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K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM have performed a new song live for the first time at Coachella 2024 – watch footage of the performance below.During their performance at the Sahara tent on day two (April 13), the group played their first-ever Coachella set, and brought a new track with them. The song is titled ‘Hot And Fun’ and comes after tracks like ‘FEARLESS’, ‘ANTIFRAGILE’ and ‘The Great Mermaid’.The band sing through the chorus: “I like to dance when I party / I like to kiss everybody“.

LE SSERAFIM member Sakura has opened up about her thoughts on the girl group’s recent Coachella performance over the weekend.In a statement on the fan community platform Weverse, LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura touched on the girl group’s recent debut at Coachella, the reception and the process they prepared for the performance, per Korea JoongAng Daily.The Japanese K-pop idol opened her message with questions about what it means to perform, writing: “What does it truly mean to stand on stage? Is it to present a flawlessly polished image? To bring joy to the audience? Or is it to execute the performance flawlessly, without a single hitch?”“Standards may vary depending on the person,” she added. “But as for me, I wanted to create a performance that, regardless of whether the audience knew us or our songs, they could think, ‘This was fun.

K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM as “Friends of the NBA” in Asia as part of a new multi-year collaboration.The “Friends of the NBA” programme is described by the association as “the league’s celebrity and influencer programme in Asia to engage fans in new and creative ways”, per a press statement released today (April 5).Billed as a “celebration of the intersection of sports and music”, the programme will see LE SSERAFIM attend NBA games and events, collaborate with the association on “a variety of exclusive content” to be featured on both parties’ social media channels, participate in promotional activities for the league and more.In the same press release, LE SSERAFIM spoke of the newly established collaboration in a joint statement: “We are so excited to collaborate with the NBA through its ‘Friends of the NBA’ program. We had a great time watching an NBA game in person last year in LA! We look forward to working together with the league to experience so much more with NBA fans around the world.”Meanwhile, NBA chief marketing officer Tammy Henault also said, “We’re thrilled to team up with breakout K-pop sensation LE SSERAFIM, a young and dynamic group of NBA fans.

LE SSERAFIM have opened up about their upcoming Coachella debut at this year’s instalment of the annual music festival.LE SSERAFIM are notably one of three K-pop names on the line-up of Coachella 2024, alongside boyband ATEEZ and rock band The Rose. They will follow in the footsteps of BLACKPINK, who headlined the festival in 2023 and also performed in 2019.Speaking to Rolling Stone about their upcoming Coachella debut, LE SSERAFIM singer Chaewon said that being invited to the festival “this early in our career” is something that she is “still trying to grasp”.

Tori Kelly has teased a brand-new song titled ‘Spruce’, which will be a collaboration with Kim Chaewon of K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM.Today (March 19), Kelly released a snippet of ‘Spruce’ on her Instagram Stories, and also tagged the Instagram accounts of LE SSERAFIM and Chaewon. “I’m surrounded by the best,” she sings on the clip, which ends with the K-pop idol saying: “Hey Tori.”The song will appear on Kelly’s upcoming fifth studio album, ‘TORI.’, which will be released on April 5.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped the official music video for ‘Smart’, a cut from their latest mini-album ‘Easy’.LE SSERAFIM’s label, Source Music, released the new visual last night (March 5) on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel, marking the second track off the ‘Easy’ record to receive a video treatment following its title track.The ‘Smart’ music video features the quintet performing the song’s accompanying choreography in the middle of a large, empty warehouse adorned with numerous large tapestries of art hung from the ceiling and on the walls.“So that’s me-me-me-me-me / I’ll show you, see-see-see-see-see / LE SSERAFIM, leading me to victory,” they sing in the chorus. “I’m a smartеr baby, smarter / Smarter baby, smarter / Whеn I look at someone, up to ten / I see through and break through.”‘Smart’ was originally released on the girl group’s third mini-album ‘Easy’, which dropped on February 19 and was led by a single of the same name.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped an English-language version of their latest single ‘Easy’.The new English version of ‘Easy’ comes shortly after the quintet released the original track along with the rest of the ‘Easy’ mini-album earlier this week. The new version of ‘Easy’ was also released alongside ‘Sped Up’ version and a ‘Slowed + Reverb’ version.Meanwhile, the accompanying visualiser is horizontally set for mobile phones, and boasts intricate 3D and CGI animation that corresponds with the visual style of the original ‘Easy’ music video.

