‘Girl group performance powerhouse’ Le Seraphim is expected to sweep the year-end award ceremonies and special broadcasts in Korea and Japan.
Le Seraphim (Kim Chae-won, Sakura, Heo Yun-jin, Kazuha, Hong Eun-chae) will begin with Nippon TV's 'Best Artist 2023' on the 2nd of next month (hereinafter Korean time), Fuji TV's '2023 FNS Song Festival' on December 6, and December. On the 31st, he will appear in major Japanese year-end special programs such as NHK's '74th Kohaku Uta Gassen'. Given that all three of these programs have great influence in Japan, you can feel that Le Seraphim's status is comparable to that of major local artists.
'Best Artist' is a program with the concept of looking back on the past year, focusing on this year's hit and popular songs, and features artists who have captivated both the public and fandom. 'FNS Song Festival' is considered one of Japan's representative year-end special programs along with 'Red and White Song Festival'.
Le Seraphim will celebrate the end of 2023 in 'Red and White Song Battle', which boasts an unrivaled presence in terms of viewership ratings and topicality. They are the only 4th generation K-pop girl group to be named as a cast member of 'Red and White Song Battle' for two consecutive years since last year.
This love call is due to Le Seraphim's popularity as the 'top' 4th generation K-pop girl group by setting the first, shortest, and highest records for a K-pop girl group in Japan.
Le Seraphim will also be active in domestic year-end special broadcasts and awards ceremonies. They are preparing a special stage by being invited to leading award ceremonies such as '2023 MAMA AWARDS' on the 29th and '2023 Asia Artist Awards IN THE PHILIPPINES' (2023 AAA) on December 14th, and KBS2's '2023 Music Bank Global' on December 9th. Festival' and will also appear on SBS' '2023 Gayo Daejeon' on December 25th.
The title song of the first full-length album, 'UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)', which has been at the top of domestic and international music charts for a long time, and the b-side songs 'Eve, Psyche and Bluebeard's Wife', and 'Fire', which attracted attention with the lyrics "You should be my colleague" In the belly', the first English song by a K-pop girl group to hit Melon's real-time chart 'Top 100', and 'Perfect Night', which topped the daily chart, expectations are high for the colorful stage to be performed by Le Seraphim, who created several hit songs this year. This is growing.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr