Luna reveals she lost more weight for her solo debut + 'Free Somebody' is not doing well on charts

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

Luna, "I lost 8 kg last year, and lost weight again for solo promos"

1. [+322, -56] Stop getting liposuction

2. [+226, -8] Too bad your weight has nothing to do with your new song. It's not good to lose too much weight.

3. [+211, -5] She does look difference but why? Was it necessary? All it matters is that you have a good song

4. [+93, -1] She seems to have low self esteem when it comes to her body. I liked Luna in the past for who she was, why is she being like this?

5. [+69, -4] It does look like she got liposuction on her legs though...

6. [+64, -1] She looks like Chupa Chups with the excessive weight loss. Super skinny body but huge head...

7. [+50, -3] So much prettier before... nothing unique about her anymore

8. [+57, -17] I think some people just need to realize the reality of their looks. A lot of overweight women tend to think that they'll be pretty and popular with men when they lose weight but it's not always the case. Kang Min Kyung or Sulli will look pretty when they lose weight but will people like Kim Shin Young look pretty after weight loss? Luna's charms do not lie in her looks so it's upsetting that she's so focused on that. I think it's because she's surrounded by members who receive attention for their looks and not their talent ㅠㅠ please just focus on your looks

9. [+32, -6] Some people think that weight loss is all it takes to look prettier but it's not. You look at people like Kim Shin Young and Luna who've gone through weight loss but you don't really feel that they've gotten prettier.. just healthier? I applaud her effort but it's sad that nothing's changed for the better about her.

10. [+37, -19] Hul what's up with the comments ㅋㅋㅋ Luna works out really hard and manages herself strictly. She's a good singer and a bright person ㅋㅋㅋ I support her!!

'Free Somebody' is sadly not doing that well on charts

With the lack of promos, 'Free Somebody' isn't holding up to expectations, the song is barely charting on Melon's Top 100. The song peaked at #22 upon it's release.

[UPDATE] 160531 As of 10:50PM #FreeSomebody Chart ranking:
Melon: #35 pic.twitter.com/AR8HixDFcq

— f(x) Global (@AffxtionGlobal) 31 de maio de 2016

We hope with her performances on music shows and Sketchbook the song will gain more visibility and start charting well.

source: netizenbuzz via daum / @AffxtionGlobal / MelOn / me
Luna deserverd better!! I'm so sad her solo isn't doing well :(

Comments

[yuzuruhanyu.livejournal.com]

did anyone really expect her to do that well tho? love luna but she doesn't have the name clout as a vocalist to make a song like this a success :(

i'm rly just excited for her performances and i hope she delivers

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

i really thought free somebody would float around the top 30, barely charting on top 100 wasn't even an option for me :(

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

My bb.
I'd buy 200 copies if I could. T^T

I think she expected this to happen when she said she didn't want to make a ballad her title song, but still, SM is fucking up monumentally with her and it's so maddening...she's so talented and it's going to waste.

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

I really love her song but I didn't expect it to do well. It's not the type of song that does well on the charts, even if someone else more famous sings it.

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

it's crazy how big bang can make a song out of their farts a hit and free somebody can't even chart on the top 30... KOREA'S MUSIC TASTE IS FLOP!

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

that's too bad. It's a fantastic release..

[kori-ya.livejournal.com]

I just got around to listen to Free Somebody, and it's so good! She deserves better :-(

[chastainy.livejournal.com]

Queen of flopping! Hope she sells well physically

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

While I do wish SM would've promoted her better for her sake I rlly rlly dont think that would affect the outcome of the song charting. The song is rlly out there and a bunch of hip hop artists just dropped albums/tracks.

Even Reboot which was pretty heavily promoted didnt chart well at all, and we all agreed it was p good.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

With that kind of promotion...
I'm sad because she deserves soooo much better. She's amazing, the mini-album is solid... oh well. I just want her to get enough sales to be able to go on as a soloist (and better promotions next time!!!)

[moomoo-moonstar.livejournal.com]

"She seems to have low self esteem when it comes to her body. I liked Luna in the past for who she was, why is she being like this?"

HMM YEAH I WONDER WHY HMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmMMMmmm

IT IS TRULY A MYSTERY FOR THE AGES

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

right?? people bashed her for her looks like hell back then. i'm happy that she looks confident rn.

[velvetpocket.livejournal.com]

I am irrationally (NO I MEAN RATIONALLY, LET'S FACE IT) mad at the entirely of South-Korea for not caring about her but mostly all the f(x) fans out there who could give a damn about 4 walls but not about Luna, Free Somebody really isn't even THAT different from 4 Walls so.. I am sure that she is still superbly happy about her entire debut but I really hoped she would get a bit more love and feel a bit more loved :( She deserved that.

Also, in a different interview of her I read that she did indeed lose wait in the past but tried to be healthy this time around? Different translation or..?

[sethelaezekiel.livejournal.com]

I'm sad about her flopping but she got to do a sound she loved composed two songs and the album is great so I'm satisfied but someone said in the last luna post she might not be performing on music shows?????????? is this true bc I will book a flight and fight everyone at sm

and pls no tiffany stans crying about how mean omona was to her just @ those users and stop bringing her up in luna posts

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

she is promoting! sm just doesn't care about updating her schedule on her website, lol.
she's not performing on music bank this week because f(x) will be at kcon france, but she's performing on sketchbook (that was recorded already), on music core and inkigayo!

