Mix & Match: Version Up: USWorld Mix & Match Released: September 21, 2017 Label: BlockBerry Creative Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 16 10 KOR: 7,869Cumulative sales of Mix & Match:
<Version Up> Released: July 12, 2023 Label: Modhaus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 — KOR: 72,669Cumulative Sales of <Version Up>:
Reissues + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR USWorld Max & Match Released: October 31, 2017 Label: BlockBerry Creative Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 7 11 KOR: 11,136Cumulative sales of Mix & Match:
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown. USWorld "Girl Front" 2017 — — Mix & Match "Loonatic" — — "Sweet Crazy Love" — 15 Max & Match "Air Force One" 2023 60 — <Version Up> "Sweet Crazy Love" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Girl Front" 2017 Digipedi "Sweet Crazy Love" "Air Force One" 2023 Chung Ki Youl (Postpattern)
Concert and tours Headlining tours + Volume Up Date City Country Venue Europe 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 North America January 12, 2024 New York United States Town Hall January 14, 2024 Orlando Hard Rock Live January 17, 2024 Atlanta Buckhead Theatre January 19, 2024 Houston Bayou Music Center January 22, 2024 Fort Worth Will Rogers Auditorium January 24, 2024 Tempe The Marquee January 26, 2024 Los Angeles The Orpheum January 29, 2024 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts February 1, 2024 Mexico City Mexico Auditorio BB February 3, 2024 Monterrey Showcenter Complex Asia February 10, 2024 Tokyo Japan Zepp Shinjuku
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