LE SSERAFIM's 'EASY' takes first place on Oricon's weekly album ranking

Girl group LE SSERAFIM is achieving results worthy of being named ‘K-pop’s top girl group’ on the Japanese Oricon chart.

According to Oricon on the 27th, LE SSERAFIM (Kim Chae-won, Sakura Heo Yun-jin, Kazuha Hong Eun-chae)'s 3rd mini album 'EASY' recorded sales of 107,000 copies in the latest weekly album ranking (as of March 4, counting period February 19-25). Climbed to the top. 'EASY' easily surpassed the previous record of 'UNFORGIVEN' (89,000 copies) and set a new record for the highest sales in the first week of release in Japan among all Le Seraphim's Korean albums.

Following the 2nd mini album 'ANTIFRAGILE' and the 1st full-length album 'UNFORGIVEN', Le Seraphim ranked first in the Oricon weekly album rankings for three consecutive albums, especially the Korean album rather than the Japanese album released locally. It is even more noteworthy because it is an achievement achieved through .

In addition, LE SSERAFIM recorded the highest weekly album sales this year (based on Oricon weekly album rankings) among foreign male and female artists with 'EASY'. Even though many domestic and Japanese albums by major K-pop groups were released at the beginning of the year, LE SSERAFIM took the top spot with overwhelming sales, showing off their status as the 'K-pop top girl group'.

LE SSERAFIM has achieved step-by-step growth, increasing sales in Japan with each album they release, from their debut album 'FEARLESS' to their new album 'EASY'. Attention is being paid to the records that these K-pop girl groups will set in the future as they have successively set the first, shortest, and highest records for a local K-pop girl group.

LE SSERAFIM also achieved remarkable results on the Japanese music charts. The title song 'EASY' of the same name as the new album maintained the 3rd place on the Daily Song Top 100 chart of Line Music, a large Japanese music site, for four consecutive days (as of February 22-25).

This song also landed in the top 10 at number 9 on Japan's YouTube Music's latest weekly chart (counting period February 16-22), with a performance of four days after its release. LE SSERAFIM confidently showed its presence among music powerhouses such as YOASOBI, Ado, and King Gnu, who hold multiple 'hundred-million-dollar streaming' records in the local market, proving their popularity across the fandom and the public.

Written by Yoon Sang Geun

Translated by Lee So Yun