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ODYSSEIA is the Featured Group of November 2024
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ODYSSEIA (오디시아) is a seven-member girl group under LOTUSBASE. They debuted on September 30th, 2024 with the debut pre-release single "yOyO", followed by the debut full album "intO the vOrtex" on October 21st, 2024.
𑁍 Artistry[]
Etymology[]
"ODYSSEIA" came from the greek word for "Odyssey", which is "Οδύσσεια (Odýsseia)". The name ties to the group's concept and lore, and is meant to represent their journey through the harsh K-pop industry and experimenting with different concepts, doing their best to overcome the struggles they face.
Concept[]
In an interview with SO-SHOOK NEWS, DEC, the main producer and creative director of ODYSSEIA stated that he expects to captivate fans from all around the world by experimenting with different concepts every comeback to show various sides of the members.
| Era | Concept & Aesthetics |
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| yOyO (September 2024 ~ October 2024) |
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| intO the vOrtex (October 2024 ~ November 2024) |
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| Ch@se (March 2025 ~ April 2025) |
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| brOken cOmpass (March 2025 ~ April 2025) | |
| trOjan hOrse (TBA 2025 ~ TBA 2025) |
TBA |
Lore[]
※ This is a summarized version of the lore. For more info and details, check here.
The lore follows the odyssey of 7 girls who lost hope in chasing their dreams, finding one another after a sudden encounter that led them to what they thought was their demise. Uniting as one, they travel to unique dimensions through vortexes, facing many situations of hope and happiness or struggles and hardships.
These dimensions vary from a peaceful utopia, a traumatic horror world, a magical fantasy realm, a dystopian society full of danger, and many many more. They will work together to conquer anything in their way and cherish memories they've made through their journey of growth, which seems to be endless...?
𑁍 Members[]
※ All members have vocalist and dancer positions regardless if its in or not in their area of expertise.
※ Yeseon, Moyeon, Yewon, and Haebin are promoted in South Korea by their full names, while in other countries they only use their first name.
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NAME | POSITIONS | COLOR | EMOJI | NATIONALITY | YEARS ACTIVE |
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Yeseon (박예선) |
Main Vocalist, Dancer | 🍊 | 2024–present | ||
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Moyeon (신모연) |
Leader, Main Dancer, Vocalist | 🧸 | () | ||
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Livvy (리비) |
Vocalist, Dancer | ??? | |||
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Yewon (양예원) |
Sub-Leader, Center, Main Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist | 🐈⬛ | |||
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Sorane (소라네) |
Vocalist, Dancer | ??? | |||
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Haebin (조해빈) |
Main Vocalist, Dancer | 🌞 | |||
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Tessie (테시) |
Maknae, Vocalist, Dancer | 🦫 |
| PRE-DEBUT | |||||
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(하야시 이부키) |
2023-2024 | |||
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(권인하) |
2024 | |||
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(루니) |
2024 | |||
big credits to AMiAMY74 for the original table layout and helping me with some issues!
Yeseon's reveal photo.
Yeseon, born on December 1st, 2003 as Park Yeseon, is the oldest of the group and one of the main vocalists. She was the third member to be introduced.
Yeseon is the group's fashionista, always doing her best to dress well for any occasion. She is one of the social butterflies within the group, striving for fun and friends. She charms fans with her ethereal vocals, active fanservice, and pretty visuals, along with her outgoing and optimistic personality followed by moments of silliness.
Prior to her debut, she was active as an actress and model since 2016. She has mainly appeared in many brand advertisements, magazines, and commercials, but also has a history of playing small and supporting roles in dramas, and appearing in a couple kids shows. She has always had a passion for singing, but never got to pursue the idea of entering the music world until she built up the courage to do an improptu audition by her own will. Being the member who has had the longest experience in the entertainment industry, she is a reliable unnie to her members, being the one to listen to their worries and give them emotional support.
Moyeon's reveal photo.
