''Blood Moon'' is the sixth

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by South Korean boy band

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. It was released by RBW and distributed by

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on November 9, 2021. The EP contains seven tracks, including the

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, "Luna".

Background and release

Prior to the release of the EP, Oneus held an online and offline concert, "Oneus Theatre: Blood Moon", in Seoul from November 6 to 7. On November 9, the group released their sixth EP ''Blood Moon'', with the lead single "Luna".

Critical reception

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'' described "Luna" as "the celebration of classic and modern-day sounds" by "blending of traditional instrumentation with dreamy synthesizers", and similarly ''

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'' described "Luna" as "a homecoming of sorts", balancing between old and new with "

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strings warbling over trap beats touched by ’80s synthwave". On November 17, the group earned their first music show win of their career with "Luna" on

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's ''

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''.

Year-end lists

Track listing

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Songs

Weekly charts

Release history

Certification and sales

References

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