[jaeslurpy.livejournal.com]

i wish she'd stop trying to lose weight all the time. she looked so good and healthy before. but her new song is a jam. loved it on first listen.

[cookiedealer.livejournal.com]

see she got way too thin
personally i barely recognize her and i also feel like she lost some of the charm she had (she seems unhappy to me idk)
that's probably not why the song is flopping but it's definitely part of why i can't get into it

luna deserved better tbh

[senshicalico.livejournal.com]

I hd such bad cognitive dissonance watching her video... like it sounded like Luna but I did not recognize her at all :( I also don't get the BoA comparisons though. If you just told me without audio that was a new SM girl (or someone I had just never paid attention to) I would've totally believed you.

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

I'm honestly very confused with SM, it just seems like they're letting them get solos to satisfy the artist and let them do the music they want.. Without actually planning to promote it? Why can't we have both? :(
The album is fantastic, and I do think promoting it will make a difference. Especially cause Luna is so amazing live.

Also lmao at netizens and their selective memory, why are they confused about her dieting and altering her looks when they done nothing but bashing her for her appearance since day 1. I just hate that they go on and on about idol's looks, and pretend to be surprised when they have work done and claim they were better looking in the past??? Sit down.

[blubtrflynflats.livejournal.com]

I just wish people would give her a damn break. f(x) is litearlly known for their 3 visuals and Amber is such a force to be reckoned with that even with Luna's amazing vocals, Korea would never give her a second look bc *~not their ideal face/body~* wtf is up with that

If she's happy with her body, I say let her be. No skinny shaming anymore! Focus on her as an artist - let these people stop asking her about her body/face ffs

But sadly Korea would never

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

i think sm's releasing songs that would do well with international audiences - going with genres that are in style in music industries that are dominated by US artists, but Korea always feels a little bit behind with the international music scene? (when i got into kpop in the mid 2000s, it sounded like late 90s pop to me) i feel like in a few years we'll get songs like Tiffany's and Luna's topping the charts in Korea but they're just a little bit too early for korea to really appreciate?

of course this is all on top of sm's crappy promotion of luna and the way that korea just does not give a shit about her

[msgrottesca.livejournal.com]

yep, pm everything is going to sound like I Just Wanna Dance and Free Somebody in, oh, two years LOL but right now ppl haven't warmed up to it yet. I feel like by the time something catches on in Korea it's completely tired over here.

[achan123.livejournal.com]

:( that really low

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

lmfao @ ppl commenting on her weight STILL. whether or not they were the same ppl who told her to get "skinny", do they not see these are exactly the comments that would have led her to change in the first place if any did? idiots

[921227.livejournal.com]

w/e at most these comments I really came in to question why netizens felt the need to drag Kim Shinyoung into this?? Like, their cases are completely different KSY dropped a ton of weight because it was effecting her health, not because she wanted to be 'prettier' rme

Also, while it'd be nice if she was doing better, SM definitely seems to be rolling out all these solos to satisfy their artist/artist fans. I think cases like Taeyeon who does amazingly well are just a positive for them

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

The Net comments really piss me off. "Why is she losing weight, it's not like it'll make her prettier?!?!" Backhanded bullshit.

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

korea needs new ears. whats new

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

wth at the netz comments and the comments here? can people just stop commenting on her weight period? continuing to pick apart her body and talking about your preferences for what you would like her to look like even it means returning to her original appearance will just make her even more preoccupied with weight and feel like she has to please people. also she's doing something she wants to. even if the ppl around her may be at fault for her feeling like she has to lose weight its still her body and ppl are projecting onto her and speculating about her happiness and self-esteem like they know her, which is gross. her body is not her only charm and she never got into kpop to represent a body type. she wants to perform, and if she sees other women getting more attention and praise for looking a certain way then of course she's going to feel pressured to change. that being said they did luna so dirty. if this were a krystal solo it would be topping korean charts and sm would actually promote her properly

[blubtrflynflats.livejournal.com]

up


but sadly sm would never - Luna deserves so much better. I am so sick of SM being a CSJH/Liyin/Luna stan - they are so fcking talented but sm is just w/e

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

ugh everything about the injustice she is getting is pissing me so much like wtf
1: you don't know why she tries so hard to lose weight? MmMMm maybe cause you kept being dicks & calling her the fat weird muscled one?????????
2. DOES KOREA NOT HAVE EARS? or do they not know BEAUTY????????
3. wHY DO they KEEp STYling Her likE this no She is so PrETTY sTOPPP
4. leAVE KIM SHINYOUNG OUT OF THIS SHES HAD ENOUGH SHIT ALREADY
5. SM oh SM, shitty mistreatment entertainment, top company my ass, this girl has so much talent & if you knew how to FUCKING PROMOTE & knew shit you'd know luna could be a $$$ COW (more like slaying queen but you get me)

F@ckkkkkkk jfyjjdr

[twinedays.livejournal.com]

not reading other comments before I post mine bcos lazy but it's this thing w SM. I give you a chance to solo promote but fend for yourself. it's been the case for years. so it's SM's lack of promo that's why their artistes dont do well in their "other/side" career.

okay im babbling bye.

[iskerplunk.livejournal.com]

Shame she won't be promoting much :( this song is a bop and deserves to be worshipped by ppl

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Honestly this mini is so good. It deserves better. I've been listening to it more than Jonghyun's.

SME needs to do better.