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Antifragile (2022)

Where the lyrics of Antifragile take you, and where it was really made.

The EP is the group's first release as five members, made after Kim Ga-ram left in July 2022.

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September 1: the group's fall comeback with new music was revealed
September 19: a short video clip announced the title and release date
Concept photos 'Midnight Onyx', 'Iridescent Opal' and 'Frozen Aquamarine' were revealed in the weeks before release
Track samplers released October 3, track list October 4
The lead single's music video was released before the EP
Huh Yun-jin took part in songwriting for the third, fourth and fifth tracks
Sakura took part in writing and composing the fifth track
'The Hydra' is a bass-heavy intro in which each member speaks in their native language
'Antifragile' is an Afro-Latin style pop song with a heavy Latin rhythm
'Impurities' is a sophisticated R&B track
'No Celestial' is a punk-pop song with a heavy guitar sound, with lyrics about embracing flaws
'Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)' is an R&B track about finding courage in embracing one's flaws

Le Sserafim is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music, a sub-label of Hybe.
The group debuted on May 2, 2022 with the extended play Fearless.
The name is an anagram of the phrase "I'm Fearless" and refers to the seraphim, heavenly beings with six wings.
The group was originally a six-member ensemble; Kim Garam departed in July 2022.

Current members: Sakura Miyawaki, Kim Chaewon (leader), Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae.
Sakura and Kim Chaewon were members of the project girl group Iz*One from Produce 48.
Kazuha trained as a professional ballerina before joining the group.

Second EP Antifragile (2022) became the group's first million-selling release and debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200.
Japanese debut single "Fearless" was released in January 2023.
First studio album Unforgiven (2023) was the group's first number-one album on the Circle Album Chart.
English single "Perfect Night" (2023) became the group's first number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart.
Easy (2024) and Crazy (2024) both debuted in the Billboard 200 top ten, and Hot followed in 2025.
The Easy Crazy Hot Tour (2025–2026) became one of the top 10 highest-grossing K-pop tours of 2025.
Second studio album Pureflow Pt. 1 was released in May 2026, followed by the Pureflow Tour.

NME: rated the EP 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a powerful first comeback that steps up from FEARLESS
NME ranked 'Impurities' 44th in its best 50 songs of 2022 and 11th in its best 25 K-pop songs of 2022
NPR ranked the title track 'Antifragile' 50th in its 2022 best songs list of 100
NPR regarded it as nearly the only track that reflects K-pop's ability to turn global sounds into something new

Circle Album Chart: debuted at number 2
KMCA: certified million for 1,000,000 units sold
Billboard 200: debuted at number 14, the group's first entry on the chart
Oricon weekly album ranking: number 1 on October 28 and first number 1 on the weekly album ranking on October 31
Hanteo: 408,833 copies sold on the first day, more than double FEARLESS
Sales: over 400,000 copies within a week of pre-orders, 560,000 by October 6, over 600,000 by October 14
Japan: RIAJ streaming platinum certification for May 2023 after reaching 100 million streams

Pre-orders opened on September 19, and the album sold more than 400,000 copies within a week.
The music video for the lead single passed 1 million views 55 minutes after its YouTube release.
A car accident involving members Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won on October 19 led to cancelled music show appearances, and activities resumed on October 23.