LE SSERAFIM singer Sakura has opened up about the girl group’s new single ‘Easy’ and why they pivoted away from their “strong” image.LE SSERAFIM released their third studio album ‘Easy’ earlier this week, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. The girl group theme for the record was the “anxiety and vulnerability beneath a confident exterior”, according to their label Source Music.In a new interview with Weverse Magazine, member Sakura opened up about the record’s theme, saying that the group though that “we couldn’t keep repeating the idea of being strong and unwavering”.“Now that we’re into our second year as a group, we thought it was time to show more of a personal, introspective side of us,” she added.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped their third mini-album ‘Easy’, alongside a music video for its title track.The five-piece released both the record and music video today (February 19) at 6pm KST, marking their first new music of 2024. It also marks their first body of work since they released their first full album ‘Unforgiven’ in May last year.In the video treatment for title track ‘Easy’, the five members of LE SSERAFIM strut into what looks like a church, empty aside from overgrowth and trippy neon lights as they begin to perform the choreography for the song.“I could get hurt but keep on walking, kiss me / If it’s hard then I make it easy / Up on the stage, sparks fly off my body / Pull up and I rip it up like ballet,” the group sing on the song’s trap-infused chorus.According to a statement from Source Music, the new album “[enhances] the authenticity of the album’s theme surrounding anxiety and vulnerability beneath a confident exterior”.

LE SSERAFIM have announced their third mini-album, ‘Easy’. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming release.LE SSERAFIM officially announced the upcoming release of ‘Easy’ at midnight on January 22, with the release of a trailer titled ‘Make It Look Easy’.

LE SSERAFIM member Yunjin has opened up about the subject matter of her next solo single, which she says is “about loving all the past versions” of herself.The Korean-American K-pop idol recently sat for an interview with NYLON, during which she opened up about her songwriting process, her inspirations and what is next for her growing solo discography.Yunjin revealed that her next song came about after “candid conversations” with HYBE founder and chairman Bang Si-hyuk, who suggested that she consider writing music about how she feels in the present.“A lot of music that I’ve written is about my past experiences. So when he was like, ‘What about talking about how you feel now?’ that was a really big question for me,” she told the outlet.

NewJeans, BTS‘ Jungkook and more.Apple Music unveiled the 2023 edition of its annual ranking of the most streamed songs on the serviceyesterday (November 28), per Variety, with several K-pop tracks making it into the Top 100. The most streamed K-pop song in 2023 was ‘Ditto’ by NewJeans, which came in at Number 19 on the overall list.Two other NewJeans songs also made it to Apple Music’s ranking: with their January single ‘OMG’ at Number 37, and 2022’s ‘Hype Boy’ at Number 64.

LE SSERAFIM singer Yunjin recently performed an acoustic cover of SZA‘s hit single ‘Kill Bill’ on talk show The Seasons. The K-pop girl group made a guest appearance on the October 27 episode of South Korean talk show The Seasons, currently hosted by sibling duo AKMU.

BTS, (G)I-DLE and LE SSERAFIM, have denied any rumours of links to a recent spate of drug-related investigations in the Korean entertainment industry.In the past week, popular South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun and Big Bang member G-Dragon were booked on suspicion of drug use. The two cases are said to be unrelated to one another.Soon after the news broke, rumours that other high-profile K-pop stars were also being investigated for drug use started circulating online, according to SBS Star.Among them were LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon, (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon and K-pop boyband BTS.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced an upcoming Overwatch 2 event in collaboration with K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM.Today (October 19 KST), the Overwatch 2 developer announced the upcoming crossover event with LE SSERAFIM. It’ll kick off with the release of the girl group’s upcoming English-language single, ‘Perfect Night’, on October 26 at 9pm PDT.The collaboration will also feature a new game mode, inspired by LE SSERAFIM, as well as exclusive in-game items and Legendary hero skins.

