LE SSERAFIM is Source Music’s and HYBE’s newest girl group, it marks the first time HYBE has worked on a girl group, with its subsidiary, since GLAM. LE SSERAFIM consists of five members: Chaewon, Sakura, Yunjin, Kazuha, and Eunchae. LE SSERAFIM released their first mini album “FEARLESS” on May 2 at 6 p.m. KST.
But who are LE SSERAFIM members? Get to know the highly anticipated new girl group through their profile below!
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Number of members: 5
LE SSERAFIM’s fandom name: FEARNOT: it is a homonym of “blooming” in Korean, carries a meaning that LE SSERAFIM marching forward fearlessly and fans who do “not fear” loving and supporting LE SSERAFIM come together to “bloom” every new moment.
LE SSERAFIM’s Debut date: May 2, 2022
LE SSERAFIM‘s Leader: Chae Won
LE SSERAFIM Official Sites and social media:
Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCs-QBT4qkj_YiQw1ZntDO3g
Instagram: https://instagram.com/le_sserafim/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/official.lesserafim
Vlive: https://vlive.tv/channel/818FB5
Japan Twitter: https://twitter.com/le_sserafim_jp
Weibo: https://weibo.com/LESSERAFIM
Kim Chae Won
Stage Name: Chae Won
Birth Name: Kim Chae Won
Nationality: Korean
Position: Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: August 1, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 163 cm (5’4”)
Weight: 42 kg (92 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Facts about Kim Chae Won
- She trained for 11 months
- She is the daughter of theater actress Lee Ran Hee.
- She has an older sister born in 1994.
- she attends Hanlim Multi Art School.
- She made an appearance in the 2012 KBS Korean Children’s Song Contest
- She trained under Woollim Entertainment while competing in Produce48
- She was part of IZ*ONE
- On March 14, 2022, she joined Source Music and was confirmed to debut in their upcoming girl group.
- She is the leader of LE SSERAFIM
- Chaewon explained why she left Woollim Entertainment in an interview with Weverse Magazine, she said, “I wrapped up my time with IZ*ONE last year but then I became worried and uncertain about what I should do going forward….. That’s when SOURCE MUSIC told me they were making a new group and made me an offer, and the people at my previous label supported me and respected my decision, and that’s how I ended up making a fresh start somewhere new.”
- Chaewon says while she wasn’t as close to Sakura during their time with IZ*ONE, they have become especially close and she doesn’t understand why they were never close back then
- Chaewon says she’s a really shy person
- Chaewon explained how she became the leader of the group, “now there are many younger people with me and I have all this accumulated experience so I was leading without even realizing it. When the label watched us after that, they said they wanted me to be the leader and asked me to think about it.”
Miyawaki Sakura
Stage Name: Sakura
Birth Name: Miyawaki Sakura
Nationality: Japanese
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: March 19, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 163 cm (5’4”)
Weight: 43 kg (94 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Facts about Miyawaki Sakura
- She was born in Kagoshima City, Japan.
- Miyawaki Sakura’s family consists of her mother, father and a little brother
- She attended Shigakukan Middle School, a private school in Kisarazu, Japan.
- She has been in the music industry for a long time having debuted in 2011 as part of the first generation of HKT48.
- She was once chosen as the center of AKB48.
- She graduated from HKT48 on June 19, 2021.
- She started her own cosmetic brand CRAN BY MOLAK which has been quite successful
- She trained for 6 years and 11 months.
- She was part of IZ*ONE
- she has a cat
- On March 14, 2022, she joined Source Music and was confirmed to debut in their upcoming girl group.
- Sakura was the first member of her group to be introduced, she was introduced on April 4, 2022. Her introduction video can be seen here
- She debuted in a total of three groups
- Sakura explained in an interview with Weverse why she chose to debut in Korea again, she said, “I figured any path I chose would be difficult, and I thought I wouldn’t regret choosing this one.”
- She is studying English now
- Sakura says she became especially close to Chaewon as they prepared for their debut, “CHAEWON and I never really used to tell each other about the difficulties we were facing, but now we’re so comfortable that we can talk more and more about any difficulties or concerns we have even when we’re in front of the other members.”
- Sakura has publicly shown her support for the LGBTQ community
Yunjin
Stage Name: Yunjin
Birth Name: Heo Yun Jin
English name: Jennifer Huh
Nationality: Korean-American
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: October 8, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight: 53 kg (117 lb)
Blood Type: B
Facts about Heo Yun Jin
- Heo Yun Jin competed in Produce 48 representing PLEDIS Entertainment but was eliminated in episode 11 ranking int he 26th place
- She was rumored to debut in PLEDIS’s upcoming girl group alongside Kaeun but when Kaeun left, the plans reportedly fell through
- She joined Source Music in August 24, 2021, and is set to debut in this upcoming girl group.
- She grew up in the United States under the name Jennifer Huh
- She is a trained opera singer
- Heo Yun Jin can speak English
- Her nickname is Kirin
- She attended Hanlim Multi Arts School.
- She can play the ukulele and guitar
- she was the last member of her group to be revealed. She was revealed on April 9 at 12:00 am KST.
Kazuha
Stage Name: Kazuha (카즈하)
Birth Name: akamura Kazuha (中村 一葉)
Nationality: Japanese
Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer
Birthday: August 9, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 170 cm (5’7”)
Weight: na
Blood Type: na
Facts about Kazuha
- She was born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
- she grew up in Osaka, Japan and then moved overseas.
- She grew up in the Netherlands as well
- she is the tallest member of her group
- she was the fifth member of her group to be revealed, she was revealed on April 8 at 12:00 am KST.
- Her MBTI is ENFP
- She is an only child
- She is one of the hottest 4 gen Japanese idols active in the Kpop industry
- She is known for being inmmensely flexible becaus ehse used to be a professional ballerina
- she is a professional ballerina and used to attend the National Ballet Academy
- its rumored that the CEO of Source Music personally flew to the Netherlands to recruit her
Eunchae
Stage Name: Eunchae
Birth Name: Hong Eun Chae (홍은채)
Nationality:
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Maknae
Birthday: November 10, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 168 cm (5’6”)
Weight: na
Blood Type: na
Facts about Eunchae
- She is the youngest member of her group
- She was the 3rd member to be revealed.
- She is not from Seoul, she was born in Miryang, South Korea.
- She studied at Def Music Academy
- She decided to be an idol after watching SEVENTEEN perfomr in 2018.
- She is a picky eter
- She trained for under a year in Source Music
- She admits to be being lazy and says its one of her cons
- She gained alot of spotlight after a former member departure
Former members
Kim Garam
Stage Name: Garam
Birth Name: Kim Garam
Nationality: Korean
Position: Vocalist and visual
Birthday: November 16, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 170cm (5’7″)
Weight: —
Blood Type: —
Facts about Garam
- She was the second member of her group to be revealed, she was revealed on April 5 at 12:00 am KST.
- She’s a student at Seoul Performing Arts High School
- she studies in the theater and film department
- She appeared in ENHYPEN‘s Drunk-Dazed MV.
- She is said to be very close to member Chaewon
- Kim Garam has been involved in bullying rumors, Source Music has since denied the accusations and stated they will be taking strict legal action, it was later revealed they have allegedly sued the high schooler who spread the rumors
- On July 20, 2022, Source Music released a statement to announce they’ve terminated their contract with Garam and that she’s also left the group.
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