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(From top) HYBE girl groups LE SSERAFIM, KATSEYE and ILLIT are teaming up for the single 'Iconic By Mistake.' Photos from the X accounts of KATSEYE, Source Music (LE SSERAFIM) and Belift Lab (ILLIT)

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KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT unite for single 'Iconic By Mistake'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780890797317000 5.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From top) HYBE girl groups LE SSERAFIM, KATSEYE and ILLIT are teaming up for the single &#x27;Iconic By Mistake.&#x27; <em>Photos from the X accounts of KATSEYE, Source Music (LE SSERAFIM) and Belift Lab (ILLIT)</em></span></span></span></div><p>Girl groups KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT — all under South Korean entertainment giant HYBE — are joining forces for a collaboration single set for release on June 12.</p><p>The three acts will release the single &quot;Iconic By Mistake&quot; on June 12, according to an announcement shared late Sunday on their respective social media accounts.</p><p>Ahead of the song&#x27;s official release, the music video will premiere at midnight on June 11 KST (11 p.m. on June 10 in the Philippines). The groups are also set to perform the track later that day on the Korean music show &quot;M Countdown.&quot;</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2063639625428820432&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-06-08T04%3A20%3A52.546602%3A4ce30a30-92f8-47df-82ed-2ed13210971b%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=d151a7048622ce26e7120ead28b013c10dbea45a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:1114px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2063639625428820432"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>All three groups are managed by labels of HYBE, the company behind K-pop supergroup BTS and other popular boy bands such as SEVENTEEN, Tomorrow X Together and ENHYPEN.</p><p>KATSEYE is co-managed by American record label Geffen Records and features a multinational lineup of members, including the Philippines’ Sophia Laforteza.</p><p>The group won New Artist of the Year at the recent <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/5/26/bts-crowned-artist-of-the-year-at-american-music-awards-1155"><strong>American Music Awards</strong></a>, as well as Best Music Video for &quot;Gnarly&quot; and Breakthrough Pop Artist.</p><p>Meanwhile, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT, which debuted in 2022 and 2024, respectively, are composed of Korean and Japanese members and have since released a string of catchy singles.</p><p>LE SSERAFIM recently released its sophomore album &quot;Pureflow Pt. 1,&quot; led by the single &quot;Boompala,&quot; while ILLIT dropped the EP &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/3/31/illit-sets-april-30-comeback-with-4th-ep-mamihlapinatapai-2056"><strong>Mamihlapinatapai</strong></a>,&quot; fronted by the track &quot;It&#x27;s Me.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2026/4/28/le-sserafim-to-bring-pureflow-tour-to-manila-in-december-1143"><strong>READ: LE SSERAFIM to bring &#x27;Pureflow&#x27; tour to Manila in December</strong></a></div><p><strong></strong>In May, HYBE <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/5/10/bts-agency-hybe-launches-new-girl-group-label-1221"><strong>announced the establishment</strong></a> of a new subsidiary label, ABD, which will introduce a new girl group.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><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/MlMaQovuYP8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div>

<p>Girl groups KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT — all under South Korean entertainment giant HYBE — are joining forces for a collaboration single set for release on June 12.</p>

Girl groups KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT — all under South Korean entertainment giant HYBE — are joining forces for a collaboration single set for release on June 12.