LE SSERAFIM album announced

LE SSERAFIM said Sunday they will release their second studio album, “PUREFLOW Pt.1,” on May 22. (youtube.com) The teaser video lists a lead single, “CELEBRATION,” for April 24 at 1 p.m. Korea Standard Time, which is 12 a.m. Eastern Time. SOURCE MUSIC published the rollout through the group’s official channels. (youtube.com) The announcement marks LE SSERAFIM’s first new studio album since “UNFORGIVEN,” which SOURCE MUSIC released on May 1, 2023. The group’s official profile lists five members: Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha and Hong Eunchae. (sourcemusic.com, sourcemusic.com) LE SSERAFIM debuted on May 2, 2022, as a SOURCE MUSIC group under HYBE. Their name is an anagram of “I’M FEARLESS,” according to the agency profile. (sourcemusic.com) Before this announcement, the group’s discography included one studio album, five extended plays, one single album and one compilation album. That makes “PUREFLOW Pt.1” the second full-length album in the group’s catalog. (en.wikipedia.org, sourcemusic.com) “UNFORGIVEN” became the group’s first number-one album on South Korea’s Circle Album Chart and their second release to sell more than 1 million copies in South Korea, according to the discography record cited by Wikipedia. “PUREFLOW Pt.1” arrives with that full-album benchmark already set in the group’s release history. (en.wikipedia.org) The teaser frames the new era with the line, “FOR WE ARE NOT FEARLESS, AND THEREFORE POWERFUL.” The next date on that schedule is April 24, when “CELEBRATION” arrives ahead of the album on May 22. (youtube.com)