LE SSERAFIM leader Kim Chaewon will not be participating in the girl group’s activities for the foreseeable future.Today (October 16), Source Music announced that LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon would be stepping back from the girl group’s activities due to her health. The news comes a week and a half after the singer, as well as her bandmates Huh Yunjin and Kazuha, were diagnosed with Type A Influenza.“Kim Chaewon has been in the process of recovering from Type A Influenza.

LE SSERAFIM member Huh Yunjin has shown for love for Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey.Over the weekend, LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin said on fan community platform Weverse that she would “love to” cover a song by Laufey. Her message was in response to a fan who said they “would die if you’d cover a Laufey song”.Yunjin’s interaction on Weverse soon made its rounds among fans on Twitter, before being picked up by Laufey herself today (September 26).

LE SSERAFIM vocalist Huh Yunjin has released a new solo song titled ‘blessing in disguise’.On August 14, the K-pop singer unveiled a music video for her song ‘blessing in disguise’, now available on streaming platforms. The new track details Huh’s journey moving to South Korea and becoming an idol.

LE SSERAFIM have dropped the Japanese-language version of their recent title track ‘Unforgiven’, featuring Japanese singer Ado.The track was officially released at 6pm KST earlier today (August 8) on streaming platforms, as well as on YouTube. With Nile Rodgers being featured on the original song, its Japanese counterpart also credits Rodgers alongside Ado, who stays faithful to the original’s structure and lends her vocals to verses across the song.

LE SSERAFIM have announced a brand-new remix of their hit song ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’, this time featuring Demi Lovato.The rework of LE SSERAFIM’s popular song will feature brand-new vocals from Demi Lovato. “I see it written on your face, yeah / I know you want a little taste, yeah / You know I’ll put you in your place / You’re crawling on the floor, begging me for more,” she sings in the new teaser.Last week, LE SSERAFIM teamed up with Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama on a new remix of the English version of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’.

LE SSERAFIM are set to release a new remix of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’ with Rina Sawayama.Today (July 27), LE SSERAFIM dropped a teaser for a brand-new remix for their hit song, which will now feature Rina Sawayama. The upcoming rework is set to feature vocals from Japanese-British singer, alongside a reworked instrumental, and will drop tomorrow (July 28).Meanwhile, the visuals for the teaser features a giant apple rolling through the hallway of a school, towards a bright orange light.

LE SSERAFIM have surprised fans with an English version of their hit song ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’.The new version of the track swaps out the original’s Korean verses for brand-new English lyrics. “Tell me what you waiting for / Cause I know what you wanna do / Picture perfect criminal,” they sing on the new first verse.The new version of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’ was hinted at by LE SSERAFIM member Huh Yunjin on Instagram yesterday (July 6).

LE SSERAFIM and BIBI are seemingly teasing a remix of the girl group’s hit song ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’.Yesterday, LE SSERAFIM released a new YouTube Short that featured BIBI in the studio, singing a new solo verse over the beat of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’. Later on, she’s joined by the girl group, and the six singers dance along to the song.Just hours before the YouTube Short was released, LE SSERAFIM also took to Instagram Reels with an partially instrumental version of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’.

LE SSERAFIM have released a brand-new music video for ‘Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife’.LE SSERAFIM’s music video for ‘Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife’ largely focuses on the girl group’s dance skills, featuring them performing intricate choreography to the Jersey club song.“I’m a mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess/ I’m a mess in distress but we’re still the best dressed / Fearless, say yes, we don’t dress to impress,” they sing. The clip also sees the girl group playing different childhood games, including rock, paper, scissors and red light, green light.‘Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife’ is a cut from LE SSERAFIM’s first-studio album ‘Unforgiven’.

