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K-pop group Le Sserafim pose for a photo during the media showcase for their fifth extended play 'Hot,' March 14, 2025. Photo courtesy of Source Music


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K-pop group Le Sserafim burn with intense love in EP 'Hot'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741923225282LE SSERAFIM HOT MEDIA SHOWCASE GROUP 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop group Le Sserafim pose for a photo during the media showcase for their fifth extended play &#x27;Hot,&#x27; March 14, 2025. <em>Photos courtesy of Source Music</em></span></span></span>K-pop girl group Le Sserafim made their comeback on Friday with their fifth extended play (EP) &quot;Hot,&quot; a record that centers on the theme of passionate love.</div><p>&quot;Hot&quot; consists of five tracks, each one capturing &quot;a blazing attitude where we dive in head first, burn with passion for love, face challenges, and never hesitate to go all in for what we love,&quot; Yunjin, one of the group&#x27;s five members, said through an interpreter at an online media showcase.</p><p>The EP is led by the single of the same title, a pop song infused with elements of rock and disco.</p><p>&quot;The song &#x27;Hot&#x27; conveys the message that we will give everything to what we love no matter the consequences,&quot; Sakura said. &quot;This is our first lead single to put love at its core theme.&quot;</p><p>Her bandmate, Kazuha, added: &quot;While [the song is] very melodic and lyrical, we wanted to make sure that it doesn&#x27;t bring the listeners down or be too bubbly... so it was a challenge to strike that sweet spot.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r9AEGPB6qIU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Upon hearing the song for the first time, Kazuha shared, &quot;I could just imagine someone driving with the cool breeze in their face.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s very energetic but it also has a sense of nostalgia and youth,&quot; she said.</p><div><strong>Many forms of love</strong></div><p>Yunjin clarified that the group was not solely talking about romantic love in the EP.</p><p>&quot;I think love can come in a lot of forms. It could be love for your hobby, love for your work or love for yourself who is still not perfect,&quot; she explained.</p><p>&quot;Love is something that&#x27;s very general so depending on how you take it, I think there could be different answers to what type of love we are talking about on this album and we just wanted to talk about love in general,&quot; she said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741923432146LE SSERAFIM HOT MEDIA SHOWCASE_performance (2).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Le Sserafim performs their single &#x27;Hot&#x27; during the media showcase.</span></span></span></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741923462886LE SSERAFIM HOT MEDIA SHOWCASE _performance (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>&quot;Hot&quot; serves as the final chapter to a trilogy of EPs that also included &quot;Easy&quot; and Crazy,&quot; which peaked at No. 8 and 7, respectively, on the Billboard 200 albums chart.</p><p>Much like Le Sserafim&#x27;s previous releases, where they deliver messages of encouragement and share their struggles, &quot;Hot&quot; reflects the members&#x27; personal stories, leader Chaewon said.</p><p>&quot;I think this album really befits the image of our group because regardless of the consequences, I want to go all in to whatever I love,&quot; she said.</p><p>Eunchae echoed this sentiment, revealing that the group thought about uncertainties while preparing for the album but remained committed to their passion for music.</p><p>&quot;I think our attitude [while preparing] was that we don&#x27;t know what the result is going to be, but let&#x27;s pour everything that we have to the music that we love and for the fans that we love,&quot; Eunchae said.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741923489607LE SSERAFIM HOT MEDIA SHOWCASE GROUP 3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Concert tour</strong></div><p>Apart from the comeback, Le Sserafim is also preparing for their &quot;Easy Crazy Hot&quot; world tour, which will begin in April and includes a stop in Manila in August. The quintet previously visited the Philippines for the 2023 Asia Artist Awards in Bulacan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/28/le-sserafim-to-bring-easy-crazy-hot-tour-to-manila-1401"><strong>READ: K-pop group Le Sserafim to bring &#x27;Easy Crazy Hot&#x27; tour to Manila</strong></a></div><p>Sakura said the group was looking forward to the tour since they would be able to visit more cities compared to their previous &quot;Flame Rises&quot; Asia tour.</p><p>&quot;Our setlist is going to be very different from our tour in the past. Maybe there&#x27;s going to be a little adjustment as well [with the song arrangements],&quot; Yunjin teased.</p><p>Managed by Source Music, a subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE, Le Sserafim debuted in May 2022 with the EP &quot;Fearless.&quot;</p>

<p>Le Sserafim made their comeback with their fifth extended play 'Hot,' where the K-pop girl group focus on the theme of passionate love for the first time.</p>

Le Sserafim made their comeback with their fifth extended play 'Hot,' where the K-pop girl group focus on the theme of passionate love for the first time.