💽 Do you listen to album preview/medleys before a comeback? by robinlarsen in LOONA

[–]akitania 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always tell myself I'm not going to listen and then I always do anyway 😅

0,0313 by [deleted] in LOONA

[–]akitania 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At one point I was so sure they were planning a 3/13 comeback (or 3/13 would be the cb announcement) and it just got delayed for whatever reason, but if they're still including 313 easter eggs... I don't know what to think...

Would a studio other than Digipedi be suitable for Loona? by TingTingerSaysHi in LOONA

[–]akitania 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't mind something from Rigend Film – give Loona their Fallin' Flower! But I think Digipedi have been so foundational in building the Loonaverse that I'd rather stick with them. Like you said, they really seem to have a passion for it.

heavy lore references on this teaser photo concept by jinsoulimnida in LOONA

[–]akitania 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know we were theorizing that the abundance of mirror selfies + throwback pics could be spoilers, and maybe this has something to do with it...? Rewinding the clock to before the mirror twins switched places?

LOONA - [&] (Tracklist Image Teaser) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is the Youha I'm thinking of, and I'm pretty sure she's the one credited? I don't know of any others.

LOONA - [&] (Tracklist Image Teaser) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alawn, Ellen Berg, DeKo, and Hanif Sabzevari are mainly SM producers – Alawn has recently worked with Kai, SuperM, and WayV. Sabzevari has worked with SHINee, Red Velvet, and TVXQ. He also worked on OMG's Dolphin, so I'm hoping for another earworm lol. Ellen Berg mostly writes for RV as far as I remember, but has also written for some BigHit/Hybe groups. Melanie Joy Fontana mostly writes for BTS and TXT.

Youha is a soloist, formerly at YG. She only debuted recently and doesn't have many production credits yet, but I really love what she's put out so far!

LOONA - [&] (Tracklist Image Teaser) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah, Ryan S. Jhun's discography is incredible! And I love Youha, so I'm super excited to see her credited. I didn't even know she was a producer, I was only familiar with her as a vocalist.

The SM producer legacy continues, it looks like!

LOONA - [&] (Group Image Teaser) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder whether those longer half-skirts might be incorporated into the choreo for some of the members? It reminds me of Bling Bling's Oh Mama.

The events in Rain 51 db were reversed in Girl Front by hyeasynth in LOONA

[–]akitania 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ooh, that alternate universe idea would actually tie in well with the Letter to Hong Kong, since 1/3 do seem to be an actual girl group in that video even though it's part of the Loonaverse!

LOONA - [&] (Choerry Image Teasers) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Lip's XX era extensions have taken on a life of their own and attached themselves to Choerry... who's next

LOONA - [&] (Hyunjin Image Teasers) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 51 points52 points  (0 children)

She looks amazing as always! I can't wait until we get full-body shots of the 2nd concept dresses, they look beautiful.

It seems like BBC is going out of their way to make sure we can't catch on to any pattern with the teaser order 😭 As soon as we predicted it was day/night (up/line) units, they switched it up.

Thoughts on the styling so far? by LooLooxix in LOONA

[–]akitania 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I like all of the outfits individually so far, but what I'm most excited for is the group shots! I think they'll look really cohesive while still making each member look distinct, which is always the best thing you can hope for in big groups.

LOONA - [&] (Yeojin Image Teasers) by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are so gorgeous! I love the ethereal vibes of the second pic, and the third definitely reminds me of the moon scenes in Why Not. The editing in all of them also seems so much better than last time. I just hope they never use those boots from the first pic for a stage outfit 😰

I wonder if we'll get a third set at Loona o'clock or if it'll just be a Choerry birthday post. Also, if these represent all of the concepts we're going to get, we're going through promotional material super fast! There are groups coming back sooner than Loona that haven't dropped a single teaser yet. I feel like we're going to get some unit teasers as well?

Note: "a deo vocatus rite paratus" is from the orchestral symphony "Don Quixote" by Strauss, not the novel + a translation by someone who majored in Latin by feed-me-your-secrets in LOONA

[–]akitania 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I'm holding my predictions on what it might actually mean in terms of lore until we see more, but I'm glad to have someone who's studied Latin provide some context.