LE SSERAFIM have released a new video of their first meeting with legendary producer Nile Rodgers of Chic.In a clip released today (April 18), the K-pop girl group are seen meeting Rodgers over a video call from South Korea. The clip is dated February 1, 2023, which is the same day Rodgers shared a TikTok of him in the studio with Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of HYBE Corporation and founder of Big Hit Music.“It’s such an honour to meet you today.

Source Music girl group LE SSERAFIM have announced their upcoming return with their first-ever studio album next month.On April 3 at Midnight KST, the K-pop girl group dropped a powerful trailer officially announcing the title and release date for their debut studio album ‘Unforgiven’. LE SSERAFIM’s new music is set to arrive on May 1 at 6pm KST.In a later notice, Source Music shared that while the new music will be released on May 1, the physical release of the album will take place a day later due to Labour Day (May 1).

LE SSERAFIM have previewed their forthcoming first studio record with a performance of the unreleased track ‘No Return (Into the Unknown)’.On March 18 and 19, the K-pop girl group act held their first-ever fan meeting ‘FEARNADA’ at the Olympic Park Olympic Hall in Seoul, which was also live-streamed to fans worldwide on both days.During the show, LE SSERAFIM performed their entire Korean-language discography from their 2022 mini-albums ‘FEARLESS’ and ‘ANTIFRAGILE’, before wrapping up the show with a brand-new track titled ‘No Return (Into the Unknown)’.The song will be part of the girl group’s upcoming first studio album, which they also announced during the fan meeting. Both LE SSERAFIM and their agency Source Music have yet to share details about the record, aside from its projected release in May.LE SSERAFIM new song "No Return" out of their 1st full-album coming out in May#르세라핌 #FEARNADA https://t.co/ZMMtynuPuM— joe (@elsserafim) March 18, 2023 Last month, American musician Nile Rodgers revealed that he had been working with HYBE founder and producer Bang Si-hyuk (also known as “Hitman” Bang) on new music for LE SSERAFIM.LE SSERAFIM’s upcoming album will be their first domestic release in 2023, following ‘ANTIFRAGILE’ last October.

Huh Yunjin of rookie K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM is set to release her third solo song ‘피어나도록 (love you twice)’.On March 13 at Midnight KST, the 21-year-old idol surprised fans with a new animated teaser, announcing the upcoming release of ‘피어나도록 (love you twice)’, her third solo song. Its Korean title is a spin on LE SSERAFIM’s official fan club name ‘FEARNOT’ or ‘피어나’ in Korean (meaning ‘Bloom’), and translates to ‘Until It Blooms’.The teaser clip features art by South Korean animator and artist Ramdaram, and pictures a young girl admiring an idol through her phone screen.

Source Music has announced the cancellation of several upcoming promotions for LE SSERAFIM, after Yunjin and Chaewon were involved in a “minor” car accident.The announcement was made on October 19 via the girl group’s official Weverse page. “On Wednesday, October 19, the vehicle carrying LE SSERAFIM members Kim Chae-won and Huh Yun-jin was involved in a minor car accident,” the label’s English statement revealed.

LE SSERAFIM vocalists Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won recently performed one of the act’s upcoming B-sides ‘Good Parts (when the quality is bad but I am)’ with singer-songwriter Salem Ilese.On the October 8 episodes of South Korean music show Music Universe K-909, the two LE SSERAFIM members appeared alongside American singer-songwriter Salem Ilese to perform a new track from the girl group’s second mini-album ‘ANTIFRAGILE’, due out on October 17 at 6PM KST.Titled ‘Good Parts (when the quality is bad but I am)’, the laid-back pop track is the final song on the five-track record, and features lyrics penned by Ilese, Huh and LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura, who was not present for the performance.“I just wanna love myself / When I’m feeling good or bad / I love my weakness / I may not always be glamorous, I may seem a bit plain / But find the good parts the good parts,” they croon on the chorus.Elsewhere in the episode, Kim and Ilese also teamed up to perform the latter’s 2020 hit single ‘Mad At Disney’. “So call me a pessimist / But I don’t believe in it / Finding a true love’s kiss is bullshit,” sings the LE SSERAFIM leader in her lines, which remain true to the original track.In addition to ‘Good Parts’, Huh also wrote lyrics for two other tracks on ‘ANTIFRAGILE’, namely ‘Impurities’ and ‘No Celestial’.

