| Moonchild | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Native Name: | ムーンチャイルド |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Years Active: | –2024 |
| Past Members: |
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Moonchild (; stylized in all caps) was a Japanese girl group formed by LDH Japan and signed to the sub-label CDL Entertainment which was founded by Hiroomi Tosaka. The group was composed of five members: Ruan, Uwa, Anri, Hana, and Mirano. Moonchild was formed through LDH's audition program iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~.[1] Tosaka served as their main producer while music was co-produced by a producer from Hybe Labels Japan. The group released their debut single "Don't Blow It" on April 24, 2023, and officially debuted with their first extended play Delicious Poison on May 3, 2023.
The group name "MOONCHILD" expresses the concept of the group as bewitching and ephemeral like the moon, and like the moon that changes shape every day, it fuses "Music", "Entertainment" and "Culture" to deliver ever-changing entertainment.[2]
Moonchild was formed through LDH Japan's audition program iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~. Out of 48,000 people, only 30 girls passed for the second screening of the girl group category.[3] On September 25, 2022, the final episode of the girls division aired and the successful candidates who were able to become members of the final group were announced.[3]
On March 6, 2023, the group released three pre-release digital singles.[4] On April 2, a debut teaser announcing the group's first EP Delicious Poison was released.[5] The album was released on May 3, 2023.[6] On May 8, they held a debut showcase at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, which was live streamed for free on their YouTube channel and the platform ABEMA (K WORLD channel).
On May 22, they appeared on the cover of VI/NYL issue #011, their first magazine cover. On May 23, the group made their first appearance on the cover of the July special issue of GINGER.
On June 10 and 11, they attended the 2023 Weverse Con Festival at KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
On April 24 2024, LDH announced after discussions with the members that Moonchild will end their activities in April with Ruan becoming a producer at LDH, Anri and Mirano staying at CDL and working towards a new music and entertainment activities, Uwa and Hana will leave CDL and continue with dance opportunities and studies respectively.[7]
| Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [8] | JPN Hot [9] | ||||
| Delicious Poison |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| Friends Are For |
| 23 | 27 |
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