LE SSERAFIM continues their local popularity with a Japanese tour and the release of their fourth Japanese single.

On the 24th at midnight, Seraphim(Kim Chae-won, Sakura, Heo Yun-jin, Kazuha, Hong Eun-chae)released their 4th Japanese single ‘DIFFERENT’.Prior to this, they posted a performance film of the title song of the same name on the Hive Labels YouTube channel on the 23rd.

In the video, the five members wear sportswear with their team logos on them and create a friendly atmosphere while filming each other with a camcorder.Then, they freely and leisurely show off their choreography to the groovy beats of a skateboarding rink.In particular, when moving on to the next part, they naturally push each other or point with their fingers to draw attention to other members, adding fun to the witty moves.

The title song ‘DIFFERENT’ is Seraphim’s first Japanese original title song and was pre-released on the 9th.It is Seraphim’s first attempt at the disco funk genre, and the bouncy melody and addictive melody add to the song’s charm.The song ranked 9th on Billboard’s(dated 21st), a US music media outlet, ‘World Digital Song Sales’ chart.This is Seraphim’s first Japanese original song to enter the chart.It also proved its hot response by settling on several charts, including Billboard Japan’s(dated 18th)’Hot Shot Song’ at 4th place.


Seraphim’s new single contains a total of three tracks, including the title track of the same name, the Japanese version of the title track “HOT” from their fifth mini-album released in Korea last March, and “Kawaii(Prod.Gen Hoshino)”.The three songs convey the message that “living as you are is ‘being yourself’, and this is what shows the difference from other people.”

In ‘HOT - Japanese ver’, Seraphim conveys the meaning of ‘I’ll burn everything for what I love even if I don’t know the ending.’Famous Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino was in charge of producing’ Kawaii(Prod.Gen Hoshino)’and Heo Yoon-jin participated in writing the English lyrics.The song contains the theme of’ cuteness is a strong force that can turn your individuality into an advantage ‘and will also be used as the theme song for the Netflix series’ My Melody & Kuromi ‘, which will be released on July 24th.

Meanwhile, Le Serafim recently successfully completed their first world tour since their debut,’ 2025 LE SSERAFIM TOUR ‘EASY CRAZY HOT’ IN JAPAN’ in Nagoya, Osaka, Kitakyushu, and Saitama, Japan.They will hold an encore concert at Tokyo Dome on November 18-19.


Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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