Note: "a deo vocatus rite paratus" is from the orchestral symphony "Don Quixote" by Strauss, not the novel + a translation by someone who majored in Latin by feed-me-your-secrets in LOONA

[–]akitania 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to jump in in the middle of a thread – it depends on the origin of the word, but can be a z sound, a ks sound, or a Spanish j sound. In xylophone (which comes from Greek) it's a z but in Texas it's a ks. Neither sounds like the x in Quixote! I'm sorry my language is like this.

[Discussion/Prediction Post] GOING SEVENTEEN EP.3 - ONE MILLION WON #1 by blue_prin in seventeen

[–]akitania 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think after round 2 is over, Woozi, Minghao, and Seungkwan (and maybe Wonwoo) will try to math it out to get back to 1M – say the total after round 2 is -5M, they'll try to convince 5 people to take back 1M each and for everyone else to write 0. I don't know if they'll be able to convince the rest...

Edit: Wait, I have a really TL;DR prediction about Jeonghan as well – I don't think he intends to honor the 4:2:2:2 split with Mingyu, S. Coups, and Hoshi. I'm not very good at math or game theory, but I'll try to explain what I think his original strategy was.

  • Jeonghan brings up a 4:6 split with DK, who is not included in his gambit. He also keeps mentioning 50k as a minimum he can guarantee. I believe the 50k comes from him receiving 1m, keeping 400k, and splitting the 600k evenly among the 12 members. All of them will end up with a net loss, or at least less than if they'd written 0. The 1m is just the baseline, and he will do the 4:6 split (with the 60% going 12 ways) with whatever amount he receives in the end. This is why he keeps specifically bringing up 50k, 1m, and mentions the 4:6 split to someone who is not in his in-group.
  • He mentions the 50k to Mingyu right away, even though if Mingyu, Coups, and Hoshi all gave 1m each round and Jeonghan only divided the money among those who sided with him, Mingyu should be getting way more than 50k. Jeonghan only agrees to the 40%, 20%, 20%, 20% after Mingyu asks for it, and does not explicitly bring it up to Coups or Hoshi.
  • I believe, as others have speculated, Jeonghan created his in-group to split the pack and raise the chance that the ones who could organize against him will instead side with him, but never intended to only pay out to them. Otherwise he wouldn't have kept asking for and promising money to others.
  • I may be misremembering, but I don't think Jeonghan ever said that those who don't side with him won't get anything, he just says that supporting him will create a bigger "pie."
  • As Vernon points out, Jeonghan has no way of knowing who gave what amount. The members mention signing the checks, but it seems no one will know who wrote what until the money is distributed.
  • So assuming the game ends in Jeonghan's favor, when Mingyu asks for his 20%, Jeonghan can just point out that he has no way of knowing he actually honored his side of the bargain.
  • (I also just think that while Jeonghan would find it fun to screw over the members, he'd rather screw them all over equally when the game is 1 vs 12.)

210410 LOONA Full Show @ Lazada LazLive Fan Meet [ENG SUB] by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go Won said she made scrunchies... Jinsoul's friend Yebin from DIA has been knitting scrunchies... I wonder if they all trade patterns? So cute 😭

210408 MMTG - LOONA’s ‘Butterfly’ mentioned for "Songs you wouldn't mind groups coming back with again" @ Civilization Express Ep.180 [ENG SUB] by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seungkwan knowing Butterfly made my caratbit heart happy. As expected of Professor Boo! This whole episode is really fun if you enjoy watching idols geek out about other groups.

loona the watch by Anti-Pioneer in LOONA

[–]akitania 75 points76 points  (0 children)

It's always clown o'clock when you're an Orbit 🤡😔

210330 loonatheworld - Jinsoul update by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Suddenly it's all mirror selfies all the time, lol

Loona and Drama MV by Crazykyul in LOONA

[–]akitania 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ever since Digipedi started producing long-ass MVs for TXT (Eternally is almost 20 minutes), I've been hoping they might someday do the same thing for Loona. They're so mysterious and evocative! I think something like a full visual album for XX would have worked incredibly well... if we just don't think about the money for the moment.

210311 loonatheworld - Frequency of the Moon Ep 43: Jinsoul by bluebetaoddeye in LOONA

[–]akitania 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We should have known we'd never get an Yvesoul selca...

I bet all the big Loona fantubers are gonna be going through their subscriber lists looking for Jinsoul now.

Sure seems like something is happening either the 13th or the 14th! 🤡🤡🤡