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HOT (2025)

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

The fifth EP by Le Sserafim includes a song co-written by the British band Jungle, and its recording is linked to a studio in Seoul.

Key places

Recorded at Hybe Studio, Seoul (2025)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album's recording is listed at Hybe Studio in Seoul. The point uses city-center accuracy, so the exact building is not fixed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Album story

Overview

• Hot is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim
• Released March 14, 2025 by Source Music
• Contains five tracks, including the lead single of the same name
• Blends pop, rock, disco, retro, nu jazz, Jersey club and house styles
• Includes a song made in collaboration with the British band Jungle
• Promoted with the Easy Crazy Hot Tour in 2025, which also supports the previous EPs Easy (2024) and Crazy (2024)

Background

• February 16, 2025: Source Music announced the EP and its March 14 release date
• The Jungle collaboration was revealed with the announcement
• Album trailer Born Fire released February 21
• Concept photos released February 24 to 28
• Track samples released March 3; track listing revealed March 4
• Jungle was revealed to have worked on the song Come Over
• Highlight medley released March 7
• Two music video teasers for the lead single released March 12 and 13
• A snippet of So Cynical (Badum) was previewed March 10 in a teaser for the Overwatch 2 collaboration
• The five songs are about being willing to jump into what you love without hesitation, whatever the outcome
• The intro track Born Fire narrates a flame that burns, dies out, turns to ashes and is rekindled
• The lead single Hot is a pop song with rock and disco elements about sacrificing everything for someone you love

Recording

• Recording location listed as Hybe Studio in Seoul

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• 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.

Members

• 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.

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• NME (Gladys Yeo): gave the EP 4 out of 5 stars, calling it true to the group's ethos of unfaltering courage
• NME: praised Ash as a masterclass in atmospheric, moody pop
• IZM (Shin Dong-gyu): gave the EP 2.5 out of 5 stars
• IZM: praised Come Over and Ash, but said the production was derivative of other modern idol music
• Comeback showcase held March 13, the day before release
• Two pop-up stores called The Hot House opened in Seoul and Tokyo from March 14 to 30
• Music video for the lead single released alongside the EP on March 14

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The closing track So Cynical (Badum) was co-written by Le Sserafim members Huh Yunjin, Kim Chaewon and Hong Eunchae
• Come Over was co-written and produced by J Lloyd and Lydia Kitto of the British band Jungle
• So Cynical (Badum) features a Jersey club and house beat
• Ash is a dreamy song with a mysterious atmosphere about accepting pain and finding beauty in it
• Two pop-up stores called The Hot House ran in Seoul and Tokyo from March 14 to 30

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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