“365” (Hangul: 삼백육십오, Sambaekyuksipo) is LOONA’s lead single from their second mini-album [#]. It was released on December 13, 2019, at 6:00pm (KST) through online music platforms, 54 days prior to the mini album’s full release.
The song was originally titled “Candles”.
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“365” is a fan song with a message that LOONA will shine as moonlight for 365 days to the fans who waited for them a long time. The song is a poetic R&B ballad based on a piano instrumental. Its first stage was showcased during “LOONA Premier Greeting: Meet & Up”.[1]
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The lead single “365” is a lyrical R&B ballad, based on the piano, with a message that LOOΠΔ will always shine Orbits around the world, who has been waiting for LOOΠΔ for a long time with moon’s heart.[2]
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‘365’는 오랜 시간 동안 이달의 소녀를 기다려 준 팬들을 달의 마음으로 365일 비춰주겠다는 메시지를 담은 팬송. 이달의 소녀와 팬들의 소중한 만남이 이뤄질 ‘프리미어 그리팅 – 밋 앤 업’ (PREMIER GREETING – Meet & Up)에서 최초로 무대를 선보일 예정이다.[3]
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리드 싱글 ‘365’는 피아노를 기반으로 한 서정적인 R&B 발라드 곡으로 제목처럼 오랜 시간 동안 이달의 소녀를 기다려준 전 세계 Orbit을 달의 마음으로 365일 언제나 비춰주겠다는 메시지를 담았다.[4]
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- Executive Producer: BlockBerryCreative
- Original Title: “Candles”
- Original Publishers: The Kennel AB / Universal Music Publishing AB / EKKO Music Rights (powered by CTGA)
- Sub-Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Korea
- Lyrics by: Hwang Yubin
- Composed & Arranged by: Johan Gustafsson, realmeee, Hayley Aitken
- Recorded by: Min Seong Soo @ doobdoob Studio
- Vocal Directed by: realmeee
- Background Vocal by: Choi Young Kyoung ()
- Digital Editing by: Jang Woo Young @ doobdoob Studio / Jung Yura
- Mixed by: Jay-p Gu / Gu Jong Pil (구종필) @ KLANG Studio
- Mastered by: Kwon Nam Woo @ 821 SOUND Mastering
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- A few hours after its release, “365” charted at #1 on iTunes’s Top Songs chart for the US. This made LOONA the second K-pop girl group to peak at #1 on US iTunes’s Top Songs chart (following after BLACKPINK).[5]
- This also made LOONA the first K-pop girl group (and the second girl group in general) to reach #1 on both US iTunes's Top Songs and Albums chart (after peaking at #1 for the Albums chart with [X X] in October). The only other girl group to do this was Destiny's Child.
- [ENG SUB] Hwang Yubin, “365”’s lyricist: Writing explained.
- The title of the lyrics’ first draft was “Moon’s Orbit”.
- LOONA told the lyricist what messages they wanted to transmit to the fans, Orbits, through this song.
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- Korean lyrics: Melon
- English translation: Team Subbits
- ↑ cΔsker (@caskerbox) “LOONA to release Lead Single ‘365’.” Twitter. 2019.10.09
- ↑ loonatheworld “이달의 소녀 (LOONA) ‘So What’” video description. YouTube. 2020.02.05
- ↑ 10Asia. “이달의 소녀, 오는 13일 리드싱글 ‘365’ 발표…그리팅에서 무대 첫 공개 (LOONA to release Lead Single ‘365’)” 2019.12.10
- ↑ loonatheworld “‘I’m so Bad’ LOOΠΔ’s [#] which will make a wave of change, is now available on all streaming platform🔥 (Release time may vary).” Facebook. 2020.02.05
- ↑ Soompi. “LOONA Becomes 1st K-Pop Girl Group to Reach No. 1 on Both US iTunes’s Top Songs and Albums Charts” 2019.12.13