{"id":2028348,"date":"2025-09-17T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2028348"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:39:18","slug":"lun8-eager-to-take-on-audiences-with-new-music-lineup-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lun8-eager-to-take-on-audiences-with-new-music-lineup-change\/","title":{"rendered":"LUN8 eager to take on audiences with new music, lineup change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 820px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                              <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Boy band LUN8 poses for photos during a press showcase for its single, \u201cLost,\u201d at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   Despite a turbulent start to the year, boy band LUN8 says it is now more eager than ever to take on as many performances as possible.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cWhen there were eight of us, there were more things we could do performance-wise with formations,\u201d said leader Jinsu during a press showcase for the group\u2019s new single \u201cLost\u201d on Monday in eastern Seoul, addressing one of the challenges the act faced after one member left and two halted their activities in January.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cBut instead, we had to step up our game to fill in the gap, and that made us grow faster,\u201d he added, \u201cI could see us getting better and better.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boy band LUN8 poses for photos during a press showcase for its single, \u201cLost,\u201d at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]\" src=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/data\/photo\/2025\/09\/17\/44984f0d-affb-4e8f-ac76-771b183b2cc0.jpg\"\/>          <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Boy band LUN8 poses for photos during a press showcase for its single, \u201cLost,\u201d at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   LUN8, pronounced \u201cloon-ate,\u201d debuted as an eight-member act in 2023 under Fantagio, but had undergone quite a reshuffle earlier this year, with Eunseop leaving the group and Dohyun and Ji Eun-ho indefinitely halting group activities due to health issues in January.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   A month later, Fantagio announced that Yuma, who participated in MBC\u2019s audition program \u201cFantasy Boys\u201d (2023), would join the team starting April.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   The group now consists of Jinsu, Chael, Takuma, Junwoo, Ian, Yuma and two currently inactive members, Dohyun and Ji.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   LUN8\u2019s latest single, \u201cLost,\u201d marks the group\u2019s first release in seven months and the first new song after Yuma came on board.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cI was finally able to perform on stage after a long period of preparation,\u201d Yuma said. \u201cStarting from here, I\u2019ll try my best to keep improving every time.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boy band LUN8 performs \u2033Lost,\u2033 the title track for its latest and second single of the same name, during a press showcase at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]\" src=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/data\/photo\/2025\/09\/17\/f354cb6c-4955-4537-93a9-4fc17dec4217.jpg\"\/>          <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Boy band LUN8 performs \u2033Lost,\u2033 the title track for its latest and second single of the same name, during a press showcase at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   He added that his bandmates have been helping him not only with choreography and singing, but also with other aspects of adjusting to the team and work.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   The new single features three songs: the title track \u201cLost,\u201d and two B-sides, \u201cBad Girl\u201d and \u201cNauty.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cLost\u201d is a dreamy and rhythmic pop track featuring distinctive whistle sounds, cowritten with singer-songwriter Stephen Puth, brother of singer Charlie Puth.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cIt\u2019s our first new music in seven months, and such a precious opportunity,\u201d said Takuma. \u201cSo, we want to show everything we have \u2014 pour everything we have to show the best of ourselves.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boy band LUN8 performs \u2033Lost,\u2033 the title track for its latest and second single of the same name, during a press showcase at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]\" src=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/data\/photo\/2025\/09\/17\/d755e09d-1208-4677-8344-8f83e79c3527.jpg\"\/>          <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Boy band LUN8 performs \u2033Lost,\u2033 the title track for its latest and second single of the same name, during a press showcase at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   LUN8 recently wrapped up its first tour in Europe in April, with stops in Poland, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cWe\u2019ve truly grown a lot through our European tour,\u201d said Chael. \u201cWe put a lot of thought into how we should communicate with audiences in different languages and inspire our fans, which made us grow both mentally and technically.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Looking ahead, the group hopes to appear on as many stages as possible. \u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 820px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover for LUN8's latest single, \u2033Lost,\u2033 released on Sept. 17 [FANTAGIO]\" src=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/data\/photo\/2025\/09\/17\/2b3ff0e5-2834-40e4-ab68-99c0a128106d.jpg\"\/>          <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Cover for LUN8&#8217;s latest single, \u2033Lost,\u2033 released on Sept. 17 [FANTAGIO]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cThere will be many shows toward the year&#8217;s end, so we want to be wherever we can to show off our performance,\u201d Chael said.  <\/p>\n<p>BY SHIN HA-NEE   [<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"6d1e05040343050c0308082d070202030a0c030a430e0243061f\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/ko_KR\/all.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source koreajoongangdaily.joins.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy band LUN8 poses for photos during a press showcase for its single, \u201cLost,\u201d at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Sept. 17. 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