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Who will be the next Blackpink? Lesserafim are BTS label’s contender for the new queens of K-pop
- The record label behind K-pop boy groups BTS, Tomorrow X Together and Enhypen will launch its first girl group, Lesserafim, in May
- Lesserafim includes former IZ*One members Sakura and Kim Chae-won and will vie for supremacy with recently launched girl groups such as Aespa, IVE and Kep1er
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By Dong Sun-hwa
Hybe is known as the record label behind some of the most celebrated K-pop boy groups of today, like BTS, Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and Enhypen. Now it seeks to expand its footprint in the world of girl groups.
The company will debut its first-ever girl group, Lesserafim, in May. The group will include Sakura and Kim Chae-won of IZ*One, a now-defunct project group that was created through Mnet’s popular audition programme Produce 48 in 2018.
According to Hybe, Lesserafim is an anagram for the team’s motto, “I’m fearless”. “The name reveals the members’ determination to proceed without being disturbed by the judgment of others,” it says. (Others have speculated the name is derived from Les Seraphim, the fiery six-winged angels in the Bible.)
“Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk will serve as the executive producer of Lesserafim’s debut album, with creative director Kim Sung-hyun – who has been working with BTS and TXT – joining the production team.”
Details about Lesserafim have been kept under wraps, but the group are expected to be another K-pop game changer – not only because they are represented by Hybe, but because Sakura and Kim already have solid fan bases thanks to the success of IZ*One, who had a string of chart-topping hits such as Panorama (2020).
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