Moyeon, born on January 16th, 2004 as Shin Moyeon, is the leader and main dancer of the group. She was the seventh and last member to be introduced.
Livvy's reveal photo.
Livvy, born on July 10th, 2004 as Yang Xiaoyun, is one of the vocalists and dancers in the group. She is the sole Chinese member, and was the fifth member to be introduced.
Livvy is undoubtedly the face of the group, charming audiences with her unreal goddess-like visuals and unique vocal color. She's not very social or active when it comes to being in a place full of people she doesn't know or isn't very close with, specifically in professional settings like music shows and award shows, which can make her look like a mysterious person. However, her bright side comes to light when she is with her members and close friends, often showing her smile and occasionally being unpredictably goofy. She is caring and empathetic, looking out for her members, making her a loyal friend who will support and protect you.
Prior to her debut, WIP
Yewon's reveal photo.
Yewon, born on November 11th, 2005 as Yang Yewon, is the sub leader and main rapper of the group. She was the first member to be introduced.
Sorane's reveal photo.
Sorane, born on February 25th, 2006 as Chiba Sorane, is one of the vocalists and dancers in the group. She is the only one from Japan, and was the sixth member to be introduced.
𑁍 History[]
2023-2024: Pre-debut[]
On March 17th, in an exclusive interview with QUACKTIMES, DEC confirmed that he has plans of producing a group.
QUACKTIMES article about DEC's upcoming group
On August 16th, through the first episode of interview show Meeting The Stars, DEC mentioned that the group has been in the works since LOTUSBASE's establishment, but it wasn't until February that they began to seriously work more on the group and move forward with its development.
On August 21st, an image of 7 hands forming a star, along with three emojis and a hashtag "#LTBGG" was posted on the LOTUSBASE's official Twitter account, seemingly confirming that the group will be a girl group made up of 7 members.
On August 30th, Fans found out that the name "ODYSSEIA (오디시아)" was trademarked by LOTUSBASE on Korean trademarking website Kipris, leading to speculation that it may be the name of the group.
Through an exclusive interview with SO-SHOOK NEWS on September 13th, 2024, DEC confirmed that they would be debuting that month and revealed some information about the girl group.
- The girl group will be made up of 7 skilled members and visuals.
- The concept would be rotational and change every comeback.
- The debut album would be a studio album of 14 tracks with double title tracks.
- There will be two concepts for the debut: a dreamy but eerie concept, and a concept inspired by the frutiger aero aesthetic.
- Although the debut will be on that month, it will be a "debut pre-release single", leading to the debut full album that would be released in mid-October.
2024: Reveal, debut with "yOyO" and "intO the vOrtex"[]
On the following day of DEC's exclusive interview with SO-SHOOK NEWS, on September 14th 9:00PM KST, a prologue film was released, revealing their name to be ODYSSEIA and their logo, along with confirming that they would be debuting on the 30th. 3 hours later on the 15th, teasers of all 7 members were revealed.
In the span of 1 week from the 16th to the 22nd, The members were revealed. The first member to be revealed was Yewon, then followed by Tessie, Yeseon, Haebin, Livvy, Sorane, and then Moyeon being the last member to be revealed. Group profile photos were released on the same day of Moyeon's reveal.
On the next day, September 23rd, the title poster for their first title track and debut pre-release single "yOyO" was released.
They made their debut with the debut pre-release single "yOyO" on September 30th. On the same day, it was revealed at the showcase that they would be releasing their debut full album intO the vOrtex on October 21st.
They released their debut full album intO the vOrtex on November 21st, with "WHATEVA U SAY" as the second title track.
On November 1st, they received their first music show win with "WHATEVA U SAY" on Smile Groove Music Show. They also recieved a nomination for "Best Music Video" award at the 2024 Hangang Artistry Awards which would be held on December 1st, and was announced to be attending the event.
On November 15th, they announced their official fandom name to be "QUERENCIA (케렌시아)" through a YouTube livestream. They also decided on a shortened form of the name, being "Quencie (켄시)".
