Meet Le Sserafim: A guide to the girl group's members, first album 'Unforgiven' and more

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY
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Since its debut in 2022, Le Sserafim has lived up to its slogan of being "fearless" through its strong performances and musical concepts. And with over 1.2 million followers on Twitter, 4.4 million followers on Instagram and 9 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the K-pop girl group continues to make its name known.

The group released its highly-anticipated first studio album "Unforgiven" May 1, with a title track featuring four-time Grammy winning guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers.

Here is everything you need to know about the K-pop girl group Le Sserafim from its members to its latest music release.

Who is Le Sserafim

Huh Yunjin, Chaewon, Kazuha, Sakura and Hong Eunchae of Le Sserafim.
Huh Yunjin, Chaewon, Kazuha, Sakura and Hong Eunchae of Le Sserafim.

Le Sserafim (pronounced Luh Serr-uh-fim) is a five member girl group under Source Music, a subsidiary of HYBE Corporation. Comprised of members Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha and Hong Eunchae, the group debuted with the single "Fearless" in 2022. Le Sserafim is the first girl group launched by Source Music under HYBE, whose labels are home to many artists, including BTS, Tomorrow X Together, Seventeen and NewJeans.

The group's first EP "Fearless" debuted at No.1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart in 13 countries, including in Japan and Indonesia. Le Sserafim's second EP "Antifragile" brought the group's first entry on the Billboard 200 chart, hitting No. 14. "Antifragile" also debuted at No.3 on the Billboard Top Albums Sales chart.

Since debut, Le Sserafim has won several awards including Favorite New Artist at the 2022 Mama Awards, Rookie of the Year at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards, Rookie Artist of the Year at the 2023 Golden Disc Awards and Rookie of the Year at the 2023 Seoul Music Awards.

Le Sserafim was also named among the "K-Pop Star to Watch" for Billboard's K-pop issue.

How many members are in Le Sserafim?

There are five members:

  • Chaewon (Full name: Kim Chaewon) Born Aug. 1, 2000 in Seoul, South Korea.

  • Sakura (Full name: Miyawaki Sakura) Born March 19, 1998 in Kagoshima City, Japan.

  • Yunjin (Full name: Huh Yunjin) Born Oct. 8, 2001 in Seoul.

  • Kazuha (Full name: Nakamura Kazuha) Born Aug. 9, 2003 in Kochi, Japan.

  • Eunchae (Full name: Hong Eunchae) Born Nov. 10, 2006 in Miryang, South Korea.

(L-R) Kazuha, Sakura, Chaewon, Huh Yunjin and Hong Eunchae of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim.
(L-R) Kazuha, Sakura, Chaewon, Huh Yunjin and Hong Eunchae of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim.

What is the meaning of Le Sserafim?

Le Sserafim is an anagram of the phrase "I'm Fearless." The phrase represents how the group is "determined to move forward with unswerving fearlessness in the eyes of the world."

What is the fandom name for Le Sserafim?

The fandom name for Le Sserafim is "fearnot." The name is a homonym for "blooming" in Korean: "피어나."

Le Sserafim's first studio album 'Unforgiven'

Le Sserafim released its first studio album "Unforgiven" May 1. The album includes 13 songs, including its title single featuring Grammy-award winning guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers:

  • The World is my Oyster

  • Fearless (2023 ver.)

  • Blue Flame (2023 ver.)

  • The Hydra

  • Antifragile

  • Impurities

  • Burn the Bridge

  • Unforgiven (feat. Nile Rodgers)

  • No Return (into the unknown)

  • Eve, Psyche & The Blue-Beard's Wife

  • Fearnot (Between you, me and the lamppost)

  • Flash Forward

  • Fire in my belly

"Unforgiven" is a hip-hop and funk rhythm track that samples the main theme song from the 1966 Western film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." The album reached 1.38 million pre-orders, a career high for Le Sserafim.

"UNFORGIVEN is our message to the world that we will together walk down the path we think is right, and we are not asking for forgiveness on the way from anyone in what we believe," said the group's leader Chaewon at the "Unforgiven" media showcase on May 1.

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