Luna, 22, has been in the pop industry for 10 years, seven with girl group f(x) as its main dancer and vocalist. She released her first solo album, “Free Somebody,” May 31, with a heavy emphasis on electronic dance music (EDM).

Asked about feedback she’s received for the album, Luna said: “Once again, I realized that in Korea the public needs to be exposed more to EDM in order for them to appreciate songs like Galaxy,” indirectly referring to Korea’s competitive pop music charts usually dominated by pop dance songs and ballads.

Her album, which carries six songs ― “Free Somebody,” “Breathe,” “Keep on Doin,’” “I Wish,” “Galaxy” and “My Medicine” ― made the top 3 on Billboard’s World Albums chart in early June. In videos for many of the songs, such as “Free Somebody” and “Keep On Doing,” she sings and dances powerfully for more than two minutes. How does she do that?

“I worked every day for two months to prepare for the album,” she said. “For the song ‘Free Somebody,’ I initially could not digest the first verse.” So she went power-walking for about two and a half hours in the early morning in the Ttukseom section along the Han River, and did muscle training, focusing on the waist and abdomen. During those two months, she said she spent about 12 to 17 hours a day working out and preparing for the album. “I was worried about how I would appeal as a solo artist, but I feel I showed what I had prepared myself for, so I feel good about that,” she said.

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