On November 17th, they announced that they would be releasing their special winter single "WINTER WITHOUT U" on November 27th.
On November 25th, they appeared as guests on the fourth episode of HARMONY HAVEN Season 1, where they created the track Heart Surf with the help of hosts LJ and Lyllian. The track was later released as a special single on December 2nd.
ODYSSEIA for the 2024 HAA red carpet
On December 1st, they attended the 2024 Hangang Artistry Awards, alongside their producer and creative director DEC. They performed through a joint collab stage named "So-Her System" with JΣПΣЯΛƬIӨП, INTERSTELLAR, Cherry Atlantic, and SOMANY. The group as a whole performed "WHATEVA U SAY", while Moyeon performed Beyoncé's Diva with the other 4 leaders of the groups.
On December 14th, their second title track for intO the vOrtex, "WHATEVA U SAY" won the Rookie Song of the Year award at the 2024 Shining Groove Awards.
2025: first comeback with "Ch@se" and "brOken cOmpass"[]
Around January, fans and netizens were speculating that they had entered the filming stages of their first comeback, as some of the members went through hairstyle changes. Yewon dyed her hair into the original black, while Livvy and Tessie cut their hair short.
On March 3rd, Through an article posted by SO-SHOOK NEWS, DEC and Livvy revealed that ODYSSEIA would be coming back that month.
- They revealed that the comeback would be a studio album named "brOken cOmpass", with double title tracks.
- They revealed that the concept for this comeback is heavily influenced and inspired by aesthetics such as Naturecore and Dreamcore, incoporating some futuristic aspects like the Abstract Tech aesthetic and robots.
- They plan to release a pre-release single album named "Ch@se" on the 17th, that tells the continuation of their odyssey, where they venture outside of the dreamland city with goals to complete a mission that the city's mayor gave them. *They revealed that the name for the first title track is the same as the album's name, along with the accompanied b-side "The Vortex".
- They plan to release "brOken cOmpass" on the 31st, with the second title track's name being "Dear GPT".
On March 17th, they released the pre-release single album "Ch@se" with the first title track of the same name.
On March 31st, they released their second full album "brOken cOmpass", with "Dear GPT" as the second title track.
Throughout their music show promotions for their first comeback, they received 2 wins for "Dear GPT", 1 from Hallyumak on April 6th, 1 from Beat Bop on April 7th, and 2 from Smile Groove Music Show on April 11th and 18th respectively, leading to a total of 4 music show wins. Their first comeback was proved to be more successful than their debut, and they gained many new fans this era.
𑁍 Discography[]
2024[]
- yOyO (first pre-release single)[n 1]
- intO the vOrtex (first studio album)[n 2]
- WINTER WITHOUT U (special winter single)
- Heart Surf (HARMONY HAVEN special single)
2025[]
- Ch@se (pre-release single album)
- brOken cOmpass (second studio album)
- trOjan hOrse (???)
