Loona Albums Ranked

Loona (commonly stylized as LOONA or LOOΠΔ; Korean: 이달의 소녀; RR: Idarui Sonyeo; Japanese: 今月の少女, romanized: Kongetsu no Shōjo, lit. ‘Girl of the Month’) is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project that began in October 2016, where each of the 12 members were revealed in a periodic fashion by releasing a promotional single over the following 18 months. They debuted as a full ensemble with the extended play, [+ +] (2018), supported by the lead single “Favorite” and the title track “Hi High”. Loona’s English name is derived from the Hangul letters ㅇㄷㅇㅅㄴ, each an initial consonant in the syllabic blocks that make 이달의 소녀 (Idarui Sonyeo). When rearranged to ㄴㅇㅇㄷㅅ, it resembles LOONA in the Latin alphabet. Here are all of Loona’s albums ranked.

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8. [+ +] 

“LOONA having completed their pre-debut process, leading us to this exact EP. Colorful, upbeat, in-your-face with a serotonin rush, ‘Hi High’ captures the celebration of the girls finally coming together as twelve. ‘favOrite’, showing a more bold, larger than life side of LOONA and giving homage to their contenders Destiny’s Child and many other 90s style girl groups. The b-sides are simpler pop tunes however the vocals coming from the girls make them incredibly enjoyable and memorable.”

7. Mix & Match 

“This short album is just stunning k pop track, one after the other. All insanely catchy, with great vocal performances and even some ecletic use of electronic instrumentation. So much so thats hard to pick standouts. Its simple but excellently crafted pop, and thats what also makes it hard to describe because making music like this feels like it should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but its very clearly not.”

6. [#] 

“Glittery harmonies, engaging melodies, shimmering synths. What’s not to like? This is one of Loona’s more varied collections of songs yet. From the frenetic Call to Arms anthem of “So What” to the melodic R&B of “Number One” and the restrained ballad “365”, this may not be the girl group’s best EP but it’s further proof of Loona’s growth as a pop group.”

5. Beauty&thebeat 

“Of all the sub-unit mini albums, this one is the softest/calmest. I don’t feel like writing long paragraphs and making a deep analysis just yet since I think that I need to listen to it a little bit more. The fact that this release is different is good. You don’t want all of Loona’s music to sound the same. I think that this is a fine addition to their catalog, and I’m looking forward to the additional pair of songs that are going to appear on the repackage.”

4. Love & Evil 

“Listening to this makes me so appreciative of life. The way the entire thing sounds, it’s a rollercoaster of emotions. From the heavy pianos of sonatine, smooth synths of rain 51d, playful sounds of Valentine Girl. They all fit perfectly.”

3. [12:00] 

“Love this thing all the way. Sometimes I have issues pinning titles to sounds in my head since Loona don’t use too many english phrases (that involve titles lol), but i’m also just a very forgetful person overall. Anyways, I love this thing and have been listening over and over since it dropped.”

2. Max & Match 

“K-pop has become notorious in the English-speaking world for its overly-enthusiastic teenage audience who love to butt in at inappropriate moments to tell people how much they love their favourite artists. On this occasion the music probably more than warrants that enthusiasm. The compositions are mostly highly energetic with a lush selection of dreamy snythesiser timbres providing the perfect backdrop for an onslaught of infectiously catchy vocal hooks. An extremely well produced album which feels far grander than its short runtime would suggest.”

1. [X X]

“As someone with relatively little exposure to k-pop and Korean music in general, everything surrounding this album and band is very weird to follow. A series of solo singles to showcase the twelve different members of this band, multiple side-projects with parts of the band here and there, two EPs with rather odd titles, an album released alongside the last EP which also features the prior EP but reversed, in a series of songs that don’t quite seem to feature the vocalists equally… I honestly have a hard time understanding what’s going on, but that ultimately means little when it comes to understanding and appreciating the music.”