Zero

[0]

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General information

Type

Mini

Artist

LOONA

Release

N/A
January 3, 2023 (originally)

Recorded

2022

Length

14:17

Album status

Indefinitely delayed

Label

BlockBerryCreative

Distributor

Warner Music Korea

Tracklist

“0”
“FREESM”
“Comet”
“B.U.R.N (Be U Right Now)”
“Flash”

Release chronology
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LUMINOUS	—

[0] (Korean: 제로; Zero), officially titled LOOΠΔ The Origin Album [0], was an upcoming mini album from South Korean girl group LOONA. Originally slated for release on January 3, 2023, the album was postponed indefinitely on December 22, 2022.^[1]

This project was announced amid a media storm surrounding the previous removal of member Chuu and the filing of injunctions against BlockBerryCreative by the remaining members of LOONA. In protest, fans organized a boycott of the album and all other LOONA material.^[2]

On January 5, 2023, a few days after the original scheduled release date, the album was supposedly available on a Chinese streaming website KKBOX for one to two minutes.^[3]^[4] No data other than the album cover was saved from the website before the removal.

On December 15, 2024, several snippets from the album were leaked by a user of X.^[5]

Description

LOONA The Origin Album [0]

The group LOONA announces a new beginning.

LOONA’s The Origin Album [0] is filled with a number of well-composed, heavy, serious tracks that open up a new world to show the image of light straightening, colliding, and oxidising over time.

The prequel-style story, beginning with “0” and reaching a set ending, sets expectations for the worldview and message that LOONA will continue in the future.

이달의 소녀 The Origin Album [0]

그룹 이달의 소녀(LOONA)가 새로운 시작을 알린다.

이달의 소녀 The Origin Album [0]는 새로운 세상을 열어가는 무게감 있고 진지한 트랙들로 채워져 있으며 시간의 흐름에 따라 빛의 직진, 충돌 그리고 산화하는 이미지에 맞는 짜임새 있는 곡 구성을 보여 준다.

“0”에서 출발하여 정해진 결말에 다다르는 프리퀄 형식의 스토리는 앞으로 이달의 소녀가 제시할 세계관과 메시지에 대한 기대감을 남긴다.

Tracklist

“0” – 1:10
“FREESM” – 3:11
“Comet” – 3:15
“B.U.R.N (Be U Right Now)” – 3:40
“Flash” – 3:01

History

2022: Chuu’s departure from LOONA, announcement, boycott, cancellation of release

On November 25, 2022, BlockBerryCreative released a statement about expulsing and removing Chuu from LOONA, stating “there have been reports of abuse of power, including verbal abuse […] the Company has decided to take responsibility by expelling Chuu from LOONA”.^[6]^[7] BlockBerryCreative refused to provide evidence of so-said “abuse of power”, facing criticism and skepticism from fans.^[8] Numerous people from the industry defended Chuu, claiming that she is not what her former company was attempting to portray her to the public.^[9]

Three days later, on November 28, the remaining members of LOONA, except for HyunJin and ViVi, reportedly filed injunctions to suspend their exclusive contracts with BlockBerryCreative,^[10] who denied the statement.^[11]

Amidst the storm regarding the expulsion of Chuu, LOONA’s sixth mini album [0] was announced through a teaser image. Outraged by Chuu’s removal only days before, fans organized a boycott of all LOONA products and services, including the new album.^[2]^[12]^[13] In response, on December 22, BlockBerryCreative announced the comeback’s indefinite postponement.^[1]

2023: Alleged leak, remaining members’ departure from LOONA

On January 5, 2023, a few days after the original scheduled release date, rumors started circulating that the [0] album is available on a Chinese streaming website KKBOX.^[3]^[4] However, as it was taken down immediately after it got supposedly leaked, there is no evidence supporting this statement other than the album cover.

On January 13, HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul, and Choerry won their lawsuits to terminate their exclusive contracts with BlockBerryCreative. The other five members—HaSeul, YeoJin, Yves, Go Won, and Olivia Hye—lost their initial injunctions, as the court didn’t find their contracts unfair enough.^[14] On February 3, HyunJin and ViVi also filed to terminate their contracts.^[15]

On May 9, HyunJin and ViVi won their injunctions against BlockBerryCreative and terminated their exclusive contracts.^[16] On June 16, HaSeul, YeoJin, Yves, Go Won, and Olivia Hye won their lawsuits and terminated their exclusive contracts with BlockBerryCreative. After noticing an issue with BlockBerryCreative’s transfer of exclusive contracts to Universal Music Japan without the members’ written consent, the Seoul High Court’s 5th Civil Cases Division ruled in favor of the five remaining LOONA members.^[17]

2024–2025: Snippets leaks

On December 15, 2024, an Orbit gained access to [0] leaks on a Telegram channel and shared them on their X account.^[5] These included 30-second snippets of each track excluding the intro.

On January 13, 2025, the album’s intro “0” was partially leaked by the same Orbit.^[18] It was also shared in the same leak that the leakers did not have access to the full album.^[19]

On March 14, another user leaked more parts of “FREESM” on YouTube.^[20]

Credits

Songs

#	Title	Lyrics	Composition	Arrangement
1	“0”	—	FLUM3N Dan Tudor Price
2	“FREESM”	Jeong Il-gwon (정일권) Y0UNG 0220GAL	FLUM3N Dan Tudor Price Louise Frick Sveen Maria Marcus WPM	FLUM3N Dan Tudor Price
3	“Comet”	Chailin (차이린) Le’mon	Le’mon Papi Lee	Papi Lee
4	“B.U.R.N (Be U Right Now)”	Kim Eung-ju (김응주) Y0UNG 0220GAL	WD Johnny ADILE Monii Hye-jin WPM	ADILE WD
5	“Flash”	Park Ji-yeon (박지연)	Yoon Jong-sung (윤종성) Kwon Ae-jin (권애진)	Yoon Jong-sung (윤종성)

Trivia

Yves is the one holding the sphere in the “What’s NEXT [ ]?” teaser.
The initial trailer posted on YouTube received the lowest number of views in the first hour of any comeback teaser since [12:00].^[21] It also saw a dismal 50/50 like-to-dislike ratio.
Individual concept photos were released in the same order and with the same descriptions as for the [+ +] album, excluding Chuu.
HeeJin acknowledged the leaked snippets by liking them on Instagram.^[22]