From day one, Le Ssearfim has been fearless.
The K-pop girl group, hailing from Korean entertainment giant Hybe’s Source Music label, burst onto the scene in 2022 with their first catchy and aptly named single “Fearless.” But it’s bigger than just one song — the group’s name is quite literally an anagram for “I’m fearless.”
In the increasingly crowded K-pop landscape, Le Sserafim’s always stood apart from the pack. The two eldest members, Sakura, 28, and Chaewon, 25, had already found immense success in Korea as members of the temporary girl group IZ*ONE, formed through a popular Korean music competition series that the American-born Yunjin, 24, was also a contestant on. By the time Sakura had joined that group, she’d already had a long career as an idol in her home country of Japan.
Kazuha, 22, was a professional ballerina and had been studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy when she was scouted by the entertainment company. Eunchae, 19, the youngest of the group, was just 15 when she debuted in the group. The five-member girl group has constantly evolved, and their latest album, Pureflow Pt. 1, released last month, is no exception.
“Our main message with this album was about our process rediscovering ourselves as a team and redefining what it means to us,” Yunjin tells The Hollywood Reporter on an early morning Zoom from Seoul. The girl group, known for their fashionable and trendy ensembles, have traded their glitzy stage costumes for casual looks, befitting a group of young women in a rare moment of rest.