𑁍 Accolades[]
Music shows[]
| ꩜ DATE ꩜ | ꩜ MUSIC SHOW ꩜ | ꩜ SONG ꩜ | ꩜ RESULT ꩜ |
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| 2024.11.01 | Smile Groove Music Show | WHATEVA U SAY | Won |
| 2025.04.07 | Beat Bop | Dear GPT | Won |
| 2025.04.11 | Smile Groove Music Show | Dear GPT | Won |
| 2025.04.18 | Smile Groove Music Show | Dear GPT | Won |
Award shows[]
| ꩜ EVENT ꩜ | ꩜ CATEGORY ꩜ | ꩜ RECIPIENT ꩜ | ꩜ RESULT ꩜ |
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| 2024 | |||
| Hangang Artistry Awards | Best Music Video | "WHATEVA U SAY" | Nominated |
| Shining Groove Awards | Rookie Song of the Year | "WHATEVA U SAY" | Won |
| Seoul Music Performance Awards | Best New Female Group | ODYSSEIA | Nominated |
| HKRT Year End Awards | Best Female Rookie 2024 | ODYSSEIA | Nominated |
| Best R&B Release | "WINTER WITHOUT U" | Nominated | |
| Best Female Center | Yewon | Nominated | |
| Best Female Vocalist | Haebin | Nominated | |
| Best Female Dancer | Moyeon | Nominated | |
| Best Female Rapper | Yewon | Won | |
| Best Female Visual | Livvy | Nominated | |
| Composer of 2024 | Livvy | Nominated | |
𑁍 Official SNS[]
- Website
- YouTube: ODYSSEIA (@dreamwithODYSSEIA)
- Instagram: @dreamwithODYSSEIA
- Twiter: @dreamwithODYSSEIA
- TikTok: @dreamwithODYSSEIA
Members' Instagrams[]
- Yeseon: @irysparkie_
- Moyeon: @gustomo.yeon
- Livvy: @yxyvvil04
- Yewon: @vanavevvon
- Sorane: @s1000rangel
- Haebin: @yo_heybean
- Tessie: @saskataessie
𑁍 Trivia[]
General[]
- DEC is the creative director, A&R, and the main music producer for the group. Livvy is also heavily involved with the group's creative process and lore/storyline.
- Livvy and Yewon considered the FOTGs by the fans, topping polls and being the most recognizable and popular members of the group.
- Dorm arrangements:
- Room 1 ⋯ Yewon, Haebin
- Room 2 ⋯ Livvy, Sorane
- Room 3 ⋯ Yeseon, Moyeon, Tessie
- The official pronunciation of the group's name is "O-di-si-ah", rather than "O-di-say-ah".
- DEC said he went with the pronunciation similar to the original greek pronunciation because he thought it sounded more softer and easier to pronounce, and mentioned it was also a way to pay respect to the greek origins of the name.
- DEC chose Moyeon and Yewon as potential leaders. After a thorough discussion, the leader title was given to Moyeon, and the sub-leader title to Yewon.
Training documentation[]
※ This section may have major revisions in the future, therefore it is hidden for now. Feel free to open and read to get the general idea.
- Their pre-debut team name was "Unit V".
- All members except Park Yeseon were scouted.
- Park Yeseon became a trainee through an impromptu audition by her own will.
- Yang Yewon was the first member of the team, while Tessie was the last member to join the team.
- Hayashi Ibuki was a pre-debut member since September 2023 until April 2024, where she had to be taken out of the team due to a leg injury.
- Kwon Inha and Runee were pre-debut members since January-February 2024 until July 2024, where they were not selected for the debut lineup.
- Timeline:
- September 2023 ⋯ Yewon & Ibuki joins the team.
- October 2023 ⋯ Livvy joins LOTUSBASE as a producer.
- November 2023 ⋯ Livvy & Moyeon joins the team.
- January 2024 ⋯ Runee, Haebin, and Inha joins the team.
- March 2024 ⋯ Sorane joins the team.
- April 2024 ⋯ Ibuki leaves the team due to a leg injury, but remains in the company.
- May 2024 ⋯ Yeseon & Tessie joins the team.
- July 2024 ⋯ Line-up chosen through a final evaluation, where Inha and Runee don't make it.
Pre-debut[]
- Prior to debuting as a member of ODYSSEIA, some of the members worked in other areas of the entertainment industry, were trainees under other companies, or have participated in survival shows.
- Yeseon mainly worked as an actress and model, appearing in numerous dramas, films, commercials, and photoshoots.
- Moyeon had been auditioning for companies since 2019 but all led to no success, nearly giving up until she was scouted. She also has been a backdancer for many artists and events.
- Livvy debuted as a soloist in China back in 2021 before moving to Korea. In 2023, she also participated in BEAUTY and the VOICES but was eliminated early in the show despite being fairly popular and having a fanbase.
- Yewon was a trainee at YG Entertainment, and went on to participate in Talent School after leaving. She was eliminated early in the show.
- Sorane had an public Instagram account (@s1000rangel) where she posted covers with her guitar, having over approximately 500 followers at the time. The account is now for her own personal use with overwhelmingly more followers than it had. The covers are also preserved.
- Haebin was a child model and actress for brands and commercials. She also participated in Vocal Queen in 2019, where she placed 3rd. She later went on to become a trainee at SM Entertainment for 4 years.
- Tessie took part as a member of "MOONY" in SOL&YOUNG Vocal Studio's first project Starlit Night, released April 5th, 2024.
"Behind The Scenes" Trivia[]
- NMIXX and TXT were probably the biggest inspirations when creating this group.
- Their original name was gonna be "VOYAGE (보야지)", but due to the simple nature of the name and similarities with a different group name, i decided to scrap it.
- Other group name candidates were "OD7SSEIA", "VO7AGE", "CLAUDIA", and "CLOUDIA".
- Now i feel like i could've made the group name more unique but whatever, it sounds beautiful anyway
- I was considering the group to have 8 or 9 members, but eventually settled with the original 7.
- These OCs were considered for the line-up:
- Hayashi Ibuki: She initially was never apart of the lineup. Originally i wanted to use a tripleS Seoah faceclaim so i created an OC with her as the faceclaim with plans to send her to a survival show in the future. I did consider her once and even added her as a Japanese-Korean named "Sorane", but decided to put her back into a trainee state with her original name. This was because even though she is a 2008 liner, her faceclaim is a 2010 liner, and since the group's concept is rotational, i feel like that fact would've went in the way of trying various concepts. (we love you ibuki and seoah)
- Kwon Inha: Like Ibuki, she initially was never apart of the lineup as well. I just decided to add her as a pre-debut member cause why not? Also even if i considered adding her in, since her faceclaim (RESCENE Woni) only debuted this year and it wasn't like she had a lot of content + there were already locked members with faceclaims that don't have as much content either, and she would've been removed either way so i could lessen the members with faceclaims that don't have many content.
- Sung Yeonha: I was planning to add her into the group if she didn't make it into WORLD CLASS's final line-up. By the time the show had a revamp, the line-up was already finalized and i didn't feel like it was worth adding her or replacing a member for her. Her potential positions in the group could have been the leader and main dancer.
- Pan Luqi: Same as Yeonha, except i wasn't leaning too much on her being in the group because for some reason i just could not see her in there. I don't know why 😭 Her potential positions could have been a main (or lead) vocalist.
- Won Jion & Kishi Fumina: Like Yeonha and Luqi, i was potentially planning to add them to the group if they didn't make it to the final line-up of the survival show i put them in. Thankfully, both of them made it. Jion's potential positions could've been a main dancer, vocalist, and maybe rapper, and Fumina's could've been a vocalist.
- These faceclaims were considered for the line-up:
- Lynn, Jiyeon, Hayeon, Kaede, Nakyoung, & Kotone (tripleS)
- Riina (H1-KEY)
- Hyeonju/Belle (UNIS/Cignature)
- Gahyun (Dreamcatcher)
- Moka & Iroha (ILLIT)
- Nana & Wooyeon (woo!ah!)
- Heejin (ARTMS/LOONA)
- Hyeju (Loossemble/LOONA)
- Yeyoung (Geenius)
- Nagomi & MiU (MADEIN)
- Jiheon (fromis_9)
- Hikaru (Kep1er)
- Rei (IVE)
- Haerin, Hyein, & Hanni (NJZ)
- Sullyoon & Haewon (NMIXX)
𑁍 Gallery[]
Logos[]
Profiles[]
(L-R: Moyeon, Haebin, Sorane, Yewon, Tessie, Livvy, Yeseon)
(L-R: Livvy, Tessie, Haebin, Yewon, Moyeon, Sorane, Yeseon)
𑁍 Notes & References[]
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