HYBE has released a trailer for ‘The World is My Oyster’, a documentary chronicling the preparations behind LE SSERAFIM’s debut.Named after a track from the girl group’s debut EP, ‘The World is My Oyster’ is set to feature behind-the-scenes footage including rigorous rehearsals and other preparations leading up to the group’s debut showcase.Notably, the footage featured in the trailer has been edited to omit former member Kim Garam, whose exclusive contract with HYBE and Source Music was terminated earlier this year, to a minimum.The documentary also features interviews with the group’s current members and HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, which recount the public perception of IZ*ONE alumni Sakura and Chaewon’s re-debut with the girl group and the other members’ motivations for signing with HYBE.“‘Why would you debut again at that age? What are you trying to do?’ People might think that.” member Sakura said in an interview for the documentary. “I really wanted to do well, this time with LE SSERAFIM.”‘The World is My Oyster’ is slated for release on YouTube on September 17, 8 PM KST.Apart from their forthcoming documentary, LE SSERAFIM are set to make their first comeback later this year.

LE SSERAFIM will be dropping new music for their first comeback soon, as confirmed by their label Source Music.On September 1, South Korean media outlet Sports Dongah reported that the five-piece are set to return sometime in the fall, and are currently preparing for the new project.Shortly after the news broke, Source Music issued a response via Newsen. “It is true that LE SSERAFIM is preparing for a comeback.

LE SSERAFIM member Kim Ga-ram has reportedly shared a new statement denying allegations she was involved in bullying incidents as a middle schooler.The 16-year-old Kim was removed from the rookie K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM and had her exclusive contract with HYBE subsidiary label Source Music terminated last month after those allegations emerged. She was not replaced with a new member, and LE SSERAFIM became a five-member group.At the time, HYBE and Source Music denied the allegations and claimed the posts about the allegations were “cunningly edited” with the intent of “maliciously slander[ing]” Kim.

LE SSERAFIM member Huh Yun-jin has released a new self-produced solo track, ‘Raise y_our glass’.The sentimental visual accompanying the release sees Yun-jin recording the track in the studio, along with other clips of her writing the track and embarking on photoshoots and promotional activities with her LE SSERAFIM groupmates.“In this ugly world where the colour is fading / You’re beautiful in every colour and shade / I don’t know if you drink, / But raise a glass to the past in the story of us,” Yun-jin croons in the chorus. ‘Raise y_our glass’ is available to stream on Soundcloud.This isn’t the first time Yun-jin has been credited as a producer on a song.

Source Music and HYBE have announced that singer Kim Ga-ram will no longer be part of LE SSERAFIM’s line-up.In a statement issued today (July 20), the two labels announced that they have terminated their exclusive contract with Kim. The companies also said that LE SSERAFIM will be conducting future activities as a five-member act.“We extend our sincerest apologies to our fans and to those who have shown love and support to the group for causing you concern over the controversy involving the member,” the two labels wrote in the statement.[공지] 르세라핌 향후 활동 계획 안내 pic.twitter.com/OUZBSFgjeb— SOURCEMUSIC (@SOURCEMUSIC) July 20, 2022Earlier this year, days after Source Music and HYBE introduced Kim as a member of the group, the 16-year-old singer found herself facing allegations that she had been involved in bullying incidents during her middle school days.At the time, the labels denied all allegations and claimed that the posts had been “cunningly edited” in order to “maliciously slander” Kim.

Source Music and HYBE have announced that LE SSERAFIM‘s Kim Ga-ram will go on hiatus amid a controversy surrounding bullying allegations made against her.The 16-year-old singer first found herself embroiled in bullying allegations last month following her introduction as part of LE SSERAFIM’s line-up. Earlier this week, HYBE had announced earlier this week that it would be taking legal action against “malicious slander” made against Kim Ga-ram.Following investigations by the music labels, HYBE has since released statement today (May 20) addressing its findings regarding the controversy surrounding Kim.