Artms (/ˈɑɹtəmɪs/; Korean: 아르테미스; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Modhaus.[1][2] The group consists of five Loona members: Heejin, Haseul, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry.[2] They debuted on May 31, 2024, with the single "Virtual Angel" from their debut album DALL.
Name
The name Artms was inspired by Ancient Greek's goddess of the moon named Artemis, as well as the NASA's project Artemis program, intended to return to the Moon and send the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon.[3][4]
The group's name originally formed as a project by Modhaus in 2023 prior to debut as a permanent group in May 2024.[5]
In November 2022, nine members of Loona, including the quintet, applied for a provisional injunction to suspend their exclusive contracts due to Chuu's removal from the group.[6] On January 13, 2023, the members' exclusive contracts were successfully terminated from Blockberry Creative.[7] On March 17, Loona members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry signed exclusive contracts with Modhaus after their contracts with Blockberry Creative were terminated.[1] On June 21, Haseul, another member of Loona, signed with Modhaus after her contract with Blockberry Creative was terminated.[8]
On June 19, 2023, Modhaus announced that the trio Odd Eye Circle would return with their second extended playVersion Up on July 12, as a part of the first project of Artms.[9] On October 26, the solo single "Plastic Candy" by member Haseul was released.[10] Her first small theatre concert entitled Music Studio 81.8Hz dated from October 26 to October 29.[11] On October 31, member Heejin released her first EP K as a part of the Artms project.[12] On December 1, Artms released the single "The Carol 3.0", a continuation of The Carol series from their Loona days and their first release as a five-member group.[13] An English version of "The Carol 3.0" was released on December 11.
2024–present: Debut with DALL
On February 28, 2024, Artms announced their debut studio album DALL, which would be released on May 31 and preceded by four pre-release singles. The title of the album stands for "Devine All Love & Live", with devine a key phrase on the album, intended as a twist on the word divine.[2] On March 29, the first pre-release single "Birth" was released.[14] On April 1, Modhaus announced that Artms would be holding their world tour titled Moonshot.[15][16] The remaining three pre-release singles "Flower Rhythm", "Candy Crush", and "Air" for DALL were released on April 11, April 25, and May 10 respectively.[17][18][19] The lead single "Virtual Angel" was released together with the album on May 31, marking the group's official debut.[20][21] "Birth" was listed on Dazed's "The 50 best K-pop tracks of 2024", and "Virtual Angel" was listed on Billboard's "The 25 best K-Pop songs of 2024".[22][23]
On June 20, HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul and Choerry won their case against Blockberry Creative over the non-existence of their exclusive contracts.[24]
^Ahn, Byeong-gil (April 1, 2023). 이달소 4인 'ARTMS' 프로젝트 시동 [Loona 4-member 'ARTMS' project started] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Naver.
^Lee, Min-ji (April 1, 2023). 이달소 희진X김립X진솔X최리, ARTMS 프로젝트로 새출발 [공식] [Loona Heejin X Kim Lip X Jinsoul X Choerry , A new start with the Artms project [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Naver.
^Park, Sang-hoo (November 28, 2022). [단독]이달의 소녀 비비·현진 제외 9명 계약 해지 소송 중 [[Exclusive] 9 members of Loona, excluding ViVi and HyunJin, are in litigation for contract termination] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Naver.
^Choi, Hye-jin (January 13, 2023). 이달의 소녀, 일부 멤버 계약해지 소송 승소...소속사 "확인 중" [공식] [Loona wins lawsuit for termination of some members' contracts...agency "confirming" [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Naver.
^Jang, Woo-young (October 26, 2023). 아르테미스 하슬, 오늘(26일) 솔로 신곡 '플라스틱 캔디' 발매..소극장 콘서트 시작 [Artms Haseul releases new solo song 'Plastic Candy' today (26th)..small theater concert begins] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Naver.
^Lee, Seol (October 31, 2023). 아르테미스 희진, 오늘(31일) 솔로 활동 나선다...새 미니 'K' 발매 [Artms Heejin begins solo activities today (31st)...New mini album 'K' released] (in Korean). Fnnews. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
^Jang, Woo-young (December 1, 2023). 아르테미스의 빛나는 설렘..'The Carol 3.0' 오늘(1일) 발매 [Artms's shining excitement..'The Carol 3.0' released today (1st)] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
^Ahn, Byeong-gil (April 11, 2024). 아르테미스 '플라워 리듬' 발매 [Artms 'Flower Rhythm' released] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kang, Mi-gyeong (April 25, 2024). 아르테미스, 시티팝 감성 머금은 프리미어 싱글...'캔디 크러시' 발매! [Artms, premier single with city pop sensibility...'Candy Crush' released!] (in Korean). ET News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
^Lee, Seung-hoon (May 10, 2024). 이달소 출신 아르테미스, 첫 정규 '달' 완성 임박 [Artms born from Loona, nearing completion of first full-length album 'Dall'] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024 – via Naver.
^Hong, Eun-hye (May 31, 2024). '완전체' 아르테미스, 두근두근 첫 정규 '달' 발매 ['Complete' Artms releases first full-length album 'Dall'] (in Korean). ET News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
